GRIJALVA, RAÚL M. (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1392 [19MR], H1415 [20MR]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), H3781 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H988 [28FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3537 [6JN]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4847 [12JY]

Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5884 [12SE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1883 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 3704), H221 [31JA]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1543 [22MR]

Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H1210 [6MR]

Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]

Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 100), H726 [14FE] (see H. Res. 551), H802 [15FE]

Armed Forces: 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), H2813 [16MY]

——— express that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization by Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2648 [10MY]

——— express that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization by Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2814 [16MY]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H221 [31JA]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H3105 [17MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 621), H1914 [17AP]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]

Brubeck, David W.: tribute (see H. Res. 831), H6806 [13DE]

Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H6469 [27NO]

——— establish a pilot program to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see H.R. 6119), H6280 [21SE]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]

Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]

Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H5526 [31JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]

Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 136), H5707 [2AU]

Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H4686 [9JY]

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2288 [27AP]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), H3578 [6JN]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H187 [27JA]

Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]

——— restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]

Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce students’ burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]

——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see H.R. 6717), H7469 [30DE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1564), H27 [17JA]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1428 [20MR]

Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H5079 [19JY]

Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 [9FE]

Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content and strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2722), H4065 [26JN]

Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see H.R. 6483), H6273 [21SE]

——— encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), H943 [17FE]

Crime: prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent act while a juvenile (see H.R. 1552), H5923 [12SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 2795), H1571 [26MR]

——— provide grants to enhance the most effective freezing methods to improve access to affordable and locally produced specialty crops (see H.R. 6457), H6231 [20SE]

——— recognize significance of and support adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]

——— treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]

Dept. of Defense: reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H27 [17JA]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H28 [17JA]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA]

——— provide information to foster youth on their potential eligibility for Federal student aid (see H.R. 6669), H6806 [13DE]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H3703 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 2730), H5130 [23JY]

——— ensure that immigration status alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see H.R. 6128), H5202 [24JY]

——— 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), H6304 [9OC]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H79 [18JA]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H966 [27FE]

——— improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H28 [17JA]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 [10MY]

——— provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 3701), H5526 [31JY]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1915 [17AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1642 [27MR]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H3105 [17MY]

Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]

Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum products produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1847 [16AP]

——— authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), H27 [17JA]

——— carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 3353), H1306 [8MR]

Dept. of Transportation: delay certain target compliance dates for minimum retroreflectivity level standards applicable to traffic signs (see H.R. 3536), H476 [3FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H802 [15FE] (see H.R. 3612), H1571 [26MR]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6298 [28SE]

——— presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H4685 [9JY]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H2715 [15MY]

Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected institutions of higher education to improve student mental health (see H.R. 5996), H5712 [2AU]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 6087), H5712 [2AU]

Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]

——— prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 3030), H220 [31JA]

Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]

——— commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]

——— establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H5923 [12SE]

——— recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]

——— 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), H2072 [24AP]

——— support goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by a certain date and other goals of the National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease draft (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]

Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 6134), H4907 [17JY]

——— provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law governing marijuana (see H.R. 6606), H6469 [27NO]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), H5705 [2AU]

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 2738), H1306 [8MR]

——— implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]

ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4685 [9JY]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H2716 [15MY]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1366), H3267 [30MY]

FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements (see H.R. 3824), H803 [15FE]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H1359 [9MR]

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), H1306 [8MR]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H694 [9FE]

——— limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see H.R. 3984), H1210 [6MR]

——— require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2447 [8MY]

Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3513), H945 [17FE]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 [9MY]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3976 [21JN]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H6828 [17DE]

——— limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see H.R. 505), H476 [3FE]

——— prevent illegal sale (see H.R. 1642), H6828 [17DE]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]

Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4864 [12JY]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (see H.R. 1330), H1273 [7MR]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H2072 [24AP]

Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3646), H1274 [7MR]

Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]

Foster Children’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 660), H3578 [6JN]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4685 [9JY]

Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]

——— recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3528), H641 [8FE]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H6280 [21SE]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1741 [28MR]

Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2329 [7MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]

Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H5009 [18JY]

——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]

Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H803 [15FE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6152 [19SE]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 2168), H1273 [7MR]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H6151 [19SE]

——— require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), H2289 [27AP]

Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H5079 [19JY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 [29MR]

Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), H4065 [26JN]

Law enforcement: prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]

Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2814 [16MY]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1017 [28FE]

Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H1846 [16AP]

Medicare: amend provisions relative to payment for partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 3442), H512 [6FE]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H2134 [25AP]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H4686 [9JY]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H3363 [31MY]

——— improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H5860 [11SE]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H2072 [24AP]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6536 [29NO]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]

Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H1101 [29FE]

National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), H475 [3FE]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), H3163 [18MY]

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 [21SE]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 552), H902 [16FE]

National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 693), H3807 [19JN]

National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]

National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 [28FE]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), H3482 [5JN]

National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 758), H5707 [2AU]

National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 6175), H5200 [24JY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3700 [8JN]

National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 781), H6000 [13SE]

National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 593), H1497 [21MR]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5293 [25JY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), H1642 [27MR]

——— establish a position for a representative of Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 [16FE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H945 [17FE]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H6314 [23OC]

Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 1568), H159 [24JA]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H1101 [29FE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]

——— 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), H803 [15FE]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H2034 [19AP]

Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 [28FE]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5010 [18JY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 3496), H220 [31JA]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H5712 [2AU]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]

Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend (see H.R. 6670), H6806 [13DE]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]

Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5292 [25JY]

Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]

Rural areas: improve safety of high risk rural roads (see H.R. 2107), H641 [8FE]

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see H.R. 4405), H5331 [30JY]

SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), H5079 [19JY]

Schools: 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), H79 [18JA]

Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]

SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), H4654 [29JN]

St. Croix National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2448), H5711 [2AU]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H3481 [5JN]

Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H5293 [25JY]

——— allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2888), H5766 [10SE]

——— allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1846 [16AP]

——— deny any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 6599), H6428 [16NO]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5079 [19JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 [31JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H1154 [5MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1808 [29MR]

——— 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), H5860 [11SE]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see H.R. 2151), H2033 [19AP]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 6411), H6234 [20SE]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H4908 [17JY]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1210 [6MR]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H6061 [14SE]

——— provide for employment tax treatment of professional service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H441 [2FE]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2647 [10MY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2134 [25AP]

——— repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see H.R. 2280), H4775 [10JY]

Telecommunications: adopt technology allowing 9-1-1 call centers to receive and respond to emergency text messages (see H.R. 3654), H476 [3FE]

Trucking industry: improve truck parking facilities (see H.R. 1803), H220 [31JA]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]

Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 3860), H697 [13FE]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5526 [31JY]

——— issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]

——— 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), H512 (see H.R. 3884), H513 [6FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]

——— permit an individual who is required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 6419), H6152 [19SE]

——— require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]

——— require States to establish minimum early voting period and ensure that no individual be required to wait for longer than one hour to cast a ballot at a polling place in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 6591), H6397 [15NO]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H1498 [21MR]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), H1740 [28MR]

Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), H6234 [20SE]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]

——— prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 4122), H1572 [26MR]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]

——— protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers (see H.R. 2758), H1978 [18AP]

——— provide protections against violence against immigrant women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]

——— require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3102), H5292 [25JY]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H5631 [1AU]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3363 [31MY]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6588), H6369 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H1427 [20MR]

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: authorize a land exchange involving acquisition of adjacent private land for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain BLM lands in Riverside County, CA (see H.R. 6640), H6675 [5DE]

Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4390), H1977 [18AP]

Coronado National Forest: expand Pajarita Wilderness and designate Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness (see H.R. 6609), H6505 [28NO]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]

Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H2713 [15MY]

Postal Service: prohibit closure or consolidation of any postal facility located in a ZIP code with a high rate of population growth (see H.R. 4161), H1272 [7MR]

Research Corp. for Science Advancement: anniversary (see H. Res. 550), H802 [15FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (H.R. 4222), H1427 [20MR]

