TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)

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), H1367 [16MR]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5131 [23JY]

Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H182 [25JA]

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

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

Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]

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

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]

Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H1916 [17AP]

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H3163 [18MY]

Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English language and government and history knowledge requirements for naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in other languages (see H.R. 2957), H1306 [8MR]

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4606 [28JN]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H512 [6FE]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H3105 [17MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H3707 [15JN]

Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]

Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6280 [21SE]

Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H115 [23JA]

——— enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]

——— save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H1135 [1MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase purchase of Kosher and Halal food and modify labeling of the commodities list under the Emergency Food Assistance Program to assist food banks in obtaining such foods (see H.R. 6600), H7469 [30DE]

——— treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H3915 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see H.R. 2689), H1101 [29FE]

——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), H3164 [18MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H903 [16FE]

——— provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of students (see H.R. 1532), H1741 [28MR]

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

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

——— restore and extend the grace period before repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 4286), H2329 [7MY]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H3976 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 2730), H5292 [25JY]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H1978 [18AP]

——— establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H79 [18JA]

——— 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), H6234 [20SE]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 [10MY]

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

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6672), H6828 [17DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H376 [1FE]

——— obtain an unqualified audit opinion and improve financial accountability and management (see H.R. 5941), H3699 [8JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]

——— provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 2464), H159 [24JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]

Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (see H.R. 4077), H1391 [19MR]

——— authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6279 [21SE]

——— establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]

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 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), H803 [15FE]

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

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H2647 [10MY]

——— 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]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 3710), H1101 [29FE]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4776 [10JY]

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), H512 [6FE]

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

——— commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 2960), H1543 [22MR]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H2447 [8MY]

——— require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H182 [25JA]

——— 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), H2072 [24AP]

——— 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), H2067 [24AP]

District of Columbia: 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), H1428 [20MR]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), H5705 [2AU]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3977 [21JN]

Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]

——— 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]

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

FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1152 [5MR]

——— incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H1847 [16AP]

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

——— tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5131 [23JY]

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]

Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H3105 [17MY]

Foster Children’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 660), H3164 [18MY]

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: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 5909), H5202 [24JY]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1741 [28MR]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H159 [24JA]

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), H3105 [17MY]

Immigration: reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H1915 [17AP]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1846 [16AP]

——— 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]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H4686 [9JY]

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), H6300 [2OC]

——— clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H2212 [26AP]

——— 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), H1210 [6MR]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3662 [7JN]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 [18MY]

——— 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), H1274 [7MR]

Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]

Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3868), H441 [2FE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H4864 [12JY]

LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1847 [16AP]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1847 [16AP]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H1847 [16AP]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H512 [6FE]

——— promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H1017 [28FE]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3790), H1306 [8MR]

——— 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), H696 [13FE]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2787), H641 [8FE]

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

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]

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

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

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

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

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), H1916 [17AP]

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3259), H79 [18JA]

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

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5328 [26JY]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 [8FE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1101 [29FE]

Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), H5079 [19JY]

NOAA: establish constituent-driven program to collect priority coastal geospatial data and support information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage the coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6536 [29NO]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H6314 [23OC]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H1391 [19MR]

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

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 [20MR]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1498 [21MR]

Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, password, or other access to a personal social networking account (see H.R. 5050), H2448 [8MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3976 [21JN]

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

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]

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), H2029 [19AP]

——— make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (see H.R. 1575), H1428 [20MR]

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]

SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), H5328 [26JY]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H220 [31JA]

Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and accessible financial products for entities that do not have access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H903 [16FE]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5712 [2AU]

——— 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]

Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (see H.R. 6681), H7264 [18DE]

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), H1642 [27MR]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H3977 [21JN]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 122), H3171 [25MY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H376 [1FE]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H2212 [26AP]

——— 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), H2288 [27AP]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H2288 [27AP]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H945 [17FE]

——— modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H158 [24JA]

——— permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 3600), H5766 [10SE]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 3522), H187 [27JA]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H4907 [17JY]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6683), H7359 [19DE]

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

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

Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), H5707 [2AU]

Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 3860), H694 [9FE]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H6001 [13SE]

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

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 3884), H513 [6FE] (see H.R. 4124), H1133 [1MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2034 [19AP]

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]

——— 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), H6429 [16NO]

——— secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 2212), H2072 [24AP]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H441 [2FE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H1642 [27MR]

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]

——— provide protections against violence against immigrant women (see H.R. 5331), H3808 [19JN]

——— require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3102), H220 [31JA]

