KAPTUR, MARCY (a Representative from Ohio)

Addresses

Commemorating the Life of Polish General Casimir Pulaski, E1585• [28OC]

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3870, H3891, H3917 [19JN]

Appointments

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

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, H5171 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Economy Leaves Wages Behind, Paul Davidson and John Waggoner, USA Today, H2456 [7MY]

Ruling on Katyn Killings Highlights Russia-Poland Rift, Alan Cowell and Andrew Roth, New York (NY) Times, E1667• [14NO]

Russia, Like Ukraine, Will Become a Real Democracy, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Financial Times (publication), H7634 [11DE]

Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Ex-Premier of Poland, Dies at 86, Doulas Martin, New York (NY) Times, H6929 [30OC]

When Debt Is a Sound Investment, Robert H. Frank, New York (NY) Times, H4241 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H5172 [30JY]

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

——— recognize dependent children of members serving on active duty or who have served on active duty through the presentation of an official lapel button (see H.R. 1889), H2533 [8MY]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H5176 [30JY]

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

——— require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 1524), H1990 [12AP]

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

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 46), H281 [23JA]

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

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

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H5885 [26SE]

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), H599 [15FE]

——— 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: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H3288 [11JN]

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), H2720 [16MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H2396 [26AP]

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

Community development: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects (see H.R. 656), H500 [13FE]

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]

Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and their tributaries (see H.R. 985), H5051 [24JY]

Credit: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 2580), H4173 [28JN]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H3289 [11JN]

——— require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 1002), H1319 [6MR]

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), H4727 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1569 [18MR]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H1856 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H2654 [15MY]

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

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

Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 1343), H4726 [18JY]

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3435), H6953 [30OC]

——— 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), H4726 [18JY]

——— 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), H176 [18JA]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H1719 [20MR]

——— provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2308), H4040 [25JN]

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

——— require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying (see H.R. 3660), H7566 [5DE]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1027), H4858 [22JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H3654 [14JN]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H455 [12FE]

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

——— 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: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 490), H342 [4FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 384), H280 [23JA]

——— establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (see H.R. 2424), H3758 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 988), H2396 [26AP]

——— 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), H5404 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H7111 [14NO]

——— pay Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program benefits to survivors of eligible Dept. of Energy contractor employees (see H.R. 2904), H5341 [1AU]

——— provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 1340), H2804 [20MY]

——— strengthen quality control measures for lung disease claims and establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see H.R. 2905), H5341 [1AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures (see H.R. 655), H500 [13FE]

——— provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 3385), H6951 [30OC]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H4145 [27JN]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H4142 [27JN]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H2349 [25AP]

——— repeal 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), H4726 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (see H.R. 375), H599 [15FE]

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

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]

——— provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 2889), H5260 [31JY]

European Union: support closer ties with Eastern Partnership countries, respect sovereign rights of states relative to international partnerships, and commend democratic reforms (see H. Res. 402), H7253 [19NO]

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), H6103 [1OC]

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

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H8112 [12DE]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H599 [15FE]

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

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2400 [30AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 955), H981 [5MR]

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

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]

——— 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), H7111 [14NO]

Government regulations: ensure clarity of regulations to improve effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing burdens on the regulated public (see H.R. 1557), H7052 [13NO]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 2773), H4980 [23JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3212), H6770 [23OC]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H3097 [4JN]

——— support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (see H.R. 2160), H4726 [18JY]

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]

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), H1911 [10AP]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC]

Institute of Medicine: provide for a study on gaps in mental health services and how these gaps can increase the risk of violent acts (see H.R. 1615), H2156 [18AP]

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]

Jibilian, Arthur: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 658), H500 [13FE]

Lance Corporal Daniel Nathan Deyarmin Post Office Building, Tallmadge, OH: designate (see H.R. 1813), H2392 [26AP]

Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 1391), H1824 [21MR]

Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (see H.R. 2062), H2838 [21MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H8132 [23DE]

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

Master Sergeant Jeffery J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 1393), H1825 [21MR]

Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 1392), H1825 [21MR]

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

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H7446 [3DE]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3357 [12JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H5802 [20SE]

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

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H7153 [15NO]

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

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H2720 [16MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H499 [13FE]

National parks and recreation areas: make the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to veterans (see H.R. 2743), H5176 [30JY]

National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 17), H4726 [18JY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3097 [4JN]

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), H7608 [9DE]

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]

——— provide an election for funding parity for charity-sponsored pensions (see H.R. 2134), H6770 [23OC]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H1911 [10AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H432 [8FE]

——— 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), H1837 [25MR]

——— 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), H1860 [9AP]

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

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 1653), H3760 [18JN]

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), H3929 [19JN]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H2654 [15MY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H7312 [20NO]

Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2368), H5175 [30JY]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2604 [14MY]

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

Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (see H.R. 1961), H3655 [14JN]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 649), H500 [13FE]

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

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H2485 [7MY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H5803 [20SE]

Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 1029), H2839 [21MY]

——— authorize new empowerment zone designations for urban areas with high unemployment and high foreclosure rates (see H.R. 3535), H7312 [20NO]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H2839 [21MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4523 [16JY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1360 [12MR]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H4980 [23JY]

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

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

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H1860 [9AP]

——— provide for continued eligibility for the health care tax credit for Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. pension recipients eligible for the credit (see H.R. 2783), H5348 [1AU]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H5396 [2AU]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2839 [21MY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H6770 [23OC]

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), H4177 [28JN]

Ukraine: support sovereignty and closer relations with Europe, condemn violence against peaceful protesters, and urge a peaceful solution to current political and economic crisis (see H. Res. 447), H8117 [16DE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1860 [9AP]

——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 386), H280 [23JA]

Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (see H.R. 2819), H5050 [24JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H1359 [12MR]

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

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

——— prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 281), H5348 [1AU]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2350), H3590 [13JN]

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

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 996), H1318 [6MR]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1384), H4214 [8JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H2602 [14MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H2568 [9MY]

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), H3990 [20JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H7309 [20NO]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H8136 [26DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch and prohibit exceptions for products bearing an official congressional insignia (see H.R. 194), H51 [4JA]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 188), H51 [4JA]

Credit: declare national residential mortgage foreclosure emergency and encourage States to enact a temporary moratorium on foreclosures (see H. Res. 26), H85 [14JA]

——— prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae from owning or guaranteeing any mortgage assigned to, or for which, the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems is the mortgagee of record (see H.R. 189), H51 [4JA]

——— require the filing of certain information regarding a residential mortgage in any proceeding for mortgage foreclosure (see H.R. 190), H51 [4JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 2290), H3250 [6JN]

——— require persons who retain seed harvested from the planting of patented seeds to register and pay fees for retaining such seed (see H.R. 193), H51 [4JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 13, 14), H53 [4JA]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 12), H52 [4JA]

——— constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office (see H.J. Res. 14), H53 [4JA]

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission: establish (see H.R. 234), H84 [14JA]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 131), H31 [3JA]

FCC: require radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for political advertising (see H.R. 128), H31 [3JA]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H31 [3JA]

Foreign trade: require the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with countries where the trade deficit has exceeded a certain limit (see H.R. 192), H51 [4JA]

FRS: alter terms and conditions applicable to Board of Governors members (see H.R. 130), H31 [3JA]

House of Representatives: establish a staff exchange program with the Parliament of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada (see H. Res. 27), H85 [14JA]

NAFTA: assess impact, require further negotiation of certain provisions, and withdraw unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 191), H51 [4JA]

Poland: honor memory of victims, express sympathy to citizens and survivors of victims of airplane crash in Russia and solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support Polish Government (see H. Res. 18), H53 [4JA]

