JACKSON LEE, SHEILA (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3918 [19JN]

Bankruptcy: require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), H7027 [13NO]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2882 [22MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6743 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3543 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4913, H4915 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4696 [18JY], H4734 [19JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3197 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior: streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), H7223, H7226 [19NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4215 [8JY], H4286 [9JY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H5326 [1AU]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), H7325 [21NO]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2135 [18AP]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7541, H7543 [5DE]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7293 [20NO]

Appointments

C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]

Articles and editorials

Children and Guns—Hidden Toll, Michael Luo and Mike McIntire, New York (NY) Times, H8103• [12DE]

Government Shutdown Jeopardizes WIC Program, Michael Rubinkam, Huffington Post (Internet site), H6269• [4OC]

Kelly Ann Garcia Allegedly Had Sex, Went to Sex Shop With Student She Claimed To Be Mentoring, Steven Hoffer, Huffington Post (Internet site), H6650 [22OC]

Let’s Unify Around Commonsense Solutions To Reopen the Government and Avoid Default, by, Hill (publication), H6625• [16OC]

Obamacare Saved My Family From Financial Ruin, Janine Urbaniak Reid, Washington (DC) Post, H6589 [14OC]

Sequestration Budget Cuts Would Be Across-the-Board in Houston, County, Mike Tolson, Houston (TX) Chronicle, H5784• [20SE]

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), H7051 [13NO]

African Union: anniversary (see H. Res. 234), H3016 [3JN]

AID: expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3583), H8132 [23DE]

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

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4523 [16JY]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian and contractor personnel, Coast Guard, and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3232), H6454 [9OC]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5655 [18SE]

——— ensure funds provided for operations in Afghanistan are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 200), H173 [15JA]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1333), H5834 [25SE]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (see H.J. Res. 91), H6454 [9OC]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 198), H1911 [10AP]

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

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 101), H30 [3JA]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 100), H30 [3JA]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7608 [9DE]

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

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H814 [28FE]

——— exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H4522 [16JY]

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3185), H5882 [26SE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: reform the Border Patrol agent pay schedule (see H.R. 3463), H7050 [13NO]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 1421), H2959 [23MY]

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

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 248), H3689 [17JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 132), H1994 [12AP]

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]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H628 [25FE]

——— require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 680), H501 [13FE]

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), H5176 [30JY]

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), H372 [5FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H1993 [12AP]

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

Coast Guard: ensure victims of sexual assault are granted an expedited consideration and determination of a request for transfer away from the geographic location of their alleged assailant (see H.R. 2059), H2803 [20MY]

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

Colleges and universities: exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements (see H.R. 3371), H7395 [2DE]

——— increase amount of loan forgiveness available to highly-qualified teachers employed in low-income schools who teach in the same school district for five consecutive years (see H.R. 2881), H5260 [31JY]

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

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H2603 [14MY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H1825 [21MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H2483 [7MY]

——— provide for compensation of Federal contractor employees that were placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3500), H7110 [14NO]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 355), H5833 [25SE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H1357 [12MR]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 895), H814 [28FE]

——— reduce spread of sexually transmitted infections and provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits and housing benefit eligibility to the formerly incarcerated (see H.R. 2599), H4174 [28JN]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H2570 [9MY]

——— support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the right to counsel and ensure indigent defendants in felony cases are adequately represented (see H. Res. 196), H2486 [7MY]

Credit: 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]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H7052 [13NO]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H4214 [8JY]

Crime: 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), H2246 [23AP]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 873), H2803 [20MY]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 872), H2803 [20MY]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 871), H2803 [20MY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H6175 [2OC]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 10), H1360 [12MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H5656 [18SE] (see H.R. 3353), H6999 [12NO]

——— 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), H2123 [17AP]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H4146 [27JN]

——— 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), H2958 [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]

——— 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), H4485 [11JY]

——— increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1854), H2483 [7MY]

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

——— 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]

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

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), H5546 [12SE]

——— 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), H2349 [25AP]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H342 [4FE]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H3995 [24JN]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2058), H5884 [26SE]

——— include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1037), H6676 [22OC]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H176 [18JA]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see H.R. 2893), H5260 [31JY]

——— reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program and extend Family Connection Grant Program (see H.R. 3205), H6677 [22OC]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H2438 [6MY]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 1981), H2653 [15MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 1417), H1856 [9AP]

——— enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 735), H1721 [20MR]

——— establish a biometric exit data system (see H.R. 3141), H5766 [19SE]

Dept. of Justice: amend Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs to add gender-responsive services to the list of authorized grant purposes (see H.R. 1833), H2436 [6MY]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H5263 [31JY]

——— 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]

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

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5768 [19SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H2299 [24AP]

——— provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 1340), H1861 [9AP]

Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 305), H170 [15JA]

——— prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H6604 [15OC]

——— submit a report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti (see H.R. 3509), H7357 [21NO]

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 2416), H3758 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1945), H2568 [9MY]

——— 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: establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H5476 [10SE]

——— exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans’ pensions (see H.R. 1438), H1857 [9AP]

——— 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), H1861 [9AP]

——— make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands (see H.R. 2941), H6829 [28OC]

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

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 1816), H5175 [30JY]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 595), H818 [28FE]

——— 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 limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in the Independent Living Program (see H.R. 3330), H6768 [23OC]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: create a job training program and an economic stability program to stabilize the workforce and promote economic growth in the Johnson Space Center region (see H.R. 230), H84 [14JA]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H5921 [27SE]

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]

——— eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H3016 [3JN]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7688 [11DE]

——— provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see H.R. 1007), H1911 [10AP]

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

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 3088), H5546 [12SE]

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

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H5050 [24JY]

Education: improve equality of access to technology-enabled education innovations and understanding of how certain partnerships design and implement such innovations in ways that improve student outcomes (see H.R. 3325), H6768 [23OC]

Electric power: provide for an independent assessment of the future resilience and reliability of the electric power transmission and distribution system (see H.R. 2962), H5344 [1AU]

Employment: create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 1617), H2300 [24AP]

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

Europe: recognize people of African Descent and Black Europeans (see H. Res. 421), H8113 [12DE]

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

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1289), H2027 [15AP]

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2359), H3590 [13JN]

Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 388), H6675 [22OC]

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

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

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), H6901 [29OC]

Financial institutions: 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), H6644 [16OC]

——— establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H1630 [19MR]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H1860 [9AP]

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

Firearms: condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (see H. Res. 318), H5088 [25JY]

——— 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), H2161 [18AP]

——— 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]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H294 [25JA]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1430 [14MR] (see H.R. 955), H1360 [12MR]

——— prevent illegal sale (see H.R. 427), H344 [4FE]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 2648), H4827 [19JY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H294 [25JA]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]

——— repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 661), H2299 [24AP]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H294 [25JA]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H4310 [9JY]

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: 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), H2959 [23MY]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H6829 [28OC]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 31), H170 [15JA]

Haitian-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 224), H2774 [17MY]

Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H1912 [10AP]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 363), H6053 [30SE]

Holland, Milton M.: posthumously restore promotion to Army captain that was rescinded due to his race (see H.R. 3364), H6999 [12NO]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H1568 [18MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H4080 [26JN]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2300 [24AP]

Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 3003), H7357 [21NO]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6675 [22OC]

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), H2396 [26AP] (see H.R. 717), H1860 [9AP]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC] (see H.R. 3163), H6225 [3OC]

Information technology: provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment of data collected by mobile applications and enhance the security of such data (see H.R. 1913), H2567 [9MY]

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]

International Jazz Day: observance (see H. Res. 179), H2571 [9MY]

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), H2958 [23MY]

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), H1550 [15MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2604 [14MY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2958 [23MY]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2605 [14MY]

Kenya: condemn terrorist attack at Westgate Mall in Nairobi, express condolences to families and friends of victims, commend first responders and rescuers, and reaffirm support for Government and people (see H. Res. 394), H6958 [30OC]

Korea, Republic of: 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), H2486 [7MY]

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]

Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws, urge rejection and repeal of and find alternatives for such legislation, penalize racial profiling, and study ways to elevate the social status of Black males (see H. Res. 55), H371 [5FE]

——— mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7358 [21NO]

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

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

Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 1846), H5655 [18SE]

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

Medicaid: extend to physician assistants eligibility for incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records (see H.R. 1790), H2391 [26AP]

——— remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 2757), H5404 [2AU]

Medicare: allow certain State and local government employees to elect to treat employment as Medicare qualified government employment for purposes of entitlement to coverage (see H.R. 2618), H4310 [9JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H3253 [6JN] (see H.R. 1201), H3097 [4JN]

——— 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]

——— prevent abusive billing of ancillary services (see H.R. 2914), H5803 [20SE]

——— prevent abusive billing of ancillary services, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2914), H5885 [26SE]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2027 [15AP]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 3334), H6768 [23OC]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H6998 [12NO]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H983 [5MR]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2574 [13MY]

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

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3097), H5546 [12SE]

Motor vehicles: require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2414), H3758 [18JN]

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

NASA: establish a plan to return to the Moon and develop a sustained human presence on the Moon (see H.R. 1446), H1857 [9AP]

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

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 59), H413 [6FE]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H5512 [11SE]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 309), H4826 [19JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2484 [7MY]

National Guard: codify the National Guard State Partnership Program regarding the funding sources for and purposes of the program and specifying certain limitations on the use of such funding (see H.R. 641), H1860 [9AP]

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

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

National Nonprofit Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H5547 [12SE]

National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3131), H5654 [18SE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2125 [17AP]

National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 353), H6053 [30SE]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 124), H2028 [15AP]

National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 239), H6771 [23OC]

National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 239), H6771 [23OC]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 1803), H6493 [10OC]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4143 [27JN]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H2804 [20MY]

NIH: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1301), H1719 [20MR]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H2485 [7MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: provide for permanent funding (see H.R. 3349), H6999 [12NO]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium (see H.R. 2430), H6175 [2OC]

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), H8118 [16DE]

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

Postal Service: 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), H4370 [10JY]

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

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H4143 [27JN]

Privacy: prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (see H.R. 2399), H3687 [17JN]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H2959 [23MY]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 289), H4213 [8JY]

Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H3758 [18JN]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H85 [14JA]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5173 [30JY]

Ryan, Leo J.: tribute (see H. Res. 423), H7252 [19NO]

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), H1427 [14MR]

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

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (see H.R. 2083), H6676 [22OC]

——— 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]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3465), H7050 [13NO]

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]

Small business: provide assistance to small businesses providing low-income individuals with green jobs (see H.R. 2863), H5173 [30JY]

——— transfer funds to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, improve microenterprise programs, and establish the SBA Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2474), H3989 [20JN]

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]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H3655 [14JN]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H8107 [12DE]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H5476 [10SE]

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]

——— assist in the support of children living in poverty by allowing a refundable credit to grandparents of those children for the purchase household items for the benefit of those children (see H.R. 2051), H3655 [14JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7253 [19NO]

