BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3863, H3864 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3520 [13JN], H3606, H3620 [14JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4914, H4918 [23JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3063 [4JN]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H140 [15JA]

Articles and editorials

NEPA Is the Guide Star, Glenn Bowman, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, H6681 [23OC]

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: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 2201), H3655 [14JN]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2719 [16MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to restore Dept. of Agriculture authority to manage sugar supplies throughout the year (see H. Res. 378), H6545 [11OC]

——— reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H545 [14FE]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 3022), H5803 [20SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H818 [28FE]

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), H5176 [30JY]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H5589 [17SE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1569 [18MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]

Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 1350), H1823 [21MR]

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), H950 [4MR]

——— afford each member prior to separation from service with an electronic copy of medical records and the opportunity for a physical examination (see H.R. 3045), H5398 [2AU]

——— ensure funds provided for operations in Afghanistan are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 200), H173 [15JA]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1333), H1911 [10AP]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H1824 [21MR]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2324), H5348 [1AU]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 3172), H6999 [12NO]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H5396 [2AU]

ATF: restore certain authorities to administer firearms laws (see H.R. 431), H2485 [7MY]

Aviation: establish appeal and redress process for individuals screened against terrorist watchlist and wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight or denied a right, benefit, or privilege (see H.R. 1583), H2066 [16AP]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1630), H2157 [18AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7312 [20NO]

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary (see H. Res. 209), H2605 [14MY]

Budget: exempt NIH from current fiscal year sequestration and reduce the sequestration by the amount of the exemption (see H.R. 729), H629 [25FE]

——— prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7628 [10DE]

Business and industry: impose a tax on certain trading transactions to strengthen financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and stop the shrinking of the middle class (see H.R. 1579), H2065 [16AP]

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

Cargo transportation: establish national policies and programs to strengthen freight-related infrastructure (see H.R. 974), H982 [5MR]

Chetco River: make technical corrections to wild and scenic segment designations (see H.R. 1215), H1547 [15MR]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H5513 [11SE]

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), H599 [15FE]

——— 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]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H1425 [14MR]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H1430 [14MR]

Commission on America and Its Veterans: establish (see H.R. 1492), H1955 [11AP]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H6957 [30OC]

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), H1837 [25MR]

Conservation of energy: establish a grant program to assist retail power providers with establishment and operation of energy conservation programs using targeted residential tree-planting (see H.R. 1807), H2392 [26AP]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 728), H2719 [16MY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H2483 [7MY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H410 [6FE]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 220), H2774 [17MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H284 [23JA]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 25), H413 [6FE]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H1357 [12MR]

Corps of Engineers: provide for ecosystem restoration in the lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay estuaries (see H.R. 3414), H6952 [30OC]

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

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see H.R. 1695), H6594 [14OC]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 312), H176 [18JA]

Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see H.R. 990), H1318 [6MR]

——— prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2364), H3591 [13JN]

——— require portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see H.R. 3031), H5397 [2AU]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H294 [25JA]

——— require court order to subpoena telephone records from service providers in any criminal investigation (see H.R. 2014), H2959 [23MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see H.R. 2343), H3356 [12JN]

——— expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1727), H2536 [8MY]

——— limit maximum amount of crop insurance premiums paid by FCIC, repeal direct payments for certain commodities, and prohibit payments to Brazilian Cotton Institute (see H.R. 1644), H2158 [18AP]

——— modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 686), H544 [14FE]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1721 [20MR]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H1856 [9AP]

——— reform crop insurance program (see H.R. 1995), H2654 [15MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 764), H2400 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H1956 [11AP]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H6676 [22OC]

Dept. of Education: authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H6957 [30OC]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1958 [11AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2959 [23MY]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H1331 [11MR]

——— integrate engineering education into elementary and secondary instruction and curriculum and support research on engineering education (see H.R. 2426), H5554 [16SE]

——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H5090 [25JY]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H2485 [7MY]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H5404 [2AU]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see H.R. 1979), H2603 [14MY]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 791), H1568 [18MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H2485 [7MY]

