HIMES, JAMES A. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1250 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 3704), H966 [27FE]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3976 [21JN]

Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H4656 [29JN]

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

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6328 [9NO]

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

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), H5009 [18JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1154 [5MR]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H4776 [10JY]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 5848), H4605 [28JN]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H945 [17FE]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4656 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health conditions acquired on active duty to reduce suicide and discover traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 26), H27 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1916 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H1846 [16AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H2033 [19AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H220 [31JA] (see H.R. 3612), H182 [25JA]

——— 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), H3915 [20JN]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H571 [7FE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H4656 [29JN]

Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), H6152 [19SE]

——— expand and intensify NIH programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2695), H6152 [19SE]

Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 3030), H1363 [13MR]

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), H4828 [11JY]

——— require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2033 [19AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4828 [11JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H1101 [29FE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H3363 [31MY]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H6001 [13SE]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H1428 [20MR]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3808 [19JN]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H6828 [17DE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]

Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H4828 [11JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]

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: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 3341), H4065 [26JN]

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

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4686 [9JY]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H3976 [21JN]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1808 [29MR]

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

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]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3707 [15JN]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), H2033 [19AP]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H5711 [2AU]

——— 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), H4686 [9JY]

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), H4908 [17JY]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H7425 [20DE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (see H. Res. 833), H6828 [17DE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1274 [7MR]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H1017 [28FE]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2672), H5766 [10SE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H1154 [5MR]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3363 [31MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]

Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab countries (see H.R. 6242), H6429 [16NO]

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), H1571 [26MR]

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), H5728 [7AU]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1101 [29FE]

——— 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), H2329 [7MY]

Tariff: 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5228), H2272 [27AP]

——— 2-aminopyridine (see H.R. 5227), H2272 [27AP]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H2329 [7MY]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2989), H2663 [11MY]

——— 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), H2329 [7MY]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H7429 [21DE]

——— 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), H1847 [16AP]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H5202 [24JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H4685 [9JY]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 2382), H4656 [29JN]

Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see H. Res. 609), H2448 [8MY]

Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (see H.R. 1687), H3267 [30MY]

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

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H4158 [27JN]

——— 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]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3489), H3363 [31MY]

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), H5131 [23JY]

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), H4828 [11JY]

——— improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 3526), H441 [2FE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H6469 [27NO]

——— 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), H7264 [18DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H4828 [11JY]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: establish a research program under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to discover a cure for HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 6187), H5290 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: improve energy efficiency of electric instantaneous water heaters (see H.R. 3817), H158 [24JA]

Tariff: acrylic fiber tow (see H.R. 5107), H2270 [27AP]

——— aqueous hydrazine hydrate solution (see H.R. 5106), H2270 [27AP]

——— carbonic dihydrazide (see H.R. 5105), H2270 [27AP]

——— copper peptide (AHK-Cu) (see H.R. 5111), H2270 [27AP]

——— copper peptide (GHK-Cu 1–1) (see H.R. 5112), H2270 [27AP]

——— 4-oxo-4-p-tolybutyric acid adduct with 4-ethylmorpholine (NEM Salt) (see H.R. 5109), H2270 [27AP]

——— liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of top-of-the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 5323), H2275 [27AP]

——— 1-methylimidazole (see H.R. 5110), H2270 [27AP]

——— 2-benzothiazolythio butanedioic acid (2BBA) (see H.R. 5108), H2270 [27AP]

Taxation: limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2443 [8MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: establish a research program under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to discover a cure for HIV/AIDS (H.R. 6187), H5291 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: improve energy efficiency of electric instantaneous water heaters (H.R. 3817), H159 [24JA]

Tariff: acrylic fiber tow (H.R. 5107), H2279 [27AP]

——— aqueous hydrazine hydrate solution (H.R. 5106), H2279 [27AP]

——— carbonic dihydrazide (H.R. 5105), H2279 [27AP]

——— copper peptide (AHK-Cu) (H.R. 5111), H2280 [27AP]

——— copper peptide (GHK-Cu 1–1) (H.R. 5112), H2280 [27AP]

——— 4-oxo-4-p-tolybutyric acid adduct with 4-ethylmorpholine (NEM Salt) (H.R. 5109), H2279 [27AP]

——— liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of top-of-the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea (H.R. 5323), H2288 [27AP]

——— 1-methylimidazole (H.R. 5110), H2279 [27AP]

——— 2-benzothiazolythio butanedioic acid (2BBA) (H.R. 5108), H2279 [27AP]

Taxation: limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (H.R. 5615), H2446 [8MY]

Letters

Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom) Diamond Jubilee: Joseph V. Reed, U.N., E1550• [18SE]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, H2572 [10MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1585 [27MR]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and employees (H.R. 1148), H387 [2FE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 [11JY]

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: tribute, H1291 [8MR]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H3279 [31MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (H.J. Res. 111), H4788 [11JY]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H4077 [27JN]

Firearms: gun control, H6818 [17DE], H7280 [19DE]

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), H4077 [27JN]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H6713 [12DE], H7579 [2JA]

National objectives: economic recovery, H131 [24JA]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings, H7280 [19DE]

——— 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), H6818 [17DE]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3813 [20JN]

Ridgefield, CT: tribute to Ridgefield High School Students Against Internet Discrimination (organization), H590 [8FE]

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), H4077 [27JN]

Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, H1242 [7MR]

——— provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, H1590, H1592 [27MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1242, H1250 [7MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1589, H1590, H1591, H1592 [27MR]

——— modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, H1250 [7MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H3279 [31MY]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, H2215 [27AP]

Tributes

Aubin, Joseph W., H3665 [8JN]