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

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3327), H7153 [15NO]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H4979 [23JY]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1621), H2157 [18AP]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H2354 [25AP]

——— repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 1978), H2959 [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]

Transportation Security Administration: establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1204), H1427 [14MR]

——— prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H1633 [19MR]

——— prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 3484), H7109 [14NO]

——— provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1344), H2396 [26AP]

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), H1328 [7MR]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7051 [13NO]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7050 [13NO]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H2438 [6MY]

——— 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]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H6644 [16OC]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see H.R. 2185), H2954 [23MY]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2605 [14MY]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1897), H4178 [28JN]

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]

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 1748), H4309 [9JY]

Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 2874), H5259 [31JY]

——— 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), H6999 [12NO]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1229), H2027 [15AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3990 [20JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H432 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congress: refrain from conditioning the resolution of fiscal and budgetary disputes on the taking of action on non-germane legislative matters (see H. Res. 375), H6492 [10OC]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 62), H29 [3JA]

Crime: deploy Border Patrol agents and increase number of DEA and ATF agents along U.S. border to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 72), H30 [3JA]

——— enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 90), H30 [3JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs (see H.R. 86), H30 [3JA]

——— 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. 3575), H7353 [21NO]

——— prohibit approval of chemical facility site security plans unless the facility meets or exceeds State or local security requirements (see H.R. 68), H29 [3JA]

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 for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 74), H30 [3JA]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see H.R. 2440), H3928 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish minimum on-duty staffing standards for air traffic controllers at certain airports (see H.R. 66), H29 [3JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 70), H29 [3JA]

Diseases: provide research and education on triple-negative breast cancer (see H.R. 80), H30 [3JA]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 65), H29 [3JA]

——— require licensed importers, manufacturers, or dealers to provide a secure gun storage or safety device with the sale, transfer, or delivery of a firearm (see H.R. 2665), H4482 [11JY]

George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 78), H30 [3JA]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 3), H32 [3JA]

Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 76), H30 [3JA]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2490), H4037 [25JN]

Houston, TX: express condolences to families of firefighters killed in hotel fire (see H. Res. 246), H3095 [4JN]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 1525), H1990 [12AP]

Intelligence services: conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (see H.R. 2434), H3927 [19JN]

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

Law enforcement: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 2812), H5050 [24JY]

——— increase evidentiary standard for drug convictions and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (see H.R. 88), H30 [3JA]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 2), H33 [3JA]

Mayes, Nicarsia: tribute (see H. Res. 444), H8109 [12DE]

Medicare: require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 82), H30 [3JA]

Transportation Security Administration: delay implementation of changes to the prohibited items list that do not enhance the protection of passengers (see H. Res. 156), H1992 [12AP]

——— enhance security against terrorist attacks and other security threats to rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation (see H. Res. 15), H33 [3JA]

——— establish an Ombudsman Office (see H.R. 84), H30 [3JA]

——— increase number of Federal air marshals for certain flights, require criminal investigative training for such marshals, and appoint an ombudsman for the marshals (see H.R. 64), H29 [3JA]

——— prepare a comprehensive security assessment of the transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) program (see H.R. 3202), H5921 [27SE]

Unemployment: express that Congress should reconvene to enact legislation extending unemployment benefits (see H. Res. 446), H8117 [16DE]

——— extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3773), H8117 [16DE]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H29 [3JA]

Biographies

Jackson, Don, H2307 [25AP]

Jordan, James (Jazzy), H2307 [25AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (H.R. 62), H35 [3JA]

Crime: deploy Border Patrol agents and increase number of DEA and ATF agents along U.S. border to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (H.R. 72), H35 [3JA]

——— enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 90), H36 [3JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs (H.R. 86), H35 [3JA]

——— establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (H.R. 3575), H7355 [21NO]

——— prohibit approval of chemical facility site security plans unless the facility meets or exceeds State or local security requirements (H.R. 68), H35 [3JA]

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 (H.R. 2585), H4176 [28JN]

——— provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (H.R. 74), H35 [3JA]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (H.R. 2440), H3928 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish minimum on-duty staffing standards for air traffic controllers at certain airports (H.R. 66), H35 [3JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 70), H35 [3JA]

Diseases: provide research and education on triple-negative breast cancer (H.R. 80), H35 [3JA]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 65), H35 [3JA]

——— require licensed importers, manufacturers, or dealers to provide a secure gun storage or safety device with the sale, transfer, or delivery of a firearm (H.R. 2665), H4484 [11JY]

George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (H.R. 78), H35 [3JA]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (H.J. Res. 3), H38 [3JA]

Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office, Houston, TX: designate (H.R. 76), H35 [3JA]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (H.R. 2490), H4039 [25JN]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 1525), H1992 [12AP]

Intelligence services: conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (H.R. 2434), H3928 [19JN]

Law enforcement: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (H.R. 2812), H5051 [24JY]

——— increase evidentiary standard for drug convictions and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (H.R. 88), H35 [3JA]

Medicare: require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (H.R. 82), H35 [3JA]

Transportation Security Administration: establish an Ombudsman Office (H.R. 84), H35 [3JA]

——— increase number of Federal air marshals for certain flights, require criminal investigative training for such marshals, and appoint an ombudsman for the marshals (H.R. 64), H35 [3JA]

——— prepare a comprehensive security assessment of the transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) program (H.R. 3202), H5922 [27SE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3773), H8117 [16DE]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 60), H35 [3JA]

Excerpts

U.S. Constitution: Amendment I, E35• [15JA]

——— Amendment XIII, E35• [15JA]

