McCOLLUM, BETTY (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6743 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3563 [13JN]

Appointments

National Council on the Arts, H2951 [23MY]

Articles and editorials

Congress Must Help Eliminate Hunger, by, St. Paul (MN) Pioneer Press, H5718• [19SE]

Morocco’s Royal Crackdown—By Jailing a Journalist, the Country’s Monarch Sends a Regrettable Message, Washington (DC) Post, E1428• [3OC]

Shamed in Edina for Using Food Stamps, Sue Bulger, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, H5718• [19SE]

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]

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H6957 [30OC]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2536 [8MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4309 [9JY]

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

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H4727 [18JY]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H5051 [24JY]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H5172 [30JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H2575 [13MY]

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

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), H4214 [8JY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H3990 [20JN]

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

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H2570 [9MY]

——— provide for certain forms of physical therapy under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1705), H5348 [1AU]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 3172), H8118 [16DE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H5396 [2AU]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5175 [30JY]

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

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), H6493 [10OC]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H2438 [6MY]

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]

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary (see H. Res. 209), H2534 [8MY]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H1322 [6MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H544 [14FE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the Mississippi River (see H. Con. Res. 5), H173 [15JA]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 46), H281 [23JA]

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), H1911 [10AP]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H4309 [9JY]

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

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H7628 [10DE]

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), H628 [25FE]

——— 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]

Civilian Conservation Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 249), H3215 [5JN]

Coast Guard: ensure victims of sexual assault are granted an expedited consideration and determination of a request for transfer away from the geographic location of their alleged assailant (see H.R. 2059), H2803 [20MY]

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 the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (see H.R. 2043), H2773 [17MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4145 [27JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H4524 [16JY]

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), H5342 [1AU]

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

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H6998 [12NO]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 220), H2774 [17MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H284 [23JA]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 355), H5833 [25SE]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H2125 [17AP]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H5655 [18SE] (see H.R. 3211), H6011 [28SE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H301 [29JA]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 873), H4145 [27JN]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 871), H4145 [27JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: allow veterans to file for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability claims are pending (see H.R. 2038), H2717 [16MY]

——— modernize conservation programs, protect long term investments, increase small and midsize farmer’s access to programs, and prioritize modern-day conservation needs (see H.R. 1890), H7153 [15NO]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1569 [18MR]

——— permit providers of eligible food purchasing and delivery services to be approved as retail food stores that accept and redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 2404), H3687 [17JN]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H1959 [11AP]

——— reform crop insurance program (see H.R. 1995), H7111 [14NO]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H3652 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H2654 [15MY]

——— expand indemnification responsibilities applicable when property at closed military installations is conveyed (see H.R. 2258), H3215 [5JN]

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

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1867), H2804 [20MY]

——— 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), H2840 [21MY]

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

——— reform investigative procedures under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent abusive treatment of alleged sexual assault victims in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3459), H6997 [12NO]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H4080 [26JN]

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

——— review the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (see H.R. 2076), H4214 [8JY]

Dept. of Education: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H341 [4FE]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1763), H2536 [8MY]

——— establish feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 1395), H4370 [10JY]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 1875), H2840 [21MY]

——— establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1940), H2568 [9MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2397 [26AP]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H950 [4MR]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H2485 [7MY]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H4523 [16JY]

——— protect academic futures of collegiate student athletes (see H.R. 3545), H7309 [20NO]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H2533 [8MY]

——— provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 2316), H3287 [11JN]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H3760 [18JN]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 791), H1993 [12AP]

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2195), H6676 [22OC]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see H.R. 2495), H4037 [25JN]

——— improve the coordination of refinery outages through required scheduled maintenance and unplanned outages reporting (see H.R. 2256), H3095 [4JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 3229), H6677 [22OC]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2975), H5344 [1AU]

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H7353 [21NO]

——— establish a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, support methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and improve prevention and treatment of addiction (see H.R. 752), H4039 [25JN]

——— establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H6175 [2OC]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H1993 [12AP]

——— include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1037), H3253 [6JN]

——— 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), H4039 [25JN]

——— promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority (see H.R. 2286), H3250 [6JN]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 2130), H2952 [23MY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H2438 [6MY]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H546 [14FE]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1599), H6643 [16OC]

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]

——— 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), H7109 [14NO]

Dept. of HUD: authorize private nonprofit organizations to administer permanent housing rental assistance for the homeless provided through the Continuum of Care Program (see H.R. 2790), H5655 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2976), H5344 [1AU]

——— 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), H4178 [28JN]

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), H6053 [30SE]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H1360 [12MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize water rights settlement with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (see H.R. 2508), H4078 [26JN]

——— conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 520), H455 [12FE]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H1426 [14MR]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 279), H5051 [24JY] (see H.R. 666), H501 [13FE]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1395 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H1632 [19MR]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 897), H1550 [15MR]

——— furnish headstones and markers for certain deceased veterans buried in veterans’ cemeteries of Indian tribes (see H.R. 2039), H2717 [16MY]

——— 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), H981 [5MR]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 671), H2604 [14MY]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H2840 [21MY]

——— 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), H2774 [17MY]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 3398), H6952 [30OC]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H3016 [3JN]

Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 133), H1861 [9AP]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2567 [9MY]

——— 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), H5403 [2AU]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H3990 [20JN]

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), H5050 [24JY]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 2653), H4482 [11JY]

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H2158 [18AP]

Edward J. Devitt U.S. Courthouse, Fergus Falls, MN: designate (see H.R. 2251), H3095 [4JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 31), H547 [14FE]

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), H2436 [6MY]

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

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1289), H1718 [20MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 650), H500 [13FE]

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), H8112 [12DE]

FDA: require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 584), H456 [12FE]

——— require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 2003), H2775 [17MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit illegal monetary payments to foreign officials and require a report to Congress on CIA payments to foreign entities (see H.R. 2107), H2911 [22MY]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H7253 [19NO]

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

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H3253 [6JN]

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]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 2920), H8112 [12DE]

Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (see H.R. 404), H416 [6FE]

——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 236), H344 [4FE]

——— 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), H173 [15JA]

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

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1359 [12MR]

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

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 332), H416 [6FE]

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

——— repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 661), H500 [13FE]

——— 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), 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 the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2888), H5260 [31JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: repeal certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see H.R. 2818), H6770 [23OC]

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]

——— require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 1910), H3097 [4JN]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2030), H4081 [26JN]

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

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 2773), H5348 [1AU]

Health: enhance efforts to address antimicrobial resistance (see H.R. 2285), H7312 [20NO]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H7253 [19NO]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see H.R. 1098), H3253 [6JN]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H4146 [27JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 363), H5922 [27SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H4039 [25JN]

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

Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 479), H342 [4FE] (see H.R. 599), H431 [8FE]

——— 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: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H628 [25FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

India: praise religious diversity and commitment to tolerance and equality, and reaffirm need to protect the rights and freedoms of religious minorities (see H. Res. 417), H7187 [18NO]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H4524 [16JY]

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

International Service Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 70), H7627 [10DE]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 783), H595 [15FE]

——— 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]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H5589 [17SE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1829 [21MR]

Jordan: recognize long-term partnership and friendship with the U.S. and commend response to Syrian humanitarian crisis by hosting refugees fleeing conflict (see H. Res. 222), H4040 [25JN]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1087), H1356 [12MR]

Lyle C. Pearson Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Mankato, MN: designate (see H.R. 3682), H7607 [9DE]

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), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1976), H3289 [11JN]

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), H1837 [25MR]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H700 [27FE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice (see H.R. 2619), H7508 [4DE]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H4145 [27JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H4177 [28JN]

——— provide for timely access to post-mastectomy items (see H.R. 1902), H4080 [26JN]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H1911 [10AP]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1274), H3216 [5JN]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 962), H6829 [28OC]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5175 [30JY]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H6604 [15OC]

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]

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), H6103 [1OC]

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), H3929 [19JN]

Minnesota Lynx (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 389), H6769 [23OC]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H2248 [23AP]

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

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 219), H2774 [17MY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 59), H413 [6FE]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 50), H342 [4FE]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 304), H4980 [23JY]

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 Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 80), H627 [25FE]

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

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 381), H6605 [15OC]

National Middle Level Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 100), H1431 [14MR]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H8113 [12DE]

National Nonprofit Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H5547 [12SE]

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), H550 [14FE]

National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 239), H6493 [10OC]

National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 239), H6493 [10OC]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 60), H456 [12FE]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 406), H6997 [12NO]

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

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1909 [10AP]

Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (see H.R. 2319), H3287 [11JN]

Native Americans: honor service in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 63), H6954 [30OC]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 726), H546 [14FE]

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

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1291), H6957 [30OC]

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), H3016 [3JN]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H1632 [19MR]

Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office, Cold Spring, MN: designate (see H.R. 43), H28 [3JA]

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), H629 [25FE]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H371 [5FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: improve transitional program covered business method patents (see H.R. 2766), H6344 [7OC]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 3309), H6902 [29OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 874), H1993 [12AP]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 918), H815 [28FE]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H1360 [12MR]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H6676 [22OC]

Pensions: protect Federal and military retirees by expanding Truth in Lending Act disclosure provisions when a Federal or military pension is used as consideration by predatory lenders (see H.R. 3310), H6767 [23OC]