——— 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), H7188 [18NO]

——— establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H5175 [30JY]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H8127 [19DE]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H342 [4FE]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants under the School-Based Health Centers Program (see H.R. 2632), H5884 [26SE]

——— improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 809), H7688 [11DE]

——— 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), H1822 [21MR]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H176 [18JA]

——— preserve eligibility of a child for kinship guardianship assistance payments when the guardian is replaced by a successor legal guardian (see H.R. 2979), H5395 [2AU]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5589 [17SE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H6770 [23OC]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H546 [14FE]

——— 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. 541), H6676 [22OC]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H1398 [13MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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. 3488), H7508 [4DE]

Dept. of HUD: establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (see H.R. 2424), H4371 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 906), H814 [28FE]

——— improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 906), H814 [28FE]

——— modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 2566), H4143 [27JN]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H6545 [11OC]

Dept. of Labor: establish the Small Business Liaison Pilot Program (see H.R. 954), H981 [5MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H1426 [14MR]

——— develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 916), H1399 [13MR]

——— establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (see H.R. 601), H431 [8FE]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 666), H1829 [21MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (see H.R. 3039), H5398 [2AU]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1395 [13MR]

——— update motorcoach safety by reviewing inspection procedures, developing performance standards for safety features, and allowing law enforcement inspections of certain buses (see H.R. 2505), H5348 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 671), H950 [4MR]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H2123 [17AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4485 [11JY]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H6053 [30SE]

——— provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 3398), H8127 [19DE]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H6829 [28OC]

——— prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 2479), H4037 [25JN]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 362), H278 [23JA]

——— statehood (see H.R. 292), H170 [15JA]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7688 [11DE]

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol (see H.R. 499), H370 [5FE]

——— exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see H.R. 784), H595 [15FE]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1523), H1990 [12AP]

——— provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 710), H545 [14FE]

——— provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law governing marijuana (see H.R. 964), H3288 [11JN]

Economy: 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), H5176 [30JY]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 2653), H4482 [11JY]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H8127 [19DE]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H1718 [20MR]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 951), H981 [5MR]

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 765), H2396 [26AP]

——— clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2959 [23MY]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 3449), H6997 [12NO]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5087 [25JY]

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 2983), H5396 [2AU]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H4522 [16JY]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H5655 [18SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1751), H2397 [26AP]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 1385), H1824 [21MR]

——— require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 584), H550 [14FE]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H2297 [24AP]

Federal agencies and departments: improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4522 [16JY]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4599 [17JY]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority of any agency if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an independent auditor (see H.R. 559), H412 [6FE]

Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3563), H7310 [20NO]

——— 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), H4371 [10JY]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H2532 [8MY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2652), H4369 [10JY]

——— establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H1630 [19MR]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H544 [14FE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H1837 [25MR]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 236), H2437 [6MY]

——— 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), H2400 [30AP]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 137), H2437 [6MY]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H2437 [6MY]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1829 [21MR]

——— prevent illegal sale (see H.R. 427), H2485 [7MY]

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 1369), H1823 [21MR]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H2437 [6MY]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]

——— require all handguns manufactured, sold, or imported into the U.S. incorporate technology that precludes the average 5-year-old child from operating the handgun when it is ready to fire (see H.R. 2567), H4143 [27JN]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H86 [14JA]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H4310 [9JY]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 69), H344 [4FE]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 1012), H1861 [9AP]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H1861 [9AP]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1249), H3254 [6JN]

Foreign aid: establish a framework for effective, transparent, and accountable U.S. foreign assistance (see H.R. 1793), H2392 [26AP]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H6902 [29OC]

——— require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H5834 [25SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: repeal certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see H.R. 2818), H7357 [21NO]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2656 [15MY]

Grand Ronde Reservation Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 841), H818 [28FE]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5589 [17SE]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H5051 [24JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2605 [14MY]