——— Amendment XIV, Section 1, E35• [15JA]

——— Article I, Section 8, E35• [15JA]

Factsheets

Jackson Lee Amendment to H.R. 5, Student Success Act, on Dept. of Education Report on Advisability of State Education Authorities Closing School Districts, H4735 [19JY]

——— North Forest, TX, Independent School District, H4735 [19JY]

Letters

Allegations of Dept. of Justice secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press (news service) reporters: Peter J. Kadzik, Dept. of Justice, H3240 [6JN]

Armed Forces death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members: by, H6433 [9OC]

Decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable: Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, H785 [28FE]

Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act: Mary Kusler, National Education Association, H6394• [8OC]

FDA continuing appropriations: several organizations, H6330 [7OC]

Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H7029 [13NO]

Keep Your Health Plan Act: several health organizations, H7120 [15NO]

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: several religious organizations, H3737 [18JN]

Second Amendment right to bear arms: Senators Paul, Cruz, and Lee, H1854 [9AP]

Setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023: several Representatives, H7326 [21NO]

Smarter Solutions for Students Act: Lisa M. Maatz, American Association of University Women, H2924 [23MY]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, H784 [28FE]

——— Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign (organization), H785 [28FE]

——— Carl Wicklund, American Probation and Parole Association, H786 [28FE]

——— Laurel G. Bellows, ABA, H786 [28FE]

——— Linda J. Hartke, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, H786 [28FE]

Lists

Community health centers awarded Dept. of HHS funds in Houston, TX, H4541• [17JY]

Famous Hispanic inventors, H7544 [5DE]

Famous women inventors of the modern era, H7544 [5DE]

Organizations opposed to H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act, H7138 [15NO]

Organizations supporting Jackson Lee amendment to H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, on protecting individuals’ private data from being accessed by the Government, H2136 [18AP]

Ten great African-American inventors of the modern era, H7544 [5DE]

Notices

Dept. of Agriculture Internet site unavailability due to lapse in Federal funding, H6269• [4OC]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3735 [18JN], E928• [20JN]

African Americans: history of involvement in the labor movement, H5430• [9SE]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3972, H3974 [20JN], E948• [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3783• [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4459, H4465 [11JY], H6489, H6491 [10OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), agree to conference with the Senate (H. Res. 380), H6509 [11OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4378, H4388 [11JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 361), H5943 [28SE]

Appropriations: legislative process, H6039• [30SE]

——— making continuing, H6624• [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5784• [20SE], H5826 [25SE], H5846 [26SE], E1361• [23SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5979, H5983• [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 367), H6024 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 438), H7710 [12DE]

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

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5999, H6007• [28SE], H6039• [30SE], H6064, H6081• [1OC], H6128, H6145•, H6152•, H6157 [2OC], H6210 [3OC], H6236, H6241, H6251•, H6258, H6268• [4OC], H6304• [5OC], H6324, H6329, H6330 [7OC], H6354, H6366•, H6367•, H6377, H6388•, H6394•, H6399 [8OC], H6421, H6434•, H6438• [9OC], H6458, H6462, H6468, H6492 [10OC], H6509 [11OC], H6549 [12OC], H6597 [15OC], H8079, H8080, H8100 [12DE], E1419• [2OC], E1885• [16DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6511 [11OC], H6553 [12OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), consideration (H. Res. 99), H991, H992 [6MR]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), H6007• [28SE], H6354 [8OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 366), H5979, H5983• [28SE]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), H6196, H6198• [3OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6128 [2OC]

——— ensure access to quality mental health care for active duty servicemembers, veterans, and family members, H3547• [13JN], E887• [17JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), H6354 [8OC], H6421, H6427, H6433, H6434• [9OC]

Bankruptcy: require asbestos companies to report information on location of their asbestos-containing products when disclosing asbestos trusts reports to industry defendants, H7027, H7029 [13NO]

——— require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), H7019, H7027, H7029 [13NO]

——— require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), consideration (H. Res. 403), H7015• [13NO]

Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (H.R. 3273), H6394• [8OC]

——— establish (H.R. 3273), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6377 [8OC]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, H2013 [15AP], H2036 [16AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1343 [12MR], H1389, H1390 [13MR], H2031 [16AP], H5376 [2AU]

——— eliminate sequestration, H5376 [2AU]

——— eliminate sequestration (H.R. 900), H958 [5MR], H991 [6MR], H1863, H1869 [10AP], H2312 [25AP], H2370, H2371•, H2379 [26AP], H2796 [20MY], H3682 [17JN], H4984 [24JY], H5326, H5329 [1AU], H5784• [20SE], E1361• [23SE]

——— eliminate sequestration (H.R. 900), unanimous-consent request, H2453 [7MY]

——— ensure any budget resolution does not cut benefits to people living below the poverty line, H360 [5FE]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration, H3228 [6JN]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H5999 [28SE]

——— require annual budget submission by the President provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit (H.R. 668), H964• [5MR]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 48), H360 [5FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H7710, H8079, H8080, H8100 [12DE], E1885• [16DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), H6821 [28OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1616 [19MR], H1725, H1798• [21MR], H3040•, H3054 [4JN], E348•, E370• [21MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), consideration (H. Res. 122), H1586 [19MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H247• [23JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), consideration (H. Res. 39), H233 [23JA]

Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing, H5430• [9SE]

——— protect individuals’ private data from being accessed by the Government solely because it is stored by a company that provides information services to a Government agency, H2135, H2136 [18AP]

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 (H.R. 1524), H2599 [14MY]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (H.R. 3302), H6663 [22OC], E1565• [23OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass (S. Con. Res. 16), E750• [23MY]

