CARTWRIGHT, MATTHEW A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 1122), H3760 [18JN]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 2201), H5403 [2AU]

——— provide assistance and opportunity to create and support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 1933), H4040 [25JN]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H5767 [19SE]

——— reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H2775 [17MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5174 [30JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1430 [14MR]

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), H4146 [27JN]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H6999 [12NO]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1633 [19MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H2125 [17AP]

Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns (see H.R. 2157), H4309 [9JY]

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), H703 [27FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5093 [26JY]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Res. 75), H5349 [1AU]

——— express importance of easing the transition of members and their families from military to civilian life (see H. Res. 104), H5176 [30JY]

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

——— improve protections for servicemembers, surviving spouses, and disabled veterans against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 1842), H4309 [9JY]

——— notify members of the availability of mental health services, help eliminate stigma associated with utilizing such services, and clarify disclosure policies relative to members utilizing such services (see H.R. 1464), H2775 [17MY]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 2654), H4482 [11JY]

——— provide for certain forms of physical therapy under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1705), H4485 [11JY]

——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year (see H.R. 1265), H2161 [18AP]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H5548 [12SE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8138 [3JA]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5175 [30JY]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H1993 [12AP]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H2839 [21MY]

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), H2959 [23MY]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5090 [25JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7053 [13NO]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H984 [5MR]

——— exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration (see H.R. 2238), H5802 [20SE]

——— provide the President with the authority to exempt a portion of civilian Dept. of Defense personnel accounts covering personnel who have served in the Armed Forces from sequestration (see H.R. 2614), H5052 [24JY]

——— provide the President with the authority to exempt civilian Dept. of Defense personnel accounts from sequestration (see H.R. 2613), H5052 [24JY]

Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 1524), H7111 [14NO]

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

Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see H.R. 2149), H5051 [24JY]

——— require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 680), H7111 [14NO]

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), H1430 [14MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H316 [1FE]

——— 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: 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), H6103 [1OC]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H4310 [9JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4485 [11JY]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H3358 [12JN]

Congress: establish the style for amending laws (see H.R. 760), H2913 [22MY]

——— refrain from conditioning the resolution of fiscal and budgetary disputes on the taking of action on non-germane legislative matters (see H. Res. 375), H6492 [10OC]

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), H4485 [11JY]

——— incorporate smart grid capability into Energy Star Program, reduce peak electric demand, and reauthorize energy efficiency public information program to include smart grid information (see H.R. 2685), H4483 [11JY]

——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see H.R. 1616), H5175 [30JY]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see H.R. 1332), H4370 [10JY]

——— 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), H5435 [9SE]

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 454), H550 [14FE]

Corporations: 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 construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H2161 [18AP]

Courts: protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award (see H.R. 3699), H7687 [11DE]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 2464), H5175 [30JY]

Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see H.R. 990), H2161 [18AP]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H3655 [14JN]

——— provide for removal of default information from a borrower’s credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans (see H.R. 2561), H5548 [12SE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H550 [14FE]

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), H5477 [10SE]

——— extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H6677 [22OC] (see H.R. 3353), H6827 [28OC]

——— 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), H7153 [15NO]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H8118 [16DE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative (see H.R. 1413), H2775 [17MY]

——— establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 764), H5403 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the transport to any country, without charge, supplies furnished by a nonprofit organization intended for distribution to Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1756), H4309 [9JY]

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H5090 [25JY]

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

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1867), H5051 [24JY]

——— provide and implement insurance for workers on military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-insurance program (see H.R. 2129), H5436 [9SE]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H2575 [13MY]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5088 [25JY]

——— review operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 1494), H4309 [9JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H6770 [23OC]

——— authorize national elementary and secondary service-learning program that promotes student academic achievement (see H.R. 2268), H4309 [9JY]

——— award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 2930), H5342 [1AU]

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3435), H6953 [30OC]

——— establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 2706), H4597 [17JY]

——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 1334), H2161 [18AP]

——— 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), H5175 [30JY]

——— establish feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 1395), H5175 [30JY]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 1875), H2532 [8MY]

——— establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1940), H4309 [9JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H2067 [16AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— foster community involvement of students (see H.R. 2184), H4309 [9JY]

——— improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 3142), H6412 [8OC]

——— increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1854), H2483 [7MY]

