111th Congress / Bills
See also: Most-voted-on bills in the 111th Congress.
| Bill | Title |
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| Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. | |
| Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. | |
| Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability. | |
| Urging the President to designate 2009 as the "Year of the Military Family". | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Supporting the goals and objectives of a National Military Appreciation Month. | |
| Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014. | |
| Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses. | |
| Honoring the 20th anniversary of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in the Nation's Capital and its transition to the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure on June 6, 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing the 61st anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel. | |
| Recognizing the historical and national significance of the many contributions of John William Heisman to the sport of football. | |
| Recognizing the significance of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. | |
| Directing the Architect of the Capitol to engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the National Motto of "In God We Trust" in the Capitol Visitor Center. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Directing the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes. | |
| Congratulating the first graduating class of the United States Air Force Academy on their 50th graduation anniversary and recognizing their contributions to the Nation. | |
| Supporting National Men's Health Week. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress that China release democratic activist Liu Xiaobo from imprisonment. | |
| Expressing support for designation of September 23, 2009, as "National Job Corps Day". | |
| Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture. | |
| Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of historic events in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. | |
| Proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United States posthumously. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| To honor the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the United States, and for other purposes. | |
| Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, 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. | |
| 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. | |
| To provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis. | |
| To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to allow the United States Postal Service to pay its share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund. | |
| To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes. | |
| 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. | |
| To amend title 44, United States Code, to require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations. | |
| To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission. | |
| To provide for payment of an administrative fee to public housing agencies to cover the costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. | |
| To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under that Act, to make corrections in the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses under that Act, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in California. | |
| To establish the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission. | |
| A bill to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program. | |
| To provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. | |
| To grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. | |
| To reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury and ensure accountability under such Program. | |
| To assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries the activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes. | |
| To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the "William C. Tallent Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic". | |
| To provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans. | |
| To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes. | |
| To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. | |
| To protect seniors in the United States from elder abuse by establishing specialized elder abuse prosecution and research programs and activities to aid victims of elder abuse, to provide training to prosecutors and other law enforcement related to elder abuse prevention and protection, to establish programs that provide for emergency crisis response teams to combat elder abuse, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children. | |
| To reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, and for other purposes. | |
| To assist citizens, public and private institutions, and governments at all levels in planning, interpreting, and protecting sites where historic battles were fought on American soil during the armed conflicts that shaped the growth and development of the United States, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish a program of research, recovery, and other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter. | |
| To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight, or denied a right, benefit, or privilege, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint project at the Library of Congress and the National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for the conveyance of parcels of land to Mantua, Box Elder County, Utah. | |
| 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. | |
| To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges. | |
| To authorize the Secretary, in cooperation with the City of San Juan Capistrano, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of an advanced water treatment plant facility and recycled water system, and for other purposes. | |
| To help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips. | |
| To strengthen efforts in the Department of Homeland Security to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material, and for other purposes. | |
| To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. | |
| To validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes. | |
| To promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse". | |
| To designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse". | |
| To expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve, and for other purposes. | |
| To require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2010 through 2012, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 East 3rd Street in Jamestown, New York, as the "Stan Lundine Post Office Building". | |
| To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands. | |
| To authorize higher education curriculum development and graduate training in advanced energy and green building technologies. | |
| To amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 601 8th Street in Freedom, Pennsylvania, as the "John Scott Challis, Jr. Post Office". | |
| A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to improve the management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying work-study activities under title 38, United States Code. | |
| To provide for the administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. | |
| 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. | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the enforcement through the Office of Special Counsel of the employment and reemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies, and for other purposes. | |
| Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| To prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability. | |
