GARCIA, JOE (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3588 [13JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3139 [5JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4346 [10JY]
Appointments
C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5435 [9SE]
American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2910 [22MY]
Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6676 [22OC]
Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H6676 [22OC]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2605 [14MY]
——— 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]
Budget: prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7628 [10DE]
C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]
Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), 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), H1430 [14MR]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H550 [14FE]
——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6545 [11OC]
Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H6957 [30OC]
David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: convey to Miami Dade College (see H.R. 1592), H2123 [17AP]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H5834 [25SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: convey to Miami-Dade County, FL, federally owned land comprising the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station (see H.R. 417), H292 [25JA]
Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language (see H.R. 2549), H4827 [19JY]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H3288 [11JN]
——— 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), H7312 [20NO]
——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2804 [20MY]
——— verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 1991), H4214 [8JY]
Dept. of HHS: 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), H8112 [12DE]
——— 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]
——— 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 HUD: increase portion of Community Development Block Grant Program assistance that may be used to provide public services (see H.R. 1758), H2351 [25AP]
——— provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for specialized housing and supportive services to elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of related children (see H.R. 3501), H7395 [2DE]
Dept. of Justice: provide definitions of terms and services for community-based gang intervention to ensure funding for such intervention is utilized in a cost-effective manner and agencies are held accountable (see H.R. 2669), H4482 [11JY]
——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 744), H5435 [9SE]
Dept. of the Interior: take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians (see H.R. 3313), H6767 [23OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see H.R. 2299), H3251 [6JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H6998 [12NO]
——— 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]
——— extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2485), H4858 [22JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H6902 [29OC]
Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 328), H5399 [2AU]
Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H2067 [16AP]
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), H8113 [12DE]
Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (see H.R. 2919), H5342 [1AU]
Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 1001), H1958 [11AP] (see H.R. 3179), H5832 [25SE]
Federal agencies and departments: improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H6999 [12NO]
——— reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 1999), H2959 [23MY]
FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study and congressional consideration of reforms to make rates affordable (see H.R. 3218), H6011 [28SE]
——— 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]
——— improve the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2199), H4524 [16JY]
Fish and fishing: develop a fishery management plan for Gulf of Mexico red snapper (see H.R. 3099), H5884 [26SE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]
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), H6676 [22OC]
House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2438 [6MY]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H371 [5FE] (see H.R. 717), H5767 [19SE]
——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2936), H5342 [1AU]
——— reform (see H.R. 3163), H6290 [4OC]
Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2027 [15AP]
IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2604 [14MY]
——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H5263 [31JY]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]
——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H4145 [27JN]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H8113 [12DE]
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]
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), H5175 [30JY]
——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 3616), H7354 [21NO]
Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H599 [15FE]
Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 294), H4308 [9JY]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6677 [22OC]
Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (see H.R. 3305), H6675 [22OC]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H7358 [21NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H7358 [21NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H8127 [19DE]
——— 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]
——— ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8127 [19DE]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H5403 [2AU]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H7311 [20NO]
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), H629 [25FE]
——— 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), H3096 [4JN]
Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H2654 [15MY]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H5476 [10SE]
Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 451), H2965 [24MY]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H7253 [19NO]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2158 [18AP]
Shaw, E. Clay, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 343), H5547 [12SE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum (see H.R. 1217), H5175 [30JY]
Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H6998 [12NO]
