POLIS, JARED (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Agriculture: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5647 [2AU]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. Res. 540), H600 [8FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3024 [17MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2154 [26AP]

——— prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H990, H991 [28FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3545 [6JN], H3638 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H772 [15FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3419 [5JN]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5306 [26JY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2154 [26AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 [7JN]

Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2154 [26AP]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3896 [20JN]

——— develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 [20JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 [7JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H4685 [9JY]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H6429 [16NO]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H1807 [29MR]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H221 [31JA]

Armed Forces: facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional immigration status of military personnel and their families (see H.R. 3761), H3363 [31MY]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H441 [2FE]

——— pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H7425 [20DE]

——— provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H79 [18JA]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H641 [8FE]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Con. Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]

Bahrain: limit issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to Bahrain (see H.J. Res. 80), H1359 [9MR]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H1017 [28FE]

Budget: require that Federal children’s programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see H.R. 1602), H641 [8FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]

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]

Civil liberties: 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), H2212 [26AP]

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

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1564), H641 [8FE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]

Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H5131 [23JY]

Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with respect to webcasting (see H.R. 6480), H6273 [21SE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H4656 [29JN]

Courts: provide for recovery of computer hardware and software patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding (see H.R. 6245), H5766 [10SE]

——— strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H1134 [1MR]

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), H6587 [3DE]

——— terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 crop year (see H.R. 2487), H571 [7FE]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4656 [29JN]

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

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H903 [16FE]

——— establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H1017 [28FE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H476 [3FE]

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

——— require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 2094), H5130 [23JY]

——— 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]

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), H2040 [23AP]

——— 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), H6280 [21SE]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4685 [9JY]

——— 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]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5526 [31JY]

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), H571 [7FE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H3363 [31MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H1391 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H571 [7FE]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 2717), H1807 [29MR]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3363 [31MY]

——— improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 6101), H5860 [11SE]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H5009 [18JY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H1017 [28FE]

Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected institutions of higher education to improve student mental health (see H.R. 5996), H5712 [2AU]

Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H6307 [12OC]

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

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

——— provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law governing marijuana (see H.R. 6606), H6469 [27NO]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3480 [5JN]

Education: authorize national elementary and secondary service-learning program that promotes student academic achievement (see H.R. 5436), H6675 [5DE]

Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3614), H376 [1FE]

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]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 5871), H4686 [9JY]

FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H2212 [26AP]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5860 [11SE]

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 Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H115 [23JA]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H2033 [19AP]

Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H5631 [1AU]

Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H4158 [27JN]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H4656 [29JN]

Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H441 [2FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6429 [16NO]

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4011), H1543 [22MR]

——— 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), H2713 [15MY]

Immigration: improve the H–2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goatherders (see H.R. 1720), H4775 [10JY]

——— provide a special rule for the period of admission of certain nonimmigrants employed as sheepherders, goat herders, or dairy farmers (see H.R. 3232), H4775 [10JY]

——— provide authority for immigration judges to terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H803 [15FE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6152 [19SE]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3734 [18JN]

——— specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 2168), H3163 [18MY]

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), H4776 [10JY]

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

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 [29MR]

Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E–2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 3992), H966 [27FE]

——— 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]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H3267 [30MY]

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), H182 [25JA]

——— increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H1428 [20MR]

——— 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 coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3915 [20JN]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 5707), H2813 [16MY]

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

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

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), H6234 [20SE]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1463), H2072 [24AP]

Money: repeal legal tender laws, prohibit taxation on certain coins and bullion, and repeal superfluous sections related to coinage (see H.R. 1098), H2288 [27AP]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H441 [2FE]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 560), H1428 [20MR]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H6807 [13DE]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), H475 [3FE]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), H3915 [20JN]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H4775 [10JY]

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

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

National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 781), H6000 [13SE]

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

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

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections, create similar system for congressional elections, and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 6448), H6828 [17DE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H6234 [20SE]

Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 3496), H3700 [8JN]

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

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

Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5711 [2AU]

——— promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 5991), H4656 [29JN] (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]

SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), H5328 [26JY]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H903 [16FE]

Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety (see H.R. 3534), H1135 [1MR]

Social Security: 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]

Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H2813 [16MY]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H1017 [28FE]

