NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES (a Delegate from the District of Columbia)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]

Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]

Articles and editorials

John Payton’s Life of Principle, Joshua Wyner, Washington (DC) Post, H1838 [16AP]

Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, Christy Zink, Washington (DC) Post, H5447 [31JY]

Rand Paul’s Situational Principle, Washington (DC) Post, H4645 [29JN]

Taking It to the Street, Ariel Sabar, Washingtonian (publication), E1115•–E1118• [21JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1543 [22MR]

AID: codify the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 2144), H1915 [17AP]

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

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H6578 [30NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1915 [17AP]

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]

——— 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), H2570 [9MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 621), H2330 [7MY]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]

——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H2647 [10MY]

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

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

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H1101 [29FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1100 [29FE]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 117), H2030 [19AP]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3578 [6JN]

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H3363 [31MY]

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

Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), H376 [1FE]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H1209 [6MR]

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), H3914 [20JN]

Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the institution financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]

——— increase transparency and reduce students’ burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6280 [21SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H727 [14FE]

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]

Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H945 [17FE]

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

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H3 [6JA]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1741 [28MR]

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), H27 [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: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 2449), H6369 [14NO]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 5848), H3363 [31MY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2861), H3662 [7JN]

Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H440 [2FE]

——— 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: provide grants to enhance the most effective freezing methods to improve access to affordable and locally produced specialty crops (see H.R. 6457), H6231 [20SE]

——— recognize significance of and support adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]

——— remove ineligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits of individuals who participate in a strike (see H.R. 530), H3267 [30MY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]

——— treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]

Dept. of Defense: provide and implement insurance for workers on military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-insurance program (see H.R. 5891), H5766 [10SE]

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

Dept. of Education: enter into voluntary, flexible agreements with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency prevention and default aversion services for Federal Direct Loan Program borrowers (see H.R. 3624), H3267 [30MY]

——— 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]

——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6284), H5704 [2AU]

——— establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 2247), H79 [18JA]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA]

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

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

——— provide training and support for principals to assist in turning around lowest performing schools (see H.R. 1524), H903 [16FE]

——— require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 2094), H5526 [31JY]

——— restore and extend the grace period before repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 4286), H2329 [7MY]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H3915 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H2448 [8MY]

——— establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H2569 [9MY]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]

——— implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being through parenting practices and skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]

——— improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H220 [31JA]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 3625), H221 [31JA]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 [10MY]

——— provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 3701), H513 [6FE]

——— provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families (see H.R. 5188), H2648 [10MY]

——— reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1475), H3700 [8JN]

——— require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1711), H6318 [26OC]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1154 [5MR]

——— prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism (see H.R. 6003), H4656 [29JN]

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. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), H4063 [26JN]

——— establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H79 [18JA]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H3363 [31MY]

——— improve services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), H1571 [26MR]

——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 4362), H3363 [31MY]

——— 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]

——— provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see H.R. 6590), H6701 [11DE]

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

——— 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), H694 [9FE]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1642 [27MR]

Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 3795), H376 [1FE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for Detroit, MI (see H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2051), H1543 [22MR]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H4157 [27JN]

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

——— establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3363 [31MY]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 6527), H6304 [9OC]

——— improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 6101), H5712 [2AU]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H3808 [19JN]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H4656 [29JN]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 3483), H476 [3FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 3710), H6429 [16NO]

Detroit, MI: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for certain new investments (see H.R. 6500), H6274 [21SE]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4776 [10JY]

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]

——— expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H4828 [11JY]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H. Res. 351), H2212 [26AP]

——— 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]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H2813 [16MY]

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

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), H1274 [7MR]

Drugs: improve safety (see H.R. 1483), H945 [17FE]

——— provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law governing marijuana (see H.R. 6606), H7589 [3JA]

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

Economy: rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the tax code (see H.R. 5727), H3363 [31MY]

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), H3914 [20JN]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see H.R. 3821), H1642 [27MR]

——— 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), H1916 [17AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4656 [29JN]

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), H220 [31JA]

ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5923 [12SE]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 5871), H6397 [15NO]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H5328 [26JY]

——— 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), H2447 [8MY]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5766 [10SE]

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), H1391 [19MR]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H727 [14FE]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]

——— reform the Senior Executive Service (see H.R. 6042), H4606 [28JN]

FEMA: reauthorize programs and activities (see H.R. 6728), H7589 [3JA]

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

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6062 [14SE]

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

Firearms: limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see H.R. 505), H476 [3FE]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5766 [10SE]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 6200), H6505 [28NO]

Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]

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

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1741 [28MR]

Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), H3481 [5JN]

Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]

——— recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3528), H115 [23JA]

Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 5909), H4864 [12JY]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3497), H2813 [16MY]

