GRAYSON, ALAN (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

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

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4910, H4911, H4916 [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3191 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), H4104 [27JN]

——— 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), H4152 [28JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3077, H3097, H3098 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5126, H5164, H5176, H5177 [30JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4310, H4311 [9JY], H4329, H4352, H4371 [10JY]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6578 [14OC]

Appointments

C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]

Articles and editorials

Dow Jones Hits ‘Record High’ Thanks to Strong Performances From Smoke, Mirrors Sectors, Jason Linkins and Zach Carter, Huffington Post (Internet site), H1421 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2656 [15MY]

——— 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), H5922 [27SE]

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

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8125 [19DE]

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), H2157 [18AP]

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

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H814 [28FE]

——— repeal sequestration while achieving balance in deficit reduction between revenue and cuts and between non-defense and defense cuts and invest in job creation (see H.R. 505), H370 [5FE]

Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch and prohibit exceptions for products bearing an official congressional insignia (see H.R. 194), H5834 [25SE]

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

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see H.R. 1038), H1829 [21MR]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H2299 [24AP]

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), H599 [15FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H2161 [18AP]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H2570 [9MY]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H6289 [4OC]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4309 [9JY]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 728), H6289 [4OC]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H2914 [22MY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 25), H413 [6FE]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H1357 [12MR]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 312), H416 [6FE]

Credit: create a Federal charter for Internet consumer credit corporations (see H.R. 1566), H4726 [18JY]

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), H2840 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2571 [9MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 1343), H2959 [23MY]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H5884 [26SE]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H6676 [22OC]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see H.R. 1979), H2804 [20MY]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H5476 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see H.R. 3090), H5546 [12SE]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H2396 [26AP]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H2719 [16MY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H1721 [20MR]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H6012 [28SE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H5834 [25SE]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H1426 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5884 [26SE]

——— 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]

——— 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), H2161 [18AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 325), H5345 [1AU]

Education: provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H4858 [22JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H4858 [22JY]

——— extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of employer-provided health insurance, family and medical leave, and pension plans (see H.R. 675), H1829 [21MR]

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

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5087 [25JY]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H5834 [25SE]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H5403 [2AU]

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), H7357 [21NO]

Financial institutions: address the concept of ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ through improved regulation and breaking up large banks in order to prevent future Government bailouts (see H.R. 1450), H3688 [17JN]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1632 [19MR]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H950 [4MR]

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), H2438 [6MY]

——— 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), H5884 [26SE]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H5052 [24JY]

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]

Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 1910), H2567 [9MY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H7446 [3DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H2535 [8MY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 676), H2605 [14MY]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H2959 [23MY]

House Rules: reinstate ‘‘Gephardt rule’’ setting debt ceiling automatically at level projected by concurrent budget resolution (see H. Res. 11), H550 [14FE]

——— require that any extension of debt ceiling only be considered in a stand-alone bill (see H. Res. 12), H550 [14FE]

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]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H5834 [25SE]

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

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (see H.R. 530), H703 [27FE]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2719 [16MY]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H170 [15JA]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2067 [16AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2125 [17AP]

Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2678), H4483 [11JY]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 637), H7628 [10DE]

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), H1721 [20MR]

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

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

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H5884 [26SE]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H2354 [25AP]

——— 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), H2396 [26AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H2396 [26AP]

Members of Congress: extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1547), H1992 [12AP]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1431), H5548 [12SE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 229), H416 [6FE]

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), H1829 [21MR]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2616), H4212 [8JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1632 [19MR]

National Security Agency: require Director and Inspector General to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate (see H.R. 3436), H6953 [30OC]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H416 [6FE]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H7395 [2DE]

Pensions: protect Federal and military retirees by expanding Truth in Lending Act disclosure provisions when a Federal or military pension is used as consideration by predatory lenders (see H.R. 3310), H6767 [23OC]

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]

