LIPINSKI, DANIEL (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments
Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 4061), H519 [3FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4043 [27MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 5276), H3310 [11MY]
———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 5939), H6403 (see H.R. 5939), H6455 [29JY]
African Americans: recognize individuals who have overcome obstacles to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the field of science (see H. Res. 1133), H1027 [2MR]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H194 [19JA]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H4638 [21JN]
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1690), H7549 [17NO]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H7397 [29SE]
Armed Forces: 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), H3483 [13MY]
———commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas, for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq (see H. Res. 977), H141 [13JA]
———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 4088), H327 [21JA]
———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H3123 [4MY]
Augustana College: anniversary (see H. Res. 1089), H1397 [12MR]
Aviation: establish limitations on the approval of cooperative arrangements between 2 or more air carriers or between an air carrier and a foreign air carrier (see H.R. 4788), H3824 [25MY]
———express gratitude for contributions that U.S. air traffic controllers make to keep the traveling public safe and U.S. airspace running efficiently (see H. Res. 1401), H4678 [22JN]
Baltic States: anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania reestablishing full independence (see H. Con. Res. 267), H3703 [20MY]
Business and industry: amend Federal law to encourage the repatriation of jobs to the U.S. (see H.R. 5980), H6405 (see H.R. 5980), H6457 [29JY]
———require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 5107), H6573 [30JY]
Buy American Act: amend certain waivers providing greater transparency for exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements (see H.R. 4553), H470 [2FE]
———clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch (see H.R. 2039), H6683 [14SE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see H.R. 5462), H7156 (see H.R. 5462), H7213 [28SE]
Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H139 [13JA]
Chicago, IL: deauthorize a portion of the Chicago Harbor navigation project under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 6023), H6569 [30JY]
———tribute to Englewood Campus of the Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men (see H. Res. 1414), H4247 [8JN]
Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1439), H4424 [14JN]
China: limit total value of Chinese goods procured by the U.S. Government in a year to not more than the total value of U.S. goods procured by the Chinese Government the preceding year (see H.R. 5312), H3703 [20MY]
Colorado Springs, CO: recognize the National Museum of World War II Aviation as America's National World War II Aviation Museum (see H. Res. 1207), H6805 [16SE]
Community of Democracies (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 1143), H1169 [4MR]
Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H194 [19JA]
Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see H.R. 5637), H4974 (see H.R. 5637), H5203 [29JN]
Corps of Engineers: provide funds to hire veterans and Armed Forces members to assist with curation and historic preservation activities (see H.R. 5282), H5677 [15JY]
Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H140 [13JA]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3124 [4MY] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
Cuba: recognize life of political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died in custody, and call for continued focus on promotion of human rights in Cuba (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2319 [24MR]
Cyprus: call for protection of religious sites and artifacts from and in Turkish-occupied areas of northern Cyprus as well as for general respect for religious freedom (see H. Res. 1631), H6803 [16SE]
Dept. of Defense: take illegal subsidization into account in evaluating proposals for contracts for major defense acquisition programs (see H.R. 5298), H3482 [13MY]
Dept. of Energy: establish Energy Innovation Hubs (see H.R. 4907), H2460 [25MR]
———guide and provide for research activities at the Office of Science (see H.R. 4905), H2460 [25MR]
———reauthorize the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4906), H2460 [25MR]
Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H3124 [4MY]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H3703 [20MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 5393), H3823 [25MY]
Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 3355), H41 [12JA]
———carry out an active transportation investment program to encourage a mode shift within selected communities by providing safe and convenient options to bicycle and walk for routine travel (see H.R. 4722), H1026 [2MR]
———expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools (see H.R. 4021), H1441 [15MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 4121), H6990 [23SE]
———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H6990 [23SE]
———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H7397 [29SE]
———provide eligibility for guaranteed housing loans for the surviving spouses of certain totally-disabled veterans (see H.R. 5555), H4635 [17JN]
———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 5549), H7156 (see H.R. 5549), H7213 [28SE]
———provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system (see H.R. 3441), H4023 (see H.R. 3441), H4084 [27MY]
