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James P. Moran Democrat U.S. Representative 8th Of VIRGINIA
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MORAN, James P., a Representative from Virginia; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., May 16, 1945; B.A., College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass., 1967; attended the Bernard Baruch School of Finance, City University of New York, New York, N.Y., 1967-1968; M.P.A., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1970; attended the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1978; investment banker; comptroller and budget analyst, United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1968-1974; policy specialist, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 1974-1976; staff member, United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, 1976-1979; member of the Alexandria, Va., city council, 1979-1982; vice mayor of Alexandria, Va., 1982-1984; mayor of Alexandria, Va., 1985-1990; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-present).

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Washington Address: 2239 Rayburn House Office Building
Phone: 202-225-4376
Fax: 202-225-0017
Web site: http://www.moran.house.gov

Related Bill(s)
AsSponsor
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 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 h3359
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to restrict the use of exotic and non-domesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions.
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 h2521
To reduce human exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and for other purposes.
Bill h2334
To amend the Public Health Service Act to specifically include, in programs of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, programs to research, prevent, and treat the harmful consequences of pathological and other problem gambling, and for other purposes.
Bill h1628
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a retail tax on disposable carryout bags, and for other purposes.
Bill h1492
To provide for mandatory training for Federal Government supervisors and the assessment of management competencies.
Bill h1429
To provide for the compensation of furloughed Federal employees.
Bill h819
To prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns.
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 hr84
Commemorating 100 years of natural resource conservation achievements made possible through the vision and leadership of Representative John W. Weeks and the enactment of the Weeks Act in 1911.
AsCo-Sponsor
Bill h5789
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a certain interim final or final rule regarding nutrition programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.
Bill h4082
To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to require the President to transmit the annual budget of the Social Security Administration without revisions to Congress, and for other purposes.
Bill h3307
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the renewable energy credit.
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 h1244
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes.
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 hr644
Recognizing National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 2012.
Bill h5186
To prevent excessive speculation in energy commodities, and for other purposes.
Bill h4972
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label of drugs intended for human use to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient.
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 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 h3798
To provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens, and for other purposes.
Bill h3658
To strengthen implementation of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005, and for other purposes.
Bill h3526
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve women's health by prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, and for other purposes.
Bill h3395
To enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for concrete masonry products.
Bill h3242
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content.
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 h2697
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear, 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 h1955
To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, burns, infection, tumor, or disease.
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 h1672
To expand the research and awareness activities of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to scleroderma, and for other purposes.
Bill h1489
To repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called "Glass-Steagall Act", and for other purposes.
Bill h1449
To protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
Bill h890
To allow for the enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims.
Bill h631
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees.
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 hr608
Honoring the life and work of Arab-American writer Ameen Rihani and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first Arab-American novel, "The Book of Khalid", by Ameen Rihani.
Bill h4350
To ensure that certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations, and for other purposes.
Bill h4306
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the importation, exportation, transportation, and sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes.
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 h3497
To promote the development of meaningful treatments for patients.
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 h2030
To establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure, and for other purposes.
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 h1085
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to eliminate the abstinence-only education program.
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 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 h4192
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to provide for the trial of covered persons detained in the United States pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force and to repeal the requirement for military custody.
Bill h3886
To expand the workforce of veterinarians specialized in the care and conservation of wild animals and their ecosystems, and to develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine.
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 h3596
To require a publicly available a list of all employers that relocate a call center overseas and to make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans and to require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications.
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 h2866
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive for the installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property.
Bill h2746
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide for coverage of oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications.
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 h2359
To amend title VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safe use of cosmetics, and for other purposes.
Bill h2310
To provide for equal access to COBRA continuation coverage.
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 h1842
To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
Bill h1733
To amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing, and for other purposes.
Bill h1426
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.
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 h1066
To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty.
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 hj81
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Bill hj47
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
Bill hr564
Recognizing the critical importance of the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), formerly called the food stamp program.
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 hc101
Expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement.
Bill h4170
To increase purchasing power, strengthen economic recovery, and restore fairness in financing higher education in the United States through student loan forgiveness, caps on interest rates on Federal student loans, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers, and for other purposes.
Bill h3612
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, and for other purposes.
