JENKINS, LYNN (a Representative from Kansas)

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H443 [12FE]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2401 [30AP]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5435 [9SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 777), H595 [15FE] (see H.R. 994), H1318 [6MR]

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), H6290 [4OC]

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

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

——— preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (see H.R. 1039), H1360 [12MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3787), H8138 [3JA]

Budget: delay sequestration (see H.R. 607), H661 [26FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H2965 [24MY]

——— increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 2518), H4078 [26JN]

——— 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 (see H.R. 444), H315 [1FE]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H4524 [16JY]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H2404 [3MY]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: delay enforcement of physician supervision regulations for critical access hospitals pending completion of analysis of impact of such regulations (see H.R. 3769), H8109 [12DE]

Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2734), H6175 [2OC]

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), H4827 [19JY]

——— oppose membership in U.N. Human Rights Council (see H. Res. 327), H5923 [27SE]

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), H2248 [23AP]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H6175 [2OC]

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

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H5590 [17SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H2437 [6MY]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H6775 [24OC]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H5476 [10SE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61, 217), H86 [14JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H4979 [23JY]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H2775 [17MY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H5348 [1AU]

——— 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), H4145 [27JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 1637), H2157 [18AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to implement a work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see H.R. 3055), H5399 [2AU]

——— require official White House meals and White House and Dept. of Agriculture cafeteria meals to be in compliance with nutrition requirements for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 3686), H8113 [12DE]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H6770 [23OC]

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]

——— 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), H3357 [12JN]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3016 [3JN]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families (see H.R. 705), H5655 [18SE]

Dept. of Education: provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H7357 [21NO]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H550 [14FE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7628 [10DE]

——— permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognition of a State court order amending an internationally adopted child’s birth date or name (see H.R. 3386), H8112 [12DE]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 279), H5402 [2AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H5175 [30JY]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H6999 [12NO]

——— ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3095), H5589 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H4142 [27JN]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H2404 [3MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H5263 [31JY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H2438 [6MY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7311 [20NO]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1911 [10AP]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H1549 [15MR]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H2773 [17MY]

European Union: support Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the U.S. (see H. Res. 76), H1360 [12MR]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for certain Presidential travel until public tours of the White House resume (see H. Res. 111), H1357 [12MR]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see H.R. 1848), H2605 [14MY] (see H.R. 3363), H6958 [30OC]

——— modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2396 [26AP]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4599 [17JY]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4599 [17JY]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4599 [17JY]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]

——— require each agency to repeal two existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see H.R. 2997), H5396 [2AU]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4599 [17JY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H3990 [20JN]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2438 [6MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H8112 [12DE]

——— limit authority of States and local governments to collect taxes relative to the sale of certain firearms or ammunition or payable for background checks required for sales of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 2361), H4178 [28JN]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 1290), H1718 [20MR]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1174), H1426 [14MR]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see H.R. 2446), H4178 [28JN]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H817 [28FE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H4145 [27JN]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6999 [12NO]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H2604 [14MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2604 [14MY] (see H.R. 3121), H6999 [12NO]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H3689 [17JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5513 [11SE]

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]

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 (see H.R. 2775), H5176 [30JY]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H3358 [12JN]

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

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1721 [20MR]

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), H2656 [15MY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H4979 [23JY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4310 [9JY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2248 [23AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4145 [27JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H980 [5MR] (see H.R. 3485), H7109 [14NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H3655 [14JN]

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

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H3097 [4JN]

——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H8113 [12DE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H700 [27FE]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3592 [13JN]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1310), H3990 [20JN]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H6012 [28SE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H5589 [17SE]

——— 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]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H6052 [30SE]

——— reduce administrative burdens and narrow filing periods for hospitals and providers while ensuring payment accuracy (see H.R. 2329), H3355 [12JN]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 805), H1360 [12MR]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5806 [23SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 1331), H1959 [11AP]

——— amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 2181), H6770 [23OC]

Members of Congress: deny retirement credit for service as a Member in the case of a former Member convicted of a felony (see H.R. 2092), H2910 [22MY]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 54), H29 [3JA]

——— prohibit Members who retire before age 62 from receiving a cost-of-living increase prior to reaching retirement age (see H.R. 3787), H8138 [3JA]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H5512 [11SE]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6103 [1OC]

——— reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 150), H32 [3JA]

——— terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 151), H32 [3JA]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H1630 [19MR]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2657 [15MY]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 1026), H1569 [18MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1829 [21MR]

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

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H5262 [31JY]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H6493 [10OC]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 1724), H2349 [25AP] (see H.R. 2019), H2716 [16MY]

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 (see H.R. 3350), H6999 [12NO]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU]