Diseases: improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H3702 [20MY]
———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H6627 [10AU]
Duke University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1242), H2504 [13AP]
Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (see H. Con. Res. 255), H2580 [14AP]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 5116), H3278 [7MY]
Education: award Congressional Gold Medal to honor GI Bill assistance recipients in recognition of contributions made to the Nation and Harry W. Colmery in enacting the GI Bill (see H.R. 4745), H1221 [9MR]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H4425 [14JN]
Emergency Trade Deficit Commission: establish (see H.R. 1875), H6164 [27JY]
FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 3995), H4387 [10JN]
Federal agencies and departments: require annual audits of contracts for compliance with the Buy American Act (see H.R. 5898), 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), H7499 [16NO]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H8941 [21DE]
Federal-State relations: create a loan program to provide funds to State special purpose vehicles for use in collateral support programs and loan participation programs to benefit qualified manufacturers (see H.R. 4629), H646 [22FE]
Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 4375, 4377), H424 [27JA]
Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2853), H5712 [19JY]
Foreign trade: remove preferential trade treatment for certain textile articles (see H.R. 5940), H6990 [23SE]
———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), H972 [26FE]
Gies, Miep: tribute (see H. Res. 1074), H602 [4FE]
Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 4801), H1322 [10MR]
Government-sponsored enterprises: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to adopt underwriting standards consistent with Dept. of Energy Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (see H.R. 5766), H6164 [27JY]
Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 4755), H4678 [22JN]
Greece: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1107), H1221 [9MR]
Gulf of Mexico: recognize important role zoos, aquariums, and other wildlife organizations have played in the response efforts in the Gulf region following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H. Res. 1625), H6763 [15SE]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 4844), H4638 [21JN]
Hazardous substances: prohibit use, production, sale, import, or export of sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of sodium cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 5643), H7397 [29SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 254), H1744 [19MR]
———provide for transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 4700), H932 [25FE]
Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 5234), H6406 (see H.R. 5234), H6458 [29JY]
Intellectual property: anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act on retention of intellectual property arising from federally funded research (see H. Con. Res. 328), H7453 [15NO]
Iran: condemn human rights violations, release political prisoners, support democracy, remove terrorist designation from opposition group, and impose sanctions to deter nuclear program (see H. Res. 1431), H7156 (see H. Res. 1431), H7213 [28SE]
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), H141 [13JA]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1171), H4425 [14JN]
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. 6128), H7397 [29SE]
Israel: call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (see H. Res. 1359), H4780 [23JN]
Lovejoy, Elijah P.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 231), H387 [26JA]
Marine mammals: promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H5546 [13JY]
Medicare: establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H140 [13JA]
———exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 5235), H6573 [30JY]
———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 5597), H8520 [15DE]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H1221 [9MR]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4752), H1103 [3MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: enhance penalties to combat fraud, establish a data-mining system and biometric technology program, and support GAO study on Medicare administrative contractors (see H.R. 5044), H6881 [22SE]
Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1818 [20MR]
Michigan Technological University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1564), H6163 [27JY]
Mining and mineral resources: develop a rare earth materials program and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 6160), H7156 (see H.R. 6160), H7213 [28SE]
———reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (see H.R. 4866), H8520 [15DE]
Monuments and memorials: require commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs to be constructed of materials grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 6270), H7389 [29SE]
Mother Teresa: commemorate anniversary of birth and honor life and legacy (see H. Res. 1615), H7398 [29SE]
Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1295), H3080 [29AP]
NASA: congratulate engineers, scientists, psychologists, and staff for helping to successfully rescue trapped Chilean miners from a collapsed mine near Copiapo, Chile (see H. Res. 1714), H7453 [15NO]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1648), H6880 [22SE]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1648), H6880 [22SE]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 6534), H8597 [16DE]
National Day of Prayer: constitutionality (see H. Res. 1273), H2845 [22AP]
