DEUTCH, THEODORE E. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3142 [5JN]

Appointments

C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]

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), H7357 [21NO]

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

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H7628 [10DE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H818 [28FE]

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H6771 [23OC]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H5436 [9SE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1550 [15MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1911 [10AP]

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), H7357 [21NO]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H5175 [30JY]

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

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H5589 [17SE]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 100), H30 [3JA]

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]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H8118 [16DE]

Bullard, Larcenia J.: tribute (see H. Res. 139), H1825 [21MR]

Bureau of Prisons: rename as the Bureau of Corrections (see H.R. 2984), H5803 [20SE]

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]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 248), H3095 [4JN]

Children and youth: require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 680), H501 [13FE]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H700 [27FE]

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), H550 [14FE]

——— 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]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H5342 [1AU]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H455 [12FE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3289 [11JN]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H1825 [21MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H2483 [7MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H703 [27FE]

Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see H.R. 2656), H5803 [20SE]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 778), H595 [15FE]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see H.R. 917), H815 [28FE]

——— strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H370 [5FE]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see H.R. 531), H818 [28FE]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H4523 [16JY]

Cyprus: support end of division (see H. Res. 308), H4826 [19JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H815 [28FE]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2300 [24AP]

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

Dept. of Education: establish feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 1395), H2438 [6MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2300 [24AP]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H3216 [5JN]

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]

——— 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), H5476 [10SE]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H301 [29JA]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H504 [13FE]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see H.R. 2064), H2838 [21MY]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 1019), H5476 [10SE]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 720), H546 [14FE]

——— 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), H6676 [22OC]

——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 3388), H6951 [30OC]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5803 [20SE]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see H.R. 2475), H5404 [2AU]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H2161 [18AP]

——— enhance security for facilities and personnel at U.S. diplomatic and consular posts abroad (see H.R. 2723), H4724 [18JY]

——— prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H5513 [11SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 3385), H6951 [30OC]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1395 [13MR]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 182), H455 [12FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H2354 [25AP]

——— exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans’ pensions (see H.R. 1438), H1857 [9AP]

——— extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 1521), H4309 [9JY]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 2086), H4371 [10JY]

——— 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), H5051 [24JY]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H2349 [25AP]

——— 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), H628 [25FE]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (see H.R. 375), H6829 [28OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 1714), H2298 [24AP]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H6053 [30SE]

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]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H1632 [19MR]

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), H7053 [13NO]

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

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H5050 [24JY]

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]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5087 [25JY]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H4980 [23JY]

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

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), H2717 [16MY]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H8118 [16DE]

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]

——— improve the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2199), H6493 [10OC]

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]

——— 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), H628 [25FE]

——— prevent illegal sale (see H.R. 427), H293 [25JA]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H86 [14JA]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H56 [4JA]

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), H4310 [9JY]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 1012), H1550 [15MR]

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]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 31), H170 [15JA]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5476 [10SE]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H6412 [8OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2605 [14MY]

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]

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]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H1549 [15MR] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2936), H5342 [1AU]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Intelligence services: require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges (see H.R. 2761), H5404 [2AU]

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), H1911 [10AP]

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

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

——— authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]

——— 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. 2701), H4523 [16JY] (see H.R. 2717), H4597 [17JY]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H170 [15JA]

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

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H949 [4MR]

Jordan: recognize long-term partnership and friendship with the U.S. and commend response to Syrian humanitarian crisis by hosting refugees fleeing conflict (see H. Res. 222), H2774 [17MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H3688 [17JN]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H2656 [15MY]

Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2678), H4483 [11JY]

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

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), H4309 [9JY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H7446 [3DE]

——— preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 1390), H1824 [21MR]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H6225 [3OC]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H5403 [2AU]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H8112 [12DE]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H7688 [11DE]

——— protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 69), H7507 [4DE]

Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 294), H4308 [9JY]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2159 [18AP]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4142 [27JN]

National Nonprofit Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H5547 [12SE]

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), H2161 [18AP]

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), H2804 [20MY]

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

NIST: reauthorize the competitive grant program within the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program (see H.R. 1418), H6676 [22OC]

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

——— require disclosure of ownership and transfers of ownership of patents (see H.R. 3540), H7252 [19NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H3015 [3JN]

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H169 [15JA]

——— 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), H372 [5FE]

——— 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), H2839 [21MY]

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), H6900 [29OC]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H2654 [15MY]

Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 451), H3995 [24JN]

SBA: clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (see H.R. 1974), H2602 [14MY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]

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

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H7109 [14NO]

——— provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 827), H658 [26FE]

Shaw, E. Clay, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 343), H5547 [12SE]

Small business: provide assistance to small businesses providing low-income individuals with green jobs (see H.R. 2863), H6676 [22OC]

