MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5275 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

How Bernanke Can Get Banks Lending Again, Alan S. Blinder, Wall Street Journal, E1323• [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1210 [6MR]

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

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), H4828 [11JY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H1367 [16MR]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 621), H2330 [7MY]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2289 [27AP]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate (see H.R. 5545), H3977 [21JN]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6397 [15NO]

Brubeck, David W.: tribute (see H. Res. 831), H6806 [13DE]

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

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

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

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), H160 [24JA]

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

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

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H1428 [20MR]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), H943 [17FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4065 [26JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]

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]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 4816), H2126 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H440 [2FE]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H694 [9FE]

——— provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]

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

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1427 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance to non-Federal interests for levee stability improvements located within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta related to certain water deliveries (see H.R. 6484), H6273 [21SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5131 [23JY]

Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]

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

Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 6134), H4907 [17JY]

Education: ensure students and taxpayers receive full value of their education investments (see H.R. 6407), H6000 [13SE]

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

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5766 [10SE]

Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see H.R. 6306), H5766 [10SE]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2716 [15MY]

Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H2072 [24AP]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1135 [1MR]

Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 759), H5707 [2AU]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), H220 [31JA]

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), H3267 [30MY]

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

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6060 [14SE]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3734 [18JN]

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

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

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

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), H1210 [6MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]

Medicare: provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3790), H6001 [13SE]

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

National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]

National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]

National Registered Apprenticeship Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]

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), H1498 [21MR]

NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain Russia’s full compliance with commitments under the protocol on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H6234 [20SE]

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

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections, create similar system for congressional elections, and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 6448), H6623 [4DE]

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

Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6623 [4DE]

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

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]

Real estate: require holder of subordinate lien on property that secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]

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

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]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal (see H.R. 6331), H6001 [13SE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H6061 [14SE]

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]

Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]

Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H3481 [5JN]

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), H1916 [17AP]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5079 [19JY]

——— 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 exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H1572 [26MR]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H5631 [1AU]

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

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), H1805 [29MR]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 [8FE]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]

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

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

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]

Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), H6000 [13SE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 4122), H6344 [13NO]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]

Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce students’ burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]

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

Voting: 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), H6397 [15NO]

Constitutional authority statements

California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]

Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce students’ burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education (H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]

Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation (H.R. 6211), H5327 [26JY]

Voting: 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 (H.R. 6591), H6397 [15NO]

Letters

Budget cuts impact on young children: several Representatives-elect, E1904• [11DE]

Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production facilities safety: Peter S. Winokur, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, H2834–H2836 [17MY]

——— Terry O’Sullivan, Laborers International Union of North America, H2836 [17MY]

Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund: Debbie I. Chang, Nemours Foundation, H2240• [27AP]

——— Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, H2239• [27AP]

——— L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, H2239• [27AP]

Remarks

American Samoa: delay increase in minimum wage, H4892• [17JY]

Biddle, Mike: Gothenburg Award for Sustainable Development recipient, E1845• [29NO]

Budget: impact of impending budget cuts on young children, E1904• [11DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1687 [28MR], H1859 [17AP]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (H.R. 1381), H2453 [9MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3285 [31MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2833 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to regulate credit-hour and clock-hour programs, H989 [28FE]

——— establish State review process for student complaints on institutions, H989 [28FE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H4619 [29JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2118 [25AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2118 [25AP], H2230 [27AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2340 [8MY]

——— freeze interest rates on subsidized student loans, H1795 [29MR]

——— prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H981, H987, H989 [28FE]

——— prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), motion to recommit, H995 [28FE]

——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H995 [28FE]

Dept. of Energy: address safety at nuclear weapons laboratories and production facilities, H2833 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2230 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3285 [31MY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities, E749• [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), H2227 [27AP]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6203• [20SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3285 [31MY]

Education: funding, H2120 [25AP]

EEOC: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce final regulations on Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors Other Than Age under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, E748• [9MY]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H2118, H2120 [25AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3285 [31MY]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), conference report, H452 [3FE]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (S. 3472), H7451, H7453 [30DE]

Firearms: gun control, H6856 [18DE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 459), E1322• [25JY]

Government regulations: exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in establishing safety regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, H5275 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5238, H5275 [25JY]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1457 [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4801 [11JY]

House of Representatives: tribute to departing Members, H6742, H6750 [12DE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2340 [8MY]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), H6190 [20SE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6190 [20SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3285 [31MY]

Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act: funding, E749• [9MY]

Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote against union representation, H452 [3FE]

Medicare: reform, H1687 [28MR]

Mental health: improve diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, H6856 [18DE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4801 [11JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1457 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6180, H6183 [20SE]

Richmond, CA: anniversary of Richmond Police Activities League, E470• [28MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 14), H1757 [29MR]

——— 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. 4281), H1757 [29MR]

——— 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), conference report, H4619 [29JN]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), H1053 [29FE]

——— address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1035, H1036 [29FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E748• [9MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 643), H2340 [8MY]

Solano County, CA: inclusion in America’s Promise Alliance ‘‘100 Best Communities for Young People’’ list, E1863• [3DE]

St. Mary’s College of California: anniversary, E1583• [21SE]

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 2009), H4892• [17JY]

Votes: correction, H5949• [13SE], E876• [18MY]

——— position on missed, H4635• [29JN], H6418• [16NO], E75•, E77• [25JA], E486• [29MR], E864• [18MY], E1137• [26JN], E1244• [12JY], E1326• [25JY], E1501• [12SE], E1754• [14NO], E2037• [2JA]

Tributes

Biggert, Representative, H6527 [29NO]

Bogue, Gary, E1562• [19SE]

de Mateo Smith, Rocio, E1579• [20SE]

Eisenhardt, William, E299• [1MR]

Friedman, Ruth, H7453 [30DE]

Harris, Novelean (Mother), E106• [1FE]

Hornbeck, Hulet, E196• [15FE]

Johnson, Joseph L., E66• [24JA]

Kondylis, Barbara, E1871• [4DE]

O’Connor, Mary Alice, E1271• [18JY]

Platts, Representative, H6527 [29NO]

Reed, Charles B., E1927• [13DE]

Shinn, William, E1906• [11DE]

Sly, Larry, E411• [21MR]

Stroh, Pat, E1604• [21SE]

Travis, Will (Tray), E103• [1FE]

Uilkema, Gayle, E401• [21MR]