HIGGINS, BRIAN (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4311 [9JY], H4328 [10JY]

Appointments

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

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), H7357 [21NO]

Afridi, Shakeel: recognize heroism and call for release from custody by Pakistan (see H. Res. 86), H701 [27FE]

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy: extend (see H.R. 2449), H4726 [18JY]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2719 [16MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H3688 [17JN]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1360 [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), H1860 [9AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H3990 [20JN]

——— 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]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H1824 [21MR]

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

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

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary (see H. Res. 209), H2534 [8MY]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H1860 [9AP]

——— exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see H.R. 811), H1860 [9AP]

——— exempt NIH from current fiscal year sequestration and reduce the sequestration by the amount of the exemption (see H.R. 729), H546 [14FE]

——— 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), H7508 [4DE]

——— provide the President with the authority to exempt civilian Dept. of Defense personnel accounts from sequestration (see H.R. 2613), H5052 [24JY]

Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 1524), H1990 [12AP]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 46), H281 [23JA]

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), H1911 [10AP]

CERCLA: modify provisions relative to grants (see H.R. 2896), H5260 [31JY]

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), H628 [25FE]

——— 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]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H628 [25FE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2536 [8MY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H5655 [18SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H284 [23JA]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H3250 [6JN]

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 Defense: allow civilian employees to delay furloughs until returning from a deployment in support of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (see H.R. 1520), H1990 [12AP]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1867), H3289 [11JN]

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

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H372 [5FE]

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2195), H2954 [23MY]

Dept. of Energy: develop a new process for determining whether applications to export natural gas are in the public interest (see H.R. 1189), H2485 [7MY]

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), H5834 [25SE]

——— authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H4039 [25JN]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H3990 [20JN]

——— 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), H2959 [23MY]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H416 [6FE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H2396 [26AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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] (see H.R. 3575), H7353 [21NO]

——— establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions and require dissemination of information to relevant entities (see H.R. 1542), H1991 [12AP]

——— modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 490), H342 [4FE]

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

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H3016 [3JN]

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), H6770 [23OC]

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

Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 1191), H2485 [7MY]

——— authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H628 [25FE]

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

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 182), H983 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H7446 [3DE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H455 [12FE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H281 [23JA]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 562), H5513 [11SE]

——— 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]

——— 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), H5512 [11SE]

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 1824), H2400 [30AP]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H2249 [23AP]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H6902 [29OC]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H1718 [20MR]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1861 [9AP]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 3449), H7188 [18NO]

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

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), H4727 [18JY]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H4827 [19JY]

Falkland Islands: recognize referendum to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 170), H2159 [18AP]

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), H3253 [6JN]

FDA: permit the sale of, and access to, ‘‘research use only’’ products in diagnostic tests (see H.R. 3005), H5884 [26SE]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H6999 [12NO]

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), H7153 [15NO]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H56 [4JA]

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

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2438 [6MY]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 137), H372 [5FE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H2125 [17AP]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H86 [14JA]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H372 [5FE]

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), H7053 [13NO]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]

——— 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), H4726 [18JY]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 2773), H4980 [23JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H3288 [11JN]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6998 [12NO]

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

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), H2397 [26AP]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country (see H. Res. 88), H702 [27FE]

——— prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 88), H818 [28FE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H504 [13FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC]

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

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), H1991 [12AP]

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), H700 [27FE]

——— 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), H4145 [27JN]

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), H815 [28FE]

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

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

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

Jordan: recognize long-term partnership and friendship with the U.S. and commend response to Syrian humanitarian crisis by hosting refugees fleeing conflict (see H. Res. 222), H4040 [25JN]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1224), H1548 [15MR]

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]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H3097 [4JN]

Leonard Montalto Post Office Building, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 181), H284 [23JA]

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

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), H6412 [8OC]

——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H8132 [23DE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H1837 [25MR]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H4214 [8JY]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H5175 [30JY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H3688 [17JN]

——— prevent abusive billing of ancillary services (see H.R. 2914), H6770 [23OC]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2125 [17AP]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 3150), H7188 [18NO]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H1568 [18MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7357 [21NO]

