DINGELL, JOHN D. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), H7327 [21NO]

Appointments

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, H2899 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3592 [13JN]

Armed Forces: grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1333), H1822 [21MR]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1550 [15MR]

Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 1245), H2125 [17AP]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 100), H56 [4JA]

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary (see H. Res. 209), H2534 [8MY]

Budget: prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7508 [4DE]

Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch and prohibit exceptions for products bearing an official congressional insignia (see H.R. 194), H628 [25FE]

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

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]

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H4143 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H3592 [13JN]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 645), H500 [13FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: modernize conservation programs, protect long term investments, increase small and midsize farmer’s access to programs, and prioritize modern-day conservation needs (see H.R. 1890), H2533 [8MY]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H2249 [23AP]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 400), H280 [23JA]

——— establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H8112 [12DE]

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

Dept. of Education: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H372 [5FE]

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

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1027), H2354 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see H.R. 2298), H3251 [6JN]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H2438 [6MY]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see H.R. 297), H178 [18JA]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 541), H628 [25FE]

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), H7312 [20NO]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H6902 [29OC]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H629 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H703 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H7446 [3DE]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (see H.R. 375), H372 [5FE]

Detroit Diesel Corp.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4175 [28JN]

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

Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 1641), H2158 [18AP]

Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI: designate (see H.R. 2223), H3014 [3JN]

EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 1220), H1547 [15MR]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 3449), H6997 [12NO]

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

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H2486 [7MY]

FCC: prohibit from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors (see H.R. 3196), H6902 [29OC]

FDA: strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1919), H2567 [9MY]

——— strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (see H.R. 3204), H5921 [27SE]

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), H7309 [20NO]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6052 [30SE]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H1630 [19MR]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H703 [27FE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H1837 [25MR]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]

Grayling, MI: anniversary of Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center (see H. Res. 290), H4308 [9JY]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 2773), H4856 [22JY]

——— provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to adjacent States (see H.R. 600), H431 [8FE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H4599 [17JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6998 [12NO]

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]

——— limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 278), H169 [15JA]

Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 267), H169 [15JA]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

India: praise religious diversity and commitment to tolerance and equality, and reaffirm need to protect the rights and freedoms of religious minorities (see H. Res. 417), H7628 [10DE]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1531), H1991 [12AP]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (see H.R. 1580), H2065 [16AP]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 783), H595 [15FE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H176 [18JA]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H596 [15FE]

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

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

——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 3024), H5397 [2AU]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5049 [24JY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6175 [2OC]

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

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 263), H169 [15JA]

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

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 1033), H1837 [25MR]

——— authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3131), H5654 [18SE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H983 [5MR]

National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (see H.R. 2447), H3988 [20JN]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4599 [17JY]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 2208), H2955 [23MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 573), H412 [6FE]

Officer James Bonneau Memorial Post Office, Jackson, MI: designate (see H.R. 3534), H7252 [19NO]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H371 [5FE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H4522 [16JY]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 268), H169 [15JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H5349 [1AU]

——— 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), H1550 [15MR]

——— 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), H5403 [2AU]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2077), H2838 [21MY]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5477 [10SE]

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), H2249 [23AP]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (see H.R. 163), H818 [28FE]

Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 102), H344 [4FE]

——— 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]

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

Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 1029), H2535 [8MY]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H7188 [18NO]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 535), H2396 [26AP]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H4524 [16JY]

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

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H2570 [9MY]

——— prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (see H.R. 1556), H2025 [15AP]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H6829 [28OC]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H2965 [24MY]

——— reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 1555), H2025 [15AP]

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

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7608 [9DE]

Veterans: provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 1774), H2391 [26AP]

——— 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), H224 [22JA]

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), H2397 [26AP]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]

War of 1812: anniversary of the Battles of River Raisin (see H. Res. 37), H177 [18JA]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 996), H1318 [6MR]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1384), H2249 [23AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H2602 [14MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H2568 [9MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3990 [20JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1993 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

House of Representatives: notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4), H33 [3JA]

Political campaigns: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 1338), H1822 [21MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Political campaigns: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (H.R. 1338), H1826 [21MR]

Oaths of office

Boehner, Representative: Speaker of the House, H5 [3JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), E933• [20JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), E1362• [23SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H8083 [12DE], E1416• [2OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), Senate amendment, H1793• [21MR]

Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (H.R. 3273), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6376 [8OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H8083 [12DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1800• [21MR]

——— 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), H247• [23JA]

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 (H.R. 360), H2265 [24AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2874• [22MY]

Corps of Engineers: grant flexibility in defining the terms ‘‘fill material’’ or ‘‘discharge of fill material’’ relative to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4251 [9JY]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6698 [23OC]

——— update regulations and guidelines defining what waters and wetlands are subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4247 [9JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, E933• [20JN]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2934• [23MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), H2934• [23MY]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, H1443 [15MR]

Dept. of the Interior: streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), H7213 [19NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5365 [2AU]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2370• [26AP]

District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (H.J. Res. 71), H6135 [2OC]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2518• [8MY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1443 [15MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4247, H4251 [9JY]

FDA: strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1919), H2984• [3JN]

——— strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), H5962 [28SE]

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), H6925• [30OC]

Galeski, Scott A.: Presidential Volunteer Service Award recipient, E1147• [26JY]

GAO: conduct study to determine what delays are expected by any Federal, State, or local permiting authority in issuing permits regarding siting, construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline project, H7327, H7328 [21NO]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6135 [2OC], H6376 [8OC], E1416• [2OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2683 [16MY]

House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H4139 [27JN]

——— notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 4), H6 [3JA]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), H5522 [12SE]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), H7327, H7328 [21NO]

NIH: funding, H7665• [11DE]

——— provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 2019), H7665• [11DE]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1972• [12AP]

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 (H.R. 3350), H7131 [15NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4560• [17JY], E1074• [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4560 [17JY], E1074• [17JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement, E1362• [23SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2683 [16MY]

Public debt: disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), E1609• [30OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), H2550• [9MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), E297• [14MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5365 [2AU]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2741• [17MY]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), E1602• [30OC]

——— set a deadline to require addition of a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Securities Act (H.R. 701), H2629• [15MY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H8083 [12DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3227 [6JN], H4135–H4139 [27JN], E820, E827 [6JN], E866 [14JN], E921 [19JN], E1003 [28JN]

Statements

Government Shutdown: by, E1437 [4OC]

Tributes

Curson, David, E402• [9AP]

Goddard, Chris, E1008• [28JN]

Hoffer, Donna, E1868• [12DE]

Hultberg, Carla R., E974• [26JN]

Schultz, Jaclyn, E1149• [26JY]

Schweinhart, Lawrence J., E1336• [18SE]

Sullivan, Barry K., E1755• [22NO]