BACA, JOE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3598 [25MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H2039 [29MR]
Agriculture: provide for a more structured and stable domestic agricultural labor market in the U.S. (see H.R. 3017), H6413 [22SE]
American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6626 [5OC]
Armed Forces: improve mental health assessments provided to members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 1942), H3342 [23MY]
———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H7713 [16NO]
———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H2268 [1AP]
Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, TX: designate (see H.R. 3477), H7889 [18NO]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H202 [12JA]
Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3003), H6342 [21SE]
Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2668), H5660 [27JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 61), H509 [26JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]
———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H8728 [12DE]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H7999 [30NO]
Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H6234 [15SE]
Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H8319 [8DE]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H2910 [15AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H8000 [30NO]
Courts: provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 2567), H5125 [15JY]
Credit: extend increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2508), H6674 [6OC]
———permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 1754), H6978 [14OC]
Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 470), H507 [26JA]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H9928 [16DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: convey a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, CA (see H.R. 533), H549 [8FE]
———establish an office to encourage local agricultural production and increase availability of fresh food in nontraditional communities (see H.R. 3225), H8262 [7DE]
———establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H8881 [13DE]
Dept. of Education: authorize State and local educational agencies to carry out teacher exchanges (see H.R. 863), H1797 [14MR]
———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), H3281 [12MY]
Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5966 [7SE]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H1176 (see H.R. 751), H1195 [17FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: make emergency preparedness planning and implementation grants to local educational agencies in areas under high threat of terrorism, disasters, or health emergencies (see H.R. 1128), H1905 [16MR]
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. 709), H2934 [2MY]
Dept. of Justice: 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), H7332 [3NO]
———prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods (see H.R. 3261), H8262 [7DE]
Dept. of Labor: prepare individuals with multiple barriers to employment to enter the workforce by providing such individuals with support services, job training, and education (see H.R. 2611), H5373 [21JY]
———require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), H3304 [13MY]
Dept. of the Interior: provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 2444), H5375 [21JY]
———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1234), H2605 [12AP]
Dept. of Transportation: prescribe standards for maximum number of hours an operator of a commercial motor vechicle may be reasonably detained by a shipper or receiver (see H.R. 756), H3758 [26MY]
———protect safety of U.S. roads by prohibiting Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2407), H6988 [21OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H4329 [16JN]
———establish a Medal for Distinguished Public Service to honor veterans who make remarkable and distinguished contributions to their communities (see H.R. 2477), H6626 [5OC]
———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 806), H2108 [30MR]
———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H6673 [6OC]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H2040 [29MR]
Diseases: 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), H6626 [5OC]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H6458 [23SE]
Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 320), H3000 [3MY]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H3062 [4MY]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]
———provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H8320 [8DE]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H7134 [26OC]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H3278 [12MY]
EPA: partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn inventories are low (see H.R. 3097), H6624 [5OC]
Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1366), H4187 [14JN]
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), H8881 [13DE]
Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 3010), H7258 [2NO]
———reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3010), H7715 [16NO]
Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H8967 [14DE]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7207 [1NO]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify maintenance exemption regarding removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation from certain structures (see H.R. 2427), H4671 [6JY]
Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H6415 [22SE]
———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H5286 [20JY]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2917 [15AP]
———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H2934 [2MY]
First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 1975), H4076 [13JN]
Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H3344 [23MY]
Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 1798), H4673 [6JY]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H4186 [14JN]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H4037 [3JN]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H8968 [14DE]
Green, Christina Taylor: honor memory by encouraging schools to teach civic education and civil discourse (see H. Res. 181), H1985 [17MR]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H9928 [16DE]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3159 [10MY]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 453), H506 [26JA]
Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current law (see H.R. 2446), H7161 [27OC]
———enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1755), H3107 [5MY]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H9928 [16DE]
Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 2310), H8881 [13DE]
———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 148), H1619 [8MR]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]
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. 333), H6345 [21SE]
Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H1253 (see H. Res. 90), H1364 [18FE]
Labor unions: recognize importance in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by workers (see H. Res. 452), H7207 [1NO]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H3062 [4MY]
Los Angeles County, CA: designate a portion of Interstate Route 710 as the ``Jenny Oropeza Highway'' (see H.R. 1472), H2570 [8AP]
Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H6233 [15SE]
———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H3646 (see H.R. 1386), H3684 [25MY]
———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), H2108 [30MR]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 214), H3112 [5MY]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4279 [15JN]
Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 283), H201 [12JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1178 (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1197 [17FE]
