JOHNSON, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’, JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2878 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3586 [13JN]

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), H5325 [1AU]

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]

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

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H2575 [13MY]

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

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H7394 [2DE]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H1824 [21MR]

——— 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), H5174 [30JY]

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]

——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H410 [6FE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1328 [7MR]

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

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7688 [11DE]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H984 [5MR]

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

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (see H.R. 699), H950 [4MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H544 [14FE]

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

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3741), H8108 [12DE]

Census: provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 1537), H1991 [12AP]

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), H4488 [15JY]

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), H279 [23JA]

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

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

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

Computers: protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 1121), H1395 [13MR]

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]

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]

Contracts: 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]

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]

Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see H.R. 2656), H4980 [23JY]

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

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see H.R. 1695), H2297 [24AP]

——— 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), H2404 [3MY]

Credit: establish independent oversight of mortgage servicing companies subjected to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing (see H.R. 1706), H2719 [16MY]

——— 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]

——— prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 1712), H2297 [24AP]

——— 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]

——— require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose minimum price on the short sale of a residence financed by a mortgage purchased by them in order to make short sales a viable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 1335), H1861 [9AP]

Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments by communications-related service providers of certain information consisting of or relating to communications (see H.R. 983), H6052 [30SE]

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), H4078 [26JN]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 10), H33 [3JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3353), H6827 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]

——— protect new Armed Forces members undergoing basic training from sexual advances of those responsible for their instruction (see H.R. 430), H2066 [16AP]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2605 [14MY]

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

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H4039 [25JN]

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

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2804 [20MY]

——— 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]

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), H5834 [25SE]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H2719 [16MY]

——— 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), H344 [4FE]

——— 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), H4979 [23JY]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 565), H1860 [9AP]

——— 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]

——— reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1784), H2391 [26AP]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H4214 [8JY]

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), H1718 [20MR]

——— 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: improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs (see H.R. 3069), H5434 [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]

——— 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] (see H.R. 2475), H3989 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1861 [9AP]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H4598 [17JY]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H1861 [9AP]

——— submit a report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti (see H.R. 3509), H8113 [12DE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H2125 [17AP]

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

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1395 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H4214 [8JY]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 897), H3592 [13JN]

——— 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), H629 [25FE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 3558), H7310 [20NO]

Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 509), H2570 [9MY]

——— improve individualized education program and facilitate the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 510), H2570 [9MY]

——— provide assistance to States to develop and implement transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who are transitioning from the secondary school system into adulthood (see H.R. 511), H2570 [9MY]

Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and preparedness funding (see H.R. 1101), H4485 [11JY]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H4080 [26JN]

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

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H1861 [9AP]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H6902 [29OC]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 362), H2299 [24AP]

——— statehood (see H.R. 292), H2299 [24AP]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7688 [11DE]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H6951 [30OC]

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]

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), H5477 [10SE]

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]

——— create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 1617), H2156 [18AP]

——— 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), H1911 [10AP]

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]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H4215 [8JY]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H5435 [9SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 650), H500 [13FE]

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), H3592 [13JN]

FBI: provide safeguards relative to criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes (see H.R. 2865), H5173 [30JY]

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 certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H5765 [19SE]

——— 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), H3016 [3JN]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H544 [14FE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H1837 [25MR]

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), H2959 [23MY]

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), H2400 [30AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1829 [21MR]

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]

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H7053 [13NO]

——— provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2888), H5260 [31JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2067 [16AP]

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 1440), H1857 [9AP]

——— 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), H2567 [9MY]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H6770 [23OC]

Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1749), H2350 [25AP]

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

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

——— enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H2910 [22MY]

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

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs (see H.R. 3665), H7566 [5DE]

——— 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), H2717 [16MY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6676 [22OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H7111 [14NO]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2247 [23AP]

——— express necessity for Members to use the term ‘‘undocumented’’ instead of ‘‘illegal’’ when referring to foreign nationals which are working in the U.S. without proper documentation (see H. Res. 155), H2249 [23AP]

——— provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 363), H2299 [24AP]

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]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H983 [5MR] (see H.R. 717), H1860 [9AP]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see H.R. 1365), H1861 [9AP]

——— 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]

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

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), H595 [15FE]

——— 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), H1360 [12MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2066 [16AP]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H4827 [19JY]

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), H4371 [10JY]

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]

——— limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 637), H1860 [9AP]

——— 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]

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

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H5589 [17SE]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H3216 [5JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H2535 [8MY]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2959 [23MY]