——— dedication of ‘‘Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room’’ in the Capitol Visitor Center, E520• [23AP]

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston: anniversary, H6489 [10OC]

Children and youth: provide for youth jobs, H4318 [10JY]

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 (H.R. 360), E546• [25AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, E393• [9AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1849 [9AP], H1926 [11AP]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), H7337 [21NO]

Colleges and universities: affordability, H2796 [20MY]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 756), H2048 [16AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2874•, H2882, H2883 [22MY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 228), H2858 [22MY]

——— legislative priorities, H3239 [6JN], H3766 [19JN]

——— refrain from conditioning the resolution of fiscal and budgetary disputes on the taking of action on non-germane legislative matters (H. Res. 375), H6462, H6489 [10OC], H6588 [14OC], H6610 [16OC]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H6821 [28OC], H7388 [2DE], E348• [21MR]

——— legislative priorities, H7388 [2DE]

Corps of Engineers: consult key stakeholders, including State and local governments and water districts and minority-serving institutions, on storm damage reduction projects that affect underrepresented communities, H6719• [23OC]

——— consult with local officials concerning projects that substantially affect underrepresented communities, H6745 [23OC]

——— encourage participation of minority- and women-owned businesses in hurricane and storm damage reduction projects and call for a GAO report on such participation, H6720• [23OC]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6719•, H6741, H6745 [23OC]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6704 [23OC]

——— prohibit enforcement of streamlined environmental review process until the current backlog of authorized projects is reduced, H6704, H6720, H6741 [23OC]

Courts: allow judicial review in Federal district court for residents of areas affected by Keystone XL Pipeline, H2858 [22MY]

——— extend filing deadline for judicial review of claims by residents of areas affected by Keystone XL Pipeline, H2882, H2883 [22MY]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H6588 [14OC]

——— modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency (H.R. 2871), H6973• [12NO]

——— prohibit awarding of attorney’s fees and costs to prevailing party in patent infringement cases, E1793• [5DE]

——— support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the right to counsel and ensure indigent defendants in felony cases are adequately represented (H. Res. 196), H6976• [12NO]

Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (H.R. 338), H966• [5MR]

——— reduce violence and protect citizens, H5460 [10SE]

Cyprus: support reunification agreement, E1246• [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (H.R. 3353), E1729• [21NO]

——— increase opportunities for women- and minority-owned small businesses, H3783• [19JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), H6268• [4OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251• [4OC]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs, H5943 [28SE], H6509 [11OC]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5662, H5714 [19SE]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5673, H5680, H5683• [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3972, H3974 [20JN], H4378, H4388, H4459, H4465 [11JY], H6489, H6491 [10OC], H6509 [11OC], H7259 [20NO], E948• [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: adopt new automated inventory tracking technology to improve management of equipment and supplies, H3547• [13JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8043• [12DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3541•, H3544, H3546•, H3547• [13JN], E887• [17JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 260), H3375 [13JN]

——— breast cancer research funding, H4915, H4916 [23JY]

——— collaborate with NIH to combat triple negative breast cancer, H3546• [13JN], E887• [17JN]

——— conduct outreach program to benefit women- and minority-owned small businesses prior to conversion of functions from civilian employees to contractors, H3547• [13JN], E887• [17JN]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H3375 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4913, H4915, H4916 [23JY], E1135•, E1138• [25JY]

——— post information on sexual assault prevention and response resources online, H3546• [13JN], E887• [17JN]

——— post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H4913 [23JY]

——— procurement funding, H4915 [23JY]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (H.R. 1864), H4061• [26JN]

——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5634, H5635 [18SE]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2796 [20MY], H2935• [23MY], H4984 [24JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), consideration (H. Res. 232), H2921, H2924• [23MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), Senate amendment, H5218 [31JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H4318 [10JY]

——— making continuing appropriations for Impact Aid Program (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251• [4OC]

——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H3228 [6JN]

——— report on advisability of State education authorities closing school districts over local opposition, and the monitoring, supervising, and controlling of underperforming school districts, H4734, H4736 [19JY]

——— report on feasibility of student loan forgiveness to those who start businesses in economically depressed areas, H2924• [23MY]

——— require States receiving insufficient grants to prioritize funding for schools serving neglected, delinquent, migrant students, English learners, at-risk students, and Native Americans, H4696 [18JY], E1099• [19JY]

——— 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), H4696 [18JY], H4734, H4736 [19JY], E1099• [19JY]

Dept. of Energy: environmental justice for minority and low-income populations funding, H4286, H4287 [9JY]

——— making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251• [4OC]

——— Office of Science funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4282 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 225), E103• [6FE]

——— impact of Government shutdown on Head Start Program, H6490 [10OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), H6366•, H6367• [8OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251• [4OC]

——— reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program and extend Family Connection Grant Program (H.R. 3205), H6655 [22OC]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (H.R. 297), H320• [4FE]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), H2276 [24AP]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), consideration (H. Res. 175), E544• [25AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (H.R. 1417), H6468 [10OC], H7387 [2DE], H8102 [12DE]

——— establish agency as primary point of receipt in Federal Government for civilian sharing of cyber threat information, H2094 [17AP], H2139• [18AP]

——— expand membership in Centers of Excellence program, H3199 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3130•, H3181, H3195, H3197, H3199, H3210 [5JN], H3228 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3040• [4JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), H6468 [10OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251• [4OC]

——— prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow Federal immigration law, H3195 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce memos from John T. Morton relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial discretion, H3210 [5JN], H3228 [6JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (H.R. 384), E675• [16MY]

