CICILLINE, DAVID N. (a Representative from Rhode Island)

Amendments

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H412 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3131 [18MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4981, H5011 [18JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2368, H2448 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H5526 [31JY]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H5009 [18JY]

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

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), H3733 [18JN]

——— promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H5712 [2AU]

Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see H.R. 613, 6216), H5766 [10SE]

Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4828 [11JY]

CFTC: impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (see H.R. 2328), H4775 [10JY]

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

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

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4828 [11JY]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H2447 [8MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H159 [24JA]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see H.R. 3653), H1741 [28MR]

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6318 [26OC]

Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H945 [17FE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H182 [25JA]

——— increase requirement for American-made content and strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2722), H5923 [12SE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H4606 [28JN]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H5766 [10SE]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6234 [20SE]

——— require portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H5130 [23JY]

——— provide sentencing enhancements for certain identity theft offenses victimizing the elderly (see H.R. 6330), H5766 [10SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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), H5861 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: require contractors and subcontractors working on military construction projects to comply with licensing requirements for employees working at the project location (see H.R. 4184), H6062 [14SE]

Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see H.R. 2689), H28 [17JA]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H441 [2FE] (see H.R. 4816), H2212 [26AP]

——— improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H6061 [14SE]

——— provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1847 [16AP]

——— establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see H.R. 1833), H6397 [15NO]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H6397 [15NO]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]

——— implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H512 [6FE]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6062 [14SE]

——— 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), H3481 [5JN]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 6012), H4828 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see H.R. 6590), H6701 [11DE]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3481 [5JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2051), H5711 [2AU]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1847 [16AP]

——— 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), H5526 [31JY]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H5923 [12SE]

——— establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H945 [17FE]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H3105 [17MY]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H6397 [15NO]

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

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H. Res. 351), H3171 [25MY]

——— require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H3267 [30MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5079 [19JY]

——— 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), H2212 [26AP]

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), H5765 [10SE]

Education: express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 319), H6280 [21SE]

——— improve foreign language instruction (see H.R. 1994), H3363 [31MY]

——— increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H2072 [24AP]

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

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 (see H.J. Res. 111), H5328 [26JY]

Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see H. Res. 834), H7425 [20DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: 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), H5923 [12SE]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 5871), H3362 [31MY]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H6280 [21SE]

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]

Firearms: 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]

Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H3267 [30MY]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1344), H5711 [2AU]

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), H6152 [19SE]

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

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]

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

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1846 [16AP]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6152 [19SE]

Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H6234 [20SE]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 6416), H6578 [30NO]

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

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: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H115 [23JA]

——— facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H4908 [17JY]

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]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H4865 [12JY]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H3578 [6JN]

——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1808 [29MR]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H1210 [6MR]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 1703), H5711 [2AU]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]

——— 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]

Italian and Italian American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 367), H1847 [16AP]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 365), H571 [7FE]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), H5202 [24JY]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H7585 [2JA]

——— provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H5711 [2AU]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H7469 [30DE]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), H3700 [8JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]

——— 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), H3105 [17MY]

——— terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2913), H3662 [7JN]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 5989), H7585 [2JA]

——— protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6505 [28NO]

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

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), H115 [23JA]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 560), H2648 [10MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), H475 [3FE]

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

National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H2288 [27AP]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H3808 [19JN]

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

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 6572), H6675 [5DE]

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

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]

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: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H5526 [31JY]

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

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6280 [21SE]

Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see H.R. 4054), H3267 [30MY]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 [9MY]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H1642 [27MR]

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

Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (see H.R. 4129), H1133 [1MR]

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]

SBA: improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program and establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H376 [1FE]

——— improve the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1428 [20MR]

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see H.R. 6504), H6274 [21SE]

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

——— increase small business participation in multiple award contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]

——— provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H3807 [19JN]

Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H2813 [16MY]

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

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 [21SE]

Social Security: 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), H1846 [16AP]

——— 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]

SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 2103), H6469 [27NO]

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), H1572 [26MR]

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

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2813 [16MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H803 [15FE]

——— exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an employee’s student loans (see H.R. 5129), H4686 [9JY]

——— extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H4908 [17JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H441 [2FE]

——— 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), H2447 [8MY]

