MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2719 [16MY]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H2404 [3MY]

Armed Forces: 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]

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

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]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H2839 [21MY]

——— exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see H.R. 811), H2913 [22MY]

——— exempt NIH from current fiscal year sequestration and reduce the sequestration by the amount of the exemption (see H.R. 729), H1398 [13MR]

——— repeal sequestration while achieving balance in deficit reduction between revenue and cuts and between non-defense and defense cuts and invest in job creation (see H.R. 505), H370 [5FE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1430 [14MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H550 [14FE]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2436 [6MY]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H3358 [12JN]

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

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 71), H173 [15JA]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 21), H417 [6FE]

——— constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 25), H413 [6FE]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H2390 [26AP]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 41), H294 [25JA]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 2290), H3358 [12JN]

——— include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 1590), H2913 [22MY]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1399 [13MR]

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), H3929 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see H.R. 1979), H3592 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 2023), H2717 [16MY]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H2775 [17MY]

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

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H1359 [12MR]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 565), H628 [25FE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H1993 [12AP]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 720), H2438 [6MY]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 2235), H3094 [4JN]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H629 [25FE]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H1911 [10AP]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H2404 [3MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a global rare earth element assessment (see H.R. 981), H1318 [6MR]

——— study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 674), H501 [13FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1619), H2157 [18AP]

——— extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H2953 [23MY]

Dept. of Transportation: modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 182), H3288 [11JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H2604 [14MY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1861 [9AP]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H1718 [20MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H417 [6FE]

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), H2571 [9MY]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H2605 [14MY]

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), H3592 [13JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H2404 [3MY]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 1385), H1824 [21MR]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (see H.R. 527), H410 [6FE]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H1860 [9AP]

Firearms: 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), H2438 [6MY]

——— 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), H173 [15JA]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H173 [15JA]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1829 [21MR] (see H.R. 955), H1360 [12MR]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H173 [15JA]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H372 [5FE]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H173 [15JA]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H56 [4JA]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 69), H29 [3JA]

——— support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see H.R. 799), H596 [15FE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2125 [17AP]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1328), H1822 [21MR]

Health: incentivize the development of abuse-deterrent drugs (see H.R. 486), H1398 [13MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2605 [14MY]

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), H2438 [6MY]

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

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H1359 [12MR] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

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]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 221), H2840 [21MY]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H2656 [15MY]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H984 [5MR]

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), H1911 [10AP]

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

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

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

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1322 [6MR]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H1721 [20MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H2604 [14MY]

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

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H3288 [11JN]

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

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H629 [25FE]

National Weather Service: establish, maintain, and operate a tsunami forecast and warning center for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1110), H1431 [14MR]

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), H2804 [20MY]

NIH: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1301), H1861 [9AP]

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

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 573), H412 [6FE]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 1743), H2350 [25AP]

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), H3688 [17JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H628 [25FE]

——— 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), H432 [8FE]

——— 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]

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

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]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see H.R. 1351), H1823 [21MR]

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), H1829 [21MR]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 91), H1550 [15MR]

Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H3758 [18JN]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H2959 [23MY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2354 [25AP]

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

Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 1891), H2804 [20MY]

SEC: require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment advisers (see H.R. 1627), H3655 [14JN]

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), H1319 [6MR]

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]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H2157 [18AP]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1359 [12MR]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H1322 [6MR]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 2332), H3356 [12JN]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 609), H454 [12FE]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H2025 [15AP]

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), H3358 [12JN]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see H.R. 2185), H2954 [23MY]

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

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 745), H593 [15FE]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 1649), H2158 [18AP]

Wildlife: 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), H3253 [6JN]

Women: 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]

——— recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3097 [4JN]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H3016 [3JN]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1861 [9AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H4145 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H32 [3JA]

Armed Forces: ensure that members serving in a combat zone automatically receive education benefits to which they are entitled (see H.R. 1631), H2157 [18AP]

