HINCHEY, MAURICE D. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H1091 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 3554), H1978 [18AP]

——— protect farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 3555), H1978 [18AP]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1210 [6MR]

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), H4156 [27JN]

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), H4828 [11JY]

——— extend authority of certain members and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to family members (see H.R. 1910), H6152 [19SE]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H221 [31JA]

——— pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 4329), H1847 [16AP]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H115 [23JA]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2447 [8MY]

Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]

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), H5008 [18JY]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]

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), H28 [17JA]

Buy American Act: improve transparency and accountability in the waiver process requirement for certain transportation provisions (see H.R. 3647), H2288 [27AP]

——— require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]

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

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H159 [24JA]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H3167 [22MY]

——— increase requirement for American-made content and strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2722), H4065 [26JN]

——— limit reimbursement for excessive compensation of Government contractors equal to the pay of Cabinet Secretaries (see H.R. 2980), H2663 [11MY]

Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H28 [17JA]

——— 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), H160 [24JA]

Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]

Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3577 [6JN]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax crimes (see H.R. 3482), H3404 [1JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]

——— recognize significance of and support adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 564), H1306 [8MR]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3105 [17MY]

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

Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H4908 [17JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H441 [2FE]

——— provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 [5JN]

——— 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), H3363 [31MY]

Dept. of HHS: improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H28 [17JA]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H4065 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H726 [14FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3915 [20JN]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2033 [19AP]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H5010 [18JY]

——— 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), H513 [6FE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6298 [28SE]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H159 [24JA]

——— presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H2663 [11MY]

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]

Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]

District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 1980), H5202 [24JY]

——— provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), H1915 [17AP]

——— statehood (see H.R. 265), H1915 [17AP]

Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]

——— provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 6134), H4907 [17JY]

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

Enterprise (U.S.S.): tribute to the Navy and current and former officers and crew upon completion of final deployment (see H. Con. Res. 143), H7360 [19DE]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 2030), H3733 [18JN]

ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4605 [28JN]

FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H3808 [19JN]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H6234 [20SE]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H4158 [27JN]

Financial institutions: address the concept of ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ through improved regulation and breaking up large banks in order to prevent future Government bailouts (see H.R. 4963), H2206 [26AP]

——— establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 [9MY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1978 [18AP]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5078 [19JY]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H7264 [18DE]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H1978 [18AP]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H2072 [24AP]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H115 [23JA]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 6513), H6275 [21SE]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 267), H1915 [17AP]

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

——— express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 312), H2135 [25AP]

——— modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]

Hurricanes: express condolences to, commend resiliency and courage of, and provide necessary resources for relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts of victims of Hurricane Sandy (see H. Res. 820), H6505 [28NO]

Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see H.R. 3590), H187 [27JA]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1846 [16AP]

——— 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]

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), H4775 [10JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H2072 [24AP]

LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]

Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H3976 [21JN]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3164 [18MY]

——— provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2195), H1741 [28MR]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2787), H1978 [18AP]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H79 [18JA]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2330 [7MY]

Minimum wage: 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]

National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 674), H4065 [26JN]

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

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), H1916 [17AP]

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

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

——— extend authorization of appropriations for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 6572), H6675 [5DE]

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

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5328 [26JY]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 [8FE]

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

Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H945 [17FE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6280 [21SE]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]

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), H2648 [10MY]

——— prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4908 [17JY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 4018), H3981 [25JN]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]

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

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1571 [26MR]

Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]

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), H3481 [5JN]

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 715), H4604 [28JN]

Schools: require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 576), H1915 [17AP]

Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and accessible financial products for entities that do not have access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H903 [16FE]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Government-issued identification cards issued in connection with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 978), H5630 [1AU]

——— 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]

Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (see H.R. 6681), H7264 [18DE]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]

Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]

Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 2502), H1847 [16AP]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 3352), H3915 [20JN]

——— deny any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 6599), H6428 [16NO]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H1101 [29FE]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1154 [5MR]

——— extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes (see H.R. 6549), H6318 [26OC]

——— extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]

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

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H2033 [19AP]

——— facilitate program-related investments by private foundations (see H.R. 3420), H1847 [16AP]

——— increase alternative minimum tax exemption amount and index such amount for inflation (see H.R. 3747), H1808 [29MR]

——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H727 [14FE]

——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 2311), H1978 [18AP]

——— restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (see H.R. 2604), H220 [31JA]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H1846 [16AP]

——— 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), H3171 [25MY]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 [8FE]

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. 3884), H513 [6FE] (see H.R. 4124), H3981 [25JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1847 [16AP]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H3268 [30MY]

——— 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 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), H1017 [28FE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H1642 [27MR]

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), H3266 [30MY]

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), H2443 [8MY]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3268 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]

Constitutional authority statements

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (H.R. 4457), H2032 [19AP]

Remarks

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2525 [9MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3284 [31MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require report on information regarding human rights violations by the military government in Argentina in the 1970s, H3284 [31MY]

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), H3896 [20JN]

——— prohibit hydraulic fracturing activities within one thousand feet of a primary or secondary school, H3896 [20JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2525 [9MY]

Votes: correction, E747• [9MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E103 [1FE]

Songs

‘‘When I Go Away,’’ Levon Helm, H2077 [25AP]

Tributes

Allen, Julianne E. Marks, E1597• [21SE]

Helm, Levon, H2076 [25AP]

Oliveros, Pauline, E447• [27MR]