Postal Service: enhance long-term profitability through enhanced innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, and regulatory relief (see H.R. 2690), H5090 [25JY]

——— ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H1360 [12MR]

——— 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), H2913 [22MY]

——— 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), H2719 [16MY]

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (see H.R. 3574), H7353 [21NO]

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]

Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 1187), H3760 [18JN]

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

Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 451), H2655 [15MY]

Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H4215 [8JY]

Ryan, Leo J.: tribute (see H. Res. 423), H7365 [22NO]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H5834 [25SE]

Sebelius, Sec. of HHS: provide for a reduction in pay until the healthcare.gov website is certified as fully functional (see H.R. 3785), H8117 [16DE]

Shaw, E. Clay, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 343), H5547 [12SE]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 649), H3357 [12JN]

——— prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H5588 [17SE]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3050), H5398 [2AU]

Syria: allow access by humanitarian organizations, engage in diplomatic efforts to resolve conflict, strengthen sanctions, investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity, and prevent use of chemical weapons (see H. Con. Res. 53), H5547 [12SE]

Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 786), H629 [25FE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5089 [25JY]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H2570 [9MY]

——— prevent U.S. tax avoidance on foreign income by corporations (see H.R. 694), H599 [15FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

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), H629 [25FE]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2249 [23AP]

——— prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 3484), H7109 [14NO]

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), H6052 [30SE]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7051 [13NO]

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), H2485 [7MY]

——— 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), H2959 [23MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H416 [6FE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H416 [6FE]

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 1748), H2656 [15MY]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 280), H416 [6FE]

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), H6902 [29OC]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H3289 [11JN]

Woods, Tyrone: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 325), H5345 [1AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1720 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Antitrust policy: make antitrust laws applicable to political committees under the Federal Election Campaign Act established and administered by a separate segregated fund of a corporation (see H.R. 1113), H1394 [13MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.R. 3213), H6011 [28SE] (see H.R. 3247, 3248, 3249, 3250, 3251, 3252, 3253, 3254, 3255, 3256, 3257, 3258), H6321 [5OC]

Business and industry: require approval of a majority of a public company’s shareholders for any expenditure by that company to influence public opinion on matters not related to the company’s products or services (see H.R. 1116), H1395 [13MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), prohibit consideration due to House Rules violation and unconstitutionality (see H. Res. 225), H2803 [20MY]

Contracts: extend ban on contributions by certain Government contractors to other for-profit recipients of Federal funds and limit contributions by employees of such recipients of Federal funds (see H.R. 1114), H1394 [13MR]

Corporations: apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest (see H.R. 1117), H1395 [13MR]

——— prevent funding provided through the FRS from being made available to corporations that finance political campaigns or political propaganda (see H.R. 1119), H1395 [13MR]

——— prohibit corporations which employ or retain registered lobbyists from making expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications (see H.R. 1118), H1395 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: require cost or price to the Federal Government be given at least equal importance as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for defense contracts (see H.R. 1109), H1394 [13MR]

Employment: require employers provide a minimum of 1 week of paid annual leave to employees (see H.R. 2096), H2910 [22MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit contracting with an entity that has committed fraud or certain other crimes (see H.R. 2411), H3758 [18JN]

Medicare: provide for an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 500), H370 [5FE] (see H.R. 3737), H8108 [12DE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1346), H1822 [21MR]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 953), H981 [5MR]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 3213), H6011 [28SE] (see H.R. 3259, 3260, 3261, 3262, 3263, 3264, 3265, 3266), H6321 (see H.R. 3267, 3268, 3269, 3270), H6322 [5OC]

SEC: prohibit national securities exchanges from effecting any transaction in a security issued by a corporation unless such corporation is in compliance with the Federal Election Campaign Act (see H.R. 1115), H1394 [13MR]

——— revise reporting requirements to require public companies to report certain expenditures made to influence public opinion on matters other than the company’s products and services (see H.R. 1112), H1394 [13MR]

