McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)

Analyses

No Subsidies Without Verification Act: Dept. of HHS Office of Inspector General, H5525 [12SE]

Appointments

Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, H5171 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Health Reform Without a Mandate—Lessons From Washington State, Sarah Kliff, Bloomberg News (news service), H4558 [17JY]

Story of Our Time, Paul Krugman, New York (NY) Times, E636• [9MY]

Veterans Need To Share the Moral Burden of War, Sebastian Junger, Washington (DC) Post, E782• [4JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H7395 [2DE]

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy: extend (see H.R. 2449), H4524 [16JY]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 2201), H2955 [23MY]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3688 [17JN]

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (see H.R. 361), H1398 [13MR]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H3654 [14JN]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H8112 [12DE]

Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in Congress (see H.R. 3592), H7353 [21NO]

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

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

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H4524 [16JY]

——— 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), H344 [4FE]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 198), H2125 [17AP]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1398 [13MR]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 101), H30 [3JA]

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), H2656 [15MY]

Budget: 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]

Business and industry: impose a tax on certain trading transactions to strengthen financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and stop the shrinking of the middle class (see H.R. 1579), H2485 [7MY]

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

Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2734), H6902 [29OC]

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), H5513 [11SE]

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]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H1425 [14MR]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H342 [4FE]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H3016 [3JN]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H1825 [21MR]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H410 [6FE]

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), H344 [4FE]

——— 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: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 1002), H1360 [12MR]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H416 [6FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3353), H6827 [28OC]

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

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H2249 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish centers of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open-air burn pits (see H.R. 2510), H5477 [10SE]

——— grant authority to transfer funding under a continuing resolution (see H.R. 810), H950 [4MR]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2300 [24AP]

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

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

Dept. of Education: establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 2170), H2953 [23MY]

——— 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), H2913 [22MY]

——— establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1940), H5476 [10SE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1498), H1956 [11AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— make grants to establish State Networks on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (see H.R. 2592), H4174 [28JN]

——— 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), H4524 [16JY]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 1089), H1356 [12MR]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 791), H629 [25FE]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 1732), H2349 [25AP]

——— establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H7357 [21NO]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H4370 [10JY]

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

——— 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), H6676 [22OC]

——— preserve eligibility of a child for kinship guardianship assistance payments when the guardian is replaced by a successor legal guardian (see H.R. 2979), H5395 [2AU]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H3988 [20JN]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see H.R. 2893), H5260 [31JY]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 1019), H1320 [6MR]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H6545 [11OC]

——— 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]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 541), H6289 [4OC]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H1993 [12AP]

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]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 384), H280 [23JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H701 [27FE] (see H.R. 1000), H2067 [16AP]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H983 [5MR]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H371 [5FE]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H3015 [3JN]

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: accept certain documents as proof of service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund (see H.R. 481), H3357 [12JN]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5884 [26SE]

——— 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), H3654 [14JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions (see H.R. 2166), H3358 [12JN]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H6829 [28OC]

Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 328), H5399 [2AU]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7311 [20NO]

Drugs: prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1523), H3654 [14JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H344 [4FE]

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]

——— extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of employer-provided health insurance, family and medical leave, and pension plans (see H.R. 675), H2839 [21MY]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2436 [6MY]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H5548 [12SE]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H5834 [25SE]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H7111 [14NO]

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

——— provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2359), H3590 [13JN]

FDA: require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 584), H1398 [13MR]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H2297 [24AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1362), H5090 [25JY]

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

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2652), H4369 [10JY]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H628 [25FE]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2400 [30AP]

——— 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), H628 [25FE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H950 [4MR]

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), H4524 [16JY]

——— prevent escapement of genetically altered salmon (see H.R. 1667), H5090 [25JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H5090 [25JY]

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

——— require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H6053 [30SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H4485 [11JY]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (see H.R. 2709), H5052 [24JY]

Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see H.R. 1625), H2157 [18AP]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H6643 [16OC]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H501 [13FE]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H2249 [23AP]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H2436 [6MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5884 [26SE]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2247 [23AP]

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

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6675 [22OC]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H5436 [9SE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H628 [25FE] (see H.R. 717), H1860 [9AP]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC] (see H.R. 3163), H6290 [4OC]

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), H7395 [2DE]

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), H1911 [10AP]

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

Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see H. Con. Res. 41), H4486 [11JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H3096 [4JN]

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

Medicare: increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H6344 [7OC]

——— prevent abusive billing of ancillary services (see H.R. 2914), H5342 [1AU]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1325), H1821 [21MR] (see H.R. 1428), H1856 [9AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H7357 [21NO]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H2066 [16AP]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H5476 [10SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H3097 [4JN]

——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H1426 [14MR]

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

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

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 238), H5436 [9SE]

——— reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6493 [10OC]

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), H410 [6FE]

Mount Everest: anniversary of first ascent by U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 207), H2533 [8MY]

Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1785), H3016 [3JN]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H2655 [15MY]

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), H2249 [23AP]

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2484 [7MY]

National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H5399 [2AU]

National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, WA: designate (see H.R. 1036), H1327 [7MR]