Political campaigns: prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 195), H52 [4JA]

Supreme Court: misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 6), H53 [4JA]

Ukraine: condemn persecution of political prisoners such as Yulia Tymoshenko and Yuri Lutsenko, call for their release and provision of medical care, and demand adherence to democratic principles (see H. Res. 28), H85 [14JA]

Unemployment: eliminate application of sequestration to benefits (see H.R. 2177), H2954 [23MY]

Veterans: include contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in the exception to the requirement that the Federal Government recover a portion of the value of certain projects (see H.R. 3180), H5832 [25SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch and prohibit exceptions for products bearing an official congressional insignia (H.R. 194), H54 [4JA]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (H.R. 188), H54 [4JA]

Credit: prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae from owning or guaranteeing any mortgage assigned to, or for which, the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems is the mortgagee of record (H.R. 189), H54 [4JA]

——— require the filing of certain information regarding a residential mortgage in any proceeding for mortgage foreclosure (H.R. 190), H54 [4JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (H.R. 2290), H3252 [6JN]

——— require persons who retain seed harvested from the planting of patented seeds to register and pay fees for retaining such seed (H.R. 193), H54 [4JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 13), H56 [4JA]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 14), H56 [4JA]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 12), H56 [4JA]

——— constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office (H.J. Res. 14), H56 [4JA]

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission: establish (H.R. 234), H86 [14JA]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (H.R. 131), H37 [3JA]

FCC: require radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for political advertising (H.R. 128), H37 [3JA]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (H.R. 129), H37 [3JA]

Foreign trade: require the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with countries where the trade deficit has exceeded a certain limit (H.R. 192), H54 [4JA]

FRS: alter terms and conditions applicable to Board of Governors members (H.R. 130), H37 [3JA]

NAFTA: assess impact, require further negotiation of certain provisions, and withdraw unless certain conditions are met (H.R. 191), H54 [4JA]

Political campaigns: prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (H.R. 195), H54 [4JA]

Unemployment: eliminate application of sequestration to benefits (H.R. 2177), H2957 [23MY]

Veterans: include contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in the exception to the requirement that the Federal Government recover a portion of the value of certain projects (H.R. 3180), H5833 [25SE]

Factsheets

Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative: Executive Office of the President, H5841 [26SE]

Lists

Highlights and cuts included in H.R. 2609, energy and water development appropriations, H4241 [9JY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H6547 [12OC]

Remarks

African American Legacy Project of Northwest Ohio (organization): tribute to honorees and emerging leaders, E1476• [10OC]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3870, H3891 [19JN], E954• [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3776 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4471, H4473• [11JY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H4354 [10JY]

Appropriations: making continuing, H6621 [16OC]

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

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6035 [30SE], H6093 [1OC], H6274 [4OC], H6348, H6361 [8OC], H6419 [9OC], H6496, H6497, H6502 [11OC], H6547 [12OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6136 [2OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), H1307 [6MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), Senate amendment, H1794• [21MR]

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

Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement: signing and enforcement by fashion industry corporate leaders to prevent future garment industry disasters, H2624 [15MY]

Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (H.R. 3273), H6419 [9OC]

BLS: impact of Government shutdown on release of jobs report, H6496 [11OC]

Budget: prevent cuts to programs that benefit senior citizens, H1585, H1586 [19MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), H7197 [19NO], H7455 [4DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), consideration (H. Res. 122), H1585, H1586 [19MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: rural water projects funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy administration and solar energy programs funding, H4255 [9JY]

Calabrese, Joseph: International Forum of Psychosis & Bipolar Disorders (organization) Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E862• [14JN]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, H3360 [13JN]

Climate: global warming, H185 [22JA]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H4322 [10JY]

Corps of Engineers: construction account funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy administrative account funding, H4331 [10JY]

——— construction account funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy fossil energy research and development funding, H4326 [10JY]

——— funding, H4245 [9JY]

