EDWARDS, DONNA F. (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H4908 [17JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H2647 [10MY]

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

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]

——— 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), H1135 [1MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1100 [29FE]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H2271 [27AP]

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

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), H6001 [13SE]

Civil liberties: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2212 [26AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H221 [31JA]

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

Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3974), H6152 [19SE]

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

Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources (see H.R. 5827), H3161 [18MY]

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), H3733 [18JN]

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. 4277), H6828 [17DE]

——— 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), H1978 [18AP]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 1521), H3105 [17MY]

——— 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: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H2134 [25AP]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H5860 [11SE]

——— establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3976 [21JN]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]

——— 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: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3357), H6587 [3DE]

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]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H3915 [20JN]

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 employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H6280 [21SE]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3976 [21JN]

Firearms: restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 263), H7360 [19DE]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H5131 [23JY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6535 [29NO]

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

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]

——— 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), H6469 [27NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H6279 [21SE]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]

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), H1642 [27MR]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5712 [2AU]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H4775 [10JY]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H5079 [19JY]

Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H4064 [26JN]

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

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]

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

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]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H1807 [29MR]

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

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

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

National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (see H.R. 5826), H3161 [18MY]

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

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 [19MR]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H4158 [27JN]

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]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H3733 [18JN]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 728), H5010 [18JY]

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]

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), H5860 [11SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3808 [19JN]

Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across forensic disciplines (see H.R. 6106), H4862 [12JY]

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

Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H4908 [17JY]

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), H5079 [19JY]

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), H5711 [2AU]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5202 [24JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H3976 [21JN]

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

——— increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H4064 [26JN]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H4869 [13JY]

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

——— reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 3242), H5079 [19JY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H2288 [27AP]

——— treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 529), H3733 [18JN]

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]

Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H5861 [11SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 [27MR]

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]

——— 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 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), H6429 [16NO]

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), H1274 [7MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H6062 [14SE]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H1807 [29MR]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 5647), H4864 [12JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: award grants to States that enact laws making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see H.R. 6434), H6150 [19SE]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: award grants to States that enact laws making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (H.R. 6434), H6151 [19SE]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (H.R. 6311), H5709 [2AU]

Letters

Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined retirement benefits: Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, H920 [17FE]

——— Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H919 [17FE]

——— Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), H920 [17FE]

Prohibit use of Violence Against Women Act funds by religious organizations to discriminate in hiring practices: Coalition Against Religious Discrimination, H2729 [16MY]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: several domestic violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]

——— several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]

——— U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H3 [6JA], H6281 [25SE]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1737 [28MR], H2336 [8MY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4170 [28JN]

Congress: legislative process, H6282 [25SE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H5622 [1AU]

Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3374 [1JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), motion to instruct conferees, H6779• [13DE]

——— develop a strategy to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process, H6779• [13DE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H1923 [18AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H3280 [31MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2256, H2258, H2259, H2260, H2261, H2262 [27AP]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H627 [8FE]

Dryden Flight Research Center, Palmdale, CA: redesignate as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (H.R. 6612), H7486, H7490 [31DE]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H919, H920 [17FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3374 [1JN]

Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for defined retirement benefits, H919, H920 [17FE]

Firearms: gun control, H6819 [17DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4790 [11JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4718 [10JY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4170 [28JN]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), H2690, H2691 [15MY]

Medicare: reform, H700 [14FE]

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: observance, E1622• [21SE]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (H. Res. 833), H6819 [17DE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6282 [25SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4790 [11JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4718 [10JY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 4010), H5619–H5623 [1AU]

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (H.R. 1404), H5622 [1AU]

Prince George’s County, MD: tribute to firefighters, E358• [8MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3692 [8JN], H5689 [2AU]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H5619–H5623 [1AU]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5025 [19JY]

Temple Hills, MD: anniversary of Crossland Vocational Center, H2825 [17MY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H229 [1FE]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2707, H2708, H2710, H2711 [15MY]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2707, H2708, H2709, H2710, H2711 [15MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2706, H2707, H2708, H2709, H2710, H2711 [15MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2728, H2736 [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, E160• [8FE], E230• [17FE], E561• [17AP], E1336• [26JY], E1872• [4DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H683 [9FE], H1839 [16AP], H6577 [30NO]

Tributes

Boddie, David N., E255• [27FE]

Costello, Representative, H5911• [12SE]

Sullivan, John V., H1634 [27MR]