MICHAUD, MICHAEL H. (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3916 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 2581), H4174 [28JN]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3288 [11JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6957 [30OC]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H2248 [23AP]

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), H3358 [12JN]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 911), H2656 [15MY]

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

Armed Forces: afford each member prior to separation from service with an electronic copy of medical records and the opportunity for a physical examination (see H.R. 3045), H5398 [2AU]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian and contractor personnel, Coast Guard, and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3232), H6225 [3OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to pay death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3274), H6411 [8OC]

——— authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H3652 [14JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H7688 [11DE]

——— 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), H5548 [12SE]

——— express importance of easing the transition of members and their families from military to civilian life (see H. Res. 104), H2914 [22MY]

——— express that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization by Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. Con. Res. 3), H2249 [23AP]

——— 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]

——— improve protections for servicemembers, surviving spouses, and disabled veterans against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 1842), H2483 [7MY]

——— provide for certain forms of physical therapy under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1705), H5767 [19SE]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1550 [15MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8125 [19DE]

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

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), H2719 [16MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 4), H87 [14JA] (see H.J. Res. 24), H413 [6FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H3016 [3JN]

——— increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 2518), H4078 [26JN]

——— 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]

——— provide the President with the authority to exempt civilian Dept. of Defense personnel accounts from sequestration (see H.R. 2613), H5052 [24JY]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H5404 [2AU]

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), H2396 [26AP]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 919), H1360 [12MR]

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

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H2719 [16MY]

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see H.R. 1038), H1569 [18MR]

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

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H2913 [22MY]

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), H5263 [31JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1398 [13MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

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

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H5342 [1AU]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2840 [21MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H5885 [26SE]

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

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

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

Credit: establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers (see H.R. 2512), H5513 [11SE]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H3097 [4JN]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H3655 [14JN]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 645), H500 [13FE]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 736), H1721 [20MR]

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

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H3990 [20JN]

——— require court order to subpoena telephone records from service providers in any criminal investigation (see H.R. 2014), H2959 [23MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 2290), H3250 [6JN]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1317 [6MR]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H2571 [9MY]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 741), H1430 [14MR]

——— establish a task force on urotrauma (see H.R. 984), H4039 [25JN]

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

——— 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), H5403 [2AU]

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

Dept. of Education: amend the weighted child count used to determine targeted grant amounts and education finance incentive grant amounts for local educational agencies (see H.R. 2658), H4482 [11JY]

——— establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 1243), H1829 [21MR]

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

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

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H1331 [11MR]

——— make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1857), H3929 [19JN]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H504 [13FE]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H5404 [2AU]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H3016 [3JN]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H1360 [12MR]

——— authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H4039 [25JN]

——— establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H8138 [3JA]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 610, 611), H2570 [9MY]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H1360 [12MR]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H3015 [3JN]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants under the School-Based Health Centers Program (see H.R. 2632), H5589 [17SE]

——— improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 809), H1993 [12AP]

——— 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), H5513 [11SE]

——— 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), H341 [4FE]

——— promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority (see H.R. 2286), H6545 [11OC]

——— 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), H1359 [12MR]

——— provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes (see H.R. 2853), H5173 [30JY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H6569 [12OC]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H2027 [15AP]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 1984), H5884 [26SE]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see H.R. 297), H344 [4FE]

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]

——— establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7312 [20NO]

——— incorporate into design and construction of reconfigured and new ports of entry certain concerns relative to border location-dependent businesses (see H.R. 2213), H6103 [1OC]

——— modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 490), H1359 [12MR]

——— provide emergency funding for port of entry personnel and infrastructure (see H.R. 3753), H8108 [12DE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize private nonprofit organizations to administer permanent housing rental assistance for the homeless provided through the Continuum of Care Program (see H.R. 2790), H5884 [26SE]

