BISHOP, TIMOTHY H. (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3000, H3002 [17MY]
Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H990 [28FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3559 [6JN]
Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H776 [15FE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1887 [17AP]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]
——— H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5331 [30JY]
American Innovation Bank: establish to improve science and technology job training and to authorize grants for curriculum development (see H.R. 4720), H4828 [11JY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H220 [31JA]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H6061 [14SE]
Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H182 [25JA]
——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H7425 [20DE]
——— provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H1846 [16AP]
Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H1845 [16AP]
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]
Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce students’ burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6273), H5704 [2AU]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H441 [2FE]
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), H6234 [20SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H6578 [30NO]
Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H803 [15FE] (see H.R. 4816), H2126 [25AP]
Dept. of HHS: establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H5630 [1AU]
——— implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5202 [24JY]
——— 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), H6280 [21SE]
——— 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), H6280 [21SE]
——— make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program dental services (see H.R. 1666), H3163 [18MY]
——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H5630 [1AU]
——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H945 [17FE]
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 Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2813 [16MY]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H5010 [18JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]
Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 2960), H1543 [22MR]
——— 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), H5079 [19JY]
ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5923 [12SE]
FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements (see H.R. 3824), H572 [7FE]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 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), H1306 [8MR]
FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H27 [17JA]
Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H376 [1FE]
Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 6195), H5526 [31JY]
——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H6828 [17DE]
——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H6828 [17DE]
——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5631 [1AU]
Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 3061), H803 [15FE]
——— permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs (see H.R. 2772), H5202 [24JY]
——— support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 6170), H5200 [24JY]
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), H1978 [18AP]
Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1755), H6061 [14SE]
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]
Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H3267 [30MY]
——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5860 [11SE]
——— provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 2310), H5292 [25JY]
——— require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child’s congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H945 [17FE]
Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1367 [16MR]
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), H1498 [21MR]
Leonard Montalto Post Office Building, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 6636), H6675 [5DE]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements (see H.R. 3202), H1428 [20MR]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1915 [17AP]
——— provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 6521), H6275 [21SE]
——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H5711 [2AU]
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), H4775 [10JY]
——— create additional residency slots in participating teaching hospitals, expand primary care bonus to certain underserved specialties, and provide tax incentives for practicing-teaching physicians (see H.R. 2224), H5766 [10SE]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H2569 [9MY]
——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H7585 [2JA]
——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H3734 [18JN]
——— improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H1497 [21MR]
——— promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H1391 [19MR]
——— 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), H903 [16FE]
——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6280 [21SE]
——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H3267 [30MY]
——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H3807 [19JN]
——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H6284 [25SE]
——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H6280 [21SE]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
——— 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), H3578 [6JN]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 560), H1306 [8MR]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H6676 [5DE]
National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H376 [1FE]
National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H5331 [30JY]
National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
National Park Service: study ways to commemorate and preserve the aviation history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 [25JY]
Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities (see H.R. 3040), H3167 [22MY]
New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 [8FE]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1306 [8MR]
NOAA: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3109), H5079 [19JY]
Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]
Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H3363 [31MY]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
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), H3163 [18MY]
Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 715), H4604 [28JN]
SBA: establish and carry out a direct lending program for small business concerns (see H.R. 3007), H5711 [2AU]
——— extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/504 Loan Program (see H.R. 2950), H5711 [2AU]
——— increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H5923 [12SE]
——— provide for additional loan programs for veteran-owned small businesses (see H.R. 5835), H5712 [2AU]
Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3252), H5202 [24JY]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H182 [25JA]
——— direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H726 [14FE]
SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H5630 [1AU]
Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 718), H1273 [7MR]
——— 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), H3808 [19JN]
Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (see H.R. 6681), H7264 [18DE]
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), H5331 [30JY]
Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4775 [10JY]
——— expand and simplify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4252), H5712 [2AU]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1367 [16MR]
——— 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), H1306 [8MR]
——— provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]
——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H1642 [27MR]
——— reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 777), H966 [27FE]
——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2813 [16MY]
——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H6765 [12DE]
Voting: 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]
Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1017 [28FE]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), H1740 [28MR]
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), H4864 [12JY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders (see H.R. 3712), H6234 [20SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 6414), H6060 [14SE]
Federal employees: 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]
Fish and fishing: allow recreational fishing for Atlantic striped bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone (see H.R. 3906), H512 [6FE]
New York: add to the New England Fishery Management Council (see H.R. 5885), H3404 [1JN]
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]
Constitutional authority statements
Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, Mastic Beach, NY: designate (H.R. 3912), H569 [7FE]
Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (H.R. 6414), H6061 [14SE]
Federal employees: 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 (H.R. 4312), H1806 [29MR]
Fish and fishing: allow recreational fishing for Atlantic striped bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone (H.R. 3906), H512 [6FE]
New York: add to the New England Fishery Management Council (H.R. 5885), H3404 [1JN]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 14), H1497 [21MR]
Histories
Prevent Further Restriction of Federal Income Tax Deduction for Interest Paid on Debt Secured by a First or Second Home (H. Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
Motions
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H549 [7FE], H615 [8FE]
Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), H5678 [2AU]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3616 [7JN]
Remarks
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H7573 [2JA]
Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, Mastic Beach, NY: designate (H.R. 3912), H6483 [28NO]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1697• [28MR], H1870 [17AP]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), consideration (H. Res. 570), H1176 [6MR]
Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student loan debt and default rates, H1971, H1973, H1974 [18AP]
Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 964), H1036 [29FE], H1176 [6MR]
Dept. of Education: allow promulgation of rules or regulations defining the term ‘‘credit hour’’, H991 [28FE]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H1971, H1973, H1974 [18AP]
——— prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H984, H991 [28FE]
Dept. of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H3381 [1JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3559 [6JN]
——— science and technology research funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3559 [6JN]
Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H776, H777 [15FE]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H549 [7FE], H615, H616, H618, H621, H622 [8FE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3381 [1JN]
EPA: reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program (S. 3687), E1992• [21DE]
FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1595 [27MR]
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2102 [25AP], H3045 [17MY]
Firearms: gun control, H6163 [20SE], E1582• [20SE]
Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2102 [25AP], H3045 [17MY]
Hampton Bays, NY: anniversary of Church of St. Mary, E637• [24AP]
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H7573 [2JA]
Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or interest in land (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP]
Middle Island, NY: tribute to Longwood Central School District Longwood Veterans Walk and Longwood Veterans History Project, E1062• [18JN]
New York: allow for recreational fishing of Atlantic striped bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone, H1887 [17AP]
New York, NY: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 25, E814• [16MY]
Power resources: prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast U.S., H776, H777 [15FE]
Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., H3045 [17MY]
Riverhead, NY: tribute to Riverhead High School girls’ basketball team, E819• [16MY]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 14), H1448 [21MR], H1595, H1606, H1607 [27MR], H1747, H1758 [29MR]
——— 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. 4239), H1606, H1607 [27MR]
——— 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. 4281), H1758 [29MR]
——— 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. 4281), consideration (H. Res. 600), H1747, H1748 [29MR]
——— 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), complete conference report, H3790, H3791 [19JN]
——— 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), motion to instruct conferees, H2102 [25AP], H3045 [17MY], H3790, H3791 [19JN]
San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1036 [29FE]
Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1229 [7MR]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1887 [17AP]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
Stony Brook University: tribute to Louis and Beatrice Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, E934• [31MY]
Suffolk County, NY: anniversary of Teachers Federal Credit Union, E6• [10JA]
——— tribute to Suffolk County Fire Dept., H1964 [18AP]
Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), motion to recommit, H5679 [2AU]
——— preserve deductions for mortgage interest and charitable donations, H5679 [2AU]
——— prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (H. Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
——— prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
——— provide payroll tax relief, H616, H618, H621, H622 [8FE]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), motion to recommit, H3616 [7JN]
Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), H1448 [21MR], H1595, H1606 [27MR], H1748, H1758 [29MR]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H616, H618, H622 [8FE]
Votes: position on missed, H3945• [21JN], E1300• [23JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1151 [5MR], H3972 [21JN], H5075 [19JY]
Tributes
Boulé, John R., II, E1531• [14SE]
Burke, James C., E59• [23JA]
Byrnes, Barrett, E57• [23JA]
Costello, Representative, H5911• [12SE]
Coverdale, Shirley E., E1280• [18JY]
Godleski, Neil, H6163 [20SE], E1582• [20SE]
Imam, Nayyar, E1419• [3AU]
Lei Zuo, E1816• [27NO]
Santeramo, Lisa Wieber, E1915• [12DE]
Shah, Shetal I., E928• [31MY]
Snider, William D., E347• [8MR]
Teng Lin, E1816• [27NO]
Wang, John, E1816• [27NO]
Zappone, Josephine, E130• [3FE]