HINOJOSA, RUBÉN (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H5089 [25JY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2605 [14MY]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year (see H.R. 1265), H1721 [20MR]

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

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8136 [26DE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H5435 [9SE]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 49), H342 [4FE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7628 [10DE]

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

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

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), H3357 [12JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 132), H1825 [21MR]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), 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), 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]

Colleges and universities: exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements (see H.R. 1529), H1991 [12AP]

——— require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H8126 [19DE]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H4143 [27JN]

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

Cowley, R. Adams: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2782), H5655 [18SE]

Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see H.R. 990), H2249 [23AP]

——— allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 2580), H4173 [28JN]

——— clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by public utility or telecommunications companies (see H.R. 2538), H4142 [27JN]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H3289 [11JN]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H6052 [30SE]

——— 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), H2397 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand coverage under crop insurance plans to include losses to an insured commodity that must be destroyed due to a federally-imposed quarantine (see H.R. 1319), H2913 [22MY]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1911 [10AP]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2840 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see H.R. 2155), H2953 [23MY]

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3435), H6953 [30OC]

——— establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 2252), H3095 [4JN]

——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 1334), H1822 [21MR]

——— establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities (see H.R. 2516), H4215 [8JY]

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

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see H.R. 2574), H4173 [28JN]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H5767 [19SE]

——— improve literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals (see H.R. 2517), H4215 [8JY]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see H.R. 2172), H2954 [23MY]

——— make grants for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 536), H411 [6FE]

——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H2575 [13MY]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H504 [13FE]

——— make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see H.R. 3694), H7687 [11DE]

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

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2237), H3929 [19JN]

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

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2975), H5344 [1AU]

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

——— better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 1732), H4524 [16JY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H5476 [10SE]

——— prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 3322), H6768 [23OC]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5476 [10SE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H2719 [16MY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H5767 [19SE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H499 [13FE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 285), H169 [15JA]

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

——— extend pilot program that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages (see H.R. 2816), H5050 [24JY]

——— provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for specialized housing and supportive services to elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of related children (see H.R. 3501), H7395 [2DE]

Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 2585), H4174 [28JN]

——— 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), H2396 [26AP]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2976), H5344 [1AU]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H596 [15FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see H.R. 3178), H6770 [23OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see H.R. 1694), H6902 [29OC]

——— extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H2953 [23MY]

——— prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see H.R. 2299), H3251 [6JN]

——— provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 3385), H6951 [30OC]

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: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5884 [26SE]

——— make grants with minority-serving institutions to establish verified delivery systems to address social and academic problems facing veterans enrolled at such institutions (see H.R. 1251), H1629 [19MR]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts and include mental health professionals in training programs (see H.R. 3499), H7110 [14NO]

——— 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), H4826 [19JY]

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]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H2299 [24AP]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1959 [11AP]

Economy: provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (see H.R. 2721), H4723 [18JY] (see H.R. 2770), H4856 [22JY]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H2158 [18AP]

Election Assistance Commission: fill vacancies (see H. Res. 311), H4826 [19JY]

Employment: extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of employer-provided health insurance, family and medical leave, and pension plans (see H.R. 675), H1721 [20MR]

——— provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 2889), H5260 [31JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2342), H7357 [21NO]

FDA: strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 3089), H5803 [20SE]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6290 [4OC]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3511), H7152 [15NO]

——— delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6901 [29OC]

——— require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 1035), H1360 [12MR]

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see H.R. 3374), H7312 [20NO]

——— 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), H2025 [15AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H594 [15FE]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 2920), H5342 [1AU]

——— provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees (see H.R. 1538), H1991 [12AP]

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), H2485 [7MY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H224 [22JA]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H1629 [19MR]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see H.R. 1108), H1431 [14MR]

——— clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H5093 [26JY]

——— 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]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5476 [10SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 363), H5922 [27SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6493 [10OC]

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), H2247 [23AP]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3543), H7309 [20NO]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H701 [27FE]

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

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H5176 [30JY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H628 [25FE]

——— 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), H5403 [2AU]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 742), H3288 [11JN]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H4215 [8JY]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2535 [8MY]

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

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]

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

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

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H5513 [11SE]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H3990 [20JN]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H4370 [10JY]

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

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H6053 [30SE]

