COURTNEY, JOE (a Representative from Connecticut)
Amendments
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3906 [19JN]
Appointments
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H2088 [17AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 182), H2775 [17MY]
——— support maple syrup production research and education, sustainability of maple syrup resources, promotion of maple products, and access to lands for maple sugaring activities (see H.R. 1272), H1630 [19MR]
American College of Surgeons Days: designate (see H. Res. 307), H4826 [19JY]
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), H3990 [20JN]
Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1633 [19MR]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 911), H5548 [12SE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]
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), H544 [14FE]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5476 [10SE]
——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 2907), H5513 [11SE]
——— 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]
——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H6454 [9OC]
——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 2654), H5554 [16SE]
——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1360 [12MR]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8125 [19DE]
ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5175 [30JY]
Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H410 [6FE]
Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 723), H546 [14FE]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H2656 [15MY]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H8118 [16DE]
C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 46), H294 [25JA]
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), H5348 [1AU]
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), H5263 [31JY]
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]
Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 1259), H1630 [19MR]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2775 [17MY]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H5767 [19SE]
Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]
——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H416 [6FE]
Cyprus: support end of division (see H. Res. 308), H5404 [2AU]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency loans (see H.R. 1297), H1719 [20MR]
——— expand the noninsured crop assistance program to provide coverages for eligible crops (see H.R. 1589), H2840 [21MY]
——— modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 686), H2839 [21MY]
——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H1856 [9AP]
——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H2719 [16MY]
——— support crop insurance for specialty crops (see H.R. 1247), H2913 [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2775 [17MY]
——— require notification of congressional defense committees about certain sensitive military operations (see H.R. 1904), H2840 [21MY]
——— review operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 1494), H1955 [11AP]
Dept. of Education: authorize awarding of grants to promote civic learning and engagement (see H.R. 1802), H4726 [18JY]
——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 2159), H2953 [23MY]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1876), H3216 [5JN]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see H.R. 2574), H4173 [28JN]
——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H1550 [15MR]
——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (see H.R. 1946), H2568 [9MY]
——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3538), H7312 [20NO]
Dept. of Energy: establish Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program (see H.R. 2128), H5175 [30JY]
——— provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1027), H5262 [31JY]
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]
——— authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H550 [14FE]
——— establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 2073), H7508 [4DE]
——— extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants under the School-Based Health Centers Program (see H.R. 2632), H4485 [11JY]
——— 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), H5548 [12SE]
——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H284 [23JA]
——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 1019), H1320 [6MR]
——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H6545 [11OC]
——— 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 Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1718 [20MR]
——— 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), H7109 [14NO]
Dept. of HUD: establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (see H.R. 2424), H5403 [2AU]
Dept. of Labor: clarify that certain recipients of health care-related Federal payments shall not be treated as contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (see H.R. 3633), H7508 [4DE]
——— issue interim occupational safety and health standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (see H.R. 691), H545 [14FE]
——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H983 [5MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H5655 [18SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H411 [6FE]
——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H2396 [26AP]
——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 897), H1860 [9AP]
——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 894), H1328 [7MR]
——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3369), H6901 [29OC]
——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H2719 [16MY]
——— prohibit medical exam requests of veterans who have submitted sufficient evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals and improve efficiency of disability claims processing (see H.R. 1980), H7111 [14NO]
——— 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), H178 [18JA]
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]
Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H5403 [2AU]
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H2604 [14MY]
Education: express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 51), H550 [14FE]
——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7357 [21NO]
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: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2436 [6MY]
——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 3449), H7357 [21NO]
Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6103 [1OC]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H3760 [18JN]
FEMA: 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), H7112 [14NO]
——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H56 [4JA]
Financial institutions: 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), H7357 [21NO]
Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (see H.R. 404), H1958 [11AP]
——— 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), H86 [14JA] (see H.R. 1605), H2161 [18AP]
——— establish a gun buyback grant program (see H.R. 227), H416 [6FE]
——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H2125 [17AP]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H86 [14JA]
——— 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), H504 [13FE]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H372 [5FE]
——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H86 [14JA]
Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see H.R. 799), H2803 [20MY]
Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (see H.R. 2386), H3653 [14JN]
Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 1012), H2959 [23MY]
Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H5404 [2AU]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H4039 [25JN]
——— 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]
GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to the processing of claims for the payment of federally contracted workers who were not paid appropriate wages (see H.R. 2747), H4825 [19JY]
General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H6829 [28OC]
GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see H.R. 2691), H4522 [16JY]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]
Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5548 [12SE]
——— enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H5802 [20SE]
——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H4726 [18JY]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2719 [16MY]
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), H2300 [24AP]
House Rules: reinstate ‘‘Gephardt rule’’ setting debt ceiling automatically at level projected by concurrent budget resolution (see H. Res. 11), H33 [3JA]
——— require that any extension of debt ceiling only be considered in a stand-alone bill (see H. Res. 12), H33 [3JA]
Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1255), H4039 [25JN]
Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H701 [27FE]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H2775 [17MY]
——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]
Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 742), H1829 [21MR]
Iran: 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), H5436 [9SE]
——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2913 [22MY]
——— 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), H2719 [16MY]
IRS: issue regulations to allow enrolled agents to use or display their credentials when advertising their services or representing clients (see H.R. 2313), H5477 [10SE]
Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1360 [12MR]
Kennedy, John F.: designate May 29, 2014, as a national day of remembrance honoring the late President (see H. Res. 427), H7354 [21NO]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide a certain minimum level of income for the State Assistance Program (see H.R. 2727), H5404 [2AU]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H596 [15FE]
Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (see H.R. 2174), H2954 [23MY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]
Medicare: delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and diabetic testing supply mail order program (see H.R. 2375), H5513 [11SE]
——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H5348 [1AU]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H4827 [19JY]
——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H596 [15FE]
——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H2840 [21MY]
——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2913 [22MY]
——— preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 1390), H1824 [21MR]
——— provide coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice (see H.R. 2619), H5263 [31JY]
——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4726 [18JY]
——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H2775 [17MY]
——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H4177 [28JN]
——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H4080 [26JN]
——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H412 [6FE]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5089 [25JY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1355 [12MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H5806 [23SE]
Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H5834 [25SE]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]
Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1373), H1824 [21MR]
——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 526), H5089 [25JY]
Missing Children’s Assistance Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3092), H5589 [17SE]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H950 [4MR]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2656 [15MY]
National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 3407), H7253 [19NO]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4142 [27JN]
National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1985), H7357 [21NO]
National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3687 [17JN]
Naturopathic Medicine Week: designate (see H. Res. 211), H4081 [26JN]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 1648), H2158 [18AP]
Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (see H. Res. 71), H1360 [12MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H8113 [12DE]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H6676 [22OC]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H4309 [9JY]
——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 268), H169 [15JA]
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), H417 [6FE]
——— 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), H2656 [15MY]
——— 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), H1860 [9AP]
——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H3988 [20JN]
Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H6052 [30SE]
Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H8118 [16DE]
Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see H. Con. Res. 67), H7354 [21NO]
Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 654), H1958 [11AP]
SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H1837 [25MR]
——— provide for permanent establishment the State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 2333), H3592 [13JN]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H5403 [2AU]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2719 [16MY]
——— provide financial assistance for school construction after a violent or traumatic crisis (see H.R. 2102), H2910 [22MY]
Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2438 [6MY]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2804 [20MY]
——— 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), H1632 [19MR]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1466), H2775 [17MY]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H2656 [15MY]
Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H2719 [16MY]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H7153 [15NO]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2476), H4524 [16JY]
——— allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1317), H7153 [15NO]
——— 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]
——— allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 1737), H2804 [20MY]
——— encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1364), H4485 [11JY]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H500 [13FE]
——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H8108 [12DE]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1632 [19MR]
——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H7365 [22NO]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H5513 [11SE]
——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H2804 [20MY]
——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3395), H7112 [14NO]
——— 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), H5176 [30JY]
——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H5403 [2AU]
——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H594 [15FE]
——— 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), H4040 [25JN]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]
——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 2737), H7357 [21NO]
——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2144), H4178 [28JN]
——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H1319 [6MR]
——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 2137), H2952 [23MY]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H950 [4MR]
——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 609), H6175 [2OC]
Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H7311 [20NO]
Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 227), H4371 [10JY]
Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7153 [15NO]
