CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3057, H3062, H3064 [17MY]

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]

Articles and editorials

Law Misused for Political Ends, Carolyn N. Lerner, New York (NY) Times, H7322 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H159 [24JA]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H6152 [19SE]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H6765 [12DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H5711 [2AU]

Armed Forces: extend authority of certain members and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to family members (see H.R. 1910), H6001 [13SE]

——— prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members (see H.R. 5344), H2317 [7MY]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3662 [7JN]

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

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

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), H6328 [9NO]

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), H1210 [6MR]

Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]

Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6273), H6344 [13NO]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4390), H6701 [11DE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H3707 [15JN]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H5766 [10SE]

Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H1915 [17AP]

Crime: save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H1135 [1MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 564), H1135 [1MR]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H6280 [21SE]

Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see H.R. 2689), H1101 [29FE]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3976 [21JN]

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), H1571 [26MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H220 [31JA] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H3404 [1JN]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H5328 [26JY]

——— require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H5728 [7AU]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H6152 [19SE]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1210 [6MR]

——— require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H6369 [14NO]

Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]

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]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5860 [11SE]

Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]

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]

Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), H5766 [10SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]

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

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3808 [19JN]

Information technology: improve Federal information security (see H.R. 4257), H1570 [26MR]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2716 [15MY]

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), H2447 [8MY]

Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3868), H441 [2FE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1915 [17AP]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6429 [16NO]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H6152 [19SE]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H1847 [16AP]

——— 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), H6535 [29NO]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6429 [16NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6323 [2NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA] (see H.R. 6722), H7566 [1JA]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (see H.R. 6592), H6429 [16NO]

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

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

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), H475 [3FE]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 6691), H7423 [20DE]

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

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1810), H27 [17JA]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1498 [21MR]

NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H6302 [5OC]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal office (see H.J. Res. 100), H5712 [2AU]

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

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H6001 [13SE]

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

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H5923 [12SE]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]

Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H6298 [28SE]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H6314 [23OC]

——— extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes (see H.R. 6549), H6326 [6NO]

——— 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), H2212 [26AP]

——— extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H4685 [9JY]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6505 [28NO]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5766 [10SE]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 [9FE]

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

——— permit an individual who is required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 6419), H6069 [18SE]

——— require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]

——— require States to establish minimum early voting period and ensure that no individual be required to wait for longer than one hour to cast a ballot at a polling place in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 6591), H6397 [15NO]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H441 [2FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1017 [28FE]

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), H6369 [14NO]

——— improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H5131 [23JY]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3405 [1JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: provide and implement insurance for workers on military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-insurance program (see H.R. 5891), H3480 [5JN]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 6390), H5999 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for research and education to improve screening, detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]

FDA: prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 5853), H3166 [22MY]

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: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 5909), H3660 [7JN]

Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to political activities (see H.R. 4152), H1272 [7MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures (H.R. 5747), H2714 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: provide and implement insurance for workers on military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-insurance program (H.R. 5891), H3480 [5JN]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 6390), H6000 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for research and education to improve screening, detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (H.R. 6033), H4157 [27JN]

FDA: prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (H.R. 5853), H3167 [22MY]

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 (H.R. 6170), H5201 [24JY]

Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (H.R. 5909), H3661 [7JN]

Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to political activities (H.R. 4152), H1273 [7MR]

Letters

Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms: by, H4171, H4172 [28JN]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H6301 [5OC]

Remarks

Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, H3058, H3059 [17MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2612 [10MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), E515• [30MR]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), H492 [6FE]

——— provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, H492 [6FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), concur in Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 825), H6643• [5DE]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), H4419, H4420 [28JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3058, H3059 [17MY], E855• [18MY]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 6390), H6004 [14SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, H4623 [29JN]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H918, H923• [17FE]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 743), E1665• [28SE]

——— extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H305, H306, H308, H309 [1FE]

——— extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 6726), H7523 [1JA]

——— increase contribution by employees for defined retirement benefits, H2612 [10MY]

——— increase contribution by new employees for defined retirement benefits, H918, H923• [17FE]

Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, E1477• [11SE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5154 [24JY]

Government: require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (H.R. 2146), H2091, H2093 [25AP]

Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, H5270 [25JY]

——— clarify that definition of annual cost to the economy includes expected change in business revenue, H5274 [25JY]

——— lower threshold at which significant regulatory action is measured relative to the unemployment rate and the economy, H5273, H5274 [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), H5228, H5233, H5234, H5270, H5273, H5274, H5281, H5282, H5283, H5284 [25JY]

——— require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific information, H5283, H5284 [25JY]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4402, H4405, H4409, H4411 [28JN], E1247• [12JY]

Information technology: improve Federal information security (H.R. 4257), H2190, H2192 [26AP]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence activities, H653 [9FE]

Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements, H6643• [5DE], E855• [18MY]

——— Maritime Security Program and Cargo Preference Program funding, H4623 [29JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2165• [26AP]

OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (H.R. 665), H1405• [20MR]

Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to political activities (S. 2170), H7321 [19DE]

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), conference report, H4623 [29JN]

SEC: prohibit from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance on climate change, H5281, H5282 [25JY]

Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H923• [17FE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H923• [17FE]

Subpoena Notices

District Court of Maryland, Baltimore County, H2292 [7MY]

Tributes

Francois, Jerrelle, E987• [6JN]

Merchant, Zeita, E565• [18AP]

Mikulski, Senator, H7364 [20DE]