DAVIS, RODNEY (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H96 [15JA]

Amendments

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), H5319 [1AU]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, H6557 [12OC]

——— H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, H7080 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

Air Force: make competitive grants to support research and development, education, and training to produce a bio-based aviation fuel for use by the Air Force (see H.R. 3125), H7253 [19NO]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5435 [9SE]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2910 [22MY]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 2066), H7357 [21NO]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 1164), H6770 [23OC]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 106), H1959 [11AP]

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), H6290 [4OC]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6829 [28OC]

——— 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]

——— preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (see H.R. 1039), H1431 [14MR]

——— 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 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]

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3578), H7447 [3DE]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H4827 [19JY]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H7358 [21NO]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4371 [10JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6902 [29OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H629 [25FE]

——— delay sequestration (see H.R. 607), H504 [13FE]

——— increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 2518), H4078 [26JN]

——— 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), H4524 [16JY]

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

Captain Herbert Johnson Memorial Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3085), H5546 [12SE]

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 299), H4483 [11JY]

Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2734), H8112 [12DE]

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), H5404 [2AU]

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), H1720 [20MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3357 [12JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR]

——— restrict adjournments unless the House involved has passed a budget resolution and provided funding for the Government for the entire fiscal year (see H. Con. Res. 9), H984 [5MR]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H7357 [21NO]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H224 [22JA]

Corps of Engineers: establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects (see H.R. 1153), H1425 [14MR]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H5834 [25SE]

——— provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H1837 [25MR]

——— provide for safe and reliable navigation of the Mississippi River (see H.R. 1152), H1425 [14MR]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H599 [15FE]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H7628 [10DE]

——— remove knowledge of age as an element of the offense for sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion (see H.R. 1690), H4039 [25JN]

——— require court order to subpoena telephone records from service providers in any criminal investigation (see H.R. 2014), H2959 [23MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 686), H1993 [12AP]

——— prohibit regulations establishing certain limits for the school lunch program (see H.R. 3663), H7566 [5DE]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H2299 [24AP]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H6957 [30OC]

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]

——— establish a task force on urotrauma (see H.R. 984), H2570 [9MY]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2207), H5348 [1AU]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H2571 [9MY]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1763), H8112 [12DE]

——— integrate engineering education into elementary and secondary instruction and curriculum and support research on engineering education (see H.R. 2426), H5477 [10SE]

——— limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see H.R. 1386), H1824 [21MR]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H1719 [20MR]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H4178 [28JN]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see H.R. 2495), H5436 [9SE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit certain grants to States that do not provide for minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers (see H.R. 1311), H2249 [23AP]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H3990 [20JN]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H5403 [2AU]

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), H7109 [14NO]

Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see H.R. 354), H703 [27FE]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H2485 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (see H.R. 930), H815 [28FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H5402 [2AU]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H4040 [25JN]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H7312 [20NO]

——— ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3095), H5589 [17SE]

——— prohibit certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights (see H.R. 3676), H7689 [11DE]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H.R. 1861), H2656 [15MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a prize program to award a prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated electronic health records program (see H.R. 2055), H2802 [20MY]

——— establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4599 [17JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7628 [10DE]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H6951 [30OC]

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

Egypt: limit U.S. economic assistance and oppose World Bank and IMF assistance (see H.R. 2544), H4142 [27JN]

EPA: 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), H1430 [14MR]

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 3140), H6999 [12NO]

——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 1829), H2605 [14MY]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see H.R. 1848), H2605 [14MY] (see H.R. 3363), H6958 [30OC]

——— modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2067 [16AP]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H8112 [12DE]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H8112 [12DE]

Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order (see H.R. 816), H703 [27FE]

——— create a centralized website for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 2221), H4599 [17JY]

——— create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4599 [17JY]

——— enhance authority to pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures (see H.R. 1931), H2568 [9MY]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4599 [17JY]

——— 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]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4599 [17JY]

——— 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), H278 [23JA]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 2122), H4980 [23JY]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H3688 [17JN]

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

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), H6901 [29OC]

——— modify phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates for certain properties (see H.R. 1485), H2719 [16MY]

