ISRAEL, STEVE (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Comparison of Yale Model Congress to the U.S. Congress: Jonathan Serota, E1880• [16DE], E1897• [19DE]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4911 [23JY]

Appointments

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye into the House Chamber, H2487 [8MY]

Committee to escort the President, H443 [12FE]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H1645 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H5175 [30JY]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H5403 [2AU]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H3929 [19JN]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H950 [4MR]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H2404 [3MY]

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

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 683), H544 [14FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H4524 [16JY]

——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 2907), H7446 [3DE]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H1911 [10AP]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 2654), H6175 [2OC]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 189), H3289 [11JN]

Aviation: prohibit operation of certain aircraft not complying with certain noise levels (see H.R. 3650), H7507 [4DE]

——— require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 1245), H2299 [24AP]

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

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1630), H2157 [18AP]

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

Brumidi, Constantino: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of completion of ‘‘The Apotheosis of Washington’’ (see H. Res. 101), H1360 [12MR]

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

——— prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7628 [10DE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H502 [13FE]

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), H5548 [12SE]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 3323), H6768 [23OC]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 3481), H8118 [16DE]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H5404 [2AU]

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), H1398 [13MR]

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

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

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6053 [30SE]

Colleges and universities: 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), H4524 [16JY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H7508 [4DE]

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), H3592 [13JN]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H8112 [12DE]

Copyrights: require infringement of a copyright for a violation relative to circumvention of copyright protection systems (see H.R. 1892), H4214 [8JY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H278 [23JA]

Cyprus: reaffirm commitment to reunification, guarantee human rights, condemn attempts to use current economic crisis to impose a settlement of people, and affirm dominion over its Exclusive Economic Zone (see H. Res. 187), H2605 [14MY]

——— support end of division (see H. Res. 308), H5349 [1AU]

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: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 1590), H2300 [24AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 400), H301 [29JA]

Dept. of Defense: establish a task force on urotrauma (see H.R. 984), H7188 [18NO]

——— establish centers of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open-air burn pits (see H.R. 2510), H4310 [9JY]

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

Dept. of Education: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H341 [4FE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2300 [24AP]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2914 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 2073), H7508 [4DE]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H2604 [14MY]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H628 [25FE]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2058), H7111 [14NO]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H7253 [19NO]

——— 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), H7446 [3DE]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H1632 [19MR]

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

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), H1861 [9AP]

Dept. of HUD: 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: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 720), H546 [14FE]

——— share information with State and local governments that conduct criminal background checks when issuing taxi driver, chauffeur, and other public passenger vehicle operator licenses (see H.R. 2596), H4174 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 520), H371 [5FE]

——— study suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1501), H1956 [11AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1619), H3688 [17JN]

——— extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H2958 [23MY] (see H.R. 2146), H4146 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 1988), H3216 [5JN]

——— 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), H411 [6FE]

——— extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2485), H5436 [9SE]

——— 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), H3357 [12JN]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H4178 [28JN]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H2350 [25AP]

——— repeal limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in the Independent Living Program (see H.R. 3330), H7153 [15NO]

——— 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), H628 [25FE]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 921), H8112 [12DE]

Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and preparedness funding (see H.R. 1101), H5513 [11SE]

——— provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 2647), H6053 [30SE]

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]

——— prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 2479), H4037 [25JN]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H7608 [9DE]

——— 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), H2959 [23MY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H5802 [20SE]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7628 [10DE]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H3655 [14JN]

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

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5087 [25JY]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H7688 [11DE]

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

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H3289 [11JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1362), H3990 [20JN]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1832), H6902 [29OC]

FEMA: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 3333), H7447 [3DE]

——— enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H6053 [30SE]

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

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H3592 [13JN]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H2656 [15MY]

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]

——— 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), H294 [25JA]

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

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (see H.R. 3626), H7394 [2DE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H5655 [18SE]

