McGOVERN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Amendments
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3850 [19JN]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), agree to conference with the Senate (H. Res. 380), H6512 [11OC]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (H. Res. 379), consideration (H. Res. 380), H6512 [11OC]
——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 380), H6512 [11OC]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), consideration (H. Res. 99), H995 [6MR]
Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (H.R. 3273), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6380 [8OC]
Budget: require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), consideration (H. Res. 48), H362 [5FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3535 [13JN]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 260), H3380 [13JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), consideration (H. Res. 312), H4875 [23JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), consideration (H. Res. 312), H4875 [23JY]
FAA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6380 [8OC]
Federal employees: making continuing appropriations for salaries and related expenses of excepted Federal employees who work during a Government shutdown (H.J. Res. 89), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6380 [8OC]
House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Thanksgiving district work period (H. Res. 420), H7273 [20NO]
Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), consideration (H. Res. 420), H7273 [20NO]
SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), consideration (H. Res. 216), H2730 [17MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, H6557 [12OC]
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, H2900 [22MY]
Articles and editorials
Boehner—Upton Bill a Step on Path to Obamacare Repeal, Jonathan Strong, National Review (publication), H7121 [15NO]
Call Karzai’s Bluff, John P. Schnapper-Casteras and Lawrence Korb, Politico (publication), H7694 [12DE]
Cancer Clinics Are Turning Away Thousands of Medicare Patients—Blame the Sequester, Sarah Kliff, Washington (DC) Post, H2318 [25AP]
Food Stamps Do Work, Trish Thomas Henley, Cincinnati.com (Internet site), H3101 [5JN]
House Leadership Proposes Outspending Senate in Farm Bill, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), H4391 [11JY]
John Boehner Must Act on Immigration Now, Washington (DC) Post, H7269 [20NO]
Long Goodbye in Afghanistan, New York (NY) Times, H7694 [12DE]
McGovern Was a Politician Who Never Lost His Soul, Colman McCarthy, National Catholic Reporter (publication), E29• [15JA]
On the Edge of Poverty, at the Center of a Debate on Food Stamps, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York (NY) Times, H5682 [19SE]
Sequestration Forces Food Pantry Closure, Zach Whitney, fox13now.com (Internet site), H2317 [25AP]
Some 50,000 Flee Sudan Into Chad After Darfur Clashes, Reuters (news service), H2254 [24AP]
There Was a Time When Ending Hunger Was a National Goal for Republicans and Democrats, Dorothy J. Samuels, New York (NY) Times, H2845 [22MY]
Why a Government Shutdown Could Be Pricey Proposition, Carrie Dann, NBC, H5940 [28SE]
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), H8113 [12DE]
Adams Memorial Foundation, Inc.: extend legislative authority to establish a commemorative work in honor of John Adams and his legacy (see H.R. 3802), H8126 [19DE]
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), H5436 [9SE]
Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 182), H2351 [25AP]
——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3016 [3JN]
American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 414), H7153 [15NO]
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), H5404 [2AU]
——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H5436 [9SE]
——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1861 [9AP]
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), H2605 [14MY]
——— 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), H628 [25FE]
——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 2907), H6290 [4OC]
——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H1911 [10AP]
——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1333), H1822 [21MR]
——— improve mental health assessments provided to members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 1463), H1908 [10AP]
——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H6454 [9OC]
——— notify members of the availability of mental health services, help eliminate stigma associated with utilizing such services, and clarify disclosure policies relative to members utilizing such services (see H.R. 1464), H1908 [10AP]
——— pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 2249), H5655 [18SE]
——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 2654), H5477 [10SE]
——— reform Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to burden of proof, required qualifications for investigating officer, permitted scope of investigation, and protection of witnesses (see H.R. 3360), H7447 [3DE]
——— 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), H1398 [13MR]
——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year (see H.R. 1265), H1829 [21MR]
——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1837 [25MR]
ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5262 [31JY]
——— restore certain authorities to administer firearms laws (see H.R. 431), H372 [5FE]
Aviation: award Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces (see H.R. 685), H2958 [23MY]
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), H1911 [10AP]
Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H1359 [12MR]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1328 [7MR]
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: establish and dedicate to John H. Chafee (see H.R. 706), H545 [14FE]
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), H2354 [25AP]
Boston, MA: commend heroism, courage, and sacrifice of victims recovering from attacks relative to Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt (see H. Res. 176), H2247 [23AP]
——— condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims (see H. Res. 168), H2124 [17AP]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6676 [22OC]
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary (see H. Res. 209), H2534 [8MY]
Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H1860 [9AP]
——— prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7508 [4DE]
