FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

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]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5435 [9SE]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6012 [28SE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H8112 [12DE]

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

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), H4039 [25JN]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7357 [21NO]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H4599 [17JY]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H4599 [17JY]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 1421), H2840 [21MY]

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

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]

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), H7608 [9DE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 852), H700 [27FE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H372 [5FE]

——— 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]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4599 [17JY]

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

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2364), H3591 [13JN]

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: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1911 [10AP]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

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

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

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2605 [14MY]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3538), H7508 [4DE]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 551), H411 [6FE]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2804 [20MY]

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2195), H2954 [23MY]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see H.R. 2495), H4037 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H1398 [13MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1861 [9AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (see H.R. 2424), H3758 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 2187), H2954 [23MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H2570 [9MY]

——— establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 3061), H5399 [2AU]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to ports to enable ports to employ high school students during the summer (see H.R. 2163), H2953 [23MY]

——— modify minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property (see H.R. 2730), H4724 [18JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H2396 [26AP]

——— exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans’ pensions (see H.R. 1438), H2067 [16AP]

——— 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), H818 [28FE]

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

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4599 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (see H.R. 375), H1632 [19MR]

Disasters: provide assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 2887), H5404 [2AU]

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

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H6902 [29OC]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H7052 [13NO]

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

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7395 [2DE]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H2391 [26AP]

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), H2914 [22MY]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4599 [17JY]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4599 [17JY]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4599 [17JY]

Federal employees: limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 2450), H3988 [20JN]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6290 [4OC]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2400 [30AP]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 137), H372 [5FE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1829 [21MR]

——— repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 661), H500 [13FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H5884 [26SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6829 [28OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6053 [30SE]

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]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6675 [22OC]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H3288 [11JN]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H8113 [12DE]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H6829 [28OC]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2248 [23AP]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1829 [21MR]

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

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

Medicare: increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H1956 [11AP]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H412 [6FE]

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), H7446 [3DE]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2574 [13MY]

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]

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H4146 [27JN]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 358), H5833 [25SE]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H1569 [18MR]

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 Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 17), H629 [25FE]

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

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 146), H86 [14JA]

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

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

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: require corporations and labor organizations to disclose to shareholders and or members amounts disbursed for certain political activity (see H.R. 2670), H4482 [11JY]

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), H1633 [19MR]

——— 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), H2959 [23MY]

——— 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), H1632 [19MR]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H4215 [8JY]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H6052 [30SE]

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

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5173 [30JY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H6829 [28OC]

——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 1500), H1956 [11AP]

Taxation: 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), H5589 [17SE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 2945), H8138 [3JA]

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

——— prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (see H.R. 1556), H2719 [16MY]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H2404 [3MY]

——— reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 1555), H2719 [16MY]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H2719 [16MY]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H8112 [12DE]

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. 664), H7052 [13NO]

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]

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

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]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H455 [12FE]

——— 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), H1430 [14MR]

——— officially recognize the service and sacrifice of African-American soldiers of the 333d Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred during the Battle of the Bulge (see H. Con. Res. 68), H7507 [4DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CBO: require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced bills (see H.R. 381), H279 [23JA]

Commission on American Discoveries and American Jobs: establish (see H.R. 614), H454 [12FE]

Common Core State Standards Initiative: support (see H. Res. 43), H281 [23JA]

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 454), H341 [4FE]

Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 379), H279 [23JA]

——— award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see H.R. 2155), H2953 [23MY]

——— provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 378), H279 [23JA]

Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development (see H.R. 2437), H3928 [19JN]

Dept. of Labor: provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 1340), H1822 [21MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: develop and present a legislative proposal to establish a consumption tax to replace income tax (see H.R. 2393), H3687 [17JN]

——— use revenue generated by certain fines, penalties, and settlements to fund evidence-based youth mentoring projects, justice reinvestment efforts, and medical research and development (see H.R. 3580), H7353 [21NO]

International Water Safety Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 79), H627 [25FE]