——— homeless assistance grants funding, H5274 [1AU]

——— public housing programs funding, H5266 [1AU]

Dept. of Justice: allegations of secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press (news service) reporters, H2639 [15MY], H3028 [4JN], H3236, H3238, H3239 [6JN]

——— encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 1447), H8049 [12DE]

——— enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (H.R. 2585), H7387 [2DE], H8102 [12DE]

——— establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program, E25• [14JA]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, H782–H784 [28FE]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (H.R. 2440), H3671 [17JN], H5376 [2AU], E1136• [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to carry out employment training programs, H5430• [9SE]

——— reduce workforce investment system funding if evaluations and reports are not submitted on time, H1474 [15MR]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, H1442 [15MR]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2848), H5974 [28SE]

——— submit a report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti (H.R. 3509), H8052 [12DE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow award of attorney fees recoverable under the Equal Access to Justice Act in litigation cases dealing with certain energy projects on Federal lands, H7207, H7226, H7227 [19NO]

——— conduct an annual review and report to Congress on all State hydraulic fracturing activities, H7293, H7294 [20NO]

——— preserve the right to protest the awarding of a lease, right-of-way, or permit to drill on public lands, H7207, H7223 [19NO]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), E1003• [28JN]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), H7223, H7226, H7227 [19NO]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), consideration (H. Res. 419), H7207 [19NO]

——— take certain Federal lands located in El Dorado County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians (H.R. 2388), H7421 [3DE]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2370, H2371• [26AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and increase the availability of on-job training and apprenticeship programs (H.R. 1412), E756• [23MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3054 [4JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3040• [4JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 70), E1003• [28JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5266 [1AU]

Disasters: clarify that houses of worship are eligible for certain disaster relief and emergency assistance on terms equal to other eligible private nonprofit facilities (H.R. 592), H473 [13FE]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice, E394• [9AP]

——— societal impact, H4850 [22JY]

District of Columbia: condemn Navy Yard shootings and express condolences to victims, H5667 [19SE]

——— condemn Navy Yard shootings and express condolences to victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5575 [17SE]

——— eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local budget process, financial management, and the borrowing of money (H.R. 345), H5876 [26SE]

——— making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (H.J. Res. 71), H6081•, H6092 [1OC]

——— making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (H.J. Res. 71), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6128 [2OC]

Domestic policy: role of Federal Government, H3234 [6JN]

Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 2611), E1119• [23JY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H458, H465 [13FE], H516 [14FE], H608 [25FE], H706, H807 [28FE], H958, H964• [5MR], H991, H992 [6MR], H1863 [10AP], H2371• [26AP], H3055• [4JN], E1361• [23SE]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, H5430• [9SE]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, E814•, E827• [6JN]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H5938 [28SE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2509•, H2515 [8MY]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), consideration (H. Res. 198), H2453 [7MY]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H2599 [14MY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1442, H1474 [15MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4282, H4286, H4287 [9JY]

Equal Pay Act: anniversary, E830• [10JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H1849 [9AP], E393• [9AP]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), H7371• [2DE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), H6438• [9OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6377 [8OC]

FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), H6329, H6330 [7OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251• [4OC]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt major rules promulgated by the Dept. of Homeland Security from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5326, H5327 [1AU]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H5311, H5315•, H5326, H5327, H5329 [1AU]

——— reduce threshold for major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5329 [1AU]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H516 [14FE]

——— eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), consideration (H. Res. 66), H524, H525 [14FE]

——— making continuing appropriations for salaries and related expenses of excepted Federal employees who work during a Government shutdown (H.J. Res. 89), H6388• [8OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for salaries and related expenses of excepted Federal employees who work during a Government shutdown (H.J. Res. 89), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6377 [8OC]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6304• [5OC], H6388• [8OC]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251• [4OC]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), H2326• [25AP]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), H7073, H7074 [14NO]

FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), H6258 [4OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251• [4OC]

——— require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 1035), H1340 [12MR]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), H45 [4JA], H119• [15JA]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (H.R. 749), H1339 [12MR]

Financial literacy: require financial literacy and economic education counseling for student borrowers, H2935• [23MY]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), H1914 [11AP], H2074 [17AP]

——— 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, H2074 [17AP]

——— establish universal background check procedures for gun sales, H1853 [9AP]

——— gun control, H1850, H1851 [9AP], H1869 [10AP], H3371 [13JN], H4318 [10JY], H5575 [17SE], H8101, H8102• [12DE]

——— prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 65), H465 [13FE], H1725 [21MR], H2036 [16AP], H2600 [14MY], H7259 [20NO], E25• [14JA], E520• [23AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), H7419•, H7429 [3DE]

——— require licensed importers, manufacturers, or dealers to provide a secure gun storage or safety device with the sale, transfer, or delivery of a firearm (H.R. 2665), H7387 [2DE], H7429 [3DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H5979 [28SE], H6047 [30SE], H6064, H6081•, H6088•, H6092 [1OC], H6128, H6145•, H6152• [2OC], H6196, H6207•, H6210 [3OC], H6236, H6241, H6251•, H6258, H6268• [4OC], H6304• [5OC], H6324, H6329, H6330 [7OC], H6354, H6366•, H6367•, H6377, H6388•, H6394•, H6399 [8OC], H6421, H6438• [9OC], H6458, H6462, H6468, H6489, H6491 [10OC], H6511 [11OC], H6553 [12OC], H6588 [14OC], H6597, H6600 [15OC], H6610, H6613, H6624• [16OC], E1419• [2OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2599 [14MY], H2699, H2707 [16MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2675, H2678• [16MY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 361), H5943 [28SE]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 367), H6024 [30SE]