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

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H5554 [16SE]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 1380), H2161 [18AP]

GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see H.R. 2691), H5477 [10SE]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H7188 [18NO]

——— enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H6493 [10OC]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H3254 [6JN]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H5403 [2AU]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H316 [1FE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H4039 [25JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H3357 [12JN]

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]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H504 [13FE] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

——— 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), H1991 [12AP]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1837 [25MR]

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

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

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

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 104), H1632 [19MR]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1360 [12MR]

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), H1862 [9AP]

——— condemn nuclear device test and support additional sanctions (see H. Res. 65), H550 [14FE]

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

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H5403 [2AU]

——— reaffirm commitment to military and economic security and congratulate on election of Park Geun-hye as President and welcome visit to Washington, DC (see H. Res. 200), H2840 [21MY]

Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see H. Con. Res. 41), H4486 [11JY]

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

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), H3655 [14JN]

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), H7446 [3DE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H5403 [2AU]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H1860 [9AP]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3016 [3JN]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H983 [5MR]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H1956 [11AP]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H5348 [1AU]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H7188 [18NO]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H5806 [23SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to prohibit an increase in compensation from taking effect until a House election has intervened (see H.J. Res. 33), H1431 [14MR]

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

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 69), H8113 [12DE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H2299 [24AP]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2543), H4142 [27JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 95), H1360 [12MR]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2438 [6MY]

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

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H1332 [11MR]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H2400 [30AP]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 304), H5404 [2AU]

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

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

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 1033), H1721 [20MR]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1359 [12MR]

——— study ways to commemorate and preserve the aviation history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 1955), H2574 [13MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H5403 [2AU]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H5476 [10SE]

NOAA: establish a National Flood Research and Education Center (see H.R. 3034), H5398 [2AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8108 [12DE]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1573), H5655 [18SE]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H5408 [6SE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6999 [12NO]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H7608 [9DE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H32 [3JA]

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H344 [4FE]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H599 [15FE]

——— 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), H1829 [21MR]

——— 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), H1359 [12MR]

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

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H6052 [30SE]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H5348 [1AU]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2387), H4371 [10JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2161 [18AP]

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

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H7508 [4DE]

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

Social Security: 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), H4485 [11JY]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3050), H5398 [2AU]

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

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), H2405 [3MY]

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]

——— develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H2913 [22MY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H7153 [15NO]

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), H7153 [15NO]

Taxation: allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3422), H8113 [12DE]

——— 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 manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 1737), H4214 [8JY]

——— apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 1029), H5767 [19SE]

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

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H5436 [9SE]

——— extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 1424), H2249 [23AP]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3395), H7253 [19NO]

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

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H5477 [10SE]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H594 [15FE]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H3991 [20JN]

——— provide adjustments in individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1568), H2025 [15AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H1993 [12AP]

——— 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), H2952 [23MY]

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]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 3143), H7253 [19NO]

Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (see H.R. 2493), H4037 [25JN]

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

Travel and tourism: require operators of international travel websites to provide information on potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on the website (see H.R. 1370), H3990 [20JN]

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), H703 [27FE]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 227), H4081 [26JN]

——— urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 136), H3254 [6JN]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7153 [15NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H3688 [17JN]

——— 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), H7395 [2DE]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3453), H8113 [12DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H344 [4FE]

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

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2350), H4485 [11JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H6643 [16OC]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H5403 [2AU]

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), H6902 [29OC]

——— recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2393 [26AP]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H5656 [18SE]

——— require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3404), H6952 [30OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3929 [19JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1837 [25MR]

——— ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1505), H5513 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 2595), H4174 [28JN]

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

Disasters: provide assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 2887), H5260 [31JY]

Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 1641), H2158 [18AP]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1745), H2350 [25AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H370 [5FE]

FDA: revise regulations applicable to the declaration of the trans fat content of a food on the label and in the labeling of the food when such content is below a certain level (see H.R. 3624), H7364 [22NO]

