SERRANO, JOSE E. (a Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 6045), H6990 [23SE]

———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H2642 [15AP]

Almanzo Wilder Post Office Building, Malone, NY: designate (see H.R. 6139), H6763 [15SE]

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), H5712 [19JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H6990 [23SE]

Armed Forces: call for the President to overturn the policy that prohibits sending a Presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member who has died by suicide (see H. Res. 1229), H2459 [25MR]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 248), H1168 [4MR]

———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see H.R. 4923), H2844 [22AP]

Arts in Education Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 275), H3442 [12MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1316), H3078 [29AP]

Austin, TX: condemn airplane attack on Federal building, honor victims of attack, commend IRS employees and first responders, and reject expressions of sympathy for those who attack public servants (see H. Res. 1127), H1027 [2MR]

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

Boeheim, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 1318), H5504 [1JY]

Brooklyn Botanic Garden: anniversary (see H. Res. 1428), H4330 [9JN]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1369), H3541 [18MY]

Census: encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]

———protect integrity by prohibiting deceptive mail practices (see H.R. 4621, 4621), H649 [22FE]

Census Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]

Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 1524), H6284 [28JY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 213), H388 [26JA]

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

———provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 6241), H7388 [29SE]

Colombia: tribute to work of Constitutional Court on behalf of Colombia's internally displaced persons, especially indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombians, and women (see H. Res. 1224), H2459 [25MR]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H3014 [28AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H4780 [23JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to AmeriCorps (see H. Res. 1338), H3312 [11MY]

Courts: provide a restoration of notice pleading in Federal courts (see H.R. 4115), H4215 [28MY]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H3658 [19MY]

Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3311 [11MY] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]

———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H3703 [20MY]

Cuba: remove obstacles to legal sales of U.S. agricultural commodities and end travel restrictions (see H.R. 4645), H6684 [14SE]

Dept. of Commerce: require Bureau of Economic Analysis to publish certain economic data regarding territories and Freely Associated States (see H.R. 6015), H6568 [30JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to State and local educational agencies for abatement, removal, and interim controls of polychlorinated biphenyls in public school facilities (see H.R. 6551), H8785 [17DE]

Dept. of HHS: carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see H.R. 5033), H4780 [23JN]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for viral hepatitis infection to reduce chronic viral hepatitis and liver cancer (see H.R. 3974), H472 [2FE]

———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H6882 [22SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2363), H3542 [18MY]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H327 [21JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: 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), H471 [2FE]

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 expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 5549), H7156 (see H.R. 5549), H7213 [28SE]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 5268), H4906 [28JN]

Diseases: establish research advisory committee and provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 5354), H3701 [20MY]

———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma inhalers and spacers for emergency use (see H.R. 4836), H3745 [24MY]

Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (see H. Con. Res. 255), H1744 [19MR]

Education: establish a program that enables college-bound residents of the Northern Mariana Islands to have greater choices among institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4526), H756 [23FE]

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), H2319 [24MR]

Escalante, Jaime A.: tribute (see H. Res. 1265), H2641 [15AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 5902), H6990 [23SE]

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. 4806), H6684 [14SE]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H4877 [25JN]

Federal employees: express appreciation for contributions and seek ways to improve safety and security during performance of official duties (see H. Res. 1187), H2461 [25MR]

Firearms: restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 5718), H6804 [16SE]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 5117), H4873 [24JN]

Fort Drum, NY: tribute to 10th Mountain Division (see H. Res. 1217), H6407 (see H. Res. 1217), H6458 [29JY]

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), H6882 [22SE]

Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake, support relief efforts, and commend crews of USNS Comfort and other naval vessels for medical relief efforts (see H. Res. 1048), H603 [4FE]

———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 417), H327 [21JA]

———tribute to U.S. urban search and rescue teams' efforts to help the people of Haiti in aftermath of earthquake (see H. Res. 1059), H471 [2FE]

Hazardous substances: ensure the public and environment are protected from risks of chemical exposure (see H.R. 5820), H6764 [15SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1691), H7395 [29SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: tribute (see H. Res. 1362), H3541 [18MY]

Housing: prevent loss of affordable housing dwelling units in the U.S. (see H.R. 4868), H3124 [4MY]

———train public housing residents as home health aides and in home-based health services to provide such services to certain elderly or disabled public or federally-assisted housing residents (see H.R. 4224), H2319 [24MR]

Howard, Robert L.: tribute (see H. Res. 1067), H603 [4FE]

Hurley, Bob, Sr.: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 1319), H5986 [22JY]

Immigration: 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), H2319 [24MR]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1171), H2643 [15AP]

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), H7454 [15NO]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6076), H6571 [30JY]

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

Lee, Nelle Harper: anniversary of publication of ``To Kill a Mockingbird'' (see H. Res. 1525), H5986 [22JY]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4554), H470 [2FE]

Long Island Sound: improve activities to protect watershed (see H.R. 5876), H6163 [27JY]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see H.R. 3764), H4330 [9JN]

