SMITH, ADAM (a Representative from Washington)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3641 [25MY], H3715, H3716 [26MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
AID: codify the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 2144), H4035 [3JN]
Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (see H.R. 608), H679 [10FE]
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), H4795 [8JY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H10016 [20DE]
———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), H8967 [14DE]
Armed Forces: encourage commercial air carriers to provide certain benefits to members traveling on official military orders and are being deployed or are returning from an overseas deployment (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4327 [16JN]
———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3759 [26MY]
———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H10017 [20DE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 243), H4367 [21JN]
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]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H256 [18JA]
Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1175), H2040 [29MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5373 [21JY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H10016 [20DE]
———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), H7999 [30NO]
———require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H6978 [14OC]
Committee on Armed Services (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 124), H1391 [28FE]
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]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H4794 [8JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H42 [5JA]
CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H513 [26JA]
Credit: extend increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2508), H6344 [21SE]
———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H7165 [31OC]
Crime: impose penalties for failing to report, within a reasonable amount of time, the disappearance or death of a child (see H.R. 2716), H5882 [1AU]
———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H8967 [14DE]
Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 481), H8188 [6DE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H6233 [15SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see H.R. 1540), H2854 [14AP]
Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H5966 [7SE]
———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H4187 [14JN]
———provide flexibility to school districts to integrate academics with career and technical education programs (see H.R. 3154), H7400 [4NO]
———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 2094), H3985 [2JN]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4187 [14JN]
———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H9430 [15DE]
———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H3870 (see H.R. 894), H3911 [1JN]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H10027 [23DE]
———reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1475), H3344 [23MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H5087 [14JY]
Dept. of the Interior: provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail as a national scenic trail (see H.R. 2490), H4851 [11JY]
Dept. of Transportation: promote secure ferry transportation (see H.R. 1879), H3279 [12MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 2530), H5897 [5AU]
———deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H4794 [8JY]
———establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H8262 [7DE]
———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H5125 [15JY]
———issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H6506 [3OC]
———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H5888 [1AU]
Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H6854 [12OC]
———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H6272 [20SE]
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 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), H7208 [1NO]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
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), H7208 [1NO]
Family and Medical Leave Act: 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), H7069 [25OC]
FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H7161 [27OC]
Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H7890 [18NO]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2040 [29MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H1040 (see H.J. Res. 13), H1071 [16FE]
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]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H5812 [30JY]
Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H6853 [12OC]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
Gambling: provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 1174), H3870 (see H.R. 1174), H3911 [1JN]
Georgia (country): initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement (see H. Res. 374), H6011 [8SE]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 1940), H7892 [18NO]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H6626 [5OC]
———prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H3870 (see H.R. 451), H3911 [1JN]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3305 [13MY]
Immigration: 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), H6673 [6OC]
———allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP]
———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H6506 [3OC]
———permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program (see H.R. 2972), H9928 [16DE]
Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]
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), H6467 [29SE]
Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2108), H6182 [14SE]
———provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2195), H5127 [15JY]
———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H6506 [3OC]
Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 204), H102 [6JA]
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]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
National Congress on Your Corner Day: designate (see H. Res. 58), H509 [26JA]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 336), H6855 [12OC]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H33 [5JA]
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), H6552 [4OC]
Philippines: express condolences to victims of Tropical Storm Washi and ensuing floods, reaffirm friendship, and pledge support to assist in disaster relief, recovery, and reconstruction (see H. Res. 505), H10027 [23DE]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H3806 [31MY]
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), H3758 [26MY]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
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), H5399 [22JY]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H3806 [31MY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H1988 [17MR]
Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H4038 [3JN]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H3986 [2JN]
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]
Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H6978 [14OC]
———extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 3083), H8262 [7DE]
Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H7206 [1NO]
Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H3062 [4MY]
———broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 2698), H6011 [8SE]
