MATSUI, DORIS O. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye into the House Chamber, H2487 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3592 [13JN]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H950 [4MR]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H2839 [21MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]

Armed Forces: 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]

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

ATF: restore certain authorities to administer firearms laws (see H.R. 431), H293 [25JA]

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate (see H.R. 1025), H1911 [10AP]

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), H7312 [20NO]

Budget: 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), H7628 [10DE]

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), H5175 [30JY]

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see H.R. 1038), H2027 [15AP]

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), H279 [23JA]

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

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6053 [30SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3016 [3JN]

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

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H2657 [15MY]

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

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H5348 [1AU]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H6103 [1OC]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H6454 [9OC]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H2570 [9MY]

Credit: establish independent oversight of mortgage servicing companies subjected to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing (see H.R. 1706), H2571 [9MY]

——— prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 1712), H2297 [24AP]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1633 [19MR]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H1856 [9AP]

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

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H4485 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H3289 [11JN]

——— 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 a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 225), H84 [14JA]

——— 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), H3929 [19JN]

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

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H5175 [30JY]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 2703), H4597 [17JY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H6957 [30OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H3288 [11JN]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see H.R. 2475), H4040 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H4726 [18JY]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8112 [12DE]

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), H2959 [23MY]

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), H7053 [13NO]

FCC: authorize a bipartisan majority of Commissioners to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions (see H.R. 539), H628 [25FE]

——— provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use (see H.R. 3674), H7607 [9DE]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H4724 [18JY]

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), H6103 [1OC]

FEMA: allow repair, expansion, and construction, without elevation, of agricultural structures located in special flood hazard zones under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3315), H6767 [23OC]

——— 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]

——— improve the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2199), H2955 [23MY]

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: ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 236), H178 [18JA]

——— 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]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H660 [26FE]

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

——— provide protection from gun violence by banning access to certain weapons, strengthening mental health infrastructure, and improving the understanding of gun violence (see H.R. 2910), H5341 [1AU]

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

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

——— 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: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H4371 [10JY]

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]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H3253 [6JN]

Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 197), H2436 [6MY]

——— expand eligibility and permit additional individuals to enroll in the preexisting condition insurance program to be funded by a temporary increase in the cigarette tax (see H.R. 1578), H2065 [16AP]

——— prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood (see H.R. 589), H413 [6FE]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H5051 [24JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6998 [12NO]

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), H2300 [24AP]

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]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

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

Intelligence services: require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges (see H.R. 2761), H5404 [2AU]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (see H.R. 1580), H2065 [16AP]

——— combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access, and promote free flow of information (see H.R. 889), H814 [28FE]

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

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H4215 [8JY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1860 [9AP]

James ‘Jim’ Kohnen Post Office, Dublin, CA: designate (see H.R. 1671), H2246 [23AP]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1378), H1824 [21MR]

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

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H2804 [20MY]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H2438 [6MY]

——— count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1239), H1567 [18MR]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H4080 [26JN]

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

——— establish payment parity for ambulatory cancer care services furnished in hospital outpatient departments and physician office settings (see H.R. 2869), H5259 [31JY]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H4726 [18JY]

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

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H1860 [9AP]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5176 [30JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5089 [25JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H5175 [30JY]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2574 [13MY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H7053 [13NO]

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

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), H1912 [10AP]

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

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

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

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1632 [19MR]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3687 [17JN]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 1356), H1823 [21MR]

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

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 334), H5399 [2AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H284 [23JA]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H56 [4JA]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H316 [1FE]

——— 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), H2404 [3MY]

——— 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), H1359 [12MR]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H7688 [11DE]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1004), H1319 [6MR]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal (see H.R. 2760), H6012 [28SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H3654 [14JN]

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

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (see H.R. 3475), H7051 [13NO]

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

——— 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]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H8107 [12DE]

Taxation: extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2350 [25AP]

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

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7628 [10DE]

——— make dependent care credit refundable and index the income phasedown of credit for inflation (see H.R. 3740), H8108 [12DE]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H3760 [18JN]

