LOWENTHAL, ALAN S. (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H90 [15JA]

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6744 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4916 [23JY]

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), H7225 [19NO]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), H5612 [18SE]

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]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 2201), H5403 [2AU]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3688 [17JN]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H8126 [19DE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6643 [16OC]

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]

——— afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2841), H6999 [12NO]

——— 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), H5768 [19SE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H3990 [20JN]

——— express importance of easing the transition of members and their families from military to civilian life (see H. Res. 104), H1861 [9AP]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1333), H1822 [21MR]

——— improve mental health assessments provided to members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 1463), H1908 [10AP]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H2570 [9MY]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 198), H3216 [5JN] (see H.R. 2324), H3655 [14JN]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 3172), H7689 [11DE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 189), H2393 [26AP]

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

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3578), H7608 [9DE]

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), H4524 [16JY]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H5589 [17SE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H3097 [4JN]

——— 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]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H4483 [11JY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H2248 [23AP]

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

Cargo transportation: establish national policies and programs to strengthen freight-related infrastructure (see H.R. 974), H1360 [12MR]

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), H1829 [21MR]

Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2734), H6493 [10OC]

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), H5404 [2AU]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H1360 [12MR]

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), H628 [25FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H628 [25FE]

——— 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: 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), H5513 [11SE]

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

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H7608 [9DE]

Commission on America and Its Veterans: establish (see H.R. 1492), H1955 [11AP]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4599 [17JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3929 [19JN]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H2570 [9MY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H1825 [21MR]

Congress: establish the style for amending laws (see H.R. 760), H1958 [11AP]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H8112 [12DE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 728), H5513 [11SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 355), H6290 [4OC]

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), H1357 [12MR]

Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see H.R. 2656), H5404 [2AU]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 312), H416 [6FE]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 645), H629 [25FE]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 736), H3015 [3JN]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H6957 [30OC]

——— constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 40), H3016 [3JN]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H6643 [16OC]

——— 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), H2246 [23AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H2249 [23AP]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative (see H.R. 1413), H2485 [7MY]

——— establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 764), H3015 [3JN]

——— issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 2646), H5175 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List (see H.R. 1855), H2483 [7MY]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2300 [24AP]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H3289 [11JN]

——— provide for assignment of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners-Adult/Adolescent to brigades and equivalent units (see H.R. 1986), H6644 [16OC]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H1956 [11AP]

——— 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), H5088 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 3047), H7312 [20NO]

——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see H.R. 521), H1993 [12AP]

——— award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language (see H.R. 2549), H4858 [22JY]

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

——— establish 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), H2351 [25AP]

——— establish Elementary Educator Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Content Coach program (see H.R. 1090), H1911 [10AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2397 [26AP]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see H.R. 2172), H3760 [18JN]

——— increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1854), H2483 [7MY]

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

——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H3688 [17JN]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H504 [13FE]

——— provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2878), H5548 [12SE]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2296), H3991 [20JN]

——— 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]

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2195), H3760 [18JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see H.R. 3090), H5834 [25SE]

——— authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H5589 [17SE]

——— better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 1732), H6545 [11OC]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H3016 [3JN]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H416 [6FE]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H3988 [20JN]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H1860 [9AP]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H4178 [28JN]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see H.R. 2893), H7395 [2DE]

——— 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]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 1019), H6676 [22OC]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H2485 [7MY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H499 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H5548 [12SE]

——— provide definitions of terms and services for community-based gang intervention to ensure funding for such intervention is utilized in a cost-effective manner and agencies are held accountable (see H.R. 2669), H4482 [11JY]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H1959 [11AP]

——— enhance security for facilities and personnel at U.S. diplomatic and consular posts abroad (see H.R. 2723), H4724 [18JY]

——— list Vietnam as a ‘‘Country of Particular Concern’’ relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 218), H5404 [2AU]

——— prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H6957 [30OC]

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

——— establish Ocean Energy Safety Institute to promote the use of best available and safest offshore drilling technologies (see H.R. 3780), H8117 [16DE]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 2486), H4037 [25JN]

——— prepare a feasibility study and implement demonstration projects to restore the San Gabriel River watershed in California (see H.R. 2436), H3927 [19JN]

——— study suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1501), H6545 [11OC]

