HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1392 [19MR], H1416 [20MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 [13SE]

Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 [13SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3287 [31MY]

Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5179, H5181 [24JY]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3287 [31MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3287 [31MY]

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1596 [27MR]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5251 [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), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), H1449 [21MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2344 [8MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3287 [31MY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4841, H4846 [12JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 643), H2344 [8MY]

Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 620), H1987 [19AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5766 [10SE]

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 6046), H6280 [21SE]

——— provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H1978 [18AP]

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

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]

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), H1498 [21MR]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H1571 [26MR]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H159 [24JA]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H5717 [3AU]

Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 [9FE]

CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]

Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H159 [24JA]

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 Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H376 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H1304 [8MR]

——— establish a research program under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to discover a cure for HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 6187), H6234 [20SE]

——— post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), H1978 [18AP]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3974), H697 [13FE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 4816), H3915 [20JN]

——— 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), H1543 [22MR]

——— provide information to foster youth on their potential eligibility for Federal student aid (see H.R. 6669), H6806 [13DE]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 2730), H2040 [23AP]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H1543 [22MR]

——— 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), H5526 [31JY]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H1808 [29MR]

——— 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: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H5079 [19JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2134 [25AP]

——— 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), H3177 [29MY]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2329 [7MY]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H3105 [17MY]

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

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

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), H2072 [24AP]

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

——— 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]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H1543 [22MR]

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]

——— condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. Res. 651), H3578 [6JN]

——— eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H6300 [2OC]

Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H1915 [17AP]

——— bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5331 [30JY]

——— expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H6234 [20SE]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H2072 [24AP]

——— support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), H1391 [19MR]

——— statehood (see H.R. 265), H1391 [19MR]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H4158 [27JN]

Education: provide for high-quality academic tutoring for low-income students (see H.R. 3498), H948 [21FE]

Elvis Presley Day: designate (see H. Res. 818), H6469 [27NO]

Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H2329 [7MY]

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), H7425 [20DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]

——— strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H1741 [28MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H6279 [21SE]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 5871), H3362 [31MY]

FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H2447 [8MY]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H4775 [10JY]

——— tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H3578 [6JN]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6298 [28SE]

——— repeal certain debit card interchange price controls and restore balance to the electronic payments system (see H.R. 3156), H903 [16FE]

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]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 6200), H5526 [31JY]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H476 [3FE]

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

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H28 [17JA]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), H6062 [14SE]

Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H2814 [16MY]

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), H220 [31JA]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3528), H4864 [12JY]

Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 5909), H5202 [24JY]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), H220 [31JA]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 267), H1391 [19MR]

Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 2310), H27 [17JA]

——— 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), H2289 [27AP]

Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H3363 [31MY]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H2072 [24AP]

——— condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 139), H6276 [21SE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1134 [1MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H476 [3FE]

——— 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]

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), H1363 [13MR]

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

Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation (see H. Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H3267 [30MY]

Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]

Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H1543 [22MR]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3790), H6001 [13SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H4864 [12JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]

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

Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 703), H4064 [26JN]

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]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]

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

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

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]

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

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

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

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

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), H5010 [18JY]

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

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H1154 [5MR]

Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 1568), H476 [3FE]

Palm City, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]

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

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H1101 [29FE]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1808 [29MR]

Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 [28FE]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3105 [17MY]

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

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), H2029 [19AP]

SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), H4828 [11JY]

Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 [9FE]

Social Security: 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), H2066 [24AP]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H5328 [26JY]

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), H4908 [17JY]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H441 [2FE]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 481), H802 [15FE]

——— 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), H1741 [28MR]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4656 [29JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H2072 [24AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H220 [31JA]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H3662 [7JN]

——— extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]

——— extend work opportunity credit for veterans (see H.R. 561), H4064 [26JN]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H945 [17FE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H3662 [7JN]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H4864 [12JY]

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

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H2134 [25AP]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see H.R. 3545), H945 [17FE]

Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate threat (see H. Res. 772), H5708 [2AU]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6494), 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), H5010 [18JY]

——— improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 6015), H6152 [19SE]

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

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see H.R. 2498), H1978 [18AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H4828 [11JY]

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]

——— 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), H727 [14FE]

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), H3662 [7JN]

——— prohibit importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H512 [6FE]

William ‘‘Bill’’ Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]

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), H5010 [18JY]

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see H.R. 938), H27 [17JA]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H376 [1FE]

——— ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H2288 [27AP]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H28 [17JA]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3578 [6JN]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6588), H6505 [28NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a grant program to eradicate non-native constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in sustainable populations (see H.R. 5923), H3660 [7JN]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H4604 [28JN] (see H. Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (see H.R. 6327), H5706 [2AU]

Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 3852), H218 [31JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (H.R. 3886), H440 [2FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a grant program to eradicate non-native constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in sustainable populations (H.R. 5923), H3661 [7JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (H.R. 6327), H5710 [2AU]

Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (H.R. 3852), H219 [31JA]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H1450 [21MR], H1596 [27MR], H1988 [19AP], H2344 [8MY], H3287 [31MY], H5148 [24JY], H5946 [13SE]

Letters

Revenue estimate for proposal to disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation (Joint), E90• [31JA]

Remarks

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1416, H1417 [20MR]

