BARBER, RON (a Representative from Arizona)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H90 [15JA]

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5154, H5176 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American College of Surgeons Days: designate (see H. Res. 307), H5176 [30JY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6643 [16OC]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H3253 [6JN]

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (see H.R. 507), H1359 [12MR]

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. 683), H1632 [19MR]

——— eliminate requirement that certain former Reserve members be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits (see H.R. 738), H1837 [25MR]

——— equalize treatment under the Survivor Benefit Plan accorded Reserve component members who die from injury or illness incurred during inactive duty training with members who die on active duty (see H.R. 1770), H2390 [26AP]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H2570 [9MY]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1333), H3357 [12JN]

——— improve mental health assessments provided to members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 1463), H4524 [16JY]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (see H.J. Res. 91), H6411 [8OC]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H3654 [14JN]

——— notify members of the availability of mental health services, help eliminate stigma associated with utilizing such services, and clarify disclosure policies relative to members utilizing such services (see H.R. 1464), H4524 [16JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8125 [19DE]

Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 1245), H2485 [7MY]

Barry M. Goldwater Post Office, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 3027), H5397 [2AU]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4858 [22JY]

Budget: improve accuracy and transparency of the Federal budget process (see H.R. 1654), H2158 [18AP]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: reform the Border Patrol agent pay schedule (see H.R. 3463), H7050 [13NO]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1398 [13MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H628 [25FE]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H3288 [11JN]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H4858 [22JY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H2485 [7MY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H6644 [16OC]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2840 [21MY]

——— limit retirement of A–10 aircraft (see H.R. 3657), H7566 [5DE]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H2914 [22MY]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2605 [14MY]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H2775 [17MY]

——— require notification of congressional defense committees about certain sensitive military operations (see H.R. 1904), H2965 [24MY]

——— review operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 1494), H3357 [12JN]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2719 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see H.R. 3090), H5546 [12SE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H1632 [19MR]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H2485 [7MY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H499 [13FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 1417), H2161 [18AP]

——— enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 735), H2438 [6MY]

——— establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3575), H7353 [21NO]

——— provide emergency funding for port of entry personnel and infrastructure (see H.R. 3753), H8108 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 2187), H4726 [18JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H5348 [1AU] (see H.R. 1945), H4524 [16JY]

——— reimburse States that use State funds to operate national parks during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3286), H6604 [15OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence (see H.R. 2088), H4524 [16JY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H2299 [24AP]

——— consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions (see H.R. 2341), H3356 [12JN]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H6604 [15OC]

——— establish standards for access to care for veterans seeking health care from departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 241), H2437 [6MY]

——— extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 1521), H6676 [22OC]

——— extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2485), H4524 [16JY]

——— extend Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (see H.R. 2011), H3253 [6JN]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 562), H6676 [22OC]

——— furnish headstones and markers for certain deceased veterans buried in veterans’ cemeteries of Indian tribes (see H.R. 2039), H4827 [19JY]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H4524 [16JY]

——— make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands (see H.R. 2941), H5343 [1AU]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 2086), H2910 [22MY]

——— make publicly available certain information about pending and completed claims for compensation (see H.R. 1623), H2249 [23AP]

——— prohibit medical exam requests of veterans who have submitted sufficient evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals and improve efficiency of disability claims processing (see H.R. 1980), H2603 [14MY]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 1284), H4524 [16JY]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts and include mental health professionals in training programs (see H.R. 3499), H7110 [14NO]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 1809), H2486 [7MY]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H5348 [1AU]

——— provide veterans service organizations with the same access to departmental facilities during the Government shutdown as prior to the shutdown (see H.R. 3287), H6569 [12OC]

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (see H.R. 2527), H4827 [19JY]

——— 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. 32), H950 [4MR]

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 1824), H2400 [30AP]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies (see H.R. 1759), H2351 [25AP]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation (see H.R. 1805), H5051 [24JY]

Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 509), H4598 [17JY]

——— improve individualized education program and facilitate the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 510), H4598 [17JY]

——— provide assistance to States to develop and implement transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who are transitioning from the secondary school system into adulthood (see H.R. 511), H4598 [17JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H2719 [16MY]

Dr. Cameron McKinley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 1216), H1547 [15MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H4485 [11JY]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H2396 [26AP]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2396 [26AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H660 [26FE]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H6829 [28OC]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H5343 [1AU]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3306), H8112 [12DE]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see H.R. 1098), H5554 [16SE]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2300 [24AP]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H7110 [14NO]

——— require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 160), H2026 [15AP]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 288), H2437 [6MY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1360 [12MR]

IRS: terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4371 [10JY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2248 [23AP]

Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see H. Con. Res. 41), H4726 [18JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1861 [9AP]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H8113 [12DE]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (see H.R. 3304), H6675 [22OC]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H3654 [14JN]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H8112 [12DE]

——— eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H7251 [19NO]

——— provide coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice (see H.R. 2619), H4726 [18JY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H2570 [9MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2604 [14MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H3256 [10JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H550 [14FE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H176 [18JA]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H2533 [8MY]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H2027 [15AP]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2574 [13MY]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H660 [26FE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H7053 [13NO]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5476 [10SE]