——— 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), H7447 [3DE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H6998 [12NO]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2299 [24AP]

——— repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 27), H2604 [14MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H7052 [13NO]

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

Members of Congress: 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), H176 [18JA]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H7608 [9DE]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H4214 [8JY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 238), H2955 [23MY]

——— 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]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5348 [1AU]

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

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

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H3016 [3JN]

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 Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 304), H4980 [23JY]

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 Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4485 [11JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1359 [12MR]

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

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]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H7253 [19NO]

Political campaigns: require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 2214), H2964 [24MY]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H2804 [20MY]

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

Postal Service: 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), H3995 [24JN]

——— 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), H2719 [16MY]

Privacy: permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (see H.R. 3035), H5589 [17SE]

——— 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]

——— prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2077), H2838 [21MY]

——— 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]

——— 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), H2804 [20MY]

Public debt: eliminate statutory ceiling and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (see H.R. 290), H170 [15JA]

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), H2396 [26AP]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H3655 [14JN]

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), H629 [25FE]

SBA: increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see H.R. 1106), H2570 [9MY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H5435 [9SE]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2840 [21MY]

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

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: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]

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

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1466), H4598 [17JY]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1328 [7MR]

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), H2297 [24AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright decision on provision of counsel to indigent defendants in felony cases (see H. Res. 108), H2028 [15AP]

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), H5589 [17SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1317), H6829 [28OC]

——— allow certain individuals a credit against income tax for contributions to certain college savings plans (see H.R. 529), H4177 [28JN]

——— allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H7111 [14NO]

——— 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), H5403 [2AU]

——— disallow deductions for payment of compensatory and punitive damages to a government (see H.R. 3445), H7357 [21NO]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5348 [1AU]

——— establish Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2483), H4037 [25JN]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2719 [16MY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6175 [2OC]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H1395 [13MR]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H7608 [9DE]

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

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

——— reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 1555), H2025 [15AP]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H2025 [15AP]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (see H.R. 1123), H1633 [19MR]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 3467), H7050 [13NO]

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), H7052 [13NO]

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

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

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H504 [13FE]

——— 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), H2959 [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), H2249 [23AP]

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

Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 1966), H4080 [26JN]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H2603 [14MY]

——— 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), H2350 [25AP]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8113 [12DE]

——— 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), H2602 [14MY]

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

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H3289 [11JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3015 [3JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 3172), H5832 [25SE]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a global rare earth element assessment (see H.R. 981), H1318 [6MR]

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]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2827), H5088 [25JY]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 1622), H2157 [18AP]

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

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

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (H.R. 3172), H5833 [25SE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (H.R. 1844), H2484 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a global rare earth element assessment (H.R. 981), H1320 [6MR]

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 (H.R. 1913), H2569 [9MY]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (H.R. 2827), H5089 [25JY]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (H.R. 1622), H2159 [18AP]

Taxation: make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (H.R. 1621), H2159 [18AP]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (H.R. 3484), H7110 [14NO]

Poems

‘‘One of God’s Greatest Gifts,’’ Eric Charles, E126• [12FE]

Proclamations

Atlanta Metropolitan Seventh-Day Adventist Church Day: by, E651• [14MY]

Barbara Jean Levett U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E121• [12FE]

Barbara Nunn McCarthy U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E664• [15MY]

Benn, Brinkley & Randolph Family Reunion Day: by, E1255• [9SE]

Black Music Day: by, E1259• [9SE]

Charles Family Reunion Day: by, E1257• [9SE]

Chief Apostle Robert L. Williams, Sr., Day: by, E122• [12FE]

Dannie G. Hollis Day: by, E126• [12FE]

Decatur Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Day: by, E1260• [9SE]

Dempsey Family Reunion Day: by, E1251• [9SE]

Dr. Bennie Pennington Day: by, E1287• [11SE]

Dr. Evangelist Bertha Rackley Williams Day: by, E662• [15MY]

Greenforest Community Baptist Church Day: by, E1446• [7OC]

Hillcrest Church of Christ Day: by, E1292• [11SE]

John Evans Day: by, E129• [12FE]

John O. Boone, Sr., U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E127• [12FE]

Jordan Family Reunion Day: by, E1262• [9SE]

Lee V. (L.V.) Oliver Day: by, E123• [12FE]

Master Drew Mallett U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E654• [14MY]

Miller Grove High School Day: by, E651• [14MY]

Minister Timothy M. Fowler U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E661• [15MY]

Mr. Anisworth Mallett U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E654• [14MY]

Mr. Bobby Hurd U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E1254• [9SE]

