MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), H7486 [4DE]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2745 [17MY]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H25 [3JA]

Articles and editorials

Let’s Renew VAWA Today, by, Huffington Post (Internet site), H798• [28FE]

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: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H5513 [11SE]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H5403 [2AU]

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

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), H2396 [26AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1911 [10AP]

Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 1350), H1823 [21MR]

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

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H8112 [12DE]

——— ensure funds provided for operations in Afghanistan are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 200), H173 [15JA]

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

——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H5093 [26JY]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H1824 [21MR]

——— modify the authorities and responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the findings and sentences of courts-martial (see H.R. 1079), H1356 [12MR]

——— provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1996), H2654 [15MY]

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

ATF: restore certain authorities to administer firearms laws (see H.R. 431), H372 [5FE]

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), H2157 [18AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H5173 [30JY]

Budget: exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H4522 [16JY]

——— exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]

——— 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), H7508 [4DE]

Burma: call for an end to the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect of internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups (see H. Res. 418), H8113 [12DE]

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

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 669), H1398 [13MR]

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

——— require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 680), H501 [13FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 852), H700 [27FE]

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), H455 [12FE]

——— 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]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H7395 [2DE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H6958 [30OC]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H4215 [8JY]

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]

Conservation of natural resources: establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation (see H.R. 2935), H7446 [3DE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H3253 [6JN]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H1860 [9AP]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H7052 [13NO]

——— provide for removal of default information from a borrower’s credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans (see H.R. 2561), H4143 [27JN]

Cretan Enosis Day: designate (see H. Res. 432), H7567 [5DE]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H5049 [24JY]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H316 [1FE]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H7251 [19NO]

——— 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), H2397 [26AP]

——— strengthen Federal statutes designed to deter money laundering and terrorism financing (see H.R. 3317), H6768 [23OC]

Cyprus: reaffirm commitment to reunification, guarantee human rights, condemn attempts to use current economic crisis to impose a settlement of people, and affirm dominion over its Exclusive Economic Zone (see H. Res. 187), H2393 [26AP]

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: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H6957 (see H.R. 3353), H6958 [30OC]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1721 [20MR]

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

——— 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), H4146 [27JN]

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

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

Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 2159), H2953 [23MY]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H3688 [17JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1498), H2604 [14MY] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations and unvaccinated populations (see H.R. 1757), H2351 [25AP]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H2719 [16MY]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H3256 [10JN]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2058), H7111 [14NO]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H7253 [19NO]

——— 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 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), H5260 [31JY]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H4485 [11JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1718 [20MR]

——— modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 490), H342 [4FE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize pilot program to improve asset recovery levels, asset management, and homeownership retention relative to delinquent single-family mortgages insured under FHA mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 2815), H5050 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 906), H814 [28FE]

——— improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 906), H814 [28FE]

——— 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), H5176 [30JY]

——— modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 2566), H4143 [27JN]

——— 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), H278 [23JA]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H7311 [20NO]

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]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H1829 [21MR]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H294 [25JA]

——— 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), H6053 [30SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H1829 [21MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H370 [5FE] (see H.R. 2146), H3097 [4JN]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 2191), H2954 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H703 [27FE]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 2086), H7053 [13NO]

——— prohibit medical exam requests of veterans who have submitted sufficient evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals and improve efficiency of disability claims processing (see H.R. 1980), H2840 [21MY]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 1809), H6999 [12NO]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H5921 [27SE]

Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 509), H1829 [21MR]

——— improve individualized education program and facilitate the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 510), H1829 [21MR]

——— provide assistance to States to develop and implement transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who are transitioning from the secondary school system into adulthood (see H.R. 511), H1829 [21MR]

Disasters: provide assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 2887), H5260 [31JY]

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]

Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 133), H1825 [21MR]

——— expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H2249 [23AP]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H8126 [19DE]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H2438 [6MY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 362), H1720 [20MR]

——— statehood (see H.R. 292), H1720 [20MR]

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

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), H5404 [2AU]

