OWENS, WILLIAM L. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1622 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see H.R. 4168), H1303 [8MR]

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H159 [24JA]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see H.R. 4164), H2716 [15MY]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H2288 [27AP]

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

Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 6438), H6280 [21SE]

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

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H5078 [19JY]

Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance companies from the definition of major swap participant and from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 [8MY]

——— 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), H28 [17JA]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6326 [6NO]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H79 [18JA]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H1571 [26MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or relocation of a county office (see H.R. 4330), H2212 [26AP]

——— expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H1915 [17AP]

——— extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program (see H.R. 4085), H944 [17FE]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4158 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H4864 [12JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1741 [28MR]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H2211 [26AP]

——— increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H1642 [27MR]

——— require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 2094), H5630 [1AU]

——— 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), H2647 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H696 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Elder Justice to strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (see H.R. 2564), H3363 [31MY]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2134 [25AP]

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), H476 [3FE]

——— prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 [17AP]

Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum products produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 [29MR]

——— delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H512 [6FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H4828 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H441 [2FE]

——— develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through provision of information on institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H2072 [24AP]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6300 [2OC]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H2040 [23AP]

Disabled: expand and intensify NIH programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2695), H5630 [1AU]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1274 [7MR]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 3036), H3662 [7JN]

Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H2134 [25AP]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H115 [23JA]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3164 [18MY]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6001 [13SE]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H1641 [27MR]

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

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3057), H4065 [26JN]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H5009 [18JY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]

Government regulations: provide for presentation and expedited consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2645 [10MY]

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: simplify petitioning procedure for H–2A agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H–2A program (see H.R. 6373), H5859 [11SE]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 115), H476 [3FE]

——— repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting (see H.R. 5859), H3265 [30MY]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4065 [26JN]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H3915 [20JN]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1210 [6MR]

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), H1642 [27MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H5631 [1AU]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians’ assistants (see H.R. 2134), H2040 [23AP]

——— provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 6521), H6275 [21SE]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H7264 [18DE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H4686 [9JY]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H3976 [21JN]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H2033 [19AP]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H5860 [11SE]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), H966 [27FE]

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

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), H903 [16FE]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 2418), H28 [17JA]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1808 [29MR]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]

Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2672), H5630 [1AU]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H1154 [5MR]

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), H2072 [24AP]

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

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H79 [18JA]

——— modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H218 [31JA]

——— provide for higher goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns (see H.R. 6078), H4655 [29JN]

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

Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products (see H.R. 4134), H1808 [29MR]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H6062 [14SE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H5631 [1AU]

——— extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H6429 [16NO]

——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H1135 [1MR]

——— increase quarterly wages paid threshold for classification as an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemployment taxes (see H.R. 5320), H5010 [18JY]

——— permanently extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1747), H159 [24JA]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2663 [11MY]

——— provide exception to additional estate tax for severance of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6284 [25SE]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H512 [6FE]

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

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H3163 [18MY] (see H.R. 5906), H3660 [7JN]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H5766 [10SE]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), H79 [18JA]

Trucking industry: exempt drivers used by motor carriers from certain regulations if transporting grapes during a harvest period (see H.R. 3110), H6069 [18SE]

U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3594), H5728 [7AU]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6428 [16NO]

——— prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5846), H5631 [1AU]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 2827), H1497 [21MR]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H6001 [13SE]

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), H3808 [19JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1359 [9MR]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification (see H.R. 3914), H567 [7FE]

Federal agencies and departments: hold accountable agencies that fail to meet goals on participation of small business concerns in procurement contracts and authorize preferential treatment of such concerns (see H.R. 3779), H77 [18JA]

Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]

Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting (see H.R. 5648), H2443 [8MY]

Tariff: bulk container bags (see H.R. 4949), H2206 [26AP]

——— drive-axles (see H.R. 4950), H2206 [26AP]

——— gear boxes (see H.R. 4952), H2206 [26AP]

——— non-driving axles (see H.R. 4951), H2206 [26AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification (H.R. 3914), H569 [7FE]

Federal agencies and departments: hold accountable agencies that fail to meet goals on participation of small business concerns in procurement contracts and authorize preferential treatment of such concerns (H.R. 3779), H78 [18JA]

Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (H.R. 3983), H641 [8FE]

Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting (H.R. 5648), H2447 [8MY]

Tariff: bulk container bags (H.R. 4949), H2211 [26AP]

——— drive-axles (H.R. 4950), H2211 [26AP]

——— gear boxes (H.R. 4952), H2211 [26AP]

——— non-driving axles (H.R. 4951), H2211 [26AP]

Poems

‘‘You Have No Idea,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1496• [12SE]

Remarks

Canada: tribute to International Memorial Service at Fort Chambly, E599• [19AP]

FCC: ensure changes to transparency and procedures do not impede implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in rural areas, H1622 [27MR]

——— provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1622 [27MR]

Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting (H.R. 5859), H5099 [23JY]

Paine, Peter S., Jr.: French Ordre des Palmes Academique recipient, E1148• [27JN]

Plattsburgh, NY: tribute to Relay for Life participants, E1076• [19JN]

Plimpton, Tom: St. Lawrence University Hall of Fame inductee, E1767• [15NO]

SBA: provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans (H.R. 6296), H6117 [19SE]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (H.R. 2682), H1552 [26MR]

State University of New York, Canton: tribute to first responders, E280• [29FE]

Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corps: anniversary, E604• [19AP]

Votes: correction, E776• [10MY]

——— position on missed, E154• [7FE], E1874• [4DE]

Tributes

Boulé, John R., II, E1459• [10SE]

Fletcher, Jessie K., E1495• [12SE]

Johnson, John, E1182• [29JN]

Kurtz, Adore F., E158• [7FE]

Madden, Elizabeth (Beezie), E1296• [23JY]

Roberts, Wayne, E1882• [5DE]