DAVIS, SUSAN A. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H5631 [1AU]

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H1135 [1MR]

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

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H5711 [2AU]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3267 [30MY]

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 6046), H4156 [27JN]

——— ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember away from the servicemember’s principal residence does not prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H441 [2FE]

——— support designation of ‘‘Initial Success or Total Failure’’ as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal organizations (see H. Res. 624), H2031 [19AP]

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

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

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 [19SE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable fee agreements for the provision of additional services at customs ports of entry (see H.R. 6055), H4603 [28JN]

Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3415), H5079 [19JY]

Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 4389), H1976 [18AP]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H5923 [12SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H3404 [1JN]

Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 5848), H3405 [1JN]

Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see H.R. 6483), H6344 [13NO]

——— prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H802 [15FE]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6304 [9OC]

Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see H.R. 3668), H3481 [5JN]

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), H1304 [8MR]

——— establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care (see H.R. 4341), H1805 [29MR]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H3976 [21JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1571 [26MR] (see H.R. 4816), H2329 [7MY]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H1846 [16AP]

——— provide information to foster youth on their potential eligibility for Federal student aid (see H.R. 6669), H6806 [13DE]

——— require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 2094), H5526 [31JY]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4158 [27JN]

——— establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H2647 [10MY]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3976 [21JN]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5079 [19JY]

——— provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H6469 [27NO]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H221 [31JA]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H6397 [15NO]

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. 1523), H4907 [17JY]

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

Dept. of Labor: establish the Small Business Liaison Pilot Program (see H.R. 5975), H5010 [18JY]

——— 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), H966 [27FE]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3578 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H221 [31JA]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 6527), H6275 [21SE]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 6087), H6284 [25SE]

Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5766 [10SE]

——— establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H3267 [30MY]

——— expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H512 [6FE]

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

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H3733 [18JN]

Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 6134), H5079 [19JY]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H1428 [20MR]

FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements (see H.R. 3824), H1642 [27MR]

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

FDA: prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H4605 [28JN]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H727 [14FE]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H441 [2FE]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H7264 [18DE]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H3808 [19JN]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H1428 [20MR]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6152 [19SE]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see H. Res. 837), H7469 [30DE]

Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 2310), H903 [16FE]

——— require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child’s congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H1017 [28FE]

——— 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), H2447 [8MY]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H4776 [10JY]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5712 [2AU]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1498 [21MR]

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), H1498 [21MR]

Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2663 [11MY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1274 [7MR]

Medicaid: apply prompt pay requirement to claims for payment for covered items and services furnished by any Medicaid health care entity (see H.R. 3587), H6152 [19SE]

——— provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H6310 [16OC]

Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H4065 [26JN]

——— improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H2447 [8MY]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3790), H2663 [11MY]

——— provide coverage for diabetes prevention services (see H.R. 6548), H6276 [21SE]

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

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

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H5009 [18JY]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 560), H967 [27FE]

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

National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 624), H2031 [19AP]

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

National security: provide for greater interagency experience through the development of a national security and homeland security human capital strategy and interagency rotational service by employees (see H.R. 2314), H1359 [9MR]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]

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

NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H6302 [5OC]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H3267 [30MY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H1428 [20MR]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1572 [26MR]

Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6676 [5DE]

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), H1741 [28MR]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3171 [25MY]

Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]

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

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2404), H966 [27FE]

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

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H1100 [29FE]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6429 [16NO]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H1017 [28FE]

——— 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]

Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 2502), H6318 [26OC]

——— encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H5711 [2AU]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H2329 [7MY]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H6344 [13NO]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H696 [13FE]

——— 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), H2212 [26AP]

——— extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H5079 [19JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H1978 [18AP]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H1134 [1MR]

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

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6494), H6536 [29NO]

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

Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H1154 [5MR]

——— prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act (see H.R. 5157), H2271 [27AP]

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

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

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]

——— promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 2513), H966 [27FE]

World MRSA Day: designate (see H. Res. 603), H1805 [29MR]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H572 [7FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: submit and provide access to a report on the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 6308), H5705 [2AU]

FTC: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose use of price-altering computer programs (see H.R. 6508), H6274 [21SE]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]

National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 781), H6000 [13SE]

Postal Service: authorize the sale, at fair market value, of any post office building subject to relocation (see H.R. 6238), H5525 [31JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: submit and provide access to a report on the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (H.R. 6308), H5709 [2AU]

FTC: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose use of price-altering computer programs (H.R. 6508), H6278 [21SE]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]

Postal Service: authorize the sale, at fair market value, of any post office building subject to relocation (H.R. 6238), H5525 [31JY]

Letters

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: Senator Crapo, H7317 [19DE]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H6775 [13DE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4024 [26JN]

Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains, H2791 [16MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H738 [15FE]

——— express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance, H4078 [27JN]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1585 [27MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6164 [20SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: submit and provide access to a report on the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (H.R. 6308), E1396• [3AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H2791 [16MY], H2826, H3053 [17MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, H7391 [20DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), motion to instruct conferees, H6775, H6776, H6778, H6779 [13DE]

——— develop a strategy to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process, H6775, H6776, H6778, H6779 [13DE]

——— eliminate maximum age limitations for individuals who are otherwise qualified to enlist in the Armed Forces, H3053 [17MY]

——— prohibit performance of same-sex marriage ceremonies on military installations, H2791 [16MY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H4024 [26JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2236 [27AP]

——— freeze interest rates on subsidized student loans, H738 [15FE]

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, H2236 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and expenses funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3538 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3538 [6JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4024 [26JN]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H7279 [19DE]

——— importance of job creation, H819 [16FE]

Firearms: gun control, H6821 [17DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4745 [10JY]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6516 [29NO]

Israel: independence anniversary, E675• [26AP]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (H.R. 6166), H7317• [19DE]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3259 [30MY]

Lemon Grove, CA: tribute to Lemon Grove Little League All-Stars baseball team, E1455• [10SE]

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, H6004 [14SE]

Medicare: reform, H1585 [27MR]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: observance, E1635• [21SE]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2727 [16MY]

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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1400 [20MR]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4745 [10JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1029 [29FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 4010), H3814 [20JN]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5689 [2AU]

University of San Diego: anniversary of Women PeaceMakers Program, E1453• [10SE]

Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international human rights standards, H1222 [7MR]

——— promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), H5839 [11SE]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2727 [16MY]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2727 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2726 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2727 [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, H752• [15FE], H1073• [29FE], E671• [26AP]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, H5537 [1AU]

Women: health care for women, H1400 [20MR]

Tributes

Doherty, Glen, H6004 [14SE]

Ride, Sally K., H5139 [24JY]

Szekely, Deborah, E774• [10MY]

Woods, Tyrone, H6004 [14SE]