WOOLSEY, LYNN C. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4988, H4990, H4992, H5010, H5011 [18JY]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5276 [25JY]

Appointments

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

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), H2330 [7MY]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3432), H6069 [18SE]

——— ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 3704), H376 [1FE]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H2569 [9MY]

AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 [5MR]

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H6578 [30NO]

Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 574), H5630 [1AU]

Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization by Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. Con. Res. 107), H6062 [14SE]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 [25JY]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H27 [17JA]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H79 [18JA]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 621), H1914 [17AP]

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate (see H.R. 5545), H2441 [8MY]

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

Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]

——— 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), H376 [1FE]

California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 4969), H2267 [27AP]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3662 [7JN]

Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 4389), H1976 [18AP]

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2447 [8MY]

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), H1543 [22MR]

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]

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

——— increase transparency and reduce students’ burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6135), H5712 [2AU]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1564), H5009 [18JY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6280 [21SE]

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]

Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content and strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2722), H4065 [26JN]

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), H2448 [8MY]

Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H3164 [18MY]

——— recognize significance of and support adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]

——— issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), H5764 [10SE]

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), H1916 [17AP]

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

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H441 [2FE] (see H.R. 4816), H2329 [7MY]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 4055), H1916 [17AP]

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

Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources (see H.R. 5827), H3267 [30MY]

Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H1101 [29FE]

——— 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), H6280 [21SE]

——— 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), H5923 [12SE]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 [10MY]

——— provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families (see H.R. 5188), H3105 [17MY]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H513 [6FE]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H79 [18JA]

——— 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 Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H5079 [19JY]

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

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1916 [17AP]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6279 [21SE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H1804 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3700 [8JN]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H802 [15FE]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4864 [12JY]

Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]

——— establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H6304 [9OC]

——— recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3976 [21JN]

Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see H.R. 6335), H6234 [20SE]

——— provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 6134), H4907 [17JY]

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. 694), H3914 [20JN]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see H.R. 3821), H441 [2FE]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see H.R. 4106), H1306 [8MR]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H2715 [15MY]

ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H6279 [21SE]

FDA: help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices (see H.R. 1676), H6279 [21SE]

——— limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see H.R. 3984), H1978 [18AP]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5860 [11SE]

Federal employees: ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 979), H1153 [5MR]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3365), H945 [17FE]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 [9MY]

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

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H1543 [22MR]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6280 [21SE]

——— expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 759), H6280 [21SE]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3497), H5711 [2AU]

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

Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community development housing organizations for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H6302 [5OC]

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

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]

——— reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H375 [1FE]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see H. Res. 837), H7360 [19DE]

Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), H6001 [13SE]

——— require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), H2447 [8MY]

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

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H5202 [24JY]

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), H1304 [8MR]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H4869 [13JY]

Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]

LIHEAP: provide level funding (see H.R. 3626), H903 [16FE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2569 [9MY]

Medicaid: apply prompt pay requirement to claims for payment for covered items and services furnished by any Medicaid health care entity (see H.R. 3587), H1571 [26MR]

Medicare: improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H5711 [2AU]

——— provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and grant programs for provider education (see H.R. 3705), H1741 [28MR]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H5711 [2AU]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H3163 [18MY]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]

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

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]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 [21SE]

National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 693), H3807 [19JN]

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

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), H2646 [10MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6001 [13SE]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1561), H1101 [29FE]

National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (see H.R. 5826), H3267 [30MY]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5631 [1AU]

National Young Audiences Week: designate (see H. Res. 574), H1272 [7MR]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), H4065 [26JN]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1498 [21MR]

NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2775), H7264 [18DE]

NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]

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

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6302 [5OC]

Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6397 [15NO]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1741 [28MR]

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]

Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see H.R. 587), H903 [16FE]

Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]

Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H5712 [2AU]

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

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1807 [29MR]

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

Social Security: 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]

Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H5526 [31JY]

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), H1916 [17AP]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 481), H944 [17FE]

——— deny any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 6599), H6428 [16NO]

——— disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 3852), H641 [8FE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]

——— 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), H2716 [15MY]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H376 [1FE] (see H.R. 6411), H6060 [14SE]

——— increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H950 [24FE]

——— increase alternative minimum tax exemption amount and index such amount for inflation (see H.R. 3747), H1808 [29MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H6152 [19SE]

——— reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 3242), H115 [23JA]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5711 [2AU]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H1916 [17AP]

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

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 3695), H159 [24JA]

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

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H6001 [13SE]

——— 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), H513 [6FE]

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

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

——— permit an individual who is required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 6419), H6280 [21SE]

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

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H1498 [21MR]

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), H5860 [11SE]

——— prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 4306), H2289 [27AP]

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), H1808 [29MR]

——— 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), H441 [2FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H696 [13FE]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), H6000 [13SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower protections for private sector employees (H.R. 6409), H6001 [13SE]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: Angela Canterbury, Project on Government Oversight (organization), H2841• [17MY]

Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund: Kristor W. Cowan, American Federation of Teachers, H2242• [27AP]

——— Paul Jarris, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and Robert Pestronk, National Association of County and City Health Officials, H2242• [27AP]

——— Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America’s Future (organization), H2242• [27AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4916 [18JY]

Remarks

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1413 [20MR]

Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3012 [17MY]

Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H378 [2FE], H730 [15FE], H1024 [29FE], H1216 [7MR], H1646 [28MR], H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H3276 [31MY], H3485 [6JN], H3740 [19JN], H4694 [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H5206 [25JY], H6262 [21SE], H6346 [14NO], H6512 [29NO]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1736 [28MR], H1901 [17AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3280 [31MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6262 [21SE]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2018 [19AP]

Conti, Maurice and Sophie: New Zealand Bravery Medal recipients, E712• [7MY]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 192), H3586 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1901 [17AP]

——— WIC funding, H1901 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H4988, H4990, H4992 [18JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H2821, H3012, H3075, H3085 [17MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2841• [17MY]

——— F–22 Fighter program funding, H2821 [17MY]

——— limit funding to amount authorized under the Budget Control Act, H3075 [17MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4915, H4941, H4988, H4990, H4992, H4995 [18JY], H5030 [19JY]

——— military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4941, H4995 [18JY]

——— reduce funding and redirect savings to domestic priorities, H585 [8FE], H4915 [18JY]

——— reduce funding to 2008 levels, H5030 [19JY]

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

——— prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H984 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H623 [8FE], E305• [1MR]

——— Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2236 [27AP]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5163, H5165, H5166 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in California, H820 [16FE]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H820 [16FE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5206 [25JY]

Diseases: HIV/AIDS research and treatment funding, H6590 [4DE]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H139 [24JA], H359 [1FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (H.R. 3151), H2725 [16MY]

Government regulations: exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276, H5277 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5276, H5277 [25JY]

Grabill, David: Northern California ACLU Jack Green Civil Liberties Award recipient, E634• [24AP]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 192), H3586 [7JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4744 [10JY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H6709, H6750 [12DE]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4916 [18JY]

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, H3085 [17MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: suspension of nuclear weapons activities in exchange for food aid, H1162 [6MR]

Kosta, Stanley: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E375• [19MR]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H139 [24JA]

Moore, Susan: Roseland School District, Santa Rosa, CA, Lifetime Achievement Volunteer Award recipient, E903• [30MY]

National Oceans Month: observance, H3586 [7JN]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1498• [12SE]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century, H4995 [18JY]

——— call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (H. Res. 19), H123 [24JA], H378 [2FE], H585 [8FE], H1024 [29FE], H1162 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H3485 [6JN], H4694 [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4916 [18JY], H5771 [11SE], H6157 [20SE], H6590 [4DE], H6709 [12DE]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (H. Res. 21), H1162 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, E464• [28MR]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H346 [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4744 [10JY]

Petaluma, CA: tribute to Petaluma Little League All-Stars baseball team, H5864 [12SE], E1503• [12SE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: anniversary, E1518• [13SE]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6182 [20SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6262 [21SE]

Rohnert Park, CA: anniversary, E1583• [21SE]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Golden Gate Bridge, E890• [25MY]

San Rafael, CA: anniversary of school system, E168• [9FE]

——— anniversary of Spectrum LGBT Center, E1524• [13SE]

Santa Rosa, CA: tribute to opening of Santa Rosa Symphony Green Music Center, E1821• [28NO]

Sonoma County, CA: anniversary of Fort Ross State Historical Park, E1153• [27JN]

Sonoma State University: anniversary of Environmental Technology Center, E534• [16AP]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H2018, H2019 [19AP]

Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H2016, H2017 [19AP]

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

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5771 [11SE]

Unemployment: require all money withdrawn from States’ unemployment funds be used solely for the payment of unemployment compensation, H359 [1FE]

Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring veterans, H37 [18JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2725 [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, H749• [15FE], H3142 [18MY], E268• [28FE], E295• [1MR], E320• [6MR], E350• [8MR], E391• [20MR], E1190•, E1200• [29JN], E1338• [26JY], E1846• [29NO], E1916• [12DE]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, H6162 [20SE]

World AIDS Day: observance, H6590 [4DE]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: tribute to departing Members, H6742–H6751 [12DE], E1924 [13DE]

Tribute, E1920 [12DE], E1935 [13DE]

Tributes

Abramson, Robert, E36• [18JA]

Agrella, Robert, E650• [25AP]

Berner, Robert, E1634• [21SE]

Bertucci, Dorothy, E376• [19MR]

Campbell, James K., E455• [27MR]

Corrigan, Robert A., E554• [17AP]

Davis, Daniel L., H730 [15FE]

Durney, Maxine Kortum, E380• [19MR]

Goggins, Ute and Patrick, E506• [29MR]

Lowry, John, E1605• [21SE]

Massucco, Ken, E630• [24AP]

Nakano, Mei T., E1308• [24JY]

Ohrenschall, Robert F., E1514• [13SE]

Orchard, Janet, E1850• [29NO]

Payne, Donald M., H1192 [6MR], H1216 [7MR]

Silveira, Anthony, E508• [29MR]

Solis, Raul, E310• [5MR]

Spahr, Jane A., E1070• [19JN]

Wong, Eddie, E1082• [19JN]