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

House Rules: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 385), H1306 [8MR]

Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3105 [17MY]

——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]

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

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

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]

——— provide authority for immigration judges to terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H1101 [29FE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6234 [20SE]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H3807 [19JN]

——— 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), H2072 [24AP]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H4686 [9JY]

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), H5712 [2AU]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]

Israel: 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), H1274 [7MR]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4097), H1016 [28FE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3707 [15JN]

Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H1154 [5MR]

——— improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians’ assistants (see H.R. 2134), H2040 [23AP]

——— improve availability of assistance for certain breast and cervical cancer patients in the territories (see H.R. 2135), H5766 [10SE]

——— provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H3363 [31MY]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H5078 [19JY]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), H2211 [26AP]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H6765 [12DE]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H3707 [15JN]

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

——— provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 941), H1273 [7MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1543 [22MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 5989), H7585 [2JA]

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]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]

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

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H6536 [29NO]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 2342), H802 [15FE]

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

National Commission on State Workers’ Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 623), H802 [15FE]

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

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

National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 693), H3807 [19JN]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), H2646 [10MY]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H221 [31JA]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 748), H5713 [2AU]

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

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H5712 [2AU]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), H221 [31JA]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 535), H374 [1FE]

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), H5293 [25JY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), H2329 [7MY]

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

Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (see H.R. 4339), H1804 [29MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 [19MR]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]

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]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H1017 [28FE]

Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to political activities (see H.R. 4152), H1272 [7MR]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6302 [5OC]

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

Power resources: provide local communities with tools to make solar permitting more efficient (see H.R. 3664), H1808 [29MR]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 [9MY]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]

Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 652), H5861 [11SE]

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]

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

SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 [18MY]

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

Schools: 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), H220 [31JA]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [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]

SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), H5631 [1AU]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H5328 [26JY]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]

——— exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an employee’s student loans (see H.R. 5129), H4158 [27JN]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H115 [23JA]

——— 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), H903 [16FE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H3808 [19JN]

——— 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), H2212 [26AP]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), H1641 [27MR]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 6411), H6312 [19OC]

——— increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H27 [17JA]

——— increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3577 [6JN]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3976 [21JN]

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

——— provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), H6062 [14SE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H5860 [11SE]

——— 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), H1808 [29MR]

Telecommunications: prohibit mobile service providers from providing service on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen and enable consumers to remotely delete data from such devices (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]

Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see H. Res. 609), H5526 [31JY]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1497 [21MR]

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

Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]

——— clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 3860), H3662 [7JN]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5131 [23JY]

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

——— 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]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 4115), H1392 [19MR]

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

Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]

Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]

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

——— 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), H6152 [19SE]

——— 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), H5923 [12SE]

——— require State voter registration agencies that require government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal elections to provide such identification without charge upon request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]

——— 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), H1571 [26MR]

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]

——— improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see H.R. 6364), H5764 [10SE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 4107), H1099 [29FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1498 [21MR]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H2330 [7MY]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6588), H6343 [13NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2067 [24AP]

Chuck Brown Day: designate (see H. Res. 670), H3266 [30MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity in the U.S. (see H.R. 4604), H2066 [24AP]

District of Columbia: revise the timing of special elections for local office (see H.R. 3902), H511 [6FE]

——— support and honor performers and sponsors of Lunchtime Music on the Mall festival (see H. Res. 769), H5707 [2AU]

District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 617), H1845 [16AP]

Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H3660 [7JN]

Jon Faddis Day: designate (see H. Res. 641), H2274 [27AP]

Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]

Lieberman, Senator: tribute (see H. Res. 842), H7424 [20DE]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (see H.R. 6592), H6397 [15NO]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H4684 [9JY]

National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see H.R. 6610), H6505 [28NO]

Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (see H.R. 6077), H4655 [29JN]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see H.R. 4291), H1740 [28MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity in the U.S. (H.R. 4604), H2071 [24AP]

District of Columbia: revise the timing of special elections for local office (H.R. 3902), H512 [6FE]

Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 4398), H1978 [18AP]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (H.R. 6592), H6397 [15NO]

National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform penalties for crimes on park land (H.R. 6610), H6505 [28NO]

Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (H.R. 6077), H4656 [29JN]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (H.R. 4291), H1741 [28MR]

Memorandums

Display of District of Columbia and U.S. Territorial Flags During Official Ceremonies: Erin C. Conaton, Under Sec. of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, H6498 [28NO]

Opinion polls

District of Columbia budget autonomy: Purple Insights (organization), H2024 [19AP]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155–H3157 [18MY], H4692 [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5445, H5446 [31JY]

African Americans: tribute to achievements of African American women, E129• [3FE]

Armed Forces: preserve right to keep and bear arms for active duty military personnel stationed or residing in the District of Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]