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), 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), H3016 [3JN]
——— 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. 303), H372 [5FE] (see H.R. 333), H221 [22JA]
——— 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), H2802 [20MY]
——— 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), H629 [25FE] (see H.R. 570), H2027 [15AP]
——— provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 1774), H2959 [23MY]
——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see H.R. 357), H1632 [19MR]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2840 [21MY]
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]
——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]
Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 1649), H2158 [18AP]
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), H4146 [27JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]
——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H2602 [14MY]
——— 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), H7608 [9DE]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3760 [18JN]
——— provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1835), H2436 [6MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H5342 [1AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 1590), H2122 [17AP]
Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]
Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H2436 [6MY]
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), H1426 [14MR]
Public safety officers: extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1828), H2436 [6MY]
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (see H.R. 1471), H1909 [10AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (H.R. 2932), H5346 [1AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (H.R. 1590), H2124 [17AP]
Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1433), H1859 [9AP]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), H2124 [17AP]
Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (H.R. 1827), H2437 [6MY]
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 (H.R. 1179), H1429 [14MR]
Public safety officers: extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (H.R. 1828), H2437 [6MY]
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (H.R. 1471), H1910 [10AP]
Letters
Dept. of Defense civilian furloughs: by, E1172• [31JY]
Memorandums
Recent Examples of IRS Postponement of Statutory Effective Dates: Erika K. Lunder and Carol A. Pettit, Congressional Research Service, H4538 [17JY]
Remarks
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3718 [18JN]
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3906, H3907 [19JN]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6119 [2OC], H6239 [4OC], H6573 [14OC]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6511 [11OC]
Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 723), E859• [14JN]
Budget: eliminate sequestration, H5311 [1AU]
——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), consideration (H. Res. 48), H360 [5FE]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1613 [19MR]
Business Alliance for Community Health: tribute, E153• [14FE]
Charles W. Morgan (vessel): commemorate relaunching, commend preservation and reinterpretation as a vessel of scientific and educational exploration, and recognize as the ‘‘Ambassador to the Whales’’, E1104• [19JY]
Coast Guard: anniversary of International Ice Patrol, E579• [26AP]
Congress: prohibit adjournment until certain legislation is passed, H5185 [31JY]
Connecticut: tribute to Peace Corps volunteers, E230• [28FE]
De Bruyn, Hanna: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Connecticut, E134• [13FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: terminate certain direct payments to farmers and use savings to reduce the deficit, H668 [27FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8041 [12DE]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3340 [12JN], H3521 [13JN]
——— impact of budget sequestration, H317 [4FE], H360 [5FE], H668 [27FE], H2778 [20MY], H4528 [17JY], H5185 [31JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4919 [23JY]
——— nuclear-armed Ohio-class submarine research funding, H4919 [23JY]
——— seapower-related programs funding, H3340 [12JN]
Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2930 [23MY], H3998 [25JN], H4053 [26JN]
——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), Senate amendment, H5216 [31JY]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), H2258 [24AP], H2501 [8MY], H3262 [11JN], H3360 [13JN], H3718 [18JN], H3998 [25JN], H4053 [26JN], H4162 [28JN]
——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H1613 [19MR]
——— 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), H4624 [18JY]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H4624 [18JY]
——— impact of Government shutdown, H5808 [25SE]
——— importance of job creation, H5808 [25SE]
Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2503, H2505, H2512, H2516, H2517 [8MY]
Evans, Anne: New England Tire and Service Association Hall of Fame inductee, E430• [11AP]
Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H5310 [1AU]
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 (H.R. 1565), H3360 [13JN]
Fish and fishing: classify farmed shellfish as a specialty crop, H3906, H3907 [19JN]
GAO: submit report to Congress on usage of compensatory time as substitute for cash wages for overtime hours worked and detail complaints filed and enforcement actions taken for alleged violations, H2517 [8MY]
——— transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to the processing of claims for the payment of federally contracted workers who were not paid appropriate wages (H.R. 2747), H5450 [10SE]
Gilman Brothers Co.: Dept. of Commerce President’s ‘‘E’’ Award recipient, E692• [17MY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6119 [2OC], H6239 [4OC], H6511 [11OC], H6573 [14OC]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2691 [16MY]
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H99 [15JA]
Lowney, Jeremiah: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, E418• [10AP]
Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), concur in Senate amendments (H. Res. 441), H8041 [12DE]
Medicare: anniversary, H5096 [30JY]
——— reform, H437 [12FE], H5096 [30JY]
Murphy, Anna: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Connecticut, E134• [13FE]
Navy: reduce minimum level of aircraft carriers in fleet, H3521 [13JN]
——— Virginia-class submarine program funding, H8041 [12DE]
Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, H3360 [13JN]
NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1966 [12AP]
Ortiz, Steven: National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient, E555• [25AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4537 [17JY]
——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4537 [17JY]
——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6837 [29OC], H7198 [19NO]
——— implementation, H6119 [2OC], H6324 [7OC]
——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2691 [16MY]
Peace Corps: anniversary, E230• [28FE]
Pomfret, CT: anniversary, E561• [26AP]
Public debt: ceiling, H5808 [25SE]
——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), consideration (H. Res. 202), H2501 [8MY]
U.S. Coast Guard Academy: training facility repair funding, H99 [15JA]
Vernon, CT: tribute to Lotus Vietnamese Restaurant, E1743• [21NO]
Votes: position on missed, E477• [17AP]
Tributes
Coro, Howard, E345• [20MR]
Denno, Marc, E771• [3JN]
Eldridge, Justin, E1652• [13NO]
Jetté, Marsha B., E335• [19MR]
Jones, Grace, E607• [7MY]
Jones, John, E817• [6JN]
Markowicz, John, E52• [23JA]
McCourt, David, E1145• [25JY]
McCoy, Kevin M., E764• [24MY]
McLeod, Martha, E638• [9MY]
Naholnik, Jon M., E1416• [2OC]
Olsen, John W., E1530• [16OC]
Schneller, Richard, E139• [13FE]
Thurnauer, Nancy, E1905• [19DE]
Walter, Carol, E15• [4JA]
Wheeler-Rossow, Rachel, E1784• [3DE]