GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H91 [15JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3558 [13JN]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H5938 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4598 [17JY]

Armed Forces: 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]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1322 [6MR]

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

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H2656 [15MY]

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H5767 [19SE]

——— 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), H5806 [23SE]

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

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

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H628 [25FE]

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), H279 [23JA]

Colleges and universities: exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements (see H.R. 3371), H7395 [2DE]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H5767 [19SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3357 [12JN]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H3592 [13JN]

Congress: refrain from conditioning the resolution of fiscal and budgetary disputes on the taking of action on non-germane legislative matters (see H. Res. 375), H6492 [10OC]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H7153 [15NO]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H3253 [6JN]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 21), H5834 [25SE]

——— 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), H984 [5MR]

——— 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), H1399 [13MR]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H2775 [17MY]

Crime: 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), H4370 [10JY]

Cyprus: support end of division (see H. Res. 308), H5349 [1AU]

DEA: anniversary (see H. Res. 272), H4486 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H5656 [18SE] (see H.R. 3353), H6958 [30OC]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1399 [13MR]

——— 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), H5587 [17SE]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H5348 [1AU]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H3357 [12JN]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families (see H.R. 705), H2400 [30AP]

Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 1343), H1994 [12AP]

——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see H.R. 521), H1430 [14MR]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1911 [10AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H1331 [11MR]

——— 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]

——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H7052 [13NO]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H1822 [21MR]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 791), H1568 [18MR]

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]

——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H4524 [16JY]

——— 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), H5262 [31JY]

——— prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 3322), H7153 [15NO]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 2703), H4597 [17JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 307), H176 [18JA]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H3016 [3JN]

——— reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see H.R. 3527), H7628 [10DE]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see H.R. 297), H178 [18JA]

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

——— 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 position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 384), H280 [23JA]

——— establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (see H.R. 2424), H4310 [9JY]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H5341 [1AU]

——— provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 1340), H1911 [10AP]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H3357 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H1958 [11AP]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H2161 [18AP]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see H.R. 813), H1360 [12MR]

——— 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), H950 [4MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H5767 [19SE]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (see H.R. 375), H599 [15FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: issue permits, easements, or other necessary authorizations to facilitate natural gas, oil, and petroleum product pipelines and related facilities on eligible Federal lands (see H.R. 1587), H5476 [10SE]

Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 133), H1825 [21MR]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2125 [17AP]

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

Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (see H.R. 271), H169 [15JA]

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), H1718 [20MR]

——— allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (see H.R. 497), H504 [13FE]

EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1959), H2602 [14MY]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H4599 [17JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 650), H983 [5MR]

——— provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 3179), H7395 [2DE]

FCC: prohibit from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors (see H.R. 3196), H5883 [26SE]

FDA: approve certain drugs and biological products for use in a limited population of patients to address increases in bacterial and fungal resistance to drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3742), H8108 [12DE]

——— exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H6957 [30OC]

——— provide for the regulation of medical software (see H.R. 3303), H6675 [22OC]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 3089), H5546 [12SE]

——— strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (see H.R. 3204), H5921 [27SE]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H5767 [19SE]

——— develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 708), H2839 [21MY]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H5767 [19SE]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H5767 [19SE]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2478), H4037 [25JN]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H5834 [25SE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1362), H4485 [11JY]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6175 [2OC]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H1861 [9AP]

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]

——— improve the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2199), H5834 [25SE]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1398 [13MR]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H660 [26FE]

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]

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 1440), H1857 [9AP]

——— 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), H6770 [23OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H316 [1FE]

——— ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors (see H. Res. 236), H4310 [9JY]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H4039 [25JN]

——— expand eligibility and permit additional individuals to enroll in the preexisting condition insurance program to be funded by a temporary increase in the cigarette tax (see H.R. 1578), H2065 [16AP]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H2249 [23AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6775 [24OC]

Houston, TX: express condolences to families of firefighters killed in hotel fire (see H. Res. 246), H3095 [4JN]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC] (see H.R. 3163), H5801 [20SE]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (see H.R. 1580), H2065 [16AP]

Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H7687 [11DE]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1328 [7MR]

——— prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, dismantle production facilities, allow inspections, suspend support for terrorists and Syria, reduce human rights violations, and allow additional sanctions (see H. Res. 445), H8109 [12DE]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H2300 [24AP]

