ELLISON, KEITH (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), H1154 [5MR], H1188 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3002 [17MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5058, H5079 [19JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3620 [7JN]

Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5882 [12SE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1252 [7MR]

Articles and editorials

Rare Win for Say on Pay, Sarah Morgan, Real-Time Advice (publication), H1253 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H1845 [16AP]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H2072 [24AP]

Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H2033 [19AP]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H2329 [7MY]

——— expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to certain eligible organizations for funeral and other ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H803 [15FE]

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

——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H3700 [8JN]

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

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H2072 [24AP]

——— 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), H1915 [17AP]

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

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2329 [7MY]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H1543 [22MR]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H4656 [29JN]

——— require States to take certain additional steps to assist foster children in making the transition to independent living (see H.R. 2953), H6001 [13SE]

China: condemn human rights and legal due process standards violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]

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), H1306 [8MR]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]

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

Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (see H.R. 4275), H2212 [26AP]

Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues (see H. Res. 672), H3703 [12JN]

Colleges and universities: require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see H.R. 6717), H7469 [30DE]

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]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2659), H1543 [22MR]

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 892), H1100 [29FE]

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

——— clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by public utility companies (see H.R. 6363), H5764 [10SE]

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

——— establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification pilot programs (see H.R. 5940), H3699 [8JN]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6828 [17DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 2795), H2329 [7MY]

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

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H6062 [14SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H802 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1572 [26MR]

——— post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), H1978 [18AP]

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

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4816), H2212 [26AP]

——— restore and extend the grace period before repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 4286), 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), H901 [16FE]

Dept. of Energy: provide loan guarantees for energy efficiency upgrades to existing buildings (see H.R. 3221), H803 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H1978 [18AP]

——— provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families (see H.R. 5188), H3363 [31MY]

——— require a criminal background check for child care providers and adults residing with child care providers in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 2607), H1571 [26MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H159 [24JA]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H3578 [6JN]

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

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), H1808 [29MR]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H5010 [18JY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]

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

——— make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 3462), H1210 [6MR]

——— 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), H2663 [11MY]

——— 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), H376 [1FE]

——— repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic pay (see H.R. 807), H2569 [9MY]

Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the very poor (see H.R. 2524), H1306 [8MR]

——— 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]

——— 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), H2645 [10MY]

——— eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H803 [15FE]

Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5331 [30JY]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), H7425 [20DE]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), H2329 [7MY]

Education: restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 4170), H5526 [31JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H903 [16FE]

Employment: prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an applicant for employment has been convicted of a criminal offense, except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), H6001 [13SE]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 2030), H3808 [19JN]

——— implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]

——— prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2284), H802 [15FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H220 [31JA]

——— allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H1306 [8MR]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 5871), H6578 [30NO]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H1642 [27MR]

——— 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), H6001 [13SE]

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: reduce discretionary budget authority if financial statement for the previous fiscal year does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor (see H.R. 6528), H6578 [30NO]

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]

——— provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system (see H.R. 5714), H2644 [10MY]

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

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

——— create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see H.R. 4221), H5292 [25JY]

——— require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3646), H1101 [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), H1977 [18AP]

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

Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]

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

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 1311), H5711 [2AU]

——— provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H512 [6FE]

——— reauthorize certain programs for individuals with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H4158 [27JN]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 734), H7429 [21DE]

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), H5202 [24JY]

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

Immigration: eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 2981), H1498 [21MR]

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

Insurance: require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), H3164 [18MY]

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

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), H1304 [8MR]

——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1808 [29MR]

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

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4656 [29JN]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]

Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H6001 [13SE]

Medicare: cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6413), H6536 [29NO]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H6001 [13SE]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H6535 [29NO]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H966 [27FE]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H3915 [20JN]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2787), H1978 [18AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6623 [4DE]

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6623 [4DE]

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

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3700 [8JN]

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

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]

