JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4257, H4311 [9JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, H7080 [14NO]

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]

Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 1933), H2568 [9MY]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3288 [11JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4214 [8JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H818 [28FE]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6175 [2OC]

Apollo Lunar Landing Sites National Historical Park on the Moon: establish (see H.R. 2617), H4212 [8JY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6604 [15OC]

——— 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), H8132 [23DE]

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

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

Budget: exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H4599 [17JY]

——— prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7508 [4DE]

——— repeal sequestration while achieving balance in deficit reduction between revenue and cuts and between non-defense and defense cuts and invest in job creation (see H.R. 505), H370 [5FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H1911 [10AP]

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

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]

——— 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), H5884 [26SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 852), H700 [27FE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H550 [14FE]

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

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

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H2803 [20MY]

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

Colleges and universities: 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]

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

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]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H3253 [6JN]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H3253 [6JN]

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

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 25), H413 [6FE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H5834 [25SE]

Courts: provide for recovery of patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding (see H.R. 845), H5175 [30JY]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 645), H500 [13FE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H5262 [31JY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]

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), H1399 [13MR]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H3991 [20JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H8112 [12DE]

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), H2300 [24AP]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H2840 [21MY]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H7153 [15NO]

Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1437), H1857 [9AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H3592 [13JN]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H284 [23JA]

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]

——— establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H7357 [21NO]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H5476 [10SE]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H5589 [17SE]

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

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H5476 [10SE]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 2130), H2952 [23MY]

——— 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]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H2535 [8MY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1959 [11AP]

——— establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7109 [14NO]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H5436 [9SE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H701 [27FE] (see H.R. 1000), H2067 [16AP]

——— provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 1340), H1822 [21MR]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H1550 [15MR]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H3015 [3JN]

——— establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H1958 [11AP]

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 Transportation: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 2428), H3927 [19JN]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 182), H3760 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H1829 [21MR]

——— 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), H4980 [23JY]

——— 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), H456 [12FE]

——— 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]

Disasters: reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs (see H.R. 2132), H2952 [23MY]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H3655 [14JN]

Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 133), H1861 [9AP]

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

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

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1825 [21MR]

——— 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]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H1718 [20MR]

——— extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of employer-provided health insurance, family and medical leave, and pension plans (see H.R. 675), H1958 [11AP]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2436 [6MY]

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

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (see H.R. 3547), H7309 [20NO]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H4174 [28JN]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H2717 [16MY]

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

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H6829 [28OC]

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

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6052 [30SE]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H3016 [3JN]

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), H6958 [30OC]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H950 [4MR]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H1331 [11MR]

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

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

Firearms: ban guns for persons who have been convicted of stalking or who are subject to a court order restraining the person from stalking (see H.R. 1914), H7053 [13NO]

——— 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), H2396 [26AP]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H6454 [9OC]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2354 [25AP]

——— 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]

Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see H. Res. 61), H413 [6FE]

Health: assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work (see H.R. 3351), H7153 [15NO]

——— create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5589 [17SE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H501 [13FE]

——— provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (see H.R. 2033), H3688 [17JN]

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 967), H981 [5MR]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H7507 [4DE]

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), H2438 [6MY]

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]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H5656 [18SE]

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

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1531), H1991 [12AP]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 783), H1958 [11AP]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1360 [12MR]

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), H5176 [30JY]

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

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

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

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H5548 [12SE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H6053 [30SE]

——— 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), H5655 [18SE]

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

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

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 3150), H5766 [19SE]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 1821), H3289 [11JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H7111 [14NO]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H8107 [12DE]

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

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 238), H3760 [18JN]

——— reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6103 [1OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR] (see H.R. 1346), H5090 [25JY]

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

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

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2616), H4212 [8JY]

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 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]

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

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

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1632 [19MR]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 406), H7053 [13NO]

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

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 123), H2656 [15MY]

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1959 [11AP]

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 1648), H2775 [17MY]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H371 [5FE]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see H.R. 185), H818 [28FE]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 918), H1360 [12MR]

Pensions: protect Federal and military retirees by expanding Truth in Lending Act disclosure provisions when a Federal or military pension is used as consideration by predatory lenders (see H.R. 3310), H6767 [23OC]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H6052 [30SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H169 [15JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H1360 [12MR]

——— provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H3253 [6JN]

——— 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), H1958 [11AP]

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

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H4178 [28JN]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H6053 [30SE]

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

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]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (see H.R. 2981), H5396 [2AU]

——— ensure public access to published materials concerning scientific research and development activities funded by Federal science agencies (see H.R. 3157), H5801 [20SE]

——— establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 1891), H2533 [8MY]

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), H5175 [30JY]

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]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H5588 [17SE]

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), H3016 [3JN]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 29), H2438 [6MY]

——— support U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 55), H5588 [17SE]

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), H3929 [19JN]

Taxation: deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 2831), H7608 [9DE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1550 [15MR]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1331 [11MR]

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

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

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H1958 [11AP]

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), H2400 [30AP]

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

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]

Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 1966), H3929 [19JN]

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

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H550 [14FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H2532 [8MY]

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

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H3016 [3JN]

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]

Workers’ Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 181), H2351 [25AP]

World Tuberculosis Day: support goals (see H. Res. 133), H1861 [9AP]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H173 [15JA]

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

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1430 [14MR]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H628 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 1421), H1856 [9AP]

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

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

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 1136), H1395 [13MR]

Medicaid: remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 2757), H4825 [19JY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 357), H5833 [25SE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 201), H2437 [6MY]

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

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

Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across forensic disciplines (see H.R. 3064), H5434 [9SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 1421), H1858 [9AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (H.R. 485), H344 [4FE]

Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees (H.R. 1538), H1992 [12AP]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (H.R. 1136), H1397 [13MR]

Medicaid: remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (H.R. 2757), H4826 [19JY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (H.R. 1358), H1827 [21MR]

Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across forensic disciplines (H.R. 3064), H5435 [9SE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3742• [18JN]

African Americans: history of involvement in the labor movement, E1265• [9SE]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), E853• [12JN], E941• [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4473• [11JY]

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

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute, E237• [4MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6117 [2OC], H6342• [7OC], H6360 [8OC], H8082• [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), H1312• [6MR]

Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, E112• [6FE]

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), H7023 [13NO]

Banks, Ernie: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1326• [17SE]

Billingsley, Lucy: World Affairs Council H. Neil Mallon Award recipient, E1593• [29OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, E403• [9AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H8082• [12DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1800• [21MR], E325• [18MR]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 1421), E1647• [13NO]

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), H2267 [24AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), E401• [9AP]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 756), H2046 [16AP]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, E325• [18MR]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6710 [23OC], E1591• [29OC]

Cyprus: support reunification agreement, E1203• [1AU]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Children’s Medical Center Dallas, E660• [14MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Hunger-Free Communities Grant program funding, E941• [20JN]

——— increase asset eligibility determinations for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, E941• [20JN]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5665 [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3012• [3JN], H4378, H4473• [11JY], H7176• [18NO], E853• [12JN], E941• [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), E865• [14JN]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, E865• [14JN]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2936• [23MY], H3369 [13JN], E771• [3JN]

——— extend Pay as You Earn Repayment Plan to past student loan borrowers, H2936• [23MY]

——— 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), E1098• [19JY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs, and Office of Science funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H4257, H4258, H4259 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), Senate amendment, H836• [4MR]

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

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5120 [30JY]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, H1444• [15MR]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2372• [26AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5114•, H5120 [30JY]

Discrimination: societal impact, H4854• [22JY]

Diseases: extend authorities relative to global HIV/AIDS and promote oversight of U.S. programs (S. 1545), H7238• [19NO]

Domestic policy: address culture of violence, H82• [14JA]

Dryden Flight Research Center, Palmdale, CA: redesignate as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (H.R. 667), E196• [26FE]

Duncanville, TX: tribute to Duncanville High School girls’ basketball team, E402• [9AP]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H948• [4MR], H1312 [6MR], H2258 [24AP], H2848 [22MY]

Education: establish academic competition in fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in each congressional district (H. Res. 77), H6464• [26FE]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H5842 [26SE]

——— increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry, H2289• [24AP]