National Day of Recognition for Parents of Special Needs Children: establish (see H. Res. 1576), H6805 [16SE]
National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H6574 [30JY]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1261), H3312 [11MY]
National Physician Assistant Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1600), H7454 [15NO]
National Previvor Day: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H6574 [30JY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1485), H7156 (see H. Res. 1485), H7213 [28SE]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 262), H3015 [28AP]
Natural resources: strengthen U.S. capacity to lead international community in reversing renewable natural resource degradation trends (see H.R. 4959), H8520 [15DE]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Liu Xiaobo for peace (see H. Res. 1717), H8089 [7DE]
Northwestern University: anniversary of Feinberg School of Medicine (see H. Res. 1004), H141 [13JA]
NSF: anniversary (see H. Res. 1307), H3125 [4MY]
———provide grants to strengthen the capacity of high schools and colleges to provide instruction in nanotechnology (see H.R. 4502), H386 [26JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 5111), H2842 [22AP]
Pennsylvania: tribute to Pennsylvania Air National Guard 111th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1411), H5547 [13JY]
Persian Gulf Conflict: anniversary of outbreak (see H.J. Res. 94), H5984 [22JY]
———commemorate and reaffirm U.S. commitment to veterans (see H. Res. 1672), H7155 (see H. Res. 1672), H7212 [28SE]
Pipelines: ensure telephonic notice of certain incidents (see H.R. 6008), H6568 [30JY]
Poland: express sympathy to citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership (see H. Res. 1246), H2578 [14AP]
———honor victims of Soviet police on the anniversary of the Katyn massacre and urge Russia to declassify all official records and cooperate with investigations of such massacre (see H. Res. 1323), H3123 [4MY]
Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (see H.R. 5175), H3312 [11MY]
———reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H2579 [14AP]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H4387 [10JN]
President Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Dixon, IL: designate (see H.R. 5278), H3440 [12MY]
Railroads: tribute to freight rail industry (see H. Res. 1366), H3541 [18MY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H1518 [16MR]
San Antonio, TX: tribute to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (see H. Res. 1244), H2504 [13AP]
SBA: improve the Express Loan Program (see H.R. 4598), H648 [22FE]
———increase loan limits and provide for low-interest refinancing for small businesses (see H.R. 4302), H2505 [13AP]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 5305), H3482 [13MY]
———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H140 [13JA]
———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), H4975 (see H. Res. 1342), H5204 [29JN]
Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount for loans to State and local development companies and provide temporary authority for debt refinancing of commercial real estate (see H.R. 5412), H3870 [26MY]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1067), H755 [23FE]
State Small Business Credit Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5302), H3482 [13MY]
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: amend (see H.R. 6083), H6626 [10AU]
Steve Goodman Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4861), H1518 [16MR]
Supreme Court: urge the upholding of laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy (see H. Con. Res. 261), H3124 [4MY]
Tariff Act: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling (see H.R. 5307), H4331 [9JN]
Taxation: allow a credit for lightweight coal freight cars (see H.R. 4494), H1359 [11MR]
———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 3486), H3124 [4MY]
———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 5041), H2640 [15AP]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 5400), H6990 [23SE]
———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (see H.R. 4426), H327 [21JA]
———provide an incentive to encourage the replacement of inefficient, outdated freight railcars with greener, more fuel efficient vehicles (see H.R. 5478), H4246 [8JN]
———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see H.R. 1874), H5985 [22JY]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H1397 [12MR]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H8520 [15DE]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 5081), H4678 [22JN]
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), H4678 [22JN]
Transportation: provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 5967), H6404 (see H.R. 5967), H6456 [29JY]
Travis AFB, CA: tribute to civilian and military personnel of 60th Air Mobility Wing, 349th Air Mobility Wing, 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and 615th Contingency Response Wing (see H. Res. 1585), H6991 [23SE]
Twain, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 1733), H7758 [30NO]
U.S. Men's National Soccer Team: tribute (see H. Res. 958), H388 [26JA]
U.S. Military History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1442), H6574 [30JY]
Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H2844 [22AP]
Undergraduate Research Week: designate (see H. Res. 1654), H7454 [15NO]
University of Arizona: anniversary (see H. Res. 1145), H1324 [10MR]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H7155 (see H.R. 2030), H7213 [28SE]
World War II: ensure all U.S. Holocaust survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security (see H. Con. Res. 323), H7757 [30NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 1008), H139 [13JA]