——— provide an election for funding parity for charity-sponsored pensions (see H.R. 2134), H5477 [10SE]

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 2044), H2773 [17MY]

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

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

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H8113 [12DE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), 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), H1569 [18MR]

——— 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), H1568 [18MR]

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

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H6052 [30SE]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6958 [30OC]

——— update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H5348 [1AU]

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

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]

Public debt: eliminate statutory ceiling and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (see H.R. 290), H170 [15JA]

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), H3357 [12JN]

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), H3096 [4JN]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H7111 [14NO]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 289), H4213 [8JY]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend (see H.R. 518), H504 [13FE]

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

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H6643 [16OC]

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

——— direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student’s parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 392), H280 [23JA]

——— 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), H2959 [23MY]

SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2998), H7312 [20NO]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1030), H1911 [10AP]

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), H4726 [18JY]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 155), H2803 [20MY]

——— prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H4040 [25JN]

——— 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), H1360 [12MR]

——— 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]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H2438 [6MY]

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

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), H5341 [1AU]

Syria: provide humanitarian and other assistance and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 1327), H5348 [1AU]

Taxation: allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth (see H.R. 1415), H1856 [9AP]

——— allow a tax credit for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons (see H.R. 226), H416 [6FE]

——— allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1317), H1959 [11AP]

——— 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), H3760 [18JN]

——— allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H5884 [26SE]

——— apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 1029), H1911 [10AP]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H5398 [2AU]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H2404 [3MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H3253 [6JN]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3391), H6951 [30OC]

——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 2509), H5175 [30JY]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1860 [9AP]

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

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H2656 [15MY]

——— extend the renewable energy credit for wind, geothermal, hydro, and marine power and eliminate certain tax credits for oil and gas drilling and production (see H.R. 2539), H4142 [27JN]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see H.R. 341), H344 [4FE]

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1723), H2349 [25AP]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H5175 [30JY]

——— 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]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H1398 [13MR]

——— 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), H4040 [25JN]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1125), H1721 [20MR]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H2775 [17MY]

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

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H950 [4MR]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 766), H1550 [15MR]

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

——— 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]

Technology: promote consumer choice and wireless competition by permitting consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices (see H.R. 1123), H5262 [31JY]

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]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 1278), H1717 [20MR]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H1958 [11AP]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 3467), H7050 [13NO]

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), H4039 [25JN]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7051 [13NO]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 1516), H1956 [11AP]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 750), H3654 [14JN]

Unemployment: eliminate application of sequestration to benefits (see H.R. 2177), H2954 [23MY]

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

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: repeal (see H.R. 2818), H6770 [23OC]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1860 [9AP]

——— 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. 333), H344 [4FE]

——— 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]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H7357 [21NO]

——— issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3396), H6951 [30OC]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H4145 [27JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H1359 [12MR]

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

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

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), H4040 [25JN]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1384), H2575 [13MY]

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

——— 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]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1229), H2913 [22MY]

——— 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 Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]

World Tuberculosis Day: support goals (see H. Res. 133), H1861 [9AP]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H372 [5FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H629 [25FE]

——— provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1835), H2436 [6MY]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H4177 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: restore Indian Health Service funding reduced under any order issued to carry out a sequestration (see H.R. 1371), H1824 [21MR]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H2603 [14MY]

Developing countries: provide assistance to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable and equitable agricultural development, reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and stimulate rural economies (see H.R. 2822), H5087 [25JY]

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 199), H2437 [6MY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 757), H594 [15FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 358), H278 [23JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: restore Indian Health Service funding reduced under any order issued to carry out a sequestration (H.R. 1371), H1827 [21MR]

Developing countries: provide assistance to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable and equitable agricultural development, reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and stimulate rural economies (H.R. 2822), H5089 [25JY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (H.R. 757), H597 [15FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (H.R. 358), H281 [23JA]

Eulogies

Eulogy for a Friend—Remembering the Life of Rick Jauert: by, E851• [12JN]

Lists

Minnesota Air and Army National Guard areas impacted by a Government shutdown, H6195 [3OC]

Motions

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 2218), H5070 [25JY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H2167 [23AP]

Press releases

Government Shutdown Impact on Native Americans: Oglala Sioux Tribe, H6551 [12OC]

Remarks

Afton, MN: anniversary of St. Peter Lutheran Church, E1704• [19NO]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H2623 [15MY], H3695 [18JN], E1020• [8JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to restore Dept. of Agriculture authority to manage sugar supplies throughout the year (H. Res. 378), H6522 [11OC]

——— reform sugar price support program, H6522 [11OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (H. Res. 368), H6048• [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6121, H6149 [2OC]