——— delay implementation of certain provisions (see H.R. 607), H661 [26FE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2667), H4482 [11JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2668), H4482 [11JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7689 [11DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4173 [28JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5175 [30JY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges or other newly created plans by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees (see H.R. 1780), H2486 [7MY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2604 [14MY] (see H.R. 3121), H6999 [12NO]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1550 [15MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H2066 [16AP]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H7109 [14NO]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H5806 [23SE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H316 [1FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: hold compensation in escrow upon failure to submit budget in a timely manner (see H.R. 1082), H1550 [15MR]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H3357 [12JN]

Public debt: require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H7353 [21NO]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 890), H984 [5MR]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 2218), H3014 [3JN]

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), H950 [4MR]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H1430 [14MR]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2633), H4524 [16JY]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 948), H1550 [15MR]

——— expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 2925), H5342 [1AU]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H7628 [10DE]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2404 [3MY]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H2299 [24AP]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H5398 [2AU]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H5259 [31JY]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H5396 [2AU]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H1398 [13MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2605 [14MY]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2671), H4482 [11JY]

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

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H4214 [8JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4310 [9JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H28 [3JA]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 556), H4080 [26JN]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see H.R. 1575), H2026 [15AP]

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]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H2248 [23AP]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2604 [14MY]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2775 [17MY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H2438 [6MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2438 [6MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H4177 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: provide for supplemental estimates of certain revenue bills or joint resolutions that incorporate the macroeconomic effects of that measure (see H.R. 1475), H1909 [10AP]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 437), H7687 [11DE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require application of laws equally to all U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 97), H6675 [22OC]

Federal employees: establish certain procedures for allowing the recording of in-person or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees with individuals (see H.R. 2711), H4597 [17JY]

——— limit bonuses, provide for investigative leave for the Senior Executive Service, and establish procedures for recording interactions with Executive branch employees (see H.R. 2879), H5260 [31JY]

Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments unless the Federal Government does not run a deficit in the previous fiscal year (see H.R. 396), H280 [23JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that certain requirements do not apply if the American Health Benefit Exchanges are not operating by a certain date (see H.R. 2938), H5343 [1AU]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2835), H5088 [25JY]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see H. Res. 356), H5833 [25SE]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H2297 [24AP]

Taxation: allow certain individuals a credit against income tax for contributions to certain college savings plans (see H.R. 529), H410 [6FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H546 [14FE]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 901), H814 [28FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: provide for supplemental estimates of certain revenue bills or joint resolutions that incorporate the macroeconomic effects of that measure (H.R. 1475), H1910 [10AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require application of laws equally to all U.S. citizens (H.J. Res. 97), H6676 [22OC]

Federal employees: establish certain procedures for allowing the recording of in-person or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees with individuals (H.R. 2711), H4598 [17JY]

——— limit bonuses, provide for investigative leave for the Senior Executive Service, and establish procedures for recording interactions with Executive branch employees (H.R. 2879), H5261 [31JY]

Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments unless the Federal Government does not run a deficit in the previous fiscal year (H.R. 396), H283 [23JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that certain requirements do not apply if the American Health Benefit Exchanges are not operating by a certain date (H.R. 2938), H5346 [1AU]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 2835), H5089 [25JY]

Tariff: footwear (H.R. 1708), H2299 [24AP]

Taxation: allow certain individuals a credit against income tax for contributions to certain college savings plans (H.R. 529), H414 [6FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (H.R. 721), H549 [14FE]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (H.R. 901), H816 [28FE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H7457 [4DE]

Proclamations

International Plasma Awareness Week: by, E1490• [11OC]

Remarks

Budget: clarify that Congress holds responsibility for passing budgets and appropriating funds, H384 [6FE]

——— 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), H384 [6FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1706 [20MR]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 437), H7638 [11DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2811 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4965 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to furlough civilian employees, H4965 [23JY]

——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5630, H5640• [18SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3167 [5JN]

——— National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility research facility construction funding, H3167 [5JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5161, H5162 [30JY]

Employment: 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), H2452 [7MY]

Federal employees: establish certain procedures for allowing the recording of in-person or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees with individuals (H.R. 2711), H5188 [31JY]

——— limit bonuses, provide for investigative leave for the Senior Executive Service, and establish procedures for recording interactions with Executive branch employees (H.R. 2879), H5299 [1AU]

Foreign countries: call for release of all prisoners of conscience and condemn persecution of religious minorities, H4865 [23JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2666 [16MY]

Israel: U.S. policy relative to threat posed by a nuclear capable Iran, H7458 [4DE]

Kansas State University: anniversary, E161• [15FE]

National Association of Trailer Manufacturers: anniversary, E67• [25JA]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 2019), H7637 [11DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H2311 [25AP]

——— evaluation of policies relative to coal industry, H4045 [26JN]

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), H7083 [14NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4555 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6157 [2OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4555 [17JY]

——— impact, H2666 [16MY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6161 [2OC]

——— implementation, H6157, H6161, H6162 [2OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2666 [16MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1380 [13MR]

Veterans: HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program funding, H5161, H5162 [30JY]

Tributes

Halseth, Saige, H2033 [16AP]