PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4118 [27JN]

Articles and editorials

Former NCCU Chancellor, USOC Head LeRoy Walker, Dies at 93, Ned Barnett, Raleigh (NC) News & Observer, E696• [27AP]

LeRoy T. Walker, a Pioneer of U.S. Olympics, Dies at 93, Richard Goldstein, New York (NY) Times, E696• [27AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H159 [24JA]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5712 [2AU]

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

Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H2569 [9MY]

——— provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H1978 [18AP]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3481 [5JN]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H2033 [19AP]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1204), H2569 [9MY]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H115 [23JA]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]

Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H6280 [21SE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H6280 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]

——— establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care (see H.R. 4341), H2570 [9MY]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3974), H966 [27FE]

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), H1642 [27MR]

——— establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H2033 [19AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]

——— make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3490), H182 [25JA]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1018 [28FE]

——— conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 1919), H2033 [19AP]

——— establish a working group to develop and disseminate best practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 4087), H2447 [8MY]

——— establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H1642 [27MR]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H2033 [19AP]

——— provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H4157 [27JN]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H1915 [17AP]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H2134 [25AP]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 3353), H966 [27FE]

——— develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H1846 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H182 [25JA]

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), H6152 [19SE]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H1017 [28FE]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H1915 [17AP]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H1807 [29MR]

Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H182 [25JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 8), H160 [24JA]

Elvis Presley Day: designate (see H. Res. 818), H6469 [27NO]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 996), H5728 [7AU]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H2569 [9MY]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H182 [25JA]

Financial institutions: improve regulations dealing with disclosure of nonpublic personal information (see H.R. 653), H3661 [7JN]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4605 [28JN]

Foreign policy: establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations (see H.R. 2880), H2288 [27AP]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H1273 [7MR]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]

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

Hazardous substances: establish standards limiting the amounts of arsenic and lead contained in glass beads used in pavement markings (see H.R. 708), H944 [17FE]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 1448), H1807 [29MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]

House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net cost to Federal Government (see H.R. 1402), H2447 [8MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H182 [25JA]

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

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

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child’s congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H1017 [28FE]

Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (see H.R. 2881), H1847 [16AP]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2134 [25AP]

——— ensure home health agencies can assign appropriate skilled professional to conduct initial assessment visit and complete assessment for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (see H.R. 2468), H6312 [19OC]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H1391 [19MR]

——— 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), H115 [23JA]

——— provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2195), H1017 [28FE]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H1916 [17AP]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2787), H1741 [28MR]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H2813 [16MY]

National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1810), H27 [17JA]

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3259), H79 [18JA]

National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see H.R. 4063), H2072 [24AP]

National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 645), H2716 [15MY]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]

——— expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H1978 [18AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H3976 [21JN]

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

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

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

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H5711 [2AU]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H2033 [19AP]

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), H6280 [21SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H1134 [1MR]

——— allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H802 [15FE]

——— allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 6151), H5631 [1AU]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H1847 [16AP]

——— expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), H6152 [19SE]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H182 [25JA]

——— extend qualified school construction and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see H.R. 2394), H376 [1FE]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H1915 [17AP]

——— provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 1706), H1846 [16AP]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H3578 [6JN]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H1807 [29MR]

——— 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), H6152 [19SE]

——— provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2091), H1915 [17AP]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H1306 [8MR]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1135 [1MR]

Tunisia: commend holding of fair, free, and democratic elections and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic reforms and economic development (see H. Res. 527), H181 [25JA]

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 4124), H1916 [17AP]

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

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

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), H7360 [19DE]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 3526), H2329 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Political campaigns: 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), H6230 [20SE]

Tariff: acifluorfen (see H.R. 5466), H2319 [7MY]

——— copper oxychloride and copper hydroxide (see H.R. 5460), H2319 [7MY]

——— isoxadifen-ethyl (see H.R. 5462), H2319 [7MY]

——— 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3[2-(dimethylcarbamoyl)phenylsufamoyl] urea (see H.R. 5464), H2319 [7MY]

