FALEOMAVAEGA, ENI F.H. (a Delegate from American Samoa)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H90 [15JA]

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3916 [19JN]

Articles and editorials

For the Redskins, What’s in a Name? Plenty, Dana Milbank, Washington (DC) Post, H6352 [8OC]

Indian Tribe Pushes for Washington Redskins Name Change as NFL Owners Gather, Theresa Vargas and Mark Maske, Washington (DC) Post, H6352 [8OC]

NFL To Meet Tribe Over Redskins Name, Theresa Vargas and Mark Maske, Washington (DC) Post, H6353 [8OC]

Tackling the Offensive, Dana Milbank, Washington (DC) Post, H6353 [8OC]

Washington Redskins Name—Washington Post Poll Finds Most D.C. Area Fans Support It, Jon Cohen and Rick Maese, Washington (DC) Post, H4087 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy: extend (see H.R. 2449), H3988 [20JN]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims (see H.R. 740), H1360 [12MR]

American Memorial Park: develop, maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 622), H454 [12FE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5655 [18SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 189), H2393 [26AP]

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]

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), H1549 [15MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H703 [27FE]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 71), H173 [15JA]

Dept. of Defense: establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List (see H.R. 1855), H2483 [7MY]

Dept. of Education: equalize treatment of States and outlying areas relative to certain education funds (see H.R. 1383), H1824 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H7353 [21NO]

——— establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H6493 [10OC]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H818 [28FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of Columbia (see H.R. 840), H703 [27FE]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2848), H5404 [2AU]

——— develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H1959 [11AP]

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

Dept. of the Army: determine validity of certain Filipinos’ claims that they performed military service on behalf of the U.S. during World War II (see H.R. 110), H224 [22JA]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (see H.R. 83), H30 [3JA]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 666), H501 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 1452), H1857 [9AP]

——— 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]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3369), H6901 [29OC]

——— modify method of determining whether Filipino veterans are U.S. residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation (see H.R. 3207), H6012 [28SE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 362), H278 [23JA]

——— statehood (see H.R. 292), H170 [15JA]

Education: provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H2158 [18AP]

European Union: support closer ties with Eastern Partnership countries, respect sovereign rights of states relative to international partnerships, and commend democratic reforms (see H. Res. 402), H7253 [19NO]

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), H2438 [6MY]

Falkland Islands: recognize referendum to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 170), H2159 [18AP]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H2400 [30AP]

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), H2719 [16MY]

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

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 69), H173 [15JA]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H5175 [30JY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H28 [3JA]

Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1749), H3016 [3JN]

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

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 363), H278 [23JA]

House Rules: allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions (see H. Res. 374), H6412 [8OC]

——— prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country (see H. Res. 88), H702 [27FE]

——— prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 88), H818 [28FE]

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

——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 966), H981 [5MR]

——— provide for special immigrant status for certain spouses and children of employees of the U.S. Government abroad killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1781), H2401 [30AP]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC] (see H.R. 3163), H6644 [16OC]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see H.R. 665), H703 [27FE]

Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H7687 [11DE]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H815 [28FE]

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, Republic of: reaffirm commitment to military and economic security and congratulate on election of Park Geun-hye as President and welcome visit to Washington, DC (see H. Res. 200), H2486 [7MY]

Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see H. Con. Res. 41), H4371 [10JY]

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

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1329), H1822 [21MR]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for territories (see H.R. 79), H1911 [10AP]

——— restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see H.R. 912), H815 [28FE]

Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see H.R. 1379), H1824 [21MR]

——— change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (see H.R. 670), H501 [13FE]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 219), H2774 [17MY]

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), H2125 [17AP]

National Weather Service: establish, maintain, and operate a tsunami forecast and warning center for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1110), H1394 [13MR]

Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (see H.R. 2319), H3287 [11JN]

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

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H6770 [23OC]

Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 365), H278 [23JA]

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

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 364), H278 [23JA]

——— authorize extension to Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa (see H.R. 91), H30 [3JA]

St. Croix National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 89), H30 [3JA]