Taxation: impose an excise tax on corporate contributions to political committees and corporate expenditures on political advocacy campaigns (see H.R. 1111), H1394 [13MR]

Veterans: provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 821), H658 [26FE]

Whistleblowing: protect employees from retaliation in the workplace based on actions taken to protest or try to improve working conditions (see H.R. 2311), H3287 [11JN]

White House: provide people of the U.S. with an opportunity to make gifts to the Government to be used to provide public tours of the White House (see H.R. 3203), H5921 [27SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3213), H6012 [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 3247), H6322 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 3248), H6322 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 3249), H6322 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 3250), H6322 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 3251), H6322 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 3252), H6322 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 3253), H6322 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 3254), H6322 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 3255), H6322 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 3256), H6322 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 3257), H6322 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 3258), H6322 [5OC]

Corporations: apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest (H.R. 1117), H1397 [13MR]

——— prevent funding provided through the FRS from being made available to corporations that finance political campaigns or political propaganda (H.R. 1119), H1397 [13MR]

——— prohibit corporations which employ or retain registered lobbyists from making expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications (H.R. 1118), H1397 [13MR]

Employment: require employers provide a minimum of 1 week of paid annual leave to employees (H.R. 2096), H2912 [22MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit contracting with an entity that has committed fraud or certain other crimes (H.R. 2411), H3759 [18JN]

Medicare: provide for an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. to buy into Medicare (H.R. 3737), H8110 [12DE]

——— provide for an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. to buy into Medicare (H.R. 500), H371 [5FE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1346), H1827 [21MR]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (H.R. 953), H982 [5MR]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3213), H6012 [28SE]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3259), H6322 [5OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3260), H6322 [5OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3261), H6322 [5OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3262), H6322 [5OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3263), H6322 [5OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3264), H6322 [5OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3265), H6322 [5OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3266), H6322 [5OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3267), H6322 [5OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3268), H6322 [5OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3269), H6322 [5OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3270), H6322 [5OC]

Taxation: impose an excise tax on corporate contributions to political committees and corporate expenditures on political advocacy campaigns (H.R. 1111), H1397 [13MR]

Veterans: provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures (H.R. 821), H659 [26FE]

Whistleblowing: protect employees from retaliation in the workplace based on actions taken to protest or try to improve working conditions (H.R. 2311), H3287 [11JN]

White House: provide people of the U.S. with an opportunity to make gifts to the Government to be used to provide public tours of the White House (H.R. 3203), H5922 [27SE]

Letters

Northern Route Approval Act: by, E715• [21MY]

Proposals

Continuing appropriations, H6306 [5OC], H6381 [8OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H6381–H6383 [8OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1420 [14MR]

Clemente, Roberto, E1525• [16OC]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2872 [22MY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), prohibit consideration due to House Rules violation and unconstitutionality (H. Res. 225), H2788 [20MY], H2828, H2829 [21MY]

Corps of Engineers: flood control and coastal emergencies funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy fossil energy research and development funding, H4353 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H4910 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4910 [23JY]

——— tribute to Army 65th Infantry Regiment, E1525• [16OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3191, H3192 [5JN], E865•, E870•, E873•–E875• [14JN], E900• [17JN]

——— modify activities of certain State and urban area fusion centers to enhance domestic security, E870• [14JN]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H3191 [5JN], E865• [14JN]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of First, Second, or Fourth Amendments to the Constitution, H3192 [5JN], E873•–E875• [14JN], E900• [17JN]

——— prohibit funding to purchase, operate, or maintain armed unmanned aerial vehicles, H3192 [5JN]

Dept. of HUD: creation and promotion of translated materials and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency funding through reductions in fair housing programs funding, H5164 [30JY]

Dept. of the Interior: preserve rights of States to prohibit management, leasing, developing, and use of lands and natural resources beneath navigable waters, H4104 [27JN], H4152 [28JN]

