[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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]
Animals: designate the North American bison as the national
mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H6369 [14NO]
Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to
retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military
working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H7425 [20DE]
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]
------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H.
Res. 760), H6765 [12DE]
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 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. 6628), H6622 [4DE]
Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates
to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at
rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086),
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]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child
marriage (see H.R. 6087), H6369 [14NO]
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]
Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the
U.S. (see H. Res. 193), H6702 [11DE]
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), H6397 [15NO]
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]
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),
H6469 [27NO]
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]
Hurricanes: express condolences to, commend resiliency and
courage of, and provide necessary resources for relief,
recovery, and rebuilding efforts of victims of Hurricane Sandy
(see H. Res. 820), H6505 [28NO]
Immigration: 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]
Leonard Montalto Post Office Building, Staten Island, NY:
designate (see H.R. 6636), H7429 [21DE]
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]
Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY:
designate (see H.R. 6681), H7264 [18DE]
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 an additional religious exemption from the
individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428
[16NO]
------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]
------require States to establish minimum early voting period
and ensure that no individual be required to wait for longer
than one hour to cast a ballot at a polling place in an
election for Federal office (see H.R. 6591), H6429 [16NO]
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]
Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R.
6588), H6343 [13NO]
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]
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal
departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds,
and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H7478 [31DE],
H7577 [2JA]
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]
CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset
Relief Program (H.R. 6570), H6352 [14NO]
Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (H.R. 4389),
H7336 [19DE]
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 Agriculture: WIC funding, H6487, H6488 [28NO]
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: avert ``fiscal cliff'' economic crisis through
bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6350 [14NO],
H6474 [28NO]
------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]
Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI:
designate (H.R. 3378), H7335 [19DE]
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]
FEMA: funding, H6350 [14NO]
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]
Firearms: gun control, H6821 [17DE]
------prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity
ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 308), H6821 [17DE]
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]
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from
damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H7478 [31DE], H7577 [2JA]
Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien
entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from
investors to establish business in the U.S. (H.R. 1114), H6551
[30NO]
------provide for visas for certain advanced science,
technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412),
H6551 [30NO]
------provide for visas for certain advanced science,
technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and
eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6551
[30NO]
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]
Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain
View, CA: designate (H.R. 6260), H7336, H7337 [19DE]
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]
Nederlander, James L.: New York Landmarks Conservancy Living
Landmarks Celebration honoree, E1760 [15NO]
Nederlander, James M.: New York Landmarks Conservancy Living
Landmarks Celebration honoree, E1760 [15NO]
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]
Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School,
express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel
and first responders who responded to shootings (H. Res. 833),
H6821 [17DE]
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]
Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel,
SC: designate (H.R. 6379), H7333 [19DE]
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]
Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock,
AR: designate (H.R. 3869), H7334 [19DE]
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]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), Senate
amendments, H6353 [14NO]
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]
------impact of budget sequestration on maternal and child
health programs and resesarch, H6487, H6488 [28NO]
------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]
Spar, Edward, E1854 [30NO]
Taylor, Kenya R., E1765 [15NO]