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

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 182), H1911 [10AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H7446 [3DE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1911 [10AP]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 1452), H2570 [9MY]

——— extend Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (see H.R. 2011), H4827 [19JY]

——— give preference to veteran-owned local contractors (see H.R. 2358), H5175 [30JY]

——— 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), H1829 [21MR]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3369), H6901 [29OC]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H5435 [9SE]

——— make grants with minority-serving institutions to establish verified delivery systems to address social and academic problems facing veterans enrolled at such institutions (see H.R. 1251), H1629 [19MR]

——— modify method of determining whether Filipino veterans are U.S. residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation (see H.R. 3207), H5921 [27SE]

——— 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), H6412 [8OC]

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

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation (see H.R. 1805), H5051 [24JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4215 [8JY]

——— make eligibility criteria, disbursement policies, and tax treatment for certain caregiver compensation programs consistent (see H.R. 3443), H7112 [14NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 1714), H2298 [24AP]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H7053 [13NO]

Diplomatic Security Act: revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations (see H.R. 925), H1568 [18MR]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H5175 [30JY]

Drugs: reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 689), H1550 [15MR]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H5768 [19SE]

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

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H2396 [26AP]

——— strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see H.R. 1258), H1630 [19MR]

Election Assistance Commission: develop and publish recommendations for best practices that States may use to establish and operate independent congressional redistricting commissions (see H.R. 2928), H5834 [25SE]

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

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 2983), H7446 [3DE]

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

European Union: support goals and objectives of Ireland’s Council Presidency (see H. Res. 74), H1399 [13MR]

FAA: issue regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas of Los Angeles County, CA (see H.R. 456), H6604 [15OC]

Families and domestic relations: grant rights and responsibilities available to married couples under Federal law to couples in legal unions similar to marriage including domestic partnership and civil unions (see H.R. 2834), H5263 [31JY]

——— 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]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H7628 [10DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1751), H2350 [25AP]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 1385), H1824 [21MR]

——— exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H5589 [17SE]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4524 [16JY]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4522 [16JY]

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

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4599 [17JY]

Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see H.R. 533), H4826 [19JY]

——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H6677 [22OC]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H4081 [26JN]

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

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H950 [4MR]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H5262 [31JY]

Firearms: ban guns for persons who have been convicted of stalking or who are subject to a court order restraining the person from stalking (see H.R. 1914), H6175 [2OC]

——— 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), H2396 [26AP]

——— 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), H628 [25FE]

——— impose excise tax on concealable firearms and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a firearms buyback grant program (see H.R. 793), H703 [27FE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1993 [12AP] (see H.R. 955), H1632 [19MR]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H1549 [15MR]

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), H4175 [28JN]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 69), H628 [25FE]

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]

——— require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H5175 [30JY]

Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 1409), H4039 [25JN]

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

——— require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 1916), H3929 [19JN]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2030), H2959 [23MY]

GAO: make permanent the requirement for annual reports on reviews of the accuracy of Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical budget submissions (see H.R. 806), H1322 [6MR]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H3253 [6JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3212), H6604 [15OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors (see H. Res. 236), H3592 [13JN]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H6604 [15OC]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H5884 [26SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 363), H6053 [30SE]

Hong Kong: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 1923), H4980 [23JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6998 [12NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H4726 [18JY]

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

House Rules: permit absent Members to participate in committee hearings using video conferencing and establish a remote voting system under which absent Members may cast votes on motions to suspend the rules (see H. Res. 287), H4858 [22JY]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6675 [22OC]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H504 [13FE] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 966), H1360 [12MR]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 221), H2774 [17MY]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H7358 [21NO]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H700 [27FE]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H3097 [4JN]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H7508 [4DE]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H170 [15JA]

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

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

James ‘Jim’ Kohnen Post Office, Dublin, CA: designate (see H.R. 1671), H2246 [23AP]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1378), H1824 [21MR]

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]

Kenya: condemn terrorist attack at Westgate Mall in Nairobi, express condolences to families and friends of victims, commend first responders and rescuers, and reaffirm support for Government and people (see H. Res. 394), H6958 [30OC]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn continuing acts of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H1912 [10AP]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H2965 [24MY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H6643 [16OC]