——— 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), H280 [23JA] (see H.R. 3743), H8108 [12DE]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish a system of background checks for employers and employees of the electronic life safety and security system installation and monitoring industry (see H.R. 1441), H1857 [9AP]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 988), H2299 [24AP]

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

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H5341 [1AU]

——— provide requirements for the Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 631), H1632 [19MR]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H1958 [11AP]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 916), H1399 [13MR]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 666), H1360 [12MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 124), H550 [14FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H1911 [10AP]

——— provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 3385), H6951 [30OC]

Dept. of Transportation: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 2428), H3927 [19JN]

——— delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H6952 [30OC]

——— ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3095), H5656 [18SE]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 182), H224 [22JA]

——— prohibit certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights (see H.R. 3676), H7689 [11DE]

——— 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), H7357 [21NO]

——— authorize certain major medical facility leases (see H.R. 3521), H7312 [20NO]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H51 [4JA]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H411 [6FE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H281 [23JA]

——— extend eligibility for Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to certain individuals with service-connected disabilities who transfer to the Reserves before military discharge (see H.R. 604), H1398 [13MR]

——— extend work-study program for individuals pursuing rehabilitation, education, or training and expand program to veterans’ outreach services provided by congressional offices (see H.R. 2151), H2953 [23MY]

——— 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]

——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 894), H950 [4MR]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 2086), H2910 [22MY]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 1284), H1718 [20MR]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see H.R. 813), H627 [25FE]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts and include mental health professionals in training programs (see H.R. 3499), H7110 [14NO]

——— 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), H86 [14JA]

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]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (see H.R. 375), H599 [15FE]

Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 509), H5513 [11SE]

——— improve individualized education program and facilitate the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 510), H5513 [11SE]

——— provide assistance to States to develop and implement transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who are transitioning from the secondary school system into adulthood (see H.R. 511), H5513 [11SE]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H3990 [20JN]

——— 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), H3592 [13JN]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H6998 [12NO]

Economy: provide for fiscal gap and generational accounting analysis in the legislative process, the President’s budget, and annual long-term fiscal outlook reports (see H.R. 2967), H7153 [15NO]

Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (see H.R. 347), H222 [22JA]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H8113 [12DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H222 [22JA]

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

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H4598 [17JY]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H176 [18JA]

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

——— exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 322), H176 [18JA]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H2717 [16MY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H3289 [11JN]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H2959 [23MY]

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), H2605 [14MY]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H3016 [3JN]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1289), H2959 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H3592 [13JN]

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

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H2605 [14MY]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4858 [22JY]

——— increase requirement for American-made content in products purchased under Federal contracts and strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts (see H.R. 3346), H7153 [15NO]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority of any agency if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an independent auditor (see H.R. 559), H628 [25FE]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4524 [16JY]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H5765 [19SE]

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

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1832), H6957 [30OC]

Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 471), H2604 [14MY]

——— provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H1861 [9AP]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6999 [12NO]

——— enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H5655 [18SE]

——— identify and ensure the safety of dams in need of repair and rehabilitation (see H.R. 1489), H3288 [11JN]

——— modify phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates for certain properties (see H.R. 1485), H3216 [5JN]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H544 [14FE]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H594 [15FE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H86 [14JA]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H6829 [28OC]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1632 [19MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H2959 [23MY]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H2604 [14MY]

Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 1678), H7188 [18NO]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]

——— improve trade promotion policies and programs (see H.R. 1909), H3289 [11JN]

——— 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), H2567 [9MY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H56 [4JA]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H7053 [13NO]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H28 [3JA]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]

——— ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors (see H. Res. 236), H3217 [5JN]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5513 [11SE]

——— extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H6604 [15OC]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6676 [22OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H7111 [14NO]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 278), H169 [15JA]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H1430 [14MR]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H504 [13FE]

——— permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (see H.R. 1139), H1396 [13MR]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6676 [22OC]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (see H.R. 530), H661 [26FE]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 1312), H5802 [20SE]

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

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1331 [11MR]