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

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

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

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H3916 [20JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1306 [8MR]

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

NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2775), H3578 [6JN]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include trails along Lake Superior’s north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see H.R. 5980), H5079 [19JY]

Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office, Cold Spring, MN: designate (see H.R. 6661), H6806 [13DE]

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

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

Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, password, or other access to a personal social networking account (see H.R. 5050), H3578 [6JN]

——— 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]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

Public debt: eliminate statutory limit and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (see H.R. 2931), H6807 [13DE]

Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 3496), H5202 [24JY]

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), H2034 [19AP]

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

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]

Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 652), H4908 [17JY]

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), H3734 [18JN]

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]

Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio (see H. Res. 704), H4657 [29JN]

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), H5331 [30JY]

Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 6021), H6578 [30NO]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 718), H512 [6FE]

——— 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]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H5711 [2AU]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H5131 [23JY]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]

——— broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 2698), H4605 [28JN]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4864 [12JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H6280 [21SE]

——— expand availability of saver’s credit, make credit refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 [20SE]

——— expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 4049), H6062 [14SE]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H6469 [27NO]

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

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H6429 [16NO]

——— extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see H.R. 2151), H6344 [13NO]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H1210 [6MR]

——— limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 382), H6001 [13SE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H2033 [19AP]

——— 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), H641 [8FE]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1274 [7MR]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6284 [25SE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H2033 [19AP]

——— 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), H6061 [14SE]

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

——— repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see H.R. 2280), H571 [7FE]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H4157 [27JN]

Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see H. Res. 609), H2814 [16MY]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 3695), H182 [25JA]

Veterans: establish veterans’ treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), H79 [18JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1808 [29MR]

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]

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

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

——— require State voter registration agencies that require government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal elections to provide such identification without charge upon request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]

——— 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]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H441 [2FE]

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

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), H3363 [31MY]

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]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6588), H6536 [29NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Corps of Engineers: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota (see H.R. 4146), H1209 [6MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see H.R. 6637), H6675 [5DE]

Immigration: modify certain provisions of law relative to refugee resettlement (see H.R. 6460), H6231 [20SE]

India: anniversary of communal violence in Gujarat (see H. Res. 569), H1134 [1MR]

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 4318), H1804 [29MR]

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (see H.R. 5745), H2713 [15MY]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy (see H. Res. 549), H802 [15FE]

Tariff: ascorbic acid encapsulated in cellulose acetate butyrate (see H.R. 5600), H2442 [8MY]

——— bamboo baskets (see H.R. 5607), H2442 [8MY]

——— bamboo kitchen devices (see H.R. 5608), H2442 [8MY]

——— bisphenol A bis(3-methacryloyloxypropyl) ether substituted dimethacylate (see H.R. 5602), H2442 [8MY]

——— catalytic converter mounting mats (see H.R. 5605), H2442 [8MY]

——— cellular plastic sheets for micron-retention filters (see H.R. 5614), H2443 [8MY]

——— cellular plastic sheets for nano-retention filters (see H.R. 5613), H2443 [8MY]

——— C5-8 perfluorocarbonalkanes (see H.R. 5599), H2442 [8MY]

——— C5-18 perfluorocarbon alkanes, perfluorocarbon amines, and/or perfluorocarbon ethers mixtures (see H.R. 5598), H2442 [8MY]

——— C1-3 perfluoroalkyl perfluoromorpholine (see H.R. 5597), H2442 [8MY]

——— copoly(acrylic acid/itaconic acid) (see H.R. 5603), H2442 [8MY]

——— coupon holders (see H.R. 5610), H2442 [8MY]

——— electric wine bottle openers (see H.R. 5609), H2442 [8MY]

——— inflatable swimming pools (see H.R. 5611), H2442 [8MY]

——— perfluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride (see H.R. 5596), H2442 [8MY]

——— plastic children’s wallets (see H.R. 5606), H2442 [8MY]

