LANGEVIN, JAMES R. (a Representative from Rhode Island)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3123 [18MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4908 [17JY], H4957 [18JY]

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), H2167 [26AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H2716 [15MY]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3363 [31MY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H220 [31JA]

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 6046), H4156 [27JN]

——— authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1847 [16AP]

——— 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), H4656 [29JN]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (see H.R. 4201), H1916 [17AP]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H3105 [17MY]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), H181 [25JA]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6280 [21SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 81), H513 [6FE]

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), H1915 [17AP]

CFTC: impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (see H.R. 2328), H966 [27FE]

Civil liberties: 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), H2212 [26AP]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H5923 [12SE]

Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with energy resources (see H. Res. 676), H5712 [2AU]

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), H641 [8FE]

——— provide information to foster youth on their potential eligibility for Federal student aid (see H.R. 6669), H6806 [13DE]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H5766 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5923 [12SE]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]

——— 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), H6152 [19SE]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2570 [9MY]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H6062 [14SE]

Dept. of Justice: provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see H.R. 6590), H6396 [15NO]

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), H3267 [30MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H220 [31JA]

Education: restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 4170), H6234 [20SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 86), H3977 [21JN]

ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5923 [12SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2341), H2034 [19AP]

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), H1363 [13MR]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 5871), H3362 [31MY]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H6152 [19SE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H966 [27FE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H1497 [21MR]

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

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), H2811 [16MY]

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: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H1846 [16AP]

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

Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]

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

Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]

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

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

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3707 [15JN]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1847 [16AP]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), H2033 [19AP]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6578 [30NO]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H6369 [14NO]

——— promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H5766 [10SE]

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

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), H966 [27FE]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), H6323 [2NO]

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

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

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

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

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

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), H694 [9FE]

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), H1498 [21MR]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H220 [31JA]

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

Power resources: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]

——— impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare reductions, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3784), H183 [25JA]

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]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H440 [2FE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H950 [24FE]

——— 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]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H6234 [20SE]

SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 2103), H6310 [16OC]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H5766 [10SE]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H3167 [22MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]

——— 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), H6429 [16NO]

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

——— prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H160 [24JA]

——— promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 2701), H6344 [13NO]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H803 [15FE]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6683), H7359 [19DE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H1847 [16AP]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H945 [17FE]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]

Technology: improve laws relative to cybersecurity, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3674), H2135 [25AP]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H3661 [7JN]

U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of conduct for information security in order to preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1571 [26MR] (see H. Res. 628), H2031 [19AP]

Veterans: 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), H4157 [27JN]

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

——— 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), H1808 [29MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H6344 [13NO]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1571 [26MR]

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), H3105 [17MY]

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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1017 [28FE]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6588), H6369 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: require portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense: require contractors and subcontractors working on military construction projects to comply with licensing requirements for employees working at the project location (see H.R. 4184), H1304 [8MR]

Olympic Games: support goals and ideals of the Olympic movement and congratulate the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams (see H. Res. 780), H5922 [12SE]

Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (see H.R. 4129), H1133 [1MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans (see H.R. 6627), H6586 [3DE]

——— reduce the depreciation recovery periods for energy efficient commercial buildings (see H.R. 6705), H7429 [21DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Credit: require portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (H.R. 6467), H6233 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense: require contractors and subcontractors working on military construction projects to comply with licensing requirements for employees working at the project location (H.R. 4184), H1305 [8MR]

Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (H.R. 4129), H1134 [1MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans (H.R. 6627), H6587 [3DE]

——— reduce the depreciation recovery periods for energy efficient commercial buildings (H.R. 6705), H7429 [21DE]

Letters

Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities: A. Anthony Antosh, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, H2431 [8MY]

——— Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H2432 [8MY]

——— several veterans support organizations, H2431 [8MY]

Remarks

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3388), H5087 [23JY]

Beisel, Elizabeth: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1374• [1AU]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2627• [10MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1686 [28MR], H2336 [8MY]

Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H819 [16FE]

Children and youth: require States to take certain additional steps to assist foster children in making the transition to independent living, H3275 [31MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), E560• [17AP]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2220 [27AP]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), H655• [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H2791 [16MY], H3009 [17MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, H7388 [20DE]

——— directed energy technologies initiatives funding, H2791 [16MY], H5057 [19JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4957 [18JY], H5057 [19JY]

——— prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, H3009 [17MY]

——— Spinal Cord Injury Research Program funding, H4957 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2238 [27AP]

Dept. of HHS: extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2883), H3275 [31MY]

——— Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2238 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: cybersecurity infrastructure funding, H3636, H3637 [7JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3636, H3637 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities, H2431 [8MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, H3338• [31MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3338• [31MY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6713 [12DE], H7558• [1JA]

Education: provide educational stability for children in foster care (H.R. 5876), H3275 [31MY]

Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace, H2792 [16MY]

Information technology: improve Federal information security (H.R. 4257), H2190, H2191 [26AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), H3293 [31MY]

Leadership Alliance: anniversary, E1290• [19JY]

Medicare: reform, H1686 [28MR]

Nagorno-Karabakh: tribute to citizens, E828• [17MY]

National Family Caregivers Month: observance, H6349 [14NO]

National Foster Care Month: observance, H3275 [31MY]

Navy: Virginia-class submarine program funding, H2791 [16MY]

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), H2161, H2167, H2169 [26AP], H3293 [31MY]

——— include critical infrastructure owners and operators in program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities, H2167, H2169 [26AP]

Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, E1632• [21SE]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, H3872 [20JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 14), H1586 [27MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4626• [29JN]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3872 [20JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2431 [8MY]

Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), H5663 [2AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5587• [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), Senate amendments, H7558• [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, H5587• [1AU]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, H6713 [12DE]

Votes: position on missed, H2694• [15MY], H3249• [30MY], H6338• [13NO], H6443• [27NO]

Tributes

Dorley, Maxwell R., E683• [27AP]

Gabriel, Kaigham J., E1615• [21SE]

Saint-Franc, Dee, H3275 [31MY]