——— reaffirm commitment to military and economic security and congratulate on election of Park Geun-hye as President and welcome visit to Washington, DC (see H. Res. 200), H2571 [9MY]

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), H4486 [11JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide a certain minimum level of income for the State Assistance Program (see H.R. 2727), H4724 [18JY]

Law enforcement: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 2812), H5050 [24JY]

Los Angeles, CA: celebrate upcoming 2015 Special Olympics World Games (see H. Res. 317), H5050 [24JY]

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

Medicaid: extend to physician assistants eligibility for incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records (see H.R. 1790), H2486 [7MY]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H1860 [9AP]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H2839 [21MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H8112 [12DE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2535 [8MY]

——— provide additional penalties applicable to psychiatric hospitals and units that fail to comply with certain discharge planning process requirements (see H.R. 3128), H6546 [11OC]

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

——— provide coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice (see H.R. 2619), H7253 [19NO]

——— provide for a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (see H.R. 487), H6225 [3OC]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H1360 [12MR]

——— 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), H5834 [25SE]

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

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H2775 [17MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H5655 [18SE]

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), H4214 [8JY]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H6175 [2OC]

——— protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 69), H7507 [4DE]

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

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6290 [4OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR] (see H.R. 1346), H5348 [1AU]

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 526), H5262 [31JY]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3097), H6546 [11OC]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H6453 [9OC]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H7365 [22NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H7365 [22NO]

National Anti-Bullying Month: designate (see H. Res. 398), H6954 [30OC]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 219), H2774 [17MY]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 309), H4858 [22JY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2159 [18AP]

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

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

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 381), H6605 [15OC]

National Nonprofit Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H5547 [12SE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2027 [15AP]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 406), H6997 [12NO]

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

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 64), H7447 [3DE]

Native Americans: restore opportunity by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe for tribal economic development on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 1144), H7357 [21NO]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 1356), H1823 [21MR]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4178 [28JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 573), H661 [26FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 874), H2656 [15MY]

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), H5548 [12SE]

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 2044), H5262 [31JY]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H7608 [9DE]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 268), H2161 [18AP]

——— require corporations and labor organizations to disclose to shareholders and or members amounts disbursed for certain political activity (see H.R. 2670), H8112 [12DE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H1360 [12MR]

——— 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), H1359 [12MR]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H4215 [8JY]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

Public debt: provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased by permitting the Dept. of the Treasury to increase the debt ceiling unless blocked by a supermajority of Congress (see H.R. 233), H6604 [15OC]

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), H2535 [8MY]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H3289 [11JN]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H7608 [9DE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (see H.R. 2955), H6770 [23OC]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5173 [30JY]

Ryan, Leo J.: tribute (see H. Res. 423), H7252 [19NO]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal (see H.R. 2760), H4858 [22JY]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H1959 [11AP]

——— increase maximum loan amount for loans under the Microloan program (see H.R. 3191), H6770 [23OC]

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]

——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 1500), H6676 [22OC]

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), H4980 [23JY]

Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 1321), H6676 [22OC]

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), H1632 [19MR]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H4858 [22JY]

——— 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), H5588 [17SE]

——— 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]

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), H5834 [25SE]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H7153 [15NO]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H4214 [8JY]

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), H2157 [18AP]

——— allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 1885), H2533 [8MY]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2797), H6053 [30SE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1911 [10AP]

——— expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 1032), H1327 [7MR]

——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H7608 [9DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1860 [9AP]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H5175 [30JY]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 535), H2396 [26AP]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 880), H8112 [12DE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H2719 [16MY]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H5589 [17SE]

——— make permanent qualified school construction bonds and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see H.R. 1629), H4309 [9JY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 2945), H7608 [9DE]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H2354 [25AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H7508 [4DE]

——— provide tax credits to small businesses that hire people who were previously unemployed and to small businesses in high unemployment areas (see H.R. 3430), H7253 [19NO]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 3726), H8107 [12DE]

——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence (see H.R. 1213), H4177 [28JN]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H7628 [10DE]

Transportation: provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 2958), H5343 [1AU]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H7508 [4DE]

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), H3760 [18JN]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7051 [13NO]

——— express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and support relief and reconstruction assistance (see H. Res. 404), H7188 [18NO]

Veterans: 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), H2438 [6MY]