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

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

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 50), H342 [4FE]

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

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

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 301), H5806 [23SE]

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

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 348), H5834 [25SE]

NIH: making supplemental appropriations by closing a corporate jet depreciation tax loophole (see H.R. 3336), H6768 [23OC]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H1860 [9AP]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 874), H1993 [12AP]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H284 [23JA]

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

——— 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), H1360 [12MR]

——— 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), H818 [28FE]

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

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 949), H981 [5MR]

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

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2387), H3653 [14JN]

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]

SEC: provide for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller companies and provide appropriate regulation of such transfers (see H.R. 2274), H3250 [6JN]

Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office, Alden, NY: designate (see H.R. 3472), H7395 [2DE]

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), H5093 [26JY]

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]

——— 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]

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]

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

Syria: establish a Syrian war crimes tribunal (see H. Con. Res. 51), H5434 [9SE]

Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide skills training for students (see H.R. 1271), H1861 [9AP]

——— authorize new empowerment zone designations for urban areas with high unemployment and high foreclosure rates (see H.R. 3535), H7312 [20NO]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H2161 [18AP]

——— expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 877), H701 [27FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1398 [13MR]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H6103 [1OC]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2499), H8127 [19DE]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H1993 [12AP]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 2737), H4858 [22JY]

——— provide for continued eligibility for the health care tax credit for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. pension recipients eligible for the credit (see H.R. 2783), H8112 [12DE]

——— 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), H3688 [17JN]

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

——— treat payments by charitable organizations to certain firefighters as exempt payments (see H.R. 3458), H8113 [12DE]

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

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 3467), H7050 [13NO]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 664), H501 [13FE]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 188), H7253 [19NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 358), H278 [23JA]

Ukraine: support sovereignty and closer relations with Europe, condemn violence against peaceful protesters, and urge a peaceful solution to current political and economic crisis (see H. Res. 447), H8127 [19DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H8113 [12DE]

Veterans: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3397), H7628 [10DE]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H2536 [8MY]

——— 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]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2519), H4980 [23JY]

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]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 996), H1318 [6MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H2602 [14MY]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1860 [9AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H7309 [20NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division members who received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2838 [21MY]

Courts: protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award (see H.R. 3699), H7687 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2169), H2953 [23MY]

Disasters: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 2647), H4369 [10JY]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H2392 [26AP]

Great Lakes: provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to adjacent States (see H.R. 600), H431 [8FE]

Political campaigns: limit expenditures in elections for the House of Representatives (see H.R. 1681), H2246 [23AP]

Sports: decrease the frequency of sports blackouts and require the application of the antitrust laws to Major League Baseball (see H.R. 3452), H6997 [12NO]

Sudan: condemn pardoning of Mubarak Mustafa for his role in allowing men convicted of assassinating John Granville to escape imprisonment and continue to list Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 171), H2159 [18AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award (H.R. 3699), H7688 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (H.R. 2169), H2957 [23MY]

Disasters: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (H.R. 2647), H4370 [10JY]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (H.R. 1801), H2395 [26AP]

Great Lakes: provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to adjacent States (H.R. 600), H432 [8FE]

Political campaigns: limit expenditures in elections for the House of Representatives (H.R. 1681), H2248 [23AP]

Sports: decrease the frequency of sports blackouts and require the application of the antitrust laws to Major League Baseball (H.R. 3452), H6998 [12NO]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H639 [26FE], H5440 [10SE], H6066 [1OC]

Remarks

American Society of Civil Engineers: release of report on the quality of U.S. infrastructure, H1577 [19MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6118 [2OC]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, H5440 [10SE]

Bean Media Productions: Amherst, NY, Chamber of Commerce President’s Award recipient, E650• [14MY]

Black Achievers, Inc.: tribute to award recipients, E1434• [4OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1345 [12MR], H1404 [14MR]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), H351 [5FE]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Buffalo Korean War Memorial, E1109• [22JY]

——— anniversary of Chef’s Restaurant, E1313• [12SE]