Houston, TX: express condolences to families of firefighters killed in hotel fire, H3003 [3JN]

——— express condolences to families of firefighters killed in hotel fire (H. Res. 246), H3024 [4JN]

——— Texas Education Agency decision to close North Forest Independent School District, H2379 [26AP], H2416 [6MY], H2796 [20MY]

——— tribute to labor union leaders, H5430• [9SE]

Hurricanes: improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 219), H70, H71 [14JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H45 [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H119• [15JA]

Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H336 [4FE]

——— extend period when Iraqis employed by the U.S. in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status and temporarily increase fee or surcharge for processing certain nonimmigrant visas (H.R. 3233), H6156 [2OC]

——— reform, H336, H338 [4FE], H1343 [12MR], H2231 [23AP], H7459 [4DE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H8102 [12DE]

——— reform (H.R. 1525), H1980 [12AP]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), H5520 [12SE]

——— condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), Senate amendments, H6624• [16OC]

Intelligence services: conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (H.R. 2434), H3371 [13JN], H3975 [20JN], H5376 [2AU]

——— making continuing appropriations for national intelligence program operations (H.J. Res. 78), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251• [4OC]

Iraq: anniversary of U.S.-led invasion, H2334 [25AP]

——— 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 (H. Res. 89), H1343 [12MR]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H3235 [6JN]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E591• [6MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H3972 [20JN]

——— observance (H. Res. 268), H3671 [17JN]

Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of assassination, H7337 [21NO], E1764•–E1766• [2DE]

Klayman, Larry E.: characterization of remarks about President Obama during demonstration over Government shutdown, H6589 [14OC]

Law enforcement: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (H.R. 2812), H4984 [24JY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (H.R. 180), H2582• [14MY]

Lone Star Community College: condemn stabbings, H1850 [9AP]

Mayes, Nicarsia: tribute (H. Res. 444), H8087 [12DE]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), concur in Senate amendments (H. Res. 441), H8043• [12DE]

Memorial Day: observance, H2852 [22MY], H2941• [23MY]

Mental health: improve programs related to mental health disorders, H7260 [20NO]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H2419 [6MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 392), H6940 [30OC]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6092 [1OC], H6152• [2OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6128 [2OC]

National security: impact of Government shutdown, H6588 [14OC]

National Weather Service: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251• [4OC]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, E217• [28FE]

——— making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251• [4OC]

Natural gas: delay implementation of timely consideration of pipeline projects while sequestration is in effect, H7325 [21NO]

——— provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), H7320•, H7325 [21NO]

——— provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), consideration (H. Res. 420), H7272• [20NO]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (H. Res. 282), E1094• [18JY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 1962), H3028 [4JN]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, H8101, H8102• [12DE]

NIH: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), H6145• [2OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6128 [2OC]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1915 [11AP], H1968, H1972• [12AP]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), consideration (H. Res. 146), H1926, H1927 [11AP]

Northern Route Approval Act: ensure that any provision or application held to be unconstitutional will render entire act void, H2858 [22MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2094 [17AP], H2135, H2136, H2139• [18AP], E495• [18AP]

——— clarify that cloud service providers need only provide information about cybersecurity incidents if they pose a threat to Federal Government information, H2094 [17AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4378, H4459 [11JY], H5326 [1AU], H6549 [12OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: study impact of patent reform legislation on ability of individuals and small businesses owned by women, veterans, and minorities to protect exclusive rights to inventions and discoveries, H7525•, H7543 [5DE], E1793• [5DE]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7518, H7525•, H7541, H7542, H7543, H7544 [5DE], E1793• [5DE]

——— expand definition of ‘‘covered customer’’ to include small businesses with annual revenue under a certain amount relative to litigation stay provisions of patent reform, H7544 [5DE]

——— expand definition of covered customer to include small businesses with annual revenue under a certain amount relative to stays of action in patent infringement suits, H7525•, H7541, H7542 [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H7137• [15NO]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to offer current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), consideration (H. Res. 413), H7118 [15NO]

——— delay implementation, H5979, H5983•, H5999 [28SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4541 [17JY], E1143• [25JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H5943 [28SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4570 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4541 [17JY], E1145• [25JY]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage, H7074 [14NO]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7115 [15NO], H7259 [20NO], H7459 [4DE], E1799• [5DE]

——— implementation, H6066, H6092 [1OC], H6157 [2OC], H6241 [4OC], H6330 [7OC], H6588 [14OC], H6692 [23OC], H6912 [30OC]

——— mental illness coverage and funding, H8103• [12DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5784• [20SE], H5846 [26SE], H5943 [28SE], E1361• [23SE]

——— repeal, H1390 [13MR]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2599 [14MY], H2699, H2707 [16MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2675, H2678• [16MY]

Pipelines: ensure the hiring of women, small businesses, and minority-owned businesses in development of Keystone XL Pipeline, H2858 [22MY]

POW: provide for the disposition of certain persons detained in the U.S. pursuant to authorization for use of military force, H3541• [13JN]

Privacy: prohibit funding to any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, to collect records that pertain to persons not subject to an investigation, E1135• [25JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H6399 [8OC], H6490 [10OC], H6588 [14OC], H6597 [15OC], H6610, H6624• [16OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), H2548• [9MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1379 [13MR]

Russia: diplomatic efforts to have Syria surrender chemical weapons stockpiles, H5938 [28SE]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), H6650•, H6655 [22OC]

