FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: 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), H182 [25JA]

Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H5711 [2AU]

——— lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H802 [15FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H803 [15FE]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]

Business and industry: 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), H1391 [19MR]

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]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H1543 [22MR]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H440 [2FE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H1154 [5MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]

Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H966 [27FE]

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

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

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2098), H903 [16FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H1847 [16AP]

——— establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H6323 [2NO]

——— implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H1017 [28FE]

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), H3578 [6JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H1273 [7MR] (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), H3481 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H6001 [13SE]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]

Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the very poor (see H.R. 2524), H187 [27JA]

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]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H1210 [6MR]

Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]

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

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H1153 [5MR]

——— provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 2310), H1807 [29MR]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H4908 [17JY]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1848 [16AP]

Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4656 [29JN]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H376 [1FE]

Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 5707), H3171 [25MY]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3734 [18JN]

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

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

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

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6280 [21SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1498 [21MR]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 832), H6806 [13DE]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H3267 [30MY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H4605 [28JN]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H4656 [29JN]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H1306 [8MR]

Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]

Taxation: extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes (see H.R. 6549), H6318 [26OC]

——— 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 (see H.R. 4202), H6312 [19OC]

——— extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H2072 [24AP]

——— extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H5711 [2AU]

Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 6015), H4065 [26JN]

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

Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]

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

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H441 [2FE]

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

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), H6302 [5OC]

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), H159 [24JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 [10SE]

CBO: require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced bills (see H.R. 4320), H1804 [29MR]

Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see H.R. 4207), H1390 [19MR]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]

International Water Safety Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 658), H2714 [15MY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]

Philadelphia, PA: encourage the Philadelphia VA Medical Center to form an advisory committee to consider naming the hospital in honor of an individual or group of veterans (see H. Res. 625), H2031 [19AP]

Power resources: enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]

Public debt: provide authority to increase the debt ceiling when an Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces revenues (see H.R. 6643), H6679 [7DE]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships (see H.R. 4349), H1845 [16AP]

Year of the Federal Lab: designate (see H. Res. 815), H6428 [16NO]

Constitutional authority statements

CBO: require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced bills (H.R. 4320), H1806 [29MR]

Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (H.R. 4207), H1391 [19MR]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]

Power resources: enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase domestic refining capacity (H.R. 6314), H5709 [2AU]

Public debt: provide authority to increase the debt ceiling when an Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces revenues (H.R. 6643), H6680 [7DE]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships (H.R. 4349), H1845 [16AP]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1694, H1728 [28MR]

Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2508, H2509 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce criminal penalty on individuals who choose not to participate in the American Community Survey, H2506, H2507 [9MY]

Chamberlain, Wilt: anniversary of 100-point National Basketball Association game, E245• [27FE]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4173 [28JN]

Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, H2357 [8MY]

——— Economic Development Administration and departmental management salaries and expenses funding, H2369 [8MY]

——— Economic Development Administration funding, H2366, H2367 [8MY]

——— International Trade Administration funding, H2363 [8MY]

——— International Trade Administration funding for combating unfair trade practices by China, H2364 [8MY]

——— Minority Business Development Agency funding, H2370 [8MY]

——— SelectUSA Initiative funding, H2542 [9MY]

Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5938 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (H.R. 733), H6147• [19SE]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H2501 [9MY]

——— Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, H2395 [8MY]

——— Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423 [8MY]

——— Drug Courts Program funding, H2371 [8MY]

——— Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding through reductions in the general administration funding, H2377 [8MY]

——— funding, H2376 [8MY]

——— impose penalty on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program grants for States with Stand Your Ground laws, H2393 [8MY]

——— Internet Crimes Against Children task forces funding, H2392 [8MY]

——— John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program funding through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade Program funding, H2497 [9MY]

——— legal activities, U.S. attorneys, and FBI financial and mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding through reductions in NASA funding, H2378 [8MY]

——— prohibit funding for a single or multi-State court settlement where funds are removed from any residential mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2546 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws, H2420, H2422 [8MY]

——— prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement organization, H2534, H2535 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding to bring action against States for implementation of State law requiring voter identification, H2505 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding to defend against challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2500 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities, H2398, H2403 [8MY]

——— prohibit funding to implement Americans With Disabilities Act provision that allows miniature horses to be used as service animals, H2531, H2532 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding to litigate against States on behalf of the NLRB relative to secret ballot union elections, H2501 [9MY]

——— Second Chance Act grant funding, H2391 [8MY]

——— whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2494 [9MY]

Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers, H6147• [19SE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H7519 [1JA]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), H7409 [20DE]

EEOC: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce guidance relative to consideration of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions, H2502 [9MY]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2471 [9MY]

FBI: funding, H2362, H2425 [8MY]

Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416, H2417 [8MY]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4173 [28JN]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5938 [13SE]

Khan Academy (organization): tribute, E22• [17JA]

Leadership Alliance: anniversary, E1059• [18JN]

Los Angeles, CA: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California courthouse construction funding, H2540 [9MY]

LSC: funding, H2412, H2414 [8MY]

Marine Mammal Commission: funding, H2415 [8MY]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), consideration (H. Res. 808), H6384 [15NO]

National GEAR UP Week: observance, E1613• [21SE]

NIST: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AmTech) funding, H2372 [8MY]

——— Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H2538 [9MY]

NOAA: prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico, H2430 [8MY]

NSF: Climate Change Education Program funding, H2536 [9MY]

——— funding, H2410 [8MY]

——— Political Science Program funding, H2543 [9MY]

Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2511, H2515 [9MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Interagency Trade Enforcement Center funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, H2361 [8MY]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), consideration (H. Res. 808), H6384 [15NO]

San Joaquin River: restoration program funding, H2538 [9MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H2425 [8MY]

——— administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts funding, H2362 [8MY]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H2510 [9MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2354, H2357, H2358, H2361, H2362, H2363, H2364, H2366, H2367, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2376, H2377, H2378, H2391, H2392, H2393, H2395, H2398, H2403, H2410, H2412, H2414, H2415, H2416, H2417, H2420, H2422, H2423, H2425, H2430 [8MY], H2494, H2497, H2500, H2501, H2502, H2503, H2505, H2506, H2507, H2508, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2515, H2531, H2532, H2534, H2535, H2536, H2538, H2540, H2542, H2543, H2546 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert congressional inquiries and investigations, H2494 [9MY]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), Senate amendments, H7519 [1JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6577 [30NO]

Tributes

Ali, Russlynn, E1913• [12DE]

Black, Geneva A., E490• [29MR]

Logan, Thomas W.S., Sr., E372• [16MR]

McClenney-Brooker, Cheryl, E155• [7FE]

Mikulski, Senator, E405• [21MR]