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

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

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H2720 [16MY]

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]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7153 [15NO]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2056), H2959 [23MY]

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), H2437 [6MY]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]

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

——— 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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2125 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 1540), H1991 [12AP]

Conservation of energy: establish a grant program to assist retail power providers with establishment and operation of energy conservation programs using targeted residential tree-planting (see H.R. 1807), H2392 [26AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management projects (see H.R. 136), H32 [3JA]

——— review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (see H.R. 399), H280 [23JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 400), H280 [23JA]

Dept. of Transportation: improve cruise passenger security and safety (see H.R. 2800), H4978 [23JY]

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

——— require reallocation and auction for commercial use of certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 2739), H4724 [18JY]

FEMA: allow rebuilding, without elevation, of certain structures located in special flood hazard zones that are damaged by fire (see H.R. 968), H981 [5MR]

Flood Control Act: amend relative to credit for in-kind contributions (see H.R. 2293), H3251 [6JN]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3750), H8108 [12DE]

Medicare: provide additional penalties applicable to psychiatric hospitals and units that fail to comply with certain discharge planning process requirements (see H.R. 3128), H5654 [18SE]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H1630 [19MR]

National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week: support (see H. Res. 340), H5476 [10SE]

Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers (see H.R. 135), H32 [3JA]

SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 1138), H1396 [13MR]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H3988 [20JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project (H.R. 1540), H1993 [12AP]

Conservation of energy: establish a grant program to assist retail power providers with establishment and operation of energy conservation programs using targeted residential tree-planting (H.R. 1807), H2395 [26AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management projects (H.R. 136), H37 [3JA]

——— review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (H.R. 399), H283 [23JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (H.R. 400), H283 [23JA]

Dept. of Transportation: improve cruise passenger security and safety (H.R. 2800), H4979 [23JY]

FCC: reform and modernize Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program (H.R. 1685), H2248 [23AP]

——— require reallocation and auction for commercial use of certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (H.R. 2739), H4726 [18JY]

FEMA: allow rebuilding, without elevation, of certain structures located in special flood hazard zones that are damaged by fire (H.R. 968), H983 [5MR]

Flood Control Act: amend relative to credit for in-kind contributions (H.R. 2293), H3252 [6JN]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (H.R. 3750), H8111 [12DE]

Medicare: provide additional penalties applicable to psychiatric hospitals and units that fail to comply with certain discharge planning process requirements (H.R. 3128), H5655 [18SE]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (H.R. 1263), H1631 [19MR]

Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers (H.R. 135), H37 [3JA]

SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (H.R. 1138), H1397 [13MR]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (H.R. 2468), H3990 [20JN]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H3593 [14JN]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), E952• [20JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H3108 [5JN]

Climate: global warming, H570 [15FE], H3594 [14JN], H5793 [20SE], H7405 [3DE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary of AmeriCorps, E1356• [20SE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6699 [23OC]

——— review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees, H4226 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), consideration (H. Res. 175), H2271 [24AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), consideration (H. Res. 288), H4226 [9JY]

Equal Pay Act: anniversary, H3108 [5JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2672 [16MY]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, H6833 [29OC]

Loaves & Fishes (organization): anniversary, E849• [12JN]

Paratransit, Inc.: anniversary, E1467• [9OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2672 [16MY]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Eskaton Monroe Lodge, E838• [11JN]

——— annniversary of United College Action Network, E1307• [12SE]

Taxation: extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 535), H2271 [24AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), consideration (H. Res. 83), H679 [27FE]

Tributes

Braziel, Rick, E99• [5FE]

Cooper, Ron, E1104• [19JY]

Duarte, Joe, E1263• [9SE]

Horton, Larry, E1835• [11DE]

Johnson, Eppaminondas (Eppie), E1359• [20SE]

Johnson, Muriel, E1854• [12DE]

Kondos, Gregory, E279• [13MR]

Miller, R. Burnett, E1283• [11SE]

Petty, Ralph, E1171• [31JY]

Teichert, Henry, E1580• [28OC]