POLIS, JARED (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H779, H780, H786 [14FE], H926, H929 [15FE], H1067 [16FE], H1224, H1277 [18FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3669 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4743 [7JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3871, H3912 [1JN], H3946 [2JN]

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), consideration (H. Res. 150), H1639 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3076 [5MY]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2375 [6AP], H2507 [7AP]

———preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), consideration (H. Res. 203), H2348 [6AP]

EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), consideration (H. Res. 487), H8270 [8DE]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3132, H3140 [10MY]

———facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3076 [5MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5986 [8SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4390 [22JN]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H4487 [23JN]

———reform (H.R. 1249), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4390 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2950 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2950 [3MY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H6000 [8SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5986 [8SE]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7287 [3NO]

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7287 [3NO]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 129), H1472 [2MR]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4980 [13JY]

Taxation: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), H472 [25JA], H494 [26JA]

Articles and editorials

As Oil Industry Fights a Tax, It Reaps Subsidies (excerpt), David Kocieniewksi, New York (NY) Times, H3075 [5MY]

Court Rejects Suit Over Net-Neutrality Rules, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, H2309 [5AP]

Debt Ceiling Impasse Rattles Short-Term Credit Markets, Nelson D. Schwartz and Azam Ahmed, New York (NY) Times, H5743 [29JY]

Into Ignorance—Vote To Overturn an Aspect of Climate Science Marks a Worrying Trend in U.S. Congress, Nature (publication), H2347 [6AP]

Spending Cut Hokum—GOP Leaders Hyped Their Budget Savings (excerpt), Wall Street Journal, H2619 [13AP]

Truth, Still Inconvenient, Paul Krugman, New York (NY) Times, H2343, H2347 [6AP]

U.S. Said To Allow Drilling Without Needed Permits, Ian Urbina, New York (NY) Times, H3132 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3344 [23MY]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H4751 [7JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H2108 [30MR]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H6552 [4OC]

———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H6552 [4OC]

———restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H7331 [3NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3161 [10MY]

Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8262 [7DE]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H7208 [1NO]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H7397 [4NO]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H3755 [26MY]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H5901 [9AU]

Budget: constitutional amendment to establish a spending limit (see H.J. Res. 73), H5489 [25JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 81), H6977 [14OC] (see H.J. Res. 87), H7626 [15NO]

———make the Federal budget process more transparent and make future budgets more sustainable (see H.R. 1302), H2214 [31MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5399 [22JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 2127), H5936 [2SE]

Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H5150 [18JY]

Children and youth: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 788), H2605 [12AP]

———prepare disconnected youth for a competitive future by improving existing education, workforce, and support programs for high school dropouts (see H.R. 2358), H4573 [24JN]

———promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H507 [26JA]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H2409 [6AP]

———require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]

———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2410 [6AP]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H8076 [1DE]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H7714 [16NO]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H1841 [15MR]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H3217 [11MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H435 [24JA]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 3547), H9432 [15DE]

Courts: provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 2567), H5125 [15JY]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H5897 [5AU]

———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H2603 [12AP]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6626 [5OC]

Cuba: discontinue Radio Marti and Television Marti broadcasts (see H.R. 1317), H3806 [31MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1886), H3279 [12MY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1905 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see H.R. 765), H2268 [1AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 502), H924 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program on enhancements of efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships (see H.R. 2751), H8188 [6DE]

———phase out the use of private military contractors (see H.R. 2665), H5660 [27JY]

———post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), H7161 [27OC]

———reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H513 [26JA]

Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1294), H2214 [31MR]

———authorize State and local educational agencies to carry out teacher exchanges (see H.R. 863), H1797 [14MR]

———authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 864), H3806 [31MY]

———award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 853), H2934 [2MY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1250 (see H.R. 820), H1362 [18FE]

———create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 667), H1988 [17MR]

———develop State statistical literacy plans and make grants for statistics-related teacher professional development and statistics education improvement (see H.R. 1817), H3646 (see H.R. 1817), H3684 [25MY]

