HAHN, JANICE (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1407 [14MR]

Conferee: H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, H7080 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 3471), H7051 [13NO]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2840 [21MY]

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), H7111 [14NO]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1360 [12MR]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1550 [15MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 683), H703 [27FE]

——— ensure funds provided for operations in Afghanistan are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 200), H178 [18JA]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H2164 [19AP]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 198), H3253 [6JN]

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

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]

Budget: exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H4522 [16JY]

——— 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]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for gathering of copyright and trademark information on merchandise presented for examination (see H.R. 22), H1359 [12MR]

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

Cargo transportation: establish national policies and programs to strengthen freight-related infrastructure (see H.R. 974), H982 [5MR]

Children and youth: require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 680), H501 [13FE]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H5885 [26SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 852), 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), H372 [5FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

——— 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]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]

——— require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H342 [4FE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2720 [16MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H2570 [9MY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H1825 [21MR]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 728), H546 [14FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H504 [13FE]

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]

Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (see H.R. 399), H280 [23JA]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 895), H814 [28FE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2364), H3591 [13JN]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H301 [29JA]

——— 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), H2571 [9MY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (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]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H2438 [6MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 764), H1550 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H5348 [1AU]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5088 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1763), H2438 [6MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H3357 [12JN]

——— restore and extend the grace period before repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 2349), H3590 [13JN]

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]

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H7353 [21NO]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H2775 [17MY]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H3988 [20JN]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 2130), H2952 [23MY]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H3688 [17JN]

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), H1718 [20MR]

——— enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 735), H1721 [20MR]

——— 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), H7312 [20NO]

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

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H5176 [30JY]

——— 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 for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H2570 [9MY]

——— provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 1340), H1822 [21MR]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H627 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: prepare a feasibility study and implement demonstration projects to restore the San Gabriel River watershed in California (see H.R. 2436), H3927 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 2428), H3927 [19JN]

——— issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 2191), H2954 [23MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1395 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H628 [25FE]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H1721 [20MR]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H3688 [17JN]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H2349 [25AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4726 [18JY]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see H.R. 2322), H3287 [11JN]

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]

——— eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H3688 [17JN]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7357 [21NO]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7508 [4DE]

Drugs: prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1523), 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]

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]

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

FAA: issue regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas of Los Angeles County, CA (see H.R. 456), H416 [6FE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H3592 [13JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1751), H3253 [6JN]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H544 [14FE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H1860 [9AP]

Firearms: develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see H.R. 2005), H2654 [15MY]

——— 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), H372 [5FE]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H372 [5FE]

——— impose excise tax on concealable firearms and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a firearms buyback grant program (see H.R. 793), H596 [15FE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H950 [4MR]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H372 [5FE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H372 [5FE]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H86 [14JA]

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), H4310 [9JY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2030), H2717 [16MY]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H3253 [6JN]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H1860 [9AP]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H546 [14FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2605 [14MY]

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), H2300 [24AP]

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]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H3216 [5JN]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1531), H2438 [6MY]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 221), H2774 [17MY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H984 [5MR]

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

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]

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

James ‘Jim’ Kohnen Post Office, Dublin, CA: designate (see H.R. 1671), H2246 [23AP]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1378), H1824 [21MR]

Law enforcement: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 2812), H5050 [24JY]

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

Medicare: repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H7052 [13NO]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H499 [13FE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H4726 [18JY]

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

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

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H504 [13FE]

National Anti-Bullying Month: designate (see H. Res. 398), H6954 [30OC]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 59), H413 [6FE]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 309), H4826 [19JY]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H2161 [18AP]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2159 [18AP]

National Digital Literacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 81), H659 [26FE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 154), H2125 [17AP]

National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 239), H6493 [10OC]

National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 239), H6493 [10OC]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2438 [6MY]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 1356), H1823 [21MR]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4143 [27JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: end application of budget sequestration (see H.R. 2582), H5404 [2AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

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), H6175 [2OC]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H2570 [9MY]

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

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), H417 [6FE]

——— 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), H1911 [10AP]

——— 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), H1860 [9AP]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H3988 [20JN]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2077), H2838 [21MY]

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

Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H3758 [18JN]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5173 [30JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H3592 [13JN]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2158 [18AP]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2633), H4726 [18JY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 410), H7508 [4DE]

Social Security: 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), H2438 [6MY]

——— 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]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H2438 [6MY]

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

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H6412 [8OC]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4309 [9JY]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 535), H4080 [26JN]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H1837 [25MR]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H7153 [15NO]

Transportation: allow local hiring for transportation projects (see H.R. 3620), H7364 [22NO]

——— provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 2958), H5343 [1AU]

Transportation Security Administration: delay implementation of changes to the prohibited items list that do not enhance the protection of passengers (see H. Res. 156), H2438 [6MY]

——— prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H1633 [19MR]

——— provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1344), H2027 [15AP]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 227), H3358 [12JN]

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

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 1516), H1956 [11AP]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Veterans: ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H2438 [6MY]

——— 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. 303), H224 [22JA]

——— 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), H2802 [20MY]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]

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

——— 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), H4309 [9JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H2532 [8MY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6546 [11OC]

——— 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), H2602 [14MY]

——— provide protections against violence against immigrant women (see H.R. 629), H499 [13FE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H7112 [14NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2248 [23AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Castellano, John: relief (see H.R. 1935), H2568 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Agriculture Inspection (see H.R. 1536), H1991 [12AP]