——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H3990 [20JN]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H1549 [15MR]

——— provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2308), H8132 [23DE]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H5175 [30JY]

——— restore and extend the grace period before repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 2349), H5436 [9SE]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2237), H5090 [25JY]

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

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H5348 [1AU]

——— provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1027), H2354 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H5093 [26JY]

——— develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 2023), H4485 [11JY]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H3655 [14JN]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H1829 [21MR]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H3995 [24JN]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants under the School-Based Health Centers Program (see H.R. 2632), H4485 [11JY]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2058), H5090 [25JY]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H4485 [11JY]

——— include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1037), H4370 [10JY]

——— 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), H5589 [17SE]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H8112 [12DE]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 565), H8126 [19DE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H4485 [11JY]

——— require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 2036), H5090 [25JY]

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

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 720), H5348 [1AU]

——— expand cause of action relative to the pattern of practice of conduct by a governmental authority that deprives a person of constitutional rights to adults as well as juveniles (see H.R. 1967), H8118 [16DE]

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

——— provide definitions of terms and services for community-based gang intervention to ensure funding for such intervention is utilized in a cost-effective manner and agencies are held accountable (see H.R. 2669), H6053 [30SE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H6643 [16OC]

Dept. of Labor: provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 1340), H5051 [24JY]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H5089 [25JY]

——— prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H6604 [15OC]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H628 [25FE]

——— establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 644), H500 [13FE]

——— provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see H.R. 3178), H6454 [9OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures (see H.R. 655), H4039 [25JN]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1431 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H8132 [23DE]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 679), H7153 [15NO]

——— exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans’ pensions (see H.R. 1438), H2804 [20MY]

——— extend Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (see H.R. 2011), H5090 [25JY]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 2119), H4485 [11JY]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H4370 [10JY]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 1284), H5589 [17SE]

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (see H.R. 2527), H4079 [26JN]

——— repeal limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in the Independent Living Program (see H.R. 3330), H6768 [23OC]

——— 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), H5174 [30JY]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation (see H.R. 1805), H2571 [9MY]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 2029), H4599 [17JY]

Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 328), H5399 [2AU]

——— eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H4080 [26JN]

——— prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 2479), H4178 [28JN]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H4979 [23JY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H4524 [16JY]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 330), H2161 [18AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 325), H5345 [1AU]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H4080 [26JN]

Economy: provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (see H.R. 2770), H4856 [22JY]

——— 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: improve early education (see H.R. 1041), H5513 [11SE]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7508 [4DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 31), H2027 [15AP]

Electric power: provide for an independent assessment of the future resilience and reliability of the electric power transmission and distribution system (see H.R. 2962), H5344 [1AU]

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), H2804 [20MY]

——— permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see H.R. 2559), H5175 [30JY]

——— provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 2889), H5260 [31JY]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2571 [9MY]

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

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

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2720 [16MY]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H2391 [26AP]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H4309 [9JY]

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), H2719 [16MY]

FBI: provide for procedures ensuring accuracy in employment-related background checks (see H.R. 2999), H6412 [8OC]

——— report and obtain court approval for broad telephony metadata collection searches (see H.R. 2684), H4483 [11JY]

FCC: prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates (see H.R. 1403), H3760 [18JN]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 1385), H5476 [10SE]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate unnecessary Federal bank accounts (see H.R. 1856), H6103 [1OC]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H6770 [23OC]

Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see H.R. 533), H5348 [1AU]

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

——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H5765 [19SE]

——— 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), H5175 [30JY]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H5403 [2AU]

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

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 172), H2247 [23AP]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 236), H84 [14JA]

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

——— 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), H628 [25FE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H660 [26FE] (see H.R. 955), H2719 [16MY]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 332), H221 [22JA]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and extend ban to undetectable firearm receivers and ammunition magazines (see H.R. 1474), H3760 [18JN]

——— 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), H5767 [19SE]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 558), H818 [28FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: provide for designation of judges by the Speaker and minority leader of the House, the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (see H.R. 2586), H4485 [11JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H6998 [12NO]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 1953), H7153 [15NO]

GAO: make permanent the requirement for annual reports on reviews of the accuracy of Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical budget submissions (see H.R. 806), H4485 [11JY]

Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1749), H5090 [25JY]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2484), H7508 [4DE]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 712), H599 [15FE]