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), H2840 [21MY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2840 [21MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H6829 [28OC]

——— limit authority of States and local governments to collect taxes relative to the sale of certain firearms or ammunition or payable for background checks required for sales of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 2361), H4310 [9JY]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H4485 [11JY]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2355), H5348 [1AU]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1828 [21MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H550 [14FE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H4145 [27JN]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H7365 [22NO]

——— 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), H949 [4MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY] (see H.R. 3121), H7365 [22NO]

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), H3254 [6JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H7253 [19NO]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H5476 [10SE]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 1312), H2067 [16AP]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H6103 [1OC]

——— 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), H3655 [14JN]

——— 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]

IRS: ensure that employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (see H.R. 2768), H5176 [30JY]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H5548 [12SE]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2574 [13MY]

Israel: 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), H4726 [18JY]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1328 [7MR]

Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam, Modoc, IL: designate (see H.R. 3678), H7607 [9DE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1829 [21MR]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H5403 [2AU]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H5476 [10SE]

Medicare: create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 2085), H7312 [20NO]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H2485 [7MY]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H4039 [25JN]

——— ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 986), H1861 [9AP]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H6770 [23OC]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H5403 [2AU]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2405 [3MY]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H3357 [12JN]

——— provide for a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (see H.R. 487), H950 [4MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), 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), H176 [18JA]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6053 [30SE]

Mining and mineral resources: protect health care benefits of miners (see H.R. 2627), H4858 [22JY]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H5342 [1AU]

Motor vehicles: require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2414), H3758 [18JN]

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 154), H1992 [12AP]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 201), H2437 [6MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1398 [13MR]

National security: prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (see H.R. 1242), H1633 [19MR]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2486 [7MY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H4524 [16JY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H5403 [2AU]

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), H3655 [14JN]

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), H6999 [12NO]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5768 [19SE]

——— delay implementation of certain provisions (see H.R. 607), H504 [13FE]

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

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H2066 [16AP]

——— 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), H4173 [28JN]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY] (see H.R. 3121), H7365 [22NO]

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

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H1860 [9AP]

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H3592 [13JN]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H7395 [2DE]

——— 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), H984 [5MR]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H3760 [18JN]

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), H2804 [20MY]

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), H3760 [18JN]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H2438 [6MY]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7689 [11DE]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2840 [21MY]

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), H2604 [14MY]

Taxation: 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), H2350 [25AP]

——— allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1476), H1909 [10AP]

——— allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H1958 [11AP]

——— allow small businesses to defer the payment of certain employment taxes (see H.R. 952), H2959 [23MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H3654 [14JN]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H3655 [14JN]

——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H8113 [12DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H546 [14FE]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3327), H7312 [20NO]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1634), H2157 [18AP]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H8126 [19DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2840 [21MY]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1125), H2775 [17MY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H7688 [11DE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4980 [23JY]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 483), H2535 [8MY]

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H8112 [12DE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H4599 [17JY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H5175 [30JY]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H3016 [3JN]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2400 [30AP]

——— 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), H2438 [6MY]

——— 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. 570), H1829 [21MR]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 235), H344 [4FE]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H1991 [12AP]

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: establish Advisory Committee to advise Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting (see H.R. 2799), H5348 [1AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3015 [3JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: require official White House meals and White House and Dept. of Agriculture cafeteria meals to be in compliance with nutrition requirements for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 3686), H7627 [10DE]

EPA: establish a regulatory review process for proposed rules dealing with agricultural entities (see H.R. 2776), H4856 [22JY]

James R. Burgess Jr., Post Office Building, Champaign, IL: designate (see H.R. 1707), H2297 [24AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3474), H7051 [13NO]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 92), H816 [28FE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2392 [26AP]

Stan Musial Memorial Bridge, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 420), H292 [25JA]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (see H.R. 2383), H3652 [14JN]

Taxation: provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 1336), H1822 [21MR]

Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job training program or completing degree or certificate work remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1530), H1991 [12AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: require official White House meals and White House and Dept. of Agriculture cafeteria meals to be in compliance with nutrition requirements for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 3686), H7627 [10DE]

EPA: establish a regulatory review process for proposed rules dealing with agricultural entities (H.R. 2776), H4857 [22JY]

