JOHNSON, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’, JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3067•, H3068 [17MY], H3130 [18MY]

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), H5252 [25JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2408, H2448 [8MY]

Appointments

Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]

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), H1848 [16AP]

American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see H.R. 4168), H1392 [19MR]

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]

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

——— increase maximum pay for services rendered by trustees and repeal trustee administration of certain employee pension plans (see H.R. 6349), H5707 [2AU]

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

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 [10SE]

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

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

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), H1915 [17AP]

Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 1901), H27 [17JA]

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

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

Computers: protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 6183), H5290 [25JY]

Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in the international community in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 [27JN]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 2065), H2813 [16MY]

Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H641 [8FE]

——— require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3577 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 564), H1306 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: certify that American Forces Radio and Television Service programming communicates departmental policies, priorities, goals, and initiatives and supports basic values of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4189), H1916 [17AP]

——— clarify the requirement to procure footwear from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H159 [24JA]

——— 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: 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), H79 [18JA]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]

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

Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see H.R. 6128), H5202 [24JY]

——— establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H3363 [31MY]

——— 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]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H6314 [23OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H802 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H115 [23JA]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H2072 [24AP]

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

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H6369 [14NO]

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: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H3733 [18JN]

——— 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), H182 [25JA]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]

——— presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H1209 [6MR]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]

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]

——— eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H5009 [18JY]

Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]

——— expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H1741 [28MR]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H. Res. 351), H3916 [20JN]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), H5766 [10SE]

——— statehood (see H.R. 265), H5130 [23JY]

——— support an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. Con. Res. 87), H1847 [16AP]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1847 [16AP]

——— apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), H5766 [10SE]

Education: restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 4170), H1916 [17AP]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 2030), H3105 [17MY]

ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4685 [9JY]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H115 [23JA]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2716 [15MY]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H27 [17JA]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 949), H4907 [17JY]

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

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), H6000 [13SE]

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

——— recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5861 [11SE]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), H571 [7FE]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 267), H5766 [10SE]

——— recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]

Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 273), H6318 [26OC]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H641 [8FE]

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), H2134 [25AP]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), H5328 [26JY]

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

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]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H5711 [2AU]

Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H3171 [25MY]

——— extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H182 [25JA]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2647 [10MY]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H694 [9FE]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H3577 [6JN]

——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H2447 [8MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H5712 [2AU]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H2447 [8MY]

——— study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H4907 [17JY]

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), H1808 [29MR]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3734 [18JN]

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

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

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

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5293 [25JY]

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

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

National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 [28FE]

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H5860 [11SE]

National security: promote civil defense and power generation (see H. Res. 762), H5707 [2AU]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H6304 [9OC]

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

NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2775), H7264 [18DE]

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

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H4064 [26JN]

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

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]

Real estate: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose minimum price on the short sale of a residence financed by a mortgage purchased by them in order to make short sales a viable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 3164), H1428 [20MR]

——— 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), H5923 [12SE]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]

Social Security: extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 3083), H28 [17JA]

——— 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), H2570 [9MY]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H2329 [7MY]

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), H2447 [8MY]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1846 [16AP]

——— expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1957), H2813 [16MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H3363 [31MY]

——— extend the recovery zone economic development bonds for certain cities (see H.R. 6659), H7425 [20DE]

——— increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 3231), H641 [8FE]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H1978 [18AP]

——— provide a zero capital gains rate for certain new investments in specified areas made during a temporary period (see H.R. 6658), H7425 [20DE]

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

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H4656 [29JN]

Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see H.R. 6374), H5859 [11SE]

U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish (see H.R. 3660), H3481 [5JN]

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), H221 [31JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H3105 [17MY]

Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]

Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]

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

——— permit an individual who is required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 6419), H6152 [19SE]

——— 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]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H79 [18JA]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5766 [10SE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H3808 [19JN]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Taxation: make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H801 [15FE]

Voting: require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Taxation: make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (H.R. 4032), H802 [15FE]

Voting: require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and reliability (H.R. 6246), H5629 [1AU]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6299 [2OC]

Poems

‘‘Power of One—Ode to Ms. Natasha Trethewey,’’ Eric Charles, E1527• [14SE]

Proclamations

Bishop Dr. Stewart Reese, Jr., Day: by, E1185• [29JN]

Bishop William P. DeVeaux and Dr. Patricia Ann Morris DeVeaux Day: by, E1181• [29JN]

Brian A. Mann Day: by, E1183• [29JN]

Carolyn B. Parks Day: by, E1191• [29JN]

Crystal Brockington and Johnathan Davis Day: by, E1193• [29JN]

Dempsey Family Reunion Day: by, E1196• [29JN]

Dogan Family Reunion Day: by, E898• [30MY]

Dr. Felicia Moss Mayfield Day: by, E32• [18JA]

Dr. Thomas Smith and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., High School Civic Leadership Students Day: by, E906• [30MY]

Eddie L. Long Day: by, E1536• [14SE]

Eileen Samuel U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E614• [23AP], E635• [24AP]

Eli McKenzie U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E1537• [14SE]

Fannie Sheridan U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E1461• [10SE]

Georgia Piedmont Technical College Day: by, E614• [23AP], E779• [11MY]

James E. Young U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E611• [23AP]

Leon and Joyce Henry Day: by, E1203• [9JY]