Bill h3364
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care.
Bill h3357
To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.
Bill h3324
To provide for the reduction of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and the promotion of healthy relationships, and for other purposes.
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 h2315
To promote the economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through their increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations where they currently represent 25 percent or less of the workforce.
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 hr351
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease.
Bill hr177
Expressing support for internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka that are necessary to ensure a lasting peace.
Bill h4318
To prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine.
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 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 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 h2152
To reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes.
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 h1417
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to use only human-based methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of severe combat injuries.
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 hc106
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
Bill h4609
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to benefits under such title.
Bill h3702
To clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and for other purposes.
Bill h3286
To promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes.
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 h1940
To ensure compliance with the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by countries with which the United States enjoys reciprocal obligations, to establish procedures for the prompt return of children abducted to other countries, and for other purposes.
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 h1515
To provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements.
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 h1057
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education.
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 h4087
To provide for the development and dissemination of best practices to ensure that visually-impaired and blind individuals in the United States have safe, consistent, reliable, and independent access to the information in prescription drug labeling.
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 h2288
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for certain treatment of autism under TRICARE.
Bill h2194
To provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes.
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 h1236
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced domestically by certain small producers.
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 h4344
To authorize the Secretary of State to assist the International Commission on Missing Persons to establish a permanent and international legal status with the immunities required for operations globally, to continue the financial support of the United States of the ICMP in their work to assist governments and other authorities in locating and identifying persons missing as a result of conflicts or natural or man-made disasters, to support the investigation of genocide and mass atrocities, and for other purposes.
Bill h3903
To reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers.
Bill h3187
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March of Dimes Foundation.
Bill h2981
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the 1-year deadline for application for asylum in the United States.
Bill h1897
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people living with Alzheimer's disease.
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 h327
To amend the definition of a law enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to ensure the inclusion of certain positions.
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 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 hr576
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China has violated internationally recognized human rights by implementing severe restrictions on the rights of Uyghurs to freely associate and engage in religious and political speech, subjecting detained Uyghurs to torture and forced confessions, carrying out extrajudicial killings against Uyghur dissidents, and pressuring other governments to unlawfully return Uyghurs to China, where they face mistreatment and persecution.
Bill hr130
Expressing support for designation of the fourth Friday of March as "Cesar E. Chavez Day".
Bill hr605
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.
Bill h2957
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice.
Bill h2695
To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and intensify programs of the National Institutes of Health with respect to translational research and related activities concerning Down syndrome, 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 hr246
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Celiac Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
Bill h4277
To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.
Bill h4063
To repeal section 512 of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 which relates to carrying certain weapons in National Parks.
Bill h3881
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide authority for immigration judges to terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with mental disabilities, 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 h3704
To amend the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes.
Bill h3553
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that food that contains a genetically engineered material, or that is produced with a genetically engineered material, be labeled accordingly.
Bill h3485
To provide certain benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.
Bill h3151
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow employees leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and to include leave to care for domestic partners under the Act, and for other purposes.
Bill h2960
To amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes.
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 h2376
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human stem cell research, including human embryonic stem cell research, and for other purposes.
Bill h2185
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States' historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture.
Bill h1845
To provide for a study on issues relating to access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for Medicare beneficiaries in all care settings and a demonstration project to examine the benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer IVIG in the home.
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 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 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 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 h303
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt.
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 hr333
Welcoming and commending the Government of Japan for extending an official apology to all United States former prisoners of war from the Pacific War and establishing in 2010 a visitation program to Japan for surviving veterans, family members, and descendants.
Bill hr312
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions.
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 h3795
To establish a grant program to preserve the legacy and ideals of Muhammad Ali and promote global respect, understanding, and communication, and for other purposes.
Bill h2809
To amend the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 to improve the microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program, to establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship in the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
Bill h2366
To establish a program for State licensing of Internet poker, and for other purposes.
Bill h2362
To facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises.
Bill h1919
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders.
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 hc40
Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.
Bill h4173
To direct the President of the United States to appoint a high-level United States representative or special envoy for Iran for the purpose of ensuring that the United States pursues all diplomatic avenues to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, to avoid a war with Iran, and for other purposes.