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: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H4858 [22JY]

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

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

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

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H5767 [19SE]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H5765 [19SE]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6175 [2OC]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 2098), H2910 [22MY]

Federal Railroad Administration: make loans and loan guarantees available for implementing positive train control systems (see H.R. 3634), H7508 [4DE]

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]

——— provide relief from increased flood insurance premium rates for homes in disaster areas (see H.R. 960), H1360 [12MR]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H28 [3JA]

Financial institutions: encourage institutions to work with their customers affected by the Government shutdown who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6545 [11OC]

——— expand the purposes of advances and collateral available to community development financial institutions (see H.R. 3656), H7566 [5DE]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2025 [15AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1331 [11MR]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 2920), H6676 [22OC]

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), H7053 [13NO]

——— develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see H.R. 2005), H2654 [15MY]

——— 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), H86 [14JA]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H86 [14JA]

——— impose excise tax on concealable firearms and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a firearms buyback grant program (see H.R. 793), H596 [15FE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H86 [14JA]

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

——— require all handguns manufactured, sold, or imported into the U.S. incorporate technology that precludes the average 5-year-old child from operating the handgun when it is ready to fire (see H.R. 2567), H4143 [27JN]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H86 [14JA]

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]

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), H5090 [25JY]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H6223 [3OC]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 1380), H1824 [21MR]

Greece: anniversary of unification of Island of Crete (see H. Res. 432), H7567 [5DE]

Greek Americans: recognize contributions in the U.S. and the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, IL, for documenting such contributions (see H. Res. 338), H5476 [10SE]

Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see H. Res. 61), H413 [6FE]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H2910 [22MY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H5174 [30JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H3016 [3JN]

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]

——— provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 363), H1720 [20MR]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3543), H7309 [20NO]

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]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 633), H1430 [14MR]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2936), H5436 [9SE]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see H.R. 1365), H1861 [9AP]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

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

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1632 [19MR]

——— observe Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, acknowledge the Cyrus Cylinder as a symbol of respect for human rights and religious tolerance, and recognize U.S. tour of the Cyrus Cylinder (see H. Res. 130), H1719 [20MR]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H1360 [12MR]

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), H3358 [12JN]

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

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1568 [18MR]

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

LGBT Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 416), H7152 [15NO]

Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 1846), H3991 [20JN]

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

Medicare: delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H8132 [23DE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H1837 [25MR]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H1956 [11AP]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1661), H6957 [30OC]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H8112 [12DE]

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

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

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), H6998 [12NO]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H1911 [10AP]

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), H5176 [30JY]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H3016 [3JN]

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

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1064), H1355 [12MR] (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]

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

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1630 [19MR]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 301), H5834 [25SE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1550 [15MR]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4143 [27JN]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H3289 [11JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H6493 [10OC]

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

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), H1633 [19MR]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 874), H1721 [20MR]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 918), H1360 [12MR]

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

Political campaigns: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 1338), H1822 [21MR]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H2349 [25AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H372 [5FE]

——— 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), H2125 [17AP]

——— 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), H1398 [13MR]

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

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 1622), H2249 [23AP]

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), H2158 [18AP]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H7109 [14NO]

Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office, Alden, NY: designate (see H.R. 3472), H8113 [12DE]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2633), H5093 [26JY]

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H4524 [16JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H5403 [2AU]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1466), H3760 [18JN]

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

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), H3097 [4JN]

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), H2297 [24AP]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H6999 [12NO]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4214 [8JY]

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

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

——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (see H.R. 2917), H5342 [1AU]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H3288 [11JN]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 2137), H4371 [10JY]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H7395 [2DE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H5884 [26SE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 3143), H5766 [19SE]

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]

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]

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), H5436 [9SE]

——— urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 188), H2393 [26AP]

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), H279 [23JA]

——— 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), H3016 [3JN]

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]

——— 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), H4146 [27JN]

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: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 2874), H5768 [19SE]

——— 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), H1912 [10AP]

——— 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]

——— provide protections against violence against immigrant women (see H.R. 629), H499 [13FE]

——— recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2393 [26AP]

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

World Tuberculosis Day: support goals (see H. Res. 133), H1825 [21MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3654 [14JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 597), H431 [8FE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H701 [27FE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 728), H546 [14FE]

Contracts: assure quality and best value in Federal construction projects by prohibiting the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1942), H2568 [9MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H53 [4JA]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see H.R. 3331), H6768 [23OC]

Credit unions: provide exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in recovery from a disaster (see H.R. 1646), H2158 [18AP]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten programs and programs to support infants and toddlers (see H.R. 1368), H1823 [21MR]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1477), H1909 [10AP]

Dept. of HHS: lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H176 [18JA]

Dept. of Justice: require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 3427), H6953 [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (see H.R. 2522), H4078 [26JN]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H7607 [9DE]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see H.R. 2559), H4143 [27JN]

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]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 517), H370 [5FE]

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: prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H341 [4FE]

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 1369), H1823 [21MR]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2888), H5260 [31JY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2030), H2717 [16MY]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H293 [25JA]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see H.R. 665), H501 [13FE]

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (see H.R. 2600), H4174 [28JN]

Parkinson’s Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 149), H1909 [10AP]

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), H1426 [14MR]

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

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 136), H1825 [21MR]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2291), H3251 [6JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see H.R. 1941), H2568 [9MY]

——— strengthen U.S. advocacy for women’s rights in foreign countries (see H.R. 2947), H5343 [1AU]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1505), H1956 [11AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (H.R. 812), H628 [25FE]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 597), H432 [8FE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (H.R. 863), H702 [27FE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (H.R. 728), H549 [14FE]

Contracts: assure quality and best value in Federal construction projects by prohibiting the practice known as bid shopping (H.R. 1942), H2570 [9MY]

Credit unions: provide exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in recovery from a disaster (H.R. 1646), H2160 [18AP]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten programs and programs to support infants and toddlers (H.R. 1368), H1827 [21MR]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 1477), H1910 [10AP]

Dept. of HHS: lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (H.R. 321), H178 [18JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (H.R. 2522), H4080 [26JN]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (H.R. 3680), H7608 [9DE]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (H.R. 2559), H4145 [27JN]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 517), H372 [5FE]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (H.R. 1261), H1631 [19MR]

Firearms: prevent gun trafficking (H.R. 452), H343 [4FE]

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (H.R. 1369), H1827 [21MR]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 2888), H5262 [31JY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (H.R. 2030), H2718 [16MY]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (H.R. 665), H503 [13FE]

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (H.R. 2600), H4177 [28JN]

Medicare: provide for demostration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (H.R. 3749), H8111 [12DE]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2387), H3654 [14JN]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 2291), H3252 [6JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 56), H5347 [1AU]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (H.R. 1941), H2570 [9MY]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (H.R. 1505), H1957 [11AP]

Letters

Clarify Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act applicability to condominiums: by, H5823 [25SE]

Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act: Mark Zandi, H6921 [30OC]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3718 [18JN]

Al Thani, Hamad bin Khalifa: U.S. visit by Qatar Emir, E559• [26AP]

American Jewish Committee: tribute to American Jewish Committee New York Women of Valor Award recipients, E34• [15JA]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): anniversary, E561• [26AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5844 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 367), H6027 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6121 [2OC], H6361 [8OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1385, H1386, H1387, H1388, H1389, H1390 [13MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1620, H1622, H1624 [19MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), E407• [10AP]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, H679 [27FE], H798• [28FE]

——— improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (H.R. 812), E179• [25FE]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 597), E117• [8FE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (H.R. 863), H4993 [24JY], E201• [27FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2864 [22MY]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (H.R. 728), E148• [14FE]

Contracts: assure quality and best value in Federal construction projects by prohibiting the practice known as bid shopping (H.R. 1942), E640• [9MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (H. Res. 19), E16• [4JA]

Credit unions: provide exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in recovery from a disaster (H.R. 1646), E499• [18AP]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H5078 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5667 [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1388 [13MR]