Margaret J. Laborn Day: by, E1464• [10SE]

Marshalls Distribution Center Day: by, E1540• [14SE]

Mr. James L. Littlejohn Day: by, E897• [30MY]

Mrs. Alma T. Gammage Day: by, E895• [30MY]

Mrs. Annie Johnson-Sinkfield Day: by, E1211• [9JY]

Mrs. Curtis Lucille Sanders Day: by, E45• [18JA]

Mrs. Julia A. Snell Day: by, E1197• [29JN]

Mrs. Karen L. Macon Day: by, E905• [30MY]

Mrs. Loretta J. Maloy Day: by, E903• [30MY]

Mrs. Marie Robinson Day: by, E1202• [29JN]

Mrs. Melody Poole Ellis Day: by, E779• [11MY]

Ms. Carol Crumby Day: by, E617• [23AP]

Ms. Clara Sims Day: by, E310• [5MR]

Ms. Lorraine B. Myles Day: by, E615• [23AP]

Ms. Marci McCarthy Day: by, E616• [23AP], E623• [24AP]

Ms. Margaret Schuelke Day: by, E1530• [14SE]

Ms. Mary Theresa Johnson Day: by, E1200• [29JN]

Ms. Shundra Y. Nephew Day: by, E616• [23AP], E782• [11MY]

Ms. Susan Bradley Day: by, E1535• [14SE]

Myers Family Reunion Day: by, E1544• [14SE]

Pastor Caroline Leach Day: by, E1208• [9JY]

Pastor Marques L. Fletcher Day: by, E1533• [14SE]

Pastor Micheal Benton Day: by, E1532• [14SE]

Robbie Davis Gunn U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E612• [23AP]

Robert L. Smith U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E607• [23AP], E780• [11MY]

Snipes and Turner Family Reunion Day: by, E1459• [10SE]

Teryle L. Berry U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E1463• [10SE]

Thomas, Walker, and Wilson Family Reunion Day: by, E1206• [9JY]

Victory for the World Church Day: by, E1204• [9JY]

Walter D. Gray U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E1539• [14SE]

White’s Chapel United Methodist Church Day: by, E781• [11MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3185 [30MY]

American Legislative Exchange Council: influence on State legislators, H1920 [18AP], H2019 [19AP], H2073 [25AP], H2141 [26AP]

Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5135 [24JY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4172 [28JN]

Computers: protect cyber privacy, H5686 [2AU]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2017, H2018 [19AP]

Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (H.R. 5512), H3191 [30MY]

Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), Senate amendment, H953 [27FE]

——— increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), H3993 [26JN]

——— provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 5889), H3990 [26JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H522 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military commanders and mental health professionals to discuss privately-owned firearms by Armed Forces members who appear to be a threat to themselves or others, H7393 [20DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3067, H3068, H3069, H3070 [17MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, H7393 [20DE]

——— include finding that deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific region, H3067, H3068 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H4120 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division regional field offices closure funding, H2530 [9MY]

——— impose penalty on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program grants for States with Stand Your Ground laws, H2393 [8MY]

——— provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (H.R. 6014), H6847 [18DE]

Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national security (H.R. 2011), H4833 [12JY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6379 [15NO], H6796, H6797, H6798 [13DE]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H6797 [13DE]

——— impact of stimulus funding, H6797, H6798 [13DE]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H6798 [13DE]

——— importance of job creation, H386 [2FE], H1221 [7MR]

——— 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), H5934 [13SE]

EEOC: funding, H2408 [8MY]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), E798• [15MY]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H4120 [27JN]

Firearms: gun control, H1856 [17AP], H5135 [24JY]

——— prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, H5135 [24JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), H5895 [12SE]

Government regulations: exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [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), H5242, H5243, H5252, H5253 [25JY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H4120 [27JN]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1483 [21MR]

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), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4172 [28JN]

——— impact of partisanship, H4120 [27JN]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6549, H6550 [30NO]

Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation, H1856 [17AP]

Lithonia, GA: tribute to HomeSafe Georgia Foreclosure Prevention Event, H6597 [4DE]

Medicare: reform, H5934 [13SE]

Michigan: State legislature passage of right-to-work law protecting the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, H6761–H6763 [12DE], H6795 [13DE]

Mining and mineral resources: exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and materials from environmental review, H4833 [12JY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4833 [12JY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2768 [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, H6837 [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), H2161 [26AP]

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

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H340, H341 [1FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1483 [21MR]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (H.R. 1351), H5928 [13SE]

——— amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (H.R. h1351), E1508• [13SE]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), H3996 [26JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1221 [7MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H4120 [27JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2393, H2408 [8MY], H2530 [9MY]

Social Security: solvency, H6796, H6797 [13DE]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H2018, H2019 [19AP]

Taxation: 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), H6837 [18DE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (H.R. 1864), H2668 [15MY]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (H.R. 4032), H737 [15FE]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2017 [19AP]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H522 [7FE]

——— rates, H5934 [13SE]

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

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): report on impact on national security of reducing nuclear weapons stockpiles, H3069, H3070 [17MY]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2768 [16MY]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2768 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2768 [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, E1452• [10SE]

Voting: require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]

World Refugee Day: observance, H4075 [27JN]

Tributes

Cleaver, Representative, H7276• [19DE]

Pearson, Monica Kaufman, H1436 [21MR]