——— modify hospital requirements to qualify for the rural provider and hospital exception to physician ownership or investment prohibition in order take into account certain hospitals (see H.R. 2027), H2717 [16MY]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H8118 [16DE]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 962), H1861 [9AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2604 [14MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H2914 [22MY]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 12), H454 [12FE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 358), H5833 [25SE]

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H7000 [12NO]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 381), H6605 [15OC]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1860 [9AP]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 406), H6997 [12NO]

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

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3687 [17JN]

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

National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 17), H629 [25FE]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4599 [17JY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 1358), H1823 [21MR]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see H.R. 632), H2248 [23AP]

——— authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 632), H2461 [7MY] (see H.R. 632), H2536 [8MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H5051 [24JY]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see H.R. 185), H504 [13FE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H6829 [28OC]

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]

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

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H7312 [20NO]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (see H.R. 3301), H6674 [22OC]

Public debt: provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased by permitting the Dept. of the Treasury to increase the debt ceiling unless blocked by a supermajority of Congress (see H.R. 233), H6604 [15OC]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend (see H.R. 518), H370 [5FE]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 3176), H5832 [25SE]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H4214 [8JY]

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

——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 1500), H1956 [11AP]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H5655 [18SE]

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

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), H4524 [16JY]

Social Security: provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1698), H3929 [19JN]

——— provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering servicemembers (see H.R. 1488), H2396 [26AP]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H2485 [7MY]

——— 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), H5435 [9SE]

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]

——— allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2141), H3097 [4JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7188 [18NO]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4485 [11JY]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see H.R. 341), H344 [4FE]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H2656 [15MY]

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

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H2570 [9MY]

——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (see H.R. 2917), H5342 [1AU]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H2248 [23AP]

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H4215 [8JY]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1095), H6829 [28OC]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7608 [9DE]

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), H2392 [26AP]

——— 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] (see H.R. 333), H416 [6FE]

——— provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 1774), H2391 [26AP]

——— 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]

Voting Rights Act: require States to obtain a declaratory judgement of preclearance to implement more than one congressional redistricting after a decennial census (see H.R. 2756), H4825 [19JY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: establish application process for interested parties to apply for a county to be designated as a rural area (see H.R. 2672), H7312 [20NO]

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 745), H593 [15FE]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H8136 [26DE]

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

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H6643 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements (see H.R. 3371), H6901 [29OC]

Dept. of Education: make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3538), H7252 [19NO]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 551), H411 [6FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: use a portion of civil fines collected for Bank Secrecy Act violations to make grants to community financial institutions to improve compliance with such Act (see H.R. 3700), H7687 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (see H.R. 552), H411 [6FE]

Education: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3697), H7687 [11DE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 172), H2247 [23AP]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (see H.R. 832), H659 [26FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Colleges and universities: exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements (H.R. 3371), H6902 [29OC]

Dept. of Education: make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (H.R. 3538), H7252 [19NO]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (H.R. 551), H414 [6FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: use a portion of civil fines collected for Bank Secrecy Act violations to make grants to community financial institutions to improve compliance with such Act (H.R. 3700), H7688 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (H.R. 552), H414 [6FE]

Education: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (H.R. 3697), H7688 [11DE]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (H.R. 832), H660 [26FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4462 [11JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4379 [11JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6553 [12OC]

Azerbaijan: independence anniversary, E682• [16MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1406 [14MR]

Close Up Foundation: anniversary of Program for New Americans, E484• [17AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5717• [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4379, H4462 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2928 [23MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (H.R. 2574), H4226 [9JY]

——— impact of Government shutdown on Impact Aid Program, H6360 [8OC]

——— 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), H4622 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: impact of Government shutdown on Head Start Program, H6360 [8OC]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, H1524 [15MR]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1437, H1524 [15MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), consideration (H. Res. 288), H4226 [9JY]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6302 [5OC]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 172), E570• [26AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6302 [5OC], H6360 [8OC], H6553 [12OC]

H.E. Butt Grocery Co.: anniverary, E1373• [25SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2702• [16MY]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H4991 [24JY]

King, Representative Steve: characterization of remarks on Hispanic community, H4991 [24JY]

Mexico: alleged kidnapping of Armando Torres, H4578 [17JY], E801• [5JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 45), H2702• [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, H567• [15FE], H801• [28FE], H967• [5MR], H1846• [9AP], H2413• [6MY], H3939• [20JN], H4376• [11JY], H4574• [17JY], H7427• [3DE], E1434• [4OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2909 [22MY]

Tributes

Gonzalez, Yvonne (Bonnie), H6808• [28OC]