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 1322), H1821 [21MR]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 46), H5404 [2AU]
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), H2065 [16AP]
C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H5090 [25JY]
Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 3323), H7447 [3DE]
——— issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see H.R. 2149), H3289 [11JN]
——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H628 [25FE]
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), H4827 [19JY]
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), H1322 [6MR]
——— 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), H3015 [3JN]
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]
——— mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6604 [15OC]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]
——— support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H4143 [27JN]
Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 597), H1430 [14MR]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2536 [8MY]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H701 [27FE]
Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H3655 [14JN]
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]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H3253 [6JN]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 220), H3016 [3JN]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H53 [4JA]
Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 355), H5833 [25SE]
Corporations: 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]
——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H2605 [14MY]
Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 312), H176 [18JA]
Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see H.R. 990), H1318 [6MR]
——— establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers (see H.R. 2512), H5348 [1AU]
——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H7357 [21NO]
Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments by communications-related service providers of certain information consisting of or relating to communications (see H.R. 983), H7153 [15NO]
——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H278 [23JA]
——— remove knowledge of age as an element of the offense for sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion (see H.R. 1690), H4145 [27JN]
Cyprus: reaffirm commitment to reunification, guarantee human rights, condemn attempts to use current economic crisis to impose a settlement of people, and affirm dominion over its Exclusive Economic Zone (see H. Res. 187), H2393 [26AP]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1727), H2575 [13MY]
——— extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H5656 [18SE] (see H.R. 3353), H6958 [30OC]
——— implement a certain interim final or final rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 2562), H4143 [27JN]
——— 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), H4370 [10JY]
——— 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), H1856 [9AP]
——— reform crop insurance program (see H.R. 1995), H2654 [15MY]
——— 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 Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H8127 [19DE]
Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H4370 [10JY]
——— establish a task force on urotrauma (see H.R. 984), H1861 [9AP]
——— 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), H5348 [1AU]
——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]
——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H4370 [10JY]
——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2486 [7MY]
——— 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: authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H8112 [12DE]
——— authorize use of funds for inclusion in domestic violence education programs of information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3297), H6829 [28OC]
——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 2159), H2953 [23MY]
——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see H.R. 521), H5435 [9SE]
——— award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language (see H.R. 2549), H5436 [9SE]
——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H599 [15FE]
——— enter into voluntary, flexible agreements with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency prevention and default aversion services for Federal Direct Loan Program borrowers (see H.R. 618), H550 [14FE]
——— 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 feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 1395), H1959 [11AP]
——— establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 1243), H2438 [6MY]
——— establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1437), H1857 [9AP]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see H.R. 2574), H4485 [11JY]
——— 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 promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H4485 [11JY]
——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H372 [5FE]
——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H4523 [16JY]
——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H5435 [9SE]
——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H4485 [11JY]
——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2237), H7188 [18NO]
——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2195), H2954 [23MY]
Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H2656 [15MY]
——— authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H1430 [14MR]
——— authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2975), H5404 [2AU]
——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H4214 [8JY]
——— establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see H.R. 1100), H1357 [12MR]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H2656 [15MY]
——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H3654 [14JN]
——— extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants under the School-Based Health Centers Program (see H.R. 2632), H4308 [9JY]
——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2058), H4178 [28JN]
——— 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), H1861 [9AP]
——— 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), H4145 [27JN]
——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 565), H983 [5MR]
——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H6289 [4OC]
——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H2719 [16MY]
——— 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), H983 [5MR]
——— reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1784), H2391 [26AP]
——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 1981), H7395 [2DE]
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), H1829 [21MR]
Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 385), H5767 [19SE]
——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 384), H280 [23JA]
——— establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (see H.R. 2424), H4310 [9JY]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 720), H546 [14FE]
——— modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 2566), H4143 [27JN]
——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 2235), H3094 [4JN]
——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H1821 [21MR]
——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2976), H5404 [2AU]
——— 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. 2440), H3928 [19JN]
Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H2067 [16AP]
——— 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), H6902 [29OC]
——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H629 [25FE]
Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H627 [25FE]
Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H224 [22JA]
——— list Vietnam as a ‘‘Country of Particular Concern’’ relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 218), H2775 [17MY]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H1328 [7MR]
——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H4214 [8JY]
——— provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2205), H2955 [23MY]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 666), H1829 [21MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H2953 [23MY]
——— provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 3385), H6951 [30OC]
Dept. of Transportation: improve cruise passenger security and safety (see H.R. 2800), H7357 [21NO]
——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H7608 [9DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H7446 [3DE]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H411 [6FE]
——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 679), H4309 [9JY]
——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H281 [23JA]
——— exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans’ pensions (see H.R. 1438), H1857 [9AP]
——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 562), H6902 [29OC]
——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H2604 [14MY]
——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H4371 [10JY]
——— 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), H501 [13FE]
——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H2123 [17AP]
——— make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed certain training (see H.R. 2310), H4146 [27JN]
——— 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), H2349 [25AP]
——— recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment (see H.R. 1443), H4370 [10JY]
——— repeal limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in the Independent Living Program (see H.R. 3330), H6768 [23OC]
——— 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), H2575 [13MY]
——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 1824), H2571 [9MY]
Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 3558), H7310 [20NO]
Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H5921 [27SE]
——— 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]
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]
Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H1861 [9AP]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H3688 [17JN]
——— 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), H2392 [26AP]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H1860 [9AP]
DNA Day: designate (see H. Res. 180), H2397 [26AP]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H2570 [9MY]
Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 710), H629 [25FE]
——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 689), H2438 [6MY]
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]
——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7357 [21NO]
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: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 765), H4523 [16JY]
——— clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2571 [9MY]
——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 3449), H7188 [18NO]
——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5176 [30JY]
——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H5175 [30JY]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1858 [9AP]
European Union: support goals and objectives of Ireland’s Council Presidency (see H. Res. 74), H1399 [13MR]
Explosives: strengthen enforcement of background checks relative to the use of explosive materials (see H.R. 2836), H5088 [25JY]
FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2161 [18AP]
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), H3253 [6JN]
——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H7188 [18NO]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H2396 [26AP]
FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 1385), H4214 [8JY]
——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H4214 [8JY]
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), H2959 [23MY]
Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 517), H599 [15FE]
——— protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 388), H6675 [22OC]
——— provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3563), H7310 [20NO]
——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H5765 [19SE]
——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]
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), H7112 [14NO]
Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H1630 [19MR]
——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H173 [15JA]
Firearms: develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see H.R. 2005), H2654 [15MY]
——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 236), H178 [18JA]
——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2396 [26AP]
——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 137), H173 [15JA]
——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H173 [15JA]
——— impose excise tax on concealable firearms and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a firearms buyback grant program (see H.R. 793), H596 [15FE]
——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H660 [26FE]
——— prevent illegal sale (see H.R. 427), H1328 [7MR]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H173 [15JA]