NAFTA: promote infrastructure projects financed by the North American Development Bank in the border region to promote growth in trade and commerce between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 2216), H4326 [16JN]
———withdrawal (see H.R. 29), H601 [9FE]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 362), H5373 [21JY]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H2934 [2MY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 336), H6627 [5OC]
National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1561), H2855 [14AP]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1769 [11MR]
Native Americans: establish effective consultation and coordination procedures between Federal agencies and Indian tribes regarding government activities that impact tribal lands and interests (see H.R. 2380), H5375 [21JY]
Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 670), H723 [11FE]
———establish a program that enables college-bound residents to have greater choices among institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2142), H4035 [3JN]
———resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H3162 [10MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H8728 [12DE]
Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H1770 [11MR]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1844 [15MR]
Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H1770 [11MR]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1523 [2MR]
Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H3281 [12MY]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2040 [29MR]
———provide for additional criteria when considering closing or consolidating a post office (see H.R. 2956), H6506 [3OC]
Power resources: prevent Federal residential and commercial mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that contravene established State and local property assessed clean energy (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H6674 [6OC]
Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, Yountville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3004), H6416 [22SE]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5734 [28JY]
Puerto Rico: construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques (see H.R. 1645), H4330 [16JN]
———increase number of military service academy appointees (see H.R. 1000), H1723 [10MR]
Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 363), H394 [20JA]
Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]
SBA: extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/504 Loan Program (see H.R. 2950), H6231 [15SE]
———improve the Express Loan Program (see H.R. 2936), H6230 [15SE]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H1723 [10MR]
———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 778), H1177 (see H.R. 778), H1196 [17FE]
Small business: modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns (see H.R. 2949), H6231 [15SE]
Snider, Edwin D. (Duke): tribute (see H. Res. 117), H1391 [28FE]
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), H3000 [3MY]
———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H2934 [2MY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H3281 [12MY]
———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H6233 [15SE]
Southeast Asia: call for a peaceful resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, condemn use of force by Chinese vessels, and support U.S. military operations supporting navigation rights (see H. Res. 352), H5125 [15JY]
Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office, Inverness, CA: designate (see H.R. 793), H1177 (see H.R. 793), H1197 [17FE]
Sports: facilitate hosting of America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition (see H.R. 3270), H7159 [27OC]
States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 419), H469 [25JA]
———extend authority to make supplemental grants for population increases in certain States under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families (see H.R. 2277), H7208 [1NO]
Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H6506 [3OC]
Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H4673 [6JY]
———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2536 [7AP]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H10016 [20DE]
———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H6979 [14OC]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———modify the energy credit for microturbine property (see H.R. 3394), H7398 [4NO]
———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H103 [6JA]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6010 [8SE]
———promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H5936 [2SE]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1908 [16MR]
Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8262 [7DE]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H7898 [22NO]
Transportation: prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H3754 [26MY]
Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see H. Res. 306), H4277 [15JN]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9946 [19DE]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6921 [13OC]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H599 [9FE]
Veterans: 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), H513 [26JA]
Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2664), H5905 [12AU]
Wayne Grisham Post Office, La Mirada, CA: designate (see H.R. 2158), H4075 [13JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
Workforce Investment Act: integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards (see H.R. 1616), H3759 [26MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H8728 [12DE]
———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6140 [13SE]
Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H8968 [14DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Business and industry: require certain disclosures by employers who use electronic payroll cards to pay their employees (see H.R. 2125), H4035 [3JN]
Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H1455 [1MR]
CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see H.R. 400), H433 [24JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: remove ineligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits of individuals who participate in a strike (see H.R. 530), H549 [8FE]
Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention program by requiring suicide prevention training during recruit basic training, preseparation counseling, and mental health assessments (see H.R. 1284), H2213 [31MR]
Dept. of HUD: expand Officer Next Door and Teacher Next Door initiatives to include firefighters and rescue personnel (see H.R. 2986), H6341 [21SE] (see H.R. 3649), H8880 [13DE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in California (see H.R. 200), H102 [6JA]
Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H507 [26JA]
Education: ensure schools have physical education programs that meet minimum requirements for physical education (see H.R. 422), H469 [25JA]
Endangered species: require that certain species be treated as extinct if there is not a substantial increase in their population during a certain period (see H.R. 1042), H1768 [11MR]
Family Foreclosure Rescue Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3129), H6671 [6OC]
Financial institutions: offer services to protect seniors from affinity scams (see H.R. 370), H394 [20JA]
Green, Christina Taylor: tribute to organ donation following death at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event in Tucson, AZ, and encourage organ donation as a personal choice (see H. Res. 55), H470 [25JA]
Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 85), H35 [5JA]
Immigration: provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 218), H134 [7JA]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1170), H1983 [17MR]
