GRANGER, KAY (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3061 [17MY]

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), H2034 [19AP]

Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H115 [23JA]

Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 129), H4606 [28JN]

Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), H641 [8FE]

Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer Post Office Building, Gainesville, TX: designate (see H.R. 6589), H6536 [29NO]

Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense categories (see H.R. 3662), H376 [1FE]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 6365), H5860 [11SE]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H903 [16FE]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]

Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), H1811 [30MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2134 [25AP]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H376 [1FE]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H1209 [6MR]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H182 [25JA]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1846 [16AP]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), H6068 [18SE]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1808 [29MR]

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), H1808 [29MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2813 [16MY]

National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1847 [16AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), H5526 [31JY]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1209 [6MR]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see H.R. 6633), H6765 [12DE]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H6284 [25SE]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H3363 [31MY]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H6578 [30NO]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H2447 [8MY]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3105 [17MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 [27AP]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 2827), H1915 [17AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 5857), H3171 [25MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5857), H3171 [25MY]

Remarks

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Congregation Ahavath Sholom, E1823• [28NO]

MICA Corp.: anniversary, E334• [7MR]

Nichols, Wayne: Humanities Texas (organization) Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award recipient, E1861• [3DE]

Reports filed

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5857) (H. Rept. 112–494), H3171 [25MY]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, H2292 [7MY]

Tributes

Beauchamp, Clayton R., E1475• [11SE]

Gandy, Shirlee J. and Taylor, E1739• [13NO]

Hall, Representative, H6446 [27NO]

Hickman, Holt, E260• [28FE]