CASTOR, KATHY (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5011 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5328 [26JY]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1150), H3177 [29MY]

Armed Forces: 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), H6675 [5DE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H1017 [28FE]

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), H4065 [26JN]

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]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H5078 [19JY]

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4686 [9JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2288 [27AP]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6280 [21SE]

CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (see H.R. 4212), H2289 [27AP]

Credit: require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H6344 [13NO]

Crime: improve the health care system’s assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 1578), H2288 [27AP]

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), H5712 [2AU]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H1017 [28FE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1741 [28MR]

——— provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3707 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3171 [25MY]

——— establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 6163), H6062 [14SE]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H2569 [9MY]

——— implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H4775 [10JY]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5131 [23JY]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3126), H6469 [27NO]

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), H6298 [28SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see H.R. 2568), H2569 [9MY]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3977 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see H.R. 6073), H4655 [29JN]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 6527), H7264 [18DE]

Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5766 [10SE]

——— protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3357), H3808 [19JN]

Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5631 [1AU]

——— provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H3577 [6JN]

Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see H. Res. 834), H7360 [19DE]

FDA: strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H6535 [29NO]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H1306 [8MR]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1807 [29MR]

——— require holders of student loans to apply prepayment amounts to loans with the highest rates of interest (see H.R. 6510), H6275 [21SE]

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), H6001 [13SE]

Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 5708), H6302 [5OC]

Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]

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

Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H1017 [28FE]

——— 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), H3661 [7JN]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H5202 [24JY]

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), H3363 [31MY]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1572 [26MR]

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]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2288 [27AP]

Medicaid: provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured newborns (see H.R. 6258), H5628 [1AU]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1498 [21MR]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]

——— exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H1101 [29FE]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H1391 [19MR]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H6061 [14SE]

——— 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), H2813 [16MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]

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

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

National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1306 [8MR]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 832), H6806 [13DE]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1428 [20MR]

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), H1808 [29MR]

Postal Service: enhance long-term profitability through enhanced innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, and regulatory relief (see H.R. 2967), H3808 [19JN]

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]

Social Security: 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), H1017 [28FE]

Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 3852), H441 [2FE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H5130 [23JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 [31JY]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H3703 [12JN]

——— 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), H2329 [7MY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H2033 [19AP]

——— modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 1267), H2033 [19AP]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H1100 [29FE]

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), H5202 [24JY]

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]

——— 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]

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), H1808 [29MR]

——— prohibit importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H1978 [18AP]

William ‘‘Bill’’ Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 548), H802 [15FE]

National Sarcoma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 722), H4655 [29JN]

Letters

Asthma Inhalers Relief Act: Maureen Donahue Hardwick, International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium (excerpt), H6727 [12DE]

Motions

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), H884 [16FE]

Poems

‘‘Stand for Something,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1958• [19DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H604 [8FE]

Armed Forces: ensure access by members to information about health care coverage through Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2605 [10MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1672 [28MR]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), H644 [9FE]

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals (H.R. 4850), H3985 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5033 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior: authority to increase civil fines against oil companies that violate offshore drilling laws, H3817 [20JN]

——— prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, H884, H885 [16FE]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5144 [24JY]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H831, H832 [16FE], E225• [17FE]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H884, H885 [16FE]

Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (H.R. 6138), H6515 [29NO]

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, H139 [24JA]

EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (H.R. 6190), H6727 [12DE]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3817 [20JN]

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), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5144 [24JY]

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, H831, H832 [16FE], E225• [17FE]

——— 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), H3817 [20JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4730 [10JY]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H139 [24JA]

——— reform, H1672 [28MR]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 548), E215• [16FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1400 [20MR]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4730 [10JY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3816 [20JN]

Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 3276), H4001 [26JN]

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), H3817 [20JN]

Spread the Word To End the Word Campaign: tribute, E703• [7MY]

Taxation: repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H2605 [10MY]

University of South Florida: tribute, E215• [16FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), E832• [17MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2733 [16MY]

Women: health care for women, H1400 [20MR]

World AIDS Day: observance, H6515 [29NO]

Tributes

Beatty, Dennis L., E1154• [27JN]

Nicholson, Michael P., E1957• [19DE]

Porter, Ann R., E230• [17FE]

Seija, Ricardo, H4872 [17JY]