KILPATRICK, CAROLYN C. (a Representative from Michigan)

Appointments

John P. Murtha funeral attendees, H626 [22FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H3079 [29AP]

African Americans: recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their military sacrifices, and their patriotism (see H. Con. Res. 238), H834 [24FE]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H388 [26JA]

AID: establish the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 3560), H648 [22FE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: extend period for which certain nutrition assistance may be provided under the Food and Nutrition Act (see H.R. 5656), H5303 [30JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1504), H5618 [14JY]

Animals: require Federal agencies to procure food products derived from certain animals only from sources that raised the animals free from cruelty and abuse (see H.R. 4733), H5617 [14JY]

Armed Forces: authorize reimbursement of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 3839), H3079 [29AP]

———authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to assist families of members who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 1175), H755 [23FE]

———enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4505), H4678 [22JN]

———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see H.R. 4923), H2505 [13AP]

———recognize Committee on Armed Services (Senate) hearing and testimony on ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy as an important step in permitting gays and lesbians to serve openly (see H. Res. 1090), H647 [22FE]

Army: anniversary of Army Signal Corps (see H. Res. 1590), H6572 [30JY]

———tribute to 2d Ranger Infantry Co. (Airborne) (see H. Res. 1211), H2461 [25MR]

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 6354), H7393 [29SE]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1046), H423 [27JA]

Brooklyn Botanic Garden: anniversary (see H. Res. 1428), H4873 [24JN]

Buy American Act: eliminate certain waivers to strengthen requirement that steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in a capital project are produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 5791), H5921 [21JY]

———require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 5792), H5921 [21JY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1369), H3659 [19MY]

Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H332 [22JA]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Englewood Campus of the Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men (see H. Res. 1414), H4215 [28MY]

Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 4920), H2505 [13AP]

———provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 5747), H5674 [15JY]

———reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5504), H7156 (see H.R. 5504), H7213 [28SE]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 4771), H5503 [1JY]

———mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg, and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 3712), H755 [23FE]

Colleges and universities: provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2456), H3702 [20MY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H1518 [16MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5504 [1JY]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: anniversary (see H. Res. 1420), H4873 [24JN]

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 5625), H4974 (see H.R. 5625), H5202 [29JN]

———take action on the Chicago waterway system to prevent migration of bighead and silver carps into Lake Michigan (see H.R. 4472), H3014 [28AP]

Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3014 [28AP]

———provide accountability for criminal acts of Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4567), H471 [2FE]

———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H3202 [5MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure effective encouragement of local agricultural production and increased availability of fresh food in urban areas (see H.R. 4971), H2458 [25MR]

———increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4333), H327 [21JA]

Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 4386), H3703 [20MY]

———take illegal subsidization into account in evaluating proposals for contracts for major defense acquisition programs (see H.R. 5298), H3658 [19MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 5753), H6164 [27JY]

———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H266 [20JA]

Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H6763 [15SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H5676 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 6199), H7548 [17NO]

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), H8264 [8DE]

———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), H648 [22FE]

Dept. of Transportation: implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H2937 [27AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand types of approved education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4320), H1104 [3MR]

———take into account each child a veteran has when determining the veteran's financial status when receiving hospital care or medical services (see H.R. 4465), H193 [19JA]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 5121), H2842 [22AP]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3483 [13MY]

Diseases: support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H3274 [6MY]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Langston golf course (see H. Res. 526), H141 [13JA]

Earl Wilson, Jr., Post Office, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 6400), H7453 [15NO]

Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 4830), H1358 [11MR]

———provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 4812), H1657 [18MR]

Evers, Medgar: honor life and sacrifice and congratulate the Navy for naming a supply ship in honor (see H. Res. 1022), H266 [20JA]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 4692), H2877 [26AP]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 3995), H556 [3FE]

FDA: require dentists to provide patients with a factsheet before performing any dental restoration work (see H.R. 4615), H602 [4FE]

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: express appreciation for contributions and seek ways to improve safety and security during performance of official duties (see H. Res. 1187), H2580 [14AP]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H933 [25FE]

Food: provide children from underserved areas with better access to meals served through the summer food service program for children and certain child care programs (see H.R. 4734), H2505 [13AP]

———provide plant-based commodities under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4870), H1595 [17MR]

Galarraga, Armando: commend for pitching a near-perfect game and call on Major League Baseball to overturn the umpire's call that spoiled the perfect game (see H. Res. 1425), H4246 [8JN]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1617), H6805 [16SE]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 4755), H1324 [10MR]

Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (see H. Res. 1021), H265 [20JA]

———provide customs support services (see H.R. 5160), H3124 [4MY]

Haiti Marshall Plan Committee: establish (see H. Res. 1160), H1323 [10MR]

Haitian Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1367), H3541 [18MY]

Haitian-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 4961), H2505 [13AP]

Harwell, William E. (Ernie): tribute (see H. Res. 1328), H3201 [5MY]

Health: provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H6628 [10AU]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 1281), H2799 [21AP]

Higher Education Act: forgive certain loans for servicemembers who withdraw from an institution of higher education as a result of service in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2561), H3483 [13MY]

Hollywood, CA: anniversary of Hollywood Walk of Fame (see H. Res. 1357), H3441 [12MY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5359), H3701 [20MY]

———tribute (see H. Res. 1362), H3541 [18MY]

House Rules: require public disclosure by Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) of written reports and findings of the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics (see H. Res. 1416), H4215 [28MY]

Housing: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 5028), H8520 [15DE]

Immigration: provide for nonimmigrant status for an alien parent or legal guardian of a U.S. citizen child born abroad and the child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4350), H3542 [18MY]

———temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before recent Haitian earthquake (see H.R. 4616), H606 [5FE]

