LUNGREN, DANIEL E. (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp Ashraf and Support Removal of People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Michael Mukasey, E497• [29MR]
Amendments
House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4775 [10JY]
Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5131 [23JY]
Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), H376 [1FE]
Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 4389), H1976 [18AP]
Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 3796), H82 [19JA]
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), H3703 [12JN]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H441 [2FE]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H3267 [30MY]
Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management projects (see H.R. 4353), H3808 [19JN]
——— review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H2212 [26AP]
——— 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]
——— increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6001 [13SE]
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), H5079 [19JY]
——— enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5704 [2AU]
——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]
Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H5130 [23JY]
Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]
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]
District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. Con. Res. 87), H1847 [16AP]
Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5767 [10SE]
Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (see H.R. 3742), H513 [6FE]
FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1363 [13MR]
FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for agricultural production in floodplains under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4020), H725 [14FE]
Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural communities designated as an area having special flood hazards for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6034), H4156 [27JN]
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), H1642 [27MR]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see H.R. 5949), H3707 [15JN]
Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2647 [10MY]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1755), H5078 [19JY]
Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), H6068 [18SE]
Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H4157 [27JN]
——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1391 [19MR]
Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1572 [26MR]
——— 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), H3734 [18JN]
Law enforcement officers: allow screening entities to submit, receive, and screen criminal history record information for searches on private security officers (see H.R. 4112), H3915 [20JN]
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), H2072 [24AP]
Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H6234 [20SE]
——— 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), H3915 [20JN]
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), H1154 [5MR]
North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), H1916 [17AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H375 [1FE]
——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5331 [30JY]
Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6623 [4DE]
Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
Railroads: freeze availability of Federal funding for high-speed rail projects in California (see H.R. 3143), H1101 [29FE]
Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 6147), H5293 [25JY]
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), H5010 [18JY]
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), H1847 [16AP]
Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2106), H1134 [1MR]
Taxation: allow a credit to pass-thru entities for hiring unemployed individuals receiving unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3681), H182 [25JA]
——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5860 [11SE]
——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1807 [29MR]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H1807 [29MR]
——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2569 [9MY]
Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 3670), H441 [2FE]
U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 3695), H441 [2FE]
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), H79 [18JA]
——— prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act (see H.R. 5157), H3662 [7JN]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 [27AP]
Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]
Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H3808 [19JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]
Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 6336), H5706 [2AU]
Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 3890), H440 [2FE]
——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see H.R. 5163), H2271 [27AP]
Dept. of Energy: provide a prize to the first manufacturer of highly-efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline (see H.R. 3872), H374 [1FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility (see H.R. 5843), H3162 [18MY]
GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of ‘‘Hispanic Americans in Congress’’ and production of electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court (see H.R. 6622), H6578 [30NO]
Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and bequests (see H.R. 6122), H4863 [12JY]
Political campaigns: eliminate certain contribution limitations and require political committees to post information on contributions received by the committees on their websites (see H.R. 6197), H5291 [25JY]
Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), H1542 [22MR]
——— provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 4139), H1153 [5MR]
Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see H. Res. 678), H3480 [5JN]
Constitutional authority statements
Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center (H.R. 6336), H5710 [2AU]
Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (H.R. 3890), H440 [2FE]
——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (H.R. 5163), H2281 [27AP]
Dept. of Energy: provide a prize to the first manufacturer of highly-efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline (H.R. 3872), H375 [1FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility (H.R. 5843), H3163 [18MY]
Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court (H.R. 6622), H6578 [30NO]
Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and bequests (H.R. 6122), H4864 [12JY]
Political campaigns: eliminate certain contribution limitations and require political committees to post information on contributions received by the committees on their websites (H.R. 6197), H5292 [25JY]
Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (H.R. 4250), H1543 [22MR]
——— provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small business stock (H.R. 4139), H1153 [5MR]
Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]
Letters
Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: by, Committee on House Administration (House), E825 [17MY]
Regulations
Standards for the electronic posting of House and committee documents and data: Committee on House Administration (House), H370 [1FE]
Remarks
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 99), H658 [9FE]
——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), H3444 [5JN]
——— authorize use of rotunda and Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 36), H1144 [5MR]
——— permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (H. Con. Res. 133), H5072 [19JY]
——— permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi (H. Con. Res. 135), H5552 [1AU]
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 35), H1143 [5MR]
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), H4418 [28JN]
Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center (H.R. 6336), H5745, H5746 [10SE]
Committees of the House: adjust amount provided for expenses of certain committees (H. Res. 496), H312, H314 [1FE]
Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), H652, H653, H654 [9FE]
Constitution—U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. Con. Res. 90), H314 [1FE]
Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H593 [8FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility (H.R. 5843), H4015 [26JN]
——— research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure, H6500–H6503 [28NO]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2546 [9MY]
——— prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act, H2550 [9MY]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), H5776 [11SE], H5891, H5892 [12SE]
Gingrich, Newt: campaign for nomination to be Republican Party Presidential candidate and implementation of Republican Party national agenda, H121 [24JA]
——— characterization of remarks relative to number of individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the Obama administration, H40 [18JA]
GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence funding, H3680 [8JN]
——— provide funding for printing of updated version of ‘‘Hispanic Americans in Congress’’ and production of electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. Res. 132), H5744 [10SE]
Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1479 [21MR]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4755 [10JY]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H6458–H6460 [27NO], H6493, H6494 [28NO]
——— compile oral histories from current and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1104, H1109, H1111 [1MR]
——— establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
——— prohibit funding for polystyrene containers in food service facilities, H3682 [8JN]
——— prohibit purchase of paid online advertisements by Members, committees, and leadership offices, H3684 [8JN]
——— tribute to House Employee Excellence Award recipients, E1541• [14SE]
——— tribute to House Service Award recipients, E1541• [14SE]
Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (H.R. 2895), H6617 [4DE]
——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6193 [20SE]
Iran: U.S. policy, E497• [29MR]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5882), H3670, H3680, H3682, H3684 [8JN]
Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and bequests (H.R. 6122), H5742 [10SE]
Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, H5933 [13SE]
Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence activities, H653 [9FE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H40 [18JA]
Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H121 [24JA]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities, H6502 [28NO]
——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2168 [26AP]
——— include critical infrastructure owners and operators in program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities, H2168 [26AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H893 [16FE]
——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4755 [10JY]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1479 [21MR]
Political campaigns: lack of civility in political campaigns, H6458–H6460 [27NO]
——— permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate’s campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate (H.R. 406), H5743, H5744 [10SE]
Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain military officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), H5686 [2AU]
Republican Party: national agenda, H121 [24JA]
Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Camellia Symphony Orchestra, E1381• [1AU]
——— tribute to Sutter Club, E1627• [21SE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2546, H2550 [9MY]
Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to Federal Government (S. 739), H5649 [2AU]
Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113, H6114 [19SE]
Technology: improve laws relative to cybersecurity (H.R. 3674), H6502 [28NO]
Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 3173), H4015, H4016, H4017 [26JN]
Remarks in House relative to
House of Representatives: tribute to departing Members, H6742–H6751 [12DE]
Reports filed
Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Rept. 112–571), H4654 [29JN]
——— Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Rept. 112–738), H7516 [31DE]
Battery Recharging Stations Establishment for Privately Owned Vehicles in House of Representatives Parking Areas at No Net Cost to Federal Government: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 112–625), H5326 [26JY]
Committees of the House Expenses Adjustment: Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 112–362), H25 [17JA]
Library of Congress Authority To Accept Gifts and Bequests Revision: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 6122) (H. Rept. 112–624), H5326 [26JY]
Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate an Individual Authorized To Disburse Campaign Funds in the Event of the Candidate’s Death: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 406) (H. Rept. 112–628), H5330 [30JY]
Tributes
McCarron, Katherine E., E41• [18JA]
Ross, Joseph E., E1925• [13DE]
Shipman, Peter, E237• [24FE]
Stevens, J. Christopher, H5933 [13SE]