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

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4178 [28JN]

NOAA: improve ability to address severe marine debris events (see H.R. 1425), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities to address marine debris impacts of 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami (see H.R. 1491), H2604 [14MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: authorize to take discretionary action if a foreign country is engaging in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices relating to the environment (see H.R. 3733), H8107 [12DE]

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

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 2044), H4980 [23JY]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H7446 [3DE]

Political campaigns: 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), H432 [8FE]

——— provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H7608 [9DE]

——— 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), H2248 [23AP]

Privacy: prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (see H.R. 2399), H3687 [17JN]

——— 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), H7689 [11DE]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 3284), H6546 [11OC]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H3929 [19JN]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5173 [30JY]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 1622), H2157 [18AP]

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

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

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), H4827 [19JY]

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 2925), H5342 [1AU]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 649), H703 [27FE]

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

——— 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), H6998 [12NO]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H5588 [17SE]

——— 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]

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), H2605 [14MY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H7153 [15NO]

Taxation: 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), H7111 [14NO]

——— allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 2240), H3358 [12JN]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H7111 [14NO]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5348 [1AU]

——— establish Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2483), H5477 [10SE]

——— 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), H7395 [2DE]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H1991 [12AP]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H2911 [22MY]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H6768 [23OC]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 2854), H5173 [30JY]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1621), H2157 [18AP]

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

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see H.R. 789), H595 [15FE]

——— prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (see H.R. 1556), H2025 [15AP]

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

——— provide for employment tax treatment of professional service businesses (see H.R. 348), H222 [22JA]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H5089 [25JY]

——— reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 1555), H2025 [15AP]

——— reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 1806), H2392 [26AP]

——— reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see H.R. 2940), H5343 [1AU]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H5396 [2AU]

——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence (see H.R. 1213), H2485 [7MY]

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

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2604 [14MY]

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

U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish (see H.R. 2606), H5436 [9SE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7309 [20NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1958 [11AP]

——— 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), H8112 [12DE]

——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 386), H280 [23JA]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2519), H5263 [31JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H283 [23JA]

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

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 1748), H2350 [25AP]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H7508 [4DE]

——— 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), H6999 [12NO]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H3289 [11JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H4598 [17JY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arlington National Cemetery: permit visitors to leave appropriate items on gravesites and markers located in section 60 dedicated to the dead from Iraq and Afghanistan wars (see H.R. 3506), H7151 [15NO]

Budget: exempt NIH from current fiscal year sequestration and reduce the sequestration by the amount of the exemption (see H.R. 729), H546 [14FE]

Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (see H.R. 2215), H2964 [24MY]

Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of coal by rail (see H.R. 2396), H3687 [17JN]

Commission on America and Its Veterans: establish (see H.R. 1492), H1955 [11AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (see H.R. 3039), H5398 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand authority of veterans to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 3514), H7152 [15NO]

——— increase age limit for children using transferred Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 3515), H7152 [15NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 2398), H3687 [17JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1427 [14MR]

——— provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (see H.R. 2033), H2717 [16MY]

Medicare: coverage of extended care services without regard to 3-day prior hospitalization requirement (see H.R. 3144), H5766 [19SE]

——— provide for expert advisory panel regarding relative value scale process under the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 2545), H4142 [27JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an exception from the physician self-referral prohibition and a safe harbor from Federal antikickback sanctions for certain incentive payments made by hospitals (see H.R. 1487), H1955 [11AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit from receiving pay whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 2335), H3356 [12JN]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (see H.R. 2442), H3928 [19JN]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2499), H4037 [25JN]

——— permit students who were homeless youths or homeless veterans to occupy low-income housing units (see H.R. 3145), H5766 [19SE]

——— regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 3491), H7109 [14NO]

University of Washington: tribute to men’s crew team (see H. Res. 267), H3687 [17JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Arlington National Cemetery: permit visitors to leave appropriate items on gravesites and markers located in section 60 dedicated to the dead from Iraq and Afghanistan wars (H.R. 3506), H7152 [15NO]

Budget: exempt NIH from current fiscal year sequestration and reduce the sequestration by the amount of the exemption (H.R. 729), H549 [14FE]

Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (H.R. 2215), H2965 [24MY]

Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of coal by rail (H.R. 2396), H3688 [17JN]

Commission on America and Its Veterans: establish (H.R. 1492), H1957 [11AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (H.R. 3039), H5402 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand authority of veterans to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (H.R. 3514), H7152 [15NO]

——— increase age limit for children using transferred Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (H.R. 3515), H7152 [15NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (H.R. 1200), H1429 [14MR]

——— provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (H.R. 2033), H2718 [16MY]

Medicare: coverage of extended care services without regard to 3-day prior hospitalization requirement (H.R. 3144), H5767 [19SE]

——— provide for expert advisory panel regarding relative value scale process under the physician fee schedule (H.R. 2545), H4144 [27JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an exception from the physician self-referral prohibition and a safe harbor from Federal antikickback sanctions for certain incentive payments made by hospitals (H.R. 1487), H1957 [11AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit from receiving pay whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations because public debt ceiling has been reached (H.R. 2335), H3356 [12JN]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (H.R. 2442), H3929 [19JN]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (H.R. 2499), H4039 [25JN]

