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Gerald E. Connolly Democrat U.S. Representative 11th Of VIRGINIA
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CONNOLLY, Gerald E. (Gerry), a Representative from Virginia; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 30, 1950; B. A., Maryknoll College, Quezon City, Philippines, 1971; M. P. A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1979; government relations executive; nonprofit organization director; member, Fairfax County, Va., board of supervisors, 1995-2003; chairman, Fairfax County, Va., board of supervisors, 2004-2008; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (January 3, 2009-present).

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U.S. Representative 2009 2010 Virginia 11

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Phone: 202-225-1492
Fax: 202-225-3071
Web site: http://gerryconnolly.house.gov/

Related Bill(s)
AsSponsor
Bill h1068
To provide for the more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by the Federal Government.
Bill h1262
To reform the United States Postal Service in order to fulfill its constitutional mandate, to improve its efficiency, to help it meet its universal service obligation, and to facilitate private sector economic growth.
Bill h11
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the Build America Bonds program.
Bill h3572
To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
Bill h1870
To safely increase domestic oil and gas production, and for other purposes.
Bill h1713
To reduce Federal expenditures associated with data center real estate and electricity consumption, to implement savings reductions proposed by Federal employees, to reduce energy costs across Federal Executive agencies, and for other purposes.
Bill h1261
To establish an Office of the Federal Chief Technology Officer in the executive office of the President, and for other purposes.
Bill h914
To improve Federal internships by expanding the conversion rate of Federal interns to full-time employees, establish consistent tracking mechanisms among Executive agencies for internship programs, and accelerate adoption of internship best management practices by Executive agencies.
Bill h537
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to the qualification of the director of food services of a Medicare skilled nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility.
Bill h481
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for qualified conservation contributions which include National Scenic Trails.
Bill h237
To amend the Homeowners Assistance Program of the Department of Defense to give the Secretary of Defense flexibility regarding setting the commencement date for homeowner assistance for members of the Armed Forces permanently reassigned during the mortgage crisis.
Bill h55
To authorize alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for new Metrorail capital projects in Northern Virginia and surrounding areas.
Bill h54
To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties, and for other purposes.
Bill h53
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
Bill h52
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents, and lease sales required under Federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer Continental Shelf as a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.
Bill h51
To reduce the heat island effect and associated ground level ozone pollution from Federal facilities.
AsCo-Sponsor
Bill h3435
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the prevention of and response to sexual assault in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Bill h3015
To improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship, and for other purposes.
Bill h2569
To make the Internal Revenue Service Free File Program permanent.
Bill h2499
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema under the Medicare program and to reduce costs under such program related to the treatment of lymphedema.
Bill h210
To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Bill hr220
Expressing support for designation of the first Saturday in October as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness, educate humans of the importance of adoption, and create a humane environment for any pet, including the importance of spaying and neutering of animals, and the encouragement of animal adoptions throughout the United States.
Bill h5156
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide citizenship for certain children of United States servicemen born overseas during the Vietnam and Korean Wars.
Bill h4405
To impose sanctions on persons responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, and for other gross violations of human rights in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
Bill h4259
To prevent human trafficking in government contracting.
Bill h4120
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening.
Bill h4091
To assist low-income individuals in obtaining medically recommended dental care.
Bill h4070
To clarify certain provisions relating to the interests of Iran in certain assets, and for other purposes.
Bill h4045
To modify the Department of Defense Program Guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence days to members of the reserve components to exempt any member whose qualified mobilization commenced before October 1, 2011, and continued on or after that date, from the changes to the program guidance that took effect on that date.
Bill h3506
To strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs.
Bill h3405
To increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies.
Bill h2966
To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.
Bill h2256
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.
Bill h2245
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with improved capacity to prevent drug shortages.
Bill h1802
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities.
Bill h1666
To amend part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals by breaking down barriers to care.
Bill h1418
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans, and for other purposes.
Bill h1327
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.
Bill h531
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program.