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]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3543), H8118 [16DE]

Human rights: 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]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H6677 [22OC]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3513), H7152 [15NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H599 [15FE] (see H.R. 717), H1860 [9AP]

——— provide for special immigrant status for certain spouses and children of employees of the U.S. Government abroad killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1781), H4309 [9JY]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (see H.R. 530), H1829 [21MR]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1837 [25MR]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H170 [15JA]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H3016 [3JN]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1829 [21MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H5093 [26JY]

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), H4599 [17JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H6770 [23OC]

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

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

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H4039 [25JN]

——— count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1239), H5435 [9SE]

——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 3616), H7354 [21NO]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H4485 [11JY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H3592 [13JN]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H8118 [16DE]

——— preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 1390), H2719 [16MY]

——— prevent abusive billing of ancillary services (see H.R. 2914), H6644 [16OC]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H5175 [30JY]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H6676 [22OC]

——— 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), H3357 [12JN]

——— provide for expert advisory panel regarding relative value scale process under the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 2545), H5589 [17SE]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H5476 [10SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5513 [11SE]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H4485 [11JY]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H3097 [4JN]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H5348 [1AU]

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

——— implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2376), H7688 [11DE]

——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H6594 [14OC]

Members of Congress: extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1547), H2027 [15AP]

——— prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H599 [15FE]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt limit has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H6290 [4OC]

——— suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3224), H6290 [4OC]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H5589 [17SE]

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

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1431), H4827 [19JY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H7508 [4DE]

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), H4979 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— protect health care and pension benefits of miners (see H.R. 980), H5834 [25SE]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H372 [5FE]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H4215 [8JY]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 50), H432 [8FE]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 359), H3654 [14JN]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H5548 [12SE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4371 [10JY]

National Nonprofit Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H5547 [12SE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 201), H4371 [10JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1632 [19MR]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3760 [18JN]

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 123), H2656 [15MY]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2354 [25AP]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 1803), H5802 [20SE]

Navy: encourage commissioning of U.S.S. Somerset (LPD–25) in Philadelphia, PA (see H. Res. 125), H1568 [18MR]

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

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H4370 [10JY]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H5175 [30JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 573), H412 [6FE]

Pennsylvania: reauthorize Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, and Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area (see H.R. 2360), H3590 [13JN]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see H. Res. 103), H1320 [6MR]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H8132 [23DE]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H2570 [9MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit certain social welfare organizations from participating or intervening in any political campaign (see H.R. 2520), H4215 [8JY]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 268), H4523 [16JY]

——— 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]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H5051 [24JY]

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), H5403 [2AU]

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

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

——— 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), H5589 [17SE]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H5589 [17SE]

Printing: ensure citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services, and public notices while providing the ability to opt-in to electronic access to such documents (see H. Res. 97), H6175 [2OC]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H4309 [9JY]

Public debt: provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased by permitting the Dept. of the Treasury to increase the debt ceiling unless blocked by a supermajority of Congress (see H.R. 233), H224 [22JA]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 2465), H5175 [30JY]

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]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H7508 [4DE]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 91), H816 [28FE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H5476 [10SE]

Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H3758 [18JN]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5404 [2AU]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H5090 [25JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H3654 [14JN]

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

Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 1891), H5090 [25JY]

SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2998), H8118 [16DE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 1585), H4370 [10JY] (see H.R. 2154), H5348 [1AU]

——— establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1030), H4485 [11JY]

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), H5834 [25SE]

Small business: provide assistance to small businesses providing low-income individuals with green jobs (see H.R. 2863), H5173 [30JY]

——— suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 1321), H3256 [10JN]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits (see H.R. 2047), H2774 [17MY]

——— ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 3123), H5654 [18SE]

——— establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 948), H4370 [10JY]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 649), H1958 [11AP]

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

——— provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering servicemembers (see H.R. 1488), H5262 [31JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H8132 [23DE]

——— 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), H8118 [16DE]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H5588 [17SE]

——— 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]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1466), H2775 [17MY]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H2839 [21MY]

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 1601), H7253 [19NO]

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), H4979 [23JY]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 96), H4523 [16JY]

——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H6644 [16OC]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 474), H1430 [14MR]

——— allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2476), H5348 [1AU]

——— 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), H6604 [15OC]

——— 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), H4485 [11JY]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2797), H5404 [2AU]

——— apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 1029), H2719 [16MY]

——— authorize new empowerment zone designations for urban areas with high unemployment and high foreclosure rates (see H.R. 3535), H7312 [20NO]

——— clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 786), H1911 [10AP]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H1721 [20MR]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7446 [3DE]

——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H7608 [9DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6998 [12NO]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H6604 [15OC]

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

——— extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 1424), H2249 [23AP]

——— extend the renewable energy credit for wind, geothermal, hydro, and marine power and eliminate certain tax credits for oil and gas drilling and production (see H.R. 2539), H4142 [27JN]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3327), H8138 [3JA]

——— impose a retail tax on disposable carryout bags (see H.R. 1686), H4827 [19JY]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H3253 [6JN]

——— jointly address corporate and pass-through entity tax reform in a fiscally responsible manner and reduce rate differences between such entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses (see H. Res. 359), H6677 [22OC]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H6768 [23OC]

——— 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), H7508 [4DE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 2945), H8138 [3JA]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H2719 [16MY]

——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (see H.R. 2917), H5342 [1AU]

——— provide a tax credit for owning certain disaster resilient property (see H.R. 2241), H4485 [11JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2656 [15MY]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 2737), H5477 [10SE]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1125), H6643 [16OC]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H4370 [10JY]

——— provide for identification of corporate tax haven countries and increased penalties for tax evasion practices in haven countries that ship U.S. jobs overseas (see H.R. 2740), H4724 [18JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H1829 [21MR]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 766), H594 [15FE]

——— repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 1978), H2959 [23MY]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1344), H2027 [15AP]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H5051 [24JY]

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), H2396 [26AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 358), H1837 [25MR]

U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish (see H.R. 2606), H5767 [19SE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7365 [22NO]

Veterans: ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H5589 [17SE]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2056), H5476 [10SE]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H6902 [29OC]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 569, 570), H1398 [13MR]

——— provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 1774), H2391 [26AP]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H8118 [16DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H372 [5FE]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H2775 [17MY]

——— 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), H4980 [23JY]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H1860 [9AP]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 280), H5262 [31JY]

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), H3760 [18JN]

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), H4523 [16JY]

Women: 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]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 325), H5345 [1AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H4598 [17JY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H2839 [21MY]

Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1677), H2246 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1333), H1822 [21MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 355), H5833 [25SE]

Dept. of Education: require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2716 [16MY]

——— require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying (see H.R. 3660), H7566 [5DE]

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

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 2130), H2952 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3714), H8107 [12DE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 3385), H6951 [30OC]

Dept. of Transportation: modify minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property (see H.R. 2730), H4724 [18JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H4142 [27JN]

——— 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]

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

Federal employees: ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 3573), H7352 [21NO]

——— limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 2450), H3988 [20JN]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 2920), H5342 [1AU]

Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 1910), H2567 [9MY]

Holmes, Larry: tribute (see H. Res. 251), H3251 [6JN]

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

Medicare: provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 3150), H5766 [19SE]

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]

Political campaigns: require corporations and labor organizations to disclose to shareholders and or members amounts disbursed for certain political activity (see H.R. 2670), H4482 [11JY]

Schools: require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 1500), H1956 [11AP]

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]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (H.R. 1333), H1826 [21MR]

Dept. of Education: require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (H.R. 2020), H2718 [16MY]

——— require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying (H.R. 3660), H7567 [5DE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (H.R. 3090), H5547 [12SE]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (H.R. 2130), H2956 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans (H.R. 3714), H8109 [12DE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (H.R. 1175), H1429 [14MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (H.R. 3385), H6955 [30OC]

Dept. of Transportation: modify minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property (H.R. 2730), H4725 [18JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve authority to hire psychiatrists (H.R. 2540), H4144 [27JN]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (H.R. 1725), H2352 [25AP]

EPA: regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (H.R. 2825), H5089 [25JY]

——— limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (H.R. 2450), H3989 [20JN]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (H.R. 2920), H5346 [1AU]

Medicare: provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (H.R. 3150), H5767 [19SE]

Political campaigns: require corporations and labor organizations to disclose to shareholders and or members amounts disbursed for certain political activity (H.R. 2670), H4484 [11JY]

Schools: require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (H.R. 1500), H1957 [11AP]

