SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D. (a Representative from Illinois)

Articles and editorials

Colleges Take a Leap Into Voter Registration, Steven Yaccino, New York (NY) Times, E1703• [16OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1498 [21MR]

Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1101 [29FE]

Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), H4156 [27JN]

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H441 [2FE]

Armed Forces: facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional immigration status of military personnel and their families (see H.R. 3761), H4828 [11JY]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H115 [23JA]

——— prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members (see H.R. 5638), H4908 [17JY]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]

——— provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H220 [31JA]

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

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H4656 [29JN]

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

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6680 [7DE]

Budget: repeal sequestration (see H.R. 6535), H6276 [21SE]

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), H2072 [24AP]

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2072 [24AP]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3267 [30MY]

Civil rights: 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), H5526 [31JY]

——— require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H6300 [2OC]

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6273), H6280 [21SE]

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

Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in the international community in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 [27JN]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H726 [14FE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H903 [16FE]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2861), H3981 [25JN]

Credit: establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers (see H.R. 3789), H727 [14FE]

——— prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H948 [21FE]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6280 [21SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 [16MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3974), H903 [16FE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1210 [6MR] (see H.R. 4816), H2329 [7MY]

——— make grants to State-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]

Dept. of HHS: develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 3314), H512 [6FE]

——— exempt Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration from sequestration (see H.R. 6692), H7424 [20DE]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6280 [21SE]

——— make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H441 [2FE]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H221 [31JA]

——— require a criminal background check for child care providers and adults residing with child care providers in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 2607), H803 [15FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H5712 [2AU]

Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), H5923 [12SE]

——— require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 2688), H1274 [7MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H726 [14FE] (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), H2813 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 3353), H182 [25JA]

——— conduct a special resource study of the Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H945 [17FE]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]

——— improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 6101), H6807 [13DE]

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]

——— condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]

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), H5328 [26JY]

——— expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3700 [8JN]

——— require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2033 [19AP]

——— 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), H4065 [26JN]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 265), H2329 [7MY]

Drugs: provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law governing marijuana (see H.R. 6606), H6828 [17DE]

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

Economy: 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), H512 [6FE]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H4158 [27JN]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 4170), H1572 [26MR]

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), H512 [6FE]

——— 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: require a lifetime income disclosure (see H.R. 677), H220 [31JA]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H183 [25JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H3163 [18MY]

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), H4775 [10JY]

FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]

——— limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see H.R. 3984), H4158 [27JN]

——— 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), H3267 [30MY]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget authority if financial statement for the previous fiscal year does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor (see H.R. 6528), H6275 [21SE]

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]

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]

Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]

Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 [1AU]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6280 [21SE]

FTC: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose use of price-altering computer programs (see H.R. 6508), H6274 [21SE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H726 [14FE]

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

——— authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6280 [21SE]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 5909), H6001 [13SE]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5713 [2AU]

Health care facilities: invalidate pre-dispute arbitration agreements between long-term nursing care facilities and residents of such facilities (see H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]

Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H4606 [28JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]

House Rules: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 385), H966 [27FE]

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), H3267 [30MY]

Immigration: modify certain provisions of law relative to refugee resettlement (see H.R. 6460), H6280 [21SE]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see H. Res. 837), H7469 [30DE]

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

International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H4065 [26JN]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1847 [16AP]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H4656 [29JN]

——— 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), H1978 [18AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H6469 [27NO]

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

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H115 [23JA]

Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical qualifier and for all international uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 650), H6344 [13NO]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1391 [19MR]

——— improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians’ assistants (see H.R. 2134), H2040 [23AP]

——— provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured newborns (see H.R. 6258), H5628 [1AU]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H948 [21FE]

——— cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6413), H6060 [14SE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H966 [27FE]

——— permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), H6152 [19SE]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H4685 [9JY]

——— provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 941), H802 [15FE]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H2447 [8MY]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H803 [15FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6298 [28SE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 283), H1846 [16AP]

——— 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), H5766 [10SE]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall (see H.R. 6094), H4774 [10JY]

——— protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H1915 [17AP]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 560), H1363 [13MR]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 40), H2034 [19AP]

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

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]

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), H5526 [31JY]

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

NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 6272), H5704 [2AU]

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 4318), H3734 [18JN]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3995), H697 [13FE]

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

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

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), H1811 [30MR]

Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, password, or other access to a personal social networking account (see H.R. 5050), H2268 [27AP]

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

Public debt: eliminate statutory limit and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (see H.R. 2931), H6765 [12DE]

Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]

——— reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3573), H187 [27JA]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H115 [23JA]

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]

Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab countries (see H.R. 6242), H6280 [21SE]

——— victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2404), H1847 [16AP]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]

Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5130 [23JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]

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

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), H2647 [10MY]

SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 [18MY]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 718), H6279 [21SE]

——— 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]

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), H1811 [30MR]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5202 [24JY]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H950 [24FE]

——— 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), H5330 [30JY]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H115 [23JA]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H2813 [16MY]

——— 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), H2329 [7MY]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H1135 [1MR]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H5202 [24JY]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H3404 [1JN]

——— provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see H.R. 6050), H5712 [2AU]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H2072 [24AP]

——— repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see H.R. 4231), H3267 [30MY]

Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see H. Res. 609), H2448 [8MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H6152 [19SE]

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), H803 [15FE]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [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. 4124), H4685 [9JY]

Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H1544 [22MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2447 [8MY]

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

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

——— require State voter registration agencies that require government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal elections to provide such identification without charge upon request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]

——— 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), H641 [8FE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H1642 [27MR]

Wildlife: 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), H2569 [9MY]

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]

——— improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 3526), H727 [14FE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H5526 [31JY]

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

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6588), H6469 [27NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

FAA: urge continued cooperation with airports across the U.S. seeking to implement noise mitigation plans (see H. Res. 810), H6397 [15NO]

Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 759), H5707 [2AU]

Housing: 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]

Tariff: self-contained, single-element unidirectional (cardioid) dynamic microphones (see H.R. 4821), H2203 [26AP]

——— single-driver sound isolating earphones (see H.R. 4820), H2203 [26AP]

——— sound-isolating earphones with multiple balanced armature speakers (see H.R. 4819), H2203 [26AP]

——— wind turbine generator power panels (see H.R. 5494), H2319 [7MY]

——— wind turbine generator switchgear assemblies and panel boards (see H.R. 5495), H2319 [7MY]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (H.R. 5781), H2812 [16MY]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (H.R. 5905), H3661 [7JN]

Tariff: self-contained, single-element unidirectional (cardioid) dynamic microphones (H.R. 4821), H2206 [26AP]

——— single-driver sound isolating earphones (H.R. 4820), H2206 [26AP]

——— sound-isolating earphones with multiple balanced armature speakers (H.R. 4819), H2206 [26AP]

——— wind turbine generator power panels (H.R. 5494), H2327 [7MY]

——— wind turbine generator switchgear assemblies and panel boards (H.R. 5495), H2327 [7MY]

Women: provide protections against violence against immigrant women (H.R. 5331), H2321 [7MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6235 [21SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3280 [31MY]

Alzheimer’s Action Day: observance, E1618• [21SE]

Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (H.R. 2966), H2144 [26AP]

Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H166• [25JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, H895 [16FE]

——— reform entitlement programs, H6694, H6696, H6697, H6698 [11DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1861, H1904 [17AP], H1923 [18AP], E516• [30MR]

Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Social Security benefits, H6835 [18DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3286 [31MY], E553• [17AP]

Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, E147• [6FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6259 [21SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H895, H896, H897 [16FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1904 [17AP], H6488, H6491 [28NO]

——— WIC funding, H1904 [17AP], H6488, H6491 [28NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), motion to instruct conferees, H6777 [13DE]

——— develop a strategy to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process, H6777 [13DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4941 [18JY]

——— military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4941 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2238• [27AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2150 [26AP]

Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6016• [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2238• [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6203• [20SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6532, H6533 [29NO], H6694, H6696, H6697, H6698 [11DE], H6794, H6795, H6796, H6797, H6798 [13DE]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H6794, H6797 [13DE]

——— impact of stimulus funding, H6797 [13DE]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H6798 [13DE]

——— importance of job creation, H896 [16FE]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H5775 [11SE], H6259 [21SE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H202, H203, H205 [31JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]

Equal Pay Day: observance, E553• [17AP]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), conference report, E147• [6FE]

——— Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, E147• [6FE]

Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), H894, H895 [16FE]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3512 [6JN]

Firearms: gun control, H6818 [17DE]

Flores, Sol: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, E1278• [18JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), H5898 [12SE]

Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3512 [6JN]

Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary, E670• [26AP]

Hamann, Paul: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, E1243• [12JY]

Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (H. Res. 759), E1597• [21SE]

——— importance of Federal commitment to health research, E1855• [30NO]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1459 [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4729 [10JY]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2014• [19AP]

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), E1184• [29JN]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2150 [26AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H5026 [19JY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5577• [1AU]

Israel: independence anniversary, E674• [26AP]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3257 [30MY]

Jewish B2B Networking (organization): tribute, E995• [6JN]

Medicare: reform, H6532, H6533 [29NO], H6694, H6696, H6697, H6698 [11DE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1713• [19OC]

National Family Caregivers Month: observance, E1860• [30NO]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1585• [21SE]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (H. Res. 833), H6818 [17DE]

Northbrook, IL: anniversary of Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago, E1708• [19OC]

Northwestern University: tribute to efforts to increase student voter registration with UVote Project, E1703• [16OC]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2150 [26AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1651 [28MR], H4695 [10JY], H5139 [24JY]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, H1221 [7MR]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H324, H348 [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4729 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1459 [21MR]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3877 [20JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6259 [21SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 14), H1761• [29MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), H1761• [29MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), complete conference report, H3792 [19JN]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3512 [6JN], H3792 [19JN], H3951 [21JN]

Skokie, IL: tribute to McCracken Middle School students, E675• [26AP]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), E407• [21MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H6532, H6533 [29NO]

——— solvency, H6795, H6796, H6797 [13DE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. Res. 614), H1861 [17AP]

Sri Lanka: anniversary of end of civil war, H4608 [29JN]

Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, H6713 [12DE], H6797 [13DE]

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires, H895 [16FE]

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (H.R. 1124), H6798 [13DE]

——— provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (H.R. 1163), H203 [31JA]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H590 [8FE]

——— reform the Federal tax code, H130 [24JA]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H2238• [27AP]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3512 [6JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5775 [11SE]

Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), H203, H205 [31JA], H894, H895, H896, H897 [16FE]

——— infrastructure funding, H203, H205 [31JA]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H590 [8FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2724 [16MY], H6259 [21SE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1925), E1713• [19OC]

Votes: position on missed, H1074• [29FE], H2345• [8MY], H4130• [27JN], H6814• [17DE], E1184• [29JN], E1321• [25JY]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, H6237 [21SE]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 5799), E1703• [16OC]

Wilmette, IL: anniversary of Baha’i House of Worship, E665• [26AP]

Women: health care for women, H348 [1FE], H1651 [28MR], E464• [28MR]

——— impact of budget sequestration on maternal and child health programs and resesarch, H6486, H6488, H6489, H6490, H6491 [28NO]

World AIDS Day: observance, H6516 [29NO]

World Alzheimer’s Month: observance, E1618• [21SE]

Tributes

Costello, Representative, H5904, H5908• [12SE]

Giffords, Representative, H166• [25JA]

Heidkamp, Dick, E1013• [7JN]

Malina, Debra, E1324• [25JY]

Oldershaw, Robert H., E634• [24AP]

Payne, Donald M., H1195 [6MR]

Raila, Frank, E1340• [26JY]

Ramsey, Jane, E1715• [23OC]

Schufreider, John R., E1684• [5OC]

Tregay, Alice, E221• [16FE]

Turney, Chris, E111• [1FE]

Tuteur, Muriel (Manny), E629• [24AP]