GALLEGO, PETE P. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3569, H3580 [13JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3217 [5JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3064 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5123 [30JY]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1472 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6829 [28OC]

Armed Forces: afford each member prior to separation from service with an electronic copy of medical records and the opportunity for a physical examination (see H.R. 3045), H5398 [2AU]

——— appropriate funds necessary to pay death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3274), H6411 [8OC]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6225 [3OC]

——— equalize treatment under the Survivor Benefit Plan accorded Reserve component members who die from injury or illness incurred during inactive duty training with members who die on active duty (see H.R. 1770), H6902 [29OC]

——— 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]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 128), H1631 [19MR]

Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 1245), H2125 [17AP]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 4), H417 [6FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H5802 [20SE]

——— repeal sequestration, reduce discretionary spending limits, and suspend statutory debt ceiling limit (see H.R. 849), H700 [27FE]

Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 1524), H4214 [8JY]

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

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), H4524 [16JY]

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), H2161 [18AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3760 [18JN]

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 2135), H2952 [23MY]

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]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H3652 [14JN]

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), H5803 [20SE]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3016 [3JN]

——— review operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 1494), H4214 [8JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2536 [8MY]

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5348 [1AU]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H5767 [19SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: incorporate into design and construction of reconfigured and new ports of entry certain concerns relative to border location-dependent businesses (see H.R. 2213), H6412 [8OC]

——— provide emergency funding for port of entry personnel and infrastructure (see H.R. 3753), H8108 [12DE]

Dept. of State: require report on water sharing with Mexico (see H.R. 1863), H2605 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see H.R. 3178), H6454 [9OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (see H.R. 552), H411 [6FE]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H2913 [22MY]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 1816), H5090 [25JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1861 [9AP]

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

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see H.R. 1108), H1394 [13MR]

Health: prevent establishment of Federal health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice cases (see H.R. 1473), H7357 [21NO]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 363), H5922 [27SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6493 [10OC]

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), H2247 [23AP]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H4145 [27JN]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H6594 [14OC]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H4488 [15JY]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (see H.R. 832), H659 [26FE]

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

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (see H.R. 3304), H6675 [22OC]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H5403 [2AU]

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

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H4598 [17JY]

——— 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), H4979 [23JY]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H983 [5MR]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H2533 [8MY]

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), H3689 [17JN]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H6676 [22OC]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1958 [11AP]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 583), H413 [6FE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3760 [18JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal enrollment website is fully functional (see H.R. 3425), H6953 [30OC]

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1630 [19MR]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H599 [15FE]

——— provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H6225 [3OC]

Power resources: require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (see H.R. 3301), H6674 [22OC]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H4726 [18JY]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H4370 [10JY]

Sabin Vaccine Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 114), H1396 [13MR]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: expand boundary and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 885), H814 [28FE]

Sergeant William Moody Post Office Building, Burleson, TX: designate (see H.R. 3060), H5399 [2AU]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H4214 [8JY]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H2157 [18AP]

——— assist in the support of children living in poverty by allowing a refundable credit to grandparents of those children for the purchase household items for the benefit of those children (see H.R. 2051), H4370 [10JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1632 [19MR]

——— 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), H4598 [17JY]

——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (see H.R. 2917), H5884 [26SE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H5348 [1AU]

——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see H.R. 1465), H4214 [8JY]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 483), H1328 [7MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H5884 [26SE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H6770 [23OC]

Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7153 [15NO]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H2392 [26AP]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 569, 570), H2067 [16AP]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H8138 [3JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H455 [12FE]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H2656 [15MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H950 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations to establish public-private partnerships under the International Trade Administration Market Development Cooperator Program (see H.R. 1420), H1856 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a grant program and a pilot program designed to improve the delivery of health care to veterans residing in rural areas (see H.R. 1134), H1395 [13MR]

Members of Congress: suspend salary and deem Members as ‘‘non-essential’’ employees during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3215), H6011 [28SE]

National security: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that the Armed Forces and Federal civilian personnel critical to national security continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3214), H6011 [28SE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 3296), H6643 [16OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income the administratively uncontrollable overtime of Border Patrol agents (see H.R. 2755), H4825 [19JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations to establish public-private partnerships under the International Trade Administration Market Development Cooperator Program (H.R. 1420), H1858 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a grant program and a pilot program designed to improve the delivery of health care to veterans residing in rural areas (H.R. 1134), H1397 [13MR]

Members of Congress: suspend salary and deem Members as ‘‘non-essential’’ employees during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3215), H6012 [28SE]

National security: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that the Armed Forces and Federal civilian personnel critical to national security continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3214), H6012 [28SE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 3296), H6643 [16OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income the administratively uncontrollable overtime of Border Patrol agents (H.R. 2755), H4826 [19JY]

Motions

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5719 [19SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3972 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4464 [11JY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), motion to instruct conferees, H7067 [14NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure no delay in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for veterans, children, senior citizens, the disabled, and pregnant women in case of a Government shutdown or default, H5719 [19SE]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), motion to recommit, H5719 [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3972 [20JN], H4464 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3570 [13JN]

——— determine effectiveness of suicide prevention programs, H3570 [13JN]

——— expedite hiring of certain health care professionals who care for Armed Forces members, H3570 [13JN]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H4180 [8JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response funding, H5123 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Benefits Administration veterans employment funding, H3064, H3065 [4JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3064, H3065 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5123 [30JY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H651 [26FE]

——— impact of illegal aliens, H4580 [17JY]

——— impact of immigration reform, H4580 [17JY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2494 [8MY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1472 [15MR]

FEMA: identify and ensure the safety of dams in need of repair and rehabilitation, H7067 [14NO]

Immigration: reform, H2076 [17AP], H4069 [26JN], H4580 [17JY]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H6890 [29OC]

Medicare: anniversary, H5100 [30JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 392), H6939 [30OC]

National security: improve border security, H4069 [26JN]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: expand boundary and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (H.R. 885), H2997 [3JN]

Socorro, TX: anniversary, E571• [26AP]

Veterans: include training in advanced manufacturing for veterans in State and local plans for reforming and strengthening the workforce investment system, H1472 [15MR]

——— making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6087 [1OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H6939 [30OC]

Votes: position on missed, H567• [15FE], H4376• [11JY], E1457• [8OC]

Tributes

De Leon, Guillermo (Willie), E660• [14MY]

Kennedy, Billy (Bubba), H6211 [3OC]