HANNA, RICHARD L. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3578 [13JN], H3606 [14JN]

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

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H529 [14FE]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H545 [14FE]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 414), H7110 [14NO]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H3288 [11JN]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H818 [28FE]

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. 3569), H7310 [20NO]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Res. 75), H3016 [3JN]

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3578), H7447 [3DE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7111 [14NO]

Brumidi, Constantino: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of completion of ‘‘The Apotheosis of Washington’’ (see H. Res. 101), H3097 [4JN]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H3995 [24JN]

——— 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), H5477 [10SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H1629 [19MR]

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see H.R. 1038), H1861 [9AP]

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), H1720 [20MR]

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

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 695), H545 [14FE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2486 [7MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H5803 [20SE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H4080 [26JN]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H410 [6FE]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H3760 [18JN]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H5834 [25SE]

Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see H.R. 2656), H6829 [28OC]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H5348 [1AU]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H294 [25JA]

——— require court order to subpoena telephone records from service providers in any criminal investigation (see H.R. 2014), H3016 [3JN]

Dain Taylor Venne Post Office Building, Port Henry, NY: designate (see H.R. 3609), H7354 [21NO]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 730), H546 [14FE]

——— expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency loans (see H.R. 1297), H1719 [20MR]

——— include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 1590), H4598 [17JY]

——— modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 686), H1860 [9AP]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1317 [6MR]

——— permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification (see H.R. 1298), H1719 [20MR]

——— stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic food laws (see H.R. 2400), H3687 [17JN]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H5090 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H2716 [16MY]

Dept. of Education: amend the weighted child count used to determine targeted grant amounts and education finance incentive grant amounts for local educational agencies (see H.R. 2658), H4482 [11JY]

——— 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), H7312 [20NO]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H4142 [27JN]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2804 [20MY]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (see H.R. 1716), H5262 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 611), H2161 [18AP]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H2164 [19AP]

——— 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), H7628 [10DE]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 541), H6998 [12NO]

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), H4726 [18JY]

——— 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), H7508 [4DE]

——— prohibit land border crossing fees (see H.R. 1886), H2533 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H628 [25FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H2958 [23MY]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3095), H5546 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H455 [12FE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H411 [6FE]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 679), H703 [27FE]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3369), H6901 [29OC]

——— 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]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H5436 [9SE]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H3288 [11JN]

District of Columbia: authorize placement at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H.R. 165), H316 [1FE]

Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (see H.R. 347), H222 [22JA]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7050 [13NO]

EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 322), H176 [18JA]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H3253 [6JN]

——— implement guidelines for specification of certain dredged or fill material disposal sites (see H.R. 2937), H5343 [1AU]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 875), H950 [4MR]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H3929 [19JN]

Executive departments: require the head of each agency to submit a report on the implementation of GAO reports on reducing duplication, achieving savings, and enhancing revenue within the Federal Government (see H.R. 2250), H3760 [18JN]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see H.R. 1848), H2571 [9MY] (see H.R. 3363), H6958 [30OC]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7687 [11DE]

——— modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2067 [16AP]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H4174 [28JN]

FDA: provide for the regulation of medical software (see H.R. 3303), H8127 [19DE]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H5477 [10SE]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H5436 [9SE]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1072), H1355 [12MR]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H5765 [19SE]

Federal Railroad Administration: make loans and loan guarantees available for implementing positive train control systems (see H.R. 3634), H7508 [4DE]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H28 [3JA]

Financial institutions: condemn any proposals for the arbitrary seizure of funds from federally insured deposit accounts in the U.S. by the Government without due process (see H. Res. 166), H2124 [17AP]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H703 [27FE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H7188 [18NO]

——— facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 2463), H3988 [20JN]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 1290), H1718 [20MR]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H2161 [18AP]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H5655 [18SE]

Foreign trade: improve trade promotion policies and programs (see H.R. 1909), H2567 [9MY]

——— require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 1916), H2567 [9MY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H86 [14JA]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 2542), H4215 [8JY]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H284 [23JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H1430 [14MR]

Hornell, NY: anniversary of Howard Flats Farm (see H. Res. 332), H5399 [2AU]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2249 [23AP]

House Rules: require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 160), H2026 [15AP]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H371 [5FE]

——— enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (see H.R. 2131), H2952 [23MY]

——— provide a special rule for the period of admission of certain nonimmigrants employed as sheepherders, goat herders, or dairy farmers (see H.R. 1444), H1857 [9AP]

Investments: prevent consideration of legislation that would tax or confiscate personal savings accounts or assets to provide financial relief for private businesses (see H. Res. 129), H1829 [21MR]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2438 [6MY]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H950 [4MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H628 [25FE]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2605 [14MY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4310 [9JY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system and authorize cooperation on the David’s Sling, Arrow, and Arrow 3 anti-missile defense systems (see H.R. 2717), H6545 [11OC]

——— 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), H1360 [12MR]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1224), H5589 [17SE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 673), H1860 [9AP]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4524 [16JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H176 [18JA]

Leonard Montalto Post Office Building, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 181), H224 [22JA]

LGBT Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 416), H7152 [15NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H5922 [27SE]

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

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H3216 [5JN]

——— count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1239), H8112 [12DE]

——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 3616), H7354 [21NO]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H2299 [24AP]

——— eliminate delay in including oral-only end-stage renal disease-related drugs in the prospective payment system (see H.R. 413), H281 [23JA]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H4078 [26JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2656 [15MY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H2720 [16MY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H3288 [11JN]