———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), H8125 [2DE]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6506 [3OC]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H2293 [4AP]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5285 [20JY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 2701), H5889 [1AU]
———repeal exception to the treatment of consolidated groups under the personal holding company rules (see H.R. 3052), H6782 [11OC]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3410 [24MY]
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), H8077 [1DE]
Transportation: improve national freight transportation system by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 1338), H2266 [1AP]
———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 572), H6415 [22SE]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7332 [3NO]
University of Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 458), H7398 [4NO]
Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 2853), H5964 [7SE]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H8965 [14DE]
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]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6674 [6OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3432), H7626 [15NO]
Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (see H.J. Res. 74), H5580 [26JY]
Dept. of Defense: reform energy policy (see H.R. 2266), H4364 [21JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: prevent overproduction of $1 Presidential coins by U.S. Mint and reduce surplus of already produced $1 coins in FRS vaults (see H.R. 2778), H5884 [1AU]
Dept. of Transportation: establish National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 3607), H8317 [8DE]
Medicare: improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2201), H4277 [15JN]
Constitutional authority statements
Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (H.R. 3432), H7626 [15NO]
Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 74), H5580 [26JY]
Dept. of Defense: reform energy policy (H.R. 2266), H4365 [21JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: prevent overproduction of $1 Presidential coins by U.S. Mint and reduce surplus of already produced $1 coins in FRS vaults (H.R. 2778), H5887 [1AU]
Dept. of Transportation: establish National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Program (H.R. 3607), H8318 [8DE]
Medicare: improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (H.R. 2201), H4278 [15JN]
Motions
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H8204 [7DE]
Poems
``His Parent's Son!'' Albert C. Caswell, E968
Remarks
AbilityOne Program: tribute, E2126
Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4546, H4548 [24JN]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3668 [25MY], H3696 [26MY]
———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1922 [17MR]
———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (H. Con. Res. 51), H4005 [3JN]
———ensure rules of engagement for members in any hostile fire area fully protect their right to bear arms and defend themselves from hostile actions, H3630 [25MY]
———express that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of Armed Forces in Libya, H4005, H4007 [3JN]
———extend whistleblower protections to members that report potentially dangerous ideologically based threats or actions of another member against U.S. interests or security, H3604, H3605 [25MY]
———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H8204 [7DE]
———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8923, H8933 [14DE]
———proclaim a National Day of Honor to celebrate members returning from deployment in Afghanistan and Iraq, H3689 [26MY]
———prohibit expansion of Presidential authorization for use of military force to include associated forces, H3661 [25MY]
———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), H4005, H4007 [3JN]
———restrict use of funds in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.R. 2278), H4551, H4562 [24JN]
Bowman, Darrel: SBA National Veteran Small Business Champion award recipient, E921
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1935
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (H. Res. 364), H7946 [30NO]
Dept. of Defense: allow option to defer concurrent deployments for certain servicemembers, H3602 [25MY]
———allow transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other locations to the U.S. for prosecution in Federal courts under certain conditions, H3641, H3650 [25MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3389, H3395 [24MY], H3602, H3604, H3605, H3606, H3620, H3625, H3630, H3638, H3641, H3650, H3651, H3661, H3665, H3668, H3669, H3677, H3679 [25MY], H3689, H3690, H3691, H3693, H3696, H3721 [26MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8923, H8933 [14DE], E2295
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), motion to instruct conferees, H8204 [7DE]
———conduct outreach program to benefit women- and minority-owned small businesses prior to conversion of functions from civilian employees to contractors, H3625 [25MY]
———create a pilot program to offer opportunity scholarships to special needs dependent children of active-duty members of the military, H3606 [25MY]
———encourage development of domestic alternative fuels, H3395 [24MY]
———establish goals for competition and review of contracts for property or services in support of a contingency operation, H3690 [26MY]
———expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license, H3691 [26MY]
———ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3679 [25MY]
———LHA 7 amphibious warship program funding, H3677 [25MY]
———reform energy policy (H.R. 2266), E1139
———remove satellites and related components from U.S. Munitions List, H3669 [25MY]
———require prime contractors at military installations to set aside work for local qualified subcontractors, H3620 [25MY]
———terminate Human, Social, and Culture Modeling Program, H3665 [25MY]
Economy: importance of job creation, H7733 [17NO]
Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, H6834 [12OC]
Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), Senate amendment, H6834 [12OC]
Guam: military construction projects funding, H8923 [14DE]
Hominda, Elsa: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E1761
Hood, Leroy: National Academy of Engineering Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize recipient, E295
Kent, WA: hosting of Helping Identify Real Employment (HIRE) for America bipartisan jobs fair, H7733 [17NO]
Langbehn, Janice: Presidential Citizens Medal recipient, E2129
Lewis-McChord AFB, WA: 446th Airlift Wing recipient of Air Force Meritorious Unit Award, E1785
———tribute to 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) members who were Distinguished Flying Cross award recipients, E1788
National Kidney Month: observance, E548
National security: maintain National Guard assistance in U.S.-Mexico border control activities, H3638 [25MY]
Navy: clarify reduction of Navy Military Construction authorization, E2295
Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to Air Force Reserve Training Corps, E939
Roberts, Dennis: DynCorp International LLC, Chairman's Purple Star Award recipient, E2187
Say, Karen: SBA 8(a) Graduate Firm of the Year Award recipient, E1944
Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts, H3650, H3651 [25MY]
U.S. Institute of Peace: funding, H3693 [26MY]
University of Washington: tribute to Air Force Reserve Training Corps, E939
Votes: correction, H7607
———position on missed, H6659
Weeks, Jose: Army Gruber Award recipient, E1253
Wilson, William: American Physiological Society Frontiers in Physiology Online Teacher Professional Development Program fellowship recipient, E707
Tributes
Cartwright, James E., E1481
Johnson, William, E1240
Kerslake, Glen, E1891
Washington, Michael T., E968