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), H2247 [23AP]

——— limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 278), H169 [15JA]

——— provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 363), H278 [23JA]

House Rules: reinstate ‘‘Gephardt rule’’ setting debt ceiling automatically at level projected by concurrent budget resolution (see H. Res. 11), H87 [14JA]

——— require that any extension of debt ceiling only be considered in a stand-alone bill (see H. Res. 12), H87 [14JA]

Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 479), H342 [4FE] (see H.R. 599), H431 [8FE]

——— provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6675 [22OC]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H504 [13FE] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC] (see H.R. 3163), H6644 [16OC]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 1312), H1837 [25MR]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 783), H595 [15FE]

——— 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), H4524 [16JY]

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]

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

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H5802 [20SE]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H3929 [19JN]

——— extend temporary Medicare payment rate floor for primary care services of primary care physicians to nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physician assistants, and certified nurse-midwives (see H.R. 2986), H5589 [17SE]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H700 [27FE]

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), H1837 [25MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H4146 [27JN]

——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 3024), H5397 [2AU]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H3758 [18JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2605 [14MY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H3929 [19JN]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 3334), H6768 [23OC]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H2913 [22MY]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H6604 [15OC]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H412 [6FE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H1568 [18MR]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H3251 [6JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 2181), H2954 [23MY]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H5090 [25JY]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H4039 [25JN]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6958 [30OC]

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

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1373), H1824 [21MR]

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 526), H410 [6FE]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1230), H1548 [15MR]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5348 [1AU]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H2486 [7MY]

National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy: establish (see H.R. 1635), H2157 [18AP]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H546 [14FE]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 3022), H5803 [20SE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4142 [27JN]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 201), H2437 [6MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H818 [28FE]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 1803), H6290 [4OC]

Naturopathic Medicine Week: designate (see H. Res. 211), H3689 [17JN]

NOAA: improve ability to address severe marine debris events (see H.R. 1425), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities to address marine debris impacts of 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami (see H.R. 1491), H1955 [11AP]

Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (see H. Res. 71), H950 [4MR]

Oregon: designate Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2491), H4037 [25JN]

——— provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe (see H.R. 931), H1360 [12MR]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2489), H4037 [25JN]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H5554 [16SE]

Pensions: protect Federal and military retirees by expanding Truth in Lending Act disclosure provisions when a Federal or military pension is used as consideration by predatory lenders (see H.R. 3310), H6767 [23OC]

——— provide an election for funding parity for charity-sponsored pensions (see H.R. 2134), H5403 [2AU]

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 2044), H4599 [17JY]

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

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H2803 [20MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit certain social welfare organizations from participating or intervening in any political campaign (see H.R. 2520), H4980 [23JY]

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H169 [15JA]

——— require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 2214), H2964 [24MY]

Pollution: establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see H.R. 1943), H3289 [11JN]

Postal Service: 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), 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), H950 [4MR]

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

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see H.R. 2004), H3760 [18JN]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (see H.R. 3574), H7353 [21NO]

Privacy: prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (see H.R. 2399), H5655 [18SE]

——— prohibit employers, schools, and universities from requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, password, or other access to a personal social networking account (see H.R. 537), H703 [27FE]

——— prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2077), H2838 [21MY]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 2248), H3095 [4JN]

Public debt: eliminate statutory ceiling and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (see H.R. 290), H170 [15JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 3284), H6546 [11OC]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 2465), H4827 [19JY]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see H.R. 1351), H1823 [21MR]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 949), H5403 [2AU]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H4858 [22JY]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H431 [8FE]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5173 [30JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1959 [11AP]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2158 [18AP]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (see H.R. 2981), H6829 [28OC]

SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2998), H6999 [12NO]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education program from the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (see H.R. 3774), H8127 [19DE]

——— expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 2925), H5342 [1AU]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 896), H1829 [21MR]

——— 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), H6829 [28OC]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3050), H5398 [2AU]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2012), H7111 [14NO]