Bill h300
To establish a grant program in the Department of the Treasury to fund the establishment of centers of excellence to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young adults and families ages 15-24 years old, and for other purposes.
Bill h139
To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans.
Bill h4816
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, and for other purposes.
Bill h4350
To ensure that certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations, and for other purposes.
Bill h4271
To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
Bill h4152
To amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, which are commonly referred to as the "Hatch Act" to eliminate the provision preventing certain State and local employees from seeking elective office, clarify the application of certain provisions to the District of Columbia, and modify the penalties which may be imposed for certain violations under subchapter III of chapter 73 of that title.
Bill h4122
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes.
Bill h4103
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for certain requirements relating to the retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs, and for other purposes.
Bill h3461
To improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes.
Bill h3423
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes.
Bill h3192
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era.
Bill h3159
To direct the President, in consultation with the Department of State, United States Agency for International Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of Defense, to establish guidelines for United States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h2758
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers and to provide for reasonable break time for nursing mothers.
Bill h2696
To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and intensify programs of the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to translational research and related activities concerning Down syndrome, and for other purposes.
Bill h2668
To designate the station of the United States Border Patrol located at 2136 South Naco Highway in Bisbee, Arizona, as the "Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station".
Bill h2364
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent who has a serious health condition, and for other purposes.
Bill h2069
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes, and for other purposes.
Bill h1971
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers.
Bill h1648
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.
Bill h1397
To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Bill h1288
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II, and for other purposes.
Bill h1208
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to permit a prevailing party in an action or proceeding brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses.
Bill h1063
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims.
Bill h891
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote medication therapy management under the Medicare part D prescription drug program.
Bill h885
To improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education.
Bill h709
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish and carry out an urban revitalization and livable communities program to provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h498
To amend section 1502 of title 5, United States Code, to permit law enforcement officers to be candidates for sheriff, and for other purposes.
Bill hr282
Expressing the regret of the House of Representatives for the passage of discriminatory laws against the Chinese in the United States, including the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Bill h4229
To authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system.
Bill h4141
To direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to take appropriate actions to improve the nutritional quality, quality control, and cost effectiveness of United States food assistance, and for other purposes.
Bill h4134
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that any person who, for a commercial purpose, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products.
Bill h4095
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of Internet pharmacies.
Bill h4077
To authorize the Secretary of State to pay a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals, and for other purposes.
Bill h3839
To address critical drug shortages.
Bill h3679
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the position of National Nurse for Public Health.
Bill h3627
To provide States with incentives to require elementary schools and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine at schools.
Bill h3337
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
Bill h3288
To authorize the President to remove commercial satellites and related components from the United States Munitions List subject to certain restrictions, and for other purposes.
Bill h3238
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind.
Bill h3200
To provide flexibility of certain transit functions to local entities.
Bill h2787
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program.
Bill h2721
To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-abiding lives.
Bill h2123
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, and for other purposes.
Bill h2104
To amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly.
Bill h1546
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
Bill h1410
To promote freedom and democracy in Vietnam.
Bill h1404
To reform the financing of House elections, and for other purposes.
Bill h1394
To establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner.
Bill h1283
To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed services may retire for non-regular service.
Bill h451
To ensure that patients receive accurate health care information by prohibiting misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services, and to require the identification of the license of health care professionals.
Bill hj47
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
Bill hr298
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there is need for specified agencies to coordinate and capitalize on existing programs for epilepsy awareness.
Bill hr134
Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
Bill h4240
To reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes.
Bill h4164
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for members of the reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents.
Bill h3418
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and reduce the occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death and to enhance public health activities related to stillbirth.
Bill h2969
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions.
Bill h2524
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to improve access to microenterprise by the very poor, and for other purposes.
Bill h2505
To expand the research, prevention, and awareness activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health with respect to pulmonary fibrosis, and for other purposes.
Bill h1704
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish an award program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education.
Bill h1386
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and related dementia diagnosis and services in order to improve care and outcomes for Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias by improving detection, diagnosis, and care planning.