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

World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H2330 [7MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]

Federal employees: provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain veterans and Armed Forces members receive competitive service employment preference (see H.R. 5852), H3162 [18MY]

Tariff: golf bags (see H.R. 5637), H2443 [8MY]

Taxation: revise the new market tax credit rules for population census tracts with low populations (see H.R. 5718), H2645 [10MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (H.R. 4053), H902 [16FE]

Federal employees: provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain veterans and Armed Forces members receive competitive service employment preference (H.R. 5852), H3163 [18MY]

Tariff: golf bags (H.R. 5637), H2446 [8MY]

Taxation: revise the new market tax credit rules for population census tracts with low populations (H.R. 5718), H2646 [10MY]

Remarks

Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, E78• [25JA]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H924• [17FE]

FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, E933• [31MY]

——— allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (H.R. 3737), H580 [8FE]

——— revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3229• [30MY], E933• [31MY]

Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (H.R. 4053), H6770, H6771 [13DE]

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), H5243• [25JY]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E436• [22MR]

Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E426• [22MR]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, E775• [10MY]

Medicare: clinical laboratory services payment rates, H924• [17FE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E157• [7FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E436• [22MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E308• [5MR]

Pharmaceuticals: Pharmaceutical Traceability Enhancement Code (RxTEC) proposal to establish national standard to address drug traceability and pedigree, H3229• [30MY]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1602• [21SE]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E491• [29MR]

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, E852• [18MY]

Tributes

Abdin, Misba, E1085• [19JN]

Adams, Eric L., E1823• [28NO]

Akerele, Evaristo O., E1821• [28NO]

Barba, Joseph, E913• [31MY]

Barker, Roberto F. Graham, E1827• [28NO]

Beckles, Alexander J., E2007• [30DE]

Brown, LaRay, E1820• [28NO]

Byrd, Ida Mae, E416• [22MR]

Collins, Naomi, E1807• [27NO]

Denktas, Rauf R., E96• [31JA]

Dewalt, Sandy, E1809• [27NO]

Douglas, Barbara, E285• [29FE]

Edwards, Angela, E1803• [27NO]

Farrell, Kenneth, E1089• [20JN]

Gary, Lawrence E., E1095• [20JN]

Gaudarrama, Gavina Acevedo, E242• [27FE]

Gonzalez, Beatrice, E1826• [28NO]

Gonzàlez-Sànchez, Arlene, E1771• [15NO]

Grannum, Colvin W., E1806• [27NO]

Hales, Ed, E246• [27FE]

Han Duk-soo, E270• [28FE]

Harp, Diondra J., E1829• [28NO]

Hynes, Charles J., E1804• [27NO]

Jamison, Albert L., Sr., E1179• [28JN]

Johnson, Edna M., E1824• [28NO]

Jones, Percel, E1765• [15NO]

Jones, Susannah Mushatt, E1234• [11JY]

Kittrell, Mabel, E1811• [27NO]

Lewis, Leslie, E271• [28FE]

Mack, Whittaker, III, E1828• [28NO]

Merriweather, Tommy, E1086• [19JN]

Mitchell, Daran H., E1567• [19SE]

Mitchell, Paul B., E1092• [20JN]

Molinelli, Arthur, Jr., E1090• [20JN]

Morris, Leo A., E1086• [19JN]

Okebiyi, Matthew, E1084• [19JN]

Osborne, Enrique (Tito), E1767• [15NO]

Peyton, Jasper E., E1813• [27NO]

Price, Tremaine A., E1083• [19JN]

Quail, Jim, E11• [13JA]

Raju, Ramanathan, E1086• [19JN]

Robinson, Taharka, E1808• [27NO]

Rogers, Amanda, E1801• [27NO]

Sampson, Ernest A., III, E1762• [15NO]

Sawyer, Leroy, E1092• [20JN]

Shelborne, David, E1083• [19JN]

Simon, Herold, E1085• [19JN]

Small, Dorothy, E1825• [28NO]

Sniffen, Michael, E1702• [16OC]

Sunkara, Swamy N., E1085• [19JN], E1180• [28JN]

Sykes, Matilda, E1819• [28NO]

Terry, Albert, E1763• [15NO]

Thomas, Monica, E1087• [19JN]

Thomas, Willett, E421• [22MR]

Underwood, Jacob N., H5018 [19JY]

Van Petten, Cindi, E1805• [27NO]

Ware, Randy L., E1824• [28NO]

Welch, Kimberly, E1820• [28NO]

Wright, Gary A., E1766• [15NO]