| To authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the Blue Ridge Parkway from the Town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide an annual grant to facilitate an iron working training program for Native Americans. | |
| To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes. | |
| To implement a National Water Research and Development Initiative, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, to provide certain veterans with employment training assistance. | |
| To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors. | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, Missouri, as the "Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building". | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 112 South 5th Street in Saint Charles, Missouri, as the "Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building". | |
| To make amendments to the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992. | |
| To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Arnold Palmer in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf. | |
| To require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable. | |
| To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. | |
| To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the distribution of the drug dextromethorphan, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the exchange of certain land in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 West Main Street in McLain, Mississippi, as the "Major Ed W. Freeman Post Office". | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the amount payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services. | |
| To make technical corrections to the laws affecting certain administrative authorities of the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, and for other purposes. | |
| To reauthorize and reform the national service laws. | |
| To authorize a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for the sale of the Federal Government's reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association under the Act of January 23, 1909. | |
| To authorize the Attorney General to limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance on or after September 1, 2008. | |
| To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3245 Latta Road in Rochester, New York, as the "Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building". | |
| To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a privacy official within each component of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for a program of research, development, and demonstration on natural gas vehicles. | |
| To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards. | |
| To structure Coast Guard acquisition processes and policies, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities. | |
| To prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for the replacement of lost income for employees of the House of Representatives who are members of a reserve component of the armed forces who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the federally occupied building located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, SW., Canton, Ohio, as the "Ralph Regula Federal Building and United States Courthouse". | |
| To establish a committee under the National Science and Technology Council with the responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for the establishment of a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation that can strengthen the domestic science and technology enterprise and support United States foreign policy goals. | |
| To require the Attorney General to make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local governments to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs. | |
| To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. | |
| To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration. | |
| To reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. | |
| To make technical corrections to the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 North West Street in Somerville, Tennessee, as the "John S. Wilder Post Office Building". | |
| To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Small Business Act to modify certain provisions relating to women's business centers, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Small Business Act to modernize Small Business Development Centers, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Memorial, to establish the World War I centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize democratic, economic, and social development assistance for Pakistan, to authorize security assistance for Pakistan, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the Attorney General to make an annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children, and for other purposes. | |
| To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility and suitability of constructing a storage reservoir, outlet works, and a delivery system for the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation in the State of California to provide a water supply for domestic, municipal, industrial, and agricultural purposes, and for other purposes. | |
| To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 11th Avenue South in Nampa, Idaho, as the "Herbert A Littleton Postal Station". | |
| To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to conduct a Joint Venture Program to protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private lands, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Transportation Security Administration's programs relating to the provision of transportation security, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 140 Merriman Road in Garden City, Michigan, as the "John J. Shivnen Post Office Building". | |
| To authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the historic and first lunar landing by humans in 1969, to award gold medals on behalf of the United States Congress to Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon; Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., the pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk on the moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 mission's command module; and, the first American to orbit the Earth, John Herschel Glenn, Jr. | |
| To amend title 5, United States Code, to make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, enacted by the Congressional Review Act. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1300 Matamoros Street in Laredo, Texas, as the "Laredo Veterans Post Office". | |
| Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the "George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse". | |
| To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program, and for other purposes. | |
| To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19190 Cochran Boulevard FRNT in Port Charlotte, Florida, as the "Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm Post Office Building". | |
| To authorize a national cooperative geospatial imagery program through the United States Geological Survey to promote use of remote sensing data. | |
| To designate the Federal building located at 844 North Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the "William O. Lipinski Federal Building". | |
| To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. | |
| A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide financial support for the operation of the law library of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the designation of National Environmental Research Parks by the Secretary of Energy, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes. | |
