BEATTY, JOYCE (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 3471), H7051 [13NO]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H3688 [17JN]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 414), H7110 [14NO]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H7628 [10DE]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 2066), H8126 [19DE]

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H6771 [23OC]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H7394 [2DE]

——— 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), H5655 [18SE]

——— improve mental health assessments provided to members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 1463), H6493 [10OC]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 2654), H6454 [9OC]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H6225 [3OC]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 49), H342 [4FE]

Budget: exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H4522 [16JY]

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

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H628 [25FE]

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), H372 [5FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]

Colleges and universities: increase amount of loan forgiveness available to highly-qualified teachers employed in low-income schools who teach in the same school district for five consecutive years (see H.R. 2881), H5260 [31JY]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H4371 [10JY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H2396 [26AP]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H1825 [21MR]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H4827 [19JY]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 895), H814 [28FE]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H6902 [29OC]

——— provide for removal of default information from a borrower’s credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans (see H.R. 2561), H4143 [27JN]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H1829 [21MR]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 10), H33 [3JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H6770 [23OC]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1569 [18MR]

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), H7153 [15NO]

——— establish centers of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open-air burn pits (see H.R. 2510), H6999 [12NO]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2775 [17MY]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H4214 [8JY]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3016 [3JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see H.R. 521), H5834 [25SE]

——— 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. 1763), H7312 [20NO]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2605 [14MY]

——— increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations by requiring member institutions to protect the health and education of student athletes (see H.R. 2903), H5341 [1AU]

——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H6676 [22OC]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H2354 [25AP]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 1089), H1356 [12MR]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H6643 [16OC]

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H7353 [21NO]

——— 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. 1732), H7111 [14NO]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H3016 [3JN]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2058), H4214 [8JY]

——— 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. 1339), H4214 [8JY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5834 [25SE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H5051 [24JY]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see H.R. 297), H344 [4FE]

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. 1318), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H7357 [21NO]

——— issue occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard (see H.R. 2480), H7446 [3DE]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H2354 [25AP]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H2027 [15AP]

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 2416), H3758 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures (see H.R. 655), H2248 [23AP]

——— extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H2953 [23MY]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H7253 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1958 [11AP]

——— clarify treatment of administrative expenses during sequestration (see H.R. 3181), H6594 [14OC]

——— exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans’ pensions (see H.R. 1438), H1857 [9AP]

——— identify persons other than next of kin that are eligible to request headstones or markers for veterans’ graves (see H.R. 2018), H2716 [16MY]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H1360 [12MR]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 1816), H5175 [30JY]

——— 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. 595), H818 [28FE]

——— 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), H2349 [25AP]

——— 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), H2161 [18AP]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation (see H.R. 1805), H3016 [3JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H5090 [25JY]

Disasters: provide assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 2887), H7188 [18NO]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H6676 [22OC]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7311 [20NO]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1825 [21MR]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H5050 [24JY]

Education: restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H2249 [23AP]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1994 [12AP]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H5767 [19SE]

Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 388), H6675 [22OC]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6290 [4OC]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H2954 [23MY]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6958 [30OC]

Financial institutions: allow non-federally insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (see H.R. 1862), H2484 [7MY]

——— allow privately insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (see H.R. 3584), H7447 [3DE]

——— encourage institutions to work with their customers affected by the Government shutdown who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6545 [11OC]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H2656 [15MY]

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), H2485 [7MY]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H950 [4MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H6454 [9OC]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H6454 [9OC]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2030), H6770 [23OC]

Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1749), H2350 [25AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H7446 [3DE]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H4599 [17JY]

Holland, Milton M.: posthumously restore promotion to Army captain that was rescinded due to his race (see H.R. 3364), H6999 [12NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2570 [9MY]

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), H2354 [25AP]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6493 [10OC]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H5090 [25JY]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2575 [13MY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H5834 [25SE]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2404 [3MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 268), H3929 [19JN]

Lance Corporal Daniel Nathan Deyarmin Post Office Building, Tallmadge, OH: designate (see H.R. 1813), H2392 [26AP]

Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 1391), H1824 [21MR]

Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (see H.R. 2062), H2838 [21MY]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7358 [21NO]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]

Master Sergeant Jeffery J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 1393), H1825 [21MR]

Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 1392), H1825 [21MR]

Medicaid: remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 2757), H5404 [2AU]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H2803 [20MY]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H5090 [25JY]

——— eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H7628 [10DE]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H3096 [4JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice (see H.R. 2619), H6604 [15OC]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4979 [23JY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H6453 [9OC]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H6225 [3OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H3592 [13JN]

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

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 12), H454 [12FE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 59), H413 [6FE]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H5512 [11SE]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 309), H4826 [19JY]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7446 [3DE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4215 [8JY]

National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H5399 [2AU]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 1033), H1861 [9AP]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1632 [19MR]

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see H. Res. 237), H2955 [23MY]