——— anniversary of Mount Olive Baptist Church, E1831• [11DE]

——— anniversary of Parkside Community Association, E1840• [11DE]

——— tribute to Community Health Center of Buffalo, E1304• [12SE]

——— tribute to lighthouses, E1211• [2AU]

——— tribute to redevelopment of a former steel plant into a clean energy research campus, H7314 [21NO]

——— tribute to Run Jimmy Run 5K race in honor of James D. Griffin, E1085• [18JY]

——— tribute to the Hispanic-American Veterans’ Memorial, E856• [14JN]

Buffalo State College: tribute to men’s and women’s basketball teams’ graduating seniors, E156• [14FE]

Canisius College: anniversary of Women’s Business Center, E1472• [10OC]

Cheektowaga, NY: Cheektowaga Patriotic Commission recipient of Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce Special Presentation Award, E1314• [12SE]

——— Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph Campus, recipient of Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce Large Business of the Year Award, E1297• [12SE]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H4320 [10JY]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit relocation or consolidation of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Buffalo and Chicago Districts, H4328 [10JY]

Costanzo’s Bakery, Inc.: Cheektowaga, NY, Chamber of Commerce Special Presentation Award recipient, E1311• [12SE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 2523), H4093 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), H3697 [18JN]

Dept. of Energy: non-defense environmental cleanup funding through reductions in administration accounts funding, H4279 [9JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3107 [5JN]

——— prohibit land border crossing fees, H2665 [16MY]

——— proposal to charge a fee to cross U.S.-Canada border, H2310 [25AP]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H4989 [24JY], H5184 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (H.R. 2169), H3367 [13JN], H6838 [29OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H4989 [24JY], H5184 [31JY], H5271 [1AU]

Diamond Hawk Golf Course (business): Cheektowaga, NY, Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award recipient, E1309• [12SE]

Disasters: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (H.R. 2647), H5598 [18SE]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H2034 [16AP]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (H.R. 1801), H2256 [24AP], H7199 [19NO]

Eastman Machine Co.: anniversary, E368• [21MR]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H640 [26FE], H675 [27FE], H1364 [13MR], H1641 [20MR], H1870 [10AP]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H1919 [11AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4279 [9JY], H4328 [10JY]

EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, H1364 [13MR], H2849 [22MY]

Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp.: Amherst, NY, Chamber of Commerce Stewardship Award recipient, E1580• [28OC]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), H2362 [26AP]

——— require BLM honor existing contracts and ensure a continued supply of helium for domestic manufacturers, H2362 [26AP]

FEMA: Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H2446 [7MY]

——— Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for Buffalo, NY, area, H3107 [5JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6118 [2OC], H6612 [16OC]

Greene, Robert: Buffalo Club (organization) Buffalo Club Medal recipient, E1463• [9OC]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H3767 [19JN]

Khan, Ansar: Amherst, NY, Chamber of Commerce Trailblazer Award recipient, E649• [14MY]

Korean War: anniversary of armistice, E1109• [22JY]

Longaberger Co.: tribute to moving of pottery production line back into the U.S., H2810 [21MY]

Main Street Business and Professional Association: tribute to award recipients, E1656• [14NO]

MBMS, Inc.: Amherst, NY, Chamber of Commerce First Niagra Bank Sponsor’s Award recipient, E651• [14MY]

Medicare: increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (H.R. 1507), H7008 [13NO]

Mitchem, Arnold L.: Buffalo State College Upward Bound Program Hal D. Payne Educational Opportunity Lifetime Service Award recipient, E1110• [22JY]

Moses Group Inc.: Amherst, NY, Chamber of Commerce Family Owned Business Award recipient, E653• [14MY]

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month: observance, H7008 [13NO]

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H5665 [19SE]

National Lighthouse Day: observance, E1211• [2AU]

National Preparedness Month: observance, H5598 [18SE]

Niagara Falls, NY: anniversary of E.B. Green Mausoleum, E1183• [1AU]

——— require New York Power Authority to fund removal of Robert Moses State Parkway, H2493 [8MY]

