LANGEVIN, JAMES R. (a Representative from Rhode Island)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3578 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4912 [23JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2102 [17AP]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H497 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2719 [16MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5767 [19SE]

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

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H4146 [27JN]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H4309 [9JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1569 [18MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]

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

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H8126 [19DE]

——— protect child custody rights of deployed members (see H.R. 1898), H2965 [24MY]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1360 [12MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8125 [19DE]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 128), H1837 [25MR]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5175 [30JY]

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

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: establish and dedicate to John H. Chafee (see H.R. 706), H545 [14FE]

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

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

Budget: prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7628 [10DE]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (see H.R. 699), H1829 [21MR]

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

——— promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 919), H950 [4MR]

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), H4370 [10JY]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 3323), H6768 [23OC]

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), H5513 [11SE]

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), H1549 [15MR]

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

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

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H1425 [14MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H5342 [1AU]

Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (see H.R. 2043), H2773 [17MY]

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

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 756), H594 [15FE]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2070), H2838 [21MY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 21), H284 [23JA]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H2161 [18AP]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H6902 [29OC]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H278 [23JA]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H5803 [20SE] (see H.R. 3353), H6827 [28OC]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1399 [13MR]

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

——— reform crop insurance program (see H.R. 1995), H4370 [10JY]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H3652 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: reprogram amounts appropriated for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) (see H.R. 1481), H2249 [23AP]

——— require notification of congressional defense committees about certain sensitive military operations (see H.R. 1904), H2567 [9MY]

——— 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. 2159), H2953 [23MY]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H341 [4FE]

——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 1334), H4145 [27JN]

——— establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 563), H412 [6FE]

——— establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 1243), H1567 [18MR]

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

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see H.R. 2574), H4485 [11JY]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see H.R. 2172), H4178 [28JN]

——— make grants to establish State Networks on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (see H.R. 2592), H4174 [28JN]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H3357 [12JN]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H4142 [27JN]

——— provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 2316), H3287 [11JN]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 1089), H1356 [12MR]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see H.R. 2495), H4037 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see H.R. 3090), H5546 [12SE]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H5348 [1AU]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H628 [25FE]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H1359 [12MR]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H3256 [10JN]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H4979 [23JY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H6012 [28SE]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H1911 [10AP]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 541), H5884 [26SE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H1550 [15MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 385), H7188 [18NO] (see H.R. 3743), H8108 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see H.R. 97), H30 [3JA]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5656 [18SE]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H629 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H1426 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3369), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and assistance to U.S. Paralympics, Inc. (see H.R. 1402), H2656 [15MY]

——— 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), H86 [14JA]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (see H.R. 375), H279 [23JA]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H2840 [21MY]

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

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7608 [9DE]

Election Assistance Commission: fill vacancies (see H. Res. 311), H4826 [19JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H222 [22JA]

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]

——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 2852), H5173 [30JY]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 951), H981 [5MR]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H3216 [5JN]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5087 [25JY]

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

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1289), H2249 [23AP]

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

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 517), H818 [28FE]

——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H7312 [20NO]

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

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), 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), H6901 [29OC]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H1630 [19MR]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1837 [25MR]

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), H2161 [18AP]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 137), H294 [25JA]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H294 [25JA]

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

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H294 [25JA]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see H.R. 3643), H7508 [4DE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H950 [4MR]

——— repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 661), H1398 [13MR]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H294 [25JA]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H56 [4JA]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H4486 [11JY]

——— support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see H.R. 799), H596 [15FE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2125 [17AP]

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

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H284 [23JA]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H3016 [3JN]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2605 [14MY]

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]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 2352), H3590 [13JN]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H1430 [14MR]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H599 [15FE] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

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

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1331 [11MR]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1360 [12MR]

Jordan: recognize long-term partnership and friendship with the U.S. and commend response to Syrian humanitarian crisis by hosting refugees fleeing conflict (see H. Res. 222), H4146 [27JN]

Kennedy, John F.: designate May 29, 2014, as a national day of remembrance honoring the late President (see H. Res. 427), H7354 [21NO]

Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see H. Con. Res. 41), H4858 [22JY]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1087), H1911 [10AP]

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), H3288 [11JN]

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), H1633 [19MR]

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

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H5436 [9SE]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2656 [15MY]

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

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H1633 [19MR]

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

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

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H2570 [9MY]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 805), H3015 [3JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H1568 [18MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H4599 [17JY]

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), H176 [18JA]

——— require salaries be sequestered during any sequester under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (see H.R. 1478), H1909 [10AP]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6958 [30OC]

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

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), H1824 [21MR]

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

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2484 [7MY]

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

National Middle Level Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 100), H1431 [14MR]

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

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 60), H413 [6FE]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4599 [17JY]

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), H2914 [22MY]

OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (see H.R. 328), H4039 [25JN]

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

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

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H344 [4FE]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), 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), H1332 [11MR]

——— 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), H2535 [8MY]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see H. Con. Res. 67), H7447 [3DE]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H3216 [5JN]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H629 [25FE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3465), H7447 [3DE]

