KILMER, DEREK (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H5007 [24JY]

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), H7508 [4DE]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H6643 [16OC]

——— reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H2438 [6MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5348 [1AU]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6052 [30SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H6770 [23OC]

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), H629 [25FE]

——— appropriate funds necessary to pay death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3274), H6411 [8OC]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H2839 [21MY]

——— pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 2249), H5175 [30JY]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1860 [9AP]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H5348 [1AU]

——— improve accuracy and transparency of the Federal budget process (see H.R. 1654), H4178 [28JN]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H2067 [16AP]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H4214 [8JY]

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), H2027 [15AP]

Coast Guard: ensure victims of sexual assault are granted an expedited consideration and determination of a request for transfer away from the geographic location of their alleged assailant (see H.R. 2059), H2914 [22MY]

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

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H3760 [18JN]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H1632 [19MR]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H5589 [17SE]

——— remove knowledge of age as an element of the offense for sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion (see H.R. 1690), H2959 [23MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 1590), H5175 [30JY]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1317 [6MR]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H3016 [3JN]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H5262 [31JY]

——— issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 2646), H4726 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the transport to any country, without charge, supplies furnished by a nonprofit organization intended for distribution to Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1756), H3289 [11JN]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H3357 [12JN]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H3016 [3JN]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H2914 [22MY]

——— require notification of congressional defense committees about certain sensitive military operations (see H.R. 1904), H2840 [21MY]

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

——— review operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 1494), H3929 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1763), H2913 [22MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H5589 [17SE]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2296), H5655 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 3229), H7112 [14NO]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H5404 [2AU]

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

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see H.R. 2064), H4178 [28JN]

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), H2535 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H5403 [2AU]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 666), H1860 [9AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H2958 [23MY]

——— provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 3385), H7153 [15NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence (see H.R. 2088), H2910 [22MY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H3929 [19JN]

——— extend Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (see H.R. 2011), H3592 [13JN]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H1632 [19MR]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 671), H2027 [15AP]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 2086), H2910 [22MY]

——— 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), H2959 [23MY]

——— 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), H1837 [25MR]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 921), H5834 [25SE]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation (see H.R. 1805), H2804 [20MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H5348 [1AU]

Developing countries: provide assistance to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable and equitable agricultural development, reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and stimulate rural economies (see H.R. 2822), H5087 [25JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H2840 [21MY]

Education: provide for Federal agencies and employees to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities in classrooms (see H.R. 2587), H4174 [28JN]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H4040 [25JN]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5404 [2AU]

Executive departments: require the head of each agency to submit a report on the implementation of GAO reports on reducing duplication, achieving savings, and enhancing revenue within the Federal Government (see H.R. 2250), H3253 [6JN]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H5404 [2AU]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H5348 [1AU]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6103 [1OC]

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]

——— enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H3016 [3JN]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2652), H4369 [10JY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H3760 [18JN]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1331 [11MR]

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), H2438 [6MY]

Fish and fishing: prohibit importation or exportation of mussels of a certain genus (see H.R. 1823), H4145 [27JN]

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), H5655 [18SE]

Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see H.R. 1159), H5884 [26SE]

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

Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H5884 [26SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5589 [17SE]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H3096 [4JN]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H5477 [10SE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H1720 [20MR]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H2571 [9MY]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1911 [10AP]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H2604 [14MY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H3096 [4JN]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1860 [9AP]

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

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (see H.R. 3304), H6675 [22OC]

Medicaid: 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), H4827 [19JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H2775 [17MY] (see H.R. 1201), H2604 [14MY]

——— eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H7251 [19NO]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H4214 [8JY]

——— provide coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice (see H.R. 2619), H5655 [18SE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4214 [8JY]

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

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H550 [14FE]

——— 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), H5348 [1AU]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H5655 [18SE]

——— reduce rate of compensation by percentage equal to reduction in pay of Federal employees subject to sequestration-related furloughs (see H.R. 2677), H4483 [11JY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H7053 [13NO]

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H1861 [9AP]

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

——— provide for termination liability costs for certain projects (see H.R. 3625), H7508 [4DE]

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H6954 [30OC]

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

National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, WA: designate (see H.R. 1036), H1327 [7MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1550 [15MR]

National Science Week: support goals and ideals of week and biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival (see H. Res. 276), H7608 [9DE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3687 [17JN]

Native Americans: honor service in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 63), H7053 [13NO]

Nepal: call for a democratically elected government (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5173 [30JY]

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), H5403 [2AU]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H629 [25FE]

NOAA: improve ability to address severe marine debris events (see H.R. 1425), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities to address marine debris impacts of 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami (see H.R. 1491), H1955 [11AP]

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

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 624), H2027 [15AP]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6957 [30OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H3760 [18JN]

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H4080 [26JN]

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

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H1860 [9AP]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H4309 [9JY]

SBA: permit prime contractors covered by a subcontracting plan for a single Federal contract to receive credit against such a plan for using small business subcontractors (see H.R. 2232), H4858 [22JY]

——— provide for permanent establishment the State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 2333), H4081 [26JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2125 [17AP]

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

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

Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 1321), H3256 [10JN]

Social Security: 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]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H4178 [28JN]

——— 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), H3288 [11JN]

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

——— allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H2157 [18AP]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2797), H5404 [2AU]

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

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H8112 [12DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4039 [25JN]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H4039 [25JN]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H2913 [22MY]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 2854), H5173 [30JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H7153 [15NO]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H4309 [9JY]