Mr. Clarence N. Holt, U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E667• [15MY]

Mr. Jerrick Jackson U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E658• [14MY]

Mr. John O. Boone, Sr., U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E652• [14MY]

Mr. Val Archer Day: by, E1288• [11SE]

Mr. William R. (Tank) Sims U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E1293• [11SE]

Mrs. Barbara Ann Flanigan Day: by, E1285• [11SE]

Mrs. Erma Mabry Day: by, E124• [12FE]

Mrs. Gladys Lattimore Day: by, E1448• [7OC]

Mrs. Glenda F. Britton Day: by, E653• [14MY]

Mrs. Jacqueline Mallett U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E654• [14MY]

Mrs. Joyce George Day: by, E656• [14MY]

Mrs. Lucille Sutton U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E656• [14MY]

Mrs. Maxine P. Clarke Day: by, E682• [16MY]

Mrs. Robbie Bronner Day: by, E1446• [7OC]

Ms. Alicia Turner Day: by, E649• [14MY]

Ms. Antoinette Tuff Day: by, E1284• [11SE]

Ms. Lorraine Gobert Day: by, E669• [15MY]

Ms. Mary Glenn, U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E668• [15MY]

Ms. Patricia Parker Day: by, E1286• [11SE]

Ms. Polly Meriwether Lewis, U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E666• [15MY]

New Beginning Full Gospel Baptist Church Day: by, E1283• [11SE]

Paterne Agbohessou E.L. Bouie Sr., Traditional Theme Elementary School Teacher of the Year: by, E665• [15MY]

P/Sgt. William P. Tuggle Day: by, E130• [12FE]

Rev. R.B. Cottonreader, Jr., U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E650• [14MY]

Reverend Dr. John F. Williams Day: by, E1281• [11SE]

Reverend Dr. Noel Battle and Mrs. Martha Battle Day: by, E668• [15MY]

Reverend Dr. Richard B. Haynes Day: by, E665• [15MY]

Ruby M. Sings Langford Johnson U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E1265• [9SE]

Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church Day: by, E131• [12FE]

Springfield Missionary Baptist Church Day: by, E1447• [7OC]

The Way, The Truth and the Life Christian Center, Inc. Day: by, E1290• [11SE]

Thomas W. Harris, Jr., U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E1262• [9SE]

Wedlowe Family Reunion Day: by, E1264• [9SE]

Remarks

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

Air pollution: study impact of increased air pollution in communities surrounding refineries that will process tar sand crude transported through Keystone XL pipeline, H2878 [22MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6361 [8OC]

Bahrain: anniversary of protests, E160• [14FE]

——— human rights violations, E160• [14FE]

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), H7021 [13NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1363 [13MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1608 [19MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass (S. Con. Res. 16), E741• [23MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1841 [9AP]

Climate: global warming, H987 [6MR], H2106 [17AP], H2751 [17MY], H3347 [12JN], H4865 [23JY], H5896 [27SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2878 [22MY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (H.R. 1844), H2448 [7MY]

Courts: reform judicial review and claim filing process relative to Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, H4151 [28JN]

C-SPAN: tribute to StudentCam documentary competition winners, H1868 [10AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5663 [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3344 [12JN], H4379 [11JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (H. Res. 243), E839• [11JN]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H4151 [28JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 243), E839• [11JN]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H639 [26FE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H1841 [9AP]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt major rules that OMB determines would result in job creation from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5325 [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), H5310, H5322, H5323, H5325 [1AU]

——— require agencies to include in report promulgating executive branch rules a list of related regulatory actions by other Federal agencies, H5322 [1AU]

——— require agency reports on proposed Federal rules include an analysis of anticipated jobs gained or lost due to implementation and specify if jobs are public or private, H5323 [1AU]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), H2325 [25AP]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H3344 [12JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6361 [8OC], H6602 [15OC]

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 (H.R. 1913), H2558 [9MY]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, H4606 [18JY]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1969 [12AP]

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), H2101 [17AP]

——— clarify how classified cyber threat intelligence may be shared and used, H2101 [17AP]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7515, H7550 [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), H7065 [14NO]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H3344 [12JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H6602 [15OC]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (H.R. 1622), H2148• [18AP]

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H4606 [18JY]

Taxation: make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (H.R. 1621), H2148• [18AP]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H793 [28FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), H793 [28FE]

Votes: correction, E976• [26JN]

——— position on missed, H529 [14FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H543 [14FE]

Tributes

Hector, Mary P., H6930 [30OC]

Mandela, Nelson R., H8094 [12DE]