ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3127 [18MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]

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

Articles and editorials

House Republicans Tax Bill Leaves Some Military Families Behind, Seth Hanlon, Center for American Progress (Internet site), H5543 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5328 [26JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns (see H.R. 4248), H4908 [17JY]

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), H4156 [27JN]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (see H.R. 4201), H1366 [16MR]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1175), H1807 [29MR]

Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1498 [21MR]

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), H3404 [1JN]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H5860 [11SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5526 [31JY]

Cyprus: allow for certain property claims against Turkey arising out of exclusion of U.S. nationals from property such nationals own in Turkish-occupied territory (see H.R. 2597), H159 [24JA]

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), H4908 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory lenders (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]

——— 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]

——— modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H3267 [30MY]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3105 [17MY]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4157 [27JN]

——— implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H1273 [7MR]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6152 [19SE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H6344 [13NO]

——— 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), H6397 [15NO]

Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce residential housing (see H.R. 3825), H694 [9FE]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H3578 [6JN]

Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate online job searches (see H.R. 6401), H6062 [14SE]

——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2289 [27AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of Government stock in General Motors Co., to fund pension benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see H.R. 6404), H5999 [13SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H5292 [25JY]

Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5202 [24JY]

Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), H6300 [2OC]

Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H2211 [26AP]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H966 [27FE]

——— 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), H6234 [20SE]

——— reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), H1642 [27MR]

——— require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1807 [29MR]

——— 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), H2569 [9MY]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H7264 [18DE]

Education: aid gifted and talented learners, including high-ability learners not formally identified as gifted (see H.R. 1674), H1846 [16AP]

——— provide educational stability for children in foster care (see H.R. 5876), H6152 [19SE]

——— support statewide individual-level integrated postsecondary education data systems (see H.R. 4061), H966 [27FE]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 5871), H3662 [7JN]

FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 3737), H1017 [28FE]

——— improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1306 [8MR]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]

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), H3662 [7JN]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H6062 [14SE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H1807 [29MR]

——— provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 1068), H2647 [10MY]

Financial institutions: require holders of student loans to apply prepayment amounts to loans with the highest rates of interest (see H.R. 6510), H6275 [21SE]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H7424 [20DE]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H3267 [30MY]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6152 [19SE]

——— prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H2211 [26AP]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5861 [11SE]

Hurricanes: express condolences to, commend resiliency and courage of, and provide necessary resources for relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts of victims of Hurricane Sandy (see H. Res. 820), H6505 [28NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H159 [24JA]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H1134 [1MR]

——— provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 4175), H1304 [8MR]

——— 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), H6152 [19SE]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H1018 [28FE]

——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]

——— expand sanctions relative to the energy sector (see H.R. 4317), H4065 [26JN]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1848 [16AP]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H2329 [7MY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]

——— 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), H1847 [16AP]

Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H966 [27FE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5526 [31JY]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H3976 [21JN]

——— 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), H1741 [28MR]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H5079 [19JY]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H3808 [19JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H5078 [19JY]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H2813 [16MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1589), H3163 [18MY]

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

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H694 [9FE]

National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]

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

New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur sports gambling to the extent approved by the State legislature (see H.R. 3809), H4605 [28JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1154 [5MR]

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

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

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 1867), H726 [14FE]

——— guarantee qualified preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 5981), H3914 [20JN]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H1978 [18AP]

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

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H3976 [21JN]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 4018), H2288 [27AP]

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]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H1306 [8MR]

SBA: extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/504 Loan Program (see H.R. 2950), H2072 [24AP]

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

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]

Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports (see H.R. 3797), H4605 [28JN]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H1154 [5MR]

Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine Post Office Building, Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 122), H2320 [7MY]

Taxation: clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 2466), H1391 [19MR]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4775 [10JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H5860 [11SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3703 [12JN]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 3522), H1978 [18AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H6061 [14SE]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6683), H7359 [19DE]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3733 [18JN]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3807 [19JN]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H187 [27JA]

Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H5712 [2AU]

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]

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

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1017 [28FE]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H1101 [29FE]

Workforce Investment Act: integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards (see H.R. 1616), H3363 [31MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4864 [12JY]

——— ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H2288 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Commerce: establish a program to make preloaded debit cards available for the purchase of certain goods and services (see H.R. 6675), H7264 [18DE]

Employment: exclude employment contracts and employment disputes from arbitration (see H.R. 4181), H1304 [8MR]

House of Representatives: take any legislative action necessary to verify ratification of Equal Rights Amendment once additional States ratify the amendment (see H. Res. 794), H6232 [20SE]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of Korean immigration in the U.S. (see H.R. 6571), H6306 [12OC]

Pensions: extend special funding rules for certain plans maintained by commercial airlines (see H.R. 5715), H2644 [10MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: establish a Congressional Advisory Commission on the Implementation of U.S. Policy (see H.R. 5902), H3577 [6JN]

Tariff: chemicals (see H.R. 4854, 4864), H2204 [26AP]

