DRIEHAUS, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments
Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), H4535 [16JN]
FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), H5645 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 5939), H7156 (see H.R. 5939), H7213 [28SE]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H3124 [4MY]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 4671), H3745 [24MY]
American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1039), H603 [4FE]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1046), H603 [4FE]
Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 5954), H6574 [30JY]
Business and industry: require express authorization of a majority of shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures by that company (see H.R. 4537), H756 [23FE]
Campbell, Robert M., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1499), H5677 [15JY]
Catholic Charities USA (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1621), H7398 [29SE]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 1008), H139 [13JA]
Census: encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count (see H. Res. 1096), H1029 [2MR]
Census Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1096), H1029 [2MR]
Clarence D. Lumpkin Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 4840), H1396 [12MR]
Clinton County, OH: anniversary (see H. Res. 1121), H933 [25FE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H834 [24FE]
Conservation of energy: provide financial incentives for owners of commercial and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit buildings with energy efficient equipment and materials (see H.R. 5476), H5504 [1JY]
Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H4215 [28MY]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3745 [24MY]
———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H3703 [20MY]
David John Donafee Post Office Building, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 5390), H3822 [25MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4333), H2844 [22AP]
Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H2877 [26AP]
———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. 2906), H1104 [3MR]
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. 3734), H2800 [21AP]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1358 [11MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (see H.R. 5510), H4425 [14JN]
———instruct U.S. representatives to multilateral development banks to use the voice and influence of the U.S. to cancel Haiti's debt to such institutions (see H.R. 4573), H1104 [3MR]
———make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program (see H.R. 5551), H4635 [17JN]
Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 3245), H146 [15JA]
E.W. Scripps Co.: tribute to National Spelling Bee participants (see H. Res. 1494), H5820 [20JY]
Education: recognize achievements of high school graduating class of 2010, encourage furthering of studies in post-secondary institutions, and support community engagement (see H. Res. 1443), H4506 [15JN]
Emil Bolas Post Office, Wadsworth, OH: designate (see H.R. 4536), H6164 [27JY] (see H.R. 4602), H6627 [10AU]
ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 5000), H2642 [15AP]
Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H140 [13JA]
Federal agencies and departments: improve management and oversight of contracts and strengthen accountability of Government-wide suspension and debarment system (see H.R. 5726), H6574 [30JY]
Federal aid programs: increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month in 2011 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5987), H6567 [30JY]
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. 4489), H1818 [20MR]
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. 4678), H3745 [24MY]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H4635 [17JN]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H3311 [11MY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 254), H1744 [19MR]
———recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H603 [4FE]
Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H756 [23FE]
Israel: call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (see H. Res. 1359), H4780 [23JN]
———recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 260), H3703 [20MY]
Kent State University: anniversary of shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen (see H. Res. 1272), H2695 [20AP]
LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see H.R. 3764), H2877 [26AP]
Medicare: improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H1518 [16MR]
———provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 5527), H6573 [30JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H648 [22FE]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 5146), H2935 [27AP]
Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see H.R. 4544), H2642 [15AP]
Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H603 [4FE]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H556 [3FE]
National Archives and Records Administration: authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (see H.R. 5616), H5304 [30JN]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H2506 [13AP]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 4671), H3745 [24MY]
National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H6574 [30JY]
National Previvor Day: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H6574 [30JY]
New Mexico (U.S.S.): tribute (see H. Res. 1132), H2319 [24MR]
NIH: establish Office of Mitochondrial Medicine (see H.R. 3502), H1028 [2MR]
Ohio State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1047), H423 [27JA]