——— recognize importance of investment in public education programs and promote and improve education opportunities for underserved populations, H2289• [24AP]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1444• [15MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4257, H4258, H4259 [9JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance, E401• [9AP]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), H7369 [2DE]

Federal agencies and departments: require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (H.R. 2061), H7162• [18NO]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H565• [15FE]

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

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), H7076• [14NO]

Firearms: gun control, H82• [14JA], H2448 [7MY]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H7176• [18NO]

Garcia, Catalina: Hispanic 100 (organization) Latina Living Legend award recipient, E1596• [29OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6117 [2OC], H6304• [5OC], H6342• [7OC], H6544• [11OC], H6594• [14OC], H6601 [15OC], E1511• [15OC]

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

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (H.R. 967), H2051, H2053 [16AP]

Immigration: reform, H339• [4FE]

International Day of Persons with Disabilities: observance, E1784• [3DE]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), H5239• [31JY]

Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of assassination, E1759• [2DE]

Links, Inc.: tribute, E238• [4MR]

Mary Kay, Inc.: anniversary, E1112• [22JY]

McCasland, Jim: Dallas AFL–CIO Heroes of Labor Award recipient, E1268• [9SE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H2424 [6MY]

National Bladder Health Week: observance, E1638• [12NO]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1419• [2OC], E1426• [3OC]

National Coalition for the Homeless: anniversary, E492• [18AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1594• [29OC]

National Family Caregivers Month: observance, E1695• [18NO]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 357), H5842 [26SE]

National Nurses Week: observance, E644• [13MY]

National Retirement Planning Week: observance, E448• [12AP]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, E1384• [26SE]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H797• [28FE]

NIH: cancer research funding, E1066• [16JY]

——— funding, H7665• [11DE], E1066• [16JY]

——— 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), H7665• [11DE]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1973• [12AP]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (H.R. 1358), H2289• [24AP]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4572• [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4572• [17JY]

——— impact, H6914 [30OC]

——— implementation, H6342• [7OC], H6360 [8OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2702• [16MY]

Pipelines: modify requirements relative to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents (H.R. 2576), H4498• [16JY]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H3012• [3JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H6360 [8OC], H6594• [14OC], E1511• [15OC]

Public School Week: observance, E251• [6MR]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1382• [13MR]

Rawlins, Mike: tribute to Dallas, TX, ‘‘Men Against Abuse’’ rally, E348• [21MR]

Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2422), E910• [18JN]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (H.R. 2981), E1244• [2AU]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H6117 [2OC], H6544• [11OC]

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

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H4854• [22JY]

——— 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], H620• [25FE]

Texas: Federal court ruling that new restrictions on abortion are in violation of the Constitution, E1595• [29OC]

——— impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of uninsured citizens, E1661• [14NO]

Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first responders, and provide assistance to Oklahoma and Texas, H2861 [22MY]

Transportation: impact of Government shutdown on safety, H6601 [15OC]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H8082• [12DE]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H797• [28FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H797• [28FE]

——— impact, E1594• [29OC]

——— reauthorize, H98 [15JA]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), H797• [28FE], E348• [21MR]

World AIDS Day: observance, E1762• [2DE]

Zimmerman, George: jury decision in Trayvon Martin shooting case, H4854• [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4210 [8JY]

Tributes

Callejo, Adelfa, E523• [23AP]

Collins, Bobby E., E1267• [9SE]

Gray, William H., III, H4200 [8JY]

Griffin, Giley Nixon, E501• [18AP]

Hall, Hugh O., Jr., E1390• [27SE]

Haynes, James N., E98• [5FE]

Ison-Newsome, Shirley, E758• [23MY]

Kirk, Ron, E100• [5FE]

Kirk, Willie Mae, E1408• [30SE]

Marcus, Lawrence E. (Lawrie), E1667• [14NO]

Mason, Ollie L. McMillan, E90• [4FE]

Mitchell-Brooks, Beverly, E168• [15FE]

Owens, Major R., H6808• [28OC]

Robinson, Marvin E., E163• [15FE]

Smith, Clarence B.T., E1398• [28SE]

Walton, Mary E., E445• [12AP]

Yousafzai, Malala, E1467• [9OC]