Firearms: reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and extend ban to undetectable firearm receivers and ammunition magazines (see H.R. 1474), H1909 [10AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see H.R. 3643), H7446 [3DE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: provide for designation of judges by the President, Supreme Court, and congressional leadership, and provide for public disclosure of decisions (see H.R. 3195), H5883 [26SE]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (see H.R. 2174), H2954 [23MY]

Medicare: provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1661), H2164 [19AP]

Members of Congress: 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), H4174 [28JN]

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

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 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 301), H4523 [16JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits (see H.R. 2047), H2774 [17MY]

Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries (see H.R. 3307), H6675 [22OC]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 229), H2838 [21MY]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2797), H4978 [23JY]

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

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 3476), H7051 [13NO]

——— repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 2048), H2774 [17MY]

Commentaries

Government shutdown relative to budget process: Donna Rusinski, E1530• [16OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration gift shops are produced in the U.S. (H.R. 2595), H4177 [28JN]

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

Disasters: provide assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (H.R. 2887), H5262 [31JY]

Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours (H.R. 1641), H2160 [18AP]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (H.R. 1745), H2353 [25AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (H.R. 515), H371 [5FE]

FDA: revise regulations applicable to the declaration of the trans fat content of a food on the label and in the labeling of the food when such content is below a certain level (H.R. 3624), H7365 [22NO]

Firearms: reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and extend ban to undetectable firearm receivers and ammunition magazines (H.R. 1474), H1910 [10AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (H.R. 3643), H7446 [3DE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: provide for designation of judges by the President, Supreme Court, and congressional leadership, and provide for public disclosure of decisions (H.R. 3195), H5884 [26SE]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (H.R. 2174), H2957 [23MY]

Medicare: provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (H.R. 1661), H2164 [19AP]

Members of Congress: provide that a former Member receiving compensation as a highly-paid lobbyist shall be ineligible to concurrently receive Federal retirement benefits (H.R. 2594), H4177 [28JN]

National Guard: establish Cyber and Computer Network Incident Response Teams in each State to respond to cyber emergencies (H.R. 1640), H2160 [18AP]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits (H.R. 2047), H2774 [17MY]

Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries (H.R. 3307), H6676 [22OC]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (H.R. 2797), H4979 [23JY]

——— exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an employee’s student loans (H.R. 395), H283 [23JA]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (H.R. 3476), H7052 [13NO]

——— repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (H.R. 2048), H2774 [17MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H4179 [8JY]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3738 [18JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (H. Res. 368), H6047 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5998 [28SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1693 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4911 [23JY]

——— mental health research, treatment, education, and outreach funding, H4911 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H4042 [26JN]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), E27• [15JA]

Firearms: reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), H7418 [3DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6047 [30SE]

Great Neck, NY: anniversary of St. Aloysius Church, H4179 [8JY]

Harounian, Jack and Violet: Aleh Foundation Award Dinner Chairpersons, E526• [24AP]

Huntington, NY: Huntington High School Brookhaven winner of National Laboratory/Long Island Regional Science Bowl, E124• [12FE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H106 [15JA]

Israel: independence anniversary, E490• [18AP]

National Marfan Awareness Month: observance, E222• [28FE]

New York: tribute to Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Scholastic Art and Writing Award recipients, E595• [6MY]

——— tribute to 2d Congressional District Intel Corp., Science Talent Search semifinalists, E504• [19AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3738 [18JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H5998 [28SE]

Sherman, Alain E.: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E654• [14MY]

Sridhar, Mayuri: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalist, E504• [19AP]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court (H. Res. 229), H3770 [19JN]

Resignations

Committee on Appropriations (House), H64 [14JA]

Tributes

Lockwood, Edward H., E235• [4MR]

Mayes, Nicarsia, E1888• [16DE]

Pratt, Jack, H2722 [17MY]