TIERNEY, JOHN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3122, H3124 [18MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2496, H2570 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: establish requirements relative to the provision of certain products (see H.R. 6485), H6274 [21SE]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1306 [8MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H6279 [21SE]

Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H4864 [12JY]

——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H6701 [11DE]

——— improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]

——— lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H966 [27FE]

——— provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H2447 [8MY]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3267 [30MY]

——— require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 6159), H5712 [2AU]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 [19SE]

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), H903 [16FE]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3662 [7JN]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H1017 [28FE]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H1428 [20MR]

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4158 [27JN]

Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the institution financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]

——— improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5630 [1AU]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see H.R. 3653), H1306 [8MR]

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]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H376 [1FE]

——— 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), H376 [1FE]

Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H641 [8FE]

Crime: improve the health care system’s assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 1578), H1306 [8MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3105 [17MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H3481 [5JN]

——— provide and implement insurance for workers on military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-insurance program (see H.R. 5891), H5766 [10SE]

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

Dept. of Education: establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 1966), H159 [24JA]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H903 [16FE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1498 [21MR]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H1428 [20MR]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]

Dept. of HHS: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H6061 [14SE]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H28 [17JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 6012), H5631 [1AU]

Dept. of Justice: 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: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H3733 [18JN]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 2717), H1306 [8MR]

——— presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H1209 [6MR]

Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H5630 [1AU]

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

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), H476 [3FE]

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), H476 [3FE]

FDA: incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H376 [1FE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H5202 [24JY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H5202 [24JY]

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

Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H5711 [2AU]

——— strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 6200), H5766 [10SE]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]

——— require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3646), H5331 [30JY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H1847 [16AP]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5712 [2AU]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H7425 [20DE]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), H2033 [19AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]

Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 2310), H571 [7FE]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1848 [16AP]

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: 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), H2329 [7MY]

LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]

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), H2814 [16MY]

Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H2569 [9MY]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2248), H1543 [22MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1808 [29MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H3177 [29MY]

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

National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 [28FE]

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 6572), H6675 [5DE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1808 [29MR]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 1867), H3915 [20JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H1428 [20MR]

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

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1848 [16AP]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H476 [3FE]

——— direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H5630 [1AU]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H27 [17JA]

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), H1642 [27MR]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5010 [18JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H2647 [10MY]

——— expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 4049), H5712 [2AU]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H3105 [17MY]

——— 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), H6535 [29NO]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4907 [17JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H1017 [28FE]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 3522), H6062 [14SE]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H5766 [10SE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H1210 [6MR]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H5631 [1AU]

Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 506), H5331 [30JY]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 [8FE]

Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1100 [29FE]

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

Voting: 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), H6536 [29NO]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1807 [29MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H6062 [14SE]

Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), H6344 [13NO]

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), H4828 [11JY]

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), H4656 [29JN]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1848 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Contracts: increase accountability in contracts for overseas contingency operations (see H.R. 6360), H5727 [7AU]

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

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

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1427 [20MR]

Education: ensure students and taxpayers receive full value of their education investments (see H.R. 6407), H6000 [13SE]

National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]

National Registered Apprenticeship Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]

NRC: limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted (see H.R. 6554), H6276 [21SE]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Contracts: increase accountability in contracts for overseas contingency operations (H.R. 6360), H5728 [7AU]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (H.R. 4084), H944 [17FE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2134 [25AP]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), H1428 [20MR]

Education: ensure students and taxpayers receive full value of their education investments (H.R. 6407), H6000 [13SE]

NRC: limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted (H.R. 6554), H6279 [21SE]

SBA: increase small business lending (H.R. 5851), H3163 [18MY]

Letters

Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund: Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America’s Health (organization), H2241• [27AP]

——— Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, H2240• [27AP]

Motions

Budget: reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 3578), H456 [3FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3650 [7JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]

Press releases

Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action (organization), H2240• [27AP]

Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240• [27AP]

Remarks

Budget: reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 3578), motion to recommit, H456 [3FE]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets, H1895 [17AP]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3125 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2229, H2230, H2231, H2232, H2233, H2234, H2235 [27AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2151 [26AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2342 [8MY], H3280 [31MY], H3821 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2229, H2230, H2232, H2234, H2235 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: cybersecurity personnel funding, H3650 [7JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3650 [7JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), motion to recommit, H3650 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program funding through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade Program funding, H2496, H2497 [9MY]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), H1397 [20MR]

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]

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

FEMA: Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3650 [7JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4743 [10JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2151 [26AP]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2342 [8MY]

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

Leonard, Tom: Essex National Heritage Commission Essex Heritage Hero Award recipient, E741• [9MY]

Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or fishing trips on Federal lands paid for by registered lobbyists or foreign agents, H1895 [17AP]

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), H2151 [26AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4743 [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), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3821 [20JN]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (H.R. 1339), H1653 [28MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2496, H2497 [9MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 643), H2342 [8MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to recommit, H1895 [17AP]

Taxation: repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H2233 [27AP]

Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 6604), H6477• [28NO]

Tributes

Atkinson, Paul, E1616• [21SE]

Benton, Nelson, E1157• [27JN]

Berry, Frederick E., E1523• [13SE]

Bradstreet, Anne, E1532• [14SE]

Frank, Representative, H7344 [19DE]

Olver, Representative, H7344 [19DE]

Taillon, Christine, E162• [8FE]

Wylie, Richard E., E650• [25AP]