SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1661 [28MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), consideration (H. Res. 570), H1177 [6MR]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), consideration (H. Res. 688), H3752 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3003 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]

Economy: provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), consideration (H. Res. 841), H7381 [20DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during August district work period (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during fall district work period (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 827), H6722 [12DE]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]

Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

——— 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), H7381 [20DE]

Articles and editorials

Ryan Plan Puts GOP in Long-Term Bind, David Rogers, Politico (publication), H1655 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 3704), H159 [24JA]

——— extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs (see H.R. 6167, 6192), H5526 [31JY]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3808 [19JN]

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), H4065 [26JN]

——— provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H966 [27FE]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H726 [14FE]

Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]

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), H159 [24JA]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6326 [6NO]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3734 [18JN]

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]

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

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1209 [6MR]

Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]

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), H160 [24JA]

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), H2029 [19AP]

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

Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]

——— save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H182 [25JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification (see H.R. 3914), H1916 [17AP]

——— stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4065 [26JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H6062 [14SE]

——— terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 crop year (see H.R. 2487), H441 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: enter into voluntary, flexible agreements with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency prevention and default aversion services for Federal Direct Loan Program borrowers (see H.R. 3624), H3578 [6JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1017 [28FE] (see H.R. 4816), H2126 [25AP]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H2134 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H6304 [9OC]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H115 [23JA]

——— include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3762), H182 [25JA]

——— 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: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H4064 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H726 [14FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]

Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H1847 [16AP]

——— allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum products produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1916 [17AP]

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: establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6314 [23OC]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4065 [26JN]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 6527), H6284 [25SE]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H1642 [27MR]

Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 2180), H3700 [8JN]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H6323 [2NO]

——— establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H5923 [12SE]

——— require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1807 [29MR]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H6323 [2NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H4157 [27JN]

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]

ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4685 [9JY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H1846 [16AP]

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), H1101 [29FE]

——— limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see H.R. 3984), H966 [27FE]

——— 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), H2716 [15MY]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5766 [10SE]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H4158 [27JN]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H6001 [13SE]

FERC: suspend approval of liquefied natural gas export terminals (see H.R. 4024), H1847 [16AP]

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), H1847 [16AP]

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

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1209 [6MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that annual expenditures to pay for operation and maintenance costs are allocated equitably among eligible harbor projects (see H.R. 3648), H1391 [19MR]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), H1807 [29MR]

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), H6304 [9OC]

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

——— prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H3481 [5JN]

Hurricanes: express condolences to, commend resiliency and courage of, and provide necessary resources for relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts of victims of Hurricane Sandy (see H. Res. 820), H6505 [28NO]

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

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), H1978 [18AP]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1572 [26MR]

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), H2570 [9MY]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer disability benefits to officers disabled before the enactment of the Federal public safety officer disability benefits law (see H.R. 3367), H2447 [8MY]

Leonard Montalto Post Office Building, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 6636), H7429 [21DE]

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

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1017 [28FE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H27 [17JA]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1741 [28MR]

——— provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 6521), H6275 [21SE]

Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H4064 [26JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3915 [20JN]

——— 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), H2134 [25AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H4828 [11JY]

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

Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5526 [31JY]

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), H3806 [19JN]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H3976 [21JN]

National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H376 [1FE]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), H903 [16FE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1810), H27 [17JA]

National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 758), H5707 [2AU]

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), H4656 [29JN]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 187), H3405 [1JN]

National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 593), H1497 [21MR]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 573), H1306 [8MR]

Oceans: promote ocean and human health (see H.R. 3570), H441 [2FE]

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 (see H.R. 6149), H5526 [31JY]

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

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H4064 [26JN]

Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]

Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 [28FE]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H4775 [10JY]

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

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]

Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio (see H. Res. 704), H6280 [21SE]

Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (see H.R. 6681), H7264 [18DE]

St. Bonaventure University: tribute to men’s and women’s basketball teams (see H. Res. 588), H1390 [19MR]

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), H1847 [16AP]

Supreme Court: express that Justices should make themselves subject to existing and operative ethics guidelines set out in the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges, most of which are already legally binding on them (see H. Res. 478), H1210 [6MR]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H4065 [26JN]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H4065 [26JN]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H6304 [9OC]

——— allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1846 [16AP]

——— allow employers a credit against income tax as an incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H5766 [10SE]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H182 [25JA]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H5860 [11SE]

——— impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps (see H.R. 2003), H1846 [16AP]

——— improve commuting and transportation options (see H.R. 1825), H5526 [31JY]

——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H6765 [12DE]

——— modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H221 [31JA]

——— permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 1978), H27 [17JA]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H2329 [7MY]

——— 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), H5078 [19JY]

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

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H28 [17JA]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 [9FE]

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), H6469 [27NO]

Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 3860), H3578 [6JN]

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

——— 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. 3884), H513 [6FE]

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

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H3268 [30MY]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3700 [8JN]

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

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1017 [28FE]

War of 1812: recognize anniversary and the ensuing 200 years of peace and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Res. 685), H3699 [8JN]

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), H4869 [13JY]

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), H512 [6FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1543 [22MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1428 [20MR]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6588), H6343 [13NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. Res. 746), H5525 [31JY]

Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of equipment or military aircraft containing electronic components not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 6277), H5704 [2AU]

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. 700), H3975 [21JN]

EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 6405), H6000 [13SE]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5077 [19JY]

Tariff: n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl benzisothiazoline), 1-hydroxypyridine-2-thione, zinc salt (zinc pyrithione) and application adjuvants mixtures (see H.R. 5316), H2274 [27AP]