Coughlin, Daniel P.: tribute (see H. Res. 1185), H1518 [16MR] (see H. Res. 1216), H2318 [24MR]
Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 4692), H931 [25FE]
Federal Election Campaign Act: prohibit corporations which are subject to certain criminal or civil sanctions from engaging in campaign-related activity (see H.R. 5410), H3869 [26MY]
James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 6507), H8264 [8DE]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1097), H755 [23FE]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1630), H6803 [16SE]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4997), H2503 [13AP]
———carry out a pilot program to award innovation inducement cash prizes in areas of NSF-funded research (see H.R. 5094), H2798 [21AP]
Letters
National Manufacturing Strategy Act: Augustine D. Tantillo, American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, H6173 [28JY]
———Brian O'Shaughnessy, Joe Logan, and Robert Baugh, Coalition for a Prosperous America, H6173 [28JY]
———Douglas K. Woods, Association for Manufacturing Technology, H6172 [28JY]
———Jerry Call, American Foundry Society, H6175 [28JY]
———John W. Kenefick, Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute, H6172 [28JY]
———Kevin L. Kearns, U.S. Business and Industry Council, H6174 [28JY]
———Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr., National Defense Industrial Association, H6173 [28JY]
———Marion C. Blakey, Aerospace Industries Association, H6173 [28JY]
———Robert McKenna, Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association, H6175 [28JY]
———Thomas J. Gibson, American Iron and Steel Institute, H6174 [28JY]
———William E. Gaskin, Precision Metalforming Association and Robert L. Akers, Jr., National Tooling and Machining Association, H6172 [28JY]
———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H6172 [28JY]
———Yardly Pollas-Kimble, Motorola, Inc., H6175 [28JY]
Remarks
Bures, Bob: Western Springs, IL, Man of the Year award recipient, E100
Calderon, Stephanie: Golden Apple Foundation Golden Apple Scholar award recipient, E625
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (H. Res. 1008), H161 [19JA]
Chicago, IL: observance of Lithuanian Independence Day, E141
Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 4061), H496, H510, H512, H513, H514, H515, H516, H518, H519, H520 [3FE]
———ensure public awareness campaigns promoting cybersecurity education include children and young adults as target audiences, H515 [3FE]
———extend service obligation for recipients of cybersecurity scholarships or fellowships on a sliding scale based on the degree program, H513 [3FE]
———facilitate access to realistic threats and vulnerabilities during strategic plan development and require guidelines for sharing feedback on effectiveness of new technologies, H512 [3FE]
———focus cybersecurity awareness education on novice computer users, elderly and low-income populations, and populations in areas of planned broadband expansion or deployment, H510 [3FE]
———require analysis of reliance on contractors and capacity of agency workforce to manage contractors performing cybersecurity work, H514 [3FE]
Coughlin, Daniel P.: tribute (H. Res. 1216), H2735 [21AP]
Countryside, IL: anniversary, E1740
Dept. of Defense: analyze and report on increases in Buy American Act waiver approvals, H4047 [27MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4047 [27MY]
———tribute to the Cadet Nurse Program, E804
Disasters: reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs (H.R. 3820), H981 [2MR]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3359, H3363 [12MY]
———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), Senate amendment, H8843 [21DE]
———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5325), H3581 [19MY]
Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (H.R. 4692), H6171, H6178 [28JY], E257
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system, H2408 [25MR]
———improve airline safety and pilot training, H2408 [25MR]
Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (H.R. 2378), E1863
GAO: submit report examining weaknesses within the current cybersecurity infrastructure, H519 [3FE]
Gryczewski, Lauren: Golden Apple Foundation Golden Apple Scholar award recipient, E625
Johnson, Linda: Western Springs, IL, Woman of the Year award recipient, E101
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1097), H985 [2MR]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (H. Res. 1630), H7006 [28SE]
NIST: reorganize laboratories, H3363 [12MY]
NSF: establish the National Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity, H518 [3FE]
———include veteran status in selection criteria for Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, H516 [3FE]
Oak Lawn, IL: anniversary of Children's Museum in Oak Lawn new facilities, E1527
Poland: express sympathy to citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership (H. Res. 1246), H2547 [14AP]
———recognize victims of airplane crash in Russia en route to memorialize victims of Soviet police, express sympathy to surviving families of both tragedies, and support restoration of leadership, H2554 [14AP]
Ramos, Sofia: Golden Apple Foundation Golden Apple Scholar award recipient, E625
Seweryn, Sara: Golden Apple Foundation Golden Apple Scholar award recipient, E625
Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit, H3666 [20MY]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), Senate amendments, H2408 [25MR]
Trybus, Dennis, E1319
Western Springs, IL: anniversary of St. John of the Cross Parish, E1678
———McClure Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1845
Tributes
Latronico, Glenn, E1490
Murtha, John P., H806 [24FE]
Oberstar, Representative, H8346 [14DE]
Robertson, Anthony, E1493
Seivwright, Ian, E1781
Wiseman, Christine M., E1838
Workman, Robert, E302