LUJÁN, BEN RAY (a Representative from New Mexico)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3866 [19JN]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 687), H5857 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3559 [13JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3207, H3217 [5JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4344 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H2575 [13MY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5655 [18SE]

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

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 1421), H1856 [9AP]

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), H1911 [10AP]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H4309 [9JY]

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), H1430 [14MR]

——— 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]

Civilian Conservation Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 249), H4599 [17JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4309 [9JY]

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

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H5589 [17SE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H3096 [4JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: consult with Indian tribes to make grants and enter into agreements with eligible entities to conduct research and education and training programs to protect and preserve Native American seeds (see H.R. 3782), H8127 [19DE]

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

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H2604 [14MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish centers of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open-air burn pits (see H.R. 2510), H7312 [20NO]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]

——— 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. 1433), H2067 [16AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H1331 [11MR]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3538), H7312 [20NO]

——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H2656 [15MY]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H1719 [20MR]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H7053 [13NO]

——— recruit, prepare, and support principals through capacity-building measures that will improve student academic achievement in high-need schools (see H.R. 1736), H2350 [25AP]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see H.R. 2495), H4215 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 3229), H6102 [1OC]

——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H4081 [26JN]

——— establish a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, support methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and improve prevention and treatment of addiction (see H.R. 752), H594 [15FE]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H1993 [12AP]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H342 [4FE]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants under the School-Based Health Centers Program (see H.R. 2632), H5263 [31JY]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 565), H5589 [17SE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H2485 [7MY]

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

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H5767 [19SE]

——— 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 HUD: provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for specialized housing and supportive services to elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of related children (see H.R. 3501), H7395 [2DE]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H4080 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 3061), H5399 [2AU]

——— pay Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program benefits to survivors of eligible Dept. of Energy contractor employees (see H.R. 2904), H5341 [1AU]

——— strengthen quality control measures for lung disease claims and establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see H.R. 2905), H5341 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to States all right, title, and interest in, and to a percentage of, the mineral royalties and other amounts required to be paid relative to public land and deposits in the State (see H.R. 1972), H2602 [14MY]

——— provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see H.R. 3178), H6454 [9OC]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 666), H501 [13FE]

Dept. of Transportation: set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H7508 [4DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

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

——— repeal limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in the Independent Living Program (see H.R. 3330), H6768 [23OC]

Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 328), H5399 [2AU]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7253 [19NO]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7357 [21NO]

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

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H4599 [17JY]

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]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H5655 [18SE]

FCC: reform and modernize Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program (see H.R. 1685), H2246 [23AP]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2068), H4827 [19JY]

FEMA: authorize use of grants under the Urban Areas Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program to work in conjunction with a Dept. of Energy national laboratory (see H.R. 3438), H6953 [30OC]

——— award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 3333), H6957 [30OC]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H594 [15FE]

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), H2485 [7MY]

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

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H2840 [21MY]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3091), H5546 [12SE] (see H.R. 3116), H5588 [17SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 363), H5922 [27SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5884 [26SE]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H4980 [23JY]

Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 267), H169 [15JA]

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

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1860 [9AP]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H4488 [15JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H4980 [23JY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H8113 [12DE]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 1208), H1547 [15MR]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H6998 [12NO]

Medicare: create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 2085), H5548 [12SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H3990 [20JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H4078 [26JN]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H1860 [9AP]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H7628 [10DE]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H3758 [18JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2396 [26AP]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H5589 [17SE]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H6676 [22OC]

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

——— provide for a prescription drug plan safety program to prevent fraud and abuse in the dispensing of controlled substances (see H.R. 3392), H6951 [30OC]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 1821), H5403 [2AU]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H7608 [9DE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2604 [14MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H4309 [9JY]

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

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), H7508 [4DE]

Mining and mineral resources: clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs (see H.R. 488), H342 [4FE]

National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see H.R. 2431), H3927 [19JN]

National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3131), H5654 [18SE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2299 [24AP]

Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (see H.R. 2319), H3287 [11JN]

Native Americans: authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights (see H.R. 1377), H1824 [21MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

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), H2914 [22MY]

——— 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), H1721 [20MR]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H3988 [20JN]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H6052 [30SE]

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), H1823 [21MR]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend (see H.R. 518), H370 [5FE]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 3176), H5832 [25SE]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (see H.R. 3654), H7507 [4DE]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1959 [11AP]

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

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2536 [8MY]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H7111 [14NO]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H7111 [14NO]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H3256 [10JN]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3391), H7188 [18NO]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H6770 [23OC]

——— increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal residences (see H.R. 2042), H2773 [17MY]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H4524 [16JY]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H6768 [23OC]

——— 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), H2605 [14MY]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H5175 [30JY]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 901), H4826 [19JY]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 2332), H6999 [12NO]

