DeGETTE, DIANA (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6018 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H6675 [5DE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H1363 [13MR]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Con. Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]

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), H2033 [19AP]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1847 [16AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2557), H5079 [19JY]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H7425 [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), H5077 [19JY]

——— make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program dental services (see H.R. 1666), H2813 [16MY]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H1391 [19MR]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H726 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H6623 [4DE]

——— 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), H6578 [30NO]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H3167 [22MY]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3404 [1JN]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4775 [10JY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H3707 [15JN]

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]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H2813 [16MY]

——— expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H945 [17FE]

——— expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H6587 [3DE]

——— 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), H6279 [21SE]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1135 [1MR]

——— provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 6134), H5079 [19JY]

EPA: 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]

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), H3363 [31MY]

FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of breakthrough drugs (see H.R. 5334), H2316 [7MY]

——— extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H2570 [9MY]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 616), H1915 [17AP]

Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H1543 [22MR]

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

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

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6680 [7DE]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H802 [15FE]

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

Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6234 [20SE]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H5766 [10SE]

——— require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child’s congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H1428 [20MR]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H4776 [10JY]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1210 [6MR]

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), H5712 [2AU]

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), H1274 [7MR]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H2072 [24AP]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H6152 [19SE]

——— exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H6279 [21SE]

——— improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H903 [16FE]

——— 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), H3171 [25MY]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H2813 [16MY]

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

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H4828 [11JY]

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

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

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1274 [7MR]

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), H803 [15FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]

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

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 5991), H6623 [4DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]

Small business: ensure State-certified medical marijuana businesses have full access to banking services (see H.R. 1984), H5292 [25JY]

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), H1543 [22MR]

——— 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]

Taxation: exclude from gross income payments from the Aurora Victim Relief Fund to victims of Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings (see H.R. 6615), H6535 [29NO]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H2288 [27AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H1543 [22MR]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6151 [19SE]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3661 [7JN]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H6807 [13DE]

Telecommunications: require disclosures to consumers on the capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]

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

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 [27MR]

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]

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), H6234 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H965 [27FE]

——— reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]

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

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), H4774 [10JY]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (H.R. 4091), H966 [27FE]

——— reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (H.R. 6309), H5709 [2AU]

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

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 (H.R. 6092), H4775 [10JY]

Medicaid: provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured newborns (H.R. 6258), H5630 [1AU]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E919• [31MY]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5298 [26JY]

Dept. of Energy: clarify certain findings from Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative technology loan guarantee program, H6018 [14SE]

——— phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6005, H6018 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H1028 [29FE]

Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H761• [15FE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (H.R. 2245), H3863 [20JN]

——— revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3863 [20JN]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H761• [15FE]

Firearms: gun control, H6818 [17DE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 308), H6837 [18DE]

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

Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 5892), H4669 [9JY]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings, H6837 [18DE]

——— 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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4729 [10JY]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2732 [16MY]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2732 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2732 [16MY]

Women: health care for women, H1028 [29FE]

Tributes

Gabow, Patricia, E1428• [3AU]

Sandoval, Paul J., E249• [27FE]

Yamamoto, Tadashi, E557• [17AP]