GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3901 [20JN]

Articles and editorials

Texans Cement Supremacy in Division and Look Beyond, Tom Spousta, New York (NY) Times, E1969• [19DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H6397 [15NO]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]

Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer Post Office Building, Gainesville, TX: designate (see H.R. 6589), H6587 [3DE]

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), H6505 [28NO]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable fee agreements for the provision of additional services at customs ports of entry (see H.R. 6055), H4603 [28JN]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1175), H948 [21FE]

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

Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4828 [11JY]

CBO: make all data and other information relating to the estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]

Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4390), H2072 [24AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H641 [8FE]

Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with respect to webcasting (see H.R. 6480), H6302 [5OC]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H221 [31JA]

Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see H.R. 3668), H2134 [25AP]

Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with energy resources (see H. Res. 676), H5712 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 564), H1018 [28FE]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H4685 [9JY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), H1914 [17AP]

——— establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]

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

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H1543 [22MR]

——— 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), H2134 [25AP]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H187 [27JA]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H2569 [9MY]

——— establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H903 [16FE]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see H.R. 4083), H1154 [5MR]

——— 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), H6535 [29NO]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H1154 [5MR]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6672), H6828 [17DE]

——— revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2674), H1017 [28FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 3298), H1571 [26MR]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H945 [17FE]

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), H641 [8FE]

——— provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H1306 [8MR]

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), H6505 [28NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3792), H1978 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify role in providing a benefit or service related to the interment or funeral of a veteran (see H.R. 2720), H5526 [31JY]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]

——— develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through provision of information on institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H2134 [25AP]

——— establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education Award (see H.R. 4052), H2813 [16MY]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H220 [31JA]

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

Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]

——— expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H6578 [30NO]

Education: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H2072 [24AP]

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 (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]

EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), H26 [17JA]

——— establish certification system for the validity of credits to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444), H6230 [20SE]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H966 [27FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 327), H1100 [29FE]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H966 [27FE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3363 [31MY]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H5526 [31JY]

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), H5526 [31JY]

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H5711 [2AU]

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

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3057), H2288 [27AP]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6675 [5DE]

——— extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5331 [30JY]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5713 [2AU]

Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H1915 [17AP]

International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 [5JN]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1210 [6MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]

——— 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), H1274 [7MR]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1789), H1154 [5MR]

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

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3267 [30MY]

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

Medicaid: increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H28 [17JA]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H966 [27FE]

——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H5766 [10SE]

——— provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 941), H1306 [8MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6623 [4DE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3700 [8JN]

——— provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5712 [2AU]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H5202 [24JY]

NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), H4605 [28JN]

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

National Scots, Scots-Irish Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 238), H5767 [10SE]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H945 [17FE]

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]

Petersburg National Battlefield: modify boundary (see H.R. 1296), H2072 [24AP]

Political campaigns: 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), H4157 [27JN]

Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, password, or other access to a personal social networking account (see H.R. 5050), H3267 [30MY]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H115 [23JA]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]

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), H5079 [19JY]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 3352), H2329 [7MY]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4908 [17JY]

——— exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 1533), H159 [24JA]

——— extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1808 [29MR]

——— extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]

——— extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]

——— prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property (see H.R. 4847), H2204 [26AP]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4157 [27JN]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H6069 [18SE]

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

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 2382), H5078 [19JY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5078 [19JY]

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

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1135 [1MR]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), H79 [18JA]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 3173), H1017 [28FE]

Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]

Vicksburg National Military Park: authorize acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond, MS, for addition (see H.R. 2083), H2033 [19AP]

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), H1544 [22MR]

——— promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1410), H1497 [21MR]

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

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

World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Tariff: brodifacoum (see H.R. 4705), H2124 [25AP]

——— chloroacetone (see H.R. 4704), H2124 [25AP]

——— fludioxonil (see H.R. 4708), H2124 [25AP]

——— mandipropamid (see H.R. 4706), H2124 [25AP]

——— 1,3-benzenedicarbonitrile (see H.R. 4707), H2124 [25AP]

——— paclobutrazol (see H.R. 4703), H2124 [25AP]

——— para-methoxyphenol (see H.R. 4919), H2205 [26AP]

——— paraquat and emetic mixtures (see H.R. 4702), H2124 [25AP]

——— phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped (see H.R. 4922), H2205 [26AP]

——— propiconazole (see H.R. 4701), H2124 [25AP]

——— tertiobutyl catechol flakes (see H.R. 4921), H2205 [26AP]

——— yttrium phosphate and cerium phosphate mixtures or coprecipitates (see H.R. 4920), H2205 [26AP]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain State foster care program payments made to the biological parents of disabled children (see H.R. 4111), H1100 [29FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Tariff: brodifacoum (H.R. 4705), H2130 [25AP]

——— chloroacetone (H.R. 4704), H2130 [25AP]

——— fludioxonil (H.R. 4708), H2130 [25AP]

——— mandipropamid (H.R. 4706), H2130 [25AP]

