EDWARDS, DONNA F. (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

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

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: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2719 [16MY]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 3022), H7053 [13NO]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6998 [12NO]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H2913 [22MY]

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

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6998 [12NO]

——— ensure funds provided for operations in Afghanistan are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 200), H52 [4JA]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H1824 [21MR]

——— modify the authorities and responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the findings and sentences of courts-martial (see H.R. 1079), H1356 [12MR]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 198), H52 [4JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8125 [19DE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H5396 [2AU]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H3990 [20JN]

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

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 49), H342 [4FE]

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), H7053 [13NO]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 1421), H1856 [9AP]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to strengthen financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and stop the shrinking of the middle class (see H.R. 1579), H2065 [16AP]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 19), H659 [26FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H3015 [3JN]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 785), H595 [15FE]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see H.R. 3139), H5765 [19SE]

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]

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]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H1425 [14MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3990 [20JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H4524 [16JY]

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), H3253 [6JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H53 [4JA]

Cowley, R. Adams: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2782), H4856 [22JY]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 2464), H4371 [10JY]

Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see H.R. 990), H3288 [11JN]

——— establish independent oversight of mortgage servicing companies subjected to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing (see H.R. 1706), H3288 [11JN]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H7052 [13NO]

——— 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]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H2437 [6MY]

——— provide for a grant program to prevent gun-related domestic violence homicides (see H.R. 3566), H7310 [20NO]

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), H2067 [16AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 764), H3015 [3JN]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H1956 [11AP]

Dept. of Education: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H341 [4FE]

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

——— 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), H1822 [21MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H701 [27FE] (see H.R. 1000), H2067 [16AP]

——— 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), H6770 [23OC]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H2575 [13MY]

Dept. of State: 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), H6957 [30OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H1426 [14MR]

——— require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 2416), H3758 [18JN]

Dept. of Transportation: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 2428), H3927 [19JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H411 [6FE]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 897), H1550 [15MR]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 595), H431 [8FE]

——— 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), H2396 [26AP]

Developing countries: provide assistance to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable and equitable agricultural development, reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and stimulate rural economies (see H.R. 2822), H6957 [30OC]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7688 [11DE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H2803 [20MY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H2125 [17AP]

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

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1825 [21MR]

——— 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]

——— create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 1617), H2156 [18AP]

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), H6999 [12NO]

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

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (see H.R. 3547), H7309 [20NO]

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]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H2913 [22MY]

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

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

——— tribute (see H. Res. 102), H2959 [23MY]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H2954 [23MY]

Financial institutions: encourage institutions to work with their customers affected by the Government shutdown who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6545 [11OC]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H1359 [12MR]

Firearms: condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (see H. Res. 318), H5088 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— impose excise tax on concealable firearms and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a firearms buyback grant program (see H.R. 793), H596 [15FE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1632 [19MR]

——— 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]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2355), H3590 [13JN]

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), H7365 [22NO]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2354 [25AP]

——— require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 1910), H2567 [9MY]

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

Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 195), H3016 [3JN]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6676 [22OC]

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]

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), H6289 [4OC]

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]

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), H1911 [10AP]

——— observe Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, acknowledge the Cyrus Cylinder as a symbol of respect for human rights and religious tolerance, and recognize U.S. tour of the Cyrus Cylinder (see H. Res. 130), H1719 [20MR]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7358 [21NO]

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

LGBT Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 416), H7152 [15NO]

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

Medicaid: remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 2757), H5404 [2AU]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H6643 [16OC]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1661), H7052 [13NO]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 3334), H7447 [3DE]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H2840 [21MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H499 [13FE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H7358 [21NO]

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

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 526), H410 [6FE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 12), H454 [12FE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 59), H413 [6FE]

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

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 3022), H7053 [13NO]

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

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

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 80), H627 [25FE]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 381), H6605 [15OC]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1632 [19MR]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4178 [28JN]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 1358), H1994 [12AP]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8118 [16DE]

——— establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

Pensions: protect Federal and military retirees by expanding Truth in Lending Act disclosure provisions when a Federal or military pension is used as consideration by predatory lenders (see H.R. 3310), H6957 [30OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H284 [23JA]

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

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

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 270), H284 [23JA]

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

——— require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 2214), H2964 [24MY]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H2349 [25AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H2067 [16AP]

——— 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), H2164 [19AP]

——— 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), H2067 [16AP]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 2465), H4371 [10JY]

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), H981 [5MR]

Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2368), H4040 [25JN]

Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H3758 [18JN]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1906), H5403 [2AU]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1959 [11AP]

