FITZPATRICK, MICHAEL G. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3527, H3529 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: 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), H4732 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2349 [25AP]

——— reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H545 [14FE]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2910 [22MY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H2438 [6MY]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1356 [12MR]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 1164), H1721 [20MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H294 [25JA]

Armed Forces: ensure allowances of members covered by Pay Our Military Act include Dept. of Defense military tuition assistance programs (see H.R. 3275), H6411 [8OC]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H2803 [20MY]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H280 [23JA]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (see H.J. Res. 91), H6454 [9OC]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 3172), H5832 [25SE]

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

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5175 [30JY]

Boy Scouts: tribute to National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia (see H. Res. 305), H4725 [18JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6902 [29OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H32 [3JA]

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

——— exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see H.R. 811), H2604 [14MY]

——— 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]

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), H281 [23JA]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H432 [8FE]

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), H5090 [25JY]

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), H1322 [6MR]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H6998 [12NO]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4483 [11JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2486 [7MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H6770 [23OC]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1994 [12AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H173 [15JA]

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 454), H950 [4MR]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H2775 [17MY] (see H.R. 3211), H7253 [19NO]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H5435 [9SE]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H5436 [9SE]

——— establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H294 [25JA]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H6453 [9OC]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H7312 [20NO]

——— remove knowledge of age as an element of the offense for sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion (see H.R. 1690), H2775 [17MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit regulations establishing certain limits for the school lunch program (see H.R. 3663), H7566 [5DE]

Dept. of Commerce: create the America Star Program to establish standardized labeling for manufactured products allowing consumers to identify the extent to which the products are manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 2664), H4482 [11JY]

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), H6829 [28OC]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1867), H2605 [14MY]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H6454 [9OC]

Dept. of Education: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H4523 [16JY]

Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H982 [5MR]

——— 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), H4370 [10JY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5548 [12SE]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see H.R. 2064), H3097 [4JN]

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), H2535 [8MY]

——— establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7109 [14NO]

Dept. of HUD: establish additional requirements to improve fiscal safety and soundness of home equity conversion mortgage insurance program (see H.R. 2167), H2953 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 906), H3288 [11JN]

——— improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 906), H3288 [11JN]

——— increase authorization for Children’s Advocacy Centers (see H.R. 3706), H7687 [11DE]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see H.R. 354), H628 [25FE]

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), H5513 [11SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H416 [6FE]

——— establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 644), H500 [13FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1619), H2959 [23MY]

——— extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H2066 [16AP]

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]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 679), H5476 [10SE]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H2123 [17AP]

——— 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), H28 [3JA]

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

Employment: allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (see H.R. 497), H550 [14FE]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2436 [6MY]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1745), H2775 [17MY]

FBI: making automatic continuing appropriations for continuation of emergency and critical training programs in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3239), H6290 [4OC]

FDA: modify approval of any drug containing controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride to limit such approval to use for relief of severe-only pain (see H.R. 1366), H1823 [21MR]

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]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]

——— require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 313), H5089 [25JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1362), H2604 [14MY]

——— ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 3573), H7352 [21NO]

——— provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 2579), H5175 [30JY]

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

Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 471), H2604 [14MY]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6901 [29OC]

——— enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H2532 [8MY]

Financial institutions: condemn any proposals for the arbitrary seizure of funds from federally insured deposit accounts in the U.S. by the Government without due process (see H. Res. 166), H2124 [17AP]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2025 [15AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1331 [11MR]

——— support and promote mutual community banks (see H.R. 1603), H7188 [18NO]

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), H2025 [15AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H660 [26FE]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2355), H4040 [25JN]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H5767 [19SE]

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]

FRS: provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau maintains on them (see H.R. 3183), H5922 [27SE]

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see H.R. 3770), H8127 [19DE]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H7188 [18NO]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H284 [23JA]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H4370 [10JY]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H950 [4MR]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1860 [9AP]

