COTTON, TOM (a Representative from Arkansas)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3916 [19JN]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6743 [23OC]

Appointments

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H822 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2965 [24MY]

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy: extend (see H.R. 2449), H4827 [19JY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4214 [8JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5554 [16SE]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 1164), H1721 [20MR]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian personnel and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3241), H6290 [4OC]

——— provide for certain forms of physical therapy under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1705), H2297 [24AP]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1860 [9AP]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H8124 [19DE]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5263 [31JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7688 [11DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 11), H87 [14JA]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H3990 [20JN]

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

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 1874), H2532 [8MY]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 1176), H7052 [13NO]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H1911 [10AP]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H5176 [30JY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1994 [12AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H86 [14JA] (see H.R. 217), H173 [15JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H416 [6FE]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 2046), H6829 [28OC]

——— prohibit imposition of excessive fees for use of Army-controlled property at water resources development projects relative to certain concessionaires at marinas (see H.R. 2795), H6175 [2OC]

Courts: reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals (see H.R. 3632), H7394 [2DE]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H2125 [17AP]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H4214 [8JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1317 [6MR]

——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 1355), H3016 [3JN]

——— require retail food stores to report detailed information on food items purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and the Dept. to publish such information (see H.R. 1752), H2438 [6MY]

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), H6493 [10OC]

Dept. of Education: provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1244), H1629 [19MR]

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), H456 [12FE]

Dept. of HHS: ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: submit annual report to Congress on immigration policy directives to ensure that such directives are subject to rulemaking process (see H.R. 3611), H7354 [21NO]

Dept. of State: allow use of best-value contracting method in awarding local guard or protective service contracts in high risk areas abroad under the diplomatic security program (see H.R. 731), H546 [14FE]

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

——— establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H5174 [30JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2775 [17MY]

Dept. of Transportation: recognize hair as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers (see H.R. 3403), H6952 [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 679), H703 [27FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: issue permits, easements, or other necessary authorizations to facilitate natural gas, oil, and petroleum product pipelines and related facilities on eligible Federal lands (see H.R. 1587), H5262 [31JY]

Diplomatic Security Act: require certain notifications of Dept. of State Accountability Review Boards, avoid conflicts of interest by members, and require actions relative to reports of such Boards (see H.R. 1768), H2390 [26AP]

——— revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations (see H.R. 925), H1568 [18MR]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H2396 [26AP]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1721 [20MR]

Economy: provide for fiscal gap and generational accounting analysis in the legislative process, the President’s budget, and annual long-term fiscal outlook reports (see H.R. 2967), H7053 [13NO]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1994 [12AP]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H301 [29JA]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H5833 [25SE]

——— eliminate certain renewable fuel standard program requirements (see H.R. 1482), H2438 [6MY]

——— establish a regulatory review process for proposed rules dealing with agricultural entities (see H.R. 2776), H5834 [25SE]

——— exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 322), H3015 [3JN]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H2717 [16MY]

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 621), H3015 [3JN]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H2575 [13MY]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H5554 [16SE]

Falkland Islands: recognize referendum to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 170), H2536 [8MY]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H5765 [19SE]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H818 [28FE]

FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, campaign, or publicity against the use of a food or beverage lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 1572), H2438 [6MY]

Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 2221), H3014 [3JN]

——— ensure high standards for use of scientific information (see H.R. 1287), H1861 [9AP]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H301 [29JA]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 2122), H4309 [9JY]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2478), H5922 [27SE]

——— require each agency to repeal two existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see H.R. 2997), H5834 [25SE]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (see H.R. 273), H169 [15JA]

FERC: permit States to exempt projects from certain considerations in issuing licenses for such projects (see H.R. 1235), H1567 [18MR]

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see H.R. 3374), H6901 [29OC]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H6290 [4OC]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth, serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 3329), H6768 [23OC]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2161 [18AP]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 1290), H1861 [9AP]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H629 [25FE]

——— repeal Federal laws mandating gun-free zones around schools (see H.R. 35), H1720 [20MR]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H5513 [11SE]

FRS: remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 492), H417 [6FE]

——— repeal Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund and deposit existing funds into the Treasury (see H.R. 3389), H6951 [30OC]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see H.R. 2446), H4040 [25JN]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2570 [9MY]

——— require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers (see H.R. 2571), H4310 [9JY]

——— set rate of pay for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees in accordance with the General Schedule (see H.R. 2385), H4310 [9JY]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H7053 [13NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

——— 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), H2438 [6MY]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H4215 [8JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1829 [21MR]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE] (see H.R. 2300), H4215 [8JY] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H4081 [26JN]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country (see H. Res. 88), H702 [27FE]

——— prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 88), H818 [28FE]

Housing: protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system (see H.R. 2767), H5834 [25SE]

Immigration: provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 2220), H4215 [8JY]

Insurance: allow States to determine the age discount in their health insurance market in order to prevent an increase in young people’s premiums (see H.R. 544), H983 [5MR]

——— provide savings by permitting pass-through funding for State authorized public entity health benefits pools (see H.R. 1076), H2027 [15AP]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H6999 [12NO]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H5834 [25SE]

——— 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]

——— support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and expression (see H. Res. 252), H3251 [6JN]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H4214 [8JY]

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), H815 [28FE]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2720 [16MY]

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

——— authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system and authorize cooperation on the David’s Sling, Arrow, and Arrow 3 anti-missile defense systems (see H.R. 2717), H5176 [30JY]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2438 [6MY]

——— Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 48), H5344 [1AU]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 104), H550 [14FE] (see H.R. 2846), H6676 [22OC]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2125 [17AP]

Jordan: recognize long-term partnership and friendship with the U.S. and commend response to Syrian humanitarian crisis by hosting refugees fleeing conflict (see H. Res. 222), H3655 [14JN]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn continuing acts of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H1862 [9AP]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H2575 [13MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H980 [5MR]

Little Rock, AR: designate attack at recruiting station in which William Long was killed and Quinton Ezeagwula was wounded, as a terrorist attack for which the two soldiers are to be awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2244), H3094 [4JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H4486 [11JY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H8113 [12DE]

Mayflower, AR: exclude from gross income compensation provided for victims of the pipeline oil spill (see H.R. 2724), H4724 [18JY]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H3097 [4JN]

——— modify hospital requirements to qualify for the rural provider and hospital exception to physician ownership or investment prohibition in order take into account certain hospitals (see H.R. 2027), H7111 [14NO]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4214 [8JY]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 805), H4214 [8JY]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 98), H1322 [6MR]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 382), H1322 [6MR]

Morris Sheppard Arnold U.S. Courthouse, Little Rock, AR: designate (see H.R. 388), H280 [23JA]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5589 [17SE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1064), H1355 [12MR] (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H2775 [17MY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 449), H416 [6FE]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 1526), H2485 [7MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1993 [12AP]

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 (see H.R. 1900), H3216 [5JN]

NLRB: declare certain agency actions have no force or effect until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments of certain members and prohibit further actions (see H.R. 976), H982 [5MR]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H7111 [14NO]

——— prevent certain appointees from receiving salaries and a quorum of the Board from taking agency actions until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments (see H.R. 557), H411 [6FE]

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see H.R. 2347), H4371 [10JY]

Noel Austin Harris, Jr., Post Office, Strawberry, AR: designate (see H.R. 2814), H5050 [24JY]

Palestinians: clarify a Presidential succession plan for the Palestinian Authority, expand political freedom in West Bank, and take preventive measures to limit possibility of Hamas takeover in West Bank (see H. Res. 177), H2486 [7MY]

——— restrict funds for the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 1337), H3253 [6JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply provisions to Delegates and Resident Commissioners and certain congressional staff (see H.R. 2010), H2716 [16MY]

——— 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]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1829 [21MR]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5554 [16SE]

——— delay implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub used to determine or verify eligibility for health plans (see H.R. 2837), H5404 [2AU]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3406), H6952 [30OC]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7627 [10DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H5834 [25SE]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H7312 [20NO]

——— prohibit Federal funds for the establishment or operation of patient navigator programs (see H.R. 2087), H4214 [8JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4483 [11JY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (see H.R. 3076), H5475 [10SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges or other newly created plans by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees (see H.R. 1780), H3016 [3JN]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE] (see H.R. 2300), H4215 [8JY] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H950 [4MR]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 1248), H3097 [4JN]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H344 [4FE]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H4826 [19JY]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see H.R. 2511), H4078 [26JN]

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

——— streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see H.R. 1214), H2485 [7MY]

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), H7112 [14NO]

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), H3216 [5JN]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 149), H628 [25FE]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H2396 [26AP]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 56), H413 [6FE]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 2218), H4371 [10JY]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see H. Res. 356), H7112 [14NO]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H456 [12FE]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (see H.R. 1062), H2575 [13MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1526), H2485 [7MY]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7566 [5DE]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 567), H412 [6FE]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H3016 [3JN]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1304), H3016 [3JN]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H4309 [9JY]

Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 1552), H4214 [8JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H3096 [4JN]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 127), H3688 [17JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H4309 [9JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4040 [25JN]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 483), H416 [6FE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H629 [25FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H6902 [29OC]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: exempt from certain prohibitions on the importation of wildlife animals accidentally included in shipments of aquatic species produced in commercial aquaculture (see H.R. 3105), H7253 [19NO]

Unemployment: prevent the payment of unemployment compensation to individuals discharged for drug or alcohol use (see H.R. 1172), H1721 [20MR]

——— require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1277), H1717 [20MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H628 [25FE]

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

——— improve veterans service organizations’ access to Federal surplus personal property (see H.R. 1171), H2438 [6MY]

Volunteer workers: clarify that volunteers at children’s consignment events are not employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3173), H6053 [30SE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H5922 [27SE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H2396 [26AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: establish a mechanism to permit State and local interests to release to the U.S. future water storage rights associated with reservoir projects (see H.R. 2813), H5050 [24JY]

Courts: eliminate a defense, to certain criminal prosecutions, based on the state of mind of the defendant as to the age of the minor engaging in, or intended to engage in, a commercial sex act (see H.R. 2915), H5342 [1AU]

——— reduce the number of Federal judgeships for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (see H.R. 2239), H3094 [4JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.J. Res. 74), H6174 [2OC]

FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H1857 [9AP]

Forests: authorize the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services (see H.R. 2401), H3687 [17JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit a government subsidy or contribution for premiums of a health plan by a Member of Congress or congressional staff (see H.R. 3066), H5434 [9SE]

——— require Members of Congress to disclose determinations of official staff who will be required to obtain health insurance through an exchange (see H.R. 3595), H7353 [21NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Corps of Engineers: establish a mechanism to permit State and local interests to release to the U.S. future water storage rights associated with reservoir projects (H.R. 2813), H5051 [24JY]

Courts: eliminate a defense, to certain criminal prosecutions, based on the state of mind of the defendant as to the age of the minor engaging in, or intended to engage in, a commercial sex act (H.R. 2915), H5345 [1AU]

——— reduce the number of Federal judgeships for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (H.R. 2239), H3095 [4JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 74), H6175 [2OC]

FAA: modify appropriations (H.R. 1432), H1859 [9AP]

Forests: authorize the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services (H.R. 2401), H3688 [17JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit a government subsidy or contribution for premiums of a health plan by a Member of Congress or congressional staff (H.R. 3066), H5435 [9SE]

——— require Members of Congress to disclose determinations of official staff who will be required to obtain health insurance through an exchange (H.R. 3595), H7356 [21NO]

Letters

Congressional Gold Medal Award to the World War II First Special Service Force: Representative Candice S. Miller, Committee on House Administration (House), H2818 [21MY]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H2818 [21MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H3024 [4JN]

Remarks

Aerojet Rocketdyne (company): tribute to Camden, AR, employees, E1757• [2DE]

Anthony Timberlands, Inc.: tribute to addition of second shift at Bearden, AK, sawmill, H635 [26FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6067 [1OC], H6266 [4OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1600 [19MR]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 115), H1596 [19MR]

Corps of Engineers: allow collaboration with local water districts to find new markets for excess water supply, H6739 [23OC]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6739 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 74), H6266 [4OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), H6266 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3540 [13JN], H3595, H3598 [14JN]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3598 [14JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H5027 [24JY], E1121• [24JY]

——— prohibit funding for appointment of atheist chaplains, E1121• [24JY]

——— prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, H3595 [14JN]

——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5628 [18SE]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2367 [26AP]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H1596 [19MR]

——— impact of Government regulations, H635 [26FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6067 [1OC], H6266 [4OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2691 [16MY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), H5238 [31JY]

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 (H. Res. 89), H986 [6MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn nuclear device test and support additional sanctions (H. Res. 65), H554 [15FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H2257 [24AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, H6067 [1OC]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4990 [24JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4990 [24JY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6067 [1OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2691 [16MY]

POW: provide for the disposition of certain persons detained in the U.S. pursuant to authorization for use of military force, H3540 [13JN]

Privacy: prohibit funding to any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, to collect records that pertain to persons not subject to an investigation, H5027 [24JY]

Taxation: address high audit rate of tax returns claiming adoption tax credit, H3297 [12JN]

Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 1742), H6780, H6781, H6782 [28OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6088 [1OC]

Votes: correction, E1121• [24JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (H.R. 324), H2817, H2818, H2819 [21MY]

Tributes

Campora, Joel, H3025 [4JN]

Carpenter, Cody, H3025 [4JN]

LaFrance, Steve, H4046 [26JN]