MALONEY, SEAN PATRICK (a Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 182), H2351 [25AP]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4598 [17JY]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H4858 [22JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H2248 [23AP]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6676 [22OC]

Argentina: terminate participation and condition future membership in the G20 on adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law (see H. Res. 291), H7153 [15NO]

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

——— authorize payment of expenses for a stopover of the remains of certain decedents en route to the final destination (see H.R. 3337), H6829 [28OC]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5093 [26JY]

——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 2907), H6829 [28OC]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H5655 [18SE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

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

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), H2959 [23MY]

Budget: exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see H.R. 811), H2438 [6MY]

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), H7188 [18NO]

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), H1398 [13MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H432 [8FE]

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

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H660 [26FE]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4524 [16JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2605 [14MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H8112 [12DE]

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

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H1829 [21MR]

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: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1727), H2438 [6MY]

——— extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3353), H6999 [12NO]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H3357 [12JN]

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), H6829 [28OC]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2605 [14MY]

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

——— 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), H2913 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H3357 [12JN]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H3357 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 611), H4039 [25JN]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H3995 [24JN]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H6957 [30OC]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H5589 [17SE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5589 [17SE]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 541), H6957 [30OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7153 [15NO]

Dept. of Labor: provide requirements for the Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 631), H7052 [13NO]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H4979 [23JY]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H4039 [25JN]

Dept. of Transportation: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 2428), H4215 [8JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H5589 [17SE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H983 [5MR]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 679), H4309 [9JY]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 562), H6998 [12NO]

——— 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]

——— make permanent the authority to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance (see H.R. 1453), H7052 [13NO]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H2840 [21MY]

——— 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]

——— report cases of certain infectious diseases at departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 2153), H5175 [30JY]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation (see H.R. 1805), H2804 [20MY]

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

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (see H.R. 375), H372 [5FE]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H6998 [12NO]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H6902 [29OC]

——— 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), H6902 [29OC]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7153 [15NO]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H5436 [9SE]

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see H.R. 3423), H6953 [30OC]

——— 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]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate unnecessary Federal bank accounts (see H.R. 1856), H3216 [5JN]

——— 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]

——— 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), H4524 [16JY]

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

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6290 [4OC]

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), H6999 [12NO]

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

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H6770 [23OC]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1360 [12MR]

——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (see H.R. 992), H1318 [6MR]

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), H2913 [22MY]

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), H5052 [24JY]

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]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 712), H546 [14FE]

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), H4214 [8JY]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H7153 [15NO]

Hurricanes: improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 219), H84 [14JA]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H371 [5FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

——— simplify petitioning procedure for H–2A agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H–2A program (see H.R. 1562), H2025 [15AP]

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

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 742), H593 [15FE]

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]

——— 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), H2354 [25AP]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H6829 [28OC]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H983 [5MR]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1430 [14MR]

Leonard Montalto Post Office Building, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 181), H284 [23JA]

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

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

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H5589 [17SE]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H6052 [30SE]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H7608 [9DE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H5655 [18SE]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H5884 [26SE]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H1430 [14MR]

——— 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), H5834 [25SE]

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

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H5656 [18SE]

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

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H1911 [10AP]

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

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H7188 [18NO]

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 123), H5590 [17SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H1359 [12MR]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H5834 [25SE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H7188 [18NO]

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), H432 [8FE]

——— 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), H5802 [20SE]

——— 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), H1860 [9AP]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H4081 [26JN]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 949), H981 [5MR]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (see H.R. 2955), H5548 [12SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]

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

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

Social Security: 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), H5655 [18SE]

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), H2959 [23MY]

Taxation: allow small businesses to defer the payment of certain employment taxes (see H.R. 952), H4177 [28JN]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H4040 [25JN]

——— permit medical expenses of dependents under 27 to be paid from health savings accounts (see H.R. 1140), H5589 [17SE]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H6829 [28OC]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 2137), H5090 [25JY]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2438 [6MY]

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), H2719 [16MY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H8113 [12DE]

Veterans: ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H3216 [5JN]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H6998 [12NO] (see H.R. 333), H8112 [12DE]

——— improve hiring by the Federal Government and State governments (see H.R. 2785), H5922 [27SE]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H7357 [21NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H416 [6FE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H2719 [16MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H2532 [8MY]

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), H4080 [26JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H7112 [14NO]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H7446 [3DE]

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

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H7357 [21NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: support crop insurance for specialty crops (see H.R. 1247), H1629 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 1521), H1990 [12AP]

Federal Railroad Administration: make loans and loan guarantees available for implementing positive train control systems (see H.R. 3634), H7445 [3DE]

FEMA: identify and ensure the safety of dams in need of repair and rehabilitation (see H.R. 1489), H1955 [11AP]

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

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H6998 [12NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H6998 [12NO]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: support crop insurance for specialty crops (H.R. 1247), H1631 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (H.R. 1521), H1992 [12AP]

Federal Railroad Administration: make loans and loan guarantees available for implementing positive train control systems (H.R. 3634), H7446 [3DE]

FEMA: identify and ensure the safety of dams in need of repair and rehabilitation (H.R. 1489), H1957 [11AP]

Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: reauthorize (H.R. 2407), H3759 [18JN]

National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (H.R. 2112), H2912 [22MY]

Motions

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H7066 [14NO]

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), H3330 [12JN]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H5271 [1AU]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3973 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4464 [11JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6137 [2OC], H6553 [12OC]

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

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2791 [20MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), motion to instruct conferees, H7066, H7067, H7068 [14NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3973 [20JN], H4464 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (H.R. 1521), H2148 [18AP]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H667 [27FE]

FEMA: identify and ensure the safety of dams in need of repair and rehabilitation, H7066, H7067, H7068 [14NO]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), H45 [4JA]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6137 [2OC], H6553 [12OC]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims killed or injured in the Metro-North train derailment, H7428 [3DE]

Hudson Valley Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1319• [17SE], E1353• [20SE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H45 [4JA]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), H5271 [1AU]

New Windsor, NY: anniversary, E443• [12AP]

U.S. Military Academy: impact of budget sequestration, H667 [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), motion to recommit, H3331 [12JN]

——— prohibit cross-border swaps transactions with certain countries that violate the Iran Sanctions Act or engage in cyber attacks against the U.S., H3331 [12JN]

Tributes

Kaplan, William, E444• [12AP]

Lewis, Peter B., E1805• [5DE]