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

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2633), H5477 [10SE]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 3123), H5654 [18SE]

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

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1466), H2125 [17AP]

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

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), H2297 [24AP]

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), H2067 [16AP]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4039 [25JN]

——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 2509), H7053 [13NO]

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

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 880), H813 [28FE]

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1723), H2349 [25AP]

——— increase the credit for research expenses and allow the credit to be assigned (see H.R. 120), H7253 [19NO]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H6768 [23OC]

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

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H594 [15FE]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H7508 [4DE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H5175 [30JY]

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H5802 [20SE]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 1278), H5175 [30JY]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 513), H628 [25FE] (see H.R. 664), H501 [13FE]

Veterans: 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. 303), H2248 [23AP]

——— 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), H2959 [23MY]

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

Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 1966), H3929 [19JN]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H2603 [14MY]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]

——— 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]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H2532 [8MY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H5341 [1AU]

Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 3582), H7353 [21NO]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1921), H6902 [29OC]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6770 [23OC]

——— 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), H2958 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Apollo Lunar Landing Sites National Historical Park on the Moon: establish (see H.R. 2617), H4212 [8JY]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3741), H8108 [12DE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 25), H413 [6FE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States that enact laws making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see H.R. 3738), H8108 [12DE]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 650), H500 [13FE]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2616), H4212 [8JY]

Taxation: make dependent care credit refundable and index the income phasedown of credit for inflation (see H.R. 3740), H8108 [12DE]

——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3739), H8108 [12DE]

——— make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 3537), H7252 [19NO]

Transportation: require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (see H.R. 3597), H7353 [21NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Apollo Lunar Landing Sites National Historical Park on the Moon: establish (H.R. 2617), H4213 [8JY]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (H.R. 3741), H8110 [12DE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 25), H416 [6FE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States that enact laws making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (H.R. 3738), H8110 [12DE]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (H.R. 3449), H6998 [12NO]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (H.R. 650), H503 [13FE]

NASA: authorize programs (H.R. 2616), H4213 [8JY]

Taxation: make dependent care credit refundable and index the income phasedown of credit for inflation (H.R. 3740), H8110 [12DE]

——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 3739), H8110 [12DE]

——— make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (H.R. 3537), H7252 [19NO]

Transportation: require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (H.R. 3597), H7356 [21NO]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3700 [18JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3708, H3709, H3710 [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4378 [11JY]

Apollo Lunar Landing Sites National Historical Park on the Moon: establish (H.R. 2617), E1033• [9JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5982 [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6234 [4OC], H6338 [7OC], H8074 [12DE]

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), H5982 [28SE]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, H2013 [15AP]

Budget: repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H650 [26FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H8074 [12DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1848 [9AP]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6702 [23OC]

——— prohibit enforcement of streamlined environmental review process until the current backlog of authorized projects is reduced, H6702 [23OC]

——— require contracting with private sector surveying and mapping firms, H6702 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5714 [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4378 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 256), H3313 [12JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 260), H3378 [13JN]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H3313 [12JN], H3378 [13JN]

Dryden Flight Research Center, Palmdale, CA: redesignate as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (H.R. 667), H603, H605 [25FE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H650 [26FE], H806, H807, H809 [28FE], H2076 [17AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2506, H2515 [8MY]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H7624, H7625 [10DE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H1848 [9AP]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), H7370 [2DE]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6302, H6303• [5OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H5982 [28SE], H6234 [4OC], H6302, H6303• [5OC], H6338 [7OC]

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

NASA: authorize programs (H.R. 2616), E1033• [9JY]

——— authorize programs (H.R. 2687), H5267 [1AU]

——— earth science research funding, H5267 [1AU]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 392), H6935 [30OC]

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals, E1610• [30OC]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H939 [4MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4378, H4387, H4465 [11JY]

Point of order, H3708 [18JN]

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

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H7624 [10DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H8074 [12DE]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3546), H7624, H7625 [10DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H806, H807, H809 [28FE], H6935 [30OC]

Votes: position on missed, E922• [19JN]

Women: impact of budget sequestration on programs assisting women including maternal and child health programs, H806, H807, H809 [28FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3651 [14JN]

Tributes

Dingell, Representative, H4138 [27JN]

Frasier, Sylvia, E1392• [27SE]

Jones, Christine T., E108• [6FE]

Lautenberg, Frank R., H6935 [30OC]

Leonhard, Sarah (Sally), E1617• [30OC]

Moten, Sarah, E1128• [24JY]

Rankin, Jeanette, H939 [4MR]

Stewart, Sheila L., E1806• [5DE]