——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), H4104 [27JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3077 [4JN], E865• [14JN]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H3077 [4JN], E865• [14JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5126, H5164 [30JY]

Employment: require employers provide a minimum of 1 week of paid annual leave to employees (H.R. 2096), E1598• [29OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4329, H4353 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding by related agencies for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H4329 [10JY]

FAA: reduce Essential Air Service Program per passenger subsidy, H5126 [30JY]

Ferre, Maurice A., E1525• [16OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6381 [8OC]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1474• [10OC], E1493•, E1494• [11OC], E1511•, E1514• [15OC], E1524•–E1526• [16OC], E1541• [22OC], E1650•, E1651• [13NO]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1346), E357• [21MR]

Moreno, Rita, E1526• [16OC]

National Security Agency: collection of Verizon Communications, Inc., customer phone records as part of counterterrorism efforts, H3640–H3642 [14JN]

——— operation of PRISM online data collection program, H3640–H3642 [14JN]

National Work and Family Month: observance, E1598• [29OC]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), E572• [26AP]

Orlando Day Nursery Association, Inc.: tribute, E1579• [28OC]

Philippines: tribute to generosity to Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution, E1190• [1AU]

Ponce de Leon, Juan, E1526• [16OC]

Professional Opportunities Program for Students, Inc.: tribute, E1715• [20NO]

Rivera, Alex, E1525• [16OC]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), E751• [23MY]

Seín, Teófilo Vargas (Aarón), E1524• [16OC]

Sotomayor, Sonia, E1526• [16OC]

Votes: position on missed, E342• [20MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 225, prohibit consideration of H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act, due to House Rules violation and unconstitutionality, H2788 [20MY]

Tributes

Acaba, Joseph, E1493• [11OC]

Alvarez, Jose, E1474• [10OC]

Andino, Pura Delgado, E53• [23JA]

Asencios, Sheyla, E1542• [22OC]

Auffant, James, E1512• [15OC]

Barajas-Martinez, Maria I., E1494• [11OC]

Brandt, Chad M., E1513• [15OC]

Cerrud, Euribiades, II, E1511• [15OC]

Cortes, John, E1512• [15OC]

Diaz, Denise, E1475• [10OC]

Diaz, Leticia, E1494• [11OC]

Diaz, Leticia M., E1650• [13NO]

Evans, Jonathan, E1474• [10OC]

Feliciano, Jose, E1474• [10OC]

Ferreira, Vanessa Hall, E1514• [15OC]

Franceschini, Betsy, E1475• [10OC]

Janer, Viviana M., E1542• [22OC]

La Luz, Jose, E1651• [13NO]

Lamos, Leo, E1493• [11OC]

Leydon, Romuald J., E1541• [22OC]

Luyanda, Maria, E1514• [15OC]

Martinez-Alicea, Luis M., E1512• [15OC]

McGuire-Maniau, Melissa, E1514• [15OC]

Mendez, Jose F., E1475• [10OC]

Moreno, Tirso, E1542• [22OC]

Ochoa, Ellen, E1474• [10OC]

Padilla, Maria, E1494• [11OC]

Pastrana Silva, Luis R., E1515• [15OC]

Peraza, Juanita García, E1515• [15OC]

Piccard, Elias (Rico), E1493• [11OC]

Ramos, Wanda, E1512• [15OC]

Reyes, Maritza, E1541• [22OC]

Rios, Zoraida Andino, E1514• [15OC]

Rios-Andino, Zoraida, E1707• [19NO]

Rodriguez, Vivian, E1511• [15OC]

Rodriguez Perez, Rosinín, E1541• [22OC]

Sala, Marissa, E1494• [11OC]

Sanz, Marytza, E1493• [11OC]

Torres, Magda I., E1541• [22OC]

Ubinas, Palmira, E1493• [11OC]

Velez-Estrada, Zulma, E1650• [13NO]

Vilar, Marcos, E1515• [15OC]