Israel: affirm U.S. recognition of sovereignty, security, and legal right to its lands and support relocation of U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 3629), H7394 [2DE]

——— authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]

——— improve U.S.-Israel energy cooperation (see H.R. 3677), H7607 [9DE] (see H.R. 3683), H7627 [10DE]

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

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 104), H3015 [3JN] (see H.R. 2846), H5093 [26JY]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1322 [6MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 268), H3687 [17JN]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4178 [28JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide a certain minimum level of income for the State Assistance Program (see H.R. 2727), H4724 [18JY]

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

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

Mayes, Nicarsia: tribute (see H. Res. 444), H8109 [12DE]

Medicaid: increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1326), H1821 [21MR]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180, 1201), H3253 [6JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H2535 [8MY]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H596 [15FE]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H5436 [9SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2300 [24AP]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 962), H7508 [4DE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5176 [30JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1829 [21MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H5655 [18SE]

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

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H2567 [9MY]

NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the term of the Administrator (see H.R. 823), H658 [26FE]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H1398 [13MR]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]

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

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 123), H2656 [15MY]

Native Americans: restore opportunity by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe for tribal economic development on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 1144), H1633 [19MR]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H629 [25FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 1648), H2158 [18AP]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see H.R. 632), H499 [13FE]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see H.R. 185), H818 [28FE]

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]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H7395 [2DE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H169 [15JA]

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

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H8113 [12DE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H504 [13FE]

——— 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), H1911 [10AP]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H4310 [9JY]

——— 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]

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]

——— update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H4598 [17JY]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H2914 [22MY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H7253 [19NO]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1829 [21MR]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7566 [5DE]

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

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), H1359 [12MR]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H3655 [14JN]

——— 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]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H2656 [15MY]

Taxation: 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), H2774 [17MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7357 [21NO]

——— exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (see H.R. 1212), H6957 [30OC]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2350 [25AP]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H7153 [15NO]

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

——— prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property (see H.R. 2877), H5260 [31JY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H2567 [9MY]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H5396 [2AU]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (see H.R. 2289), H4040 [25JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H703 [27FE]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H2025 [15AP]

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]

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

Unemployment: eliminate application of sequestration to benefits (see H.R. 2177), H2954 [23MY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H660 [26FE]

——— 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), H1322 [6MR]

——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 386), H280 [23JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H344 [4FE]

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

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H6454 [9OC]

Wireless microphones: expand eligibility for FCC part 74 licenses to certain users, establish safe haven channels, and authorize access by owners and operators to TV bands databases to protect from interference (see H.R. 2911), H6290 [4OC]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6958 [30OC]

World Tuberculosis Day: support goals (see H. Res. 133), H1825 [21MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3015 [3JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3185), H5882 [26SE]

Claims: make the U.S. exclusively liable for certain claims of liability for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, inclusion of ethanol in transportation fuel (see H.R. 2267), H3215 [5JN]

Dept. of Labor: revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 170), H51 [4JA]

EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2791), H4978 [23JY]

Labor unions: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 169), H51 [4JA]

Medicaid: require continuous coverage for children (see H.R. 173), H51 [4JA]

Medicare: allow certain State and local government employees to elect to treat employment as Medicare qualified government employment for purposes of entitlement to coverage (see H.R. 2618), H4212 [8JY]

Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 171), H51 [4JA]

Social Security: provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1698), H2297 [24AP]

——— remove limitations on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving certain benefits (see H.R. 174), H51 [4JA] (see H.R. 387), H280 [23JA]

——— require continuous coverage under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 172), H51 [4JA]

Soriano, Areli: relief (see H.R. 218), H53 [4JA]

Soriano, Enrique: relief (see H.R. 218), H53 [4JA]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain State foster care program payments made to the biological parents of disabled children (see H.R. 286), H170 [15JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 3185), H5883 [26SE]

Claims: make the U.S. exclusively liable for certain claims of liability for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, inclusion of ethanol in transportation fuel (H.R. 2267), H3216 [5JN]

Dept. of Labor: revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (H.R. 170), H54 [4JA]

EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (H.R. 2791), H4979 [23JY]

Labor unions: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (H.R. 169), H54 [4JA]