———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 2272), H4455 [22JN]

———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 1966), H3409 [24MY]

———establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (see H.R. 3322), H7256 [2NO]

———establish expanded learning time initiatives (see H.R. 1636), H4673 [6JY]

———establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 1138), H1906 [16MR]

———establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H6043 [9SE]

———establish teacher evaluation programs (see H.R. 1368), H2327 [5AP]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H2268 [1AP]

———increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H7577 [14NO]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 925), H1770 [11MR]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5086 [14JY]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 3714), H9926 [16DE]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 1547), H2935 [2MY]

———provide training and support for principals to assist in turning around lowest performing schools (see H.R. 1524), H4673 [6JY]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H7161 [27OC]

———strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H5895 [5AU]

———strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H6626 [5OC]

———support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2098), H7134 [26OC]

Dept. of Energy: promote use of cooperative research and development agreements by Dept. of Energy National Laboratories (see H.R. 1797), H3221 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H7831 [17NO]

———establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see H.R. 1833), H4279 [15JN]

———provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see H.R. 2786), H6344 [21SE]

———reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1475), H2602 [12AP]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3126), H7579 [14NO]

———require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 3333), H7329 [3NO]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H1176 (see H.R. 751), H1195 [17FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make emergency preparedness planning and implementation grants to local educational agencies in areas under high threat of terrorism, disasters, or health emergencies (see H.R. 1128), H3344 [23MY]

———modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 959), H2216 [31MR]

———protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 2607), H6098 [12SE]

———protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 2169), H4674 [6JY]

———provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children and female detainees (see H.R. 2235), H5661 [27JY]

Dept. of HUD: create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined regulations (see H.R. 3325), H7627 [15NO]

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 709), H922 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H1620 [8MR]

———improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 1490), H2603 [12AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health to oversee contractor employee benefits of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see H.R. 1030), H1725 [10MR]

———pay Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program benefits to survivors of eligible Dept. of Energy contractor employees (see H.R. 1029), H1725 [10MR]

———permit establishment of Job Corps centers in U.S. territories (see H.R. 2395), H4575 [24JN]

———prepare individuals with multiple barriers to employment to enter the workforce by providing such individuals with support services, job training, and education (see H.R. 2611), H5373 [21JY]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H1250 (see H.R. 808), H1361 [18FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4577 [24JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H3806 [31MY]

———provide taxpayers a receipt for an income tax payment which itemizes the portion of the payment which is allocable to various Government spending categories (see H.R. 1527), H4673 [6JY]

———terminate the U.S. Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program (see H.R. 2593), H5239 [19JY]

Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 2180), H5019 [13JY]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H7009 [24OC]

———prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 3030), H6413 [22SE]

———take steps to counter the growth in anti-Muslim sentiments, targeted rhetorical attacks, and violence against the Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian American communities (see H. Res. 283), H3756 [26MY]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H6139 [13SE]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H3108 [5MY]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H8188 [6DE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 265), H6987 [21OC]

Drugs: limit application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 2306), H4526 [23JN]

———reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1983), H3644 (see H.R. 1983), H3682 [25MY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

Education: aid gifted and talented learners, including high-ability learners not formally identified as gifted (see H.R. 1674), H3221 [11MY]

———award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 3036), H6413 [22SE]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1419), H3162 [10MY]

———improve foreign language instruction (see H.R. 1994), H6098 [12SE]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H4326 [16JN]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 507), H3758 [26MY]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 3373), H7397 [4NO]

———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see H.R. 1617), H2911 [15AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H4750 [7JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H6626 [5OC]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H2998 [3MY]

———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H6043 [9SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 1440), H8881 [13DE]

———allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H4573 [24JN]

FDA: allow manufacturers to distribute and cite scientific research on health benefits of foods and dietary supplements without affecting regulatory category of the product (see H.R. 1364), H2326 [5AP]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6988 [21OC]

———prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 521), H549 [8FE]

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H549 [8FE]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 616), H8881 [13DE]

———provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H7890 [18NO]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H8124 [2DE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H5488 [25JY]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H4460 [22JN]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2039 [29MR]

Gambling: establish a program for State licensing of Internet poker (see H.R. 2366), H4795 [8JY]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 1174), H3304 [13MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H8126 [2DE]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H1770 [11MR]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 1974), H5286 [20JY]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 1448), H2667 [13AP]

———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 1311), H2265 [1AP]

Health care professionals: provide relief for the shortage of nurses (see H.R. 1929), H3302 [13MY]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 85), H553 [8FE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H4530 [23JN]

House Rules: prohibit bills and joint resolutions from containing more than one subject (see H. Res. 67), H510 [26JA]

———require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 142), H1989 [17MR]

———require that bills be available to Members a full 72 hours prior to a vote by the House (see H. Res. 230), H2913 [15AP]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (see H.R. 399), H684 [10FE]

———allow, and establish conditions for, temporary admission of nonimmigrant aliens to the U.S. to receive medical treatment (see H.R. 2878), H6979 [14OC]

———allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 2161), H4185 [14JN]

———allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP] (see H.R. 1796), H3114 [6MY]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3282 [12MY]

———eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 2981), H7999 [30NO]

———permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program (see H.R. 2972), H7209 [1NO]

———permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the U.S. as a temporary visitor (see H.R. 714), H1908 [16MR]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see H.R. 2185), H5150 [18JY]

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H1574 [3MR]

———reinstate judicial review of processes, restore earlier definition of aggravated felony, prevent automatic detention for certain minor crimes, and allow legal immigrants to appeal deportation (see H.R. 713), H1908 [16MR]

———temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before Haitian earthquake (see H.R. 3297), H7206 [1NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 864), H3806 [31MY]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see H.R. 3590), H8260 [7DE]

Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 1028), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2310), H4526 [23JN]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H4751 [7JY]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1293), H5781 [29JY]

Lobbying Disclosure Act Task Force: establish (see H.R. 2339), H4527 [23JN]

Major William Edward Adams Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Craig, CO: designate (see H.R. 1658), H2913 [15AP]

Medicare: provide for annual mailing of statements of beneficiary part A contributions and benefits in coordination with annual mailing of Social Security account statements (see H.R. 1252), H2216 [31MR]

Members of Congress: prevent addresses of residences from appearing on voter registration lists and permit Members who seek candidacy for public office to verify State residency requirements via affidavit (see H.R. 423), H1040 (see H.R. 423), H1071 [16FE]

———terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2913), H6467 [29SE]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 214), H3112 [5MY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4674 [6JY]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1579), H3162 [10MY]

NAFTA: promote infrastructure projects financed by the North American Development Bank in the border region to promote growth in trade and commerce between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 2216), H4326 [16JN]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 339), H4748 [7JY]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 362), H5373 [21JY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 40), H2665 [13AP]

National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 415), H6456 [23SE]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 450), H7627 [15NO]

Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities (see H.R. 3040), H6455 [23SE]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 492), H554 [8FE]

OMB: establish procedures for the expedited consideration by Congress of recommendations set forth in the ``Terminations, Reductions, and Savings'' section of the President's budget proposal (see H.R. 1155), H1982 [17MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H7578 [14NO]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 384), H395 [20JA]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1988 [17MR]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H2108 [30MR]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H2410 [6AP]

———reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 414), H513 [26JA]

———require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 2728), H5966 [7SE]

———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H5018 [13JY]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H3162 [10MY]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1881), H3279 [12MY]

———prevent Federal residential and commercial mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that contravene established State and local property assessed clean energy (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H5285 [20JY]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H553 [8FE]

Public buildings: produce high-performance Federal buildings through an improved approach to building utilization, design, construction, and operations and maintenance (see H.R. 3371), H7397 [4NO]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H4038 [3JN]

Public utilities: establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities (see H.R. 1624), H2911 [15AP]

Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2207), H6458 [23SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H1841 [15MR]