——— permit students who were homeless youths or homeless veterans to occupy low-income housing units (H.R. 3145), H5767 [19SE]

——— regulate and tax Internet gambling (H.R. 3491), H7110 [14NO]

Cost Estimates

No Subsidies Without Verification Act (H.R. 2775): CBO, H5525 [12SE]

Letters

Fairness for American Families Act: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H4558 [17JY]

——— Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, H4563 [17JY]

——— Max Richtman, National Committee To Preserve Social Security & Medicare, H4563 [17JY]

Fairness for American Families Act and Authority for Mandate Delay Act: Katherine Beh Neas, Easter Seals, Inc., H4564 [17JY]

——— Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H4563 [17JY]

——— several organizations, H4562 [17JY]

Individual health insurance mandate: several economists, H4571 [17JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act verification procedures and safeguards relative to eligibility determinations: Jim R. Esquea, Dept. of HHS, H5526 [12SE]

Press releases

National Women’s Law Center Critical of House Bills Aimed at Hampering Health Care Law: National Women’s Law Center, H4563 [17JY]

President Obama Proposal To Allow Health Insurance Companies To Extend Policies That Do Not Comply With Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Requirements: Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington, H7132 [15NO]

——— Mike Kreidler, Washington State Insurance Commissioner, H7132 [15NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), E944• [20JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5865 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6068 [1OC], H6266 [4OC]

Arlington National Cemetery: permit visitors to leave appropriate items on gravesites and markers located in section 60 dedicated to the dead from Iraq and Afghanistan wars (H.R. 3506), E1677• [15NO]

Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq, H1636 [20MR]

Budget: exempt NIH from current fiscal year sequestration and reduce the sequestration by the amount of the exemption (H.R. 729), E157• [14FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1605 [19MR], H1677 [20MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H239 [23JA]

CIA: difference in policies towards Iraq and Syria, H1572 [19MR]

Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (H.R. 2215), E763• [24MY]

Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of coal by rail (H.R. 2396), E901• [17JN]

Commission on America and Its Veterans: establish (H.R. 1492), E782• [4JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), H6266 [4OC]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5592 [18SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, E944• [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5363, H5370 [2AU]

——— provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (H.R. 3039), E1242• [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand authority of veterans to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (H.R. 3514), E1681• [15NO]

——— increase age limit for children using transferred Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (H.R. 3515), E1681• [15NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5867 [26SE]

Diseases: extend authorities relative to global HIV/AIDS and promote oversight of U.S. programs (S. 1545), H7236 [19NO]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, E636• [9MY]

——— importance of job creation, H1677 [20MR]

Gambling: regulate Internet gambling and provide consumer protections (H.R. 2282), E1669• [14NO]

Health: provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (H.R. 2033), E684• [16MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2696 [16MY]

House of Representatives: debate legislation in regular order, H96 [15JA]

Humanities Washington (organization): anniversary, E1272• [10SE]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), H5527 [12SE]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), H5238 [31JY]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program, H7263 [20NO]

Iraq: anniversary of U.S.-led invasion, H1571 [19MR], H1636 [20MR]

Medicare: coverage of extended care services without regard to 3-day prior hospitalization requirement (H.R. 3144), E1349• [19SE]

——— provide for expert advisory panel regarding relative value scale process under the physician fee schedule (H.R. 2545), E992• [28JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an exception from the physician self-referral prohibition and a safe harbor from Federal antikickback sanctions for certain incentive payments made by hospitals (H.R. 1487), E429• [11AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit from receiving pay whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations because public debt ceiling has been reached (H.R. 2335), E850• [12JN]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H5867 [26SE]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (H.R. 2442), E919• [19JN]

NIH: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), H6238 [4OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H7132 [15NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4548 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4548, H4557, H4560, H4565, H4566, H4567, H4569, H4570, H4571 [17JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H664 [27FE]

——— implementation, H6060, H6068 [1OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5865 [26SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2696 [16MY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), H2542 [9MY]

Seattle, WA: tribute to Bullitt Center, E513• [23AP]

Taxation: permit students who were homeless youths or homeless veterans to occupy low-income housing units (H.R. 3145), E1349• [19SE]

——— regulate and tax Internet gambling (H.R. 3491), E1669• [14NO]

Votes: position on missed, H6155• [2OC]

Reports

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Georgia’s 11th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4569 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Indiana’s 9th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Meams, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4559 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4567 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Minnesota’s 3d Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4559 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4560 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4570 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Texas’ 8th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4548 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4562 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4565 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Washington’s 5th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4566 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4548 [17JY]

Statements

Insurance Coverage Requirement Is Foundation of Improving Access, Quality and Cost Containment in Health Care: Jeff Cain, American Academy of Family Physicians, H4563 [17JY]

No Subsidies Without Verification Act: Executive Office of the President, H5525 [12SE]

Tributes

Gardner, William B. (Booth), H1980 [12AP]

Nesbit, Sonja, E396• [9AP]