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (see H. Res. 929), H473 [2FE]

Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 1567), H6283 [28JY]

———remedy trade violations relative to not applying incentives for U.S. automobile imports under the Japan Eco-Friendly Vehicle Purchase Program (see H. Res. 997), H194 [19JA]

Joyce Rogers Post Office Building, Brighton, MI: designate (see H.R. 5341), H3657 [19MY]

Jubilee Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1578), H6405 (see H. Res. 1578), H6457 [29JY]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 1778), H8785 [17DE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 5748), H5674 [15JY]

Major League Baseball: urge relocation of 2011 All Star Game from Phoenix, AZ, if recently-adopted Arizona immigration law remains in effect (see H. Res. 1370), H4216 [28MY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: commemorate anniversary of release from prison and recognize role in ending apartheid and contributions to South Africa and the global community (see H. Res. 1102), H755 [23FE]

Marine mammals: promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H266 [20JA]

Medicare: provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4789), H1519 [16MR]

Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see H.R. 4544), H3745 [24MY]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 1258), H2641 [15AP]

Michigan Technological University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1564), H6163 [27JY]

Mineta, Norman Y.: tribute (see H. Res. 1377), H6805 [16SE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 242), H932 [25FE]

NASA: authorize the Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace Academy (see H.R. 5534), H4506 [15JN]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H388 [26JA]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 1514), H6043 [26JY]

National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H6284 [28JY]

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 288), H4424 [14JN]

National Previvor Day: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H6284 [28JY]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 262), H3015 [28AP]

National School Lunch Act: promote health and wellbeing of schoolchildren in the U.S. through effective local wellness policies (see H.R. 5090), H2798 [21AP]

National Urban League: anniversary (see H. Res. 1157), H1323 [10MR]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 268), H3080 [29AP]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1174), H1358 [11MR]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 1518), H5677 [15JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to dedication in support of those who have sacrificed their lives for our country (see H. Res. 1501), H5712 [19JY]

Political campaigns: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 4790), H2800 [21AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H5819 [20JY]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H1104 [3MR]

Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 2807), H2579 [14AP]

Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H1028 [2MR]

Real estate: prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae from owning or guaranteeing any mortgage that is assigned to, or for which, the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems is the mortgagee of record (see H.R. 6460), H8264 [8DE]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants (see H.R. 5236), H3442 [12MY]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 1091), H972 [26FE]

Schools: require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 4958), H6043 [26JY]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H933 [25FE]

Senior citizens: support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (see H. Res. 1342), H3273 [6MY]

Tarboro, NC: anniversary (see H. Res. 1475), H4872 [24JN]

Taxation: allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see H.R. 4850), H2937 [27AP]

———allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 4693), H1104 [3MR]

———close foreign tax loopholes (see H.R. 5793), H5921 [21JY]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 5078), H3124 [4MY]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H266 [20JA]

———increase additional standard deduction for individuals age 65 and older (see H.R. 5956), H6404 (see H.R. 5956), H6456 [29JY]

———increase work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans (see H.R. 4443), H3824 [25MY]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H5546 [13JY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H3658 [19MY]

———provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 5685), H5501 [1JY]

———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]

Terrorism: strike medals in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 4684), H3441 [12MY]

U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (see H. Res. 929), H473 [2FE]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 258), H2459 [25MR]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 6091), H6626 [10AU]

Veterans: establish a commission to review benefits provided by each State to disabled veterans (see H.R. 4559), H470 [2FE]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H2579 [14AP]

———improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 5120), H3484 [13MY]

———tribute (see H. Res. 1622), H6763 [15SE]

Walker, Madam C.J.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 81), H6043 [26JY]

Women: issue semipostal to afford a convenient means by which the public may contribute towards acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 1124), H5819 [20JY]

World Refugee Day: reaffirm goals (see H. Res. 1350), H3484 [13MY]

Young, Charles: provide for posthumous promotion to brigadier general in the Army (see H.R. 5308), H3483 [13MY]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H2460 [25MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), H2308 [24MR]

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), H1905 [21MR]

Dept. of Transportation: TIGER (Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery) grants funding, H6320 [29JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5850), H6320 [29JY]

Economy: importance of job creation, H4911 [29JN]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H1146 [4MR]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H8578 [16DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1905 [21MR], H2893 [27AP]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (H. Res. 1281), H2745 [21AP]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, E2254 [22DE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 5146), E720 [29AP]

Olympic games: anniversary of 1960 U.S. Summer Olympic Team, E1414 [22JY]

Political campaigns: exemptions granted to certain advocacy groups from spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, H4804 [24JN]

———prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (H.R. 5175), H4804 [24JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H1146 [4MR]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H8578 [16DE]

———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, H8578 [16DE]

Votes: position on missed, H1210 [9MR], H1376 [12MR], H2190 [22MR], H2241 [23MR], H2311 [24MR], H2669 [20AP], H2854 [26AP], H3059 [29AP], H3791 [25MY], H3840 [26MY], H4228 [8JN], H4299 [9JN], H4366 [10JN], H4398 [14JN], H5693 [19JY], H6023 [26JY], H6418 [29JY], H6562 [30JY], H8221 [8DE], E1736 [23SE], E2240 [22DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H643 [22FE], H1218 [9MR], H1393 [12MR], H2214 [22MR], H2692 [20AP], H2875 [26AP], H3821 [25MY], H3868 [26MY], H4242 [8JN], H4422 [14JN], H5709 [19JY], H6450 [29JY], H6875 [22SE], H7641 [29NO]

Tribute, H8772, H8776 [17DE], E2054 [2DE]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H1175 [9MR], H1287 [10MR]

Tributes

Gettelfinger, Ronald A., H4738 [23JN]

Murtha, John P., H805 [24FE]