Bill h1193
To ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such persons, and for other purposes.
Bill hr583
Expressing support for robust efforts by the United States to see Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, and his top commanders brought to justice and the group's atrocities permanently ended.
Bill hr460
Expressing support for designation of 2012 as the "Year of the Girl" and celebrating the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts of the USA.
Bill hc63
Supporting the formation of a bipartisan Presidential Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People.
Bill h5195
To establish a 5-year demonstration program to provide skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children with autism spectrum disorders.
Bill h1742
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with contaminants in the water supply at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and to provide health care to family members of veterans who lived at Camp Lejeune while the water was contaminated.
Bill h942
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2012 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit.
Bill h5157
To prohibit the designation of Vietnam under title V of the Trade Act of 1974.
Bill h4169
To require the development of a comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations in Sudan, to create incentives for governments and persons to end support of and assistance to the Government of Sudan, to reinvigorate genuinely comprehensive peace efforts in Sudan, and for other purposes.
Bill h4004
To provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency.
Bill h3713
To direct the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to receive and determine the validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
Bill h3511
To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators.
Bill h2595
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders.
Bill h2268
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year.
Bill h2140
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries coordinated care and greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits.
Bill h2085
To amend title 10, United States Code, regarding restrictions on the use of Department of Defense funds and facilities for abortions.
Bill h1960
To extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017.
Bill h1375
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.
Bill h1116
To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.
Bill hr560
Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
Bill hr521
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.
Bill hc106
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
Bill h2639
To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Bill h2600
To provide for implementation of the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan.
Bill h2513
To authorize grants to promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, to authorize research on the role and impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, to provide for the establishment of a National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media, and for other purposes.
Bill h2267
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program.
Bill h1718
To provide that service of the members of the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Bill h1681
To prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved.
Bill h1620
To improve Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories, and for other purposes.
Bill h1614
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses.
Bill h1204
To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources, and for other purposes.
Bill h718
To require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.
Bill h493
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces following their death.
Bill h3236
To expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.
Bill h3059
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the priority review voucher incentive program relating to tropical and rare pediatric diseases.
Bill h2679
To reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity.
Bill h2020
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under the Medicare part B program by extending the minimum payment amount for bone mass measurement under such program through 2013.
Bill h2016
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
Bill h1195
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h469
To promote minimum State requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports, and for other purposes.
Bill hj90
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections, and affirm the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations and to regulate and set limits on all election contributions and expenditures.
Bill h4335
To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the Postal Regulatory Commission to set aside determinations by the United States Postal Service to close or consolidate postal facilities that would deny essential postal services to rural areas, communities, or small towns, and for other purposes.
Bill h4329
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the sole benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant in the Survivor Benefit Plan.
Bill h4168
To direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines.
Bill h4137
To make permanent the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance.
Bill h1876
To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.
Bill h719
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
Bill h186
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to include all members of the uniformed services who are retired under chapter 61 of such title for disability, regardless of the members' disability rating percentage.
Bill h14
To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.
Bill hr632
Commending the Government of Turkey for its efforts to facilitate, host, and care for refugees fleeing the Al-Assad regime's escalating violence in Syria.
Bill hr621
Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the Nation's history.
Bill h3987
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to small business concern size standards, and for other purposes.
Bill h4099
To authorize a National Heritage Area Program, and for other purposes.
Bill h2195
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy under the Medicare Program.
Bill h1537
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.
Bill h3826
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
Bill h2705
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality basic education and to establish the achievement of quality universal basic education in all developing countries as an objective of United States foreign assistance policy, and for other purposes.
Bill h2161
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States, and for other purposes.
Bill h1968
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War, and for other purposes.
Bill h1951
To award planning grants and implementation grants to State educational agencies to enable the State educational agencies to complete comprehensive planning to carry out activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 instruction and curriculum and to provide evaluation grants to measure efficacy of K-12 engineering education.