National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 17), H629 [25FE]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4143 [27JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H6493 [10OC]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H371 [5FE]

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), H818 [28FE]

——— provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H7052 [13NO]

——— 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), H2067 [16AP]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H4143 [27JN]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 1653), H2158 [18AP]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 2465), H4371 [10JY]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5477 [10SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2164 [19AP]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H6289 [4OC]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (see H.R. 677), H1322 [6MR]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H7188 [18NO]

Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (see H.R. 1961), H4524 [16JY]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2633), H5348 [1AU]

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]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H6829 [28OC]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H4485 [11JY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1466), H5548 [12SE]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H4827 [19JY]

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), H2157 [18AP]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H3592 [13JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3592 [13JN]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H7188 [18NO]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3327), H7153 [15NO]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H5348 [1AU]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H1398 [13MR]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H7507 [4DE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2354 [25AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H3688 [17JN]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 664), H5403 [2AU]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H416 [6FE]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H3216 [5JN]

——— 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. 333), H504 [13FE]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3453), H7188 [18NO]

——— improve hiring by the Federal Government and State governments (see H.R. 2785), H7053 [13NO]

——— 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), H2803 [20MY]

Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (see H.R. 2819), H5050 [24JY]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H5175 [30JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 1748), H4485 [11JY]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H8127 [19DE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H4827 [19JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1430 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: support teacher and school professional training on awareness of student mental health conditions and suicide prevention efforts (see H.R. 3536), H7252 [19NO]

Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1237), H1567 [18MR]

Health: assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work (see H.R. 3351), H6827 [28OC]

Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 3003), H5396 [2AU]

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1568 [18MR]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 64), H7110 [14NO]

Taxation: allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2141), H2952 [23MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: support teacher and school professional training on awareness of student mental health conditions and suicide prevention efforts (H.R. 3536), H7252 [19NO]

Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (H.R. 1237), H1568 [18MR]

Health: assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work (H.R. 3351), H6828 [28OC]

Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing (H.R. 3003), H5400 [2AU]

Taxation: allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 2141), H2956 [23MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H1335 [12MR], H4530 [17JY], H5935 [28SE]

Remarks

African Americans: history of involvement in the labor movement, H5426 [9SE]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H2622 [15MY], H3855• [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4375, H4472• [11JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4377 [11JY]

American Education Week: observance, E1733• [21NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6119 [2OC], E1414• [1OC], E1464• [9OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6137 [2OC], H6511 [11OC], H6553 [12OC]

Association of Residential Cleaning Services International: tribute, E401• [9AP]

Budget: repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H5936 [28SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1564 [18MR], H1578 [19MR], H1712 [20MR]

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument: designate, H2035 [16AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1849 [9AP], E804• [5JN]

Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student loan debt and default rates, H2285 [24AP]

——— affordability, H2799 [20MY]

——— impact of budget sequestration on research and education, H7404 [3DE]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1564 [18MR]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, H4530 [17JY], E1054• [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5598 [18SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H2622 [15MY], H3013• [3JN], H3855• [19JN], H4375, H4377, H4472• [11JY], E1703• [19NO]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2799 [20MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H4321 [10JY]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (H.R. 1330), H2799 [20MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5184 [31JY], E1184• [1AU]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5184 [31JY], E1184• [1AU]

Domestic policy: address culture of violence, H79 [14JA]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H672 [27FE]

Education: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry, H2286 [24AP]

——— Pell Grants funding, H2285 [24AP]

——— recognize importance of investment in public education programs and promote and improve education opportunities for underserved populations, H2285 [24AP]

Equal Pay Act: anniversary, E804• [5JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H1849 [9AP]

Firearms: gun control, H79 [14JA], H1850 [9AP], H1921 [11AP]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, E1703• [19NO]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6119, H6137 [2OC], H6360 [8OC], H6511 [11OC], H6553 [12OC], H6593 [14OC], E1414• [1OC], E1464• [9OC]

Medicare: reform, H1712 [20MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H2423 [6MY]

National Spring Cleaning Week: observance, E401• [9AP]

NIH: funding, E1834• [11DE]

Ohio: tribute to African-American faith-based leaders, H672 [27FE]

——— tribute to State designation of Rosa Parks Day, H7491 [4DE]

Ohio Psychological Association: tribute, H1335 [12MR]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp, E91• [4FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H6915 [30OC], H7007 [13NO], E1464• [9OC]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H3013• [3JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H6592 [14OC]

——— economic impact of default, H6592 [14OC]

Small business: improve opportunities for minority entrepreneurs, H3679 [17JN]

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H4161 [28JN]

Votes: position on missed, H5028• [24JY], E1203• [1AU], E1372• [25SE]

Zhang, Jingwen: U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest winner for Ohio, E955• [24JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2389 [26AP]

Tributes

Gray, William H., III, H4199• [8JY]

Mandela, Nelson R., H8092 [12DE]