| To accelerate motor fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives to registered owners of high polluting automobiles to replace such automobiles with new fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles. | |
| To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to enhance the security of public water systems, and to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to enhance the security of wastewater treatment works, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| To reinstitute and update the Pay-As-You-Go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration. | |
| To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. | |
| To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office". | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 115 West Edward Street in Erath, Louisiana, as the "Conrad DeRouen, Jr. Post Office". | |
| To provide special pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 867 Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, as the "Lim Poon Lee Post Office". | |
| To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, Colorado, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide clarification relating to the authority of the United States Postal Service to accept donations as an additional source of funding for commemorative plaques. | |
| To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, as the "Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic". | |
| Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for a program of research, development, demonstration and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy. | |
| To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and to prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions. | |
| To promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 South Gulling Street in Portola, California, as the "Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building". | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| To restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 46, United States Code, to establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve airline safety and pilot training, and for other purposes. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| To reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, as the "Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building". | |
| To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. | |
| To guide and provide for United States research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs. | |
| To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title XVIII to provide for the application of a consistent Medicare part B premium for all Medicare beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner for 2010. | |
| To amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. to establish a Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Microloan Program, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 North Main Street in Smithfield, Utah, as the "W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building". | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Darrow Road in Stow, Ohio, as the "Corporal Joseph A. Tomci Post Office Building". | |
| To amend sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve programs providing access to capital under such Acts, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Servicemember Civil Relief Act, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the Medicare SGR payment system for physicians and to reinstitute and update the Pay-As-You-Go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration. | |
| To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Recognizing the significant contribution coaches make in the life of children who participate in organized sports and supporting the goals and ideals of National Coaches Appreciation Week. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month. | |
| Expressing support for designation of January 28, 2009, as "National Data Privacy Day". | |
| Recognizing Israel's right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza, reaffirming the United States' strong support for Israel, and supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. | |
| Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs which that committee may authorize, and for other purposes. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month 2009. | |
| Recognizing the efforts of those who serve their communities on Martin Luther King Day and promoting the holiday as a day of national service. | |
| Raising awareness and promoting education on the criminal justice system by establishing March as "National Criminal Justice Month". | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 384) to reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury and ensure accountability under such Program. | |
| Expressing support for designation of the week of February 2 through February 6, 2009, as "National School Counseling Week". | |
| Commending the University of Florida Gators for winning the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game. | |
| Recognizing and commending University of Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford for winning the 2008 Heisman Trophy and for his academic and athletic accomplishments. | |
| Recognizing and commending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and Cornell University for the success of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, on the 5th anniversary of the Rovers' successful landing. | |
| Recognizing the need to continue research into the causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, and for other purposes. | |
| Congratulating the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, for more than 100 years of service and leadership to the United States. | |
| Raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing January 2009 as "National Stalking Awareness Month". | |
| Recognizing the significance of Black History Month. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 181) to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Supporting the mission and goals of 2009 National Crime Victims' Rights week to increase public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of victims and survivors of crime in the United States, and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Girls and Women in Sports Day". | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week, and for other purposes. | |
| Calling on Brazil in accordance with its obligations under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to obtain, as a matter of extreme urgency, the return of Sean Goldman to his father David Goldman in the United States; urging the governments of all countries that are partners with the United States to the Hague Convention to fulfill their obligations to return abducted children to the United States; and recommending that all other nations, including Japan, that have unresolved international child abduction cases join the Hague Convention and establish procedures to promptly and equitably address the tragedy of international child abductions. | |
| Honoring Miami University for its 200 years of commitment to extraordinary higher education. | |
| Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit to India, and the positive influence that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi had on Dr. King's work during the Civil Rights Movement. | |
| Commemorating the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln on the bicentennial of his birth. | |
| Raising a question of the privileges of the House. | |
| Designating March 2, 2009, as "Read Across America Day". | |
| Commending the University of Southern California Trojan football team for its victory in the 2009 Rose Bowl. | |
| Honoring John D. Dingell for holding the record as the longest serving member of the House of Representatives. | |
| Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1) making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| 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. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of the third annual America Saves Week. | |
| Expressing support for designation of the week of March 1 through March 8, 2009, as "School Social Work Week". | |
| Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill(H.R. 1105) making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| Raising a question of the privileges of the House. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1106) to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability. | |
| Recognizing and honoring the employees of the Department of Homeland Security on its sixth anniversary for their continuous efforts to keep the Nation safe. | |
| Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's basketball team (the "Lady Vols") and Head Coach Pat Summitt on her 1000th victory. | |
| Recognizing Beverly Eckert's service to the Nation and particularly to the survivors and families of the September 11, 2001, attacks. | |
| Congratulating the American Dental Association for its 150th year of working to improve the public's oral health and promoting dentistry, supporting initiatives to improve access to oral health care services for all Americans, and emphasizing the benefits of prevention of disease through support of community prevention initiatives and promotion of good oral hygiene. | |
| Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1106) to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that providing breakfast in schools through the National School Breakfast Program has a positive impact on classroom performance. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month. | |
| Raising a question of the privileges of the House. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Supporting the designation of Pi Day, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing the plight of the Tibetan people on the 50th anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama being forced into exile and calling for a sustained multilateral effort to bring about a durable and peaceful solution to the Tibet issue. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Recognizing the historical significance of the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo. | |
| To support the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1388) to reauthorize and reform the national service laws. | |
| Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. | |
| Supporting efforts to reduce infant mortality in the United States. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Recognizing the establishment of Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and the contributions of those programs efforts to decrease hunger and help feed those in need. | |
| Recognizing the 188th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy. | |
| Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress. | |
| Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 146) to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1404) to authorize a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. | |
| Raising a question of the privileges of the House. | |
| Honoring the lives, and mourning the loss, of Sergeant Mark Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and Officer John Hege, members of the Oakland Police Department in California who were brutally slain in the line of duty. | |
| Recognizing the crucial role of assistance dogs in helping wounded veterans live more independent lives, expressing gratitude to The Tower of Hope, and supporting the goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1388) to reauthorize and reform the national service laws. | |
| Recognizing May 25, 2009, as National Missing Children's Day. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 4 through 10, 2009, and throughout the year. | |
| Congratulating Camp Dudley YMCA of Westport, New York, on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. | |
| Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 85) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1664) to amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards. | |
| Raising a question of the privileges of the House. | |
| Providing for further consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 85) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014. | |
| Recognizing the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri, as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing the anniversary of the tragic accident of the steamboat ship SS Sultana. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of National Volunteer Week. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of National Community College Month. | |
| Commending the University of Connecticut Huskies for their historic win in the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. | |
| Congratulating the University of North Carolina men's basketball team for winning the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship. | |
| Honoring the life and accomplishments of Harry Kalas for his invaluable contributions to the national past-time of baseball, the community, and the Nation. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Youth Service Days. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| Urging all Americans and people of all nationalities to visit the national cemeteries, memorials, and markers on Memorial Day. | |
| Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. | |
| Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the National Eye Institute (NEI) and expressing support for designation of 2010 through 2020 as the "Decade of Vision". | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of National Train Day. | |
| Congratulating the University of Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling team on winning the 2009 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships. | |
| Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 13) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1913) to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing Armed Forces Day and the exemplary service of the members of the United States Armed Forces. | |
| Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the election of Margaret Thatcher as the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain. | |
| Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 627) to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift's success. | |
| Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1728) to amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of "IEEE Engineering the Future" Day on May 13, 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| Celebrating the symbol of the United States flag and supporting the goals and ideals of Flag Day. | |
| Recognizing and commending the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on its 75th year anniversary. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2187) to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing condolences to the citizens of Italy and support for the Government of Italy in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region of central Italy. | |
| Providing for passage of the bill (H.R. 2101) to promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2346) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| Honoring the historical contributions of Catholic sisters in the United States. | |
| Recognizing the importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its positive effect on the lives of low income children and families. | |
| Recognizing the remarkable contributions of the American Council of Engineering Companies for its 100 years of service to the engineering industry and the Nation. | |