Bill h2607
To provide protection for children affected by the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes.
Bill h2239
To expand the research activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders, 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 h3334
To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers, to provide for the establishment of a Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program, and for other purposes.
Bill h2547
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental education, and for other purposes.
Bill h2144
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to codify the cooperative agreement, known as the Health Technologies program, under which the United States Agency for International Development supports the development of technologies for global health, and for other purposes.
Bill h2032
To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits by federally-funded entities involving such residents and in Department of Justice actions that could result in an agreement to move such a resident from that resident's facility.
Bill h1564
To establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays.
Bill h1385
To repeal the sugar price support program and marketing allotments for sugar, and for other purposes.
Bill h1171
To reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act.
Bill h912
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States the option to increase screening in the United States population for the prevention, early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer.
Bill h601
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies.
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 h2659
To establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, 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 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 h1084
To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.
Bill h949
To authorize assistance to aid in the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula in foreign countries, 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 h458
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make available information on equality in school athletic programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h3653
To establish a commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect.
Bill h3568
To improve Indian education, and for other purposes.
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 h948
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the provision of behavioral health services to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-deployment readiness and fitness standards, and for other purposes.
Bill h870
To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.
Bill h2554
To prohibit firearms trafficking.
Bill h2234
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor.
Bill h651
To require the President to seek to negotiate and enter into a bilateral status of forces agreement with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Bill h3064
To provide for improvements in the Federal hiring process, and for other purposes.
Bill h1895
To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to extend, enhance, and revise the provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and to establish certain other protections for personal information of children and minors.
Bill h1739
To repeal the Federal sugar program.
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 h4105
To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.
Bill h4011
To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture.
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 h3572
To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
Bill h3510
To reauthorize the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, and for other purposes.
Bill h3465
To protect inventoried roadless areas in the National Forest System.
Bill h3460
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow temporarily a reduced rate of tax with respect to repatriated foreign earnings.
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 h3398
To authorize the restoration of the Klamath Basin and the settlement of the hydroelectric licensing of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project in accordance with the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement in the public interest and the interest of the United States, and for other purposes.
Bill h3394
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy credit for microturbine property.
Bill h3325
To create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined requirements, and for other purposes.
Bill h3313
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain trading transactions.
Bill h3300
To establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty which will create and carry out a national plan to cut poverty in America in half in ten years.
Bill h3297
To temporarily expand the (V) nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before January 12, 2010.
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 h3186
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce tobacco smuggling, and for other purposes.
Bill h3178
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require persons to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for persons who misclassify employees as non-employees, and for other purposes.
Bill h3129
To establish the Family Foreclosure Rescue Corporation to provide emergency relief to refinance home mortgages of homeowners in foreclosure or default.
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 h3097
To partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn inventories are low.
Bill h3083
To amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the eligibility period for supplemental security income benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and for other purposes.
Bill h3077
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that customers have the right to immediately close any account at any insured depository institutions on demand, without cost to the consumer, that consumers receive any balance in their account immediately, and for other purposes.
Bill h3012
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.
Bill h2982
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include human trafficking as a part 1 violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
Bill h2931
To amend title 31, United States Code, to eliminate the statutory cap on the public debt and to place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued.
Bill h2830
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
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 h2801
To establish a task force for the purpose of studying and making recommendations to prevent and combat internet-facilitated human trafficking.
Bill h2786
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social service agencies with the resources to provide services to meet the unique needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life.
Bill h2763
To amend section 402(a)(2)(M) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend by two years the special rule relating to eligibility for benefits under the supplemental security income program for certain aliens and victims of trafficking.
Bill h2744
To pay personnel compensation and benefits for employees of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Bill h2738
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program of awarding grants to owners or operators of water systems to increase resiliency or adaptability of the systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a region of the United States.
Bill h2669
To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.
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 h2643
To provide for medical neutrality and to establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality, and for other purposes.
Bill h2580
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress posthumously to Father Mychal Judge, O.F.M., beloved Chaplain of the Fire Department of New York who passed away as the first recorded victim of the September 11, 2001, attacks in recognition of his example to the Nation of selfless dedication to duty and compassion for one's fellow citizens.
