CASTOR, KATHY (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3884 [19JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5152, H5176 [30JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4262, H4310 [9JY]

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), H7323 [21NO]

Appointments

C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]

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: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H4080 [26JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 777), H595 [15FE]

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

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H2249 [23AP]

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

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

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

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

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H1720 [20MR]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1829 [21MR]

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

Budget: 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]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (see H.R. 699), H545 [14FE]

Bullard, Larcenia J.: tribute (see H. Res. 139), H1825 [21MR]

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

Children and youth: require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 680), H501 [13FE]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H700 [27FE]

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

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

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

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6545 [11OC]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H818 [28FE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2436 [6MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H1430 [14MR]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H2804 [20MY]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see H.R. 1616), H5767 [19SE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H344 [4FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H2840 [21MY]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H6829 [28OC]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H2025 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish a research program under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to discover a cure for HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 3630), H7508 [4DE]

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

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H4214 [8JY]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3253 [6JN]

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

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

——— make grants for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 536), H411 [6FE]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H1550 [15MR]

——— authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H4370 [10JY]

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H8113 [12DE]

——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H4081 [26JN]

——— establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 225), H284 [23JA]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H4309 [9JY]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants under the School-Based Health Centers Program (see H.R. 2632), H5513 [11SE]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H4175 [28JN]

——— 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]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H4370 [10JY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H815 [28FE]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see H.R. 2893), H5260 [31JY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H2438 [6MY]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see H.R. 297), H284 [23JA]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 1981), H2653 [15MY]

——— 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: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H4726 [18JY]

Dept. of Labor: issue occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard (see H.R. 2480), H5175 [30JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to ports to enable ports to employ high school students during the summer (see H.R. 2163), H7395 [2DE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence (see H.R. 2088), H3097 [4JN]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 2086), H3097 [4JN]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H3097 [4JN]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 1809), H3016 [3JN]

——— 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), H1568 [18MR]

Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 561), H412 [6FE]

Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 133), H1861 [9AP]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1861 [9AP]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H1718 [20MR]

Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (see H.R. 347), H222 [22JA]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7357 [21NO]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H1837 [25MR]

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]

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), H7365 [22NO]

——— clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2436 [6MY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1858 [9AP]

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]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H5589 [17SE]

FEMA: allow monthly installment payments for flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program, cap the annual cost of flood insurance, and phase-in premium increases (see H.R. 3312), H7112 [14NO]

——— delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study and congressional consideration of reforms to make rates affordable (see H.R. 3218), H6011 [28SE]

——— delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6901 [29OC]

——— delay increases in premium rates for certain properties and allow monthly installments for flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program and increase funding for affordability study (see H.R. 3693), H7687 [11DE]

——— improve the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2199), H5655 [18SE]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H4523 [16JY]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), 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), H294 [25JA]

——— establish a gun buyback grant program (see H.R. 227), H284 [23JA]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H294 [25JA]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H86 [14JA]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H294 [25JA]

——— 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]

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

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H5404 [2AU]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H284 [23JA]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H5655 [18SE]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H3289 [11JN]

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

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H4523 [16JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H3216 [5JN]

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]

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]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H818 [28FE] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1531), H1991 [12AP]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1331 [11MR]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H3256 [10JN]

Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2678), H4483 [11JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H7112 [14NO]

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), H6829 [28OC]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H2535 [8MY]

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), H4309 [9JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H1569 [18MR]

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

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H4145 [27JN]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H3654 [14JN]

——— 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]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5176 [30JY]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H2125 [17AP]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H1357 [12MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H6344 [7OC]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H1860 [9AP]

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

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H7508 [4DE]

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

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H6453 [9OC]

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H3217 [5JN]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 301), H5923 [27SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H7053 [13NO]

NIH: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1301), H1861 [9AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations by closing a corporate jet depreciation tax loophole (see H.R. 3336), H6829 [28OC]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 1743), H2350 [25AP]

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

Petroleum: eliminate unnecessary oil tax credits and subsidies for major oil companies to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 2956), H5404 [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), H2536 [8MY]

——— 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), H6453 [9OC]

——— 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), H2535 [8MY]

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), H1911 [10AP]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H2654 [15MY]

Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 451), H2719 [16MY]

Sanchez Cordero, Yoani M.: tribute (see H. Res. 121), H1861 [9AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]

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

Shaw, E. Clay, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 343), H5547 [12SE]

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

——— 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), H6493 [10OC]

——— 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]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1829 [21MR]

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

——— issue uniform standards for truncation of Social Security numbers and prohibit public display on the Internet of account numbers by State and local governments and private entities (see H.R. 2229), H3014 [3JN]

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

Taxation: allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2141), H3253 [6JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1911 [10AP]

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

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

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H983 [5MR]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2438 [6MY]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 901), H2913 [22MY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H2958 [23MY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H595 [15FE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2125 [17AP]

Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7253 [19NO]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H284 [23JA]

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]

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 745), H818 [28FE]

Wildlife: 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]

Wireless microphones: expand eligibility for FCC part 74 licenses to certain users, establish safe haven channels, and authorize access by owners and operators to TV bands databases to protect from interference (see H.R. 2911), H7053 [13NO]

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

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H4215 [8JY]

——— require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3404), H6952 [30OC]

World Tuberculosis Day: support goals (see H. Res. 133), H1861 [9AP]

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

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see H.R. 531), H410 [6FE]

Health care professionals: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with low physician-resident-to-general-population ratio (see H.R. 1178), H1426 [14MR]

Medicare: eliminate contributing factors to disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 3295), H6643 [16OC]

National Sarcoma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 78), H627 [25FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (H.R. 531), H414 [6FE]

Health care professionals: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with low physician-resident-to-general-population ratio (H.R. 1178), H1429 [14MR]

Medicare: eliminate contributing factors to disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (H.R. 3295), H6643 [16OC]

Motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4262 [9JY]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3699 [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3884 [19JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5981 [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6267 [4OC], H6365 [8OC]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 366), H5981 [28SE]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), H6430 [9OC]

Black History Month: observance, E180• [25FE]

Budget: repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration, H5981 [28SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1663 [20MR]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (H.R. 3302), H6662 [22OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure that certificates of origin are accepted by any country that has entered into a free trade agreement, H3884 [19JN]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5674 [19SE]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), consideration (H. Res. 232), H2920 [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), H4613 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs funding, H4262 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), H6365 [8OC]

Dept. of HUD: Office of Field Policy and Management funding, H5152 [30JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5152 [30JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4262 [9JY]

FERC: prohibit automatic issuing of pipeline permits for other agencies when agency cannot complete review of permit application by deadline, H7323 [21NO]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6144• [2OC], H6267 [4OC], H6365 [8OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2686 [16MY]

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), H7318, H7323 [21NO]

NIH: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), H6144• [2OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 45), H2686 [16MY]

Special Operations Warrior Foundation: tribute, H6430 [9OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1854 [9AP]

Tributes

Davis, Vyrle, E148• [14FE]

Karl, Frederick, E298• [14MR]

MacKinnon, Dottie Berger, E1544• [22OC]

McBride, Bill, E50• [23JA]

Scruggs-Leftwich, Yvonne, E180• [25FE]

Wright, Samuel L., Sr., E159• [14FE]