Niagara Falls Education Foundation: tribute to honorees, E616• [8MY]

Niagara Street Area Business and Professional Association: tribute to award recipients, E1533• [22OC]

NIH: impact of Government shutdown, H6118 [2OC]

O’Leary, James: Amherst, NY, Chamber of Commerce Trailblazer Award recipient, E649• [14MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: affordability and accessibility of health insurance and health care in New York relative to implementation, H4607 [18JY]

Payne, Hal D.: inaugural presentation of Buffalo State College Upward Bound Program Hal D. Payne Educational Opportunity Lifetime Service Award, E1108• [22JY]

People Inc.: Amherst, NY, Chamber of Commerce Health and Health Services Award recipient, E1582• [28OC]

Postal Service: reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (H.R. 2459), H4531 [17JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H6601 [15OC], H6612 [16OC]

——— disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), H6913 [30OC]

Safety: encourage installation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes, H96 [15JA]

Salvatore, Russell J.: Buffalo Niagara Sales & Marketing Executives (organization) Executive of the Year award recipient, E365• [21MR]

——— Cheektowaga, NY, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1299• [12SE]

Solender, Peter and Susie Rivo: Amherst, NY, Chamber of Commerce Stewardship Award recipients, E649• [14MY]

Sports: decrease the frequency of sports blackouts and require the application of the antitrust laws to Major League Baseball (H.R. 3452), H7062 [14NO]

Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, H4093 [27JN]

——— hearing of arguments in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H955 [5MR]

Taxation: permanently extend the new markets tax credit, H7404 [3DE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5485 [11SE]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H463 [13FE], H1345, H1346 [12MR], H5271 [1AU], H6066 [1OC], H7457 [4DE]

Ulbrich, Tom: Amherst, NY, Chamber of Commerce Small Business Advocate of the Year Award recipient, E652• [14MY]

Walsh, Edward F., Jr.: Buffalo History Museum Red Jacket Award recipient, E1182• [1AU]

Williamsville, NY: Amherst, NY, Chamber of Commerce Revitalization Award recipient, E1583• [28OC]

Williamsville Business Association: Amherst, NY, Chamber of Commerce Small Business Organization of the Year Award recipient, E651• [14MY]

Tributes

Abramowitz, Morton H., E780• [4JN]

Cannan, Larry, E1315• [12SE]

Caulfield, Thomas (Te), E779• [4JN]

Conable, Charlotte Williams, E1107• [22JY]

Coogan, James A., E50• [23JA]

DeBergalis, Louis C., E160• [14FE], E406• [10AP]

Delmonte, Anthony J., E1523• [16OC]

DeMarco, John, E366• [21MR]

Dietschler, Rosemarie, E1301• [12SE]

Dispenza, Joseph, E959• [25JN]

Edwards, Richard, Sr., E49• [23JA]

Eve, Arthur O., E408• [10AP]

Granville, John, H2107 [17AP]

Gurney, A.R. (Pete), E1348• [19SE]

Howard, Sal, E1701• [19NO]

Iannello-Ward, Michele, E958• [25JN]

Johnson, Mary, E870• [14JN]

McCabe, Michael, E1306• [12SE]

McParlane, Daniel S., E1787• [4DE]

Miller, E. William, E197• [27FE]

Morcio, Robert and Kathleen, E957• [25JN]

O’Leary, Charles J., E1850• [12DE]

Pouli, Mary-Diana, E267• [12MR]

Pulinski, Daniel B., E1025• [9JY]

Rosenthal, Thomas C., E363• [21MR]

Sampson, Jim, E1307• [12SE]

Sedita, Frank A., Jr., E926• [20JN]

Simmons, Edward S., E1181• [1AU]

Sondel, Helen, E1534• [22OC]

Sullivan, Barry K., H7302 [20NO]

Urbanczyk, Stephanie M., E1025• [9JY]

Virtuoso, Armand G., E1755• [22NO]

Watts, Edward O., Sr., E1708• [19NO], E1860• [12DE]

Werbow, Allan, E1107• [22JY]

Woods, Paul, E157• [14FE]