SBA: improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program and establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H7009 [24OC]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 2218), H4367 [21JN]

———end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 3027), H6413 [22SE]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 778), H1177 (see H.R. 778), H1196 [17FE]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7258 [2NO]

———require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 576), H1770 [11MR]

SEC: change threshold number of shareholders for required registration (see H.R. 2167), H5901 [9AU]

———require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see H.R. 740), H1726 [10MR]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 456), H4673 [6JY]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H8317 [8DE]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 584), H684 [10FE]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers (see H.R. 417), H553 [8FE]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 468), H8126 [2DE]

Social Security: extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 3083), H7209 [1NO]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H4750 [7JY]

SSI: extend rule relative to eligibility for benefits for certain aliens and victims of trafficking (see H.R. 2763), H6344 [21SE]

Sudan: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any way the Lord's Resistance Army (see H.R. 895), H1908 [16MR]

Supreme Court: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases (see H.R. 862), H1844 [15MR]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 2071), H4038 [3JN]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H7333 [3NO]

Taxation: allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth (see H.R. 1732), H3061 [4MY]

———allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 481), H725 [11FE]

———allow a deduction for expenses in connection with the trade or business of selling medical marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1985), H3644 (see H.R. 1985), H3682 [25MY]

———allow a tax credit for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 2624), H8262 [7DE]

———allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H3218 [11MY]

———allow distributions from retirement accounts to start a business (see H.R. 2614), H6273 [20SE]

———allow temporarily a reduced rate of tax relative to repatriated foreign earnings (see H.R. 3460), H7828 [17NO]

———establish lifelong learning accounts to provide an incentive for employees to save for career-related skills development and to promote a competitive workforce (see H.R. 1869), H3278 [12MY]

———extend qualified school construction and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see H.R. 2394), H4574 [24JN]

———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 724), H2268 [1AP]

———facilitate program-related investments by private foundations (see H.R. 3420), H7578 [14NO]

———improve commuting and transportation options (see H.R. 1825), H3217 [11MY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]

———modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H8076 [1DE]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5374 [21JY]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 3466), H7829 [17NO]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H5581 [26JY]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3304 [13MY]

———regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 2230), H5087 [14JY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H678 [10FE]

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H7831 [17NO]

———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2864), H6140 [13SE]

Transportation Security Administration: ensure that certain transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for implementation of electronic readers for such credentials (see H.R. 1105), H3220 [11MY]

U.N.: support India as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 101), H1178 (see H. Res. 101), H1197 [17FE]

Uganda: honor life of David Kato and all who are victims of violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 100), H1178 (see H. Res. 100), H1197 [17FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions (see H.R. 1805), H3646 (see H.R. 1805), H3684 [25MY]

Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 3316), H7929 [29NO]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3317), H7929 [29NO]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2327 [5AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]

———honor and support women in North Africa and the Middle East (see H. Res. 258), H3806 [31MY]

Workforce Investment Act: integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards (see H.R. 1616), H3987 [2JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4529 [23JN]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6922 [13OC]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H8126 [2DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1204), H1984 [17MR]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 1701), H2998 [3MY]

———provide for exchange of certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (see H.R. 643), H680 [10FE]

Copyrights: remove exclusion from Federal copyright of sound recordings fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 2933), H6181 [14SE]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 1525), H2665 [13AP]

———improve outcomes for students in persistently low-performing schools by authorizing school turnaround grants and reward schools that make significant progress in closing achievement gaps (see H.R. 3535), H8075 [1DE]

———make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 2617), H5373 [21JY]

———provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 3014), H6413 [22SE]

———provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of students (see H.R. 1532), H2853 [14AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: suspend the U.S. Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program when coin stockpiles are sufficient to meet the circulation needs for one year (see H.R. 2635), H5488 [25JY]

Education: provide for a system of professional learning to continuously improve educator effectiveness, student achievement, and overall school and system performance (see H.R. 2211), H4326 [16JN]

Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H4526 [23JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in certain Dept. of Defense funding (see H.R. 2935), H6230 [15SE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 385), H5885 [1AU]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H1723 [10MR]

Small business: ensure State-certified medical marijuana businesses have full access to banking services (see H.R. 1984), H3644 (see H.R. 1984), H3682 [25MY]

Taxation: encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (see H.R. 1313), H2265 [1AP]

———encourage purchase of residential property by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (see H.R. 1481), H2603 [12AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (H.R. 1204), H1987 [17MR]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 1701), H3000 [3MY]

———provide for exchange of certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (H.R. 643), H683 [10FE]

Copyrights: remove exclusion from Federal copyright of sound recordings fixed before a certain date (H.R. 2933), H6182 [14SE]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (H.R. 1525), H2666 [13AP]

———improve outcomes for students in persistently low-performing schools by authorizing school turnaround grants and reward schools that make significant progress in closing achievement gaps (H.R. 3535), H8076 [1DE]

———make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (H.R. 2617), H5374 [21JY]

———provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H6414 [22SE]

———provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of students (H.R. 1532), H2856 [14AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: suspend the U.S. Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program when coin stockpiles are sufficient to meet the circulation needs for one year (H.R. 2635), H5488 [25JY]

Education: provide for a system of professional learning to continuously improve educator effectiveness, student achievement, and overall school and system performance (H.R. 2211), H4328 [16JN]

Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (H.R. 2315), H4528 [23JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in certain Dept. of Defense funding (H.R. 2935), H6232 [15SE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 998), H1725 [10MR]

Small business: ensure State-certified medical marijuana businesses have full access to banking services (H.R. 1984), H3645, H3683 [25MY]

Taxation: encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (H.R. 1313), H2267 [1AP]

———encourage purchase of residential property by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (H.R. 1481), H2604 [12AP]

Excerpts

EPA endangerment and cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases relative to Federal policy to mitigate climate change under the Clean Air Act: Federal Register, H2375-H2377 [6AP]

U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 1-10), H2225-H2227 [1AP]

Explanations

Dept. of the Treasury Revenue Proposal Relative To Repeal of Domestic Manufacturing Deduction for Oil and Natural Gas Companies: Dept. of the Treasury, H3075 [5MY]

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H1472 [2MR], H1639 [9MR], H2348 [6AP], H2951 [3MY], H3076 [5MY], H4390 [22JN], H5986 [8SE], H7287 [3NO], H8270 [8DE]

Letters

FCC rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices: Helen Osman, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H2305 [5AP]

Motions

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 662), H1491 [2MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4129 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2112), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 467), H7735 [17NO]

Alaska: eliminate certain bridge construction projects, H1491 [2MR]

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), consideration (H. Res. 194), H2225, H2227 [1AP]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (H. Res. 115), H1407, H1408, H1410, H1412, H1413 [1MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), E684 [8AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2618, H2619, H2620, H2621, H2622, H2623 [13AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2618, H2619, H2620, H2621, H2622, H2623 [13AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2618, H2619, H2620, H2621, H2622, H2623 [13AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H825 [15FE], H955, H971, H1067 [16FE], H1125, H1147, H1150 [17FE], H1225, H1277, H1278 [18FE], H1407, H1410, H1413 [1MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H807, H808 [15FE]

Arab countries: support democracy efforts, H1405 [1MR]

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1939 [17MR]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8935 [14DE]

———oppose imposition of an additional condition on replacement of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, H3358 [24MY]

———reduce end strength level for troops in Europe, H3670, H3671, H3672 [25MY], H4743 [7JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2616 [13AP]

———comply with cut-as-you-go requirement, H4382, H4384, H4386, H4387, H4390 [22JN]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5701 [28JY], H5740, H5741, H5743, H5744, H5746 [29JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5170 [19JY], H5278 [20JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), consideration (H. Res. 355), H5172 [19JY]

———deficit, H2618 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H3826 [1JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (H. Res. 364), E2220 [8DE]

