CARSON, ANDRÉ (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3054, H3061, H3062 [17MY]

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), H1848 [16AP]

Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H2034 [19AP]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5766 [10SE]

Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]

——— improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members (see H.R. 6293), H5704 [2AU]

——— permit a State to issue a commercial drivers’ license to a member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2447 [8MY]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H5526 [31JY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6298 [28SE]

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), H4686 [9JY]

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), H5526 [31JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H4864 [12JY]

Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H3363 [31MY]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 321), H6397 [15NO]

——— provide exception from definition of loan originator for certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H5631 [1AU]

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

——— enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4864 [12JY]

——— increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see H.R. 3668), H3404 [1JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H2033 [19AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 1612), H1846 [16AP]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 6390), H5999 [13SE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]

——— provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5923 [12SE]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H1978 [18AP]

——— 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), H2212 [26AP]

——— include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3762), H6587 [3DE]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 3625), H6234 [20SE]

——— provide for research and education to improve screening, detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]

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

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H5711 [2AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H571 [7FE]

——— prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism (see H.R. 6003), H4065 [26JN]

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

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H3267 [30MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H903 [16FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]

——— require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), H3976 [21JN]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2033 [19AP]

Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (see H.R. 4077), H2033 [19AP]

——— establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2033 [19AP]

——— establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education Award (see H.R. 4052), H3733 [18JN]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]

——— 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), H1915 [17AP]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H2072 [24AP]

Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected institutions of higher education to improve student mental health (see H.R. 5996), H5712 [2AU]

Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the very poor (see H.R. 2524), H1847 [16AP]

Discrimination: condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. Res. 651), H3662 [7JN]

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]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H. Res. 351), H2212 [26AP]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1367 [16MR]

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

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H159 [24JA]

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), H2033 [19AP]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 2030), H5766 [10SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H376 [1FE]

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2193), H571 [7FE]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 5871), H6397 [15NO]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H2570 [9MY]

Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H79 [18JA]

Financial institutions: allow non-federally insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (see H.R. 6105), H4827 [11JY]

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

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3267 [30MY]

——— provide amortization authority in certain situations for capital calculation under the Financial Institutions Examination Council Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (see H.R. 1356), H2033 [19AP]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H945 [17FE]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6369 [14NO]

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

Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5526 [31JY]

Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]

Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H4828 [11JY]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3497), H4775 [10JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs for individuals with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H4775 [10JY]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5861 [11SE]

Health care facilities: invalidate pre-dispute arbitration agreements between long-term nursing care facilities and residents of such facilities (see H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]

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), H5010 [18JY]

Human rights: 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), H5712 [2AU]

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), H187 [27JA]

Iran: call for release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and all prisoners of conscience and utilization by the U.S. of direct multilateral and bilateral diplomacy to address human rights situation (see H. Res. 828), H6701 [11DE]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5331 [30JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H3267 [30MY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 365), H220 [31JA]

——— recognize importance of Federal law enforcement officers to U.S. national security and counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H6578 [30NO]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H476 [3FE]

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), H5711 [2AU]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H3363 [31MY]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3790), H5712 [2AU]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H4869 [13JY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6062 [14SE]

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

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

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

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

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

Nuclear energy: ensure that nuclear powerplants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact (see H.R. 1242), H2033 [19AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 190), H182 [25JA]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2672), H4775 [10JY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H1101 [29FE]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4686 [9JY]

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

Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H2288 [27AP]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]

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), H3977 [21JN]

Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5711 [2AU]

Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of publication of the first Arab-American novel, ‘‘The Book of Khalid’’ (see H. Res. 608), H2072 [24AP]

Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio (see H. Res. 704), H5712 [2AU]

SBA: improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program and establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H2033 [19AP]

——— strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), H5328 [26JY]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H5526 [31JY]

SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate (see H.R. 3501), H79 [18JA]

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), H2033 [19AP]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H3363 [31MY]

——— allow employers a credit against income tax as an incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]

——— 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), H1428 [20MR]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H5766 [10SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H3700 [8JN]

——— extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]

——— increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal residences (see H.R. 5930), H3698 [8JN]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H2288 [27AP]

——— make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 689), H375 [1FE]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6535 [29NO]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2134 [25AP]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H4065 [26JN]

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

——— repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]

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

Telecommunications: require disclosures to consumers on the capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 6377), H6369 [14NO]

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: 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. 333), H726 [14FE]

——— 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. 2853), H512 (see H.R. 3884), H513 [6FE]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 4115), H2033 [19AP]

Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (see H.R. 156), H1846 [16AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1847 [16AP]

Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]

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

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

——— require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5712 [2AU]

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

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), H5328 [26JY]

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), H2288 [27AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1846 [16AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: provide students with information from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Program and Occupational Outlook Handbook (see H.R. 6458), H6231 [20SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants to enhance the most effective freezing methods to improve access to affordable and locally produced specialty crops (see H.R. 6457), H6231 [20SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 [19MR]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Colleges and universities: provide students with information from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Program and Occupational Outlook Handbook (H.R. 6458), H6233 [20SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants to enhance the most effective freezing methods to improve access to affordable and locally produced specialty crops (H.R. 6457), H6233 [20SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (H.R. 4205), H1391 [19MR]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (H.R. 6256), H5630 [1AU]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3054, H3064 [17MY]

——— prohibit military promotion boards from considering any information regarding mental health or addiction issues, except in cases where individuals are determined to be a danger to themselves or others, H3054 [17MY]

——— provide mental health assessments to troops during deployment to Afghanistan, H3064 [17MY]

——— survey all deployed troops to find lapses in equipment provided by the military, H3064 [17MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4120 [27JN]

Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, E954• [1JN]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H4120 [27JN]

Indiana Blood Center (organization): anniversary, E458• [27MR]

Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, E268• [28FE]

——— tribute to International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 481 for Circle of Light Holiday event, E1632• [21SE]

——— tribute to Super Bowl XLVI, H581 [8FE]

Medicare: reform, H701 [14FE]

Murfreesboro, TN: community opposition to construction of Murfreesboro Islamic Center, E947• [1JN]

Votes: position on missed, H356• [1FE], H419• [2FE], H2303• [7MY], H2346• [8MY], E130• [3FE], E738• [9MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H370 [1FE], H2315 [7MY]

Tributes

Goldstone, Marcia, E1563• [19SE]

Hall, Katie, H956 [27FE]

Hardin, Boniface, E507• [29MR]

Holmes, Gilbert, E435• [22MR]

Odle, Samuel L., E1433• [3AU]

Payne, Donald M., H1204 [6MR]

Thomas, Booker, E1019• [7JN]

Zahn, Tamara, E1264• [17JY]