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

——— extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H2072 [24AP]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H5711 [2AU]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H5923 [12SE]

——— impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps (see H.R. 2003), H1134 [1MR]

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1124), H79 [18JA]

——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H28 [17JA]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1916 [17AP]

——— prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H697 [13FE]

——— promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 2701), H6701 [11DE]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H6284 [25SE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H803 [15FE]

——— 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), H5923 [12SE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H572 [7FE]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H1306 [8MR]

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

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

Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 1137), H6001 [13SE]

Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2212 [26AP]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [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), H6536 [29NO]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1017 [28FE]

Water: require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H5860 [11SE]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H3915 [20JN]

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), H3808 [19JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H3105 [17MY]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3578 [6JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]

Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (see H.R. 6505), H6274 [21SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in Congress (H.R. 3787), H78 [18JA]

Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (H.R. 6505), H6278 [21SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H161 [25JA], H6003 [14SE]

Remarks

Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H4981 [18JY]

Alabama: anniversary of Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches, E308• [5MR]

Anderson, Anthony: Alliance for Young Artists & Writers National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards gold medal recipient, H3488 [6JN]

Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in Congress, H412, H413 [2FE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2079 [25AP], E677• [26AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1649 [28MR], E570• [18AP]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H412, H413 [2FE]

Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student loan debt and default rates, H1970, H1973, H1974 [18AP]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), E1405• [3AU]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5688 [2AU], H6003 [14SE]

——— legislative process, H5933 [13SE]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 964), H1104 [1MR]

Dept. of Commerce: expand Economic Development Administration definition of grants to include grants authorized by the Regional Innovation Program, H2368 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3135 [18MY]

——— certify Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps to support counterterrorism operations prior to reimbursement for efforts in support of war in Afghanistan, H3135 [18MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4981 [18JY], E1317• [25JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H1970, H1973, H1974 [18AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2260, H2262 [27AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), H2335 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2335 [8MY]

Earnshaw, Tim: U.S. Investigations Services, LLC, Investigator of the Year award recipient, H2571 [10MY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6626 [5DE], H6712 [12DE], H7476 [31DE]

——— importance of job creation, H1163 [6MR]

——— 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), H5933 [13SE]

Firearms: gun control, H6820 [17DE], H7280 [19DE]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 304), H2079 [25AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, H1219 [7MR]

——— tribute to Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, H1219 [7MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4707 [10JY]

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), E1405• [3AU]

——— impact of partisanship, H3794 [19JN]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4916 [18JY]

Leadership Alliance: anniversary, H4787 [11JY]

Little Compton, RI: closing of Grey’s General Store, E1444• [3AU]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of independence and formation of Republic’s army, H2823 [17MY]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1219 [7MR]

Newport, RI: tribute to America’s Cup World Series, H4076 [27JN]

Newport Art Museum and Art Association: anniversary, H228 [1FE]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings, H7280 [19DE]

——— 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), H6820 [17DE]

Pakistan: condition Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund funding on certification of efforts to counter improvised explosive devices operations, H3135 [18MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4707 [10JY]

Peace Corps: anniversary, H1438 [21MR]

Raytheon Co.: tribute, H591 [8FE]

Reach Out and Read Rhode Island (organization): tribute, H1029 [29FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5688 [2AU], H6235 [21SE]

SBA: increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (H.R. 6504), H6839 [18DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2368 [8MY]

Smithfield, RI: tribute to Alexion Inc., biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, E1636• [21SE]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5536 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H6596 [4DE], H6626 [5DE]

——— repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (H.R. 2280), H161 [25JA]

Veterans Day: observance, H6399 [16NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2818 [17MY]

Votes: position on missed, E1089• [20JN], E1303• [24JY], E1485• [12SE]

World AIDS Day: observance, H6473 [28NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3697 [8JN], H5920 [12SE], H6342 [13NO]

Tributes

Beck, Devin, H3812 [20JN]

Dorley, Maxwell R., H3148 [18MY]

Mey, Walter C., Jr., H2723 [16MY]

Ottaviano, Donna, H5210 [25JY]

Sewell, Representative, E308• [5MR]

Tarwoe, Abraham, H1980 [19AP], H6399 [16NO]

Weichel, Dennis P., Jr., H1923 [18AP], H6399 [16NO]