| Recognizing the significant accomplishments of the AmeriCorps and encouraging all citizens to join in a national effort to salute AmeriCorps members and alumni, and raise awareness about the importance of national and community service. | |
| Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. | |
| Providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 627) to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2352) to amend the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing support for designation of "National Safety Month". | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 915) to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2009 through 2012, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. | |
| Honoring the life of Wayman Lawrence Tisdale and expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on his passing. | |
| Expressing sympathy to the victims, families, and friends of the tragic act of violence at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq, on May 11, 2009. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2200) to authorize the Transportation Security Administration's programs relating to the provision of transportation security, and for other purposes. | |
| Celebrating the goals and ideals of "Black Music Month". | |
| Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the State News at Michigan State University. | |
| Recognizing the twentieth anniversary of the suppression of protesters and citizens in and around Tiananmen Square in Beijing, People's Republic of China, on June 3 and 4, 1989 and expressing sympathy to the families of those killed, tortured, and imprisoned in connection with the democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and other parts of China on June 3 and 4, 1989 and thereafter. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 31) to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1385) 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. | |
| Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. | |
| Directing the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to report to the House of Representatives on the actions the Committee has taken concerning any misconduct of Members and employees of the House in connection with activities of the PMA Group. | |
| Condemning the murder of Dr. George Tiller, who was shot to death at his church on May 31, 2009. | |
| Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month. | |
| Congratulating the University of Washington women's softball team for winning the 2009 Women's College World Series. | |
| Impeaching Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, for high crimes and misdemeanors. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1886) to authorize democratic, economic, and social development assistance for Pakistan, to authorize security assistance for Pakistan, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2410) to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, and for other purposes. | |
| Condemning the violent attack on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 10, 2009 and honoring the bravery and dedication of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum employees and security personnel. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Children and Families Day". | |
| Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the catastrophic explosion at the ConAgra Foods plant in Garner, North Carolina, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing support for designation of June as "Home Safety Month". | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2847) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2346) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2847) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Supporting the increased understanding of, and interest in, computer science and computing careers among the public and in schools, and to ensure an ample and diverse future technology workforce through the designation of National Computer Science Education Week. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2918) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, and for other purposes. | |
| Congratulating Syracuse University for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament. | |
| Congratulating the 2008-2009 National Basketball Association Champions, the Los Angeles Lakers, on an outstanding and historic season. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2647) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2892) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2996) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2454) to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. | |
| Recognizing and celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the entry of Hawaii into the Union as the 50th State. | |
| Celebrating the Fortieth Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing the profound sympathies of the House of Representatives for the victims of the tragic Metrorail accident on Monday, June 22, 2009, and for their families, friends, and associates. | |
| Congratulating the Louisiana State University baseball team for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I College World Series. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3081) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3082) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3170) making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3183) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing that country music has made a tremendous contribution to American life and culture and declaring country music to be a uniquely American art form. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1018) to amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to improve the management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes. | |
| Congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on 98 years of serving local communities and enriching the lives of collegiate men throughout the Nation. | |
| Recognizing the distinguished history of the Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2920) to reinstitute and update the Pay-As-You-Go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3288) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3293) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3326) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2749) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month. | |
| Acknowledging and congratulating Western Wyoming Community College in Southwest Wyoming on the occasion of its 50th anniversary of service to the students and citizens of the State of Wyoming. | |
| Expressing support for designation of the week beginning on November 9, 2009, as National School Psychology Week. | |
| To recognize the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve as a unique and precious ecosystem. | |
| A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of October 18, 2009, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. | |
| Calling on the Government of Sri Lanka to address the human rights and humanitarian needs of its civilian internally displaced Tamil population currently living in government-run camps by working with the United Nations and the international community to implement a process of release and resettlement of such internally displaced persons (IDPs), and allowing foreign aid groups to provide relief and resources throughout the process. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001. | |
| Expressing support for designation of a "National Firefighters Memorial Day" to honor and celebrate the firefighters of the United States. | |
| Honoring President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on "Dedication Day", November 19, 2009. | |
