KIRKPATRICK, ANN (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3568 [13JN]

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), H5262 [31JY]

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (see H.R. 507), H1359 [12MR]

——— facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (see H.R. 687), H544 [14FE]

——— withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 1350), H1823 [21MR]

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), H4214 [8JY]

——— afford each member prior to separation from service with an electronic copy of medical records and the opportunity for a physical examination (see H.R. 3045), H5554 [16SE]

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

——— express importance of easing the transition of members and their families from military to civilian life (see H. Res. 104), H5176 [30JY]

——— 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), H2570 [9MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

Barry M. Goldwater Post Office, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 3027), H5397 [2AU]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]

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), H2354 [25AP]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H4370 [10JY]

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), H2299 [24AP]

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), H1322 [6MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H703 [27FE]

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

Civilian Conservation Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 249), H5263 [31JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6902 [29OC]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4827 [19JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H7688 [11DE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H6958 [30OC]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H3655 [14JN]

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), H2249 [23AP]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H5884 [26SE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H1720 [20MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2571 [9MY]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3253 [6JN]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5803 [20SE]

Dept. of Education: authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H4371 [10JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2249 [23AP] (see H.R. 1876), H2775 [17MY]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H1837 [25MR]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H2354 [25AP]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2296), H3289 [11JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H2299 [24AP]

——— establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H6493 [10OC]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H2604 [14MY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H2804 [20MY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H5175 [30JY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H2958 [23MY]

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

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 3061), H8118 [16DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: reimburse States that use State funds to operate national parks during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3286), H6604 [15OC]

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

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H.R. 1861), H5175 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases (see H.R. 3521), H7312 [20NO]

——— carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence (see H.R. 2088), H3256 [10JN]

——— extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2485), H4858 [22JY]

——— furnish headstones and markers for certain deceased veterans buried in veterans’ cemeteries of Indian tribes (see H.R. 2039), H2717 [16MY]

——— improve construction of major medical facilities (see H.R. 3593), H7353 [21NO]

——— improve mental health treatment provided to veterans who served in classified missions (see H.R. 3387), H6951 [30OC]

——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 894), H1721 [20MR]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 2086), H3097 [4JN]

——— make publicly available certain information about pending and completed claims for compensation (see H.R. 1623), H2438 [6MY]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 2974), H7689 [11DE]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see H.R. 813), H1632 [19MR]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 1809), H2392 [26AP]

——— 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 limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in the Independent Living Program (see H.R. 3330), H7628 [10DE]

——— 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), H2396 [26AP]

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 1824), H2400 [30AP]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies (see H.R. 1759), H2351 [25AP]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation (see H.R. 1805), H2392 [26AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4371 [10JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3661), H7566 [5DE]

——— expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 1345), H1822 [21MR]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2959 [23MY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7628 [10DE]

Dr. Cameron McKinley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 1216), H1547 [15MR]

Economy: restore growth, spur job creation, and build momentum toward economic recovery for border communities and the U.S. (see H.R. 548), H4039 [25JN]

Education: provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H2158 [18AP]

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

——— extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of employer-provided health insurance, family and medical leave, and pension plans (see H.R. 675), H2354 [25AP]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H3289 [11JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H3015 [3JN]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate unnecessary Federal bank accounts (see H.R. 1856), H2483 [7MY]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

——— reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 1999), H2959 [23MY]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1832), H6902 [29OC]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H1861 [9AP]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H3990 [20JN]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H5806 [23SE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit importation or exportation of mussels of a certain genus (see H.R. 1823), H2959 [23MY]

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]

Gambling: prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts (see H.R. 1410), H1856 [9AP]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H6012 [28SE]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H7608 [9DE]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2438 [6MY]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1398 [13MR]

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

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

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H2958 [23MY]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H1633 [19MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H7608 [9DE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H5884 [26SE]

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

——— 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), H2913 [22MY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H1398 [13MR]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H1430 [14MR]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2958 [23MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H499 [13FE]

——— 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), H4485 [11JY]

——— reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 398), H280 [23JA]

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

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1373), H1861 [9AP]

——— protect health care and pension benefits of miners (see H.R. 980), H5435 [9SE]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H7628 [10DE]

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), H4146 [27JN]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H5093 [26JY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4142 [27JN]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2248 [23AP]

Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (see H.R. 2319), H3689 [17JN]

——— clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2319), H4524 [16JY]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H5174 [30JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H4726 [18JY]