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

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

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten programs and programs to support infants and toddlers (H.R. 1368), E355• [21MR]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H4047 [26JN]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 1477), E414• [10AP]

Dept. of HHS: lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (H.R. 321), E39• [18JA]

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, H679 [27FE], H798•, H806 [28FE]

——— require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (H.R. 3427), E1607• [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (H.R. 2522), E973• [26JN]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (H.R. 3680), E1814• [9DE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H807 [28FE]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H6188 [3OC]

——— importance of job creation, H5273 [1AU]

Education: Pell Grants funding, H1387 [13MR]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2510•, H2512 [8MY]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), consideration (H. Res. 198), H2456 [7MY]

——— permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (H.R. 2559), E989• [28JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance, E407• [10AP]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 517), E99• [5FE]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), H41 [4JA]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (H.R. 1261), E335• [19MR]

——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), H6920 [30OC]

Firearms: gun control, H483 [13FE], H2357 [26AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (H.R. 452), H483 [13FE], H1391 [13MR]

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (H.R. 1369), E370• [21MR]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 2888), E1175• [31JY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (H.R. 2030), E683• [16MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6121 [2OC], H6361 [8OC], H6615 [16OC]

Greece: independence anniversary, H1639 [20MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2673 [16MY]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (H. Res. 47), H4608 [18JY], E64• [25JA]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 367), H6027 [30SE]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, H6839 [29OC]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H41 [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H134 [15JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H106 [15JA]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (H.R. 665), E136• [13FE]

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (H.R. 2600), H5822 [25SE], E1004• [28JN]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), H7480, H7486 [4DE]

——— repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (H.R. 742), H3306 [12JN]

——— require private equity fund advisers to register with the SEC, H7486 [4DE]

Israel: independence anniversary, E560• [26AP]

LoVerme, Osvaldo: Taminent Regular Democratic Club Ralph DeMarco Award recipient, E28• [15JA]

Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 1846), H7424 [3DE]

Medicare: provide for demostration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (H.R. 3749), E1862• [12DE]

——— reform, H1621, H1622 [19MR]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H798• [28FE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Hospital for Special Surgery, E532• [24AP]

——— tribute to Giving Tuesday, H7200 [19NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of environmental and climate policies, H4093 [27JN]

Parkinson’s Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 149), E411• [10AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to offer current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), consideration (H. Res. 413), H7122 [15NO]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6027 [30SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5844 [26SE]

——— repeal, H1386, H1388 [13MR]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2673 [16MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H6188 [3OC], H6601 [15OC]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2387), E886• [17JN]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2733, H2746 [17MY]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), H6861 [29OC]

——— require conducting of economic analyses as part of its rulemaking, H2746 [17MY]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (H.R. 634), H3303 [12JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H186 [22JA]

Syria: proposal to have Syria surrender chemical weapons stockpiles to the U.N. Security Council for oversight and destruction, H5441 [10SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5485 [11SE]

Torniali, Marie: Taminent Regular Democratic Club Community Service Award recipient, E28• [15JA]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, H679 [27FE]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (H. Res. 136), E359• [21MR]

Vario, Connie: Taminent Regular Democratic Club Lifetime Member Award recipient, E28• [15JA]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 2291), E826• [6JN]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H798• [28FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H798• [28FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), H798•, H806, H807 [28FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), consideration (H. Res. 83), H679 [27FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), H3323 [12JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 56), E1202• [1AU]

——— impact of budget sequestration on programs assisting women including maternal and child health programs, H807 [28FE]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (H.R. 1941), E632• [9MY]

——— strengthen U.S. advocacy for women’s rights in foreign countries (H.R. 2947), E1200• [1AU]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (H.R. 1505), E428• [11AP]

Statements

Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or Participants: Several Representatives (112th Congress), H6921 [30OC]

Tributes

Koch, Edward I., E29• [15JA]

Lambert, Marie M., E1504• [12OC]

Scanlan, Susan, E1789• [4DE]

Stanton, Ellsworth G., III, E1503• [12OC]

Walsh, Gerald, E31• [15JA]