Martin G. `Marty' Mahar Post Office, Troy, NY: designate (see H.R. 4425), H40 [12JA]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4993), H2697 [20AP]

———provide that hospitals located in territories are eligible for electronic health record incentive payments in the same manner as hospitals located in one of the 50 States (see H.R. 4669), H754 [23FE]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 1258), H3080 [29AP]

Mexico: celebrate anniversaries of independence and the beginning of the Mexican Revolution, recognize contributions of Mexican Americans, and support closer collaboration with the U.S. (see H. Res. 1604), H6572 [30JY]

Mortenson, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6084), H6626 [10AU]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1116), H1029 [2MR]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 6534), H8597 [16DE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 233), H423 [27JA]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H2506 [13AP]

National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 649), H3312 [11MY]

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

National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1503), H6764 [15SE]

National Healthy Schools Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1280), H2801 [21AP]

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H6043 [26JY]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1488), H5547 [13JY]

National School Lunch Act: improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see H.R. 4402), H556 [3FE]

———permit certain service institutions in all States to provide year-round services (see H.R. 4274), H1397 [12MR]

National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1250), H2800 [21AP]

National Urban League: anniversary (see H. Res. 1157), H3203 [5MY]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 268), H2936 [27AP]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1174), H1441 [15MR]

Natural resources: strengthen U.S. capacity to lead international community in reversing renewable natural resource degradation trends (see H.R. 4959), H3484 [13MY]

Navy Corpsman Jeffrey L. Wiener Post Office Building, Lynbrook, NY: designate (see H.R. 5723), H7156 (see H.R. 5723), H7213 [28SE]

New York, NY: tribute to citizens, law enforcement officers, and first responders for response to attempted terrorist attack in Times Square (see H. Res. 1320), H3123 [4MY]

North American Inclusion Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1014), H388 [26JA]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 333), H4331 [9JN]

Oceans: adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, and study its impacts and effects on marine ecosystems and coastal economies (see H. Res. 989), H2643 [15AP]

Oil Pollution Act: require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see H.R. 5214), H4216 [28MY]

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

Penfield, NY: anniversary (see H. Res. 1234), H5504 [1JY]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest (see H.R. 4522), H424 [27JA]

———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]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H2504 [13AP]

Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 6205), H6989 [23SE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1247), H2937 [27AP]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1430), H5504 [1JY]

San Antonio, TX: tribute to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (see H. Res. 1244), H4873 [24JN]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 4530), H422 [27JA]

———establish a grant program to assist schools in establishing a universal free classroom breakfast program (see H.R. 4325), H556 [3FE]

———raise awareness of school pushout, reform disciplinary practices, encourage teaching of proper behavior, and facilitate effective teaching and learning environments (see H. Res. 1777), H8785 [17DE]

Serve America Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1276), H2695 [20AP]

Sheppard, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 1529), H5676 [15JY]

Taiwanese American Heritage Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1352), H3441 [12MY]

Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4462), H193 [19JA]

———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), H3441 [12MY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H6683 [14SE]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 5400), H6990 [23SE]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H2844 [22AP]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H4638 [21JN]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit (see H.R. 5693), H5502 [1JY]

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

Television: provide for carriage and display of public, educational, and government channels in a manner consistent with commercial channels (see H.R. 3745), H603 [4FE]

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), H833 [24FE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H3824 [25MY]

———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]

Unemployment: modify threshold rates that must be met by a State in order to establish eligibility for fourth-tier emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 6340), H7855 [1DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 6091), H6764 [15SE] (see H.R. 6419), H7615 [18NO]

Walker, Madam C.J.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 81), H2580 [14AP]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 333), H7855 [1DE]

World Ocean Day: observance (see H. Res. 1330), H3312 [11MY]

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]

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

Zachary Smith Post Office Building, Hornell, NY: designate (see H.R. 4665), H754 [23FE] (see H.R. 5051), H2640 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H3541 [18MY]

Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1518 [16MR]

SBA: permit use of previously appropriated funds to extend Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (see H.R. 4938), H2456 [25MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3127 [5MY], H3313 [12MY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 248), H1267 [10MR]

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), Senate amendments, H2433 [25MR]

Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), Senate amendments, H8232 [8DE]

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), consideration (H. Res. 1674), H7223 [29SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1698 [19MR]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H8232 [8DE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2701), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1674), H7223 [29SE]

Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (H.R. 4862), H6730, H6731 [15SE]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), consideration (H. Res. 1674), H7223 [29SE]

———tribute to Ferragosto Festival, E1586 [14SE]

———tribute to Puerto Rican Day Parade, E1079 [10JN]

Puerto Rico: improve calculation of fee-for-service costs for Medicare beneficiaries, H2433 [25MR]

———provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (H.R. 2499), H3037 [29AP]

———provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (H.R. 2499), consideration (H. Res. 1305), H3023 [29AP]

SBA: permit use of previously appropriated funds to extend Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (H.R. 4938), H2414, H2415 [25MR]

Tributes

Gettelfinger, Ronald A., H4742 [23JN]

Torres, Waldestrudis (Walter), E868 [18MY]