——— provide individual and group market reforms to protect health insurance consumers and make such reforms contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 2165), H2953 [23MY]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H2605 [14MY]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 712), H546 [14FE]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2438 [6MY]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (see H.R. 530), H550 [14FE]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 762), H3654 [14JN]

Iran: 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), H3217 [5JN]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1568 [18MR]

IRS: ensure that employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (see H.R. 2768), H5093 [26JY]

——— impose a moratorium on conferences (see H.R. 2769), H5093 [26JY]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H5435 [9SE]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2574 [13MY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4310 [9JY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1568 [18MR]

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

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 2123), H7053 [13NO]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H5513 [11SE]

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), H1837 [25MR]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H4039 [25JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3592 [13JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2396 [26AP]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2575 [13MY]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H3990 [20JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5513 [11SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1355 [12MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H176 [18JA]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H5834 [25SE]

——— terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 178), H316 [1FE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H8138 [3JA]

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

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H168 [15JA]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2161 [18AP]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 50), H342 [4FE]

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

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 301), H4523 [16JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1829 [21MR]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H6604 [15OC]

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. 1724), H2485 [7MY] (see H.R. 2019), H2914 [22MY]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H2958 [23MY]

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 (see H.R. 3350), H6902 [29OC]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5768 [19SE]

——— discontinue eligibility of former Members of Congress and their dependents in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program if such Act is repealed (see H.R. 2894), H6676 [22OC]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7627 [10DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H6676 [22OC]

——— prohibit a government subsidy for premiums of a health plan by a Member of Congress (see H.R. 3067), H5434 [9SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2400 [30AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H3592 [13JN]

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]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H5436 [9SE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H316 [1FE]

——— 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), H2067 [16AP]

——— 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]

Power resources: use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 787), H2803 [20MY]

Printing: ensure citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services, and public notices while providing the ability to opt-in to electronic access to such documents (see H. Res. 97), H1959 [11AP]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 1653), H3760 [18JN]

Public safety officers: extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1828), H2436 [6MY]

Russia: allow adoptions initiated before law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens to proceed, express sadness over abuse and deaths of adopted children, and prevent future abuse (see H. Res. 34), H171 [15JA]

——— disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H85 [14JA]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see H.R. 2083), H5922 [27SE]

SEC: set a deadline to require addition of a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Securities Act (see H.R. 701), H2575 [13MY]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H2248 [23AP]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2161 [18AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1568 [18MR]

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

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H1319 [6MR]

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

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4310 [9JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H4599 [17JY]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 3143), H6677 [22OC]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H7311 [20NO]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 750), H3654 [14JN]

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. 333), H599 [15FE]

——— improve hiring by the Federal Government and State governments (see H.R. 2785), H5404 [2AU]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 138), H1825 [21MR]

Women: require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3404), H6952 [30OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H629 [25FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1632 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns (see H.R. 2157), H2953 [23MY]

Armed Forces: preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (see H.R. 1039), H1330 [11MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H8124 [19DE]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by public utility or telecommunications companies (see H.R. 2538), H4142 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 1969), H2602 [14MY]

Dept. of Transportation: improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 2906), H5341 [1AU]

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

FBI: encourage States to provide records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 329), H221 [22JA]

Federal agencies and departments: review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4369 [10JY]

Federal employees: prohibit performance awards in the Senior Executive Service during sequestration periods (see H.R. 2222), H3014 [3JN]

Medicare: provide for timely access to post-mastectomy items (see H.R. 1902), H2567 [9MY]

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), H3652 [14JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 8), H33 [3JA]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 54), H29 [3JA]

——— increase duration of post-employment restrictions (see H.R. 53), H29 [3JA]

——— terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 52), H29 [3JA]

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (see H.R. 3305), H6675 [22OC]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 336), H5435 [9SE]

National Sepsis and Septic Shock Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 342), H5547 [12SE]

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), H3590 [13JN]

Privacy: reform access to certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations (see H.R. 3070), H5434 [9SE]