Boston, MA: commend heroism, courage, and sacrifice of victims recovering from attacks relative to Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt (see H. Res. 176), H2247 [23AP]

——— condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims (see H. Res. 168), H2124 [17AP]

CFTC: provide for greater regulation of high frequency trading of commodities futures and greater protection for derivatives traders and trading facilities (see H.R. 2292), H3251 [6JN]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 785), H595 [15FE]

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

Dept. of Energy: develop a new process for determining whether applications to export natural gas are in the public interest (see H.R. 1189), H1426 [14MR]

——— prohibit certain transfers of radioactive metal (see H.R. 2032), H2717 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 1191), H1426 [14MR]

——— allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum products produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 1190), H1426 [14MR]

——— establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (see H.R. 601), H431 [8FE]

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

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H1956 [11AP]

FAA: provide guidance and limitations relative to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into U.S. airspace in order to inform the public and protect individual privacy (see H.R. 1262), H1630 [19MR]

FDA: strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 2186), H2954 [23MY]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 1012), H1319 [6MR]

Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 1442), H1857 [9AP]

Karinge, Esther: relief (see H.R. 977), H982 [5MR]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 835), H659 [26FE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: provide that production of all locatable minerals, concentrates, or derived products from mining claims located under general mining laws are subject to certain royalties (see H.R. 2467), H3988 [20JN]

National Digital Literacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 81), H659 [26FE]

NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 2031), H2717 [16MY]

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

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

Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 786), H595 [15FE]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H1356 [12MR]

Travel and tourism: require operators of international travel websites to provide information on potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on the website (see H.R. 1370), H1823 [21MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 139), H37 [3JA]

Armed Forces: ensure that members serving in a combat zone automatically receive education benefits to which they are entitled (H.R. 1631), H2160 [18AP]

CFTC: provide for greater regulation of high frequency trading of commodities futures and greater protection for derivatives traders and trading facilities (H.R. 2292), H3252 [6JN]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (H.R. 785), H598 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (H.R. 1506), H1957 [11AP]

Dept. of Energy: develop a new process for determining whether applications to export natural gas are in the public interest (H.R. 1189), H1429 [14MR]

——— prohibit certain transfers of radioactive metal (H.R. 2032), H2718 [16MY]

——— establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (H.R. 601), H432 [8FE]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (H.R. 666), H503 [13FE]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (H.R. 1508), H1957 [11AP]

FDA: strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (H.R. 2186), H2957 [23MY]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 1012), H1321 [6MR]

Karinge, Esther: relief (H.R. 977), H983 [5MR]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (H.R. 835), H660 [26FE]

Medicare: increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (H.R. 1507), H1957 [11AP]

NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting requirements and enforcement measures (H.R. 2031), H2718 [16MY]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (H.R. 2248), H3096 [4JN]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend (H.R. 518), H372 [5FE]

Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum (H.R. 786), H598 [15FE]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (H.R. 1093), H1358 [12MR]

Letters

Resignation from the House of Representatives: by, H4487 [15JY]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E527• [24AP]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims, H2388• [26AP]

——— express condolences to law enforcement officers killed or wounded in events following the Boston Marathon bombings, E514•, E515• [23AP]

CFTC: provide for greater regulation of high frequency trading of commodities futures and greater protection for derivatives traders and trading facilities (H.R. 2292), E817• [6JN]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (H.R. 785), E165• [15FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), E830• [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce memos from John T. Morton relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial discretion, E830• [10JN]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H4268 [9JY]

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

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H796• [28FE]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2741• [17MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H796• [28FE]

Votes: position on missed, E754• [23MY]

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]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H4108 [27JN], H4268 [9JY]

Resignations

House of Representatives, H4487 [15JY]

Tributes

Campbell, Krystle, E520• [23AP]

Collier, Sean, E515• [23AP]

Dingell, Representative, H4137 [27JN]

Donohue, Richard, Jr., E514• [23AP]