COOK, PAUL (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy: extend (see H.R. 2449), H4485 [11JY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5589 [17SE]

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. 994), H1318 [6MR]

Armed Forces: afford each member prior to separation from service with an electronic copy of medical records and the opportunity for a physical examination (see H.R. 3045), H5554 [16SE]

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

——— express importance of easing the transition of members and their families from military to civilian life (see H. Res. 104), H1320 [6MR]

——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H5093 [26JY]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H950 [4MR]

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

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5176 [30JY]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H3097 [4JN]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H4599 [17JY]

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), H5051 [24JY]

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

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H5590 [17SE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

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

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 1732), H5090 [25JY]

——— 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), H5513 [11SE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H5348 [1AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7357 [21NO]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H1861 [9AP]

——— encourage nomination and confirmation of individual for position of Inspector General of the Dept. of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors (see H. Res. 273), H4081 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize water rights settlement with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (see H.R. 2508), H4078 [26JN]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 279), H5402 [2AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H5175 [30JY]

——— reimburse States that use State funds to operate national parks during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3286), H6544 [11OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund (see H.R. 481), H1958 [11AP]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5884 [26SE]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3369), H6901 [29OC]

——— make certain clarifications and improvements in academic and vocational counseling programs (see H.R. 3399), H6952 [30OC]

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

——— make publicly available certain information about pending and completed claims for compensation (see H.R. 1623), H2157 [18AP]

——— permit the centralized reporting of veterans enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions (see H.R. 331), H1322 [6MR]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 1809), H2720 [16MY]

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

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4174 [28JN]

Diplomatic Security Act: revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations (see H.R. 925), H815 [28FE]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 330), H1322 [6MR]

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

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1959 [11AP]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H7312 [20NO]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 3179), H6344 [7OC]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6829 [28OC]

——— require each agency to repeal two existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see H.R. 2997), H5396 [2AU]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4524 [16JY]

FEMA: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 3333), H6768 [23OC]

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

Forests: expedite the salvage of fire-killed timber in Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park, and BLM lands impacted by the Rim Fire in California (see H.R. 3188), H5883 [26SE]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H3253 [6JN]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5513 [11SE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6999 [12NO]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H5089 [25JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 3121), H6999 [12NO]

Immigration: enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (see H.R. 2131), H5802 [20SE]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5404 [2AU]

Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H7687 [11DE]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H700 [27FE]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H1911 [10AP]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 1993), H2775 [17MY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4310 [9JY]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H6454 [9OC]

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

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H5513 [11SE]

James ‘Jim’ Kohnen Post Office, Dublin, CA: designate (see H.R. 1671), H2246 [23AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn nuclear device test and support additional sanctions (see H. Res. 65), H550 [14FE]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H2719 [16MY]

Korea, Republic of: reaffirm commitment to military and economic security and congratulate on election of Park Geun-hye as President and welcome visit to Washington, DC (see H. Res. 200), H2571 [9MY]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H5477 [10SE]

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: repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5403 [2AU]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H660 [26FE]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6175 [2OC]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H370 [5FE]

Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (see H.R. 2319), H7688 [11DE]

Native Americans: honor service in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 63), H6954 [30OC]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 1356), H1823 [21MR]

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), H4858 [22JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6957 [30OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see H.R. 3359), H6828 [28OC]

——— exempt veterans from requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage (see H.R. 2876), H5260 [31JY]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H8112 [12DE]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 3731), H8138 [3JA]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5436 [9SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 3121), H6999 [12NO]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H3288 [11JN]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H8113 [12DE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H7628 [10DE]

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1630 [19MR]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6957 [30OC]

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), H703 [27FE]

Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see H.R. 957), H981 [5MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H7689 [11DE]

Taxation: allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3422), H6953 [30OC]

——— allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 3725), H8107 [12DE]

——— constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see H.J. Res. 28), H6770 [23OC]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H6289 [4OC]

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

——— prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 4), H1569 [18MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2775 [17MY]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2144), H5051 [24JY]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 2332), H5051 [24JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4310 [9JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H4726 [18JY]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and support relief and reconstruction assistance (see H. Res. 404), H7153 [15NO]

Veterans: appropriate funds necessary for benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3225), H6102 [1OC]

——— 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), H7050 [13NO]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H2536 [8MY]

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), H2027 [15AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1632 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian and contractor personnel, Coast Guard, and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3232), H6174 [2OC]

Budget: eliminate Dept. of Defense sequestration for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and sequester such eliminated sums over a period of fiscal years 2015 through 2021 (see H.R. 857), H701 [27FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: submit a report on security screening by the Transportation Security Administration of veterans and other passengers with amputations (see H.R. 2693), H4522 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a priority for processing claims for compensation for veterans who have attained a certain age, are terminally ill, or have a life-threatening illness (see H.R. 2382), H3652 [14JN]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 2150), H2953 [23MY]

Inyo National Forest: facilitate a land exchange involving certain non-Federal lands (see H.R. 1241), H1567 [18MR]

Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area: designate, authorize limited military use, and transfer certain lands to the Navy for inclusion in Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (see H.R. 1676), H2246 [23AP]

Taxation: extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 3017), H5397 [2AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian and contractor personnel, Coast Guard, and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3232), H6174 [2OC]

Budget: eliminate Dept. of Defense sequestration for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and sequester such eliminated sums over a period of fiscal years 2015 through 2021 (H.R. 857), H702 [27FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: submit a report on security screening by the Transportation Security Administration of veterans and other passengers with amputations (H.R. 2693), H4523 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a priority for processing claims for compensation for veterans who have attained a certain age, are terminally ill, or have a life-threatening illness (H.R. 2382), H3654 [14JN]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs (H.R. 2150), H2956 [23MY]

Inyo National Forest: facilitate a land exchange involving certain non-Federal lands (H.R. 1241), H1568 [18MR]

Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area: designate, authorize limited military use, and transfer certain lands to the Navy for inclusion in Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (H.R. 1676), H2247 [23AP]

Taxation: extend energy credit for certain property under construction (H.R. 3017), H5401 [2AU]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3359 [13JN], H7449 [4DE]

Poems

‘‘Success,’’ Ralph Waldo Emerson, E1665• [14NO]

Remarks

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize development of non-Federal hydropower and issuance of leases of power privileges at certain projects (H.R. 1963), H7423 [3DE]

California: anniversary of Morongo Basin, E1271• [10SE]

House of Representatives: moment of silence to honor Marines lost during the bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon in 1983, H6755 [23OC]

Veterans Day: observance, H6907 [30OC]

Votes: position on missed, H2275• [24AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2295 [24AP]

Tributes

Brewer, Kevin B., E1440• [4OC]

Cantelo, Mara, E1271• [10SE]

Craig, Rick, E1651• [13NO]

Draper, Nelson, Sr., E1395• [27SE]

Dyberg, Laura, E1651• [13NO]

Gosch, Jack, E629• [9MY]

Greiner, Robert, E1542• [22OC]

Jacques, Sean A., E1665• [14NO]

Lyons, Maurice, E1563• [23OC]

Marshall, Cheryl A., E1277• [10SE]

Raborn, Joshua, E1559• [23OC]

Vogler, Rita, E327• [19MR]