Bill h1746
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels, to preserve support of such channels, and for other purposes.
Bill h1738
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Bill h1612
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a commission on urotrauma.
Bill h1513
To prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great apes, and for other purposes.
Bill h1448
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to eating disorders, and for other purposes.
Bill h1332
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Bill h1161
To reaffirm state-based alcohol regulation, and for other purposes.
Bill h941
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician.
Bill h812
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam.
Bill h587
To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service.
Bill h466
To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.
Bill h190
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family members, and for other purposes.
Bill h23
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
Bill h2337
To amend the Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, the development of sexual assault protocol and guidelines, the establishment of victims advocates, the establishment of a Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and for other purposes.
Bill h4249
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax as an incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide skills training for students.
Bill h2948
To provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings in public school districts, as well as community colleges, across America in order to support the achievement of improved educational outcomes in those schools, and for other purposes.
Bill h2362
To facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises.
Bill h1881
To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy.
Bill h1781
To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale.
Bill h1464
To develop a strategy for assisting stateless children from North Korea, and for other purposes.
Bill h616
To provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.
Bill h192
To expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and for other purposes.
Bill h4032
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 2010 increase in the deduction for start-up expenditures.
Bill h3900
To ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil.
Bill h3821
To reauthorize 21st century community learning centers, and for other purposes.
Bill h2547
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental education, and for other purposes.
Bill h1321
To continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition of the Government of North Korea, and for other purposes.
Bill h831
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program.
Bill h601
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies.
Bill h156
To impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, and for other purposes.
Bill h2881
To provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members killed in the line of duty and the relatives of United States citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the United States Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998, and for other purposes.
Bill h2543
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services.
Bill h2412
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment.
Bill h2159
To reduce disparities and improve access to effective and cost efficient diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through advances in testing, research, and education, including through telehealth, comparative effectiveness research, and identification of best practices in patient education and outreach particularly with respect to underserved racial, ethnic and rural populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer, to establish a directive on what constitutes clinically appropriate prostate cancer imaging, and to create a prostate cancer scientific advisory board for the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Food and Drug Administration to accelerate real-time sharing of the latest research and accelerate movement of new medicines to patients.
Bill h1575
To make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to the United States and to revoke visas and other entry documents previously issued to such individuals, and to impose certain financial measures on such individuals, until the Russian Federation has thoroughly investigated the death of Sergei Leonidovich Magnitsky and brought the Russian criminal justice system into compliance with international legal standards, and for other purposes.
Bill h1523
To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and to establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry, and for other purposes.
Bill h1381
To prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools, and for other purposes.
Bill h1084
To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.
Bill h854
To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Bill hr16
Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom.
Bill h3606
To increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies.
Bill h4231
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and to refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners.
Bill h4133
To express the sense of Congress regarding the United States-Israel strategic relationship, to direct the President to submit to Congress reports on United States actions to enhance this relationship and to assist in the defense of Israel, and for other purposes.
Bill h3714
To provide for grants from the Secretary of Education to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs.
Bill h3046
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State.
Bill h2557
To provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.
Bill h1724
To provide for the provision by hospitals receiving Federal funds through the Medicare Program or Medicaid Program of emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault.
Bill h1465
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to treat the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam is treated.
Bill h1339
To amend title 32, United States Code, the body of laws of the United States dealing with the National Guard, to recognize the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States.
Bill h2554
To prohibit firearms trafficking.
Bill h1130
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for certain members of the Armed Forces who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to their dependents.
Bill h3064
To provide for improvements in the Federal hiring process, and for other purposes.
Bill h865
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged veterans.
Bill h333
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period for concurrent receipt, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.
Bill h324
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms.
Bill h4053
To intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending.
Bill h4010
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, and for other purposes.
Bill h3858
To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during 2013.
Bill h3741
To require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities, and for other purposes.
Bill h3660
To establish the United States Office for Contingency Operations, and for other purposes.