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: authorize a land exchange involving acquisition of adjacent private land for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain BLM lands in Riverside County, CA (H.R. 6640), H6675 [5DE]

Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (H.R. 4390), H1977 [18AP]

Coronado National Forest: expand Pajarita Wilderness and designate Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness (H.R. 6609), H6505 [28NO]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (H.R. 3776), H27 [17JA]

Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (H.R. 5749), H2714 [15MY]

Postal Service: prohibit closure or consolidation of any postal facility located in a ZIP code with a high rate of population growth (H.R. 4161), H1273 [7MR]

E-mails

Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]

Letters

Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 [12SE]

Remarks

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1412, H1414, H1415 [20MR]

——— remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 587), H1406, H1407 [20MR]

——— require appraisal and payment of fair market value for a parcel of public land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, H1415 [20MR]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 292), H3439, H3440 [5JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), E1710• [19OC]

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (H.R. 4222), H3443 [5JN]

——— Gila River Indian Community water rights and land claims settlements, H3726, H3728 [18JN]

Armed Forces: tribute to members from Arizona killed in military action in Afghanistan, H4945 [18JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1738 [28MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (H.R. 6060), H6074 [19SE]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), H3761, H3762, H3763, H3764, H3776, H3781 [19JN]

Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site (H.R. 2512), H3436 [5JN]

Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for Prineville, OR (H.R. 2060), H3433 [5JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H5027 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4945 [18JY]

——— military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4945 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: establish State review process for student complaints on institutions, H988, H989 [28FE]

——— prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H988, H989 [28FE]

——— report on extent to which certain high-need students are being taught by alternative route teachers-in-training who have been deemed ‘‘highly qualified’’, E1710• [19OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and expenses funding, H3537 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3537 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain, H3776 [19JN]

——— allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation Area (H.R. 2606), Senate amendment, H6351 [14NO]

——— allow storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 3263), H3437 [5JN]

——— authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), H1082 [29FE]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), E209• [16FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, H3761, H3762, H3763, H3764, H3781 [19JN]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States, H3776 [19JN]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species, H3776 [19JN]

Forest Service: prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]

Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3726, H3728 [18JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY]

Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1740), H3441 [5JN]

Kotzebue, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Maniilaq Association (H.R. 443), Senate amendment, H7491 [31DE]

Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (H.R. 241), H3438 [5JN]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, E1677• [2OC]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4847 [12JY]

Minnesota: exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest from calculation of payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]

——— expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5873, H5878, H5879, H5884 [12SE]

——— require land appraisals based on accepted Federal standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5884 [12SE]

——— restore public participation with environmental review relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5878 [12SE]

Mono County, CA: designate Mount Andrea Lawrence (S. 925), H7319, H7320 [19DE]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national monuments, H1889 [17AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1503• [12SE]

Native Americans: allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine requirements for membership in that tribe (H.R. 3319), H6076 [19SE]

——— authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights (H.R. 1461), H6075 [19SE]

——— decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2778• [16MY]

NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (S. 363), H3441 [5JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY]

Point of order, H1406 [20MR], H7320 [19DE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H4074 [27JN]

Public lands: make new restrictions on managing hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting effective only if the amount of land available for those purposes falls below a certain acreage, H1883, H1884 [17AP]

——— protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or recreation from domestic production of critical minerals and materials promotion activities, H4847 [12JY]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, H3776 [19JN]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), H1051 [29FE]

San Luis, AZ: tribute to Gadsden Elementary School District #32 marching band, E318• [6MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1875, H1877, H1878, H1882, H1883, H1884, H1886, H1887, H1889 [17AP]

Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H592 [8FE]

Tucson, AZ: tribute to organizations supporting lives of shelter animals, E125• [2FE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H592 [8FE]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2778• [16MY]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2778• [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2778• [16MY]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, H6159 [20SE]

York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2336), H3442 [5JN]

Tributes

Johnson, Michael, E900• [30MY]

Teves, Alex, E1341• [26JY]