——— provide flexibility in the counting of hospital beds to determine designation of critical access hospitals (see H.R. 3444), H8113 [12DE]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H3654 [14JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H6644 [16OC]

——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H1426 [14MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 54), H29 [3JA]

——— provide that a former Member receiving compensation as a highly-paid lobbyist shall be ineligible to concurrently receive Federal retirement benefits (see H.R. 2594), H7608 [9DE]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6053 [30SE]

Michael D. Resnick Terrorist Screening Center, Vienna, VA: designate (see H.R. 3096), H5546 [12SE]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H5834 [25SE]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5348 [1AU]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H168 [15JA]

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), H2486 [7MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H6998 [12NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H6998 [12NO]

National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (see H.R. 2112), H2911 [22MY]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H546 [14FE]

National Guard: establish Cyber and Computer Network Incident Response Teams in each State to respond to cyber emergencies (see H.R. 1640), H2158 [18AP]

National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H5399 [2AU]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 201), H2437 [6MY]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1985), H2653 [15MY]

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

National Science Week: support goals and ideals of week and biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival (see H. Res. 276), H6829 [28OC]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2124 [17AP]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 2763), H4825 [19JY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H6604 [15OC]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H3216 [5JN]

Northern Border Regional Commission: extend authorization (see H.R. 922), H1860 [9AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H8127 [19DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7627 [10DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4173 [28JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2125 [17AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H2775 [17MY]

Political campaigns: reform certain laws relative to political activities of Federal employees (see H.R. 659), H1398 [13MR]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H316 [1FE]

——— 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), H1861 [9AP]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 1653), H3760 [18JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 654), H1430 [14MR]

SBA: permit prime contractors covered by a subcontracting plan for a single Federal contract to receive credit against such a plan for using small business subcontractors (see H.R. 2232), H3094 [4JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (see H.R. 2981), H6829 [28OC]

Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office, Alden, NY: designate (see H.R. 3472), H7051 [13NO]

Small business: provide for a consolidated definition of a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans to improve the Federal contracting process for service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 2882), H5260 [31JY]

——— require the use of two-phase selection procedures when design-build contracts are suitable for award to small business concerns (see H.R. 2750), H4825 [19JY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 410), H7253 [19NO]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2438 [6MY]

Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (see H.R. 606), H431 [8FE]

Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office Building, Corning, NY: designate (see H.R. 3765), H8109 [12DE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3197), H6225 [3OC]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2404 [3MY]

Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building, Brockport, NY: designate (see H.R. 1451), H2396 [26AP]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H2299 [24AP]

Taxation: allow an unlimited exclusion from transfer taxes for certain farmland and land of conservation value (see H.R. 47), H29 [3JA]

——— allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 3725), H8107 [12DE]

——— allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 2240), H3358 [12JN]

——— apply installment sales treatment to property acquired for conservation purposes by a State or local government or certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 48), H29 [3JA]

——— encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 118), H31 [3JA]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1359 [12MR]

——— exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an employee’s student loans (see H.R. 395), H280 [23JA]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H7253 [19NO]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1331 [11MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2499), H4037 [25JN]

——— increase quarterly wages paid threshold for classification as an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemployment taxes (see H.R. 2899), H5261 [31JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1293), H1718 [20MR]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H628 [25FE]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H1319 [6MR]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 2137), H4214 [8JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H950 [4MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H1398 [13MR]

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]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H1861 [9AP]

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. 513), H370 [5FE] (see H.R. 664), H501 [13FE]

Veterans: appropriate funds necessary for benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3225), H6102 [1OC]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H6290 [4OC]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 569), H504 [13FE]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 235), H224 [22JA]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2354 [25AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H413 [6FE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H5341 [1AU]

Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 3582), H7353 [21NO]

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: establish Advisory Committee to advise Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting (see H.R. 2799), H5348 [1AU]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H7352 [21NO]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H173 [15JA]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H629 [25FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H6952 [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed certain training (see H.R. 2310), H3287 [11JN]

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), H2393 [26AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn continuing acts of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H1825 [21MR]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: specify size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in production of commemorative coins (see H.R. 1071), H1355 [12MR]

Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety (see H.R. 776), H595 [15FE]

Small business: prohibit use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements (see H.R. 2751), H4825 [19JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 1353), H1823 [21MR]

——— allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2476), H3995 [24JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (H.R. 3413), H6955 [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed certain training (H.R. 2310), H3287 [11JN]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: specify size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in production of commemorative coins (H.R. 1071), H1358 [12MR]

Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety (H.R. 776), H598 [15FE]

Small business: prohibit use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements (H.R. 2751), H4826 [19JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) (H.R. 1353), H1827 [21MR]

——— allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (H.R. 2476), H3995 [24JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3904 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (H. Res. 379), H6530 [11OC]

American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.: tribute to Utica, NY, chapter, E1394• [27SE]

Binghamton, NY: tribute to Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services graduating students enlisting in the Armed Forces, E841• [11JN]

Clifton, Kyle: Army Engineer Association Steel de Fleury Medal recipient, E1832• [11DE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6715 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: olive oil import restrictions, H3904 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: 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), E1193• [1AU]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H986 [6MR]

Education: establish academic competition in fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in each congressional district (H. Res. 77), H645 [26FE]

Lebanon: independence anniversary, E1678• [15NO]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: specify size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in production of commemorative coins (H.R. 1071), H2260 [24AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), consideration (H. Res. 83), H678 [27FE]

Votes: position on missed, E213• [28FE]

Tributes

Blackburn, Frank, E981• [26JN]

Hawkins, James, E1666• [14NO]