Bill h3584
To authorize the United States Postal Service to co-locate post offices at retail facilities and municipal buildings, and for other purposes.
Bill h3521
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and for other purposes.
Bill h3510
To reauthorize the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, and for other purposes.
Bill h3476
To provide incentives for economic growth, and for other purposes.
Bill h3465
To protect inventoried roadless areas in the National Forest System.
Bill h3432
To authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on Federal lands managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior where livestock grazing is impractical, and for other purposes.
Bill h3353
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out programs and activities that connect Americans, especially children, youth, and families, with the outdoors.
Bill h3322
To establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund to support States in building and strengthening systems of high-quality early learning and development programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h3268
To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.
Bill h3233
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude the value of vehicles used for household transportation, or to obtain or continue employment, from the resource limitation applicable to determine eligibility to receive supplemental nutrition assistance.
Bill h3231
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowed as a deduction for start-up expenditures.
Bill h3167
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program under which certain veterans entitled to educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary can use such entitlement to start or purchase a qualifying business enterprise, and for other purposes.
Bill h3124
To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase the transparency of Federal advisory committees, and for other purposes.
Bill h3109
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require establishment of a Working Waterfront Grant Program, and for other purposes.
Bill h3108
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to provide enhanced enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections applicable to the legislative branch, to provide whistleblower protections and other antidiscrimation protections for employees of the legislative branch, and for other purposes.
Bill h3071
To amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records.
Bill h3028
To amend title 5, United States Code, to permit the transfer of sick leave in leave-transfer programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h3003
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Balazs "Ernie" Bodai in recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the Nation, including a tireless commitment to breast cancer research.
Bill h2992
To provide Taiwan with critically needed United States-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen its self-defense capability against the increasing military threat from China.
Bill h2918
To strengthen and clarify the commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people of Taiwan, as codified in the Taiwan Relations Act, and for other purposes.
Bill h2884
To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the deadline for the payment to be made by the United States Postal Service in 2011 in connection with the financing of future health benefits for retirees.
Bill h2815
To revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.
Bill h2814
To provide authority to compensate Federal employees for the 14-day period in which authority to make expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund lapsed, and for other purposes.
Bill h2744
To pay personnel compensation and benefits for employees of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Bill h2663
To amend title 31, United States Code, to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.
Bill h2657
To end the use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Bill h2644
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.
Bill h2609
To establish an Office of Livability in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, and for other purposes.
Bill h2536
To provide, develop, and support 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring the skills necessary to think critically and solve problems, be an effective communicator, collaborate with others, and learn to create and innovate.
Bill h2521
To reduce human exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and for other purposes.
Bill h2517
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes.
Bill h2387
To provide for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines.
Bill h2386
To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to facilitate the ability of persons affected by oil spills to seek judicial redress.
Bill h2342
To establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.
Bill h2272
To establish a comprehensive literacy program, and for other purposes.
Bill h2271
To prohibit the awarding of contracts by the Federal Government to Chinese entities until the People's Republic of China signs the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.
Bill h2236
To provide for the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp.
Bill h2191
To require that any home inspection conducted in connection with a purchase of residential real property that involves a federally related mortgage loan be conducted by a State-licensed or State-certified home inspector to determine the existence of structural, mechanical, and electrical safety defects, and to require inclusion in the standard settlement statement of information regarding any home inspection conducted in connection with settlement.
Bill h2167
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to change the threshold number of shareholders for required registration under that Act.
Bill h2061
To authorize the presentation of a United States flag at the funeral of Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties or because of their status as a Federal employee.
Bill h2047
To amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to exclude from the United States aliens who contribute to the ability of Cuba to develop petroleum resources located off Cuba's coast and to provide for the imposition of sanctions and prohibition on facilitation of development of Cuba's petroleum resources, and for other purposes.
Bill h1988
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit.
Bill h1965
To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.
Bill h1948
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax equal to 50 percent of the compensation paid to employees while they are performing active duty service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard and of the compensation paid to temporary replacement employees.