——— n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl benzisothiazoline) and application adjuvants mixtures (see H.R. 5317), H2274 [27AP]

Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]

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), H3266 [30MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of equipment or military aircraft containing electronic components not manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 6277), H5708 [2AU]

EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (H.R. 6405), H6000 [13SE]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (H.R. 6150), H5078 [19JY]

Tariff: n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl benzisothiazoline), 1-hydroxypyridine-2-thione, zinc salt (zinc pyrithione) and application adjuvants mixtures (H.R. 5316), H2288 [27AP]

——— n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl benzisothiazoline) and application adjuvants mixtures (H.R. 5317), H2288 [27AP]

Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children: establish (H.R. 6207), H5327 [26JY]

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 (H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H1177 [6MR], H1661 [28MR], H3752 [19JN], H4722 [10JY], H5549 [1AU], H6173 [20SE], H6722 [12DE], H7381 [20DE]

Letters

Replace sequester established by the Budget Control Act: several Democratic Representatives, H7534 [1JA]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]

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), H3942 [21JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1438 [21MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E921• [31MY]

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 587), H1408 [20MR]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H6167 [20SE]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims, H3745 [19JN]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. Res. 540), H596 [8FE]

Armed Forces: assist victims of sexual harassment, E827• [17MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1655, H1658, H1659, H1660 [28MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), consideration (H. Res. 570), H1174, H1175, H1176 [6MR]

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 (H.R. 3596), H3749, H3752 [19JN]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), consideration (H. Res. 688), H3745, H3749, H3751, H3752 [19JN]

Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 746), H6171 [20SE]

——— prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), H649 [9FE]

——— prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and employees (H.R. 1148), H596, H623 [8FE]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 964), H1175 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), E827• [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H625 [8FE]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6167, H6171, H6172 [20SE]

——— prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, H5222 [25JY]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to recommit, H5222 [25JY]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H743 [15FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, E965• [1JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), E965• [1JN]

Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of equipment or military aircraft containing electronic components not manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 6277), E1396• [3AU]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, H3745 [19JN]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6715, H6722 [12DE], H7532, H7534, H7535 [1JA]

——— importance of job creation, H1174, H1176 [6MR], H4715 [10JY]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), consideration (H. Res. 841), H7375, H7376, H7379, H7381 [20DE]

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 (H. Res. 700), E1103• [21JN]

EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (H.R. 6405), E1521• [13SE]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and fund the national aviation system (H.R. 658), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H446 [3FE]

Fairport, NY: Martha Brown Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘Schools to Watch’’ list, E1070• [19JN]

Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H743 [15FE]

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 (H.R. 1781), E1944• [17DE]

——— gun control, E1944• [17DE]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (H.R. 263), E1944• [17DE]

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

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1440 [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), E1226• [11JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4715, H4722 [10JY]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during August district work period (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during fall district work period (H. Res. 788), H6167, H6171, H6172 [20SE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 827), H6715, H6722 [12DE]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote against union representation, H446 [3FE]

Mining and mineral resources: prohibit mineral exploration or mining permits to companies that have failed to pay taxes, have connections to Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, and require equipment be made in the U.S., H4852 [12JY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4852 [12JY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1489• [12SE]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (H.R. 6150), E1285• [19JY], E1299• [23JY]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings, E1944• [17DE]

Norwood, Wade: Campaign for Public Health Foundation Unsung Heroes of Public Health ‘‘Rock in the Pond’’ award recipient, E1867• [4DE]

Olympic Games: tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, E1494• [12SE]

Pagano, Todd: Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching U.S. Professor of the Year award recipient, E1881• [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), E1226• [11JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4715, H4722 [10JY]

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), motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]

——— prohibit granting new leases to oil companies until they forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made products, and hire U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6167, H6171, H6172 [20SE]

Rochester, NY: Girl Scouts Hippie Pandas (robotics team) recipient of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition Gracious Professionalism Award, E971• [5JN]

——— tribute to Hippie Pandas Girl Scout technical team for helping develop a solar-powered pasteurization system for raw milk, E1460• [10SE]

Rochester Institute of Technology: anniversary of Cooperative Education Program, E1564• [19SE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (H.R. 458), E1103• [21JN]

Stokoe Farms LLC: anniversary, E1645• [21SE]

Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children: establish (H.R. 6207), E1342• [26JY]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (H.R. 5542), H4722 [10JY]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), H5677, H5678 [2AU]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5539, H5542, H5549 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H6716 [12DE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5539, H5542, H5549 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 844), H7532, H7534, H7535 [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 (H.R. 15), H6171 [20SE]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, H6171 [20SE]

——— 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), H7375, H7376, H7379, H7381 [20DE]

Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H743 [15FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1658, H1659, H1660 [28MR]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H6716 [12DE]

Votes: position on missed, H787• [15FE], H2051• [24AP], H2186• [26AP], H2252• [27AP], H2636• [10MY], H3250• [30MY], H3390• [1JN], H3447• [5JN], H3528•, H3575• [6JN], H3652• [7JN], H3691• [8JN], H6338• [13NO], H6561• [30NO], H6815• [17DE], E636• [24AP], E677• [26AP], E760•, E767•, E776• [10MY], E909•, E910•, E911• [30MY], E928• [31MY], E962• [1JN]

Women: health care for women, H1440 [21MR], E1226• [11JY]

Tributes

Bowick, Theresa L., E1138• [26JN]

Farr, James, E1081• [19JN]

Langston, Gloria, E1332• [25JY]

McInerny, Thomas K., E1535• [14SE]

Spezio, Ralph, E1811• [27NO]

Sullivan, John V., H1637• [27MR]