——— require to display flags of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands whenever the official flags of all 50 States are displayed, H6496, H6498, H6499, H6500 [28NO], H6516 [29NO], H6834 [18DE]

Brown, Chuck: ACLU of the Nation’s Capital Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2• [6JA]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1684 [28MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1659 [28MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 118), H2299 [7MY]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 106), H2295, H2296 [7MY]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), H2298 [7MY]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, H491, H492, H493, H494 [6FE]

——— establish (H.R. 1734), H490, H492, H493, H494, H503 [6FE]

——— provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, H491, H492, H493, H494 [6FE]

——— require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, construction costs, and size requirements, H503 [6FE]

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]

——— initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4169 [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), H5746• [10SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6112 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3074, H3075 [17MY], H6496, H6498, H6499, H6500 [28NO], H6516 [29NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, H6834 [18DE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2336 [8MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2260, H2262 [27AP]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H628 [8FE]

——— provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity in the U.S. (H.R. 4604), E635• [24AP]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Emancipation Day, E527• [16AP]

——— anniversary of National Cherry Blossom Festival, E449• [27MR]

——— eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local budget process, financial management, and the borrowing of money, H2022–H2024 [19AP], H4643–H4646 [29JN]

——— history as a municipality and the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, H1127–H1129 [1MR], H4643 [29JN]

——— prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 [9JY]

——— promote development of southwest waterfront (H.R. 2297), Senate amendment, H4002 [26JN]

——— revise certain administrative authorities of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for its officers and employees for certain claims (S. 1379), H6774 [13DE]

——— revise the timing of special elections for local office (H.R. 3902), H1086, H1087 [29FE], E147• [6FE]

——— tribute to Black Pride Festival, E875• [18MY]

——— tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for DC Democracy, E706• [7MY]

——— tribute to Latino Pride, E871• [18MY]

——— tribute to Woodland Cemetery, E139• [3FE]

District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance, H2024 [19AP]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H44 [18JA]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), H136 [24JA]

Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H308 [1FE]

——— tribute (H. Res. 682), E1519• [13SE]

FEMA: reauthorize programs and activities (H.R. 2903), H6111, H6112 [19SE]

First Book (organization): anniversary, E858• [18MY]

Francis Lee Contracting (company): Delegate Norton’s Small Business Access to Capital and Business Opportunities Fair District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award recipient, E613• [23AP]

GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), H6772 [13DE]

Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC: anniversary, E626• [24AP]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (S. 1302), H2300 [7MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4673 [9JY], H4812 [11JY]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4169 [28JN]

International Federation of Black Prides, Inc.: tribute, E12• [13JA]

James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK: designate (S. 1710), H1142 [5MR]

Johnson, Mark (Too Sharp): International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, E1402• [3AU]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4097), H2297 [7MY]

Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote against union representation, H136 [24JA]

Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 4398), E573• [18AP]

McGuire Funeral Service, Inc.: anniversary, E1735• [6NO]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (H.R. 6592), E1771• [15NO]

National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform penalties for crimes on park land (H.R. 6610), E1823• [28NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H348 [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4673 [9JY], H4812 [11JY]

Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to political activities (S. 2170), H7322, H7323 [19DE]

Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (H.R. 6077), E1196• [29JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 14), H1759 [29MR]

——— 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. 4281), H1759 [29MR]

——— 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), conference report, H4620 [29JN]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), H136 [24JA]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H522 [7FE]

Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), H1759 [29MR]

——— authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H745 [15FE]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (H.R. 4291), E467• [28MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1659 [28MR]

War of 1812: anniversary, E2036• [2JA]

Wesby, Maya: Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Essay Contest award recipient, E1718• [23OC]

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (H.R. 6364), H6736, H6737, H6738• [12DE]

——— establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (H.R. 6364), Senate amendment, H7498 [31DE]

——— establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (H.R. 938), H6736 [12DE]

World War II: tribute to premiere of ‘‘Red Tails’’ movie about Tuskegee Airmen, E54• [23JA]

Young, Neal A.: Partnership for Public Service Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for Science and Environment recipient, E1519• [13SE]

Resolutions by organizations

District of Columbia Emancipation Day anniversary: District of Colubmia City Council, E527• [16AP]

Tributes

Brown, Wesley A., E984• [5JN]

Dukes, Ofield, E16• [13JA]

Gutierrez, Sonia, E1553• [19SE]

Kissel, Sharon, E760• [10MY]

Payne, Donald M., H1191 [6MR]

Payton, John A., H1836 [16AP]

Speller, Lucy, E1444• [3AU]

Tatigian, Sarkis, E1549• [18SE]

Wright, Dominique, E901• [30MY]

Wright, Mae B., E1349• [30JY]

Zherka, Ilir, E1114• [21JN]