——— require independent appraisal of public land parcel next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility prior to removal of deed restriction, H1416, H1417 [20MR]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5944 [13SE]

Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (H.R. 3886), E123• [2FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5941, H5942, H5944, H5945 [13SE]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Health Dept., ‘‘Broward Is Greater Than AIDS’’ campaign, E1122• [21JN]

Budget: reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. Res. 534), H388, H389, H391, H392, H393 [2FE]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5941, H5942, H5945 [13SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H2338, H2343 [8MY]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H388, H389, H391, H392, H393 [2FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3285 [31MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E793• [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4610, H4611, H4614 [29JN]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2340, H2343 [8MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Child Exploitation Center funding, H3543• [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3543• [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3282, H3283, H3286 [31MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a grant program to eradicate non-native constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in sustainable populations (H.R. 5923), E1008• [7JN]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5180, H5181 [24JY]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5142 [24JY]

——— require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to include estimates on production and the impact on climate change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, H5181 [24JY]

——— require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3282, H3283, H3286 [31MY]

Dorsey, Christopher: Jazz Museum of Florida, Inc., ‘‘Jazzonian’’ Excellence in Jazz Education Award recipient, E846• [18MY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H925• [17FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907, H910 [17FE]

Egypt: prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain certifications are made relative to the safety and protection of U.S. Embassy, H5942 [13SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3282, H3283, H3286 [31MY]

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1594, H1595 [27MR]

Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for defined retirement benefits, H908, H925• [17FE]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2787 [16MY]

——— extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), H2787 [16MY]

——— restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund, H4610 [29JN]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4610, H4611, H4614 [29JN]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble winner of the Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Competition and Festival, E876• [18MY]

——— tribute to Dillard High School girls’ basketball team, E326• [7MR]

Government regulations: exempt clean drinking water regulations from any regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [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), H5251, H5252 [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), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5142, H5146 [24JY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4610, H4611, H4614 [29JN]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), H1445, H1446, H1447, H1449 [21MR]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 1815), H1819 [16AP]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 717), H4610, H4611, H4614 [29JN]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2338, H2340, H2343 [8MY]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 717), H4610, H4611, H4614 [29JN]

Hughes, Cathy: NAACP Chairman’s Award recipient, E263• [28FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3282, H3283, H3285, H3286 [31MY]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, E1290• [19JY]

——— support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (H. Res. 713), E1174• [28JN], E1359• [31JY]

Israel: independence anniversary, E667• [26AP]

Lake Worth, FL: anniversary of Lake Worth Public Library, E1737• [9NO]

Libya: prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942 [13SE]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, E822• [16MY]

Mining and mineral resources: authorize lead Federal agency to extend permit review process time period for mining critical minerals and materials if new information is obtained during the review, H4841, H4842 [12JY]

——— permit awarding of attorneys fees to nonprofit entities and individuals in lawsuits against certain Federal agencies issuing a mining permit, H4846 [12JY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4841, H4842, H4846 [12JY]

National Foster Care Month: observance, E849• [18MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require report on information regarding human rights violations by the military government in Argentina in the 1970s, H3285 [31MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (H.R. 6327), E1399• [3AU]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1445, H1447 [21MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H1594 [27MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4610, H4611, H4614 [29JN]

Roberts, Armisha: General Motors Foundation Buick Achievers Scholarship Program award recipient, E615• [23AP]

Scarola, Jack: Lord’s Place (organization) Ending Homelessness Award recipient, E105• [1FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 643), H2338, H2340, H2343 [8MY]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1670• [28SE]

Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (H.R. 3852), E90•, E97• [31JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5146 [24JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5944 [13SE]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 620), H1982, H1983, H1985, H1986 [19AP]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H907, H910, H925• [17FE]

——— rates, H908 [17FE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (H.R. 3903), H1985 [19AP]

Tornadoes: express condolences to victims of recent tornadoes in the Midwest and South, E423• [22MR]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H908, H910 [17FE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), H1817 [16AP]

West Palm Beach, FL: Wynnebrook Elementary School designated Florida Dept. of Education Grade ‘‘A’’ School, E377• [19MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6577 [30NO]

Tributes

Flowers, Charlotte H., E173• [9FE]

Gray, William H., III, E215• [16FE]

Grear, Effie C., E863• [18MY]

Henderson, Helen R., E993• [6JN]

Henrey, Cookie, E1641• [21SE]

Howard, Tracy, Jr., E22• [17JA]

Kennedy, Daisy L. Alexander, E1803• [27NO]

Nelson, Wayne L., E791• [15MY]

Pettis, Sara L. Jones, E279• [29FE]

Pierre-Paul, Jason, E160• [8FE]

Pierson, Jay, H6857 [18DE]

Shirley, Calvin H., E1150• [27JN]

Smith, Isiah C., E410• [21MR]

Smith, Philip P., E501• [29MR]

Stechnij, Susan, E118• [2FE]

Stewart, Janie B. Wilson, E623• [24AP]

Tinsman, Ruth, E787• [15MY]

Tulloch, Christine K., E251• [27FE]

Wallenberg, Raoul, E729• [8MY]

Wasserman, Mark, E89• [31JA]