Medicaid: require continuous coverage for children (H.R. 173), H54 [4JA]

Medicare: allow certain State and local government employees to elect to treat employment as Medicare qualified government employment for purposes of entitlement to coverage (H.R. 2618), H4213 [8JY]

Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to regular and reserved corps (H.R. 171), H54 [4JA]

Social Security: provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 1698), H2298 [24AP]

——— remove limitations on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving certain benefits (H.R. 174), H54 [4JA]

——— remove limitations on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving certain benefits (H.R. 387), H282 [23JA]

——— require continuous coverage under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 172), H54 [4JA]

Soriano, Areli: relief (H.R. 218), H56 [4JA]

Soriano, Enrique: relief (H.R. 218), H56 [4JA]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain State foster care program payments made to the biological parents of disabled children (H.R. 286), H172 [15JA]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H463 [13FE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3742• [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3874 [19JN], E918• [19JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5783• [20SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6001• [28SE], H6034 [30SE], H6128 [2OC], H6189 [3OC], H6367• [8OC]

Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, E87• [4FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1709 [20MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2865 [22MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6719• [23OC]

——— port dredging and maintenance funding, H6719• [23OC], E1048• [11JY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (H.R. 258), H2780• [20MY]

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

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, E918• [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), E880• [14JN]

——— require all branches of service to provide free Internet access to those serving in a combat zone, E880• [14JN]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2934• [23MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), Senate amendment, H5221• [31JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), E947• [20JN]

——— 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), E1097• [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 225), H325• [4FE]

——— making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), H6367• [8OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), H199 [22JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), Senate amendment, H836• [4MR]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (H.R. 297), H320• [4FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (H.R. 384), H2631• [15MY]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (H.R. 1151), H3708 [18JN], E1484• [10OC]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), H4115• [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), H4115• [27JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H6128 [2OC], H6206• [3OC]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H464 [13FE]

Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (H.R. 271), H2899 [22MY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2513 [8MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), E1048• [11JY]

EPA: require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (H.R. 1582), E1183• [1AU]

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), H5963 [28SE]

Federal agencies and departments: include a tax on carbon emissions under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, E1214• [2AU]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), E1214• [2AU]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6306 [5OC]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), H47• [4JA]

Food for Peace Act: reform food assistance programs, H3874 [19JN]

Foreign trade: amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 2708), E1779• [3DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6128 [2OC], H6189 [3OC], H6306 [5OC], H6367• [8OC], H6463 [10OC], H6609 [16OC]

Hayes, Elvin: National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, E1200• [1AU]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2684 [16MY]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E414• [10AP]

Houston, TX: economic impact of Government shutdown, H6463 [10OC]

——— express condolences to families of firefighters killed in hotel fire (H. Res. 246), H3027 [4JN]

——— oppose plans to close Irvington Station Post Office, H1364 [13MR]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H47• [4JA]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), H5523 [12SE]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), E1185• [1AU]

Israel: independence anniversary, H2023• [15AP]

Japan: inclusion in Trans-Pacific Partnership, E1611• [30OC]

Manufacturing Day: observance, H6239 [4OC]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E179• [25FE]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), consideration (H. Res. 420), H7269 [20NO]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1973• [12AP]

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 (H.R. 3350), H7137• [15NO]

——— delay implementation, H6001• [28SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4567 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4567 [17JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5783• [20SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6609 [16OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2684 [16MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H6609 [16OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), H2313 [25AP]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1381• [13MR]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 2218), H5059 [25JY]

San Jacinto Day: observance, E503• [19AP]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7282 [20NO]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1484• [10OC]

Taxation: rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (H.R. 2289), H4008• [25JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, H6609 [16OC]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 523), H6001• [28SE]

Texas Independence Day: observance, E202• [27FE]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6206• [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6128 [2OC]

Votes: position on missed, H250• [23JA], H2104• [17AP], H2636• [15MY], H3636• [14JN], H4475• [11JY], H6928• [30OC], H7145• [15NO], E1520• [16OC]

World Alzheimer’s Month: observance, E1349• [19SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6594 [14OC]

Tributes

Dingell, Representative, H4136 [27JN]

Kyle, Chris, H497• [13FE]

Rogers, Doug, E1010• [28JN]

Young, Representative C.W. Bill, H6463 [10OC]