MAFFEI, DANIEL B. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

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

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), H7153 [15NO]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H7395 [2DE]

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), H1398 [13MR]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H2485 [7MY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1328 [7MR]

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

——— exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see H.R. 811), H703 [27FE]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H3990 [20JN]

CERCLA: modify provisions relative to grants (see H.R. 2896), H5260 [31JY]

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), H344 [4FE]

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

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehichles (see H.R. 724), H1632 [19MR]

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

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4483 [11JY]

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

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H5051 [24JY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H7111 [14NO]

Dain Taylor Venne Post Office Building, Port Henry, NY: designate (see H.R. 3609), H7354 [21NO]

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), H1569 [18MR]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H4039 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish a task force on urotrauma (see H.R. 984), H5435 [9SE]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2775 [17MY]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2959 [23MY]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3016 [3JN]

——— require notification of congressional defense committees about certain sensitive military operations (see H.R. 1904), H2914 [22MY]

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

——— review operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 1494), H1994 [12AP]

Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 1875), H4309 [9JY]

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

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H5548 [12SE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H2161 [18AP]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H3990 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit land border crossing fees (see H.R. 1886), H2575 [13MY]

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), H7111 [14NO]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H.R. 1861), H3592 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H2354 [25AP]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H504 [13FE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H1398 [13MR]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H2913 [22MY]

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

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4524 [16JY]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H1355 [12MR]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1861 [9AP]

Education: improve early education (see H.R. 1041), H6829 [28OC]

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

EPA: implement guidelines for specification of certain dredged or fill material disposal sites (see H.R. 2937), H5404 [2AU]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H5806 [23SE]

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), H2605 [14MY]

Federal agencies and departments: 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]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H5548 [12SE]

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

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6901 [29OC]

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

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H703 [27FE]

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), H2400 [30AP]

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]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H4214 [8JY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H5802 [20SE]

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

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 2773), H5404 [2AU]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H1398 [13MR]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H4599 [17JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6902 [29OC]

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), H2354 [25AP]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H3216 [5JN]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

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

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), H4215 [8JY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2570 [9MY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 180), H2354 [25AP]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H5404 [2AU]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H2125 [17AP]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H3760 [18JN]

——— delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and diabetic testing supply mail order program (see H.R. 2375), H5513 [11SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H5403 [2AU]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H5589 [17SE]

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

——— 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), H6493 [10OC]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2913 [22MY]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2485 [7MY]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H1550 [15MR]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H5548 [12SE]

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

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H4080 [26JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1958 [11AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to prohibit an increase in compensation from taking effect until a House election has intervened (see H.J. Res. 33), H1431 [14MR]

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

——— 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), H4523 [16JY]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H5655 [18SE]

——— reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 398), H2655 [15MY]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1431), H4827 [19JY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H7508 [4DE]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H2354 [25AP]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2616), H4212 [8JY]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 358), H5833 [25SE]

National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (see H.R. 2112), H2911 [22MY]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H703 [27FE]

National Guard: establish Cyber and Computer Network Incident Response Teams in each State to respond to cyber emergencies (see H.R. 1640), H3016 [3JN]

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1398 [13MR]

National Science Week: support goals and ideals of week and biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival (see H. Res. 276), H6829 [28OC]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 2763), H4825 [19JY]

Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (see H. Res. 71), H1360 [12MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H8127 [19DE]

——— ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8118 [16DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H8113 [12DE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H1860 [9AP]

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

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 268), H169 [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), H417 [6FE]

——— 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), H3995 [24JN]

——— 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), H818 [28FE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H3253 [6JN]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2354 [25AP]

Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office, Alden, NY: designate (see H.R. 3472), H7395 [2DE]

Small business: transfer funds to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, improve microenterprise programs, and establish the SBA Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2474), H5404 [2AU]

Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 896), H1398 [13MR]

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

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1328 [7MR]

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]

Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building, Brockport, NY: designate (see H.R. 1451), H2396 [26AP]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5834 [25SE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8112 [12DE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2499), H5589 [17SE]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 535), H2604 [14MY]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2605 [14MY]

——— 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), H5403 [2AU]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 2332), H5051 [24JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H7628 [10DE]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H3688 [17JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

Veterans: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3397), H7053 [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), H2392 [26AP]

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), H2605 [14MY]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 996), H1318 [6MR]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H7508 [4DE]

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

——— ensure access to best available overall and reproductive health care and affordable insurance, reduce health disparities, end gender-based violence, and promote economic security (see H. Res. 94), H1360 [12MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1398 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of the Inspector General for Probation and Pretrial Services (see H.R. 3669), H7566 [5DE]

Law enforcement: increase supervision of persons required to wear an electronic monitoring device as a condition of release from prison and criminalize disabling of such devices (see H.R. 3669), H7566 [5DE]

Taxation: extend payroll tax reduction (see H.R. 516), H370 [5FE]

——— provide a credit to small employers for certain newly hired employees (see H.R. 3127), H5654 [18SE]

——— provide for the tax treatment of small business start-up savings accounts (see H.R. 2558), H4143 [27JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 1295), H1718 [20MR]

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), H501 [13FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (H.R. 3793), H8126 [19DE]

Taxation: extend payroll tax reduction (H.R. 516), H372 [5FE]

——— provide a credit to small employers for certain newly hired employees (H.R. 3127), H5655 [18SE]

——— provide for the tax treatment of small business start-up savings accounts (H.R. 2558), H4144 [27JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 1295), H1720 [20MR]

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 (H.R. 664), H503 [13FE]

Letters

Investigation into crimes attributed to David Renz while under pretrial supervision and electronic monitoring by the Federal probation system: Thomas F. Hogan, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, H3670 [17JN]

Motions

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), H2551 [9MY]

Remarks

Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, E50• [23JA]

Budget: repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H671 [27FE]

Crime: impact of budget sequestration on Federal probation system, H3670 [17JN]

Davaluri, Nina: Miss America Pageant winner, H7149 [15NO]

Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H2448 [7MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: add to list of inspectors general required to submit report on sharing of cyber threat intelligence, H2131 [18AP]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H671 [27FE], H1642 [20MR]

——— revitalize the middle class, H202 [22JA]

Manlius, NY: anniversary, E539• [24AP]

Minoa, NY: anniversary, E52• [23JA]

——— anniversary of Minoa Fire Dept., E268• [12MR]

Moravia, NY: tribute to Moravia High School boys’ basketball team, E823• [6JN]

North Syracuse, NY: anniversary of North Syracuse Fire Dept., E745• [23MY]

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), H2131 [18AP]

Older Americans Month: observance, E742• [23MY]

Onondaga Historical Association: anniversary, E161• [15FE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), motion to recommit, H2551 [9MY]

——— prohibit payment of debt held by certain foreign countries instead of protecting U.S. senior citizens, veterans, and those harmed by natural disasters in the event that the debt ceiling is reached, H2551 [9MY]

Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Jewish Community Center of Syracuse, E770• [3JN]

——— anniversary of Syracuse VA Medical Center, E862• [14JN]

Vera’s House (organization): tribute to White Ribbon Campaign against domestic violence, H2147• [18AP]

Votes: position on missed, H607 [25FE], H649• [26FE], H5457• [10SE]

Washington Redskins (football team): call for name change, H7193• [19NO]

Tributes

Dennis, Jerry, E1331• [18SE]

Onondaga Community College: tribute to men’s lacrosse team, E841• [11JN]

Phillips, Francis G., IV, E687• [16MY]

Schneider, Kyle R., E634• [9MY]

Tubman, Harriet, E270• [12MR]