[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MICHAUD, MICHAEL H. (a Representative from Maine)
Amendments
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2364 [8MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for
military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and
military construction, H6782 [13DE]
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]
------provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired
pay paid to deceased retired members following their death
(see H.R. 493), H6765 [12DE]
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]
------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),
H6701 [11DE]
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]
------require that broadband conduit be installed as part of
certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 1695), H6623
[4DE]
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]
Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311),
H6397 [15NO]
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]
Elvis Presley Day: designate (see H. Res. 818), H6469 [27NO]
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: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with,
a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H6429
[16NO]
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]
------provide assistance for developing countries to promote
quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6623
[4DE]
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: call for release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and all prisoners of
conscience and utilization by the U.S. of direct multilateral
and bilateral diplomacy to address human rights situation (see
H. Res. 828), H6701 [11DE]
------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]
------establish a market pricing program for durable medical
equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see
H.R. 6490), H6675 [5DE]
------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]
------recognize attending physician assistants as attending
physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H6429
[16NO]
------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: allow choice of benefit payment method relative
to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65
between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 1001), H6535 [29NO]
------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 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), H6680
[7DE]
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]
------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), H7360 [19DE]
------provide an additional religious exemption from the
individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428
[16NO]
------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.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6428 [16NO]
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]
Voting: 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),
H1847 [16AP]
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), H6578 [30NO]
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]
Barclays PLC: Franklin County, ME, Chamber of Commerce Awards
Dinner honoree, E1754 [14NO]
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
information on institutions of higher learning (H.R. 4057),
Senate amendment, H7441 [30DE]
------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]
------ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can
receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), H7445 [30DE]
------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]
Farmington (ME) Daily Bulldog: Franklin County, ME, Chamber of
Commerce Awards Dinner honoree, E1754 [14NO]
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]
Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Spokane, WA: designate (H.R. 3197), H7330, H7331 [19DE]
Mighty Women of Washington County (organization): tribute to
Elder Award nominees, E1374 [1AU]
Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6411
[16NO]
Newport, ME: tribute to Sebasticook Valley, ME, Chamber of
Commerce award recipients, E152 [7FE]
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, H6411 [16NO]
Phillips, ME: anniversary, E247 [27FE]
Pine Tree Legal Assistance (organization): anniversary,
E1238 [12JY]
Point of order, H7331, H7332 [19DE]
Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Medical Center,
E931 [31MY]
Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6411
[16NO]
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]
William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (H.R.
6443), H7332 [19DE]
Wilton, ME: Wilton Blueberry Festival honoree of Franklin
County, ME, Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner, E1754
[14NO]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H683 [9FE]
Tributes
Boswell, Representative, E1925 [13DE]
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]