DINGELL, JOHN D. (a Representative from Michigan)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H2569 [9MY]

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), H4828 [11JY]

Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 129), H3916 [20JN]

Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 6159), H6280 [21SE]

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

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), H221 [31JA]

——— promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3808 [19JN]

Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H5526 [31JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]

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), H1572 [26MR]

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]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H3404 [1JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3363 [31MY]

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

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4816), H2570 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4907 [17JY]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H1571 [26MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 6012), H5010 [18JY]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H727 [14FE]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3481 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic pay (see H.R. 807), H903 [16FE]

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]

Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 4183), H2716 [15MY]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 2030), H6279 [21SE]

FDA: establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (see H.R. 3988), H948 [21FE]

——— extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H2134 [25AP]

——— improve safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4262), H1570 [26MR]

——— revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (see H.R. 5651), H2565 [9MY]

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), H3578 [6JN]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H3163 [18MY]

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

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 3818), H2329 [7MY]

Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]

Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 2310), H2663 [11MY]

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

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), H1741 [28MR]

——— 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: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2447 [8MY]

Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H2813 [16MY]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]

Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H6279 [21SE]

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

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

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H4656 [29JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6441), H6151 [19SE]

National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 [28FE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 644), H2320 [7MY]

National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 6175), H5328 [26JY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]

National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 645), H2570 [9MY]

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

NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2775), H6765 [12DE]

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), H5131 [23JY]

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

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 1867), H6279 [21SE]

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

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2404), H945 [17FE]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2569 [9MY]

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

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H2647 [10MY]

Sports: recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 [20SE]

Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products (see H.R. 4134), H2647 [10MY]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2648 [10MY] (see H.R. 6152), H5131 [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 exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H2715 [15MY]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H2813 [16MY]

——— provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax relief (see H.R. 16), H5525 [31JY]

——— provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), H2212 [26AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H6279 [21SE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H1847 [16AP]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see H.R. 6131), H5202 [24JY]

Veterans: 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. 4124), H4864 [12JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2647 [10MY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [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), H1017 [28FE]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 5864), H3405 [1JN]

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), H3808 [19JN]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H5860 [11SE]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H2072 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Tariff: Laromer PE 55 F (see H.R. 5328), H2316 [7MY]

——— poly(urea/formaldehyde/isobutyraldehyde) (see H.R. 5329), H2316 [7MY]

Constitutional authority statements

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (H.R. 6310), H5709 [2AU]

Tariff: Laromer PE 55 F (H.R. 5328), H2321 [7MY]

——— poly(urea/formaldehyde/isobutyraldehyde) (H.R. 5329), H2321 [7MY]

Motions

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), H4412 [28JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), E1522• [13SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, H5430 [31JY]

Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), E1522• [13SE]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6009 [14SE]

——— prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), H655• [9FE]

Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3373 [1JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), E1284• [19JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), E721• [8MY]

Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6009 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, E721• [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6203• [20SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination, H5430 [31JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), E1182• [29JN]

Drugs: improve safety, H3224 [30MY]

Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), E1426• [3AU]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3373 [1JN]

EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (H.R. 6190), H6726 [12DE]

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1612, H1613 [27MR]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3224 [30MY]

——— revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3863 [20JN]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (H.R. 6310), H5687 [2AU]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), H5899• [12SE]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (H.R. 4105), H1173• [6MR]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E418• [22MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4801 [11JY]

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), motion to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6556• [30NO]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), E836• [17MY]

——— oppose potential military strike as means to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H2490• [9MY]

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), H2490• [9MY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2777• [16MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, E418• [22MR]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H332• [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4801 [11JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E418• [22MR]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H65• [18JA]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6184• [20SE]

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, H4628• [29JN]

SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from the Securities Act, H1245• [7MR]

——— eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1245• [7MR]

——— preserve anti-fraud enforcement authorities, H655• [9FE]

Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, H1245• [7MR]

——— provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, H1245• [7MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1245• [7MR]

Taxation: increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements, H3614• [7JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3614• [7JN]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, E721• [8MY]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2777• [16MY]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2777• [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2777• [16MY]

Walker, Flora: Michigan Democratic Party Eleanor Roosevelt Award recipient, E666• [26AP]

Statements

Representative Dingell’s Criticism of Attorney General Holder Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, H887 [16FE]

Tributes

Curson, Representative, H6339 [13NO]

Ferrell, Phillip L., E76• [25JA]

Sullivan, John V., H1630, H1636 [27MR]