LEVIN, SANDER M. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2003 [19AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety, H192 [31JA]

Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H945 [17FE]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H5079 [19JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H6152 [19SE]

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

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see H.R. 6655), H6806 [13DE]

Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H160 [24JA]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H28 [17JA]

Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2289 [27AP]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H2813 [16MY]

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

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP] (see H.R. 4816), H2126 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H5079 [19JY]

——— collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3177 [29MY]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4685 [9JY]

——— establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H441 [2FE]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 3625), H1154 [5MR]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1506), H6828 [17DE]

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]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]

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 National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H2715 [15MY]

——— 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]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 2030), H5130 [23JY]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H28 [17JA]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3363 [31MY]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H7425 [20DE]

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

Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 6170), H5712 [2AU]

Foreign trade: amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (see H.R. 6727), H7565 [1JA]

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

——— reauthorize customs trade facilitation and enforcement programs (see H.R. 6656), H6806 [13DE]

Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see H. Res. 521), H2648 [10MY]

Health: 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]

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), H4776 [10JY] (see H. Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2212 [26AP]

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), H1808 [29MR]

——— 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), H1642 [27MR]

Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H3481 [5JN]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5526 [31JY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]

Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale populations (see H. Res. 714), H4828 [11JY]

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

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2330 [7MY]

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

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), H5077 [19JY]

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

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

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 644), H2320 [7MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1306 [8MR]

Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H5328 [26JY]

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), H5078 [19JY]

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

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4065 [26JN]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H2330 [7MY]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2404), H950 [24FE]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]

Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5711 [2AU]

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]

Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5631 [1AU]

——— extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), H5077 [19JY]

——— 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), H2029 [19AP]

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]

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]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), H5077 [19JY]

——— extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1428 [20MR]

——— extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]

——— extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H1390 [19MR]

——— 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), H1740 [28MR]

——— extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]

——— extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]

——— extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]

——— extend the production and investment tax credits for wind facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 2382), H6152 [19SE]

——— reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]

Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H5712 [2AU]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2813 [16MY]

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]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H641 [8FE]

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), H3977 [21JN]

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), H3700 [8JN]

——— 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), H5923 [12SE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H5860 [11SE]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H2330 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Taxation: extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]

——— 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 the research and development tax credit, limit treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]

——— provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]

——— provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4016), H725 [14FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Taxation: extend bonus depreciation (H.R. 5974), H3915 [20JN]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5331 [30JY]

——— extend the research and development tax credit, limit treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year property (H.R. 6109), H4863 [12JY]

——— provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil companies (H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]

——— provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax relief (H.R. 16), H5331 [30JY]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (H.R. 4016), H726 [14FE]

Histories

Royal Oak Charter Township, MI (excerpt), E1932• [13DE]

Letters

Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: A. Barry Rand, AARP, H2616 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), H2618 [10MY]

——— Katherine Beh Neas, Easter Seals, Inc., H2615 [10MY]

——— Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H2615 [10MY]

——— National Foster Care Coalition, H2617 [10MY]

——— several religious organizations, H2615 [10MY]

Health Care Cost Reduction Act: DeAnn Friedholm, Consumers Union, H3603 [7JN]

——— Judy Waxman and Joan Entmacher, National Women’s Law Center, H3603 [7JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]

Press releases

Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E633• [24AP]

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), H164, H165 [25JA]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2614 [10MY]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), H5962 [13SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1685 [28MR]

Clinton River Watershed Council: anniversary, E523• [16AP]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2236 [27AP]

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, H2236 [27AP]

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), E213• [16FE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H7552, H7553, H7556 [1JA]

——— importance of job creation, H3602, H3613 [7JN]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), H7405 [20DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), consideration (H. Res. 841), H7377 [20DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H911, H912, H921 [17FE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2469 [9MY]

Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for defined retirement benefits, H912 [17FE]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (H.R. 4105), H1167, H1170 [6MR]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1470, H1474, H1476, H1477 [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4734, H4735, H4736, H4737, H4738, H4741 [10JY]

Medicare: reform, H1685 [28MR]

——— study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (H.R. 1845), E2005• [27DE]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6409, H6411, H6415 [16NO]

——— extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), consideration (H. Res. 808), H6383 [15NO]

National Cancer Research Month: observance, E898• [30MY]

Oak Park, MI: tribute, E1938• [17DE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain Russia’s full compliance with commitments under the protocol on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, H6411 [16NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4734, H4735, H4736, H4737, H4738, H4741 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1470, H1474, H1476, H1477 [21MR]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H55, H57, H58, H65 [18JA]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6175, H6176, H6177, H6178 [20SE]

Royal Oak Charter Township, MI: tribute, E1932• [13DE]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6409, H6411, H6415 [16NO]

——— extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), consideration (H. Res. 808), H6383 [15NO]

——— 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, H6383 [15NO], H6409, H6415 [16NO]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (H.R. 1509), E2003• [27DE]

Southfield, MI: tribute, E1898• [11DE]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (H.R. 5044), H6102 [19SE]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), H5665, H5666, H5667, H5671, H5675 [2AU]

——— extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets, H2004, H2007 [19AP]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5579, H5580, H5581, H5582, H5591 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), Senate amendments, H7552, H7553, H7556 [1JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5591 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H6595 [4DE]

——— make permanent certain tax cuts and relief for families making less than a certain income, increased expensing limitations, and alternative minimum tax relief (H.J. Res. 66), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 841), H7377 [20DE]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1992, H1993, H1994, H1995, H2004, H2005, H2007 [19AP]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (H.R. 4016), E187• [14FE]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (H.R. 6410), H6099, H6101 [19SE]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H55 [18JA], H912, H921 [17FE]

——— rates, H5962 [13SE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3602, H3609, H3610, H3613 [7JN]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H2236 [27AP]

Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), E213• [16FE]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932–1933, E1802• [27NO]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H55 [18JA], H912, H921 [17FE]

Tributes

Giffords, Representative, H164, H165 [25JA]

Groner, Irwin, E2027• [1JA]

Jenkins, Ed, H126 [24JA]

Truman, Sander, E268• [28FE]

Walker, Lewis N., E786• [15MY]