——— chlorotrifluoroethylene (see H.R. 4861), H2204 [26AP]

——— diaminodecane (see H.R. 4855), H2204 [26AP]

——— diphosphoric acid, polymers with ethoxylated reduced methyl esters of reduced polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethylene (see H.R. 4862), H2204 [26AP]

——— ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl esters, reduced (see H.R. 4852), H2204 [26AP]

——— ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl esters, reduced, ethoxylated (see H.R. 4866), H2204 [26AP]

——— 4,4’-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone (see H.R. 4863), H2204 [26AP]

——— licorice extract (see H.R. 4868), H2204 [26AP]

——— licorice extract derivatives (see H.R. 4867), H2204 [26AP]

——— methoxycarbonyl-terminated perfluorinated polyoxymethylene-polyoxyethylene (see H.R. 4853), H2204 [26AP]

——— 1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethene, oxidized, polymerized (see H.R. 4856), H2204 [26AP]

——— 1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethylene,oxidized, polymerized, reduced (see H.R. 4859), H2204 [26AP]

——— 1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized (see H.R. 4977), H2267 [27AP]

——— 1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized, reduced hydrolyzed (see H.R. 4851), H2204 [26AP]

——— oxiranemethanol, polymers with reduced methyl esters of reduced polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethylene (see H.R. 4865), H2204 [26AP]

——— p-hydroxybenzoic acid (see H.R. 4858), H2204 [26AP]

——— vinyldine fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer (see H.R. 4860), H2204 [26AP]

——— vinylidene chloride-methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile copolymer (see H.R. 4857), H2204 [26AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Commerce: establish a program to make preloaded debit cards available for the purchase of certain goods and services (H.R. 6675), H7264 [18DE]

Employment: exclude employment contracts and employment disputes from arbitration (H.R. 4181), H1305 [8MR]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of Korean immigration in the U.S. (H.R. 6571), H6306 [12OC]

Pensions: extend special funding rules for certain plans maintained by commercial airlines (H.R. 5715), H2646 [10MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: establish a Congressional Advisory Commission on the Implementation of U.S. Policy (H.R. 5902), H3577 [6JN]

Tariff: chemicals (H.R. 4854), H2208 [26AP]

——— chemicals (H.R. 4864), H2208 [26AP]

——— chlorotrifluoroethylene (H.R. 4861), H2208 [26AP]

——— diaminodecane (H.R. 4855), H2208 [26AP]

——— diphosphoric acid, polymers with ethoxylated reduced methyl esters of reduced polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethylene (H.R. 4862), H2208 [26AP]

——— ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl esters, reduced, ethoxylated (H.R. 4866), H2208 [26AP]

——— ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl esters, reduced (H.R. 4852), H2208 [26AP]

——— 4,4’-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone (H.R. 4863), H2208 [26AP]

——— licorice extract derivatives (H.R. 4867), H2208 [26AP]

——— licorice extract (H.R. 4868), H2208 [26AP]

——— methoxycarbonyl-terminated perfluorinated polyoxymethylene-polyoxyethylene (H.R. 4853), H2208 [26AP]

——— 1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethene, oxidized, polymerized (H.R. 4856), H2208 [26AP]

——— 1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethylene,oxidized, polymerized, reduced (H.R. 4859), H2208 [26AP]

——— 1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized, reduced hydrolyzed (H.R. 4851), H2208 [26AP]

——— 1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized (H.R. 4977), H2275 [27AP]

——— oxiranemethanol, polymers with reduced methyl esters of reduced polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethylene (H.R. 4865), H2208 [26AP]

——— p-hydroxybenzoic acid (H.R. 4858), H2208 [26AP]

——— vinyldine fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer (H.R. 4860), H2208 [26AP]

——— vinylidene chloride-methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile copolymer (H.R. 4857), H2208 [26AP]

Essays

Historical Society of Winslow Township Veterans Day Student Essay Contest: Adam White, E1746• [13NO]

——— Akaash Patel, E1745• [13NO]

——— Deanna Paul, E1745• [13NO]

——— Eleni Finkelstein, E1746• [13NO]

——— Emily Ostrander, E1746• [13NO]

——— Harleigh M. Burke, E1745• [13NO]

——— Hope Barnstead, E1746• [13NO]

——— Kelli O’Neil, E1745• [13NO]

——— Sarah Marshall, E1745• [13NO]

Letters

Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production facilities safety: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H2840• [17MY]

——— Ronald E. Ault, AFL–CIO, H2840• [17MY]

——— Sean McGarvey, AFL–CIO, H2840• [17MY]

Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H2243• [27AP]

——— Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), H2243• [27AP]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H2243• [27AP]

Motions

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4024 [26JN]

American Red Cross: tribute to efforts in responding to Hurricane Sandy, E1755• [14NO]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H7575 [2JA]

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H7386 [20DE]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (H.R. 4201), H3236 [30MY]

Barrington, NJ: anniversary of Barrington Band, E11• [13JA]

Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), consideration (H. Res. 539), H525 [7FE]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 534), H390 [2FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1683, H1726 [28MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), consideration (H. Res. 570), H1175 [6MR]

Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (H.R. 3596), H3750 [19JN]

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), H3750 [19JN]

Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal recipients, E105• [1FE]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H390 [2FE]

Cherry Hill, NJ: anniversary of St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church, E1753• [14NO]

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), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4169 [28JN]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 964), H1175 [6MR]

Corps of Engineers: Delaware River main channel deepening project funding, E976• [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H2789 [16MY], H3008, H3016, H3025 [17MY], H3138 [18MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, H7386 [20DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2840• [17MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), motion to instruct conferees, H6778 [13DE]

——— develop a strategy to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process, H6778 [13DE]

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

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4958 [18JY]

——— prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, H3008 [17MY]

——— traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H4958 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H4024 [26JN], H4613 [29JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2231 [27AP]

——— prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H982 [28FE]

Dept. of Energy: wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and other renewable energy development funding, H3355, H3356 [31MY]

Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2231 [27AP]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6171 [20SE]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4024 [26JN]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6721 [12DE]

——— importance of job creation, H48 [18JA], H525 [7FE], H4742 [10JY]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), H7405 [20DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H525 [7FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H140 [24JA], H619 [8FE]

EEOC: ruling granting discrimination protections to transgendered people under the Civil Rights Act, E670• [26AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3355, H3356 [31MY], E976• [5JN]

Erick J. Umstead Memorial Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1245• [12JY]

Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund, H4613 [29JN]

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), H5303, H5304 [26JY]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H3355 [31MY]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1474, H1475 [21MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), H1446 [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4742, H4744, H4745, H4746, H4747, H4748, H4749, H4750 [10JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4717 [10JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806 [11JY]

Historical Society of Winslow Township: tribute to Veterans Day Student Essay Contest winners, E1745• [13NO]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during fall district work period (H. Res. 788), H6171 [20SE]

——— 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]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 827), H6721 [12DE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H7575 [2JA]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. Res. 556), H1089 [29FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), H2691 [15MY]

——— strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5575 [1AU]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1076• [19JN]

Lawnside, NJ: anniversary of Lawnside Volunteer Fire Co., No. 1, E1380• [1AU]

Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, H4747 [10JY]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H140 [24JA]

——— reform, H1683 [28MR], H4743, H4744 [10JY]

Members of Congress: require Members who repeal Federal benefits for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593 [7JN]

——— require Members who repeal health care benefits for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806 [11JY]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): tribute to volunteers preparing for ceremony to honor those killed at Pearl Harbor, E1862• [3DE]

NIH: anniversary of National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, E1056• [18JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H390 [2FE]

Olympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, E1353• [31JY]

Paralympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, E1452• [10SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]

——— impact on Medicare funding, H4749 [10JY]

——— impact on tax burden, H4745, H4747 [10JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4742, H4744, H4745, H4746, H4747, H4748, H4749, H4750 [10JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4717 [10JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806 [11JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1446, H1474, H1475 [21MR]

——— require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H4745 [10JY]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4746 [10JY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H3355 [31MY]

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

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6182 [20SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6171 [20SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4613 [29JN]

Rowan University: tribute to RCA Heritage Program Museum, E1053• [18JN]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1034 [29FE]

Social Finance, Inc.: tribute, E1461• [10SE]

South Jersey Stand Down (organization): tribute, E1864• [3DE]

Taiwan: anniversary of the 2-28 incident, E367• [13MR]

——— imprisonment conditions of former President Chen Shui-Bian, E1258• [17JY]

——— tribute to donations toward Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, E1863• [3DE]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E532• [16AP]

Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5542 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5542 [1AU]

——— 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), H6171 [20SE]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H525 [7FE], H619 [8FE]

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

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H391 [2FE]

——— tax cut for small business, H391 [2FE]

Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts, H3016 [17MY]

Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit reductions to strategic delivery systems pending certification that Russia has met certain conditions, H3138 [18MY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H619 [8FE]

Votes: correction, E1131• [25JN]

——— position on missed, H3685• [8JN], E629• [24AP], E1472• [11SE], E1809• [27NO]

Woodbury, NJ: tribute to Woodbury Rotary Park Memorial Walkway, E973• [5JN]

Reports

Effects of Incarceration on the Mental and Physical Health of Former President Chen Shui-Bian of Taiwan: Joseph Lin, Ken Yoneda, and Charles Whitcomb, E1258• [17JY]

Tributes

Barker, Margaret, E1454• [10SE]

Hammell, Joseph, E1591• [21SE]

Maley, Maurice J. (Bud), E14• [13JA]

Musciano, Mario G., Sr., E1874• [4DE]

Payne, Donald M., H1196 [6MR]

Raphaely, Marianne C., E239• [24FE]

Rouse, Charles, E17• [13JA]

Scriboni, Vincent, E1449• [10SE]

Selko, Rob, E529• [16AP]

Yu, Eugene Chin, E525• [16AP]