——— 1,3-benzenedicarbonitrile (H.R. 4707), H2130 [25AP]

——— paclobutrazol (H.R. 4703), H2129 [25AP]

——— para-methoxyphenol (H.R. 4919), H2210 [26AP]

——— paraquat and emetic mixtures (H.R. 4702), H2129 [25AP]

——— phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped (H.R. 4922), H2210 [26AP]

——— propiconazole (H.R. 4701), H2129 [25AP]

——— tertiobutyl catechol flakes (H.R. 4921), H2210 [26AP]

——— yttrium phosphate and cerium phosphate mixtures or coprecipitates (H.R. 4920), H2210 [26AP]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain State foster care program payments made to the biological parents of disabled children (H.R. 4111), H1100 [29FE]

Inscriptions

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Magnolia Park, TX, Texas Historical Marker, E193• [15FE]

Obituaries

Chan, Chiu Moon: Houston (TX) Chronicle, E949• [1JN]

Gallegos, Mario, Jr.: Houston (TX) Chronicle, E1797• [16NO]

McPherson, Harry C., Jr.: New York (NY) Times, E349• [8MR]

Remarks

Alzheimer’s Action Day: observance, E1640• [21SE]

American Bureau of Shipping: anniversary, E92• [31JA]

Azerbaijan: anniversary of diplomatic relations, E283• [29FE]

——— U.S. policy relative to restrictions on receiving foreign aid under the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act, E1727• [26OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2626• [10MY]

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 (H.R. 3596), H3751 [19JN]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), consideration (H. Res. 688), H3751 [19JN]

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), H4168 [28JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6265• [21SE]

DAN-LOC Bolt & Gasket (company): tribute, H1980 [19AP]

Democratic Party: support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3136• [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6014 [14SE]

——— phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5936 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 6672), H7292 [19DE]

Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H772 [15FE]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H644 [9FE]

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), H5604 [1AU]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H1980 [19AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), E953• [1JN]

EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (H.R. 6190), E1937• [17DE]

——— establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 710), E1493• [12SE]

——— prohibit consideration of feasibility and cost in revising and supplementing national ambient air quality standards for ozone, H3901, H3902 [20JN]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2481• [9MY]

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1616• [27MR]

FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products, E927• [31MY]

——— 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), E927• [31MY]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), Senate amendment, E932• [31MY]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), E592• [19AP]

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

Galveston Bay Foundation: anniversary, E1141• [26JN]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), E592• [19AP]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, E592• [19AP]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1455 [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4728 [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), H4168 [28JN]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5936 [13SE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 716, E305• [1MR]

——— Port of Houston dredging project funding, E953• [1JN]

——— tribute to Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, E298• [1MR]

——— tribute to League of Women Voters of Houston Education Fund, E1434• [3AU]

Houston Texans (football team): tribute, E1969• [19DE]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), H2692• [15MY]

——— strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5578• [1AU]

Israel: commit to security as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders and condemn rocket and missile attacks in Gaza by Hamas, E1784• [16NO]

——— 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]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E915• [31MY]

Journal: question of approval, H1979 [19AP]

Lee College: Texas Historical Marker recipient, E391• [20MR]

Magnolia Park, TX: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church recipient of an official Texas Historical Marker, E193• [15FE]

Maritime Administration: prohibit exemption from Federal Acquisition Regulations and disposal of National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels using less than open and transparent competition, H3136• [18MY]

Medicare: 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 (H.R. 1386), E1640• [21SE]

NASA: consolidation of Arc Jet facilities, H2503 [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: repeal, H6265• [21SE]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements, E1031• [8JN]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4728 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1455 [21MR]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4162 [28JN]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3890•, H3901, H3902 [20JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6265• [21SE]

Rice University: anniversary, E1230• [11JY]

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), E592• [19AP]

San Jacinto College: anniversary, E418• [22MR]

——— receipt of grant to fund collaborative programs with local secondary school districts to increase college readiness and completion of post-secondary education courses, E418• [22MR]

San Jacinto Day: observance, H2042 [24AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2503 [9MY]

Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H5578• [1AU]

Taxation: increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements, E1031• [8JN]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2001• [19AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), E1031• [8JN]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H1219 [7MR], E292• [1MR]

TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline construction, H772 [15FE]

University of Houston: anniversary of Center for Mexican American Studies, E1683• [5OC]

——— tribute to Hispanic-Serving Institution designation, E606• [19AP]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2777• [16MY]

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

Votes: position on missed, H752• [15FE], H1113• [1MR], H1452• [21MR], H2010 [19AP], H2491• [9MY], H3945• [21JN], H4711• [10JY], H6120• [19SE], H6855 [18DE], E1042• [12JN]

Tributes

Brooks, Jack, H6662 [5DE]

Chan, Chiu Moon, E949• [1JN]

Gallegos, Mario, Jr., E1797• [16NO]

McPherson, Harry C., Jr., E349• [8MR]

Montgomery, Cleothus, E1562• [19SE]

Vasquez, Margarito Cano (Gunny), E343• [8MR]