Voting: provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (H.R. 2350), H3591 [13JN]

Letters

Government shutdown impact on federally assisted low-income housing programs: Lori Sywensky, Northampton County, PA, Housing Authority, H6463 [10OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H553 [15FE], H2810 [21MY]

Remarks

Adonizio, Charles A.: Pittston (PA) Dispatch Greater Pittston Person of the Year Award recipient, E258• [7MR]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4388 [11JY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H4354 [10JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5757 [19SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5937 [28SE], H6120 [2OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6079 [1OC]

Ashby, Andrew J.: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) W. Francis Swingle Award recipient, E311• [15MR]

Budget: repeal sequestration while achieving balance in deficit reduction between revenue and cuts and between non-defense and defense cuts and invest in job creation (H.R. 505), H694 [27FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1535 [15MR]

C.F. Martin & Co.: anniversary, E1634• [12NO]

Carbondale, PA: anniversary of Monsignor William Farrell Division 2 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, E178• [25FE]

Casper, Mark: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E309• [15MR]

Ciampi, Lou, Sr.: Italian American Association of Luzerne County, PA, Person of the Year award recipient, E1489• [11OC]

Climate: GAO inclusion of global warming on high-risk list, H6879 [29OC]

——— global warming, H553 [15FE], H6879 [29OC], H7429 [3DE]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H6915 [30OC]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6703 [23OC]

——— prohibit enforcement of streamlined environmental review process until the current backlog of authorized projects is reduced, H6703 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5755, H5756 [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4388 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow public-private competition for certain programs, projects, or activities, H3534 [13JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3534 [13JN]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H4532 [17JY]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2904 [22MY], H3107 [5JN], H4864 [23JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1433), H2904 [22MY], H3107 [5JN]

——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H2904 [22MY]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (H.R. 2020), H2905 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve authority to hire psychiatrists (H.R. 2540), H5870 [26SE]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (H.R. 1725), H5870 [26SE]

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

Druffner, Lewis: Pittston (PA) Dispatch Joseph Saporito Lifetime of Service Award recipient, E256• [7MR]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H464 [13FE], H694 [27FE], H1871 [10AP], H2810 [21MY], H5483 [11SE], H5756 [19SE]

——— impact of immigration reform, H4582 [17JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4354 [10JY]

Falcone, Sam, Sr.: Italian American Association of Luzerne County, PA, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1494• [11OC]

Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 249), H2008 [15AP]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), H7075 [14NO]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6120 [2OC]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, H6879 [29OC], H6930 [30OC]

Immigration: reform, H3699 [18JN], H4582 [17JY]

——— reform (S. 744), H4321 [10JY]

Jamie Kotula Foundation: tribute, E1141• [25JY]

Kelly, Joseph P.: Greater Wilkes-Barre, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E307• [15MR]

Luzerne County, PA, Head Start, Inc.: anniversary, E734• [23MY]

Motor vehicles: reduce size of heavy trucks, H2232 [23AP]

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

Northeast Pennsylvania Lions Eye Bank (organization): anniversary, E1436• [4OC]

Oppenheim, Jane E.: B’nai B’rith Amos Lodge No. 136 honoree, E698• [17MY]

Orwigsburg, PA: anniversary, E449• [12AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7081 [14NO]

——— implementation, H6120 [2OC]

Pittston, PA: anniversary of Pittston Tomato Festival, E1256• [9SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H553 [15FE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached, H5757 [19SE], H5937 [28SE]

Scranton, PA: tribute to St. Joseph’s Center, E977• [26JN]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1368• [25SE]

Tamaqua, PA: anniversary of South Ward Fire Co., E1633• [12NO]

University of Scranton: anniversary, E1137• [25JY]

Votes: position on missed, H1384• [13MR]

Wilkes-Barre, PA: anniversary of Knights of Columbus Wilkes-Barre Council 302, E55• [23JA]

Tributes

Burke, Austin J., E1309• [12SE]

Frank, Carl N., E1629• [12NO]

Labar, Ronald, E384• [9AP]

Morelli, John J., E858• [14JN]

O’Donnell, Margaret (Peggy Sue), E233• [4MR]

Repsher, Merlin, E385• [9AP]

Ruddy, Gene, E1394• [27SE]

Steveskey, Jay, E709• [21MY]

Uggiano, William J., E55• [23JA]