——— 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), H221 [22JA]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]
——— require all handguns manufactured, sold, or imported into the U.S. incorporate technology that precludes the average 5-year-old child from operating the handgun when it is ready to fire (see H.R. 2567), H4143 [27JN]
——— 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), H284 [23JA]
Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 1012), H1550 [15MR]
Foreign aid: ensure the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in recruitment of foreign workers (see H.R. 3344), H7689 [11DE]
——— permit certain persons to enter into transactions with certain foreign persons who are involved with donation or provision of goods or services to alleviate suffering of civilian populations (see H.R. 3526), H7253 [19NO]
——— 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), H5404 [2AU]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: repeal certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see H.R. 2818), H6493 [10OC]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2354 [25AP]
——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 1440), H1857 [9AP]
——— 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), H3253 [6JN]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3212), H7188 [18NO]
Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see H. Res. 61), H413 [6FE]
——— measure progress of recovery and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1749), H2350 [25AP]
——— recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 31), H170 [15JA]
Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H6493 [10OC]
——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H501 [13FE]
——— 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]
——— 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]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H546 [14FE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2605 [14MY]
House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2300 [24AP]
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]
Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H1829 [21MR]
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]
Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H4980 [23JY]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H599 [15FE] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]
——— give judges and certain officials discretionary authority in removal, deportation, ineligibility, or inadmissibility proceedings for immediate family members of a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 3431), H7357 [21NO]
——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC] (see H.R. 3163), H6644 [16OC]
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: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1531), H1991 [12AP]
Intelligence services: conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (see H.R. 2434), H3927 [19JN]
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]
——— call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H1909 [10AP]
Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]
——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H170 [15JA]
——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]
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), H4146 [27JN]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 268), H3687 [17JN]
Kennedy, John F.: designate May 29, 2014, as a national day of remembrance honoring the late President (see H. Res. 427), H7354 [21NO]
Kenya: condemn terrorist attack at Westgate Mall in Nairobi, express condolences to families and friends of victims, commend first responders and rescuers, and reaffirm support for Government and people (see H. Res. 394), H6958 [30OC]
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), H4524 [16JY]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H176 [18JA]
Law enforcement: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 2812), H5348 [1AU]
——— prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H8127 [19DE]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1087), H1356 [12MR]
LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 835), H659 [26FE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]
Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H6344 [7OC]
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), H3216 [5JN]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H4080 [26JN] (see H.R. 1201), H1829 [21MR]
——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H1721 [20MR]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H5404 [2AU]
——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3097 [4JN]
——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2300 [24AP]
——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1661), H2397 [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 eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H1837 [25MR]
——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H7394 [2DE]
——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2775 [17MY]
——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H3096 [4JN]
——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H7608 [9DE]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5089 [25JY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1829 [21MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H3253 [6JN]
Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H5589 [17SE]
——— 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), H6958 [30OC]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR] (see H.R. 1346), H4598 [17JY]
Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5476 [10SE]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 95), H1360 [12MR]
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), H1861 [9AP]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H7447 [3DE]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H7447 [3DE]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H3016 [3JN]
National Anti-Bullying Month: designate (see H. Res. 398), H6954 [30OC]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2570 [9MY]
National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 50), H372 [5FE]
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 199), H2437 [6MY]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H5512 [11SE]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 304), H5090 [25JY]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2159 [18AP]