——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (see H.R. 1535), H1991 [12AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to ports to enable ports to employ high school students during the summer (see H.R. 2163), H2953 [23MY]

——— provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway Administration to be structurally deficient (see H.R. 1419), H1856 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 1936), H2568 [9MY]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 897), H814 [28FE]

FEMA: authorize appropriations for the Port Security Grant Program (see H.R. 1534), H1991 [12AP]

Firearms: ban guns for persons who have been convicted of stalking or who are subject to a court order restraining the person from stalking (see H.R. 1914), H2567 [9MY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors (see H. Res. 236), H2955 [23MY]

Los Angeles, CA: celebrate upcoming 2015 Special Olympics World Games (see H. Res. 317), H5050 [24JY]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 158), H1992 [12AP]

SBA: eliminate guarantee fees for certain loans where the total loan amount is not more than $150,000 (see H.R. 2462), H3988 [20JN]

——— establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial real property (see H.R. 2460), H3988 [20JN]

——— make permanent the Small Loan Advantage program (see H.R. 2461), H3988 [20JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Castellano, John: relief (H.R. 1935), H2570 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Agriculture Inspection (H.R. 1536), H1992 [12AP]

——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (H.R. 1535), H1992 [12AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to ports to enable ports to employ high school students during the summer (H.R. 2163), H2957 [23MY]

——— provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 1419), H1858 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 1936), H2570 [9MY]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 897), H816 [28FE]

FEMA: authorize appropriations for the Port Security Grant Program (H.R. 1534), H1992 [12AP]

Firearms: ban guns for persons who have been convicted of stalking or who are subject to a court order restraining the person from stalking (H.R. 1914), H2569 [9MY]

SBA: eliminate guarantee fees for certain loans where the total loan amount is not more than $150,000 (H.R. 2462), H3990 [20JN]

——— establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial real property (H.R. 2460), H3990 [20JN]

——— make permanent the Small Loan Advantage program (H.R. 2461), H3990 [20JN]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H3296 [12JN], H7403 [3DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3780 [19JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5937 [28SE], H6067 [1OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6552 [12OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1406 [14MR]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H956 [5MR]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H98 [15JA]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6700 [23OC]

——— prohibit funding for development or submission of proposals to expand authorized uses of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, E1048• [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3780 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3367, H3545 [13JN]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H3367 [13JN]

——— strategic seaports infrastructure funding, H3545 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), consideration (H. Res. 175), H2272 [24AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Agriculture Inspection (H.R. 1536), E437• [12AP]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3157 [5JN]

——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (H.R. 1535), H4222 [9JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to ports to enable ports to employ high school students during the summer (H.R. 2163), E755• [23MY]

——— provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 1419), E391• [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 1936), H2849 [22MY], E640• [9MY]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 897), E227• [28FE]

Diaz, Luis: South County ‘‘San Foley’’ Labor Leader of the Year Award recipient, E513• [23AP]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H514 [14FE], H956 [5MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4239 [9JY], E1048• [11JY]

FEMA: authorize appropriations for the Port Security Grant Program (H.R. 1534), E443•, E446• [12AP]

——— Port Security Grant Program funding, H3157 [5JN]

Firearms: ban guns for persons who have been convicted of stalking or who are subject to a court order restraining the person from stalking (H.R. 1914), E634• [9MY]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), H2077 [17AP]

——— 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, H2077 [17AP]

——— gun control, H353 [5FE], H1921 [11AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6067 [1OC], H6242 [4OC], H6358 [8OC], H6552 [12OC], H6603 [15OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors, H4239 [9JY]

——— ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors (H. Res. 236), E748• [23MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2669 [16MY]

Immigration: reform, H7404 [3DE]

——— reform (S. 744), H3296 [12JN]

Los Angeles, CA: celebrate upcoming 2015 Special Olympics World Games (H. Res. 317), E1127• [24JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H6693 [23OC]

National Small Business Week: observance, H3768 [19JN]

Parks, Rosa: tribute, H642 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4609 [18JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4609 [18JY]

——— impact, H2669 [16MY], H5275 [1AU]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7199 [19NO]

——— implementation, H6067 [1OC], H6358 [8OC], H6838 [29OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5937 [28SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2669 [16MY]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (H. Res. 158), E450• [12AP]

Public debt: ceiling, H6603 [15OC]

San Pedro, CA: anniversary of Temple Beth El, E262• [11MR]

SBA: eliminate guarantee fees for certain loans where the total loan amount is not more than $150,000 (H.R. 2462), E928• [20JN]

——— establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial real property (H.R. 2460), E953• [20JN]

——— make permanent the Small Loan Advantage program (H.R. 2461), E946• [20JN]

Syria: call for diplomatic resolution rather than military action to address use of chemical weapons, H5484 [11SE]

Taxation: extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 535), H2272 [24AP]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H3025 [4JN]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft, H1643 [20MR]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, H7008 [13NO]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H7701 [12DE]

Resignations

Committee on Homeland Security (House), H65 [14JA]

Tributes

Daub, Eugene, E202• [27FE]

DiMaggio, Helen Fistonich, E630• [9MY]

Gatto, Joseph A., E1741• [21NO]

Gow, Robert J., E1050• [11JY]

Howser, Huell, E23• [14JA]

Kawasaki, Lillian, H4864 [23JY]

Murray, James K., E203• [27FE]

Schneider, Nan, E522• [23AP]

Scotti, Jacqueline L.A., E80• [1FE]