——— oxyfluorfen (see H.R. 5465), H2319 [7MY]

——— sethoxydim/nicobifen (see H.R. 5463), H2319 [7MY]

——— tetraconazole (see H.R. 5461), H2319 [7MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections, create similar system for congressional elections, and strengthen rules on political action committees (H.R. 6448), H6232 [20SE]

Tariff: acifluorfen (H.R. 5466), H2326 [7MY]

——— copper oxychloride and copper hydroxide (H.R. 5460), H2326 [7MY]

——— isoxadifen-ethyl (H.R. 5462), H2326 [7MY]

——— 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3[2-(dimethylcarbamoyl)phenylsufamoyl] urea (H.R. 5464), H2326 [7MY]

——— oxyfluorfen (H.R. 5465), H2326 [7MY]

——— sethoxydim/nicobifen (H.R. 5463), H2326 [7MY]

——— tetraconazole (H.R. 5461), H2326 [7MY]

Poems

‘‘Few,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1614• [21SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5955 [13SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5695 [2AU]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 3578), H422 [2FE]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), H3782 [19JN]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H398 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H5695 [2AU]

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

——— administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts funding, H3531 [6JN]

——— Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement funding through reductions in environmental mitigation funding, H3540 [6JN]

——— cell phone communications in rural border areas funding, H3535 [6JN]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 [7JN]

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

——— Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Investigations funding to combat child exploitation through reductions in detention and removal operations funding, H3542 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3500, H3504, H3531, H3532, H3534, H3535, H3536, H3540, H3542, H3544, H3545, H3547, H3548, H3555, H3556, H3557, H3560 [6JN], H3620, H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624, H3628, H3629, H3631, H3633, H3635, H3638, H3639, H3640, H3641, H3642 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding for Public Advocate position within Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3622 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow Federal immigration law, H3635 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency, H3624 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial discretion, H3628 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement rule on Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives, H3621 [7JN]

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

——— provide training to State and local law enforcement to identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, H3633 [7JN]

——— science and technology research funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3560 [6JN]

Dept. of HUD: allow public housing agencies to use operating and capital funds directly without going through the Operating Fund Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]

——— Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H4105, H4106 [27JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, H3782 [19JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4105, H4106, H4119 [27JN]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H399 [2FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H924• [17FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H141 [24JA]

Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for defined retirement benefits, H924• [17FE]

FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3536 [6JN]

——— Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556 [6JN]

——— State and local grant programs funding, H3534, H3555, H3556 [6JN]

——— State and local grant programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, H3544 [6JN]

——— State and local rail and transit security grant programs funding, H3532 [6JN]

——— Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research funding, H3557 [6JN]

Firearms: gun control, H7279 [19DE]

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 (H.R. 4133), H2489• [9MY]

Law enforcement: respect individual dignity and operate on the basis of what constitutes criminal behavior, H3620 [7JN]

Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, H5866 [12SE]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings, H7279 [19DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H3615 [7JN]

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (H.R. 414), H6115• [19SE]

Raleigh, NC: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E313• [5MR]

Shaw University: tribute to women’s basketball team, E591• [19AP]

Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6115• [19SE]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H924• [17FE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3615 [7JN]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]

Transportation Security Administration: Federal Flight Deck Officer program funding, H3548 [6JN]

——— funding, H3547 [6JN]

——— prohibit funding for behavior detection officers and the Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) Program, H3641 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding for security officers or behavior detection officers outside an airport, H3631 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding to provide certain employees uniforms or badges resembling those of law enforcement officers, H3629 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding to restrict participation in Screening Partnership Program (SPP), H3640 [7JN]

——— surface transportation inspection program funding, H3638 [7JN]

Tributes

Lemov, Michael, E1846• [29NO]

Moss, John E., E1846• [29NO]

Payne, Donald M., H1202 [6MR]

Rimpf, Nathan, E1614• [21SE]

Rose, Charlie, E1795• [16NO]

Sullivan, John V., E461• [28MR]

Walker, LeRoy T., E695• [27AP]