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]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6999 [12NO]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H4524 [16JY]

——— 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), H1399 [13MR]

——— 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), H1398 [13MR]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H7188 [18NO]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see H.R. 1351), H5262 [31JY]

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

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H2914 [22MY]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H431 [8FE]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see H. Res. 356), H7447 [3DE]

Saguaro National Park: study land for potential inclusion or removal from boundary (see H.R. 1934), H2568 [9MY]

Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1349), H7688 [11DE]

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

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]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]

Taxation: 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), H2840 [21MY]

——— allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2141), H3097 [4JN]

——— allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 1697), H2297 [24AP]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5093 [26JY]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3391), H6951 [30OC]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6957 [30OC]

——— extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 1424), H1959 [11AP]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H8112 [12DE]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H1398 [13MR]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1125), H7446 [3DE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H4979 [23JY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2354 [25AP]

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), H2656 [15MY]

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

——— 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]

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

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 569), H1720 (see H.R. 570), H1721 [20MR]

——— provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 1774), H2959 [23MY]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see H.R. 357), H1860 [9AP]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H7446 [3DE]

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]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6605 [15OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1829 [21MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1720 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: modify boundary (see H.R. 2497), H4037 [25JN]

Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous survey (see H.R. 862), H701 [27FE]

——— establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area (see H.R. 3704), H7687 [11DE]

Dept. of Defense: provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2349 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands (see H.R. 2941), H5343 [1AU]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts and include mental health professionals in training programs (see H.R. 3499), H7110 [14NO]

——— reestablish Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2942), H5343 [1AU]

Native Americans: honor service in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 63), H6954 [30OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8108 [12DE]

Winslow, AZ: remove use and disposal restrictions on certain property (see H.R. 3421), H6953 [30OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: modify boundary (H.R. 2497), H4039 [25JN]

Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous survey (H.R. 862), H702 [27FE]

——— establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area (H.R. 3704), H7688 [11DE]

Dept. of Defense: provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (H.R. 1729), H2352 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands (H.R. 2941), H5346 [1AU]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts and include mental health professionals in training programs (H.R. 3499), H7111 [14NO]

——— reestablish Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee (H.R. 2942), H5346 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (H.R. 3745), H8110 [12DE]

Winslow, AZ: remove use and disposal restrictions on certain property (H.R. 3421), H6956 [30OC]

Motions

Dept. of Agriculture: making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), H6270, H6271 [4OC]

Dept. of the Interior: streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), H7278 [20NO]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6576, H6577 [14OC]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H3105 [5JN], H7612 [10DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6111 [2OC], H6242, H6270 [4OC], H6442 [9OC], H6552• [12OC], H6576, H6577 [14OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6079 [1OC]

Arizona: economic impact of certain infrastructure development projects in rural areas, H6691 [23OC]

——— facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 687), H5853 [26SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1963 [12AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H3105 [5JN]

Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes: tribute, E1822• [10DE]

Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous survey (H.R. 862), H3664 [17JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), motion to recommit, H6270 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (H.R. 1729), H2329 [25AP]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure no new energy deveoplment will impact negatively on any public land identified as a Native American sacred or cultural site, H7278 [20NO]

——— prohibit granting new drilling rights on public lands to major integrated oil companies unless such companies agree not to claim the domestic production activities tax credit, H7278 [20NO]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), motion to recommit, H7278 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases (H.R. 3521), H7612 [10DE]

——— improve and increase the availability of on-job training and apprenticeship programs (H.R. 1412), H2815• [21MY]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (H.R. 671), H3031• [4JN]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H669 [27FE]

Equal Pay Act: anniversary, H3105 [5JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6111 [2OC], H6242, H6270 [4OC], H6442 [9OC], H6552• [12OC], H6576, H6577 [14OC], H6603 [15OC]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H741 [28FE]

——— making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6552• [12OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), motion to instruct conferees, H6576, H6577 [14OC]

Social Security: use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits, H1963 [12AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: delist the gray wolf and list the Mexican wolf as endangered and expand geographic boundaries of the Mexican wolf population area in Arizona and New Mexico, H5809 [25SE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 570), H2817• [21MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H571 [15FE], H741 [28FE]

Votes: position on missed, H2751• [17MY], H4188• [8JY], H5456• [10SE], E1030• [9JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2771 [17MY], H4308 [9JY]

Tributes

Herrera, Mary, E1822• [10DE]