James R. Burgess Jr., Post Office Building, Champaign, IL: designate (H.R. 1707), H2299 [24AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), H7052 [13NO]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 1795), H2395 [26AP]

Stan Musial Memorial Bridge, St. Louis, MO: designate (H.R. 420), H293 [25JA]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (H.R. 2383), H3654 [14JN]

Taxation: provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (H.R. 1336), H1826 [21MR]

Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job training program or completing degree or certificate work remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (H.R. 1530), H1992 [12AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2251 [24AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3910 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3777 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4462 [11JY], H6483, H6484, H6485, H6486, H6487, H6489, H6491 [10OC]

Appropriations: legislative process, H6273 [4OC]

Bankruptcy: require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), H7022 [13NO]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute, H7336 [21NO]

Budget: deficit, H6273 [4OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H241 [23JA]

Coal: importance to national energy policy, H2113 [17AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2864 [22MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6715 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform crop insurance program, H3910 [19JN], H6487 [10OC]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5708 [19SE]

——— repeal rule and nutrition standards that impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs, H6489 [10OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 260), H3377 [13JN]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H3377 [13JN]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault, H3377 [13JN]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (H.R. 1864), H4059 [26JN]

——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5625, H5632, H5633, H5635, H5636, H5637, H5638, H5639 [18SE]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs, H2331 [25AP]

——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2368 [26AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5867 [26SE]

Economy: avert impact of budget sequestration on economy through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H692 [27FE]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H692 [27FE]

Edwardsville, IL: tribute to Edwardsville High School boys’ soccer team, H7114 [15NO]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2512 [8MY]

EPA: include rules having a significant impact on agricultural entities under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5319, H5320 [1AU]

FDA: decision to allow over-the-counter access to emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B One Step without age restriction, H3639 [14JN]

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), H5319, H5320, H5323 [1AU]

——— require agency reports on proposed Federal rules include an analysis of anticipated jobs gained or lost due to implementation and specify if jobs are public or private, H5323 [1AU]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6301 [5OC]

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), H6923 [30OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6060 [1OC], H6301 [5OC]

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: ensure food programs address nutritional needs of students in athletic programs and physical education classes, E1102• [19JY], E1108• [22JY]

Iran: oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, H7494 [4DE]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees, H2590 [14MY]

James R. Burgess Jr., Post Office Building, Champaign, IL: designate (H.R. 1707), H7619 [10DE]

Monticello, IL: Monticello Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘Schools to Watch’’ list, E1005• [28JN]

National Nurses Week: observance, H2525 [8MY]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H5867 [26SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of policies relative to coal industry, H2113 [17AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7086 [14NO]

——— implementation, H6060 [1OC]

Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: designate (H.R. 1092), H4006 [25JN]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (H.R. 2383), H4002, H4003, H4004, H4005 [25JN]

University of Illinois: tribute to proposed university-affiliated technology development laboratory, H1559 [18MR]

Veterans: tribute, H6885 [29OC]

Votes: correction, H2892• [22MY]

——— position on missed, H108• [15JA], H684• [27FE], H3161• [5JN], H4187• [8JY], H6927• [30OC], H7210• [19NO], E481• [17AP], E825• [6JN]

West Virginia: importance of coal mining industry to energy and economy, H2113 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3013 [3JN]

Tributes

Anderson, Garrett, H6885 [29OC]

Bridgewater, Erma Scott, E877• [14JN]

Burgess, James R., Jr., H7619 [10DE]

Burgess, Steve, H7619 [10DE]

Champley, Joe, E1102• [19JY], E1108• [22JY]

Gerdes, Chip, H2415 [6MY]

Hendrix, Kyle, H7034 [13NO]

Jones, Chris, H2942 [23MY]

Kerans, Lori, E438• [12AP]

Maddox, Matthew, H2900 [22MY]

McVickers, Carey, H96• [15JA]

Meyer, Carl, H4096 [27JN]

Schrodt, Joseph, H1574 [19MR]

Swenson, William D., H6885 [29OC]

Taylor, Clarence T., E1872• [12DE]

Underwood, King J., E565• [26AP]