CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3019 [17MY], H3125 [18MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), H3298 [31MY]

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), H1741 [28MR]

AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1210 [6MR]

Armed Forces: enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, installment contract, and eviction protections during a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations (see H.R. 2654), H2647 [10MY]

——— permanently extend period of mortgage foreclosure protections (see H.R. 544), H2569 [9MY]

——— prohibit detention of certain individuals without due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 5751), H2713 [15MY]

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

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H5711 [2AU]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H1101 [29FE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 621), H1914 [17AP]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3976 [21JN]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 [10SE]

Brubeck, David W.: tribute (see H. Res. 831), H7264 [18DE]

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]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H4862 [12JY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H5526 [31JY]

——— 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), H1915 [17AP]

——— prohibit executives of financial firms from insuring against having to repay illegally-received compensation or to pay civil penalties to protect personal assets (see H.R. 5860), H3734 [18JN]

Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]

Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4657 [29JN]

Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]

Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]

Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues (see H. Res. 672), H3707 [15JN]

Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4390), H6300 [2OC]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1564), H5711 [2AU]

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), H2648 [10MY]

Community development: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]

Consumers: prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance (see H.R. 6129), H4868 [13JY]

Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public contracts (see H.R. 6080), H4684 [9JY]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]

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), H1916 [17AP]

——— 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. 92), H2648 [10MY]

Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2289 [27AP]

——— prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]

Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see H.R. 4086), H950 [24FE]

——— prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (see H.R. 4967), H2267 [27AP]

——— provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]

Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]

Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 5889), H3480 [5JN]

——— save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H903 [16FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to Government error (see H.R. 3863), H3267 [30MY]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]

——— report the long-term costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 974), H79 [18JA]

Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1294), H6151 [19SE]

——— authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see H.R. 2689), H945 [17FE]

——— establish a temporary private education loan debt consolidation program to assist eligible borrowers in refinancing private education debt as Federal Direct Consolidation Loans (see H.R. 2410), H1642 [27MR]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1571 [26MR]

——— make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2229), H6675 [5DE]

——— provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 [5JN]

——— provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans made to recent college students when the unemployment rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H376 [1FE]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 3764), H221 [31JA]

Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase availability of health care services in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H6323 [2NO]

——— 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), H5328 [26JY]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H79 [18JA]

——— improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H28 [17JA]

——— 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), H6429 [16NO]

——— 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), H1847 [16AP]

——— 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), H1915 [17AP]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 [10MY]

——— provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 3701), H513 [6FE]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]

——— reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 2368), H2647 [10MY]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1642 [27MR]

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), H2329 [7MY]

——— establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 1521), H1154 [5MR]

——— require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (see H.R. 1238), H2569 [9MY]

——— provide growth and stability funding for Detroit, MI (see H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program (see H.R. 4352), H1845 [16AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H6344 [13NO]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H4828 [11JY]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6152 [19SE]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H2329 [7MY]

——— 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), H6300 [2OC]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]

Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the very poor (see H.R. 2524), H1847 [16AP]

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), H5008 [18JY]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), H5705 [2AU]

Economy: rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the tax code (see H.R. 5727), H3363 [31MY]

Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see H.R. 3821), H221 [31JA]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 4170), H1808 [29MR]

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

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update standards for government and law enforcement access to stored communications and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 [2AU]

Employment: prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an applicant for employment has been convicted of a criminal offense, except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), H5712 [2AU]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H2647 [10MY]

Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 996), H27 [17JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H1210 [6MR]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget authority if financial statement for the previous fiscal year does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor (see H.R. 6528), H6310 [16OC]

Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 657), H2713 [15MY]

——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H6001 [13SE]

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]

Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]

Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H2134 [25AP]

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]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]

Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]

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]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H27 [17JA]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6318 [26OC]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 734), H7360 [19DE]

Health care facilities: invalidate pre-dispute arbitration agreements between long-term nursing care facilities and residents of such facilities (see H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]

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]

Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]

Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H2713 [15MY]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6060 [14SE]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 2168), H2447 [8MY]

Insurance: require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), H3164 [18MY]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H4686 [9JY]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), H1304 [8MR]

