HONDA, MICHAEL M. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1572 [26MR], H1731 [28MR]

Articles and editorials

Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, Low Pay, Luke Rosiak, Washington (DC) Times, H3678 [8JN]

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), H3268 [30MY]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3432), H3915 [20JN]

——— ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 3704), H221 [31JA]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3976 [21JN]

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), H5202 [24JY]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 [25JY]

——— prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members (see H.R. 5344), H2317 [7MY]

——— prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 1092), H159 [24JA]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H4864 [12JY]

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), H2447 [8MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1587), H220 [31JA]

——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H1807 [29MR]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6328 [9NO]

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]

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), H903 [16FE]

California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (see H.R. 3910), H641 [8FE]

Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 4389), H1976 [18AP]

Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 136), H5707 [2AU]

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

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H1428 [20MR]

Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]

Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]

Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English language and government and history knowledge requirements for naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in other languages (see H.R. 2957), H1306 [8MR]

——— provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]

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]

——— restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4908 [17JY]

Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 6263), H5629 [1AU]

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

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see H.R. 3653), H1306 [8MR]

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

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]

Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 5848), H5526 [31JY]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H1846 [16AP]

——— require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H1017 [28FE]

——— 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), H1101 [29FE]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), H1274 [7MR]

Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H159 [24JA]

——— 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), H6344 [13NO]

——— terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 crop year (see H.R. 2487), H220 [31JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H966 [27FE]

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), H2813 [16MY]

——— provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to Government error (see H.R. 3863), H2288 [27AP]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see H.R. 2689), H4685 [9JY]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H4685 [9JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1741 [28MR]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5079 [19JY]

——— provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (see H.R. 2255), H903 [16FE]

——— 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), H901 [16FE]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H2813 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see H.R. 6128), H5202 [24JY]

——— establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H79 [18JA]

——— expedite research and drug development to combat the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see H.R. 3891), H3578 [6JN]

——— make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H441 [2FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1209 [6MR]

——— provide certain information to intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]

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), H4656 [29JN]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1915 [17AP]

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), H966 [27FE]

——— 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 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), H2288 [27AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H1915 [17AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic pay (see H.R. 807), H1273 [7MR]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 6087), H5079 [19JY]

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), H2645 [10MY]

——— eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H512 [6FE]

——— prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 3030), H5711 [2AU]

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

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]

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), H2329 [7MY]

——— statehood (see H.R. 265), H2329 [7MY]

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

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H4776 [10JY]

——— assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H2329 [7MY]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see H.R. 3821), H4685 [9JY]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 4170), H6307 [12OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H79 [18JA]

EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H376 [1FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H5631 [1AU]

——— 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), H5630 [1AU]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget authority if financial statement for the previous fiscal year does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor (see H.R. 6528), H6310 [16OC]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3734 [18JN]

——— offer services to protect seniors from affinity scams (see H.R. 370), H1100 [29FE]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H2134 [25AP]

——— strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 6200), H6623 [4DE]

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), H6152 [19SE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1808 [29MR]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women’s History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H5923 [12SE]

Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H6469 [27NO]

——— 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), H159 [24JA]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 1448), H4775 [10JY]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 85), H2328 [7MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 267), H2329 [7MY]

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

——— prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H3481 [5JN]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6060 [14SE]

——— waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 4021), H3915 [20JN]

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

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H220 [31JA]

——— establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), H1428 [20MR]

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

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H4908 [17JY]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]

Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3976 [21JN]

Medicare: establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-based payments for direct primary care medical homes for Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles and other beneficiaries (see H.R. 3315), H1154 [5MR]

——— 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 (see H.R. 1386), H3171 [25MY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H5202 [24JY]

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

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

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]

——— provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H6312 [19OC]

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

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

National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 573), H1808 [29MR]

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

Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3568), H28 [17JA]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]

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

NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]

Northern Mariana Islands: establish National Guard units (see H.R. 2773), H5202 [24JY]

——— prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (see H.R. 4037), H4908 [17JY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]

Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6469 [27NO]

Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]

Public debt: eliminate statutory limit and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (see H.R. 2931), H6765 [12DE]

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

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]

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

Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5009 [18JY]

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]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 975), H4775 [10JY]

SBA: extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/504 Loan Program (see H.R. 2950), H1154 [5MR]

——— increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H4606 [28JN]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H1571 [26MR]

——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), H2813 [16MY]

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]

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), H1210 [6MR]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1428 [20MR]

——— 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), H3700 [8JN]

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), H1978 [18AP]

Taxation: 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]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H3662 [7JN]

——— encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H5711 [2AU]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5766 [10SE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5130 [23JY]

——— expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 4049), H1018 [28FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1391 [19MR]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1363 [13MR]

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

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H5860 [11SE]

——— 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), H4605 [28JN]

——— extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H3662 [7JN]

——— increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3733 [18JN]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H1978 [18AP]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6326 [6NO]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1135 [1MR]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 3522), H6469 [27NO]

——— provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), H5766 [10SE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H5009 [18JY]

——— provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H572 [7FE]

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H694 [9FE]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 506), H5631 [1AU]

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]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H79 [18JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H5631 [1AU]

Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each election during a Federal election cycle (see H.R. 5828), H3161 [18MY]

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

——— permit an individual who is required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]

——— 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), H1017 [28FE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 4122), H5860 [11SE]

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]

——— provide protections against violence against immigrant women (see H.R. 5331), H2813 [16MY]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1808 [29MR]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H5010 [18JY]

Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H5766 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: establish a pilot program to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see H.R. 6119), H4863 [12JY]

Crime: consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that support families and victims in the justice system affected by domestic violence (see H.R. 3977), H640 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to State-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]

Dept. of HHS: foster further innovation and entrepreneurship in the health information technology sector (see H.R. 6626), H6586 [3DE]