——— treat Indian tribal governments in the same manner as State governments for certain Federal tax purposes (see H.R. 3030), H7188 [18NO]

T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act: amend (see H.R. 3605), H7354 [21NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1958 [11AP]

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

Wireless microphones: expand eligibility for FCC part 74 licenses to certain users, establish safe haven channels, and authorize access by owners and operators to TV bands databases to protect from interference (see H.R. 2911), H5768 [19SE]

Women: provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see H.R. 1941), H2720 [16MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1331 [11MR]

Year of the Federal Lab: designate (see H. Res. 44), H281 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Carson National Forest: adjust boundary (see H.R. 663), H501 [13FE]

Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (see H.R. 1683), H2246 [23AP]

Dept. of Education: assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (see H.R. 2334), H3356 [12JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide funding to National Laboratories for the Federal share of cooperative research and development agreements that support maturing Laboratory technology and transferring it to the private sector (see H.R. 1711), H2297 [24AP]

Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify programs on translational research and related activities relative to cavernous angioma (see H.R. 2521), H4078 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 1645), H2158 [18AP]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land in San Juan County, NM (see H.R. 1260), H1630 [19MR]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 2029), H2717 [16MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end result contracting authority for projects to improve land management and reduce fire hazards in national forests (see H.R. 727), H546 [14FE]

El Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area: establish in New Mexico (see H.R. 560), H412 [6FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: limit penalties to a State that does not meet its maintenance of effort level of funding to a one-time penalty (see H.R. 2246), H3094 [4JN]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 3426), H6953 [30OC]

Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 2367), H3591 [13JN]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 726), H546 [14FE]

New Mexico: make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements (see H.R. 3564), H7310 [20NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Carson National Forest: adjust boundary (H.R. 663), H503 [13FE]

Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (H.R. 1683), H2248 [23AP]

Dept. of Education: assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (H.R. 2334), H3356 [12JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide funding to National Laboratories for the Federal share of cooperative research and development agreements that support maturing Laboratory technology and transferring it to the private sector (H.R. 1711), H2299 [24AP]

Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify programs on translational research and related activities relative to cavernous angioma (H.R. 2521), H4080 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (H.R. 1645), H2160 [18AP]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land in San Juan County, NM (H.R. 1260), H1631 [19MR]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (H.R. 2029), H2718 [16MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end result contracting authority for projects to improve land management and reduce fire hazards in national forests (H.R. 727), H549 [14FE]

El Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area: establish in New Mexico (H.R. 560), H415 [6FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: limit penalties to a State that does not meet its maintenance of effort level of funding to a one-time penalty (H.R. 2246), H3096 [4JN]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (H.R. 3426), H6956 [30OC]

Native Americans: improve education (H.R. 2367), H3591 [13JN]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (H.R. 726), H549 [14FE]

New Mexico: make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements (H.R. 3564), H7311 [20NO]

Letters

Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act: by, H6301 [5OC]

Lists

Native American tribes and organizations opposed to H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act, H5858 [26SE]

Presentations 

Block Cave Mining: Resolution Copper Mining (company), H5859 [26SE]

Press releases

Navajo President Shelly Urges Lawmakers To Pass a Clean Spending Bill: Navajo Nation, H6552• [12OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3867 [19JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6151 [2OC], H6292 [5OC]

Arizona: exclude Native American sacred and cultural sites from a Federal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) for a mining project, H5857, H5858, H5860 [26SE]

——— facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 687), H5857, H5858, H5860 [26SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1361 [13MR]

Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain FERC projects (H.R. 316), H441, H442 [12FE]

Climate: carbon pollution reduction, H2230 [23AP]

——— global warming, H664 [27FE], H2637 [15MY], H3765 [19JN], H4602 [18JY], H5594 [18SE]

Corps of Engineers: construction account funding, H4344 [10JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain small community irrigation associations to be eligible for Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding, H3867 [19JN]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5594 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5627 [18SE]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 2536), H7633 [11DE]

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

——— National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratory Directed Research and Development program funding, H4350, H4351 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3206 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3206, H3207, H3211 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce memos from John T. Morton relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial discretion, H3211 [5JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4344, H4350, H4351 [10JY]

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

FEMA: State and local wildfire preparedness grant program funding, H3207 [5JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6151 [2OC], H6292, H6301 [5OC], H6500 [11OC], H6552• [12OC]

Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 267), H440 [12FE]

King, Representative Steve: characterization of remarks on Hispanic community, H4990 [24JY]

National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (H.R. 2431), H3765 [19JN]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6151 [2OC]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H742 [28FE]

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

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7336 [21NO]

University of New Mexico: tribute to mock trial teams, E258• [7MR]

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 235), H442 [12FE]

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