——— grant flexibility in defining the terms ‘‘fill material’’ or ‘‘discharge of fill material’’ relative to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4252 [9JY]

——— Hamilton City, CA, levee project funding, H4243 [9JY]

——— lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Ohio River basins and tributaries, H4246 [9JY]

——— prohibit funding for development or submission of proposals to expand authorized uses of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, H4356, H4357 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, H4349 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan study, H4350 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for sediment or soil dumping in the Missouri River, H4359 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement or enforce the Modified Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, H4325 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding to regulate farming, forestry, and ranching activities exempted under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4359 [10JY]

——— prohibit issuance of rules that would charge a fee for surplus water from Missouri River reservoirs, H4351 [10JY]

——— prohibit relocation or consolidation of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Buffalo and Chicago Districts, H4328 [10JY]

——— update regulations and guidelines defining what waters and wetlands are subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4249 [9JY]

Delta Regional Authority: funding, H4354 [10JY]

Denali Commission: funding, H4354 [10JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: consult with Dept. of the Interior and EPA to address decline of bee population, H3870 [19JN]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5668 [19SE]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5673, H5678• [19SE]

——— Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program funding, H3891 [19JN]

——— submit a report listing invasive species, certain details regarding species, cost estimates, current efforts to combat invasive species, and legal recourse available to those affected by species, E954• [20JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3776 [19JN], H4471, H4473• [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), consideration (H. Res. 312), H4872 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Manufacturing Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4260 [9JY]

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

——— defense environmental cleanup funding through reductions in Weatherization Assistance Program funding, H4257 [9JY]

——— environmental justice for minority and low-income populations funding, H4287 [9JY]

——— High Energy Physics Program funding through reductions in Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H4277 [9JY]

——— making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), H6497, H6502 [11OC]

——— mixed oxide fuel (MOX) program Savannah River site construction funding, H4303 [9JY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration B61 nuclear bomb funding, H4290 [9JY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratory Directed Research and Development program funding, H4351 [10JY]

——— Nevada National Security Site perimeter security funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat Reduction Initiative funding, H4299 [9JY]

——— non-defense environmental cleanup funding through reductions in administration accounts funding, H4279 [9JY]

——— Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy funding, H4270 [9JY]

——— Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4274 [9JY]

——— Office of Science funding, H4280 [9JY]

——— Office of Science funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4281 [9JY]

——— prohibit funding for implementation, administration, or enforcement of the National Ocean Policy, H4360 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for Western Area Power Administration Transmission Infrastructure Program borrowing authority, H4346, H4347 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement rules regarding ceiling fans and ceiling fan light kits, H4327 [10JY]

——— provide analysis of alternatives for each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches a certain phase, H4305 [9JY]

——— renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency, nuclear energy, and fossil energy research and development programs funding, H4271 [9JY]

——— renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs funding, H4263, H4265 [9JY]

——— renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4273 [9JY]

——— salaries and expenses funding, H4288 [9JY]

——— Water Power Program funding, H4261 [9JY]

——— wind energy programs funding, H4341 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: civil suit against Standard and Poor’s (company) relative to credit ratings issued for residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations that allegedly contributed to economic crisis, H438 [12FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program report on executive compensation, H395 [6FE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H1307 [6MR], H2494 [8MY], H4259 [9JY], H4987 [24JY]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H6419 [9OC]

——— importance of job creation, H4987 [24JY]

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), H2455 [7MY]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H6499 [11OC], H7621 [10DE]

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

Energy and water development: importance of infrastructure investment, H4240 [9JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4237, H4240, H4243, H4245, H4246, H4249, H4252, H4255, H4257, H4259, H4260, H4261, H4263, H4265, H4270, H4271, H4273, H4274, H4277, H4279, H4280, H4281, H4287, H4288, H4290, H4299, H4301, H4303, H4305 [9JY], H4322, H4325, H4326, H4327, H4328, H4331, H4341, H4343, H4346, H4347, H4349, H4350, H4351, H4354, H4356, H4357, H4359, H4360 [10JY]