Arizona: exclude Native American sacred and cultural sites from a Federal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) for a mining project, H5858 [26SE]

——— facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 687), H5858 [26SE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), H6194 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), H6432 [9OC]

Bayport, MN: anniversary of Bayport Fire Dept., E1357• [20SE]

Books for Africa (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1261• [9SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), E643• [13MY]

Clark, Karen: Harvey Milk Champions of Change award recipient, E734• [23MY]

Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1319• [17SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5717• [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H2623 [15MY], H3695 [18JN], E1020• [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3564, H3565 [13JN], E861• [14JN], E962• [25JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), E1244• [2AU]

——— prohibit funding for drone strike program unless missions are conducted by members of the Armed Forces, E861• [14JN]

——— Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office funding, E1244• [2AU]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2936• [23MY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), E1136• [25JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), E891• [17JN]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), E645• [13MY]

Developing countries: provide assistance to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable and equitable agricultural development, reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and stimulate rural economies (H.R. 2822), H5097 [30JY]

Disasters: clarify that houses of worship are eligible for certain disaster relief and emergency assistance on terms equal to other eligible private nonprofit facilities (H.R. 592), E174• [25FE]

District Energy (organization): anniversary, E1360• [20SE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H2167 [23AP]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (H.R. 1286), E643• [13MY]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), E643• [13MY]

FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), E1467• [9OC]

——— reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs (S. 622), E829• [10JN]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), E1213• [2AU]

Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 249), E478• [17AP]

Friends of the Mississippi River (organization): anniversary, E1333• [18SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6048• [30SE], H6086 [1OC], H6121, H6149 [2OC], H6194 [3OC], H6432 [9OC], H6550 [12OC], E1467• [9OC]

Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, E891• [17JN]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), H5239• [31JY]

Jones, B. Todd: confirmation as ATF Director, E1224• [2AU]

Legacies of War (organization): tribute for raising public awareness regarding unexploded ordnance in Laos from the Vietnamese Conflict, E461• [15AP]

Los Angeles, CA: condemn shooting at Los Angeles International Airport and offer condolences to victims, E1636• [12NO]

Minnesota: passage of legislation to allow same-sex marriage, E658• [14MY]

Minnesota Lynx (basketball team): tribute, E1518• [15OC]

Minnesota Special Olympics: anniversary, E918• [19JN]

Minnesota Transportation Museum: anniversary, E972• [26JN]

Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: anniversary, E1719• [20NO]

Morocco: human rights violations, E1428• [3OC]

NAACP: anniversary of St. Paul, MN, branch, E1384• [26SE]

National Guard: prohibit motorsports and professional wrestling sponsorship funding, H3564, H3565 [13JN], E962• [25JN]

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: observance, E245• [5MR]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6149 [2OC]

Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (H.R. 2319), H7639 [11DE]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6550 [12OC]

Park Tool Co.: anniversary, E395• [9AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H6121 [2OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H6048• [30SE]

Pheasants Forever (organization): anniversary, E175• [25FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: anniversary of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota chapter, E1585• [28OC]

Privacy: prohibit funding to any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, to collect records that pertain to persons not subject to an investigation, E1244• [2AU]

Ramsey County, MN: anniversary of Ramsey County Fair, E1063• [16JY]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 2218), motion to recommit, H5070 [25JY]

——— require coal ash wet disposal structures meet design, construction, operation, and maintenance criteria to prevent contamination of groundwater and sources of drinking water including the Great Lakes, H5070 [25JY]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Rondo Days, E1017• [8JY]

——— anniversary of St. Paul Curling Club, E20• [14JA]

——— tribute to Union Depot Red Caps, E1103• [19JY]

St. Paul (MN) Villager: anniversary, E775• [3JN]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (H.R. 1278), E1469• [9OC]

Trane Inc.: anniversary, E517• [23AP]

Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corp.: anniversary, E1465• [9OC]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and support relief and reconstruction assistance, E1628• [12NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (H.R. 358), E245• [5MR]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women’s hockey team, E644• [13MY]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6086 [1OC]

Votes: correction, E1467• [9OC]

Washington Redskins (football team): call for name change, E1469• [9OC]

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: anniversary, E1737• [21NO]

Testimonies

Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Funding: Dale Simonson, Minnesota Dept. of Human Services, E1041• [10JY]

——— Patricia Lull, St. Paul Area Council of Churches, E1042• [10JY]

Tributes

Erickson, Robert J., E329• [19MR]

Grams, Rod, E1468• [9OC]

Jauert, Rick, E851• [12JN]

Lynch, Peggy, E1160• [30JY], E1174• [31JY]

Shiomi, Rick, E1190• [1AU]

Young, C.W. Bill, E1679• [15NO]