Bill h2544
To increase the statutory limit on the public debt, increase job creation, and reduce projected medium and long-term Federal budget deficits and debt.
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 h2501
To prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment.
Bill h2487
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate direct payments for the 2012 crop year.
Bill h2464
To authorize a program to provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents.
Bill h2342
To establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.
Bill h2306
To limit the application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marihuana, and for other purposes.
Bill h2242
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes.
Bill h2210
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals and certain computer-assisted remote hunting, and for other purposes.
Bill h2111
To ensure that proper information gathering and planning are undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River Basin in a manner that protects and enhances local communities, ensures effective expenditure of Federal resources, and maintains reasonably priced, reliable power, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to seek scientific analysis of Federal efforts to restore salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
Bill h2094
To amend title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to complete payments under such title to local educational agencies eligible for such payments within 3 fiscal years.
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 h2009
To amend the Clean Air Act to define next generation biofuel, and to allow States the option of not participating in the corn ethanol portions of the renewable fuel standard due to conflicts with agricultural, economic, energy, or environmental goals.
Bill h2005
To reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006.
Bill h1985
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for expenses in connection with the trade or business of selling marijuana intended for patients for medical purposes pursuant to State law.
Bill h1984
To amend title 31, United States Code, to allow States to certify a business as legitimate for purposes of a financial institution's suspicious activity reporting requirements, facilitate unambiguous compliance of such businesses with State law, and provide regulatory relief for financial institutions.
Bill h1983
To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.
Bill h1978
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the disclosure of certain tax return information for the purpose of missing or exploited children investigations.
Bill h1953
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration, 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 h1880
To require, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS, reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress towards achieving universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment, and for other purposes.
Bill h1878
To require that the same access to transportation and public accommodations that is afforded to individuals with disabilities who use service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act be afforded to certified trainers of service animals.
Bill h1852
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.
Bill h1834
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a temporary dividends received deduction for 2011 or 2012.
Bill h1831
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.
Bill h1825
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve commuting and transportation options.
Bill h1817
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for the development of State statistical literacy plans and to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants for statistics-related teacher professional development and the improvement of statistics education.
Bill h1811
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time National Guard duty.
Bill h1796
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.
Bill h1794
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs.
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 h1761
To reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, and for other purposes.
Bill h1735
To require the President to transmit to Congress a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of United States military and security operations in Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan.
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 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 h1642
To prevent the illegal sale of firearms.
Bill h1583
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the Secretary of the Treasury provide a Tax Receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return.
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 h1506
To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of a firearm or the issuance of firearms or explosives licenses to a known or suspected dangerous terrorist.
Bill h1488
To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
Bill h1475
To reform and modernize domestic refugee resettlement programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h1462
To address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community, and for other purposes.
Bill h1456
To reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act.
Bill h1406
To provide pet owners the ability to receive a copy of veterinary prescriptions, and for other purposes.
Bill h1352
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any new lease that authorizes the production of oil or natural gas under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to a person that does not renegotiate existing leases held by the person to incorporate limitations on royalty relief based on market price that are equal to or less than price thresholds that apply to other leases under that Act, and for other purposes.
Bill h1319
To promote the sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples in developing countries, and for other purposes.
Bill h1317
To discontinue Radio Marti and Television Marti broadcasts to Cuba.
Bill h1311
To provide for the coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance.
Bill h1291
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, 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 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 h1261
To establish an Office of the Federal Chief Technology Officer in the executive office of the President, and for other purposes.
Bill h1250
To express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity.
Bill h1234
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
Bill h1188
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate incentives for alcohol fuels.
Bill h1028
To provide for equal access to COBRA continuation coverage.
Bill h1027
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress posthumously to Father Mychal Judge, O.F.M., beloved Chaplain of the Fire Department of New York who passed away as the first recorded victim of the September 11, 2001, attacks in recognition of his example to the Nation of selfless dedication to duty and compassion for one's fellow citizens.
Bill h998
To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.
Bill h996
To limit the use of cluster munitions.
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 h961
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the prohibition on disrupting military funerals, 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 h884
Continuing appropriations of local funds of the District of Columbia during fiscal year 2011.
Bill h809
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights.
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 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 h687
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.