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

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 337), H1837 [25MR]

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), H3760 [18JN]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H7153 [15NO]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H2297 [24AP]

——— increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H1721 [20MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 474), H1958 [11AP]

——— allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H5884 [26SE]

——— clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 786), H595 [15FE]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H5548 [12SE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4214 [8JY]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3391), H6951 [30OC]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H5259 [31JY]

——— expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 877), H701 [27FE]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H8108 [12DE]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2350 [25AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H546 [14FE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2499), H4037 [25JN]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7628 [10DE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H2297 [24AP]

——— impose a retail tax on disposable carryout bags (see H.R. 1686), H2246 [23AP]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 880), H813 [28FE]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H2911 [22MY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H3250 [6JN]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H594 [15FE]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see H.R. 789), H595 [15FE]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H7052 [13NO]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H1568 [18MR]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2671), H4482 [11JY]

——— provide for employment tax treatment of professional service businesses (see H.R. 348), H222 [22JA]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 2332), H3356 [12JN]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H370 [5FE]

——— reduce the depreciation recovery periods for energy efficient commercial buildings (see H.R. 2598), H4174 [28JN]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H5396 [2AU]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H2025 [15AP]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H4485 [11JY]

Transportation: provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 2958), H5343 [1AU]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7309 [20NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: repeal (see H.R. 2818), H7357 [21NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1837 [25MR]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2438 [6MY]

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), H2350 [25AP]

——— 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]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2350), H3590 [13JN]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1921), H3016 [3JN]

Wild Rogue Wilderness Area: expand (see H.R. 2488), H4037 [25JN]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 996), H1318 [6MR]

——— prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H3253 [6JN]

——— 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), H5173 [30JY]

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

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H2602 [14MY]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see H.R. 1941), H7111 [14NO]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H3016 [3JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H950 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: modernize conservation programs, protect long term investments, increase small and midsize farmer’s access to programs, and prioritize modern-day conservation needs (see H.R. 1890), H2533 [8MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Road Usage Fee Pilot Program to study mileage-based fee systems (see H.R. 3638), H7445 [3DE]

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H7109 [14NO]

Drugs: reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 689), H545 [14FE]

Immigration: extend period when Iraqis employed by the U.S. in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status and temporarily increase fee or surcharge for processing certain nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 3233), H6174 [2OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H1426 [14MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: authorize to take discretionary action if a foreign country is engaging in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices relating to the environment (see H.R. 3733), H8107 [12DE]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 2240), H3094 [4JN]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 3636), H7445 [3DE]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 2921), H5342 [1AU]

——— provide for the taxation of marijuana (see H.R. 501), H370 [5FE]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 609), H454 [12FE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H5341 [1AU]

Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 3582), H7353 [21NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Road Usage Fee Pilot Program to study mileage-based fee systems (H.R. 3638), H7446 [3DE]

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (H.R. 3494), H7111 [14NO]

Drugs: reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (H.R. 689), H548 [14FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (H.R. 1173), H1429 [14MR]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (H.R. 2240), H3095 [4JN]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (H.R. 3636), H7446 [3DE]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (H.R. 2921), H5346 [1AU]

——— provide for the taxation of marijuana (H.R. 501), H371 [5FE]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (H.R. 609), H455 [12FE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 2901), H5345 [1AU]

Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 3582), H7355 [21NO]

Letters

Global warming: several individuals, E213• [28FE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3742• [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3694 [18JN], H3863, H3865, H3866, H3898 [19JN], H3936 [20JN], E950• [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4490 [16JY], H6595 [15OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), agree to conference with the Senate (H. Res. 380), H6508 [11OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (H. Res. 379), H6529 [11OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (H. Res. 379), consideration (H. Res. 380), H6508 [11OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to restore Dept. of Agriculture authority to manage sugar supplies throughout the year (H. Res. 378), consideration (H. Res. 380), H6508 [11OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4390 [11JY]

——— reform direct payment program, H4490 [16JY]

——— reform sugar price support program, H3936 [20JN]