——— plastic fittings composed of perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) resin (see H.R. 5612), H2442 [8MY]

——— plastic mesh for filters (see H.R. 5594), H2442 [8MY]

——— plastic mesh for filters (high flow) (see H.R. 5595), H2442 [8MY]

——— polycrystalline fibers (see H.R. 5604), H2442 [8MY]

——— potassium persulfate encapsulated in cellulose acetate butyrate (see H.R. 5601), H2442 [8MY]

Taxation: impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 6411), H6060 [14SE]

——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence (see H.R. 6677), H7264 [18DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Corps of Engineers: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota (H.R. 4146), H1209 [6MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (H.R. 6637), H6675 [5DE]

Immigration: modify certain provisions of law relative to refugee resettlement (H.R. 6460), H6233 [20SE]

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (H.R. 4318), H1806 [29MR]

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (H.R. 5745), H2714 [15MY]

Tariff: ascorbic acid encapsulated in cellulose acetate butyrate (H.R. 5600), H2445 [8MY]

——— bamboo baskets (H.R. 5607), H2445 [8MY]

——— bamboo kitchen devices (H.R. 5608), H2445 [8MY]

——— bisphenol A bis(3-methacryloyloxypropyl) ether substituted dimethacylate (H.R. 5602), H2445 [8MY]

——— catalytic converter mounting mats (H.R. 5605), H2445 [8MY]

——— cellular plastic sheets for micron-retention filters (H.R. 5614), H2446 [8MY]

——— cellular plastic sheets for nano-retention filters (H.R. 5613), H2446 [8MY]

——— C5-8 perfluorocarbonalkanes (H.R. 5599), H2445 [8MY]

——— C5-18 perfluorocarbon alkanes, perfluorocarbon amines, and/or perfluorocarbon ethers mixtures (H.R. 5598), H2445 [8MY]

——— C1-3 perfluoroalkyl perfluoromorpholine (H.R. 5597), H2445 [8MY]

——— copoly(acrylic acid/itaconic acid) (H.R. 5603), H2445 [8MY]

——— coupon holders (H.R. 5610), H2445 [8MY]

——— electric wine bottle openers (H.R. 5609), H2445 [8MY]

——— inflatable swimming pools (H.R. 5611), H2445 [8MY]

——— perfluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride (H.R. 5596), H2445 [8MY]

——— plastic children’s wallets (H.R. 5606), H2445 [8MY]

——— plastic fittings composed of perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) resin (H.R. 5612), H2446 [8MY]

——— plastic mesh for filters (H.R. 5594), H2445 [8MY]

——— plastic mesh for filters (high flow) (H.R. 5595), H2445 [8MY]

——— polycrystalline fibers (H.R. 5604), H2445 [8MY]

——— potassium persulfate encapsulated in cellulose acetate butyrate (H.R. 5601), H2445 [8MY]

Taxation: impose a tax on certain trading transactions (H.R. 6411), H6061 [14SE]

——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence (H.R. 6677), H7264 [18DE]

Letters

Emerging growth companies’ requirement to fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements: Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H1253 [7MR]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H4710 [10JY], H6608 [4DE]

Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5888 [12SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H384 [2FE], H5869 [12SE]

Remarks

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

AID: broadcasting of television show ‘‘Sesame Street’’ in Palestine funding, H130 [24JA]

American Crystal Sugar Co.: decision to lockout factory workers at Moorhead, MN, H386 [2FE]

——— restart of negotiations to settle labor dispute and lockout at Moorhead, MN, factory, H3489 [6JN]

Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H814 [16FE]

Bennett, Kevin: National Association of Secondary School Principals Minnesota Middle School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1754• [14NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H895 [16FE], H1530, H1535 [22MR]

——— impact of entitlement programs, H1799–H1802 [29MR]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 3578), H429 [2FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1735 [28MR], H1798–H1802 [29MR], H5982–H5985 [13SE]

