SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON Y. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5526 [31JY]

Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), H4156 [27JN]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H7432 [24DE]

Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H7425 [20DE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H3700 [8JN]

——— 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), H1543 [22MR]

Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards (see H.R. 6027), H6828 [17DE]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5292 [25JY]

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

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6273), H5704 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]

Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H28 [17JA]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1498 [21MR]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H5766 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 6163), H6152 [19SE]

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

——— 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), H5077 [19JY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H7360 [19DE]

Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H159 [24JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5526 [31JY]

——— 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), H159 [24JA]

Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H966 [27FE]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H27 [17JA]

Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]

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

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), H7264 [18DE]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H2072 [24AP]

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

Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H158 [24JA]

Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H3164 [18MY]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3497), H5766 [10SE]

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: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2033 [19AP]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H1543 [22MR]

——— 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), H3707 [15JN]

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

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 [29MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]

——— 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), H1363 [13MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4656 [29JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H5766 [10SE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3481 [5JN]

Medicare: cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6413), H6060 [14SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 6352), H5707 [2AU]

——— establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-based payments for direct primary care medical homes for Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles and other beneficiaries (see H.R. 3315), H727 [14FE]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H159 [24JA]

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

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 5303), H2329 [7MY]

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

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H6587 [3DE]

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

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

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1498 [21MR]

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

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

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 4018), H1543 [22MR]

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

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]

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see H.R. 4405), H3808 [19JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2569 [9MY]

——— direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]

——— end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 3027), H6828 [17DE]

Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H7264 [18DE]

——— 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]

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), H1367 [16MR]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4065 [26JN]

——— expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 4049), H2033 [19AP]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1367 [16MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]

——— extend renewal community tax credit program (see H.R. 1428), H3363 [31MY]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H3976 [21JN]

——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H6344 [13NO]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 5938), H5631 [1AU]

——— modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 5746), H5712 [2AU]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H5766 [10SE]

Voting: 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), H6060 [14SE]

——— require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5816), H3103 [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), H6397 [15NO]

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), H6234 [20SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2134 [25AP]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H2135 [25AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and detail such departmental functions (see H.R. 6543), H6276 [21SE]

Medicare: reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 5707), H2567 [9MY]

Tariff: acetamiprid technical (see H.R. 5307), H2274 [27AP]

——— chemical mixtures (see H.R. 5305), H2274 [27AP]

——— cyazofamid (see H.R. 5306), H2274 [27AP]

——— cypermethrin (see H.R. 5308), H2274 [27AP]

——— liquid-filled glass bulbs designed for sprinkler systems and other release devices (see H.R. 5304), H2274 [27AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of U.S. patents (see H.R. 6353), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6544), H6276 [21SE]

——— repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 6268), H5629 [1AU]

Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and detail such departmental functions (H.R. 6543), H6279 [21SE]

Medicare: reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (H.R. 5707), H2569 [9MY]

Tariff: acetamiprid technical (H.R. 5307), H2287 [27AP]

——— chemical mixtures (H.R. 5305), H2287 [27AP]

——— cyazofamid (H.R. 5306), H2287 [27AP]

——— cypermethrin (H.R. 5308), H2287 [27AP]

——— liquid-filled glass bulbs designed for sprinkler systems and other release devices (H.R. 5304), H2287 [27AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of U.S. patents (H.R. 6353), H5711 [2AU]

——— allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of U.S. patents (H.R. 6544), H6279 [21SE]

——— repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (H.R. 6268), H5630 [1AU]

Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (H.R. 6015), H3976 [21JN]

Remarks

Budget: deficit, H6236 [21SE]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2609 [10MY]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4922 [18JY]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), H5961 [13SE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), H4922 [18JY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1670, H1692 [28MR]

Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education, H5531 [1AU]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6260 [21SE]

Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2609 [10MY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H7554 [1JA]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H919 [17FE]

Firearms: gun control, H6819 [17DE]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1489• [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4751 [10JY]

Medicare: funding, H6260 [21SE]

——— reform, H1670 [28MR]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H919 [17FE]

National objectives: economic recovery, H6236 [21SE]

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), H6819 [17DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4751 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1489• [21MR]

——— require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H3614• [7JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6260 [21SE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of U.S. patents (H.R. 6353), H5633 [2AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), Senate amendments, H7554 [1JA]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3614• [7JN]

Votes: correction, H5004• [18JY]

——— position on missed, H1178• [6MR], H1263• [7MR], H3787• [19JN], H6561• [30NO]

Tributes

Feldsher, Rose, E572• [18AP]