——— permit medical expenses of dependents under 27 to be paid from health savings accounts (see H.R. 1140), H4080 [26JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H5090 [25JY]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H5403 [2AU]

——— reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 1806), H2405 [3MY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H3253 [6JN]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H4215 [8JY]

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

——— provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1344), H2804 [20MY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H5348 [1AU]

University of Washington: tribute to men’s crew team (see H. Res. 267), H3687 [17JN]

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), H2656 [15MY]

——— exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 825), H658 [26FE] (see H.R. 1742), H2350 [25AP]

——— 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. 303), H703 [27FE] (see H.R. 333), H2027 [15AP]

——— 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]

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), H2719 [16MY]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1921), H5403 [2AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2575 [13MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H2839 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 2654), H4482 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: extend pilot program for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel with private industry and academia (see H.R. 2105), H2911 [22MY]

——— protect eligibility for Federal employment and access to classified information for civilian employees who incur economic hardship as a result of sequestration furloughs (see H.R. 1642), H2158 [18AP]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees as a result of sequestration (see H.R. 3744), H8108 [12DE]

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see H.R. 3374), H6901 [29OC]

Mount Everest: anniversary of first ascent by U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 207), H2533 [8MY]

Native Americans: establish a demonstration program to provide rental assistance and supportive housing for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see H.R. 3418), H6953 [30OC]

Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from Federal Thrift Savings Fund to employees furloughed as a result of the Federal budget sequestration (see H.R. 1643), H2158 [18AP]

——— establish lifelong learning accounts to provide an incentive for employees to save for career-related skills development and to promote a competitive workforce (see H.R. 1939), H2568 [9MY]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 2332), H3356 [12JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (H.R. 2654), H4483 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: extend pilot program for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel with private industry and academia (H.R. 2105), H2912 [22MY]

——— protect eligibility for Federal employment and access to classified information for civilian employees who incur economic hardship as a result of sequestration furloughs (H.R. 1642), H2160 [18AP]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees as a result of sequestration (H.R. 3744), H8110 [12DE]

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (H.R. 3374), H6902 [29OC]

Native Americans: establish a demonstration program to provide rental assistance and supportive housing for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (H.R. 3418), H6956 [30OC]

Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from Federal Thrift Savings Fund to employees furloughed as a result of the Federal budget sequestration (H.R. 1643), H2160 [18AP]

——— establish lifelong learning accounts to provide an incentive for employees to save for career-related skills development and to promote a competitive workforce (H.R. 1939), H2570 [9MY]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (H.R. 2332), H3356 [12JN]

Press releases

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Individual Health Insurance Mandate Implementation: Mike Kreidler, Washington State Insurance Commissioner, E1089• [18JY]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: tribute, E919• [19JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to restore Dept. of Agriculture authority to manage sugar supplies throughout the year (H. Res. 378), H6526 [11OC]

——— reform sugar price support program, H6526 [11OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5772 [20SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), E263• [11MR]

Budget: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H6282 [4OC]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), H7062 [14NO]

Congress: impact of partisanship, H3763 [19JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary of AmeriCorps, E1283• [11SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: conduct study on identifying, cataloging, processing, communicating, and rectifying mistakes or inconsistencies in Defense Manpower Data Center data, H4911 [23JY]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H3763 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4911, H4919, H4948 [23JY], H5007 [24JY]

——— nuclear-armed Ohio-class submarine research funding, H4919 [23JY]

——— prohibit employees paid through the Working Capital Fund Account from being furloughed, H4948 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to deny security clearances for civilian employees who incur economic hardship as a result of sequestration furloughs, H5007 [24JY]

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

Dimmer, Jack: Harvard University National Model U.N. Honorable Fixed NGO Award recipient, E823• [6JN]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H508 [14FE], E263• [11MR]

Federal agencies and departments: allow use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, H3026 [4JN]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6301 [5OC]

Forsman, Leonard: nomination to President’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, E1824• [10DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6282 [4OC], H6301 [5OC], H6548 [12OC]

Igloi, Amy: Association of Washington Business Community Service Award recipient, E1021• [8JY]

Immigration: reform, H5809 [25SE]

Johnstone, Ed: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, E421• [11AP]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (H.R. 1526), E1389• [27SE]

Olalla, WA: tribute to Olalla Community Club support of Olalla Bluegrass & Beyond Festival, E1215• [2AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), E1089• [18JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), E1089• [18JY]

Pierce County, WA: Pierce County Library System recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E638• [9MY]

Quinault Indian Nation: tribute to ‘‘Paddle to Quinault’’ Canoe Journey, E1212• [2AU]

Reed, Dallin W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E852• [12JN]

Reed, Tanner D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E852• [12JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), E1389• [27SE]

Stern, Ed: Kitsap Economic Development Alliance Economic Development Champion of the Year award recipient, E1210• [2AU]

Tacoma, WA: tribute to Tacoma Housing Authority Hillside Community revedelopment ground breaking ceremony, E1045• [11JY]

Trudnowski, Monique: National Restaurant Association Faces of Diversity Award recipient, E295• [14MR]

Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 1742), E1591• [29OC]

Washington (state): anniversary of Olympic National Park, E1015• [8JY]

Wooldridge, Clifford M.: Marine Corps Times (publication) Marine of the Year award recipient, E1085• [18JY]

Tributes

Carmichael, Jim, E1208• [2AU]

Gardner, William B. (Booth), H1982 [12AP]

Mohn, James C., E1206• [2AU]

Sterling, Edward A., E821• [6JN]