LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3557 [13JN]

Appointments

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H6641 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

AID: expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3583), H7353 [21NO]

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

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1860 [9AP]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H5436 [9SE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H4858 [22JY]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (H.R. 1164), consideration (see H. Res. 372), H6289 [4OC]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5348 [1AU]

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

——— reform the Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to the burden of proof, required qualifications for the investigating officer, the permitted scope of the investigation, and the protection of witnesses (see H.R. 3360), H7312 [20NO]

Aviation: prohibit subsidiaries of foreign owned corporations from obtaining contracts for the performance of passenger and baggage security screening at domestic commercial airports (see H.R. 1455), H1908 [10AP]

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), H2656 [15MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7053 [13NO]

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]

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

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

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H599 [15FE]

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

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

Clean Air Act: 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), H2914 [22MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6545 [11OC]

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

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H2804 [20MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H504 [13FE]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H3990 [20JN]

Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 1002), H1721 [20MR]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H1993 [12AP]

Cyprus: support end of division (see H. Res. 308), H5349 [1AU]

Dain Taylor Venne Post Office Building, Port Henry, NY: designate (see H.R. 3609), H7365 [22NO]

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), H1994 [12AP]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H2354 [25AP]

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

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

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1867), H2605 [14MY] (see H.R. 2207), H3289 [11JN]

——— 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), H2804 [20MY]

——— protect new Armed Forces members undergoing basic training from sexual advances of those responsible for their instruction (see H.R. 430), H2775 [17MY]

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

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

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see H.R. 1979), H2804 [20MY]

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

Dept. of HHS: 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]

Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see H.R. 354), H5402 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H6999 [12NO]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H4598 [17JY] (see H.R. 2146), H7312 [20NO]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H2575 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1359 [12MR]

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

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (see H.R. 2527), H4178 [28JN]

——— 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), H5402 [2AU]

Disasters: issue guidance on Federal response to a large-scale nuclear disaster (see H.R. 1700), H2297 [24AP]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H7188 [18NO]

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), H2354 [25AP]

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 765), H2958 [23MY]

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

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H2840 [21MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H3256 [10JN]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H3357 [12JN]

——— require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 2003), H2654 [15MY]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 3019), H5397 [2AU]

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

FEMA: provide relief from increased flood insurance premium rates for homes in disaster areas (see H.R. 960), H1958 [11AP]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H56 [4JA]

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]

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), 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), H372 [5FE]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H372 [5FE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H2125 [17AP]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H372 [5FE]

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

——— repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 661), H500 [13FE]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H372 [5FE]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 712), H2719 [16MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6775 [24OC]

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]

Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see H.R. 2407), H3758 [18JN]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H2066 [16AP]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC]

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), H1360 [12MR]

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

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

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), 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), H2774 [17MY]

Leonard Montalto Post Office Building, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 181), H224 [22JA]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (see H.R. 2174), H3216 [5JN]

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

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H2570 [9MY]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H3096 [4JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2438 [6MY]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H2604 [14MY]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H2438 [6MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H599 [15FE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6103 [1OC]

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), H3689 [17JN]

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 199), H2437 [6MY]

National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (see H.R. 2112), H3592 [13JN]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4215 [8JY]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H2249 [23AP]

National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3131), H6103 [1OC]

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

Nuclear energy: require spent nuclear fuel be stored in dry cask storage (see H.R. 3354), H6827 [28OC]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H5408 [6SE]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H550 [14FE]

——— 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), H5175 [30JY]

——— 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), H1958 [11AP]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 2248), H3095 [4JN]

Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 1187), H3357 [12JN]

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

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2387), H3653 [14JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H5834 [25SE]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2249 [23AP]

Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office, Alden, NY: designate (see H.R. 3472), H7689 [11DE]

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3097 [4JN]

——— 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), H3015 [3JN]

Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (see H.R. 606), H431 [8FE]

Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office Building, Corning, NY: designate (see H.R. 3765), H8109 [12DE]

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

Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building, Brockport, NY: designate (see H.R. 1451), H3016 [3JN]

Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 2139), H4214 [8JY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H3096 [4JN]

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

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H2656 [15MY]

——— provide adjustments in individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1568), H2025 [15AP]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H2719 [16MY]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 2137), H3289 [11JN]

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), H2604 [14MY]

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), H5176 [30JY]

Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2056), H2959 [23MY]

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

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

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1921), H3760 [18JN]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H7352 [21NO]

——— 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]

——— 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), H6952 [30OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1860 [9AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of adding Hudson River Valley in New York, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2636), H4308 [9JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H4856 [22JY]

Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H1825 [21MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3513), H7152 [15NO]

NRC: retain and redistribute certain collected fines (see H.R. 2861), H5173 [30JY]

Nuclear energy: provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities (see H.R. 2712), H4597 [17JY]

Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 2419), H3758 [18JN]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1835), H2436 [6MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of adding Hudson River Valley in New York, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 2636), H4309 [9JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (H.R. 2738), H4725 [18JY]

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (H.R. 2780), H4857 [22JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (H.R. 3513), H7152 [15NO]

NRC: retain and redistribute certain collected fines (H.R. 2861), H5174 [30JY]

Nuclear energy: provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities (H.R. 2712), H4598 [17JY]

Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (H.R. 2419), H3759 [18JN]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (H.R. 1835), H2437 [6MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), E966• [25JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4390 [11JY]

Amtrak: capital and debt service grants funding, H5134 [30JY]

Appropriations: making continuing, H6620 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5775, H5782 [20SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration (H. Res. 352), H5686 [19SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (H. Res. 368), H6045 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5991, H5992, H6001 [28SE], H6014, H6034 [30SE], H6136, H6142, H6148 [2OC], H6256, H6264 [4OC], H6328, H6335 [7OC], H6362, H6363, H6391 [8OC], H6434, H6437 [9OC], H6469 [10OC], H6500 [11OC], H6550 [12OC], H8075 [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), H1303, H1304, H1305, H1309 [6MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), Senate amendment, H1791, H1792 [21MR]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), H6006 [28SE]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), H6197 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), H6434 [9OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E531• [24AP]

Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (H.R. 3273), H6391 [8OC]

Bronx, NY: express condolences to victims and families killed or injured in the Metro-North train derailment, H7428 [3DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1417 [14MR], H3034 [4JN], E302• [14MR]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration, H5782 [20SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H8075 [12DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H3034 [4JN]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (H.R. 3302), H6664 [22OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), H6264 [4OC]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4390 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3561 [13JN]

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

——— impact of budget sequestration, H4887 [23JY]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H3312 [12JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4887 [23JY]

——— require service academies to incorporate sexual assault prevention into ethics curricula, H3561 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), H6500 [11OC]

Dept. of HHS: making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), H6362, H6363 [8OC]

——— prohibit use of Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund funding for Hurricane Sandy damage costs that are reimbursed by self-insurance, H113, H114 [15JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3126 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3034 [4JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), H6469 [10OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, H3053 [4JN]

——— National Cemetery Administration funding, H146 [15JA]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3052, H3053, H3081 [4JN], H6202 [3OC]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3034 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3081 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5113, H5114, H5134 [30JY]

District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (H.J. Res. 71), H6078 [1OC], H6136 [2OC]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H1303, H1304, H1305, H1309 [6MR]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2507 [8MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4238 [9JY]

FAA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), H6437 [9OC]

FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), H6328 [7OC]

FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), H6256 [4OC]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), H43 [4JA]

Floods: disaster assistance to Colorado, H5782 [20SE]

Food Allergy Awareness Week: observance, E714• [21MY]

Food for Peace Act: reform food assistance programs, E966• [25JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6014, H6045 [30SE], H6136, H6142, H6148 [2OC], H6197, H6202 [3OC], H6256, H6264 [4OC], H6328, H6335 [7OC], H6362, H6363, H6391 [8OC], H6437 [9OC], H6469 [10OC], H6500 [11OC], H6550 [12OC], H6620 [16OC]

Greece: independence anniversary, E360• [21MR]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate, H3052 [4JN]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 352), H5686 [19SE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H43 [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H112, H113, H114, H118, H126, H134, H139, H146 [15JA]

——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, H126 [15JA]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), Senate amendments, H6620 [16OC]

LSC: funding, H139 [15JA]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H8075 [12DE]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6148 [2OC]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6550 [12OC]

NIH: funding, H7661 [11DE]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H6083 [1OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), H6142 [2OC]

——— provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 2019), H7661 [11DE]

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), E509• [23AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H5991, H5992, H6001 [28SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5686 [19SE], H5775, H5782 [20SE]

——— repeal, H6362 [8OC]

Public debt: ceiling, H6620 [16OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached, H5686 [19SE], H5775, H5782 [20SE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H8075 [12DE]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6083 [1OC], H6202 [3OC]

Tributes

Athens, Andrew A., E320• [18MR]

Laster, Richard and Lee, E1644• [13NO]

Ottinger, Richard L., E561• [26AP]

Villar, Isabel E., E814• [6JN]