HECK, DENNY (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3556 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 182), H2405 [3MY]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H5922 [27SE]

——— reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H3654 [14JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H544 [14FE]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H4146 [27JN]

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), H544 [14FE]

——— appropriate funds necessary to pay death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3274), H6411 [8OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (see H.J. Res. 91), H6411 [8OC]

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

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5175 [30JY]

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), H2125 [17AP]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1430 [14MR]

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

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H6958 [30OC]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H3689 [17JN]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H6289 [4OC]

——— 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), H5922 [27SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 1590), H5175 [30JY]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1399 [13MR]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H2571 [9MY]

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), H7446 [3DE]

——— issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 2646), H5052 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: protect eligibility for Federal employment and access to classified information for civilian employees who incur economic hardship as a result of sequestration furloughs (see H.R. 1642), H2158 [18AP]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3357 [12JN]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5922 [27SE]

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), H2351 [25AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2401 [30AP]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2296), H5263 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1037), H5884 [26SE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5922 [27SE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H7394 [2DE]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see H.R. 2064), H3929 [19JN]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H3288 [11JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H2953 [23MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H981 [5MR]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H2123 [17AP]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H2913 [22MY]

——— 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), H2840 [21MY]

——— 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), H5402 [2AU]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H2354 [25AP]

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

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

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H2954 [23MY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2652), H4369 [10JY]

——— encourage institutions to work with their customers affected by the Government shutdown who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6545 [11OC]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2396 [26AP]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2400 [30AP]

Fish and fishing: prohibit importation or exportation of mussels of a certain genus (see H.R. 1823), H3253 [6JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H7365 [22NO]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H6902 [29OC]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H4599 [17JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5884 [26SE]

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]

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

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1958 [11AP]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H5655 [18SE]

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

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H4178 [28JN]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H5884 [26SE]

Medicare: clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 2801), H6770 [23OC]

——— 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), H4177 [28JN]

——— create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 2085), H5403 [2AU]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H5884 [26SE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4214 [8JY]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H4214 [8JY]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H4177 [28JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H4178 [28JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H550 [14FE]

——— reduce rate of compensation by percentage equal to reduction in pay of Federal employees subject to sequestration-related furloughs (see H.R. 2677), H4599 [17JY]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1431), H3929 [19JN]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H7358 [21NO]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H7446 [3DE]

Mount Everest: anniversary of first ascent by U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 207), H2533 [8MY]

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), H3016 [3JN]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2249 [23AP]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H7052 [13NO]

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H6954 [30OC]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4142 [27JN]

National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, WA: designate (see H.R. 1036), H1327 [7MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1398 [13MR]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3760 [18JN]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2405 [3MY]

Nepal: call for a democratically elected government (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5173 [30JY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H6999 [12NO]

NOAA: improve ability to address severe marine debris events (see H.R. 1425), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities to address marine debris impacts of 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami (see H.R. 1491), H1955 [11AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H984 [5MR]

——— 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), H2299 [24AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H6493 [10OC]

SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2998), H6902 [29OC]

Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 247), H7112 [14NO]

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), H2605 [14MY]

——— allow penalty-free withdrawals from Federal Thrift Savings Fund to employees furloughed as a result of the Federal budget sequestration (see H.R. 1643), H2354 [25AP]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H5922 [27SE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7446 [3DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4039 [25JN]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 2854), H5173 [30JY]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 2921), H7608 [9DE]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H4523 [16JY]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 2332), H3356 [12JN]

——— reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 1806), H2392 [26AP]

University of Washington: tribute to men’s crew team (see H. Res. 267), H3687 [17JN]

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), H2656 [15MY]

——— 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), H5402 [2AU]

——— 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]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6290 [4OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H6998 [12NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HUD: establish additional requirements to improve fiscal safety and soundness of home equity conversion mortgage insurance program (see H.R. 2167), H2953 [23MY]

Voting: promote efficient delivery and receipt of absentee ballots and other voting materials to absent overseas uniformed services voters (see H.R. 2168), H2953 [23MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HUD: establish additional requirements to improve fiscal safety and soundness of home equity conversion mortgage insurance program (H.R. 2167), H2957 [23MY]

Voting: promote efficient delivery and receipt of absentee ballots and other voting materials to absent overseas uniformed services voters (H.R. 2168), H2957 [23MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6183 [3OC]

Climate: global warming, H6878 [29OC]

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), H6702 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5711 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H5007, H5029 [24JY]

——— prohibit funding to deny security clearances for civilian employees who incur economic hardship as a result of sequestration furloughs, H5007 [24JY]

——— require a cost-benefit report on the Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, ROTC Warrior Forge exercise, H5029 [24JY]

——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5626, H5633 [18SE]

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), H4626 [18JY]

Dept. of HUD: establish additional requirements to improve fiscal safety and soundness of home equity conversion mortgage insurance program (H.R. 2167), H3300 [12JN]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H804 [28FE]

Eximbank: tribute, H6908 [30OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6183 [3OC]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, H6878 [29OC]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2736 [17MY]

Votes: position on missed, E713• [21MY]

Resignations

Committee on the Budget (House), H65 [14JA]

Tributes

Gardner, William B. (Booth), H1980 [12AP]

McDougall, Todd, H185 [22JA]