Bill h1947
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program, and for other purposes.
Bill h1941
To improve the provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
Bill h1916
To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States.
Bill h1879
To promote secure ferry transportation and for other purposes.
Bill h1875
To lower gas prices by making investments in cleaner vehicle technologies and infrastructure.
Bill h1855
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
Bill h1852
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.
Bill h1847
To amend title 41, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to extend the number of years that multiyear contracts may be entered into for the purchase of advanced biofuel, and for other purposes.
Bill h1825
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve commuting and transportation options.
Bill h1774
To provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections, and for other purposes.
Bill h1754
To permanently increase the conforming loan limits for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations.
Bill h1748
To provide consumers relief from high gas prices, and for other purposes.
Bill h1722
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to create a local food credit program.
Bill h1692
To amend part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use, as necessary.
Bill h1676
To help prevent the occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices, and for other purposes.
Bill h1654
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for additional opportunities to enroll under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.
Bill h1652
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to make modifications to the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program.
Bill h1649
To amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.
Bill h1645
To construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.
Bill h1596
To provide for the use of funds in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for the purposes for which they were collected, to ensure adequate resources for the cleanup of hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes.
Bill h1574
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, concerning length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, and for other purposes.
Bill h1519
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Bill h1492
To provide for mandatory training for Federal Government supervisors and the assessment of management competencies.
Bill h1488
To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
Bill h1469
Making appropriations to ensure the prompt payment by the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) of the death gratuity paid upon the death of members of the Armed Forces and certain other eligible persons despite the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces.
Bill h1429
To provide for the compensation of furloughed Federal employees.
Bill h1367
To provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy.
Bill h1354
To amend titles 10 and 41, United States Code, to allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract, and for other purposes.
Bill h1282
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway.
Bill h1278
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and other sites in Tulsa, Oklahoma, relating to the 1921 Tulsa race riot as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Bill h1269
To authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National Women's History Museum.
Bill h1187
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to direct Medicaid EHR incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.
Bill h1174
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the licensing of Internet gambling activities by the Secretary of the Treasury, to provide for consumer protections on the Internet, to enforce the tax code, and for other purposes.
Bill h1154
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs on Department of Veterans Affairs property.
Bill h1144
To increase the transparency of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Bill h1127
To encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets and for other purposes.
Bill h1119
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the position of National Nurse for Public Health.
Bill h1110
To amend title 37, United States Code, to increase the maximum monthly rate for the military special pay known as hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, or hazardous duty pay, to increase the maximum monthly rate for the family separation allowance paid to deployed members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Bill h1106
To establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues associated with recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work, and for other purposes.
Bill h1090
To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools, and for other purposes.
Bill h1081
To delay the implementation of proposed or final rules issued under the authority of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to the reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions, and for other purposes.
Bill h1043
To provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests, and for other purposes.
Bill h1025
To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law.
Bill h998
To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.
Bill h987
To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay.
Bill h979
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to ensure program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Bill h965
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases.
Bill h943
To establish a grant program to encourage the use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
Bill h899
To amend title 41, United States Code, to extend the sunset date for certain protests of task and deliver order contracts.
Bill h862
To apply to the justices of the Supreme Court the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, to establish certain procedures with respect to the recusal of justices, and for other purposes.
Bill h819
To prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns.
Bill h799
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Bill h791
To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Bill h783
To extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe.
Bill h729
To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier, and for other purposes.
Bill h712
To require air carriers to refund passenger baggage fees if such baggage is lost, delayed, or damaged, and require air carriers and ticket agents to include the actual cost of checked baggage when quoting an airfare.
Bill h711
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for the establishment of Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model.
Bill h694
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 1 year the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to increase the maximum deduction to $500.
Bill h687
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.
Bill h623
To establish the National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws.
Bill h618
To develop a rare earth materials program, to amend the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980, and for other purposes.
Bill h604
To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood, and for other purposes.