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 (H. Res. 733), H5981–H5985 [13SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), H1189 [6MR]

——— ensure authorization of conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law shall not result in net job loss, H1189 [6MR]

Business and industry: require emerging growth companies to fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements, H1252, H1255 [7MR]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H428 [2FE]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H3957 [21JN]

——— prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), H670–H672 [9FE]

——— 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), H670 [9FE]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2017 [19AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H427–H430 [2FE], H894, H895 [16FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3020 [17MY]

——— end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to role in arms sales to Syria, H5040 [19JY]

——— F–35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3020 [17MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5040, H5058 [19JY]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (H.R. 3974), H1532 [22MR]

——— require Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H5058 [19JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H3692 [8JN], H3956, H3960 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H3960 [21JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3620 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: impose penalty on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program grants for States with Stand Your Ground laws, H2392 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), H1085 [29FE]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, H675, H676 [9FE], H5981 [13SE]

——— avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6528, H6531, H6532, H6533, H6534 [29NO], H7478 [31DE]

——— importance of job creation, H670 [9FE], H1531 [22MR], H1735 [28MR]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H670, H674, H675, H676 [9FE], H1530, H1535 [22MR]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H3695, H3696 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], H4425 [28JN], H5983 [13SE]

——— revitalize the middle class, H3957 [21JN]

Egypt: anniversary of revolution, H163 [25JA]

Elections: 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, H3959 [21JN]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (H.R. 1350), H675 [9FE]

Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), H894, H895 [16FE]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3956, H3960 [21JN]

Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H674, H675 [9FE]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3956, H3960 [21JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H4422 [28JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY], H4784 [11JY]

Hennepin County, MN: tribute to Hennipin Health program, H1920 [18AP]

History: anniversary of U.S.-Dakota War, E1968• [19DE]

House of Representatives: 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), H4425 [28JN]

Iran: analysis of potential military strike as means to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H814 [16FE]

——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. Res. 556), H1088 [29FE]

Law enforcement: respect individual dignity and operate on the basis of what constitutes criminal behavior, H3620 [7JN]

Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, H5871 [12SE], H5980 [13SE]

Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1534 [22MR]

Medicare: reform, H6531, H6532, H6533, H6534 [29NO]

Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of Hard Times Café, E1880• [5DE]

Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest will still be open for recreational use, H5888 [12SE]

——— ensure that private property interests are not negatively impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 [12SE]

——— expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5883, H5884 [12SE]

——— expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), motion to recommit, H5888 [12SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H896 [16FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H341 [1FE], H428 [2FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY], H4784 [11JY]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4422, H4423, H4424 [28JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 4010), H3960 [21JN]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3888 [20JN], H3957–H3959 [21JN]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production, H1800 [29MR]

——— national energy policy, H3958 [21JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3956, H3960 [21JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2392 [8MY]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1252, H1255 [7MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H6528, H6531, H6532, H6533, H6534 [29NO]

St. Paul, MN: tribute to Dakota Jazz Club, E1612• [21SE]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H2016 [19AP], H3959 [21JN]

Taxation: increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires, H895 [16FE], H5981, H5984 [13SE]

——— prevent professional service income from being mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying payroll taxes, H3960 [21JN]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H2015, H2016, H2017 [19AP]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H3959 [21JN]

Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), H894, H895, H896, H897 [16FE], H1189 [6MR]

——— importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]

——— infrastructure funding, H1531 [22MR]

Votes: correction, H3110•, H3148 [18MY]

——— position on missed, H548• [7FE], E151• [7FE], E264• [28FE], E866• [18MY], E990• [6JN], E1225• [11JY], E1343• [26JY]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, H5212 [25JY]

Tributes

Kelley, Katrina A., E1981• [21DE]

Kelley-Ariwoola, Karen, E474• [28MR]

Payne, Donald M., H1191 [6MR]

Wellstone, Paul D., E2042• [3JA]

White, Van, E1335• [26JY]