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), H5093 [26JY]

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]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1698), H4726 [18JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2656 [15MY]

——— 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), H7394 [2DE]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H5768 [19SE]

——— 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]

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

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H8107 [12DE]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H4145 [27JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright decision on provision of counsel to indigent defendants in felony cases (see H. Res. 108), H1994 [12AP]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H1430 [14MR]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H983 [5MR]

——— expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 877), H701 [27FE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2499), H7111 [14NO]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H5051 [24JY]

——— 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 an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H4178 [28JN]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H1430 [14MR]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 2137), H2952 [23MY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 766), H594 [15FE]

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

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 609), H454 [12FE]

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

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H5175 [30JY]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 227), H3358 [12JN]

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

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7365 [22NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1430 [14MR]

——— clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7050 [13NO]

——— 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]

——— 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), H4177 [28JN]

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]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6546 [11OC]

——— 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), H7312 [20NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3990 [20JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 723), H546 [14FE]

Credit: require portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see H.R. 3031), H5397 [2AU]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school counseling program (see H.R. 2317), H3287 [11JN]

Education: express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 51), H342 [4FE]

Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 3032), H5397 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see H.R. 3423), H6953 [30OC]

Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3563), H7310 [20NO]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 236), H84 [14JA]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 399), H6954 [30OC]

Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (see H.R. 1504), H1956 [11AP]

Sports: commend and support the U.S. delegation and the U.S. Deaf Sports Federation in their representation of the U.S. at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria (see H. Res. 314), H4857 [22JY]

Taxation: allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3422), H6953 [30OC]

——— reduce the depreciation recovery periods for energy efficient commercial buildings (see H.R. 2598), H4174 [28JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 723), H549 [14FE]

Credit: require portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (H.R. 3031), H5401 [2AU]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school counseling program (H.R. 2317), H3288 [11JN]

Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace (H.R. 3032), H5401 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (H.R. 3423), H6956 [30OC]

Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 3563), H7311 [20NO]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (H.R. 236), H86 [14JA]

Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (H.R. 1504), H1957 [11AP]

Taxation: allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans (H.R. 3422), H6956 [30OC]

——— reduce the depreciation recovery periods for energy efficient commercial buildings (H.R. 2598), H4177 [28JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H2625 [15MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3773 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4386 [11JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5783• [20SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6272 [4OC], E1417• [2OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6136 [2OC], H6512 [11OC]

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 723), H3268 [11JN]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (H.R. 900), E571• [26AP]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration, H5783• [20SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1799• [21MR]

Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H462 [13FE]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 756), H2048 [16AP]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6720•, H6742 [23OC]

——— prohibit implementation of National Ocean Policy coastal and marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management components, H6742 [23OC]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: observance, H6930 [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H2625 [15MY], H3773 [19JN], H4386 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8042 [12DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3526 [13JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 256), H3312 [12JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4912, H4913 [23JY]

——— Navy Advanced Submarine Systems Development program funding through reductions in operations and maintenance funding, H4912, H4913 [23JY]

——— operation and maintenance funding through reductions in Defense Rapid Innovation Program funding, H3526 [13JN]

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

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), H2936• [23MY], H4092 [27JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), H4221 [9JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4623 [18JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5144 [30JY]

District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (H.J. Res. 71), E1417• [2OC]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H684 [27FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2518• [8MY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), consideration (H. Res. 113), H1411 [14MR]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1933 [11AP]

——— gun control, H1933 [11AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6136 [2OC], H6272 [4OC], H6512 [11OC], E1417• [2OC]

Health: tribute to neurosurgeons who worked to update the Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries, E1394• [27SE]

Hurricanes: ensure States receiving a major disaster declaration due to Hurricane Sandy damage are eligible to receive EPA State and Tribal Assistance Grants, H103 [15JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H103 [15JA]

Information technology: improve Federal information security (H.R. 1163), H2048 [16AP]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), concur in Senate amendments (H. Res. 441), H8042 [12DE]

National Foster Care Month: observance, H2524 [8MY]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), E1417• [2OC]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: observance, E1394• [27SE]

NIH: biomedical research funding, H5863 [26SE], E1386• [26SE]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1971• [12AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2094, H2102, H2103 [17AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H7266 [20NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5783• [20SE]

Public utilities: include local utility districts in cyber threat intelligence sharing, H2102, H2103 [17AP]

Rhode Island: tribute to HealthSource RI (health exchange), E1412• [1OC]

Sports: commend and support the U.S. delegation and the U.S. Deaf Sports Federation in their representation of the U.S. at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria (H. Res. 314), E1112• [22JY]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), E1417• [2OC]

Votes: position on missed, H3200• [5JN], H4155• [28JN], H5355• [2AU], H5895• [27SE], H6755• [23OC]

Water Resources Reform and Development Act: impact on environmental laws, H6720• [23OC]

West Warwick, RI: anniversary, E1357• [20SE]

Tributes

Andrade, Robert P., E201• [27FE]