FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), H3299 [31MY]

Articles and editorials

Dave and Wendy Banks Teach Villagers During Peace Corps Experience, Amy E. West, Monterey (CA) Herald, E293• [1MR]

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), H1642 [27MR]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 3704), H28 [17JA]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H220 [31JA]

——— provide for a more structured and stable domestic agricultural labor market in the U.S. (see H.R. 3017), H4605 [28JN]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H113 [23JA]

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H5923 [12SE]

——— expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H803 [15FE]

——— protect birds, rats, and mice (see H.R. 6693), H7566 [1JA]

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), H4869 [13JY]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H5292 [25JY]

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), H6280 [21SE]

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), H513 [6FE]

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

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]

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

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1564), H4907 [17JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]

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]

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

Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H220 [31JA]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 1888), H6344 [13NO]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1887), H6344 [13NO]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1886), H6344 [13NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3808 [19JN]

——— 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), H3806 [19JN]

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

——— treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]

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), H1304 [8MR]

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

——— 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), H6062 [14SE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2033 [19AP] (see H.R. 4816), H2329 [7MY]

——— 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), H3808 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1847 [16AP]

——— ensure that immigration status alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see H.R. 6128), H6280 [21SE]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H1101 [29FE]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H5923 [12SE]

——— 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), H5077 [19JY]

——— 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), H2034 [19AP]

——— promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority (see H.R. 2141), H3915 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 2607), H726 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H3105 [17MY]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H79 [18JA]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 6087), H5712 [2AU]

Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]

Diseases: 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), H3363 [31MY]

Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]

——— provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law governing marijuana (see H.R. 6606), H6469 [27NO]

Elections: constitutional amendment on congressional power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 72), H79 [18JA]

——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4656 [29JN]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H6279 [21SE]

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 2738), H966 [27FE]

——— establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 2030), H4064 [26JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H1741 [28MR]

Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 6195), H5291 [25JY]

——— enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (see H.R. 4190), H4656 [29JN]

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

Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H5631 [1AU]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]

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

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), H803 [15FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6152 [19SE]

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]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5905), H3977 [21JN]

——— 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), H2713 [15MY]

Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 3341), H571 [7FE] (see H.R. 5741), H5631 [1AU]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6152 [19SE]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3734 [18JN]

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]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H4776 [10JY]

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), H1572 [26MR]

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), H1210 [6MR]

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

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

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1571 [26MR]

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

Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H727 [14FE]

——— provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H5078 [19JY]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H1846 [16AP]

Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H694 [9FE]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 5707), H3703 [12JN]

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), H6152 [19SE]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2469), H4864 [12JY]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H1210 [6MR]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5293 [25JY]

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 644), H2648 [10MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 748), H5713 [2AU]

National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]

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

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

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 4062), H5712 [2AU]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1154 [5MR]

NIH: establish Skin Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 5716), H3267 [30MY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]

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), H6397 [15NO]

Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 [18MY]

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

Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6469 [27NO]

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

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

Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (see H.R. 6077), H5712 [2AU]

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

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1741 [28MR]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal (see H.R. 6331), H6001 [13SE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]

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]

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington’s Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H3577 [6JN]

Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H4157 [27JN]

SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), H5923 [12SE]

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), H1808 [29MR]

Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products (see H.R. 4134), H1978 [18AP]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5712 [2AU]

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

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H512 [6FE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H1978 [18AP]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H803 [15FE]

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

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

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]

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), H6152 [19SE]

——— 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), H6397 [15NO]

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

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H5711 [2AU]

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]

——— 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), H1133 [1MR]

——— 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), H4158 [27JN]

——— prohibit importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H903 [16FE]

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]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H803 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Clear Creek National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 6286), H5704 [2AU]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Clear Creek National Recreation Area: establish (H.R. 6286), H5708 [2AU]

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

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1103 [1MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3190• [30MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), E1369• [1AU]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4020 [26JN]

Azama, Yo: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages National Language Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1170• [28JN]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (organization): anniversary of Santa Cruz, CA, chapter, E1025• [8JN]

Borg, Holly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for California, E161• [8FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1794• [29MR], H1899 [17AP]

California: anniversary of Monterey-Salinas Transit, E1551• [19SE]

——— tribute to Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve, E662• [26AP]

Central Electric Co.: anniversary, E1356• [31JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3190• [30MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), concur in Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 825), H6642 [5DE]

