TSONGAS, NIKI (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3063 [17MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H4828 [11JY]

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]

——— extend authority of certain members and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to family members (see H.R. 1910), H6001 [13SE]

——— lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H802 [15FE]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H694 [9FE]

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

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H6469 [27NO]

——— 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), H2211 [26AP]

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

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H1642 [27MR]

Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with energy resources (see H. Res. 676), H4686 [9JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H6397 [15NO]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H6062 [14SE]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory lenders (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]

——— 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), H2716 [15MY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP] (see H.R. 4816), H2329 [7MY]

——— provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 3714), H159 [24JA]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5079 [19JY]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H5766 [10SE]

——— include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2334), H802 [15FE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H5078 [19JY]

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), H5630 [1AU]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H79 [18JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), H4907 [17JY]

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: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H2813 [16MY]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 2960), H1847 [16AP]

Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S. (see H. Res. 193), H6807 [13DE]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1306 [8MR]

——— provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H441 [2FE]

Federal agencies and departments: permit agencies to count certain contracts toward certain small business contracting goals (see H.R. 5829), H3161 [18MY]

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]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4065 [26JN]

Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H5079 [19JY]

Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 [1AU]

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), H802 [15FE]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6234 [20SE]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 2168), H3700 [8JN]

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), H1847 [16AP]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5078 [19JY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3976 [21JN]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1741 [28MR]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6701 [11DE]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H4828 [11JY]

——— improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H1642 [27MR]

——— 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), H2211 [26AP]

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6765 [12DE]

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

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

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 Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 6572), H6765 [12DE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1543 [22MR]

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

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5131 [23JY]

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

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

Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5711 [2AU]

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]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H1846 [16AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H726 [14FE]

——— direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H5711 [2AU]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H5766 [10SE]

——— 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), H5860 [11SE]

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

——— encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H5711 [2AU]

——— exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services (see H.R. 6316), H6062 [14SE]

——— 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), H2134 [25AP]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1807 [29MR]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H5728 [7AU]

——— 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]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 3522), H3163 [18MY]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H5711 [2AU]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), H5526 [31JY]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H1846 [16AP]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H6807 [13DE]

Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]

Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 2501), H220 [31JA]

Veterans: make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed inactive duty training or active duty training but did not serve on active duty (see H.R. 2305), H79 [18JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1808 [29MR]

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), H6505 [28NO]

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]

——— 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), H6765 [12DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Nashua River: designate a segment for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5319), H2274 [27AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Nashua River: designate a segment for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5319), H2288 [27AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3279 [31MY]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3279 [31MY]

Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous survey (H.R. 1038), H2046 [24AP]

Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport (H.R. 2947), H2049 [24AP]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1293• [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), motion to instruct conferees, H6776, H6777 [13DE]

——— develop a strategy to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process, H6776, H6777 [13DE]

Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5213, H5214 [25JY]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5213, H5214 [25JY]

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

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H385 [2FE]

Firearms: gun control, H7279 [19DE]

Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 2050), H2048 [24AP]

Inyo National Forest: facilitate a land exchange involving certain non-Federal lands (H.R. 2157), H2047 [24AP]

Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or interest in land (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings, H7279 [19DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare funding, H817 [16FE]

——— modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H3279 [31MY]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (H.R. 1339), H1653 [28MR]

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), H6626 [5DE]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H5871 [12SE]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, H5871 [12SE]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H385 [2FE]

Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 6604), H6476 [28NO]

Votes: position on missed, H396• [2FE], E1019• [7JN], E1623• [21SE]

Women: health care for women, H1500 [22MR]

Tributes

Frank, Representative, H7345 [19DE]

Olver, Representative, H7345 [19DE]