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H7446 [3DE]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3050), H5398 [2AU]

Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 247), H7689 [11DE]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H8107 [12DE]

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), H4214 [8JY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H5341 [1AU]

Taxation: 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), H5262 [31JY]

——— create policyholder disaster protection funds, Catastrophe Savings Accounts, and tax credits for natural disaster mitigation expenses (see H.R. 549), H411 [6FE]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H6829 [28OC]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H500 [13FE]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2350 [25AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7628 [10DE]

——— make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music copyrights (see H.R. 2731), H4724 [18JY]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H2025 [15AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3991 [20JN]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H1633 [19MR]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 188), H5404 [2AU]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and support relief and reconstruction assistance (see H. Res. 404), H7188 [18NO]

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

——— 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), H660 [26FE]

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]

——— 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]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H3015 [3JN]

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), H3016 [3JN]

Women: 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]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H3289 [11JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3760 [18JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]

——— ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1505), H1956 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H1357 [12MR]

Courts: support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the right to counsel and ensure indigent defendants in felony cases are adequately represented (see H. Res. 196), H2404 [3MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H3652 [14JN]

Dept. of Justice: expand cause of action relative to the pattern of practice of conduct by a governmental authority that deprives a person of constitutional rights to adults as well as juveniles (see H.R. 1967), H2602 [14MY]

FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 648), H500 [13FE]

Firearms: establish a gun buyback grant program (see H.R. 227), H84 [14JA]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 1953), H2574 [13MY]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H2910 [22MY]

Levinson, Robert: urge intensified cooperation by Iran on the case of the disappearance of former FBI agent while on business trip in Iran (see H. Res. 435), H7627 [10DE]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (see H.R. 3304), H6675 [22OC]

National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 3407), H6952 [30OC]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 446), H315 [1FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: require disclosure of ownership and transfers of ownership of patents (see H.R. 2024), H2717 [16MY]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 649), H500 [13FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright decision on provision of counsel to indigent defendants in felony cases (see H. Res. 108), H1357 [12MR]

Taxation: provide credit to individuals for legal expenses paid relative to establishing guardianship of a disabled individual (see H.R. 1597), H2123 [17AP]

Constitutional authority statements

FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of advertisements to furnish such contents (H.R. 648), H503 [13FE]

Firearms: establish a gun buyback grant program (H.R. 227), H85 [14JA]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (H.R. 1953), H2575 [13MY]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (H.R. 2101), H2912 [22MY]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), H6676 [22OC]

National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (H.R. 3407), H6955 [30OC]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (H.R. 446), H315 [1FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: require disclosure of ownership and transfers of ownership of patents (H.R. 2024), H2718 [16MY]

Taxation: provide credit to individuals for legal expenses paid relative to establishing guardianship of a disabled individual (H.R. 1597), H2124 [17AP]

Letters

Eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requirement to maintain a certain detention bed occupancy level: several immigration and human rights organizations, H3143 [5JN]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3738 [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H2626 [15MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3779, H3780 [19JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5981 [28SE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 366), H5981 [28SE]

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), H7019 [13NO]

Boca Raton, FL: anniversary of Alliance for Lupus Research ‘‘Walk With Us To Cure Lupus’’, E230• [28FE]

——— anniversary of Young Israel of Boca Raton, E218• [28FE]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Senior Hall of Fame inductees, E517• [23AP]

Budget: 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), H1579 [19MR]

Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Inc.: tribute, E227• [28FE]

Climate: global warming, H7702 [12DE]

Coral Spring, FL: anniversary, E1199• [1AU]

Courts: support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the right to counsel and ensure indigent defendants in felony cases are adequately represented (H. Res. 196), H6975 [12NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5666 [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H2626 [15MY], H3779, H3780 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: tribute to Go Solar Broward Rooftop Solar Challenge, E215• [28FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requirement to maintain a certain detention bed occupancy level, H3142 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3142 [5JN]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), H7076 [14NO]

Firearms: gun control, H2257 [24AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6243 [4OC], H6613 [16OC]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H17 [3JA]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), H5239 [31JY]

Korean War: anniversary of armistice, E1157• [30JY]

Lyons, Yakov (Jason) and Ruchie: Young Israel of Boca Raton Journal Dinner honorees, E218• [28FE]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), H6780 [28OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H5981 [28SE]

——— implementation, H6243 [4OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4992 [24JY], H6613 [16OC], H7336 [21NO]

Social Security: establish a procedure to safeguard trust funds, H360 [5FE]

Steinberg, Richard D.: Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, FL, Mitzvah Society Award recipient, E343• [20MR]

Supreme Court: constitutional amendment to overturn decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H17 [3JA]

Tributes

Belvedere, Mikki, E1520• [16OC]

Berkowitz, Lillian, E1118• [23JY]

Silvers, Robert, H2073 [17AP]