Clean Air Act: funding, H971 [16FE]

Colorado: provide for exchange of certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (S. 278), H8951 [14DE]

———U.S. Route 36 highway expansion funding, H826 [15FE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5701 [28JY]

Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H2944 [3MY]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), consideration (H. Res. 26), H110 [7JA]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 964), H1638, H1639 [9MR]

Crime: decriminalization of marijuana, H4373 [22JN], H4468 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding to delay implementation of new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs, H4129 [14JN]

———prohibit funding to implement new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs, H7735 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3670, H3671, H3672 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8935 [14DE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), consideration (H. Res. 269), H3358 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4742, H4743 [7JY]

———military operations in Afghanistan funding, H1147 [17FE]

———prohibit funding to implement directive allowing military chaplains to perform same-sex marriages in States where they are legal, H4742 [7JY]

———strategic troop levels in Europe funding, H1277, H1278 [18FE]

Dept. of Education: allow charter school grants to be done through intermediaries, H1225 [18FE]

———funding, H826 [15FE]

———give priority in awarding grants to States that use green school building practices in charter school facilities, H6002 [8SE]

———prohibit funding to implement gainful employment rule applicable to certain proprietary or for-profit colleges, H1150 [17FE]

———provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H8138 [6DE]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), consideration (H. Res. 186), H2053 [30MR]

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), consideration (H. Res. 269), H3358 [24MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3946 [2JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3819, H3820, H3821, H3824, H3826, H3827 [1JN]

———State and local law enforcement agency immigration enforcement program funding, H3946 [2JN]

Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), consideration (H. Res. 170), H1854, H1858, H1859 [16MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), consideration (H. Res. 150), H1636, H1638, H1639 [9MR]

Dept. of Justice: funding, H826 [15FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3069, H3070, H3071, H3075 [5MY]

———lift timeline requirements for approval of Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas drilling permits in the event of a lack of adequate budget or staff expertise, H3140 [10MY]

———Payments in Lieu of Taxes program funding, H1277 [18FE]

———require safety review of Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas permits to take into consideration all safety, environmental and fisheries laws, H3132, H3133 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5464 [25JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), consideration (H. Res. 170), H1854, H1858, H1859 [16MR]

Donley, Kristin: Colorado Teacher of the Year award recipient, E2014 [4NO]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2375, H2378 [6AP]

———preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), consideration (H. Res. 203), H2340, H2341, H2342, H2343, H2344, H2346, H2347 [6AP]

Economy: express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), consideration (H. Res. 502), H9952 [20DE]

———importance of job creation, H1857, H1858, H1859 [16MR]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 502), H9952 [20DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H7223 [2NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4763, H4764 [8JY]

EPA: clarify application of regulatory requirements to permit holders determined to be in significant noncompliance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4980 [13JY]

———clarify authority to determine and regulate water quality standards of water passing through several States, H4960 [13JY]

———ensure protection of public health in case of public health emergency caused by climate change, H2375, H2378 [6AP]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (H.R. 1633), consideration (H. Res. 487), H8268, H8269, H8270 [8DE]

———funding, H826 [15FE]

Executive Office of the President: define advisors often characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses, H1125 [17FE]

———require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (H.R. 1366), H2950 [3MY]

FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), consideration (H. Res. 200), H2304, H2306, H2307, H2308, H2309, H2310 [5AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), consideration (H. Res. 463), H7599 [15NO]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (H.R. 639), H7287 [3NO]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (S. 388), H2225 [1AP], H2344, H2346, H2347 [6AP]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3132, H3133, H3140 [10MY]

———facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3069, H3070, H3071, H3075 [5MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H110 [7JA]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 502), H9952 [20DE]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 382), H5740, H5741, H5743, H5744, H5746 [29JY]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 502), H9952 [20DE]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S., E2214 [8DE]

Immigration: funding, H826 [15FE]

———reform, H1465 [2MR]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, H3739 [26MY]

