HINOJOSA, RUBEN (a Representative from Texas)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H2216 [31MR]
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), H8967 [14DE]
Armed Forces: appropriate funds to ensure prompt payment of death gratuity payments upon the death of members when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1469), H2570 [8AP]
———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H1908 [16MR]
———eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H4673 [6JY]
———require to display flags of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands whenever the official flags of all 50 States are displayed (see H.R. 985), H3111 [5MY]
Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, TX: designate (see H.R. 3477), H7889 [18NO]
Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar Park, TX: designate (see H.R. 298), H4459 [22JN]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 243), H2999 [3MY]
Australia: express condolences to and solidarity with the people struggling with floods and pledge support and assistance (see H. Res. 34), H1770 [11MR]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H8187 [6DE]
bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H2999 [3MY]
Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H5901 [9AU]
Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2668), H5660 [27JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6855 [12OC]
Children and youth: 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]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H7999 [30NO]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6674 [6OC]
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), H8187 [6DE]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H5399 [22JY]
Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H5489 [25JY]
Crime: subject vehicles, other conveyances, and instruments of international traffic to seizure and forfeiture for smuggling (see H.R. 3033), H7161 [27OC]
Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]
Dept. of Education: amend the weighted child count used to determine distribution of low-income student assistance funding to local educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H4850 [11JY]
———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]
———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 1525), H3001 [3MY]
———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H8187 [6DE]
———make grants for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 1482), H2603 [12AP]
———make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 2617), H8188 [6DE]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H8320 [8DE]
———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), H2918 [15AP]
———support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2098), H4673 [6JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for hazards preparedness in border areas including bioterrorism and infectious disease (see H.R. 2298), H4456 [22JN]
———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H6011 [8SE]
———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 HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 284), H201 [12JA]
———establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3298), H8881 [13DE]
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), H7332 [3NO]
Dept. of the Interior: take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater oil and natural gas drilling permitting process (see H. Res. 140), H1575 [3MR]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4577 [24JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see H.R. 2568), H5734 [28JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 2530), H5286 [20JY]
———expand medical facility in far south Texas (see H.R. 1318), H2265 [1AP]
———issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H6552 [4OC]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H2917 [15AP]
Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H7928 [29NO]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]
———provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H7626 [15NO]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H7134 [26OC]
Education: improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1419), H2533 [7AP]
———improve literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals (see H.R. 2379), H4574 [24JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: consider role of science education in the educational accountability system relative to reauthorization of such Act (see H. Res. 378), H6043 [9SE]
———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), H8187 [6DE]
Employment: provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 2828), H5966 [7SE]
Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3614), H8318 [8DE]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 2072), H4366 [21JN]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H8125 [2DE]
FDIC: require a study on the impact of insured depository institution failures (see H.R. 2056), H4794 [8JY]
FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (see H.R. 1309), H2917 [15AP]
Financial literacy: require financial literacy and economic education counseling for student borrowers (see H.R. 2535), H5085 [14JY]
George H. O'Brien, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Big Spring, TX: designate (see H.R. 558), H2917 [15AP]
George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 362), H394 [20JA]
Health: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1839), H3305 [13MY]
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H6232 [15SE]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3759 [26MY]
House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 397), H6416 [22SE]
Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current law (see H.R. 2446), H6922 [13OC]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H4673 [6JY]
———modify requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1933), H4673 [6JY]
———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), H2605 [12AP]
Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H7008 [24OC]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 148), H1619 [8MR]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H8881 [13DE]
Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H8882 [13DE]
Labor unions: recognize importance in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by workers (see H. Res. 452), H7207 [1NO]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1390 [28FE]
Medicare: apply additional health information technology (HITECH) payment provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1273), H2216 [31MR]
———change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (see H.R. 1357), H2292 [4AP]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H6273 [20SE]
———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H3162 [10MY]
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), H4530 [23JN]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H6461 [26SE]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1112), H5087 [14JY]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5286 [20JY]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 51), H554 [8FE]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see H. Res. 400), H6232 [15SE]
National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H1842 [15MR]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 89), H8728 [12DE]
National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1561), H2855 [14AP]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 227), H3001 [3MY]
Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3569), H8967 [14DE]
Northern Mariana Islands: resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H5375 [21JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals (see H.R. 1186), H2328 [5AP]
———repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H2910 [15AP]
Peace Corps: require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see H.R. 2337), H7069 [25OC]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H6854 [12OC]
Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H7069 [25OC]
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), H5936 [2SE]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H5936 [2SE]
———extend deadline for payment to be made in connection with financing of future health benefits for retirees (see H.R. 2884), H6183 [14SE]
Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1881), H3279 [12MY]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5734 [28JY]
Puerto Rico: construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques (see H.R. 1645), H4330 [16JN]
Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H8968 [14DE]
Roads and highways: amend laws relative to identification of high priority corridors and inclusion of certain route segments in the Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 1535), H2854 [14AP]
———amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 763), H2857 [14AP]
Schertz Veterans Post Office, Schertz, TX: designate (see H.R. 771), H2605 [12AP]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H8187 [6DE]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H3411 [24MY]
———establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), H8262 [7DE]
———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7579 [14NO]
SEC: change threshold number of shareholders for required registration (see H.R. 2167), H6626 [5OC]
Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (see H.R. 1965), H6626 [5OC]
Sergeant Chris Davis Post Office, Lubbock, TX: designate (see H.R. 1632), H2912 [15AP]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 584), H598 [9FE]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H8187 [6DE]
States: extend authority to make supplemental grants for population increases in certain States under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families (see H.R. 2277), H4456 [22JN]
Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H7579 [14NO]
———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2536 [7AP]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4673 [6JY]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4673 [6JY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H103 [6JA]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6921 [13OC]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1723 [10MR]
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), H8262 [7DE]
Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: designate (see H.R. 2660), H5579 [26JY]
Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see H.R. 3545), H8075 [1DE]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6921 [13OC]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3346), H7330 [3NO]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H4851 [11JY]
———provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2875), H6042 [9SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
———promote potential of women in academic science and engineering (see H.R. 889), H1524 [2MR]
World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see H.R. 938), H8967 [14DE]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6674 [6OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 2365), H4574 [24JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (see H.R. 837), H1390 [28FE]
Education: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H4326 [16JN]
Health care facilities: extend period of applicability of the exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (see H.R. 2573), H5149 [18JY]
International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and local governments in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating water projects (see H.R. 947), H1618 [8MR]
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (see H.R. 550), H550 [8FE]
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]
Schools: 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]
Constitutional authority statements
Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (H.R. 2365), H4576 [24JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (H.R. 837), H1392 [28FE]
Education: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (H.R. 2226), H4329 [16JN]
Health care facilities: extend period of applicability of the exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (H.R. 2573), H5150 [18JY]
International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and local governments in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating water projects (H.R. 947), H1620 [8MR]
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (H.R. 550), H552 [8FE]
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 (H.R. 2216), H4328 [16JN]
Schools: improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (H.R. 778), H1179, H1198 [17FE]
Remarks
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H264 [19JA]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H6330 [21SE]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H6330 [21SE]
———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (H.R. 1842), H8006 [1DE]
National Homeownership Month: observance, E1209
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H264 [19JA]
Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5990 [8SE]
Votes: position on missed, H1080 [17FE], H2238
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3332 [23MY]
Tributes
Luna, Joaquin, H8006 [1DE]