Appropriations: legislative process, H6014 [30SE], H6595 [15OC], H6607 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5779 [20SE], H5898 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (H. Res. 368), H6055 [1OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5925 [28SE], H6014 [30SE], H6307 [5OC], H6345 [8OC], H6417 [9OC], H6501 [11OC], H8082• [12DE], E1414• [1OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), H1313• [6MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), Senate amendment, H1793• [21MR]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, H5437 [10SE]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation, H953 [5MR]

Boring, OR: observance of Boring and Dull Day with Dull, Scotland, E1127• [24JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1551 [18MR], H1864 [10AP]

——— deficit, H6607 [16OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H8082• [12DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1714, H1715 [20MR], H5925 [28SE], H6014 [30SE], H6595 [15OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H240 [23JA]

Climate: global warming, H181 [22JA], H706 [28FE], H1893, H1895, H1896, H1897 [10AP], H2461 [7MY], H2660 [16MY], H2847 [22MY], H5657 [19SE], E213• [28FE]

Colleges and universities: allow the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp for agricultural or academic research in States that already permit industrial hemp growth, H3898 [19JN]

Congress: legislative priorities, H5437 [10SE]

Corps of Engineers: deauthorize certain old and inactive infrastructure projects, H6750 [23OC]

——— efforts to complete levee on lower Mississippi River, H433 [12FE]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6680, H6717, H6740, H6750 [23OC]

——— prohibit enforcement of streamlined environmental review process until the current backlog of authorized projects is reduced, H6680, H6740 [23OC]

——— prohibit waiver of standard local cost-share for construction projects unrelated to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H140 [15JA]

——— study of inland and coastal flooding vulnerability and effectiveness and of efficiency and accountability of existing programs and strategies funding, H4242 [9JY]

——— update principles and guidelines used in formulation, evaluation, and implementation of water resources projects, H4324 [10JY]

Crime: decriminalization of marijuana, H345 [5FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve Environmental Quality Incentives Program, H3694 [18JN], H3865, H3866 [19JN]

——— limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer, H3694 [18JN]

——— modernize conservation programs, protect long term investments, increase small and midsize farmer’s access to programs, and prioritize modern-day conservation needs (H.R. 1890), H3104 [5JN], E624• [8MY]

——— reform crop insurance program, H6595 [15OC]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs, H6508 [11OC]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5716• [19SE]

——— require a portion of land in Conservation Reserve Program be set aside for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program, H3694 [18JN], H3863 [19JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4490 [16JY], H6529 [11OC], E950• [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3365, H3520, H3521 [13JN], H3616, H3622 [14JN]

——— Defense Environmental Restoration Program-Formerly Used Defense Sites funding through reductions in Army research and development funding, H4914 [23JY]

——— develop a master plan for major military installations to enhance livability of environment, H3616 [14JN]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H507 [14FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4914, H4918, H4919 [23JY], E1136• [25JY]

——— nuclear-armed Ohio-class submarine research funding, H4918, H4919 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to furlough military technicians (dual status), E1136• [25JY]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2937• [23MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), H2937• [23MY]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (H.R. 1979), H2937• [23MY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 303), H4616 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), H6501 [11OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3175 [5JN], E837• [11JN]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, H1443 [15MR]

Dept. of State: extend and improve Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs, H2030 [16AP], H3622 [14JN]

——— extend Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs, H5485 [11SE], H5517 [12SE], H5826 [25SE], H5835 [26SE], H6906 [30OC], H7055 [14NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5364 [2AU]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Road Usage Fee Pilot Program to study mileage-based fee systems (H.R. 3638), E1781• [3DE]

——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2372• [26AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access to alternative medicine, H3062 [4JN]

——— post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma treatment funding, H3063 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement directive prohibiting access to clinical programs for veterans participating in State-approved marijuana programs, H3073 [4JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3056, H3062, H3063, H3073 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5144 [30JY]