Bill h603
To amend the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to provide assistance to States for development and implementation of an individual transition plan for each individual with a developmental disability in the State who is making the transition from the secondary school system into adulthood, and for other purposes.
Bill h602
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to make improvements to the individualized education program under that Act and facilitate the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood, and for other purposes.
Bill h572
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain port authorities, and for other purposes.
Bill h521
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the approval of genetically engineered fish.
Bill h520
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.
Bill h507
To increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design.
Bill h492
To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require responsible parties to pay the full cost of offshore oil spills, and for other purposes.
Bill h440
To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia.
Bill h428
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services.
Bill h396
To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program under which the Secretaries make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Bill h384
To provide for the issuance of a semipostal to benefit the Peace Corps.
Bill h308
To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.
Bill h306
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.
Bill h258
To require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes.
Bill h198
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy.
Bill h181
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who have served on active duty or performed active service since September 11, 2001, in support of a contingency operation or in other emergency situations receive credit for such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay, and for other purposes.
Bill h112
To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes.
Bill h111
To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.
Bill h56
To provide for restoration of the coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and for other purposes.
Bill hj87
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Bill hr568
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
Bill hr556
Condemning the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy.
Bill hr538
Expressing support for designation of February 4, 2012, as National Cancer Prevention Day.
Bill hr484
Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to respect basic human rights and cease abusing vague national security provisions such as articles 79 and 88 of the Vietnamese penal code which are often the pretext to arrest and detain citizens who peacefully advocate for religious and political freedom.
Bill hr449
Honoring the lives, work, and sacrifice of Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr., the two United States Postal Service employees and Washington, DC, natives who died as a result of their contact with anthrax while working at the United States Postal Facility located at 900 Brentwood Road, NE, Washington, DC, during the anthrax attack in the fall of 2001.
Bill hr432
Celebrating the life and achievements of Reverend Fred Lee Shuttlesworth and honoring him for his tireless efforts in the fight against segregation and his steadfast commitment to the civil rights of all people.
Bill hr416
Condemning Communist China's discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience, and supporting the Tuidang movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
Bill hr407
Expressing support for designation of September 2011 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Bill hr376
Calling for the repatriation of POW/MIAs and abductees from the Korean War.
Bill hr341
Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month".
Bill hr336
Expressing support for designation of September 2011 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
Bill hr265
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
Bill hr243
Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.
Bill hr227
Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing our Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being.
Bill hr221
Congratulating the Government and people of the Republic of Turkey as they celebrate Republic Day, and for other purposes.
Bill hr171
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Awareness Month in April 2011 in order to bring attention to the severe health disparities faced by minority populations such as American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asians, Blacks or African-Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
Bill hr88
Expressing solidarity with the people of Egypt in their democratic aspirations as they begin a new chapter in their country's proud history.
Bill hr58
Expressing support for designation of the first Saturday in January after Congress reconvenes as "National Congress on your Corner Day".
Bill hr47
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the contributions of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Bill hr11
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps and expressing support for designation of March 2011 as Peace Corps Month.
Bill hc62
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the dedication of Shenandoah National Park.
Bill hc49
Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, and reaffirming United States leadership and support for efforts to combat malaria as a critical component of the President's Global Health Initiative.
Bill hc16
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
Bill hc12
Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Bill h178
To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation.
Bill h104
To ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance.
Bill h3001
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.
Bill hr111
Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Bill h2139
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Lions Clubs International.
Bill h3269
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services.
Bill h2492
To prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes.
Bill h835
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies.
Bill h1148
To prohibit commodities and securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress, to require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transactions, and for other purposes.
Bill h733
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, and for other purposes.
Bill h2447
To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines.
Bill h860
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.
Bill hj69
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Bill hr25
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home should not be further restricted.
Bill h1351
To amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to the methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System, and for other purposes.
Bill h1905
To strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities, and for other purposes.
Bill h674
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
Bill h1815
To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.
Bill h639
To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country.
Bill h24
To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Bill h1380
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation.
Bill h1297
To appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services.

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