Small business: improve opportunities for minority entrepreneurs, H3683 [17JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1915 [11AP]

Staff: tribute, E1873• [16DE]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (H.R. 2383), E1013• [8JY]

States: address needs of children who have aged out of foster care programs, H5419 [9SE]

——— recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7293, H7294 [20NO]

——— recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), consideration (H. Res. 419), H7207 [19NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H187 [22JA]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H4092 [27JN], H4163 [28JN], H4850 [22JY], E985• [27JN], E1000• [28JN]

——— extend authority of Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds (H.R. 2922), H6975• [12NO]

——— hearing of arguments in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H509 [14FE], H654 [26FE]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1469• [9OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5484 [11SE]

Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of uninsured citizens, H1559 [18MR], H2420 [6MY]

Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first responders, and provide assistance to Oklahoma, H2789 [20MY], H2852 [22MY]

Transportation Security Administration: delay implementation of changes to the prohibited items list that do not enhance the protection of passengers (H. Res. 156), H3199 [5JN]

——— ensure the Federal Air Marshal Service is using funds to deploy personnel on inbound international flights considered to be high risk, H3197 [5JN]

——— establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 1204), H7417•, H7421 [3DE]

——— implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs (H.R. 2719), H7413•, H7421 [3DE]

——— prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft, H3181, H3199 [5JN]

——— provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (H.R. 1344), H2821 [21MY]

——— transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (H.R. 1095), H7409•, H7421 [3DE]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and support relief and reconstruction assistance, H7337 [21NO]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H7710, H8079, H8080, H8100, H8102• [12DE]

Veterans: impact of Government shutdown, H6600 [15OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6088•, H6092 [1OC], H6207• [3OC], E1419• [2OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6128 [2OC]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, E217• [28FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H782 [28FE], E217• [28FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), H706, H782, H807 [28FE], H6940 [30OC], E217• [28FE]

Votes: position on missed, H151• [15JA], H2105 [17AP], H3088• [4JN], H5419 [9SE], H5790 [20SE], E1833• [11DE]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, H4092 [27JN]

West, TX: disaster assistance for rebuilding and recovery of community destroyed by explosion at fertilizer plant, H4491 [16JY]

——— express sympathy to victims and families of those affected by explosion at fertilizer plant, and commend first responders, H2231 [23AP], H2306 [25AP]

Women: impact of budget sequestration on programs assisting women including maternal and child health programs, H807 [28FE]

World AIDS Day: observance, H7376 [2DE]

Young, C.W. Bill: tribute (H. Res. 384), E1567• [23OC]

Zimmerman, George: jury decision in Trayvon Martin shooting case, H4505 [16JY], H4850 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H82 [14JA], H576 [15FE], H7626 [10DE]

Tribute, H335 [4FE]

Reports

Smart, Affordable and Fair—Why Texas Should Extend Medicaid Coverage to Low-Income Adults: Billy Hamilton Consulting (company) (excerpt), H2420–H2422 [6MY]

Statements

Government Shutdown: Representative Dingell and Bob Dole, E1437• [4OC]

Protect Access to Safe and Legal Abortion—Reject the Nationwide 20-Week Abortion Ban: Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., H3736 [18JN]

Summaries

Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act (H.R. 2585), H7388• [2DE]

Tables

Economic impact of budget sequestration by State, H7326 [21NO]

Environmental litigation cases filed against EPA, H7227 [19NO]

Projected interest rates under H.R. 1911, Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, H5219• [31JY]

Top 10 States of WIC eligible women and children, H6268• [4OC]

Tributes

Adams, Yolanda, H2127 [18AP]

Bachus, Representative, H2266 [24AP]

Barry, Yank, H7452 [4DE]

Boggs, Lindy, E1221• [2AU]

Boney, Jew Don, Jr., H8101 [12DE]

Broussard, Joshua, H5460 [10SE]

Bryant, Prince E.W., Sr., E1879• [16DE]

Castillo, Leonel J., H7063 [14NO], E1660• [14NO]

Chavez, Cesar E., E390• [9AP]

Edwards, Al, H8101 [12DE]

Foley, Thomas S., E1579• [28OC]

Freeman, Thomas F., H5533 [12SE], E1310• [12SE]

Gray, William H., III, H4193 [8JY]

Harrison, Cecile, H6050 [30SE]

Hasan-Asif, Syed, H2463 [7MY]

Hawkins, Patrick C., H6434• [9OC]

Hernandez, Gerardo I., H7169 [18NO], H7413• [3DE]

Holder, Attorney General, H3028 [4JN], H3234, H3238, H3239 [6JN], H4984 [24JY]

Hubbard, Marie Jones, H4189 [8JY]

Jackson, Don, H2306 [25AP]

Jordan, James (Jazzy), H2306 [25AP]

Kyle, Chris, H458 [13FE]

Ledbetter, Lilly, E394• [9AP]

Leland, Mickey, H8101 [12DE]

Mandela, Nelson R., H4823 [19JY], H8091, H8101 [12DE]

Moreno, Jennifer M., H6434• [9OC]

Owens, Major R., H6809, H6821 [28OC]

Parks, Rosa, E111• [6FE]

Patterson, Cody J., H6434• [9OC]

Peters, Joseph M., H6434• [9OC]

Phillips, Oail A. (Bum), H6876 [29OC], E1582• [28OC]

Raspberry, Ronnie, H1932 [11AP], H5430• [9SE]

Sewell, Representative, H2266 [24AP]

Vaught, Wilma, H2852 [22MY]

Williams, Floyd N., Sr., E575• [26AP]