Drugs: reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (H.R. 689), E150• [14FE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H671 [27FE], H1313• [6MR]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H819 [4MR], H5556 [17SE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2519• [8MY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1443 [15MR]

Energy and water development: importance of infrastructure investment, H4603 [18JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4242 [9JY], H4324 [10JY]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators, H4490 [16JY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H5314• [1AU]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H565• [15FE]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6307 [5OC]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H3175 [5JN]

——— Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, E837• [11JN]

Garden Club of America: anniversary, H635 [26FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6055 [1OC], H6106 [2OC], H6307 [5OC], H6345 [8OC], H6417 [9OC], H6501 [11OC], H6595 [15OC], H6607 [16OC], E1414• [1OC], E1505• [14OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2698 [16MY]

Highway Trust Fund: funding, H4859 [23JY]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate, H2544 [9MY], H5779 [20SE], H6055 [1OC]

——— prohibit operation of an exercise facility for Members during a Government shutdown, H6417 [9OC]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H134, H138, H140 [15JA]

——— reform (S. 744), H4148 [28JN]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), H5519, H5528 [12SE]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), H5236 [31JY]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program, H7701 [12DE]

——— U.S. policy, H7193 [19NO], H7630 [11DE]

Medicare: reform, H1714, H1715 [20MR]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H8082• [12DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (H.R. 1173), H2070 [17AP], H4218 [9JY], H4829 [22JY], H6833 [29OC], E300• [14MR]

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), E1356• [20SE]

National Weather Service: ground readiness project funding, H138 [15JA]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H799• [28FE]

——— making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), E1505• [14OC]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), H7321• [21NO]

Navy: reduce minimum level of aircraft carriers in fleet, H3520, H3521 [13JN]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1971• [12AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of environmental and climate policies, H4148 [28JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), E499• [18AP]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7526 [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H7135 [15NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4549 [17JY]

——— implementation, H6055 [1OC], H6106 [2OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5779 [20SE], H5898 [27SE], H5925 [28SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2698 [16MY]

Portland, OR: tribute to Central Catholic High School football team, E1868• [12DE]

——— tribute to Grant High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2378 [26AP], E697• [17MY]

——— tribute to Riverdale High School ‘‘H20 for Life’’ program, E1677• [15NO]

Power resources: national energy policy, H181 [22JA], H1895, H1897 [10AP]

Public broadcasting: funding, H4983 [24JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H6106 [2OC], H6607 [16OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), H2544 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1381• [13MR]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 2218), E1147• [26JY]

Republican Party: impact of Tea Party minority on party majority, H6417 [9OC]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2742• [17MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), E1356• [20SE]

Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, H4044 [26JN], H4148 [28JN]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (H.R. 2240), H3021 [4JN], E794• [4JN]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, H1894 [10AP]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (H.R. 3636), H7450 [4DE], H7691 [12DE], E1781• [3DE]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (H.R. 2921), E1201• [1AU]

——— provide for the taxation of marijuana (H.R. 501), E98• [5FE]

——— reform the Federal tax code, H4859 [23JY]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (H.R. 609), E130• [12FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5485 [11SE]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H4859 [23JY], H5179 [31JY], H6345 [8OC], H7397, H7430, H7431 [3DE]

United Finance Co.: anniversary, E1380• [26SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H799• [28FE]

Votes: correction, H3961• [20JN], E1692• [18NO]

——— position on missed, E33• [15JA], E96• [5FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), H3330• [12JN]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H5144 [30JY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 2901), H5265 [1AU], H7198 [19NO], E1186• [1AU], E1677• [15NO]

Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 3582), E1738• [21NO]

Surveys

Americans Agree That Discussions About Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care Treatment Options Should Be Fully Covered: Regence Foundation and National Journal, H4219 [9JY]

Tributes

Benner, Janine, H6228 [4OC]

Clarke, Andy, E1317• [16SE]

Covert, Mark, E1068• [16JY]

Parker, Richard, III, E1380• [26SE]

Toulan, Nohad and Dirice Moroni, E1694• [18NO]