Public debt: prioritize payment of pay and allowances to Armed Forces members and Federal law enforcement officers if the statutory debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 55), H29 [3JA]

SEC: exempt low-revenue companies from certain regulations (see H.R. 2629), H4308 [9JY]

Taxation: phasedown the credit for electricity produced from wind (see H.R. 2987), H5396 [2AU]

——— provide for an employment assistance voucher program for the unemployed (see H.R. 51), H29 [3JA]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H5173 [30JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (H.R. 1039), H1330 [11MR]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by public utility or telecommunications companies (H.R. 2538), H4144 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (H.R. 1969), H2603 [14MY]

Dept. of Transportation: improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (H.R. 2906), H5345 [1AU]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (H.R. 1775), H2394 [26AP]

FBI: encourage States to provide records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 329), H223 [22JA]

Federal agencies and departments: review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (H.R. 2643), H4370 [10JY]

Federal employees: prohibit performance awards in the Senior Executive Service during sequestration periods (H.R. 2222), H3015 [3JN]

Medicare: provide for timely access to post-mastectomy items (H.R. 1902), H2569 [9MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 8), H38 [3JA]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 54), H34 [3JA]

——— increase duration of post-employment restrictions (H.R. 53), H34 [3JA]

——— terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 52), H34 [3JA]

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (H.R. 3305), H6676 [22OC]

Privacy: reform access to certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations (H.R. 3070), H5435 [9SE]

SEC: exempt low-revenue companies from certain regulations (H.R. 2629), H4309 [9JY]

Taxation: phasedown the credit for electricity produced from wind (H.R. 2987), H5400 [2AU]

——— provide for an employment assistance voucher program for the unemployed (H.R. 51), H34 [3JA]

Letters

Alzheimer’s disease research funding: Michael Ellenbogen, E498• [18AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1433 [15MR]

Poems

‘‘Blue and Gray,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1009• [28JN]

‘‘Hero, Who Would Not Change a Thing,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E965• [25JN]

Remarks

Alzheimer’s Awareness Day: observance, E1353• [20SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5980 [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5929 [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), Senate amendment, H1792 [21MR]

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), H5980 [28SE]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), H6424 [9OC]

——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year, H1792 [21MR]

Bristol, PA: anniversary of Community Baptist Church, E1046• [11JY]

——— tribute to St. Mark Roman Catholic School, E229• [28FE]

Bucks County, PA: anniversary of Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce, E1645• [13NO]

Bucks Promise for Youth and Communities (organization): Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America and Consumer Healthcare Products Association Dose of Prevention Award recipient, H353 [5FE]

Budget: balance, H1579 [19MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1579 [19MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H242 [23JA]

Byrne, Donna: Bucks County, PA, Women’s History Month Award recipient, E257• [7MR]

Cairn University: anniversary, E1795• [5DE]

Civil War—U.S.: anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg, E1009• [28JN]

——— anniversary of Gettysburg Address, E1703• [19NO]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2791 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3530 [13JN]

——— conduct study on impact of contracting with veteran-owned small businesses, H3530 [13JN]

——— continue provision of tuition assistance for Armed Forces members, H3530 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: prohibit Federal funds to State and local educational agencies who facilitate the transfer of an employee they know or have probable cause to believe has engaged in sexual misconduct, H4733, H4734 [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), H4733, H4734 [19JY]

Dept. of HUD: establish additional requirements to improve fiscal safety and soundness of home equity conversion mortgage insurance program (H.R. 2167), H3301 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior: reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4002 [25JN]

Diseases: promote autism awareness efforts, E552• [25AP]

Doylestown, PA: anniversary of James A. Michener Art Museum, E1259• [9SE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H4504 [16JY]

Fairless Hills, PA: anniversary of Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce, E563• [26AP], E585• [3MY]

FBI: encourage States to provide records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 329), H569 [15FE]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste and streamline government programs, H5181 [31JY]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6292 [5OC]