Costa, Anthony: Grower Shipper Association E.E. ‘‘Gene’’ Harden Award for Lifetime Achievement in Central Coast Agriculture recipient, E1107• [21JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1899 [17AP]

——— WIC funding, H1899 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4952 [18JY]

——— security clearance process funding, H4952 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2214 [27AP]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2544 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws, H2421 [8MY]

——— prohibit funding to defend against challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2499 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities, H2402 [8MY]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2526 [9MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3319• [31MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4020 [26JN]

Diaz, Yethzell: University of California, Santa Cruz, Gabriel Zimmerman Scholarship Fund award recipient, E652• [25AP]

District of Columbia: tribute to Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference and Rally, E1219• [10JY]

Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, E78• [25JA], E141• [6FE]

Firearms: gun control, H6823• [17DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4748 [10JY]

Hollister, CA: anniversary of Hollister Municipal Airport, E900• [30MY]

Honduras: human rights violations, E835• [17MY]

House of Representatives: tribute to departing Members, H6747 [12DE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), H3299 [31MY]

International Education Week: observance, E1760• [15NO]

International Women’s Day: observance, E342• [8MR]

King City, CA: anniversary of Mee Memorial Hospital, E1686• [5OC]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend, H6642 [5DE]

——— reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5611 [1AU], E1394• [3AU]

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E1581• [20SE]

Monterey County, CA: anniversary of Monterey County Free Libraries, E1512• [13SE]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national monuments, H1890• [17AP]

National Day of Silence: observance, H2013 [19AP]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: anniversary, E1581• [20SE]

National Oceans Month: observance, H3589 [7JN]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2709 [15MY]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (H. Res. 833), H6823• [17DE]

NOAA: Marine Debris Program funding, H6642 [5DE]

——— prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico, H2430 [8MY]

Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2512, H2515 [9MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: recognize importance of instruction in foreign language and culture in development of training programs to protect against cyber attacks and intrusions, H3299 [31MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4748 [10JY]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4164 [28JN]

Peace Corps: anniversary, H1103 [1MR]

Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5434 [31JY]

Salinas, CA: tribute to DAR Santa Lucia chapter commemoration of Harvey House, E1018• [7JN]

San Juan Bautista, CA: anniversary of San Juan Bautista Old Mission Church, E1105• [21JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2402, H2421, H2430 [8MY], H2499, H2512, H2515, H2526, H2544 [9MY]

Sea Otter Awareness Week: observance, E1602• [21SE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1890• [17AP]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, H5023 [19JY]

Veterans: tribute to Japanese-American men and women who served in the military during World War II, E277• [29FE]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2709 [15MY]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2709 [15MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2708 [15MY], E881• [22MY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1925), H3190• [30MY]

Votes: position on missed, H3144• [18MY]

Watsonville Wetlands Watch (organization): anniversary, E1712• [19OC]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 69), H3190• [30MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H20 [17JA], H112 [23JA], H5129 [23JY]

Statements

Pinnacles National Park Act: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, H5434 [31JY]

Tributes

Bailey, John N., E537• [16AP]

Bare, William T., E988• [6JN]

Braff, Jeff, E201• [15FE]

Cochran, Jim, E1806• [27NO]

Collins, John T., E1902• [11DE]

Corpuz, Bernard P., E1111• [21JN]

Donohue, Dennis, E1831• [29NO]

Draper, Jean Leidig, E202• [15FE]

Emmons, Nancy M. Pierson, E1926• [13DE]

Griffin, Thomas H., E1808• [27NO]

Grothe, John P., E1384• [1AU]

Hernandez, Vilmar G., E1017• [7JN]

Horan, Larry, E276• [29FE]

Hovick, Marcia G., E164• [8FE]

Khalsa, Rama, E91• [31JA]

Lasnik, Joanne B. (Joey), E90• [31JA]

McCloud, Susan A., E540• [16AP]

Myers, John, E538• [16AP]

Nachbar, Luke S., E727• [8MY]

Pappas, Jaci, E259• [28FE]

Poindexter, Alan G. (Dex), E1477• [11SE]

Quigley, Kevin, E1580• [20SE]

Sumida, Mariko (Molly), E539• [16AP]

Tyler, Ronald H., E361• [9MR]

Tyler-Tigerman, Richard, E705• [7MY]

Tyner, Mike, E1910• [12DE]

Watkins, James D., E1386• [1AU]

Williams, Aaron, E1522• [13SE]

Woolpert, Bruce, E1362• [31JY]