——— 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), H2802 [20MY]

Vietnam: prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act (see H.R. 1682), H2397 [26AP]

——— promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1897), H2533 [8MY]

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

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 376), H2396 [26AP]

——— constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H3016 [3JN]

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

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: exempt nonprofit low-income housing providers from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements (see H.R. 3529), H7689 [11DE]

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 745), H818 [28FE]

Water pollution: clarify requirement that permit applications for the discharge of pollutants be approved by disinterested board members (see H.R. 836), H2535 [8MY]

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), H4827 [19JY]

——— prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H6412 [8OC]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1384), H4726 [18JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8127 [19DE]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6770 [23OC]

——— 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), H2656 [15MY]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1229), H4485 [11JY]

——— provide protections against violence against immigrant women (see H.R. 629), H1359 [12MR]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see H.R. 1941), H2959 [23MY]

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

——— require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3404), H7608 [9DE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H2575 [13MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2803 [20MY]

Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1677), H2246 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2978), H5395 [2AU]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Taxation: allow small employers a credit against income tax for hiring individuals receiving unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3781), H8117 [16DE]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Constitutional authority statements

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (H.R. 2978), H5400 [2AU]

Taxation: allow small employers a credit against income tax for hiring individuals receiving unemployment compensation (H.R. 3781), H8118 [16DE]

Motions

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7295 [20NO]

Proclamations

Childhood Cancer Awareness Week: by, E480• [17AP]

Long Beach Central Area Association Anniversary: by, E1160• [30JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6231 [4OC], H6429 [9OC], H6476 [10OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1404 [14MR]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H805 [28FE]

California: impact of global warming and sea-level rise, H5187 [31JY], H7377 [2DE]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H6476 [10OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1849 [9AP]

Climate: global warming, H5501 [11SE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6700 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5755, H5756 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 260), H3376 [13JN]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3376 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4916 [23JY]

——— STARBASE program funding, H4916 [23JY]

——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5639•, H5640• [18SE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (H.R. 320), H487 [13FE]

——— 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), E1110• [22JY]

Dept. of HHS: revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (H.R. 628), H487 [13FE]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5114• [30JY]

Dept. of the Interior: continue to review oil and gas activities that would qualify for categorical exclusions to the National Environmental Policy Act, H7225, H7226 [19NO]

——— issue rules relative to distribution of certain offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf Coast States, H4127 [27JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off certain areas of the coast of California, H4154 [28JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4111, H4127, H4128 [27JN], H4154 [28JN]

——— require Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to complete environmental impact statement on seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, H4128 [27JN]

——— require companies purchasing oil or gas leases to implement company policy to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, H4111 [27JN]

——— require public disclosure of chemicals in hydraulic fracturing fluids, H7296 [20NO]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), H7225, H7226 [19NO]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H5114• [30JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5114• [30JY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H805 [28FE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H1849 [9AP]

FAA: impact of Government shutdown, H6231 [4OC]

FBI: impact of Government shutdown on FBI National Academy, H6231 [4OC]

Firearms: 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, H487 [13FE]

——— gun control, H487 [13FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6231 [4OC], H6429 [9OC]

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (H.R. 2978), H5375 [2AU]

Human Rights Day: observance (H. Res. 436), H7619 [10DE]

Long Beach, CA: opening of Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, E1691• [18NO]

Medicaid: anniversary, H5100 [30JY]

Medicare: anniversary, H5100 [30JY]

Minimum wage: increase, H5501 [11SE]

Mining and mineral resources: clarify definition of ‘‘strategic and critical minerals’’ to only include minerals identified by the National Research Council as strategic and critical, H5613 [18SE]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), H5613 [18SE]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1577 [19MR]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H794• [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H6913 [30OC]

Red Cross Month: observance, H1577 [19MR]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), motion to recommit, H7296 [20NO]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E407• [10AP]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (H. Res. 436), H7619 [10DE]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H794• [28FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H794• [28FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), H676 [27FE], H794• [28FE]

Votes: position on missed, H7334• [21NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7348 [21NO]

Tributes

Barton, Clara, H1577 [19MR]

Kawasaki, Lillian, H5276 [1AU]

Nachlis, Marvin, E814• [6JN]

Seal, William B., E365• [21MR]