DelBENE, SUZAN K. (a Representative from Washington)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H91 [15JA]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 3471), H7051 [13NO]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 2201), H2955 [23MY]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2536 [8MY]

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (see H.R. 361), H278 [23JA]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5403 [2AU]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H2027 [15AP]

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), H629 [25FE]

——— authorize enlistment of additional persons residing in the U.S. and lawfully admit for permanent residence certain enlistees who are not citizens or other nationals of the U.S. (see H.R. 435), H4177 [28JN]

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

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H2656 [15MY]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1630), H2157 [18AP]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H544 [14FE]

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

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see H.R. 1038), H1721 [20MR]

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), H6053 [30SE]

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), H1430 [14MR]

——— 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]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H6412 [8OC]

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

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H4215 [8JY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H6958 [30OC]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H3016 [3JN]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H7395 [2DE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H5655 [18SE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H6604 [15OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 355), H5833 [25SE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H4827 [19JY]

Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments by communications-related service providers of certain information consisting of or relating to communications (see H.R. 983), H1318 [6MR]

——— clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H5513 [11SE]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H1359 [12MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1727), H5175 [30JY]

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

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H2354 [25AP]

——— support crop insurance for specialty crops (see H.R. 1247), H2570 [9MY]

Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 2646), H5175 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H3216 [5JN]

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

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

Dept. of Education: 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), H2351 [25AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see H.R. 2574), H4485 [11JY]

——— invest in innovation for education (see H.R. 3433), H6953 [30OC]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H4142 [27JN]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2296), H6454 [9OC]

Dept. of HHS: provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H5404 [2AU]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H4214 [8JY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H1398 [13MR]

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), H7153 [15NO]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H5803 [20SE]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5768 [19SE]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 666), H3357 [12JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H5262 [31JY]

Dept. of Transportation: set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H7508 [4DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H6770 [23OC]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H981 [5MR]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 671), H1360 [12MR]

——— make certain records available to educational institutions where veterans or persons receiving educational assistance are enrolled (see H.R. 2749), H5803 [20SE]

——— 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), H3015 [3JN]

Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 2479), H4037 [25JN]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7394 [2DE]

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

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H3655 [14JN]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H5589 [17SE]

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

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H7053 [13NO]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H5765 [19SE]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H3015 [3JN]

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), H8112 [12DE]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2652), H4369 [10JY]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H5435 [9SE]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2400 [30AP]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H4371 [10JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H6902 [29OC]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H3015 [3JN]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H2959 [23MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H4485 [11JY]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2247 [23AP]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H5403 [2AU]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6675 [22OC]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H5656 [18SE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H2299 [24AP]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 1312), H1993 [12AP]

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), H4727 [18JY]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2299 [24AP]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H3216 [5JN]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1430 [14MR]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H3760 [18JN]

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

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (see H.R. 3304), H6829 [28OC]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H4177 [28JN]

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), H5834 [25SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H5655 [18SE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H3015 [3JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H4040 [25JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H550 [14FE]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H5767 [19SE]

——— reduce rate of compensation by percentage equal to reduction in pay of Federal employees subject to sequestration-related furloughs (see H.R. 2677), H4483 [11JY]

——— require salaries be sequestered during any sequester under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (see H.R. 1478), H1909 [10AP]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1431), H5175 [30JY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H7153 [15NO]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H7365 [22NO]

Mount Everest: anniversary of first ascent by U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 207), H2533 [8MY]

Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1785), H4485 [11JY]

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H2486 [7MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H6954 [30OC]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]

National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, WA: designate (see H.R. 1036), H1327 [7MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1860 [9AP]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 348), H5588 [17SE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3687 [17JN]

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), H2914 [22MY]

NOAA: improve ability to address severe marine debris events (see H.R. 1425), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities to address marine debris impacts of 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami (see H.R. 1491), H1955 [11AP]

Patent and Trademark Office: provide for permanent funding (see H.R. 3349), H6957 [30OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H2161 [18AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H2959 [23MY]

——— 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), H2959 [23MY]

——— 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), H1359 [12MR]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H6344 [7OC]

Privacy: permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (see H.R. 3035), H5398 [2AU]

——— prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (see H.R. 2399), H3687 [17JN]

——— 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), H6900 [29OC]

San Juan Islands National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 1034), H1327 [7MR]

SBA: provide for permanent establishment the State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 2333), H4178 [28JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2125 [17AP]

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

SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2998), H6999 [12NO]

Social Security: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 2744), H5477 [10SE]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1698), H5513 [11SE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H3929 [19JN]

——— 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), H6957 [30OC]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H2297 [24AP]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H5398 [2AU]

——— disallow deduction for income attributable to domestic oil and gas production activities of major integrated oil companies (see H.R. 1426), H5403 [2AU]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2570 [9MY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3688 [17JN]

——— extend research credit, increase and make permanent alternative simplified research credit and provide for a biotechnology consortium research credit (see H.R. 3757), H8108 [12DE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H3015 [3JN]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 2854), H5173 [30JY]

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

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H8112 [12DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H6902 [29OC]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H5834 [25SE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H7052 [13NO]

——— reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 1806), H2392 [26AP]

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

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (see H.R. 1123), H1395 [13MR]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2839 [21MY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2354 [25AP]

University of Washington: tribute to men’s crew team (see H. Res. 267), H3687 [17JN]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H4485 [11JY]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H2775 [17MY]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3453), H8113 [12DE]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H3288 [11JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]

Voting: permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 1748), H2350 [25AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6546 [11OC]

——— 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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H2351 [25AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: carry out employment and training pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work efforts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1929), H2568 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit land border crossing fees (see H.R. 1886), H2533 [8MY]

Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 829), H658 [26FE]

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 908), H815 [28FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: carry out employment and training pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work efforts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 1929), H2569 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit land border crossing fees (H.R. 1886), H2534 [8MY]

Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 829), H660 [26FE]

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (H.R. 908), H817 [28FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (H. Res. 182), H2311 [25AP]

——— permanently suspend application of certain price support authority, H6518 [11OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3951 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4463 [11JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), motion to instruct conferees, H6518 [11OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: carry out employment and training pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work efforts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 1929), H2538 [9MY]

——— establish a dairy producer margin insurance program to protect producer income by paying producers when actual producer margins are less than a threshold level, H3951 [20JN]

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

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4463 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H5100 [30JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), consideration (H. Res. 232), H2920 [23MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow deferred action for childhood arrivals to serve in the U.S. military, H7041 [13NO]

Economy: importance of job creation, H5658 [19SE]

Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: reauthorize nutrition programs for the same duration as farm programs, H6518 [11OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6309 [5OC]

Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 829), E193• [26FE]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 15), H7041 [13NO]

Kirkland, WA: anniversary of Barber Shoppe (business), E1898• [19DE]

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (H.R. 908), E222• [28FE]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E643• [13MY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H739 [28FE]

Patents: allow a judge to consider dilatory or other abusive tactics by the prevailing party in determining whether to reduce or deny court fee awards, H7537 [5DE]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7513, H7537 [5DE]

Public lands: impact of shutdown on fishing, hunting, and other recreational activities, H6309 [5OC]

Redmond, WA: tribute to Bear Creek High School boys’ soccer team, E1907• [19DE]

Snohomish, WA: tribute to Glacier Peak High School girls’ cross country team, E1899• [19DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H739 [28FE]

Votes: position on missed, H392• [6FE]

Tributes

Geller, Barbara, E349• [21MR]

Lewis, Andrew, H706 [28FE]