Hall, Gloria: Bucks County Conservation District (organization) George M. Bush Farmland Preservation Award recipient, E784• [4JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2662 [16MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1528• [16OC]

Journal: question of approval, H1433 [15MR]

Lingohocken, PA: anniversary of Lingohocken Fire Co., E969• [26JN]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3160), E1403• [30SE]

National Marfan Awareness Month: observance, E169• [15FE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, E1804• [5DE]

National Preparedness Month: observance, E1305• [12SE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, E551• [25AP]

National Small Business Week: observance, H3971 [20JN]

Network of Victim Assistance (organization): tribute to ‘‘Wear Teal to Work Day’’, E551• [25AP]

Newtown, PA: tribute to Fund a Cure for Pancreatic Cancer Organization, E1708• [19NO]

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

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1708• [19NO]

Paradiso, Daniel: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E317• [15MR]

——— impact, H5659 [19SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, E1612• [30OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5929 [28SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2662 [16MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H2525 [8MY]

Pennco Tech (career training school): anniversary, E1646• [13NO]

Perkasie, PA: anniversary of Perkasie Lions Club, E1257• [9SE]

Philadelphia, PA: Aria Health System recipient of Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Crystal Vision Award, E1643• [13NO]

——— inclusion of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best Children’s Hospitals’’ list, H3639 [14JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H4002 [25JN]

Quakertown Business and Professional Women’s Club: anniversary, E736• [23MY]

Riegelsville, PA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 127, E141• [13FE]

Rosenberger, Henry: Penn Foundation, Inc., Adventures in Excellence Award recipient, E1652• [13NO]

Rush, Lee: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America Advocate of the Year award recipient, H399 [6FE]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment, H75 [14JA]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), H6649 [22OC]

Sellersville, PA: anniversary, E875• [14JN]

Soroptimist International of Bucks County (organization): anniversary, E1399• [28SE]

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: American Public Transportation Association Outstanding Public Transportation System award recipient, E61• [25JA]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5980 [28SE]

Votes: position on missed, H20• [3JA]

Wesley Enhanced Living (organization): anniversary, H7376 [2DE]

Woods Services (organization): anniversary, E1648• [13NO]

Yardley, PA: anniversary of Grey Nun Academy, E417• [10AP]

——— tribute to Shady Brook Farm, E782• [4JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4168 [28JN]

Tributes

Blaydon, Chris, E1909• [23DE]

Borkovitz, Mary, E971• [26JN]

Buck, Pearl S., H4041 [26JN]

Cataldo, John P., Sr., E1100• [19JY]

Donley, Timothy, E965• [25JN]

Ellenbogen, Michael, E498• [18AP]

Fawkes, Harry W., H1433 [15MR]

Frederick, Stephen, E1121• [24JY]

Glazer, Annabelle, E246• [5MR]

Goldman, Sadie R. (Honey), E1911• [23DE]

Greenfield, Douglas, E1867• [12DE]

Gruenberg, Joshua, H7006 [13NO]

Gura, Joseph, H97 [15JA]

Humphrey, James B., E1913• [3JA]

Jones, Jack, H97 [15JA]

Longmore, Julia B., E1317• [16SE]

Manilla, John and Martha, E1642• [13NO]

Paradiso, Michael and Cheryl, E317• [15MR]

Pilla, Barry, E876• [14JN]

Platt, Dave, E1101• [19JY]

Polonsky, Jerry, E42• [18JA]

Post, Sherry, E739• [23MY]

Priore, Patrick, E1496•, E1500• [11OC]

Rickett, William D., H7492 [4DE]

Ride, Sally K., H3699 [18JN], E877• [14JN]

Rush, Elwood W. (Woody), E74• [29JA]

Schank, Paulette, E1583• [28OC]

Shivanad, Avdhoot Baba, Jr., E1099• [19JY]

Slack, Frederick, Sr., E1650• [13NO]

White, Robert D., E1800• [5DE]