MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Equal Rights for Women: Birch Bayh, E805• [15MY]

——— Janet Kopenhaver, Federally Employed Women (organization), E805• [15MY]

——— Sarah Bear, E805• [15MY]

——— Terry O’Neill, National Organization for Women, E806• [15MY]

Amendments

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), H5282 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

Re-Authorize the Export-Import Bank, Amo Houghton and Tom Davis, republicanmainstreet.org (Internet site), H2480 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1306 [8MR]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H6369 [14NO]

Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H7425 [20DE]

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

Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]

Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]

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), H376 [1FE]

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

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H1428 [20MR]

Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English language and government and history knowledge requirements for naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in other languages (see H.R. 2957), H945 [17FE]

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

Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues (see H. Res. 672), H5328 [26JY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1564), H641 [8FE]

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]

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]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H1100 [29FE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H512 [6FE]

Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]

Courts: provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal representation to parents and legal guardians relative to child welfare cases (see H.R. 3873), H1543 [22MR]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2861), H3662 [7JN]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H6152 [19SE]

Crime: 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), H4654 [29JN]

Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with energy resources (see H. Res. 676), H3808 [19JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 564), H1306 [8MR]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H6765 [12DE]

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), H1543 [22MR]

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

Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2448 [8MY]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H3703 [12JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4816), H2289 [27AP]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 2730), H3976 [21JN]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3662 [7JN]

——— 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), H1428 [20MR]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1847 [16AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H5712 [2AU]

Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 6628), H6622 [4DE]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H641 [8FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H115 [23JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H950 [24FE]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 6087), H6369 [14NO]

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: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5202 [24JY]

——— commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]

——— extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H220 [31JA]

——— support goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by a certain date and other goals of the National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease draft (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), H1391 [19MR]

——— statehood (see H.R. 265), H1391 [19MR]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1808 [29MR]

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), H1153 [5MR]

Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S. (see H. Res. 193), H6702 [11DE]

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

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

FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for drugs in certain combinations of drugs (see H.R. 6502), H6274 [21SE]

——— require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H27 [17JA]

——— require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H3662 [7JN]

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]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H2329 [7MY]

Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H6234 [20SE]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6469 [27NO]

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

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H5526 [31JY]

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

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), 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), H2569 [9MY]

Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 [1AU]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H512 [6FE]

Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see H. Res. 521), H2648 [10MY]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 267), H1391 [19MR]

——— recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]

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

——— modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]

——— prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see H.R. 4259), H5010 [18JY]

——— 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), H4686 [9JY]

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: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify fundamental due process and human rights violation of imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H6001 [13SE]

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

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

International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 [5JN]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2034 [19AP]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4158 [27JN]

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), H1133 [1MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1742 [28MR]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H4606 [28JN]

——— 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]

Leonard Montalto Post Office Building, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 6636), H7429 [21DE]

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

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H27 [17JA]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H2569 [9MY]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2787), H1497 [21MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1306 [8MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]

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

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

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

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H5712 [2AU]

National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]

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

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

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), H5010 [18JY]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 [8FE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1101 [29FE]

NIH: establish Skin Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 5716), H2644 [10MY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2970), H220 [31JA]

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 4318), H4828 [11JY]

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

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), H1915 [17AP]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]

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]

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

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see H.R. 4405), H5712 [2AU]

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]

Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (see H.R. 6681), H7264 [18DE]

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), H1847 [16AP]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1134 [1MR]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1846 [16AP]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H1101 [29FE]

——— expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1957), H2211 [26AP]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H27 [17JA]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H1154 [5MR]

——— increase alternative minimum tax exemption amount and index such amount for inflation (see H.R. 3747), H641 [8FE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H3976 [21JN]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H4864 [12JY]

——— modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H221 [31JA]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 3522), H3163 [18MY]

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

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H3163 [18MY]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H6279 [21SE]

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

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

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H220 [31JA]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 [28MR]

Voting: 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 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), H6429 [16NO]

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

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2647 [10MY]

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]

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), H512 [6FE]

World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 136), H5707 [2AU]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 6263), H5629 [1AU]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]

Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]

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]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see H.R. 4106), H1099 [29FE]

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]

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (see H.R. 6337), H5706 [2AU]

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]

Tariff: cis-3-hexen-1-ol (see H.R. 5170), H2271 [27AP]

——— C12-18 alkenes, polymers (TPX) with 4-methyl-1-pentene (see H.R. 5174), H2271 [27AP]

——— helional (see H.R. 5169), H2271 [27AP]

——— imitation jewelry earrings (see H.R. 5178), H2271 [27AP]

——— imitation jewelry necklaces or bracelets (see H.R. 5171), H2271 [27AP]

——— instant print film for analog photography (see H.R. 5733), H2645 [10MY]

——— magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (synthetic hydrotalcite) and magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (synthetic hydrotalcite) coated with stearic acid (see H.R. 5167), H2271 [27AP]

——— magnesium zinc aluminum hydroxide carbonate coated with stearic acid (see H.R. 5168), H2271 [27AP]

——— necklaces or bracelets, other than those containing jadeites or rubies (see H.R. 5172), H2271 [27AP]

——— women’s belts of leather or composition leather (see H.R. 5173), H2271 [27AP]

——— women’s footwear (see H.R. 5176), H2271 [27AP]

——— women’s footwear other than house slippers (see H.R. 5165), H2271 [27AP]

——— women’s leather footwear with non-pigskin uppers (see H.R. 5175, 5177), H2271 [27AP]

——— women’s nonenumerated footwear (see H.R. 5166), H2271 [27AP]

——— women’s nonenumerated footwear with textile uppers (see H.R. 5164), H2271 [27AP]

Taxation: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 4397), H1977 [18AP]

——— deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 4376), H1914 [17AP]

Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each election during a Federal election cycle (see H.R. 5828), H3161 [18MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), H5630 [1AU]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (H.R. 6421), H6061 [14SE]

Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (H.R. 6198), H5292 [25JY]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (H.R. 4106), H1100 [29FE]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (H.R. 5691), H2568 [9MY]

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (H.R. 6337), H5710 [2AU]

Tariff: cis-3-hexen-1-ol (H.R. 5170), H2282 [27AP]

——— C12-18 alkenes, polymers (TPX) with 4-methyl-1-pentene (H.R. 5174), H2282 [27AP]

——— helional (H.R. 5169), H2282 [27AP]

——— imitation jewelry earrings (H.R. 5178), H2282 [27AP]

——— imitation jewelry necklaces or bracelets (H.R. 5171), H2282 [27AP]

——— instant print film for analog photography (H.R. 5733), H2647 [10MY]

——— magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (synthetic hydrotalcite) and magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (synthetic hydrotalcite) coated with stearic acid (H.R. 5167), H2282 [27AP]

——— magnesium zinc aluminum hydroxide carbonate coated with stearic acid (H.R. 5168), H2282 [27AP]

——— necklaces or bracelets, other than those containing jadeites or rubies (H.R. 5172), H2282 [27AP]

——— women’s belts of leather or composition leather (H.R. 5173), H2282 [27AP]

——— women’s footwear (H.R. 5176), H2282 [27AP]

——— women’s footwear other than house slippers (H.R. 5165), H2281 [27AP]

——— women’s leather footwear with non-pigskin uppers (H.R. 5175), H2282 [27AP]

——— women’s leather footwear with non-pigskin uppers (H.R. 5177), H2282 [27AP]

——— women’s nonenumerated footwear (H.R. 5166), H2281 [27AP]

——— women’s nonenumerated footwear with textile uppers (H.R. 5164), H2281 [27AP]

Taxation: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (H.R. 4397), H1977 [18AP]

——— deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (H.R. 4376), H1915 [17AP]

Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each election during a Federal election cycle (H.R. 5828), H3162 [18MY]

E-mails

Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: Andreas N. Akaras, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, H5092 [23JY]

——— Bryan Ardouny, Armenian Assembly of America, H5093 [23JY]

——— Kate Nahapetian, Armenian National Committee of America, H5093 [23JY]

——— Representative Cole, H5094 [23JY]

Letters

Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act: several organizations, H2093 [25AP]

Eximbank reauthorization: Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of Washington, H2480 [9MY]

——— David A. Hart, Florida Chamber of Commerce, H2479 [9MY]

——— Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, H2479 [9MY]

——— several Governors, H2479 [9MY]

——— several organizations, H2478 [9MY]

——— several Representatives, H2480 [9MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4160 [28JN], H6315 [26OC]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5444 [31JY]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H6098 [19SE]

Alafoyiannis, Loula Loi: Association of Greek American Professional Women Woman of the Year award recipient, E1558• [19SE]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H7478 [31DE], H7577 [2JA]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, H5431 [31JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), E802• [15MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1690, H1695 [28MR], H1858 [17AP]

Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2509• [9MY]

Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for assistance provided by international financial institutions for Burma (H.R. 6431), H6124 [19SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi (H. Con. Res. 135), H6125 [19SE]

CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 6570), H6352 [14NO]

Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (H.R. 4389), H7336 [19DE]

Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare (H. Con. Res. 136), E1443• [3AU]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), E1381• [1AU]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (H.R. 6421), E1538• [14SE]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hearings on women’s health and contraception with all-male panel, H1599 [27MR]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and employees (H.R. 1148), H624 [8FE]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), H5413 [31JY]

Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (H.R. 6198), E1332• [25JY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H5020 [19JY]

——— respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with energy resources (H. Res. 676), H5020 [19JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, H6487, H6488 [28NO]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2245• [27AP]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H626 [8FE]

——— Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2245• [27AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]

Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), H5092 [23JY]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), E1331• [25JY]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), E233• [17FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination, H5431 [31JY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6350 [14NO], H6474 [28NO]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H924• [17FE]

——— rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, H3149 [18MY]

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 (H. Res. 694), E1093• [20JN]

Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI: designate (H.R. 3378), H7335 [19DE]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (H.R. 4106), E282• [29FE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, E604• [19AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2471, H2478 [9MY]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), E932• [31MY]

Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), E127• [3FE]

——— increase contribution by new employees for defined retirement benefits, H924• [17FE]

——— make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 828), H5415 [31JY]

FEMA: funding, H6350 [14NO]

Feminist Majority Foundation: anniversary, E471• [28MR]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (H.R. 5691), E752• [9MY]

Firearms: gun control, H6821 [17DE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 308), H6821 [17DE]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E353• [8MR]

Fortune (publication): tribute to annual Fortune 500 issue and efforts to assist veterans to find employment, E683• [27AP]

FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), E448• [27MR]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5152 [24JY]

Government: require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (H.R. 2146), H2092 [25AP]

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), H5227, H5282, H5285 [25JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4719 [10JY]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E687• [27AP]

House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), E312• [5MR]

——— find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4077 [27JN], H4406 [28JN]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H7478 [31DE], H7577 [2JA]

Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (H.R. 1114), H6551 [30NO]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), H6551 [30NO]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6551 [30NO]

International Women’s Day: observance, E353• [8MR]

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (H.R. 6337), E1416• [3AU]

Israel: independence anniversary, E680• [27AP]

Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (H.R. 6260), H7336, H7337 [19DE]

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 (H. Res. 627), E598• [19AP]

Marymount Manhattan College: anniversary, E734• [8MY]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons, E687• [27AP]

Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles purchased and leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H6097, H6098 [19SE]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2735 [16MY]

——— facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5020 [19JY], H5092 [23JY]

Nederlander, James L.: New York Landmarks Conservancy Living Landmarks Celebration honoree, E1760• [15NO]

Nederlander, James M.: New York Landmarks Conservancy Living Landmarks Celebration honoree, E1760• [15NO]

New York, NY: anniversary of Regis High School Recruiting Excellence in Academics for Catholic High Schools (REACH) program, E330• [7MR]

——— tribute to Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center ‘‘Stepping Up for HIV and AIDS’’ Community Events Week, E1552• [19SE]

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), H6821 [17DE]

NIH: anniversary of release of Women’s Health Initiative study, E1208• [9JY]

Parkinson’s Awareness Month: designate, E548• [17AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4719 [10JY]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4162 [28JN]

Presidential appointments: reduce number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation (S. 679), H5408, H5409 [31JY]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), E48• [19JA]

Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, SC: designate (H.R. 6379), H7333 [19DE]

Research: ensure continued publication and integrity of peer-reviewed research works by the private sector (H.R. 3699), E252• [27FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2509• [9MY]

SEC: delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit analysis of regulations until certification that such requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect investors and the financial system, H5282 [25JY]

——— improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders, H5227 [25JY]

——— provide online information and conduct outreach to inform small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1285 [8MR]

——— require companies to disclose in annual reports measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply chains (H.R. 2759), E353• [8MR]

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, H1228 [7MR]

Sidney ‘Sid’ Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, AR: designate (H.R. 3869), H7334 [19DE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR], H1285 [8MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1228 [7MR]

Taxation: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (H.R. 4397), E572• [18AP]

——— deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (H.R. 4376), E558• [17AP]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5211 [25JY]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2003• [19AP]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H924• [17FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5774 [11SE]

Turtle Bay Association: anniversary, E1570• [19SE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), Senate amendments, H6353 [14NO]

Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 6361), H6123, H6124 [19SE]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2735 [16MY]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2735 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H6098 [19SE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2735 [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, E90• [31JA], E373• [16MR], E729• [8MY], E932• [31MY], E993• [6JN]

Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each election during a Federal election cycle (H.R. 5828), E862• [18MY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 2827), H6128 [19SE]

Winfield, Claude L. and Michelle D.: Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Club Humanitarian Award recipient, E1561• [19SE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 69), E805• [15MY]

——— impact of budget sequestration on maternal and child health programs and resesarch, H6487, H6488 [28NO]

——— strengthen U.S. advocacy for women’s rights in foreign countries (H.R. 418), E353• [8MR]

Summaries

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]

Tributes

Kaplan, Ann, E477• [28MR]

Levin, Stephen, E170• [9FE]

Spar, Edward, E1854• [30NO]

Taylor, Kenya R., E1765• [15NO]