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 396), H6954 [30OC]

National objectives: create a clear vision and goal to be the world leader in innovation, science, technology, engineering, and math to ensure the continued U.S. strength, growth, and vitality (see H. Res. 45), H281 [23JA]

Public debt: provide authority to increase the debt ceiling when an Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces revenues (see H.R. 103), H31 [3JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships (see H.R. 380), H279 [23JA]

——— provide an above-the-line deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 3791), H8125 [19DE]

World Alzheimer’s Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 364), H5922 [27SE]

Year of the Federal Lab: designate (see H. Res. 44), H281 [23JA]

Constitutional authority statements

CBO: require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced bills (H.R. 381), H282 [23JA]

Commission on American Discoveries and American Jobs: establish (H.R. 614), H455 [12FE]

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 454), H343 [4FE]

Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (H.R. 379), H282 [23JA]

——— award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (H.R. 2155), H2956 [23MY]

——— provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (H.R. 378), H282 [23JA]

Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development (H.R. 2437), H3928 [19JN]

Dept. of Labor: provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (H.R. 1340), H1827 [21MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: develop and present a legislative proposal to establish a consumption tax to replace income tax (H.R. 2393), H3687 [17JN]

——— use revenue generated by certain fines, penalties, and settlements to fund evidence-based youth mentoring projects, justice reinvestment efforts, and medical research and development (H.R. 3580), H7355 [21NO]

Public debt: provide authority to increase the debt ceiling when an Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces revenues (H.R. 103), H36 [3JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships (H.R. 380), H282 [23JA]

——— provide an above-the-line deduction for health insurance premiums (H.R. 3791), H8126 [19DE]

Letters

Tribute to William H. Gray III: Anthony H. Williams, Pennsylvania State Senate, H4192 [8JY]

——— Blondell R. Brown, Philadelphia, PA, City Council, H4192 [8JY]

——— Cindy Bass, Philadelphia, PA, City Council, H4192 [8JY]

——— Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, H4192 [8JY]

——— Eugene A. DePasquale, Pennsylvania Auditor General, H4196 [8JY]

——— J.P. Miranda, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, H4196 [8JY]

——— LeAnna M. Washington, Pennsylvania State Senate, H4195 [8JY]

——— Marian B. Tasco, Philadelphia, PA, City Council, H4191 [8JY]

——— Mike Stack, Pennsylvania State Senate, H4195 [8JY]

——— R. Seth Williams, Philadelphia, PA, District Attorney, E1057• [15JY]

——— Vanessa Lowery Brown, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, H4196 [8JY]

——— Vincent Hughes, Pennsylvania State Senate, H4191 [8JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H6621 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (H. Res. 368), H6045 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5996 [28SE]

Budget: require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), H390 [6FE]

——— require the President’s budget to include a means-tested direct spending category and a nonmeans-tested direct spending category, H390 [6FE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6714 [23OC]

Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 1073), H2785 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H3061 [4JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5117 [30JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3061 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5117 [30JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6621 [16OC]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to William H. Gray III, H4188 [8JY]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H138 [15JA]

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), Senate amendments, H6621 [16OC]

National Weather Service: ground readiness project funding, H138 [15JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to offer current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), consideration (H. Res. 413), H7124 [15NO]

——— delay implementation, H5996 [28SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H6045 [30SE]

Public debt: ceiling, H6621 [16OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5800 [20SE], H6594 [14OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to William H. Gray III: Pennsylvania State Senate, H4196 [8JY]

Statements

Tribute to William H. Gray III: Ralph Nurnberger, H4196 [8JY]

——— Representative Robert A. Brady, E1057• [15JY]

Tributes

Goldwyn, Ron, E400• [9AP]

Gray, William H., III, H4188, H4190, H4191, H4192, H4193, H4194, H4195, H4197, H4198, H4199 [8JY]

Mandela, Nelson R., H8089, H8090, H8091, H8092, H8093, H8094, H8095 [12DE]