H.R. 1445, the "Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010," which directed the United States Postal Service to issue and sell, at a premium, a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp
H.R. 3562, which designated a federally occupied building as the James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore Federal Building
H.R. 3940, which delayed the minimum wage increases scheduled to take effect in American Samoa and in the Commonwealth of the Marianas Islands
H.R. 3978, the "First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act," which authorized the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accept and use gifts to the Department's Center for Domestic Preparedness for first responder terrorism preparedness and response training
H.R. 4505, which allowed State homes constructed with Veterans Administration (VA) grants to provide nursing home care to parents of children who died while serving in the Armed Forces
H.R. 4667, the "Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010," which provided for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for the beneficiaries of veterans' disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation equal to the Social Security COLA
H.R. 5682, which allowed active duty members of the Armed Forces who are assigned to a congressional liaison office to use the House of Representative exercise facility; establishes a revolving fund in the Treasury for the House of Representatives Child Care Center; and makes the Chief Administrative Officer of the House responsible for House furniture
H.R. 6190, the "Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part III," which extended through December 31, 2010, authorities to collect taxes that fund the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, make expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and make grants to airports under the Airport Improvement Program
S. 3814, the "National Flood Insurance Program Reextension Act of 2010," which authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into new contracts for flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program and to borrow from the Treasury under the Program through September 30, 2011
S. 3839, which extended the authorizations of certain Small Business Administration (SBA) programs until January 31, 2011 Source
The President, in the evening, attended a DNC dinner at a private residence in Washington, DC.
The President attended a Democratic National Committee (DNC) Gen44 event at Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Constitution Hall in Washington D.C.
The President applauded the United Nations Human Rights Council's establishment of the first-ever UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of assembly and association. The United States co-sponsored the resolution creating the mechanism with a broad cross-regional group of 62 countries, including original co-sponsors the Czech Republic, Indonesia, Lithuania, the Maldives, Mexico and Nigeria. Source
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice fined BP PLC $15 million for Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City refinery. The fine was the largest civil Clean Air Act penalty given to a U.S. facility, resulted from a settlement between the EPA and BP and subject to court approval. Source
The Obama Administration's bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform held a meeting on Capitol Hill. Video
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