——— call for release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and all prisoners of conscience and utilization by the U.S. of direct multilateral and bilateral diplomacy to address human rights situation (see H. Res. 828), H6701 [11DE]

——— clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H1642 [27MR]

——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]

Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H2662 [11MY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 365), H2072 [24AP]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5009 [18JY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H376 [1FE]

Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H4685 [9JY]

——— 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), H6369 [14NO]

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

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]

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

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H6623 [4DE]

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

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 [21SE]

National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 693), H3807 [19JN]

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

National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 6175), H5200 [24JY]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 535), H374 [1FE]

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

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]

Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3568), H28 [17JA]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1154 [5MR]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H3404 [1JN]

NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain Russia’s full compliance with commitments under the protocol on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5293 [25JY]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H5712 [2AU]

Patent Law Treaty: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]

Patriotism: revise U.S. Code provisions on patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations (see H.R. 6602), H6428 [16NO]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 1867), H3915 [20JN]

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 4318), H2647 [10MY]

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

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

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (see H.R. 5745), H3405 [1JN]

——— impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]

——— prevent Federal residential and commercial mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that contravene established State and local property assessed clean energy (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H1807 [29MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: eliminate certain limitations on length of Secret Service protection for former Presidents and their children (see H.R. 6620), H6578 [30NO]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5526 [31JY]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 4018), H3481 [5JN]

Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]

Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]

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

Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of publication of the first Arab-American novel, ‘‘The Book of Khalid’’ (see H. Res. 608), H2330 [7MY]

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]

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: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H182 [25JA]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H115 [23JA]

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H1428 [20MR]

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), H1543 [22MR]

——— 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), H2570 [9MY]

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington’s Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H3661 [7JN]

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), H1363 [13MR]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy (see H. Res. 549), H1848 [16AP]

Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 797), H6505 [28NO]

——— deny any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 6599), H6428 [16NO]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H3734 [18JN]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H3808 [19JN]

——— 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), H1808 [29MR]

——— extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H3808 [19JN]

——— extend the recovery zone economic development bonds for certain cities (see H.R. 6659), H6806 [13DE]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see H.R. 2151), H3733 [18JN]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 6411), H6060 [14SE]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2481), H5328 [26JY]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5328 [26JY]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1135 [1MR]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H5766 [10SE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H1847 [16AP]

——— provide for employment tax treatment of professional service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H441 [2FE]

——— 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), H2329 [7MY]

——— reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 3242), H2329 [7MY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H572 [7FE]

——— repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]

Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight of U.S. agreements with Afghanistan (see H.R. 5787), H5860 [11SE]

U.N.: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (see H. Res. 690), H3807 [19JN]

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: increase congressional oversight (see H.R. 6546), H6276 [21SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H6429 [16NO]

Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]

——— clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 3860), H3662 [7JN]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H6312 [19OC]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 2853), H512 (see H.R. 3884), H513 [6FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 [28MR]

Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]

Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]

——— prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 3316), H2647 [10MY]

——— require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]

——— 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]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3317), H2647 [10MY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H641 [8FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1428 [20MR]

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]

——— improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 3526), H3163 [18MY]

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

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H1845 [16AP]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6588), H6343 [13NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Colleges and universities: require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see H.R. 6717), H7469 [30DE]

Computers: protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 6183), H5290 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: eliminate an unnecessary reporting requirement for an unfunded DNA identification grant program (see H.R. 6605), H6469 [27NO]

——— eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs (see H.R. 6189), H5290 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 4277), H1739 [28MR]

Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]

Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2067 [24AP]

Immigration: provide for additional visas for certain entrepreneurs and job creators (see H.R. 6210), H5326 [26JY]

Insurance: prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (see H.R. 5838), H3162 [18MY]

Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]

National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 758), H5707 [2AU]

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

Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 6021), H4063 [26JN]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 5593), H2442 [8MY]

Biographies

Adams, Charles G., H1375 [19MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (H.R. 6117), H4864 [12JY]

Colleges and universities: require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (H.R. 6717), H7469 [30DE]

Computers: protect cyber privacy (H.R. 6183), H5291 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: eliminate an unnecessary reporting requirement for an unfunded DNA identification grant program (H.R. 6605), H6469 [27NO]

——— eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs (H.R. 6189), H5291 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (H.R. 4277), H1740 [28MR]

Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development (H.R. 3771), H27 [17JA]

Immigration: provide for additional visas for certain entrepreneurs and job creators (H.R. 6210), H5327 [26JY]

Insurance: prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (H.R. 5838), H3163 [18MY]

Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs (H.R. 4098), H1017 [28FE]

Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (H.R. 6021), H4064 [26JN]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 5593), H2445 [8MY]

Letters

Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, H1507 [22MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3183, H3187, H3189 [30MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5442, H5443, H5445, H5446 [31JY]

Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3012 [17MY]

America Invents Act: correct and improve (H.R. 6621), H6843 [18DE]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers, H1510 [22MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1678, H1737 [28MR]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), H649, H652, H653, H654 [9FE]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (H.R. 6671), H6851 [18DE]

Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), H1371• [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3008, H3012, H3019, H3020 [17MY]

——— F–35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3019, H3020 [17MY]

——— prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, H3008 [17MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform certain port security programs through increased efficiency and risk-based coordination (H.R. 4251), E1151• [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities relative to certain serious violent crimes (H.R. 2076), Senate amendment, H7493 [31DE]

——— eliminate an unnecessary reporting requirement for an unfunded DNA identification grant program (H.R. 6605), H6650 [5DE]

——— eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs (H.R. 6189), H5796 [11SE], H6650 [5DE]

——— provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (H.R. 6014), H6847 [18DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (H.R. 870), H1859 [17AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), H5893, H5895, H5896 [12SE]

——— provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the U.S., H5896 [12SE]

——— reduce duration of sunset provision, H5897 [12SE]

Government regulations: exempt clean drinking water regulations from any regulatory freeze, H5252 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from any regulatory freeze, H5254 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5235, H5236, H5237, H5238, H5241, H5252, H5254 [25JY]

Health: delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential effect on health care premium reductions, H1507 [22MR]

——— improve access to emergency medical services, H1508, H1509 [22MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1479, H1485, H1489 [21MR], H1504, H1505, H1507, H1508, H1509, H1510, H1512, H1513 [22MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4755, H4756, H4758 [10JY]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1512, H1513 [22MR]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6190, H6191 [20SE], H6542 [30NO]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), H3298, H3299 [31MY]

Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E–2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (H.R. 3992), H1373 [19MR]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence activities, H652 [9FE]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, E965• [1JN]

Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1501 [22MR]

Medicare: reform, H1678 [28MR]

National Month of Voter Registration: designate (H. Res. 758), E1423• [3AU]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2764, H2773, H2774 [16MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: assess consequences of a military strike against Iran, H3298, H3299 [31MY]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (H. Res. 832), E1945• [17DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4755, H4756, H4758 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1479 [21MR], H1507 [22MR]

Patriotism: revise U.S. Code provisions on patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations (H.R. 6602), H6650 [5DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: eliminate certain limitations on length of Secret Service protection for former Presidents and their children (H.R. 6620), H6646 [5DE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H1000 [28FE]

Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (H.R. 6021), E1139• [26JN]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 5593), E730• [8MY]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2764, H2774 [16MY]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2764, H2767, H2774 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2764, H2767, H2768, H2769, H2770, H2773, H2774 [16MY]

Votes: correction, H4851• [12JY]

——— position on missed, H4616• [29JN], H4672• [9JY], H5117• [23JY], E145• [6FE]

Statements

Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Several Representatives and Scholars, H1504 [22MR]

Tributes

Adams, Charles G., H1375 [19MR]

Belafonte, Harold G., Jr. (Harry), H1117 [1MR]

Brooks, Jack, E1896• [11DE]

Heath, Jimmy, E1491• [12SE]

Keith, Damon J., E1174• [28JN]

Payne, Donald M., H1198 [6MR]

Payton, John A., E576• [18AP]

Schmidt, Marylyn, H1004 [28FE]

Smith, Representative Lamar, H6647 [5DE]

St. Angelo, George, E379• [19MR]

Staub, Benjamin, E1443• [3AU]