———extend certain provisions, consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 269), H3358 [24MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration (H. Res. 79), H622, H625, H628, H630 [10FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 93), H951, H952, H953, H955 [16FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5980, H5984, H5986 [8SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H5313, H5315 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2551), consideration (H. Res. 359), H5313, H5315 [21JY]

Medicare: reform, H2616 [13AP], H3820, H3821, H3824, H3826, H3827 [1JN], H4378 [22JN], H5278 [20JY]

Members of Congress: reduce pay, H5315 [21JY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), H4756 [8JY]

National Computer Science Education Week: observance, H8138 [6DE]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), consideration (H. Res. 174), H1917 [17MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: tribute, E2209 [8DE]

New York: fracture-critical bridges infrastucture repair funding, H7004 [24OC]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), consideration (H. Res. 470), H7835, H7839 [18NO]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4382, H4384, H4386, H4387, H4389, H4390 [22JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1469 [2MR], H2378 [6AP], H3671 [25MY], H3825 [1JN]

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods, H4487 [23JN]

———reform (H.R. 1249), H4487 [23JN]

———reform (H.R. 1249), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4382, H4384, H4386, H4387, H4389, H4390 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H110 [7JA]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2944, H2946, H2947, H2949 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2944, H2946, H2947, H2949 [3MY]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5738 [29JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 662), H1491 [2MR], H1857, H1858 [16MR]

———extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 662), motion to recommit, H1491 [2MR]

Schools: allow charter schools to be recognized as local education agencies for purposes of Federal funding, H5986 [8SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5992, H5997, H5999, H6000, H6002 [8SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5980, H5984, H5986 [8SE]

———give priority in awarding grants to States that establish alternative charter school authorizers, H6000 [8SE]

———require charter schools to demonstrate successful operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for expansion grants, H5999 [8SE]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7281, H7284, H7286, H7287 [3NO]

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7281, H7284, H7286, H7287 [3NO]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H2309 [5AP]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 129), H1465, H1467, H1468, H1469, H1471, H1472 [2MR]

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 990), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 281), H3739 [26MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 990), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 281), H3739 [26MY]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4980 [13JY]

———preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), consideration (H. Res. 347), H4959, H4960, H4961 [13JY]

Taxation: allow voluntary contributions by taxpayers to finance Presidential election campaigns and party conventions, H495 [26JA]

———create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, H8199 [7DE], H8268, H8269, H8270 [8DE]

———eliminate certain tax expenditures, H5984 [8SE]

———encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains, H1639 [9MR]

———make taxes on marijuana and hemp, in States where such products are legal, comparable to taxes on alcohol and tobacco, H4957 [13JY]

———prohibit tax increase on middle class, H1465, H1467, H1468, H1469, H1472 [2MR]

———rates, H9952 [20DE]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (H.R. 1689), H3069, H3070, H3071, H3075 [5MY]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), H495 [26JA]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), consideration (H. Res. 54), H478 [26JA]

Transportation: change date for rescission of unobligated infrastructure funding, H1067 [16FE]

Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H196 [12JA]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6810 [12OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6810 [12OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), H6810 [12OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8269, H8270 [8DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, H3739 [26MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration (H. Res. 79), H622, H625, H628, H630 [10FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 93), H951, H952, H953, H955 [16FE]

———extend certain provisions, consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 269), H3358 [24MY]

Votes: position on missed, E1116 [16JN], E1193 [24JN]

Weld County, CO: anniversary, E2020 [4NO]

Statements

Debt, Deficits, and Defense—A Way Forward: Sustainable Defense Task Force (organization), H3671 [25MY]

Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act: Executive Office of the President, H7282 [3NO]

Summaries

Surface Transportation Extension Act (H.R. 662): Polis Motion To Recommit on Alaskan Bridge Construction Projects Elimination, H1492 [2MR]

Tables

AAA and AA credit ratings by country, H5744 [29JY]

Tributes

Kumar, Rosalyn, H5740 [29JY]

Welburn, Brenda, E1704 [23SE]

Westminster, CO: anniversary, H1851 [16MR]