National Anti-Bullying Month: designate (see H. Res. 398), H6954 [30OC]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2299 [24AP]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3687 [17JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H7053 [13NO]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal enrollment website is fully functional (see H.R. 3425), H6953 [30OC]

——— ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8108 [12DE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2604 [14MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H2604 [14MY]

Pensions: provide an election for funding parity for charity-sponsored pensions (see H.R. 2134), H6676 [22OC]

Petroleum: eliminate unnecessary oil tax credits and subsidies for major oil companies to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 2956), H5343 [1AU]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H5476 [10SE]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H8113 [12DE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H1861 [9AP]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H1860 [9AP]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H3988 [20JN]

Public debt: prioritize payment of pay and allowances to Armed Forces members and Federal law enforcement officers if the statutory debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 55), H3288 [11JN]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H7395 [2DE]

Saguaro National Park: study land for potential inclusion or removal from boundary (see H.R. 1934), H2568 [9MY]

Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1349), H1861 [9AP]

SBA: improve the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (see H.R. 2452), H3988 [20JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H3592 [13JN]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H3288 [11JN]

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]

——— provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering servicemembers (see H.R. 1488), H4524 [16JY]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H8107 [12DE]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H3357 [12JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1829 [21MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6957 [30OC]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H8112 [12DE]

——— 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. 901), H3592 [13JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H628 [25FE]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1095), H6829 [28OC]

Veterans: ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H2392 [26AP]

——— exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 825), H658 [26FE] (see H.R. 1742), H2959 [23MY]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2404 [3MY] (see H.R. 333), H1829 [21MR]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2056), H2802 [20MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 569, 570), H1632 [19MR]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see H.R. 357), H2485 [7MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H1359 [12MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H344 [4FE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6546 [11OC]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H6770 [23OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3760 [18JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1837 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to pay death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3274), H6411 [8OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H169 [15JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider the veteran’s best interest when making determinations about contracted health care (see H.R. 2412), H3758 [18JN]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see H.R. 1702), H2297 [24AP]

Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay and prohibit further adjustments to such rates (see H.R. 1467), H1909 [10AP]

Taxation: repeal increase in income threshold used to determine medical care deduction (see H.R. 3114), H5588 [17SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to pay death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3274), H6412 [8OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (H.R. 274), H172 [15JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider the veteran’s best interest when making determinations about contracted health care (H.R. 2412), H3759 [18JN]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (H.R. 1702), H2298 [24AP]

Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay and prohibit further adjustments to such rates (H.R. 1467), H1910 [10AP]

Taxation: repeal increase in income threshold used to determine medical care deduction (H.R. 3114), H5588 [17SE]

Motions

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (H.R. 1526), H5790 [20SE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), H5790 [20SE]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: tribute, E1718• [20NO]

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3670 [17JN]

Almquist, Art: People (publication) Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1697• [18NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6207• [3OC], H6267 [4OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6079 [1OC], H6137 [2OC], H6260 [4OC], H6332 [7OC]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to pay death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3274), H6361 [8OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), H6432, H6433 [9OC]

Benson, AZ: tribute to Benson Unified School District, E1287• [11SE]

Border Patrol: impact of budget sequestration in southern Arizona, H1417 [14MR]

Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ: tribute to Air Force 48th Rescue Squadron, E1711• [20NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8042 [12DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3297 [12JN]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H5624 [18SE]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H3297 [12JN]

——— limit retirement of A–10 aircraft, H8042 [12DE]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H4133 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (H.R. 274), H3364 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Southern Arizona VA Health Care System recipient of Robert W. Carey Performance Excellence Award, E833• [11JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5869 [26SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: ensure firefighters are provided with the most advanced firefighting and personal safety equipment, H5790 [20SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5154 [30JY]

Douglas, AZ: tribute to Douglas Youth Leadership Development Forum, E1706• [19NO]

Economy: avert impact of budget sequestration on economy through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H686 [27FE]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H686 [27FE]

FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), H6332 [7OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6137 [2OC], H6207• [3OC], H6267 [4OC], H6332 [7OC], H6464 [10OC], H6602 [15OC]

KXCI–Radio (Tucson, AZ): anniversary, E1824• [10DE]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), concur in Senate amendments (H. Res. 441), H8042 [12DE]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources (H.R. 1526), motion to recommit, H5790 [20SE]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H5869 [26SE]

Public debt: ceiling, H6602 [15OC], H6613 [16OC]

——— economic impact of default, H6613 [16OC]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), motion to recommit, H5790 [20SE]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 523), H2590 [14MY]

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Inc. (TAPS): tribute, E1284• [11SE]

Tucson, AZ: Naval Operations Support Center recipient of Dept. of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, E200• [27FE]

United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona: tribute, E128• [12FE]

Vail, AZ: tribute to Vail School District, E1210• [2AU]

Veterans: HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program funding, H5154 [30JY]

——— making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6202, H6207• [3OC]

Votes: correction, H2788• [20MY]

——— position on missed, H7128• [15NO], E129• [12FE], E1067• [16JY], E1159• [30JY], E1275• [10SE]

Tributes

Finley, Dorothy Hunt, E214• [28FE]

Lee, Wong S., E1586• [28OC]