| Honoring President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on "Dedication Day", November 19, 2009. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3221) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 324) to establish the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. | |
| Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as "National Work and Family Month". | |
| Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2918) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the vast contributions of Hispanic Americans to the strength and culture of the United States. | |
| Honoring the 2560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and recognizing his invaluable contributions to philosophy and social and political thought. | |
| Commemorating the canonization of Father Damien de Veuster, SS.CC. to sainthood. | |
| Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3183) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Honoring the people of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Flight 93 Ambassadors for their efforts in creating the Flight 93 temporary memorial and encouraging the completion of the National Park Service Flight 93 National Memorial by the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and enhancing the state of cyber security in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of the sixth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month. | |
| Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing sympathy for the citizens of the Philippines dealing with Tropical Storm Ketsana and Typhoon Parma. | |
| Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1016, with amendment. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1035, with an amendment. | |
| Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2647) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to provide special pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing support for designation of October 2009 as "National Principals Month". | |
| Mourning the loss of life caused by the earthquakes and tsunamis that occurred on September 29, 2009, in American Samoa, Samoa, and Tonga. | |
| Congratulating the Northwestern University Wildcats on winning the 2009 NCAA women's lacrosse championship, and to commend Northwestern University for its pursuit of athletic and academic excellence. | |
| Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2892) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2442) to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing support for Teen Read Week. | |
| Recognizing Kentucky Wesleyan College for over 150 years of service as an institution of higher education. | |
| Welcoming to the United States and to Washington, DC, His All Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch on his current trip on October 20, 2009, through November 6, 2009. | |
| Condemning the illegal extraction of Madagascar's natural resources. | |
| Expressing support for designation of November 29, 2009, as "Drive Safer Sunday". | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3585) to guide and provide for United States research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3619) to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing Weber State University for the 120th anniversary of its founding as an institution of higher education. | |
| Recognizing the Commissioning of the USS New York LPD 21. | |
| Congratulating the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) on its 40th anniversary and recognizing its significant accomplishments and contributions. | |
| Recognizing the scourge of pneumonia, urging the United States and the world to mobilize cooperation and focus resources to fight pneumonia and save children's lives, and recognizing November 2 as World Pneumonia Da. | |
| Expressing support for designation of a National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the stories of the men and women who served our nation in times of war and conflict. | |
| Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the "Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict" in multilateral fora. | |
| Honoring and recognizing the service and achievements of current and former female members of the Armed Forces. | |
| Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2996) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008. | |
| Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Family Literacy Day. | |
| Recognizing the efforts of postsecondary institutions offering career and technical education to educate and train workers for positions in high-demand industries. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3639) to amend the Credit Card Accountablity Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2868) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing the gratitude of the House of Representatives for the service to our Nation of the Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California on October 29, 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the remarkable events leading to the end of the Cold War and the creation of a Europe, whole, free, and at peace. | |
| Congratulating the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series Champions, the New York Yankees. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2781) to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3791) to amend sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to designate certain land components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives. | |
| A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2105 East Cook Street in Springfield, Illinois, as the "Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr. Post Office Building". | |
| A bill to postpone the DTV transition date. | |
| A bill to postpone the DTV transition date. | |
| A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of Public Law 110-343) to provide the Special Inspector General with additional authorities and responsibilities, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2009, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, to codify increases in the rates of such compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to improve the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to authorize a major medical facility project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability. | |
| A bill to establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the United States. | |
| A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 60 School Street, Orchard Park, New York, as the "Jack F. Kemp Post Office Building". | |
| A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office". | |
| An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to include in the Federal charter of the Reserve Officers Association leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws. | |
| A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill to amend title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS. | |
| A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans, to improve the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes. | |
| An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. | |
| A concurrent resolution commending the Bureau of Labor Statistics on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. | |
| A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate, and a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. | |
| A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to former Senator Edward Brooke. | |
| A concurrent resolution encouraging the Government of Iran to allow Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd to reunite with their families in the United States as soon as possible. | |
| A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. |
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