Sudan: condemn pardoning of Mubarak Mustafa for his role in allowing men convicted of assassinating John Granville to escape imprisonment and continue to list Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 171), H2159 [18AP]

Taiwan: strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 419), H2299 [24AP]

Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (see H.R. 1018), H1320 [6MR]

——— encourage students to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships (see H.R. 512), H370 [5FE]

——— improve administration of programs in the insular areas (see H.R. 2200), H2955 [23MY]

——— provide for adequate Compact of Free Association impact aid to affected States and territories (see H.R. 1222), H1548 [15MR]

——— treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 1198), H1427 [14MR]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7153 [15NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2519), H4078 [26JN]

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]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H224 [22JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 338), H222 [22JA]

Dept. of State: allow issuance of a certain number of E–3 visas per year to South Korean nationals (see H.R. 1279), H1717 [20MR]

Financial institutions: clarify that certain laws regulating deposit holds apply to American Samoa (see H.R. 1679), H2246 [23AP]

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea (see H.R. 772), H595 [15FE]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 1278), H1717 [20MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (H.R. 338), H223 [22JA]

Dept. of State: allow issuance of a certain number of E–3 visas per year to South Korean nationals (H.R. 1279), H1719 [20MR]

Financial institutions: clarify that certain laws regulating deposit holds apply to American Samoa (H.R. 1679), H2248 [23AP]

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea (H.R. 772), H598 [15FE]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (H.R. 1278), H1719 [20MR]

Letters

Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or Peoples in Trademark Registration Act: Jefferson Keel, National Congress of American Indians, H3261 [11JN], H6351 [8OC]

Press releases

NARF Applauds Sponsors of Proposed Legislation To Curtail Offensive ‘‘Redskin’’ Trademark: Native American Rights Fund (organization), H3260 [11JN]

Remarks

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (S. Con. Res. 10), H2586• [14MY]

Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions: anniversary, E552• [25AP]

Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (H.R. 338), H966 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: ensure continued support for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian education programs, H4813• [19JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4813• [19JY]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (H.R. 1151), H3707 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 674), H3663 [17JN]

Financial institutions: clarify that certain laws regulating deposit holds apply to American Samoa (H.R. 1679), E522• [23AP]

India: praise religious diversity and commitment to tolerance and equality, and reaffirm need to protect the rights and freedoms of religious minorities (H. Res. 417), E1817• [9DE]

Kazakhstan: observance of Constitution Day, E1194• [1AU]

——— tribute to efforts in international relations, E988• [28JN]

Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak: tribute to re-election, E1156• [30JY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H797• [28FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (S. 256), H5453 [10SE]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (H.R. 1278), H3259 [11JN], H3657 [17JN], H4087 [27JN], H4316 [10JY], H5095 [30JY], H6350 [8OC], E363• [21MR]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: decision in Tuaua v. U.S. relative to congressional authority to grant citizenship to persons born in U.S. territories, E999• [28JN]

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 253), H3662 [17JN]

Uzbekistan: independence anniversary, E1162• [30JY]

——— tribute to delegation visiting the U.S., E1815• [9DE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (H.R. 588), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 264), H3661 [17JN]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H797• [28FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H797• [28FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), H797• [28FE]

Washington Redskins (football team): call for name change, H3259 [11JN], H4087 [27JN], H4316, H4321 [10JY], H5095 [30JY], H6350 [8OC], H6559 [12OC], H6573 [14OC], E930• [20JN], E1505• [14OC]

Tributes

Halpin, Rita Foley, E288• [13MR]

Halpin, Sean R., E1813• [9DE]

Juarez, Benito, E659• [14MY]

Mandela, Nelson R., E1809• [9DE]

Mira, Ahn, E1813• [9DE]

Modi, Narendra, E136• [13FE]

Nematov, Ilhom, E826• [6JN]

Park Geun-hye, E150• [14FE]

Puri, Viraj, E1839• [11DE]

Singh, Rajnath, E1077• [17JY]

Williams, Carson, E1160• [30JY]

Williams, Karly, E23• [14JA]