DOYLE, MICHAEL F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Articles and editorials

Bernard M. Luketich— Celebrating 35 Years as National President of the Croatian Fraternal Union of America, Zajednicar (publication), E1140• [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H6175 [2OC]

——— reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H629 [25FE]

——— reform sugar price support program, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 693), H5176 [30JY]

AID: establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 3054), H5399 [2AU]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6289 [4OC]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6052 [30SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]

Armed Forces: pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 2249), H7395 [2DE]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1360 [12MR]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7053 [13NO]

Brumidi, Constantino: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of completion of ‘‘The Apotheosis of Washington’’ (see H. Res. 101), H5477 [10SE]

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

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 46), H294 [25JA]

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), H5513 [11SE]

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]

Claims: make the U.S. exclusively liable for certain claims of liability for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, inclusion of ethanol in transportation fuel (see H.R. 2267), H3215 [5JN]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6644 [16OC]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H342 [4FE]

Computers: clarify definition of ‘‘access without authorization,’’ eliminate redundant laws allowing charges to be brought for violations of such access, and reform penalties for violations (see H.R. 2454), H3988 [20JN]

Conservation of energy: promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (see H.R. 540), H628 [25FE]

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 454), H818 [28FE]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H1720 [20MR]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 3211), H6011 [28SE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H6052 [30SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H5803 [20SE] (see H.R. 3353), H7188 [18NO]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H2028 [15AP]

Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1509), H2027 [15AP]

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

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H5477 [10SE]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2840 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H4040 [25JN]

——— 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), H5767 [19SE]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H176 [18JA]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 2703), H7253 [19NO]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H6012 [28SE]

——— 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), H5884 [26SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H628 [25FE]

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), H8113 [12DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4826 [19JY]

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]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 2653), H5404 [2AU]

Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (see H.R. 271), H169 [15JA]

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), H2840 [21MY]

FCC: authorize a bipartisan majority of Commissioners to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions (see H.R. 539), H411 [6FE]

——— reform and modernize Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program (see H.R. 1685), H2246 [23AP]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 517), H7507 [4DE]

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

FERC: clarify that certain natural gas facilities are not subject to the Natural Gas Act (see H.R. 3208), H5921 [27SE]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H1860 [9AP]

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), H2485 [7MY]

——— 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), H173 [15JA]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H173 [15JA]

——— implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (see H.R. 34), H173 [15JA]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H173 [15JA]

——— provide for mandatory State licensing and registration of handguns (see H.R. 117), H173 [15JA]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H5655 [18SE]

——— require background checks for purchases and gun shop employees, prohibit purchase by individuals on terrorist watch list, report lost or stolen guns, and establish standards for concealed carry permits (see H.R. 21), H283 [23JA]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H173 [15JA]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H86 [14JA]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2125 [17AP]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5834 [25SE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H501 [13FE]

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), H2438 [6MY]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6344 [7OC]

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), H7365 [22NO]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H4039 [25JN]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H1430 [14MR]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H3990 [20JN]

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), H7446 [3DE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H8132 [23DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2376), H7608 [9DE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6103 [1OC]

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

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

National Baseball Hall of Fame: specify size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in production of commemorative coins (see H.R. 1071), H1355 [12MR]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H5655 [18SE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2125 [17AP]

Navy: encourage commissioning of U.S.S. Somerset (LPD–25) in Philadelphia, PA (see H. Res. 125), H1568 [18MR]

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), H3216 [5JN]

Pennsylvania: reauthorize Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, and Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area (see H.R. 2360), H4310 [9JY]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see H. Res. 103), H1320 [6MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H5833 [25SE]

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H344 [4FE]

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), H599 [15FE]

——— 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), H2485 [7MY]

——— 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), H2485 [7MY]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H7053 [13NO]

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

——— 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), H6676 [22OC]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 949), H2249 [23AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H4177 [28JN]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2249 [23AP]

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2438 [6MY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H7446 [3DE]

——— 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), H7608 [9DE]

——— 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]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]

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), H2485 [7MY]

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), H2157 [18AP]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H2248 [23AP]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4214 [8JY]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7357 [21NO]

——— extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 1424), H1856 [9AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H6676 [22OC]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H2604 [14MY]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H6604 [15OC]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H5090 [25JY]

——— provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 1522), H1990 [12AP]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H950 [4MR]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H2775 [17MY]

——— repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 1978), H2959 [23MY]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H2775 [17MY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2056), H2802 [20MY]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2485 [7MY]

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]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H6412 [8OC]

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), H3253 [6JN]

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), H6999 [12NO]

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), H1720 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H3014 [3JN]

Children’s Grief Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 426), H7354 [21NO]

Dept. of Education: establish national program for arts and technology (see H.R. 2152), H2953 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: report cases of certain infectious diseases at departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 2153), H2953 [23MY]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 708), H545 [14FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (H.R. 2224), H3015 [3JN]

Dept. of Education: establish national program for arts and technology (H.R. 2152), H2956 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: report cases of certain infectious diseases at departmental medical facilities (H.R. 2153), H2956 [23MY]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (H.R. 708), H548 [14FE]

Eulogies

Coyne, William J.: by Daniel V. Coyne, E1673• [15NO]

Lists

Croatian Fraternal Union of America official family, E1140• [25JY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H6188 [3OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6401 [8OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H6401 [8OC]

Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh: anniversary, E699• [17MY]

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Day: observance, E582• [30AP]

Clairton, PA: tribute to Clairton High School football team, E87• [4FE]

Congress: results of congressional baseball game, H3625 [14JN]

——— tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition participants, E491• [18AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6190 [3OC], H6401 [8OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2685 [16MY]

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals, E582• [30AP]

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), H7137 [15NO]

——— implementation, H6190 [3OC], H6401 [8OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2685 [16MY]

Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel robotics team recipient of Pittsburgh Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition Engineering Inspiration Award, E684• [16MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H6401 [8OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7565 [5DE], H7626 [10DE], H8104 [12DE]

Tributes

Coyne, William J., E1673• [15NO]

Luketich, Bernard M., E1140• [25JY]

Stoner, Jeanne, E1637• [12NO]