——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H8113 [12DE]
——— prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property (see H.R. 2877), H7446 [3DE]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H7508 [4DE]
——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 901), H2913 [22MY]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H6998 [12NO]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H3288 [11JN]
Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H5834 [25SE]
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), H7153 [15NO]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H8118 [16DE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3654 [14JN]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1958 [11AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Homeland Security: adjust immigration status of certain Venezuelans (see H.R. 944), H949 [4MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 3451), H6997 [12NO]
Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]
IRS: permit truncated Social Security numbers on wage reporting provided to employees (see H.R. 1560), H2025 [15AP]
Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2678), H4483 [11JY]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Homeland Security: adjust immigration status of certain Venezuelans (H.R. 944), H950 [4MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (H.R. 3451), H6998 [12NO]
Immigration: reform (H.R. 15), H6174 [2OC]
IRS: permit truncated Social Security numbers on wage reporting provided to employees (H.R. 1560), H2026 [15AP]
Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 2678), H4484 [11JY]
Letters
Immigration reform: Charlie Hoz-Pena, H7682 [11DE]
Motions
Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), H4106 [27JN]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6061 [1OC]
Black History Month: observance, E227• [28FE]
Budget: repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H806 [28FE], H958 [5MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1841 [9AP]
Colleges and universities: affordability, H5054 [25JY]
Corps of Engineers: construction account funding, H4346 [10JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5598 [18SE]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for maintenance on certain unused facilities, H3080 [4JN]
——— Special Operations Boat Docks funding, H3080 [4JN]
Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H5054 [25JY]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), H4608 [18JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: adjust immigration status of certain Venezuelans (H.R. 944), H4583 [17JY]
——— allow deferred action for childhood arrivals to serve in the U.S. military, H7043 [13NO]
——— Bureau of Customs and Border Protection airport staffing funding through reductions in 287(g) State and local government immigration enforcement program funding, H3130•, H3139 [5JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3130•, H3139 [5JN]
Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), motion to recommit, H4106 [27JN]
——— require offshore drilling operations have mandatory safety and environmental management controls to prevent oil spills, H4106 [27JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3080 [4JN]
Diseases: pancreatic cancer research funding, H5516 [12SE]
Dominican Health Care Association of Florida, Inc.: tribute, E586• [3MY]
Economy: avert impact of budget sequestration on economy through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H512 [14FE]
——— impact of budget sequestration, H806 [28FE], H958 [5MR]
——— impact of immigration reform, H4583 [17JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4346 [10JY]
Equal Pay Day: observance, H1841 [9AP]
Fast for Families (organization): tribute, H7378 [2DE]
FEMA: delay and phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program for certain properties, H5888 [27SE]
Florida International University: College of Education ‘‘Creating Latino Access to a Valuable Education’’ (CLAVE) Program Excelencia in Education (organization) ‘‘Example of Excelencia’’ honoree, E1391• [27SE]
——— tribute, H5794 [20SE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6061 [1OC]
Home Care and Hospice Month: observance, E1732• [21NO]
Immigration: improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (H.R. 2278), H3368 [13JN]
——— reform, H4583 [17JY], H5647 [18SE], H7378 [2DE]
——— reform (H.R. 15), H6888, H6889, H6890 [29OC], H7043, H7044 [13NO], H7505 [4DE], H7681, H7682, H7683 [11DE], E1750•, E1751• [21NO]
——— reform (S. 744), H7043 [13NO]
Ladies in White (organization): European Parliament Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought recipients, E587• [3MY]
Mexican-American Council: tribute, E587• [3MY]
Miami, FL: anniversary of Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School, E129• [12FE]
——— anniversary of Christopher Columbus High School, E131• [12FE]
——— anniversary of Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of South Florida, E1737• [21NO]
——— Leewood K-8 Center recipient of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Solve for Tomorrow STEM Competition grand prize, E585• [3MY]
——— tribute to South Florida After-School All-Stars program, E585• [3MY]
——— tribute to YMCA of Greater Miami, E589• [3MY]
Miami Beach, FL: anniversary of Joe’s Stone Crab (business), E1215• [2AU]
National Football League: address player safety relative to head trauma, H2941 [23MY], E780• [4JN]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: observance, H5794 [20SE]
National Women’s History Month: observance, E359• [21MR]
NIH: funding, H5273 [1AU]
Sánchez, Yoani, E588• [3MY]
South Florida National Parks Trust: tribute, E588• [3MY]
Tuell, Kathy: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E1761• [2DE]
Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Florida Keys, Inc.: tribute, E1732• [21NO]
Votes: position on missed, H529• [14FE], H2587• [14MY], H3786• [19JN], H6155• [2OC]
Statements
Immigration Reform: Several Citizens and Immigrants, E1730•, E1734•, E1744•, E1747•–E1749•, E1750•, E1751•–E1753• [21NO]
Tributes
Billie, Wayne, E1413• [1OC]
Blanco, Richard, E587• [3MY]
Cabanas, Freddy, E42• [18JA]
Celedón, Jorge, E585• [3MY]
Collins, Pat, H225 [23JA]
Furnari, Joel, E586• [3MY]
Hall, Jeanet, E1759• [2DE]
Harris, Irene Staggers, E1763• [2DE]
Lefere, Patrick, H5351 [2AU]
Nyad, Diana, E1349• [19SE]
Sanchez Cordero, Yoani M., H1435 [15MR]
Santos, Juan Manuel, E1740• [21NO]
Zoller, Eugene D., E612• [7MY]