CAPUANO, MICHAEL E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1280 [8MR]

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), H1544 [22MR]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1306 [8MR]

Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), H4657 [29JN]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H1807 [29MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3733 [18JN]

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), H4869 [13JY]

——— 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), H966 [27FE]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H28 [17JA]

——— provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H726 [14FE]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2447 [8MY]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H1210 [6MR]

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

Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]

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), H1017 [28FE]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H5766 [10SE]

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), H1741 [28MR]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H5130 [23JY]

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: 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), H5009 [18JY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H3808 [19JN]

——— 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), H3734 [18JN]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H3808 [19JN]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by public utility companies (see H.R. 6363), H5764 [10SE]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H27 [17JA]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), H5923 [12SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: 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), H1304 [8MR]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H1210 [6MR]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4816), H2329 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see H.R. 6128), H6623 [4DE]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3578 [6JN]

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), H6469 [27NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H4064 [26JN]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H571 [7FE]

——— protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3357), H4775 [10JY]

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), H5079 [19JY]

——— expand and intensify NIH programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2695), H5130 [23JY]

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: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H6310 [16OC]

——— establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H3807 [19JN]

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

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), H5079 [19JY]

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]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]

Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2130), H4907 [17JY]

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), H3915 [20JN]

——— provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system (see H.R. 5714), H3405 [1JN]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5010 [18JY]

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]

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), H2647 [10MY]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5905), H6062 [14SE]

——— modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]

——— prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see H.R. 4259), H2134 [25AP]

Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see H.R. 1114), H966 [27FE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6152 [19SE]

——— require the Dept. of State and SSA to help restore pensions earned in the former Soviet Union by immigrants now living in the U.S. (see H.R. 2494), H3404 [1JN]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H5079 [19JY]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H6304 [9OC]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H27 [17JA]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4157 [27JN]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2715 [15MY]

——— preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), H6151 [19SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H5010 [18JY]

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

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

National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H945 [17FE]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 1867), H6469 [27NO]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H803 [15FE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]

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), H3977 [21JN]

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), H5010 [18JY]

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

SEC: require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment advisers (see H.R. 6204), H5291 [25JY]

Securities and Derivatives Commission: establish (see H.R. 6613), H6535 [29NO]

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), H944 [17FE]

——— 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]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H1210 [6MR]

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), H1303 [8MR]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H1642 [27MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H7516 [31DE]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H27 [17JA] (see H.R. 6411), H6312 [19OC]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H1978 [18AP]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3163 [18MY]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H694 [9FE]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H903 [16FE]

——— 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), H1571 [26MR]

——— reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 3242), H3481 [5JN]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H4605 [28JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), H3660 [7JN]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H1306 [8MR]

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

Television: establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels and preserve support for such channels (see H.R. 1746), H2134 [25AP]

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

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), H3662 [7JN]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 506), H1154 [5MR]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 [8FE]

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

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

Voting: 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]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H3733 [18JN]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H1847 [16AP]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H3404 [1JN]

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), H6344 [13NO]

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]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H4656 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Police: give members the option to delay mandatory retirement until age 60 (see H.R. 4285), H1739 [28MR]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license plate readers (see H.R. 6302), H5705 [2AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Capitol Police: give members the option to delay mandatory retirement until age 60 (H.R. 4285), H1740 [28MR]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license plate readers (H.R. 6302), H5709 [2AU]

Remarks

Business and industry: require emerging growth companies to fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements, H1255 [7MR]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), E827• [17MY]

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 (H.R. 4133), H2487• [9MY]

SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the term ‘‘held of record’’ should be changed to mean beneficial owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]

Securities: require brokers underwriting initial public offerings for emerging growth companies be held to strict liability for publicly released research and that certain communications be filed with the SEC, H1256 [7MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1251, H1255, H1256 [7MR], H1280, H1281 [8MR]

——— modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, H1251 [7MR]

South Sudan: independence anniversary, E1215• [10JY]

Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 6604), H6474, H6477 [28NO]

Tributes

Costello, Representative, H5907• [12SE]

Frank, Representative, H7342 [19DE]

Olver, Representative, H7342 [19DE]

Schlesinger, Marian Cannon, E1353• [31JY]