Bill h644
To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the roles and responsibilities of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Bill h623
To establish the National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws.
Bill h572
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain port authorities, and for other purposes.
Bill h553
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act regarding an endocrine disruptor screening program.
Bill h520
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.
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 h432
To ban the use of bisphenol A in food containers, and for other purposes.
Bill h418
To express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted and denied their rights in foreign countries on account of gender, and for other purposes.
Bill h414
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, and for other purposes.
Bill h402
To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes.
Bill h399
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence and to be exempted from the numerical limitations on H-1B nonimmigrants.
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 h276
To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for the transfer of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to certain dependents to be used for special education.
Bill h263
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to restrict the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory firearms, and for other purposes.
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 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 h83
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require the Attorney General to establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, to provide for grant funding to States for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, and to reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program.
Bill h73
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the "George Thomas 'Mickey' Leland Post Office Building".
Bill h65
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of smokeless tobacco products sold as discrete single-use units.
Bill h55
To authorize alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for new Metrorail capital projects in Northern Virginia and surrounding areas.
Bill h50
To reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, and the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.
Bill h12
To provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs.
Bill hj80
Limiting the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Bill hj78
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations.
Bill hr556
Condemning the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy.
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 hr481
Supporting the goals and ideals of "Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week".
Bill hr476
Recognizing the 30th anniversary of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD).
Bill hr454
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Community Gardening Awareness Month.
Bill hr452
Recognizing the importance labor unions play in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for more equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by everyday workers.
Bill hr433
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children in foster care awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, recognizing current programs and efforts designed to promote adoption, and encouraging people in the United States to seek improved safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
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 hr428
Recognizing the importance of acknowledging the contributions of Dominican-Americans to the United States.
Bill hr401
Observing the 20th anniversary of Ukrainian independence and expressing strong and continued support to the Ukrainian people for their efforts toward ensuring democratic principles, and for other purposes.
Bill hr379
Condemning the terror attacks on government buildings in Oslo, Norway, and a youth camp on Utoya Island, Norway, on July 22, 2011, and for other purposes.
Bill hr341
Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month".
Bill hr339
Expressing support for designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
Bill hr324
Welcoming and commending the Government of Japan for extending an official apology to all United States former prisoners of war from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan.
Bill hr309
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Animal Welfare Institute.
Bill hr295
Promoting increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable hospitalizations associated with this disease.
Bill hr283
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should takes steps to counter the growth in anti-Muslim sentiments, targeted rhetorical attacks, and violence against the Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian American communities.
Bill hr258
Honoring and supporting women in the Middle East and North Africa for their bravery and leadership and calling on the United States Government and the international community to recognize their vital role in democracy movements and promote the rights and empowerment of women and girls in the region.
Bill hr256
Expressing support for designation of the week of May 8, 2011, through May 14, 2011, as Williams Syndrome Awareness Week.
Bill hr240
Commending President Barack Obama and the men and women of the military and intelligence agencies for the successful completion of the operation that led to the death of Osama bin Laden.
Bill hr198
Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.
Bill hr148
Supporting the goals of International Women's Day.
Bill hr144
Acknowledging the 42nd anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress.
Bill hr103
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement with Turkey.
Bill hr100
Honoring the life of David Kato and all who are victims of violence in Uganda because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Bill hr90
Recognizing the 75th birthday of the Honorable Barbara Charline Jordan, American politician, leader of the Civil Rights movement, first African-American elected to the Texas Senate, first Southern black woman ever elected to the United States House of Representatives, inspirational figure in the Progressive movement, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award.
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 hr77
Expressing the solidarity of the House of Representatives with the families of the victims and those displaced by the heavy rains and widespread flooding in Colombia.
Bill hr64
Honoring the life and work of Robert Sargent Shriver.
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 hr36
Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
Bill hr35
Recognizing the anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives, and expressing continued solidarity with the Haitian people.
Bill hr34
Expressing condolences to and solidarity with the people of the Commonwealth of Australia as they struggle against deadly floods that began on December 24, 2010.
Bill hr20
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Bill hr11
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps and expressing support for designation of March 2011 as Peace Corps Month.
Bill hc78
Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month.
Bill hc62
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the dedication of Shenandoah National Park.
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 h3001
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.
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 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 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 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.

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