HIRONO, MAZIE K. (a Representative from Hawaii)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3410 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H6280 [21SE]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1847 [16AP]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 129), H5131 [23JY]

——— eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H2033 [19AP]

——— improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members (see H.R. 6293), H6280 [21SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 621), H1914 [17AP]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H5712 [2AU]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H5010 [18JY]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 [10SE]

Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 6438), H6280 [21SE]

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), H1210 [6MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (see H. Con. Res. 105), H1016 [28FE]

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2329 [7MY]

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

Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues (see H. Res. 672), H4828 [11JY]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 6263), H6578 [30NO]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1564), H694 [9FE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6344 [13NO]

Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in the international community in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 [27JN]

Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6280 [21SE]

——— require portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see H.R. 6467), H6280 [21SE]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), H943 [17FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to establish veterans gardens operated by veterans to produce food that can be sold to individuals, schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H2569 [9MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]

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]

——— modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1916 [17AP]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4816), H2212 [26AP]

——— make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3490), H1210 [6MR]

——— provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 3714), H221 [31JA]

——— 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]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H3976 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H115 [23JA]

——— implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5202 [24JY]

——— 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), H6280 [21SE]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H115 [23JA]

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: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 6019), H4686 [9JY]

——— 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]

——— reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4908 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2289 [27AP]

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

Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum products produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1916 [17AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4908 [17JY]

——— recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]

——— require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for departmental employment in the competitive service (see H.R. 6372), H6469 [27NO]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H3807 [19JN]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H2813 [16MY]

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), H4775 [10JY]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H4685 [9JY]

Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2130), H4907 [17JY]

——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H6001 [13SE]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H1915 [17AP]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3700 [8JN]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 6200), H6323 [2NO]

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]

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), H1017 [28FE]

Hawaii: permit Native Hawaiian Organizations to have status as HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 5729), H5202 [24JY]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6284 [25SE]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 734), H6536 [29NO]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), H571 [7FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6152 [19SE]

Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 273), H2715 [15MY]

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

Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H3267 [30MY]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 2168), H28 [17JA]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H4908 [17JY]

——— 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), H6280 [21SE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1808 [29MR]

——— 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), H5631 [1AU]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 [18MY]

——— 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), H1978 [18AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H6344 [13NO]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H159 [24JA]

Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale populations (see H. Res. 714), H6062 [14SE]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H187 [27JA]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3733 [18JN]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H6314 [23OC]

——— provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 814), H5766 [10SE]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 5707), H3808 [19JN]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H641 [8FE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]

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

National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 454), H1154 [5MR]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), H2647 [10MY]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 552), H902 [16FE]

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

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (see H.R. 2324), H1210 [6MR]

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

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

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H727 [14FE]

——— expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H4775 [10JY]

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

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), H6429 [16NO]

Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3662 [7JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H4864 [12JY]

Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see H.R. 4054), H4908 [17JY]

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), H1427 [20MR]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H6280 [21SE]

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

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), H1496 [21MR]

SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3267 [30MY]

Schools: end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 3027), H5766 [10SE]

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 675), H187 [27JA]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 718), H3267 [30MY]

——— 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]

Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H3481 [5JN]

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), H3808 [19JN]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H2288 [27AP]

——— allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2888), H159 [24JA]

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

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H115 [23JA]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H2716 [15MY]

——— extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 724), H375 [1FE]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3807 [19JN]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H5202 [24JY]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3481 [5JN]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H2329 [7MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H1392 [19MR]

——— 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), H6279 [21SE]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2329 [7MY]

——— reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 777), H3363 [31MY]

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

——— treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable contributions (see H.R. 5903), H5631 [1AU]

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), H2329 [7MY]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 3173), H2569 [9MY]

——— require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 3670), H187 [27JA]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 3695), H1359 [9MR]

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

Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 3860), H1363 [13MR]

——— exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 3895), H5712 [2AU]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 4124), H4908 [17JY]

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), H3405 [1JN]

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

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

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 2827), H3267 [30MY]

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), H5328 [26JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders (see H.R. 3712), H1916 [17AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H727 [14FE]

——— provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1718), H3808 [19JN]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3481 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cope, Marianne: Catholic Church canonization (see H. Res. 823), H6535 [29NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (see H.R. 3907), H512 [6FE]

——— conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Ka’u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]

FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements (see H.R. 3824), H181 [25JA]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see H. Res. 837, 839), H7360 [19DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (H.R. 3907), H512 [6FE]

——— conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Ka’u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]

FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements (H.R. 3824), H182 [25JA]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5448• [31JY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E822• [16MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. Con. Res. 105), H2294• [7MY]

Chaminade University: tribute to Leadership Alliance membership, E1331• [25JY]

Cope, Marianne: Catholic Church canonization (H. Res. 823), H6511 [29NO]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), E1297• [23JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), E676• [26AP]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and Development Program funding, H3410 [5JN]

——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H3382 [1JN]

Dept. of HUD: Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program and Section 184A Native Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Program funding, E1156• [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, E754• [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (H.R. 3907), E138• [3FE]

——— conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Ka’u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 3908), E127• [3FE]

——— prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, E1330• [25JY]

——— 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), E1330• [25JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, H3338• [31MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3338• [31MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), E1156• [27JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3382 [1JN], H3410 [5JN]

FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements (H.R. 3824), E76• [25JA]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), E596• [19AP]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 459), E1333• [25JY]

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), E1386• [1AU]

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), E596• [19AP]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E425• [22MR]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6194• [20SE]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (H. Res. 839), H7337 [19DE]

Israel: commit to security as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders and condemn rocket and missile attacks in Gaza by Hamas, E1814• [27NO]

Ko’olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club: anniversary, E79• [25JA]

Leadership Alliance: anniversary, E1331• [25JY]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6417• [16NO]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations (H.R. 501), E1330• [25JY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2775• [16MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E425• [22MR]

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), E596• [19AP]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6417• [16NO]

——— 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, H6417• [16NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E754• [9MY], E759• [10MY]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), E479• [28MR]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (H.R. 2682), E479• [28MR]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2775• [16MY]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2775• [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2775• [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, H395• [2FE], H1408• [20MR], H3787• [19JN], H4850•, H4851• [12JY], E735• [8MY], E930• [31MY], E1076• [19JN]

Waialua, HI: Waialua High School robotics team recipient of Hawaii For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition Chairman’s Award, E282• [29FE]

Tributes

Crowe, Richard A., E1123• [21JN]

Giffords, Representative, E69• [25JA]

Inouye, Daniel K., H6824 [17DE], H6833 [18DE]

Payne, Donald M., E367• [13MR]