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), H1392 [19MR]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H220 [31JA]

——— make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 6307), H6001 [13SE]

Taxation: exclude from gross income payments from the Aurora Victim Relief Fund to victims of Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings (see H.R. 6615), H6535 [29NO]

——— expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H187 [27JA]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6279 [21SE]

——— extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 4038), H966 [27FE]

——— extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H6369 [14NO]

——— increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H802 [15FE]

——— provide a renewable electricity integration credit (see H.R. 2391), H5860 [11SE]

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

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H5711 [2AU]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 2382), H3481 [5JN]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3363 [31MY]

——— treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 529), H1642 [27MR]

Television: provide certain rural counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see H.R. 4469), H2030 [19AP]

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H441 [2FE]

U.N.: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (see H. Res. 690), H4686 [9JY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3164 [18MY]

——— 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), H1808 [29MR]

——— 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), H79 [18JA]

Wildlife: prohibit importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H1100 [29FE]

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), H2648 [10MY]

——— provide protections against violence against immigrant women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1718), H726 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6273), H5704 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 [16MY]

Dept. of Education: establish an alternative accountability model for elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress (see H.R. 3845), H218 [31JA]

Forest Service: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, CO (see H.R. 6370), H5859 [11SE]

House Rules: provide that the House may not consider major legislation unless it addresses one issue at a time (see H. Res. 541), H640 [8FE]

Immigration: permanently authorize EB–5 regional center program (see H.R. 5874), H3362 [31MY]

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

Tariff: rolling backpacks with a removable backpack or daypack (see H.R. 5633), H2443 [8MY]

——— rolling backpacks without a removable backpack or daypack (see H.R. 5634), H2443 [8MY]

——— rolling duffel bags with a removable backpack or daypack (see H.R. 5635), H2443 [8MY]

——— rolling duffel bags without a removable backpack or daypack (see H.R. 5636), H2443 [8MY]

——— rolling travel bags with a removable backpack or daypack (see H.R. 5631), H2443 [8MY]

——— rolling travel bags without a removable backpack or daypack (see H.R. 5632), H2443 [8MY]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), H3660 [7JN]

Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism areas (see H.R. 6394), H5999 [13SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (H.R. 6273), H5708 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final rule regarding child nutrition programs (H.R. 5789), H2812 [16MY]

Dept. of Education: establish an alternative accountability model for elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress (H.R. 3845), H219 [31JA]

Forest Service: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, CO (H.R. 6370), H5860 [11SE]

Immigration: permanently authorize EB–5 regional center program (H.R. 5874), H3363 [31MY]

Tariff: rolling backpacks with a removable backpack or daypack (H.R. 5633), H2446 [8MY]

——— rolling backpacks without a removable backpack or daypack (H.R. 5634), H2446 [8MY]

——— rolling duffel bags with a removable backpack or daypack (H.R. 5635), H2446 [8MY]

——— rolling duffel bags without a removable backpack or daypack (H.R. 5636), H2446 [8MY]

——— rolling travel bags with a removable backpack or daypack (H.R. 5631), H2446 [8MY]

——— rolling travel bags without a removable backpack or daypack (H.R. 5632), H2446 [8MY]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 5906), H3661 [7JN]

Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism areas (H.R. 6394), H6000 [13SE]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H600 [8FE], H1039 [29FE], H1231 [7MR], H1930 [18AP], H2155 [26AP], H2742 [16MY], H3598 [7JN], H3822 [20JN], H5306 [26JY], H5647 [2AU], H5785 [11SE]

Letters

EPA analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy: several public health and medical organizations, H3818 [20JN]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 [29FE]

Motions

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5645 [2AU]

——— make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5645, H5646, H5647 [2AU]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. Res. 540), H594, H596, H597, H598 [8FE]

Armed Forces: reduce end strength level for troops in Europe, H3082 [17MY]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5297 [26JY]

——— express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5082 [23JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H47, H48 [18JA]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), consideration (H. Res. 688), H3749, H3751 [19JN]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H486, H488 [6FE]

Climate: impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, H5645–H5647 [2AU]

Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 746), H5647 [2AU]

——— prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and employees (H.R. 1148), H594, H596 [8FE]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 964), H1036 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3024, H3025, H3026, H3082 [17MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2731 [16MY]

——— ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3024, H3025, H3026 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: develop a plan to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in financial aid programs, H991, H992 [28FE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2148, H2151, H2153, H2154 [26AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H3817, H3821 [20JN]

——— prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H990, H991, H992 [28FE]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 [9MY], E1938• [17DE]

——— retain State authorization requirements for institutions with below-average graduation and annual completion rates, and above-average loan default rates, H990 [28FE]

Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H3419 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3638, H3639 [7JN]

——— Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, H3545 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3545 [6JN], H3636, H3638, H3639, H3642, H3643 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow Federal immigration law, H3636 [7JN]

——— prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3642, H3643 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), H45 [18JA]

——— prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act, H2548, H2549 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2528 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national security (H.R. 2011), H4792 [11JY]

——— oil shale technology research and development funding, H3414 [5JN]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H772, H773 [15FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, H3751 [19JN]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H7533 [1JA]

Education: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education funding, H2522 [9MY]

Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (H.R. 2315), H1925 [18AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3414, H3419 [5JN]

EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy, H3818 [20JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H1925 [18AP]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1926, H1927, H1929, H1930 [18AP]

——— transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959 [18AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5781, H5783, H5784 [11SE]

Forest Service: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, CO (H.R. 6370), H5781 [11SE]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959 [18AP]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), H1447 [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4748 [10JY]

House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2148, H2151, H2153, H2154 [26AP]

——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 821), H6518, H6520 [29NO]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H–1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (H.R. 399), H6518, H6521 [29NO]

——— allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (H.R. 2161), H6518, H6521 [29NO]

——— Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H3749 [19JN]

——— permanently authorize EB–5 regional center program (H.R. 5874), H6518 [29NO]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), consideration (H. Res. 821), H6518, H6520 [29NO]

——— reform, H1144 [5MR], H3749 [19JN]

KYGT–Radio (Clear Creek, CO): anniversary, E1809• [27NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3590, H3597 [7JN]

Medicare: reform, H48 [18JA]

Members of Congress: allow to decline certain retirement benefits and contributions by the Federal Government (H.R. 981), H597 [8FE]

——— require Members who repeal Federal benefits for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, H3597 [7JN]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4792, H4794, H4796 [11JY]

National Computer Science Education Week: observance, E1938• [17DE]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 783), H5304 [26JY]

NOAA: Climate Competitive Research, Sustained Observations and Regional Information Program funding, E822• [16MY]

Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small business, H5646 [2AU]

——— evaluation of energy policies, H3815 [20JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas drilling off the coast of California, H4794 [11JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of repeal on enrollment of Members of Congress in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H4748 [10JY]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements, H3591 [7JN]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4748 [10JY]

Petroleum: provide relief from high gas prices by repealing subsidies for large oil companies, releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and penalizing price gouging (H.R. 1748), H1229 [7MR]

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

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 515), H47, H48, H49, H50, H51, H52 [18JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 14), H1927, H1930 [18AP]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1926, H1927, H1929, H1930 [18AP]

——— prohibit funding for construction of highways in foreign countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, H1959 [18AP]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1032, H1036, H1038 [29FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2522, H2528, H2548, H2549 [9MY], E822• [16MY]

SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from the Securities Act, H1225 [7MR]

——— change threshold number of shareholders for required registration, H1225 [7MR]

——— eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1225 [7MR]

Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, H1225 [7MR]

——— provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, H1225 [7MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1224, H1225, H1229, H1230 [7MR]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 844), H7533 [1JA]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5783, H5784 [11SE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5306 [26JY]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H5872 [12SE]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, H5872 [12SE]

——— impose an excise tax on certain sugary drinks, H3594 [7JN]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements, H3591 [7JN]

——— provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax relief, H5646 [2AU]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3590, H3593, H3594, H3595, H3596, H3597 [7JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 5906), H3591 [7JN]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H1929 [18AP]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2731 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2731, H2741 [16MY]

Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5645, H5646 [2AU]

Statements

Business Tax Reform: Executive Office of the President, H1225 [7MR]

Summaries

Medical Device Industry Overstates Tax Impact: Bloomberg Finance L.P., H3595 [7JN]

Tributes

Dreier, Representative, H1032 [29FE]

Friedlander, Daniel, E1428• [3AU]