European Union: support closer ties with Eastern Partnership countries, respect sovereign rights of states relative to international partnerships, and commend democratic reforms (H. Res. 402), E1662• [14NO]

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

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (H.R. 129), H4861 [23JY], H5595 [18SE], H6683 [23OC]

Foreign trade: require the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with countries where the trade deficit has exceeded a certain limit (H.R. 192), H6834 [29OC]

General Motors Co: tribute, H7620 [10DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H5979 [28SE], H6091, H6093 [1OC], H6136 [2OC], H6274 [4OC], H6348, H6361 [8OC], H6419 [9OC], H6496, H6497, H6502 [11OC], H6547 [12OC], H6602 [15OC], H6614, H6621 [16OC]

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

Institute of Medicine: provide for a study on gaps in mental health services and how these gaps can increase the risk of violent acts (H.R. 1615), H5840 [26SE]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), Senate amendments, H6621 [16OC]

JP Morgan Chase & Co.: civil and criminal settlement resulting from probe related to mortgage-backed securities, H6682 [23OC], H7400 [3DE]

Krause, Karen: ProgressOhio (organization) Barbara Klass Sokol Award recipient, E1159• [30JY]

Lebanon: independence anniversary, E1679• [15NO]

Medicare: reform, H1585 [19MR]

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

Nobel Prize: recognition of James E. Rothman for medicine, H6348 [8OC]

——— recognition of Randy W. Schekman for medicine, H6348 [8OC]

——— recognition of Thomas C. Sudhof for medicine, H6348 [8OC]

Northern Border Regional Commission: funding, H4354 [10JY]

Parma, OH: anniversary of Holy Name High School, E1334• [18SE]

——— anniversary of Ukrainian Ridna Shkola Heritage School, E1739• [21NO]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7526• [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7670 [11DE]

Poland: observance of Katyn Massacre, E1667• [14NO]

Port Clinton, OH: dedication of Erie-Ottawa International Airport, E1715• [20NO]

Power resources: national energy policy, H185 [22JA]

Public debt: ceiling, H6498 [11OC], H6602 [15OC], H6621 [16OC]

Russia: diplomatic efforts to have Syria surrender chemical weapons stockpiles, H5438 [10SE]

Science: impact of Government shutdown, H6348 [8OC]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits, H1948 [11AP]

Southeast Crescent Regional Commission: funding, H4354 [10JY]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of Calvin United Church of Christ, E1402• [30SE]

——— anniversary of Scott High School, E1336• [18SE]

——— tribute to Macomber-Whitney High School, E1337• [18SE]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H6834 [29OC], H7506 [4DE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles below newly negotiated levels, H4343 [10JY]

Ukraine: human rights violations, H7377 [2DE], H7633 [11DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H8089 [12DE]

USEC, Inc.: prohibit funding, H4301 [9JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H4362 [10JY]

Tributes

Blaufuss, Janet, E916• [19JN]

Boers, Richard W., E1676• [15NO]

Boggs, Lindy, E311• [15MR], E1164• [30JY], E1750• [21NO]

Ciaccia, Julius, E959• [25JN], E1030• [9JY]

Findlay, Jim, H5845 [26SE], E1377• [26SE]

Foster, Jim, E858• [14JN]

Mazowiecki, Tadeusz, H6929 [30OC]

Morais, Betty, E920• [19JN]

Moss, Helen, E1717• [20NO]

Owens, Major R., H6760 [23OC]

Pulaski, Casimir, E1585• [28OC]

Restivo, Francis (Buddy), E1027• [9JY]

Simpson, Russell, E333• [19MR]

Wilson, Charles A., H2055 [16AP]

Young, C.W. Bill, H6812 [28OC]

Zurkey, William G., E868• [14JN]