National Digital Literacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 81), H659 [26FE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4142 [27JN]
National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H5477 [10SE]
National Nonprofit Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H5547 [12SE]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 201), H2437 [6MY]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 301), H5885 [26SE]
National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 1033), H1861 [9AP]
——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H629 [25FE]
National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 353), H5885 [26SE]
National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 406), H7112 [14NO]
National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H4178 [28JN]
National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 192), H2393 [26AP]
National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 123), H2656 [15MY]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2804 [20MY]
National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 17), H629 [25FE]
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1909 [10AP]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4143 [27JN]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H7053 [13NO]
NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 842), H3253 [6JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1301), H1829 [21MR]
No Name-Calling Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 10), H316 [1FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8118 [16DE]
——— establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]
Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 918), H1360 [12MR]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H4145 [27JN]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H7508 [4DE]
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]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6290 [4OC]
Petroleum: eliminate unnecessary oil tax credits and subsidies for major oil companies to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 2956), H6493 [10OC]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H3688 [17JN]
Political campaigns: prohibit entities from using Federal funds to contribute to political campaigns or participate in lobbying activities (see H.R. 3480), H7253 [19NO]
——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H86 [14JA]
——— reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 1338), H1861 [9AP]
——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H169 [15JA]
——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 268), H169 [15JA]
——— require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 2214), H2964 [24MY]
——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H2349 [25AP]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H599 [15FE]
——— 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), H1861 [9AP]
——— 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), H950 [4MR]
——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H3988 [20JN]
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]
——— prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2077), H2838 [21MY]
——— 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), H7053 [13NO]
——— 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), H4598 [17JY]
Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]
Public debt: provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased by permitting the Dept. of the Treasury to increase the debt ceiling unless blocked by a supermajority of Congress (see H.R. 233), H455 [12FE]
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), H2396 [26AP]
Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H3357 [12JN]
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (see H.R. 1471), H1909 [10AP]
Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H7357 [21NO]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (see H.R. 2955), H6644 [16OC]
Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H224 [22JA]
Ryan, Leo J.: tribute (see H. Res. 423), H7252 [19NO]
SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H1861 [9AP]
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]
Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 1891), H6175 [2OC]
SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2998), H7111 [14NO]
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), H5052 [24JY]
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), H1398 [13MR]
——— prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]
——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1698), H6998 [12NO]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2804 [20MY]
——— 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), H3015 [3JN]
——— 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]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1466), H2354 [25AP]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1328 [7MR]
Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2012), H8112 [12DE]
Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 247), H3095 [4JN]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H8107 [12DE]
SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 1601), H5403 [2AU]
Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H2157 [18AP]
——— 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), H4037 [25JN]
——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H2027 [15AP]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H500 [13FE]
——— 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), H5404 [2AU]
——— 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), H6770 [23OC]
——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H7253 [19NO]
——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H7394 [2DE]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1360 [12MR]
——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H7608 [9DE]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H5396 [2AU]
——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 880), H813 [28FE]
——— make permanent qualified school construction bonds and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see H.R. 1629), H7188 [18NO]
——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H6768 [23OC]
——— 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), H3250 [6JN]
——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H594 [15FE]
——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H2483 [7MY]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H3096 [4JN]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H3253 [6JN]
——— reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 1555), H2025 [15AP]
——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H5396 [2AU]
——— 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]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H4215 [8JY]
Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H1633 [19MR]
Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H1959 [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]
——— provide for congressional oversight of U.S. agreements with Afghanistan (see H.R. 125), H818 [28FE]
Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 2419), H4178 [28JN]
Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 227), H2914 [22MY]
——— urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 188), H2393 [26AP]
——— urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 136), H1912 [10AP]
Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7153 [15NO]
Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 750), H3654 [14JN]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7365 [22NO]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: repeal (see H.R. 2818), H6493 [10OC]
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), H2655 [15MY]
——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H3357 [12JN]
——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H372 [5FE] (see H.R. 333), H344 [4FE]
——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H2654 [15MY]
——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 569, 570), H950 [4MR]
——— provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 1774), H2391 [26AP]
——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 386), H280 [23JA]
Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see H.R. 2185), H2954 [23MY]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2775 [17MY]
Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2519), H4078 [26JN]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H2603 [14MY]
——— 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), H4370 [10JY]
——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 138), H1825 [21MR]
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), H4146 [27JN]
Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1384), H4726 [18JY]
Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 2874), H5259 [31JY]
——— 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), H2602 [14MY]
——— recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3097 [4JN]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H3016 [3JN]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H2570 [9MY]
World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H818 [28FE]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Animals: 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]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H5396 [2AU]
Burma: call for an end to the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect of internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups (see H. Res. 418), H7187 [18NO]
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), H222 [22JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H815 [28FE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H222 [22JA]
Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 881), H813 [28FE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1906), H2567 [9MY]
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]
Constitutional authority statements
Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (H.R. 2847), H5174 [30JY]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (H.R. 2989), H5400 [2AU]
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 (H.J. Res. 21), H223 [22JA]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 20), H223 [22JA]
Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (H.R. 881), H816 [28FE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (H.R. 1906), H2569 [9MY]
Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 1692), H2298 [24AP]
Explanations
Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H362 [5FE], H995 [6MR], H2730 [17MY], H3380 [13JN], H6380 [8OC], H6512 [11OC], H7273 [20NO]
Letters
Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding: Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, H3778 [19JN]
——— Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts, H3780 [19JN]
——— several organizations, H3783 [19JN]
Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, H1368 [13MR]
Dept. of HUD Community Development Block Grant Program funding: several Representatives, H4868 [23JY]
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, H4385 [11JY]
——— several organizations, H4391–H4393 [11JY]
Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act: A. Barry Rand, AARP, H5681 [19SE]
——— Stephen E. Blaire, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H5680 [19SE]
——— Tom Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H5681 [19SE]
President’s fiscal year 2014 budget submission: Jeffrey D. Zients, OMB, H356 [5FE]
Lists
Cosponsors of McGovern amendment to H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3850 [19JN]
Organizations opposing H.R. 3102, Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act, H5681 [19SE]
Motions
House of Representatives: adjournment, H1384 [13MR]
Press releases
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Club for Growth (organization), H4388 [11JY]
Remarks
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H2577 [14MY], H2844 [22MY], H3310 [12JN], H3359 [13JN], H3725, H3745, H3749, H3750 [18JN], H3851, H3852, H3855, H3874, H3885, H3887 [19JN], H4086 [27JN]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3774, H3775, H3776, H3777, H3778, H3779, H3780, H3782 [19JN]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H6608 [16OC], H6907 [30OC], H7057 [14NO], H7399 [3DE], H7632 [11DE]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), agree to conference with the Senate (H. Res. 380), H6505, H6507, H6508, H6509, H6512 [11OC]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (H. Res. 379), consideration (H. Res. 380), H6505, H6507 [11OC]
——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 380), H6505, H6507 [11OC]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4380, H4381, H4382, H4384, H4385, H4388, H4391, H4393 [11JY]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 361), H5939, H5942 [28SE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2410), consideration (H. Res. 274), H4051 [26JN]
Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (H.R. 2847), H5099 [30JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5977 [28SE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 367), H6023 [30SE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 438), H7705 [12DE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (H. Res. 368), H6043 [30SE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6110, H6126 [2OC], H6246, H6266 [4OC], H6371, H6372, H6374, H6376, H6377, H6378, H6379 [8OC], H6456 [10OC], H6506, H6510 [11OC]
——— making continuing (H.R. 933), consideration (H. Res. 99), H987, H988, H990, H991, H994 [6MR]
Armed Forces: accelerate plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3373, H3379, H3535, H3536 [13JN]
——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 366), H5977 [28SE]
——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6126 [2OC]
——— develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H7693 [12DE]
Bahrain: anniversary of protests, H515 [14FE]
——— call for release of political prisoners, H2055 [16AP], H4842 [22JY], H4990 [24JY]
——— human rights violations, H515 [14FE]
Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (H.R. 3273), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6371, H6374, H6377, H6378, H6379 [8OC]
Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims, H2387 [26AP]
Budget: eliminate sequestration (H.R. 900), H5281 [1AU]
——— ensure any budget resolution does not cut benefits to people living below the poverty line, H360 [5FE]
——— prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (H. Res. 424), H7271 [20NO]
——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration, H1367, H1370 [13MR]
——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H987, H994 [6MR]
——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with a balanced approach to revenue and spending, H358, H361 [5FE]
——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), consideration (H. Res. 48), H355, H356, H358, H359, H360, H361 [5FE]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H7705 [12DE]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1575 [19MR], H2321 [25AP], H4873 [23JY], H6023 [30SE]
——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 39), H228, H229, H232, H233, H234 [23JA]
Burma: call for an end to the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect of internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups (H. Res. 418), E1695• [18NO]
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (organization): anniversary, E462• [15AP]
Congress: legislative priorities, H7271 [20NO]
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 (H.J. Res. 21), H182 [22JA]
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6698 [23OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to implement drug testing program for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants, H3885 [19JN]
——— Government shutdown impact on nutrition programs, H6506 [11OC], H6608 [16OC]
——— making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), H6266 [4OC]
——— making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6246 [4OC]
——— prohibit individuals convicted of certain violent crimes from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H3777 [19JN]
——— reduce Thrifty Food Plan calculations in any year the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is not authorized, H3887 [19JN]
——— reduction in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program fraud, H4527 [17JY]
——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs, H5939, H5942 [28SE], H6508, H6509, H6512 [11OC]
——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5591 [18SE], H5714 [19SE], H5836 [26SE]
——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5670, H5672, H5675, H5676, H5678, H5679, H5682 [19SE]
——— results of food security report and impact on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H5439 [10SE], H6456 [10OC]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Program funding, H1370 [13MR], H1409 [14MR]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H346 [5FE], H1575 [19MR], H2477 [7MY], H2577 [14MY], H2844 [22MY], H3100 [5JN], H3310, H3345 [12JN], H3359 [13JN], H3725, H3745, H3749, H3750 [18JN], H3774, H3775, H3776, H3777, H3778, H3779, H3780, H3782, H3851, H3852, H3855 [19JN], H4086 [27JN], H4315 [10JY], H4382, H4384, H4385, H4393 [11JY], H5181 [31JY], H5374 [2AU], H6246, H6247 [4OC], H6505, H6507, H6512 [11OC], H6907 [30OC], H7057 [14NO], H7256 [20NO], H7399 [3DE], H7632 [11DE]
——— WIC funding, H4051 [26JN], H5181 [31JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3535, H3536 [13JN]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 256), H3310, H3315 [12JN]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 260), H3373, H3379 [13JN]
——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H3311 [12JN], H3373, H3379 [13JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4961 [23JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), consideration (H. Res. 312), H4868, H4870, H4871, H4872, H4873, H4874 [23JY]
——— military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4870 [23JY]
Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), H4051 [26JN]
——— making continuing appropriations for Impact Aid Program (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6246 [4OC]
Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6246 [4OC]
Dept. of HHS: making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6246 [4OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6246 [4OC]
Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H4868 [23JY], H5118 [30JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5281 [1AU]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5118 [30JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), consideration (H. Res. 312), H4868, H4871, H4873 [23JY]
District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (H.J. Res. 71), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6126 [2OC]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H521 [14FE], H988, H990, H991, H994 [6MR], H1366, H1367, H1369, H1370 [13MR], H2316, H2318, H2319, H2320, H2321 [25AP]
——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 2821), H5678 [19SE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 20), H182 [22JA]
Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1370 [13MR]
——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), consideration (H. Res. 113), H1409 [14MR]
Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (H.R. 881), E219• [28FE]
FAA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6371, H6377, H6378, H6379 [8OC]
FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6246 [4OC]
Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), consideration (H. Res. 66), H521 [14FE]
——— making continuing appropriations for salaries and related expenses of excepted Federal employees who work during a Government shutdown (H.J. Res. 89), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6371, H6377, H6378, H6379 [8OC]
——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6246 [4OC]
Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), consideration (H. Res. 178), H2316, H2318, H2319, H2320, H2321 [25AP]
FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6246 [4OC]
Food: address paradox between hunger and increased risk of obesity, H820 [4MR]
——— address U.S. hunger crisis, H507 [14FE], H637 [26FE], H1362 [13MR], H1866 [10AP], H1995 [15AP], H2302 [25AP], H2477–H2479 [7MY], H2577 [14MY], H3100 [5JN], H3345 [12JN], H3745, H3749, H3750 [18JN], H4085 [27JN], H4315 [10JY], H5181 [31JY], H6456 [10OC], H7057 [14NO], H7399 [3DE], H7632 [11DE]
Food Day: observance, H6695 [23OC]
Food for Peace Act: reform food assistance programs, H3874 [19JN]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H5939, H5944 [28SE], H6043 [30SE], H6075 [1OC], H6110, H6126 [2OC], H6246 [4OC], H6371, H6372, H6374, H6376, H6377, H6378, H6379 [8OC], H6456 [10OC], H6506, H6512 [11OC], H6608 [16OC]
Harrity, Sheila: MetLife/National Association of Secondary School Principals National High School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1391• [27SE]
House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Spring district work period (H. Res. 178), H2316, H2318, H2319, H2320, H2321 [25AP]
——— encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (H. Res. 174), H2724, H2727, H2729 [17MY]
——— legislative process, H2316, H2319, H2320 [25AP]
House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H15 [3JA]
——— open versus restrictive rules, H5939 [28SE]
——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 361), H5939, H5941, H5942, H5943, H5944 [28SE]
——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 367), H6023 [30SE]
Hunger: impact of Government shutdown on relief programs, H6110 [2OC]
——— tribute to chefs for anti-hunger campaign, H4985 [24JY]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), H7268 [20NO]
Intelligence services: making continuing appropriations for national intelligence program operations (H.J. Res. 78), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6246 [4OC]
International Human Rights Day: observance, H7609 [10DE]
Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), H5237 [31JY]
Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (H.R. 636), H994 [6MR]
Millbury, MA: anniversary, H3262 [11JN], E835• [11JN]
Motion pictures: tribute to documentary, ‘‘Place at the Table’’, on U.S. hunger crisis, H637 [26FE], H1362 [13MR]
National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6075 [1OC]
——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6126 [2OC]
National Weather Service: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6246 [4OC]
Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6246 [4OC]
Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), consideration (H. Res. 420), H7268, H7271 [20NO]
NIH: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6126 [2OC]
Northeastern University: tribute to higher education innovation public survey, E1488• [11OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, H235 [23JA], H2728 [17MY], H4380, H4390 [11JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to offer current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), consideration (H. Res. 413), H7116, H7117, H7120, H7122 [15NO]
——— delay implementation, H5977 [28SE]
——— prohibit funding to implement, H5941, H5942, H5943, H5944 [28SE], H6043 [30SE]
——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6023 [30SE]
Point of order, H3770 [19JN]
Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H3345 [12JN]
Public debt: ceiling, H6371 [8OC], H6608 [16OC]
Public welfare programs: extend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, H1366, H1370 [13MR]
——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), consideration (H. Res. 107), H1366, H1367, H1369, H1370 [13MR]
Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations, H7609 [10DE]
SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), consideration (H. Res. 216), H2724, H2725, H2726, H2727, H2729 [17MY]
Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 1692), H2253 [24AP], H4578 [17JY]
Supreme Court: constitutional amendment to overturn decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H15 [3JA]
U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement: require express prior statutory authorization from Congress to carry out any activities, H4961 [23JY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H7705 [12DE]
Uxbridge, MA: Taft Early Learning School recipient of Dept. of Agriculture Healthier School Challenge Bronze Award, H5272 [1AU]
Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6126 [2OC]
Votes: position on missed, H4808• [19JY], E35• [15JA], E522• [23AP]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), consideration (H. Res. 256), H3310, H3315 [12JN]
White House: call to host a conference on food and nutrition in effort to address U.S. hunger crisis, H507 [14FE], H1362 [13MR], H1995 [15AP], H2302 [25AP], H4316 [10JY], H5181 [31JY]
Worcester, MA: tribute to Worcester Technical High robotics and automation technology team, E566• [26AP]
——— Worcester Technical High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1391• [27SE]
Worcester Polytechnic Institute: anniversary of Venice, Italy Project Center, E1648• [13NO]
——— anniversary of Washington Project Center, E1648• [13NO]
Statements
Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H4869 [23JY]
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Executive Office of the President, H4384 [11JY]
Keep Your Health Plan Act: Executive Office of the President, H7118 [15NO]
Summaries
Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act (H.R. 1692), H2254 [24AP]
Tables
CBO baseline for Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H3852 [19JN]
Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program budget authority other than benefits and nutrition assistance for Puerto Rico and American Samoa, H3853 [19JN]
Tributes
Bisceglia, Joseph, E1055• [11JY]
Dole, Robert, H4866 [23JY]
Lilly, Alfred T., E459• [15AP]
Markham, Arky, E1267• [9SE]
McGovern, George, H6907 [30OC], E29• [15JA]
Sullivan, Barry K., H7300 [20NO]