SARBANES, JOHN P. (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House), H928 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3733 [18JN]

Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H376 [1FE]

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), H945 [17FE]

Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H5712 [2AU]

——— constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H5766 [10SE] (see H.J. Res. 92), H6001 [13SE]

——— 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), H4656 [29JN]

Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see H.R. 6483), H6273 [21SE]

Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with energy resources (see H. Res. 676), H3977 [21JN]

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

Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2569 [9MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 8, 97), H5712 [2AU]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]

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

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H1306 [8MR]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5923 [12SE]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1572 [26MR]

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), H1274 [7MR]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1101 [29FE]

Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical qualifier and for all international uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2031 [19AP] (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 [10MY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1571 [26MR]

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), H6062 [14SE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]

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

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]

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

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 414), H6001 [13SE]

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections, create similar system for congressional elections, and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 6448), H6230 [20SE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3976 [21JN]

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), H1543 [22MR]

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

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]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4656 [29JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H5711 [2AU]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H6397 [15NO]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 2382), H5009 [18JY]

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H1101 [29FE]

Veterans: 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]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H4158 [27JN]

——— 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: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1017 [28FE]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H1210 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to prepare and train principals on effective core competencies and in instructional leadership skills (see H.R. 6376), H5859 [11SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a demonstration program to facilitate physician reentry into clinical practice to provide required primary health services (see H.R. 5888), H3404 [1JN]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to prepare and train principals on effective core competencies and in instructional leadership skills (H.R. 6376), H5860 [11SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a demonstration program to facilitate physician reentry into clinical practice to provide required primary health services (H.R. 5888), H3404 [1JN]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (H.R. 6426), H6061 [14SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5082 [23JY], H6711 [12DE]

Remarks

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H5082 [23JY], E1331• [25JY]

——— respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with energy resources, E1331• [25JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to prepare and train principals on effective core competencies and in instructional leadership skills (H.R. 6376), E1473• [11SE]

——— tribute to Blue Ribbon Schools award recipients, E1849• [29NO]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), H5094 [23JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4107 [27JN]

Ecology and environment: impact of budget sequestration on Chesapeake Bay, H6713 [12DE]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide, H1918 [18AP]

Hadassah of Greater Baltimore (organization): anniversary, E242• [27FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities, H4107 [27JN]

Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5094, H5095 [23JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1436 [21MR]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (H.R. 6426), E1527• [14SE]

Ships and vessels: provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (H.R. 6649), H7510 [31DE]

——— transfer of naval vessels to Turkey relative to actions against Israel and Cyprus, H7510 [31DE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1242 [7MR]

Resignations

Committee on Natural Resources (House), H1411 [20MR]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H1411 [20MR]

Tributes

Edwards, Arthur, E745• [9MY]

Francois, Jerrelle, E1033• [8JN]

Sachs, Herbert M., E1458• [10SE]

Smith, Martha A., E899• [30MY]

Tillman, Herman (Hank), E1027• [8JN]