Members of Congress: prevent addresses of residences from appearing on voter registration lists and permit Members who seek candidacy for public office to verify State residency requirements via affidavit (see H.R. 423), H469 [25JA]
National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 623), H679 [10FE]
Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3569), H8186 [6DE]
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (see H.R. 1909), H3301 [13MY]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2970), H6271 [20SE]
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. 576), H598 [9FE]
Taxation: allow a credit against tax for certain fruit and vegetable farmers (see H.R. 317), H353 [19JA]
Constitutional authority statements
Business and industry: require certain disclosures by employers who use electronic payroll cards to pay their employees (H.R. 2125), H4036 [3JN]
CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content (H.R. 400), H435 [24JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: remove ineligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits of individuals who participate in a strike (H.R. 530), H551 [8FE]
Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention program by requiring suicide prevention training during recruit basic training, preseparation counseling, and mental health assessments (H.R. 1284), H2215 [31MR]
Dept. of HUD: expand Officer Next Door and Teacher Next Door initiatives to include firefighters and rescue personnel (H.R. 2986), H6343 [21SE]
———expand Officer Next Door and Teacher Next Door initiatives to include firefighters and rescue personnel (H.R. 3649), H8880 [13DE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in California (H.R. 200), H103 [6JA]
Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (H.R. 466), H511 [26JA]
Education: ensure schools have physical education programs that meet minimum requirements for physical education (H.R. 422), H471 [25JA]
Endangered species: require that certain species be treated as extinct if there is not a substantial increase in their population during a certain period (H.R. 1042), H1769 [11MR]
Family Foreclosure Rescue Corp.: establish (H.R. 3129), H6673 [6OC]
Financial institutions: offer services to protect seniors from affinity scams (H.R. 370), H396 [20JA]
Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (H.R. 85), H44 [5JA]
Immigration: provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (H.R. 218), H136 [7JA]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (H.R. 1170), H1986 [17MR]
Members of Congress: prevent addresses of residences from appearing on voter registration lists and permit Members who seek candidacy for public office to verify State residency requirements via affidavit (H.R. 423), H471 [25JA]
National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (H.R. 623), H682 [10FE]
Native Americans: improve education (H.R. 3569), H8187 [6DE]
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (H.R. 1909), H3303 [13MY]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 2970), H6272 [20SE]
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 (H.R. 576), H600 [9FE]
Taxation: allow a credit against tax for certain fruit and vegetable farmers (H.R. 317), H355 [19JA]
Letters
Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act: Gene Schmidt, National Association of Conservation Districts, H2084 [30MR]
———several agricultural organizations, H2084 [30MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1804 [15MR], H4685 [7JY]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4129
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1804 [15MR]
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H950 [16FE], H1074 [17FE], H1404 [1MR], H1527 [3MR], H1628 [9MR]
Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), H7099
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1755
Budget: allocation of funds, H2335 [6AP], H2540 [8AP]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5676 [28JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H3352 [24MY], H3814 [1JN], H4475 [23JN], H5167 [19JY]
California Prostate Cancer Coalition: tribute, E1502
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (H. Res. 364), H7948
Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (H. Res. 130), E580
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5676 [28JY]
Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients, E1828
Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H672
Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H5501 [26JY]
Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (H.R. 470), H6480
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3603 [25MY]
———enhance suicide prevention program by requiring suicide prevention training during recruit basic training, preseparation counseling, and mental health assessments, H3603 [25MY]
Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1862 [16MR]
———rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program, H5327
Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), H2002
Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (S. 384), H8324
Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (H.R. 320), H6997
Economy: impact of Government regulations, H672
———importance of job creation, H441 [25JA], H610 [10FE], H3231 [12MY], H5029 [14JY], H5167 [19JY], H5300 [21JY], H6148 [14SE], H7021 [25OC]
———provide for teacher and first responder employment stabilization, H7021 [25OC]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8745 [13DE], H8982 [15DE]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6418 [23SE], H6520 [4OC], H6567 [5OC], H7021 [25OC], H7223 [2NO], H7590 [15NO], H7941 [30NO]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5327
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H2335 [6AP], H2540 [8AP]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H294 [19JA], H360 [20JA]
Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility: anniversary, E778
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1673
House of Representatives: tribute to charitable golf tournament, H4065 [13JN]
Immigration: reform, H2049 [30MR]
Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E942
Medicare: reform, H3169 [11MY], H3352 [24MY], H3814 [1JN], H4200 [15JN], H4475 [23JN], H4686 [7JY], H5167 [19JY]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (H.R. 2527), H7034
National Native American Heritage Month: observance, H7638 [16NO]
National School Lunch Week: observance, E1865
Native American Heritage Day: observance, H7638 [16NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H50 [6JA]
———repeal (H.R. 2), H294 [19JA], H360 [20JA]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), H2084 [30MR]
Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, Yountville, CA: designate (H.R. 3004), H7410
Public debt: increase statutory limit, H4686 [7JY], H4869 [12JY], H5501 [26JY]
Rialto, CA: anniversary, E2095
———tribute to Rialto High School girls' basketball team, E456
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1527 [3MR]
Taxation: permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts, H7941 [30NO]
The East Los Angeles Community Union (TELACU): tribute, E751
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6794 [12OC]
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6794 [12OC]
U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), H6794 [12OC]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8200 [7DE], H8745 [13DE]
Votes: position on missed, H2275
Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, H7702
World Food Day: observance, E1914
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 2447), H7030
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2290 [4AP], H5487 [25JY], H6269 [20SE], H6340 [21SE]
Tributes
Aparicio, Carlos, E1769
Galvan, Carmen, E1974
Gomez, Arturo, E1380
Gregory, Norris, Jr., E844
Ngo, Khen, E1194
Pope-Ludlam, Valerie, E785
Seymour, Charles, E843
Zamora, David R., E1355