Pensions: allow time for pensions to fund benefit obligations due to economic circumstances in the financial markets (see H.R. 3936), H424 [27JA]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H2877 [26AP]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1247), H3080 [29AP]
SBA: improve the Express Loan Program (see H.R. 4598), H601 [4FE]
———increase loan limits and provide for low-interest refinancing for small businesses (see H.R. 4302), H834 [24FE]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H140 [13JA]
Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H3745 [24MY]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
State Small Business Credit Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5302), H3542 [18MY]
``Taps'': designate musical piece as National Song of Remembrance (see H.R. 6034), H6881 [22SE]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4462), H193 [19JA]
———allow an individual to designate $3 on their income tax return to be used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 5497), H4873 [24JN]
———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. 3035), H7396 [29SE]
———extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include insulated siding (see H.R. 4772), H6573 [30JY]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 4296), H141 [13JA]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H2877 [26AP]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H834 [24FE]
Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H2696 [20AP]
University of Dayton: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1456), H4638 [21JN]
Wilmington, OH: anniversary (see H. Res. 1121), H933 [25FE]
World War II: anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge (see H. Res. 1005), H40 [12JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: exclude bonus payments paid by State or local governments in determining eligibility for benefits or assistance under Federal, State, or local programs financed with Federal funds (see H.R. 6230), H7154 (see H.R. 6230), H7211 [28SE]
Congressional Art Competition: celebrate anniversary and commend winners (see H. Res. 1453), H4636 [17JN]
FEMA: provide reimbursement for certain services relating to an approved letter of flood map amendment (see H.R. 5722), H5546 [13JY]
Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 1419), H4215 [28MY]
OMB: establish and maintain a single website accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 6026), H6569 [30JY]
Pastor, Bernard D.: relief (see H.R. 6558), H8786 [17DE]
Political campaigns: require corporations to identify their chief executive officer or labor organizations to identify their president in certain campaign-related communications (see H.R. 4527), H421 [27JA]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H3277 [7MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H475 [3FE], H3277 [7MY], H3705 [21MY]
Remarks
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H3804 [25MY], H7028 [28SE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), H1892 [21MR]
———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H478 [3FE]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices, H3192 [5MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4007 [27MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), consideration (H. Res. 1404), H3881 [27MY]
———Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine program funding, H3764 [25MY], H3881, H4007 [27MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), H4535, H4536 [16JN], H7027 [28SE]
———establish the Office of Small Business Lending Fund Oversight, H4535, H4536 [16JN]
———make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program (H.R. 5551), H4683, H4684 [23JN]
Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H362 [26JA], H3805, H3807 [25MY]
———national objectives priority assignments, H362, H365, H366, H367 [26JA]
———promote economic recovery through green jobs and infrastructure, H365 [26JA]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H366 [26JA], H3192, H3193, H3194, H3195, H3197 [5MY], H3804 [25MY]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), conference report, H5208 [30JN]
Emil Bolas Post Office, Wadsworth, OH: designate (H.R. 4602), H7029 [28SE]
FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), H5645 [15JY]
———reimburse property owners for expenses incurred by filing successful letters of map amendment to exclude their property from flood zones, H5645 [15JY]
Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (H.R. 2853), H7027, H7028 [28SE]
George C. Marshall Post Office, Uniontown, PA: designate (H.R. 5605), H7030, H7031 [28SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1892 [21MR]
House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7031 [28SE]
James M. ``Jimmy'' Stewart Post Office Building, Indiana, PA: designate (H.R. 5606), H7029, H7030 [28SE]
M.R. `Bucky' Walters Post Office, Hartman, AR: designate (H.R. 6014), H7032 [28SE], H7342 [29SE]
Power resources: national energy policy, H3806 [25MY]
Staff: tribute, E2245
Taxation: provide a credit for certain home purchases, H362 [26JA]
U.S. Military History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1442), H7032, H7033 [28SE]
Unemployment: rates, H3192 [5MY]
University of Cincinnati: tribute to football team, E538
Votes: position on missed, H5883
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H831 [24FE], H3199 [5MY]
Tributes
Gettelfinger, Ronald A., E1198
Graff, Bill, E1671
Lind, Joseph D., Sr., E1921
Murtha, John P., H815 [24FE]
Rudemiller, Edward L., H2324 [25MR]
Schuermann, Kathleen, E1486
Spencer, Donald, H3174 [5MY]
Strauss, Peter, H836 [25FE]
Swanson, Abraham I.J., XII, E1322