Education: improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see H.R. 6447), H6230 [20SE]

Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2646 [10MY]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal (see H.R. 6331), H5706 [2AU]

Tariff: axial fans (see H.R. 5412), H2318 [7MY]

——— centrifugal blowers and fans (see H.R. 5408), H2318 [7MY]

——— dry nickel-metal hydride batteries (see H.R. 5420), H2318 [7MY]

——— epoxy molding compounds, of a kind used for encapsulating integrated circuits (see H.R. 5422), H2318 [7MY]

——— instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities parts or accessories (see H.R. 4393), H1977 [18AP]

——— instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities subassemblies (see H.R. 4392), H1977 [18AP]

——— insulated cable for a voltage of less than or equal to 1000 volts (see H.R. 5417), H2318 [7MY]

——— lead-acid storage 12-volt batteries (see H.R. 5414), H2318 [7MY]

——— lithium-ion batteries (see H.R. 5418), H2318 [7MY]

——— lithium-ion electrical storage batteries (see H.R. 5421), H2318 [7MY]

——— microscopes other than optical microscopes (see H.R. 5415), H2318 [7MY]

——— microscopes other than optical microscopes parts and accessories (see H.R. 5416), H2318 [7MY]

——— optical instrument and apparatus parts and accessories (see H.R. 5413), H2318 [7MY]

——— oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer parts and accessories (see H.R. 5411), H2318 [7MY]

——— power distributors (see H.R. 5419), H2318 [7MY]

——— power supplies between 150 watts and 500 watts (see H.R. 5410), H2318 [7MY]

——— punching machine parts (see H.R. 5407), H2318 [7MY]

——— slurry (see H.R. 5406), H2318 [7MY]

——— solder spheres containing 2 percent or more, by weight, of silver (see H.R. 5405), H2318 [7MY]

——— wire containing 99.9 percent or more by weight of gold and with dopants added to control wirebonding characteristics (see H.R. 5409), H2318 [7MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: establish a pilot program to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (H.R. 6119), H4864 [12JY]

Crime: consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that support families and victims in the justice system affected by domestic violence (H.R. 3977), H640 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to State-based science, technolgy, engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education (H.R. 6517), H6278 [21SE]

Dept. of HHS: foster further innovation and entrepreneurship in the health information technology sector (H.R. 6626), H6587 [3DE]

Education: improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (H.R. 6447), H6232 [20SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal (H.R. 6331), H5710 [2AU]

Tariff: axial fans (H.R. 5412), H2324 [7MY]

——— centrifugal blowers and fans (H.R. 5408), H2324 [7MY]

——— dry nickel-metal hydride batteries (H.R. 5420), H2324 [7MY]

——— epoxy molding compounds, of a kind used for encapsulating integrated circuits (H.R. 5422), H2324 [7MY]

——— instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities parts or accessories (H.R. 4393), H1977 [18AP]

——— instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities subassemblies (H.R. 4392), H1977 [18AP]

——— insulated cable for a voltage of less than or equal to 1000 volts (H.R. 5417), H2324 [7MY]

——— lead-acid storage 12-volt batteries (H.R. 5414), H2324 [7MY]

——— lithium-ion batteries (H.R. 5418), H2324 [7MY]

——— lithium-ion electrical storage batteries (H.R. 5421), H2324 [7MY]

——— microscopes other than optical microscopes (H.R. 5415), H2324 [7MY]

——— microscopes other than optical microscopes parts and accessories (H.R. 5416), H2324 [7MY]

——— optical instrument and apparatus parts and accessories (H.R. 5413), H2324 [7MY]

——— oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer parts and accessories (H.R. 5411), H2324 [7MY]

——— power distributors (H.R. 5419), H2324 [7MY]

——— power supplies between 150 watts and 500 watts (H.R. 5410), H2324 [7MY]

——— punching machine parts (H.R. 5407), H2324 [7MY]

——— slurry (H.R. 5406), H2324 [7MY]

——— solder spheres containing 2 percent or more, by weight, of silver (H.R. 5405), H2324 [7MY]

——— wire containing 99.9 percent or more by weight of gold and with dopants added to control wirebonding characteristics (H.R. 5409), H2324 [7MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing facility construction costs (H.R. 6120), H4864 [12JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5956• [13SE]

Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, E419• [22MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1734 [28MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: U.S. Botanic Garden funding, H3676 [8JN]

Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), H3718 [18JN]

Congressional Research Service: funding, H3678 [8JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3544, H3546 [6JN]

——— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services immigrant integration grants funding, H3546 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program suspension of reimbursement to States for costs of incarcerating unknown documented aliens, H3544 [6JN]

Education: improve teacher quality and increase access to effective teachers, H5956• [13SE]

GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence funding, H3680 [8JN]

House of Representatives: tribute to departing Members, H6743 [12DE]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (H. Res. 839), H7340 [19DE]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4917 [18JY]

International Biology Olympiad: tribute to Team USA gold medal recipients, E1779• [16NO]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), E866• [18MY]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E777• [10MY]

Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (H. Res. 654), E1268• [18JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5882), H3670, H3676, H3678, H3680 [8JN]

Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, H3680 [8JN]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to reelection as President of Taiwan, E486• [29MR]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1628•–E1630• [21SE]

Votes: position on missed, H459• [3FE], E762• [10MY]

World War II: recognize anniversary of Executive order authorizing internment of Japanese-American communities and increase awareness of events surrounding such internment, E231• [17FE]

Yamaichi, Jimi: Japan Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays award recipient, E163• [8FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1388 [19MR], H5129 [23JY]

Tributes

Roth, Dennis, E1871• [4DE]

Weisgerber, William (Denny), E72• [25JA]

Williams, Aaron, E1583• [21SE]