——— support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and expression (see H. Res. 252), H3251 [6JN]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H1360 [12MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2248 [23AP]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H5476 [10SE]

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

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1360 [12MR]

Kennedy, John F.: designate May 29, 2014, as a national day of remembrance honoring the late President (see H. Res. 427), H7354 [21NO]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn continuing acts of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H1862 [9AP]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4214 [8JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H596 [15FE]

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

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H3655 [14JN]

——— provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1976), H2603 [14MY]

Medicare: allow retail community pharmacies to deliver diabetic testing supplies to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2845), H5349 [1AU]

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 2801), H5404 [2AU]

——— 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), H2656 [15MY]

——— eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H7395 [2DE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H4827 [19JY]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2913 [22MY]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H4214 [8JY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H2959 [23MY]

——— extend the hold harmless provision for small rural hospitals and sole community hospitals under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2578), H5477 [10SE]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H6493 [10OC]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2300 [24AP]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H4038 [25JN]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2249 [23AP]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H3355 [12JN]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 3334), H6768 [23OC]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H5884 [26SE]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H3288 [11JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2959 [23MY]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1274), H2840 [21MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H1568 [18MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H4980 [23JY]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H1357 [12MR]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H3251 [6JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H6644 [16OC]

——— delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H3688 [17JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 54), H29 [3JA] (see H.R. 134), H455 [12FE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H176 [18JA]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H2533 [8MY]

——— support and promote the respectful and dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. Res. 261), H3591 [13JN]

——— suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3224), H6175 [2OC]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6454 [9OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1569 [18MR]

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), H7253 [19NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H7253 [19NO]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 358), H5833 [25SE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2249 [23AP]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H546 [14FE]

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

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2248 [23AP]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 60), H413 [6FE]

National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (see H.R. 2447), H3988 [20JN]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 583), H413 [6FE]

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

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

——— provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 1803), H5589 [17SE]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H1359 [12MR]

NIST: reauthorize the competitive grant program within the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program (see H.R. 1418), H2396 [26AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal enrollment website is fully functional (see H.R. 3425), H7153 [15NO]

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

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6175 [2OC]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H2164 [19AP]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1188), H2913 [22MY]

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

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H294 [25JA]

——— lower the maximum rate of compensation for employees (see H.R. 1006), H1319 [6MR]

——— 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), H1829 [21MR]

——— 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), H1328 [7MR]

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

Printing: ensure citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services, and public notices while providing the ability to opt-in to electronic access to such documents (see H. Res. 97), H982 [5MR]

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), H3760 [18JN]

——— 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), H6900 [29OC]

——— 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), H3688 [17JN]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 2248), H4485 [11JY]

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), H981 [5MR]

SBA: clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (see H.R. 1974), H4309 [9JY]

——— expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (see H.R. 489), H342 [4FE]

——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H2249 [23AP]

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), H3991 [20JN]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H6999 [12NO]

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), H1360 [12MR]

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]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2438 [6MY]

——— 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), H2485 [7MY]

——— 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), H2297 [24AP]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 229), H3991 [20JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2476), H5052 [24JY]

——— 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), H7188 [18NO]

——— allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 1737), H2350 [25AP]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H6175 [2OC]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H1430 [14MR]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1398 [13MR]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H8108 [12DE]

——— 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 for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2499), H8127 [19DE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H5513 [11SE]

——— extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 1424), H2775 [17MY]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 880), H813 [28FE]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H5403 [2AU]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

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

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see H.R. 789), H5802 [20SE]

——— prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property (see H.R. 2877), H5260 [31JY]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 52), H6546 [11OC]

——— 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), H1430 [14MR]

——— provide market-based manufacturing incentives (see H.R. 615), H454 [12FE]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H1319 [6MR]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H1829 [21MR]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H3097 [4JN]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H7394 [2DE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3358 [12JN]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2438 [6MY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2354 [25AP]

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]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 188), H2393 [26AP]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

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

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7365 [22NO]

——— include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 484), H342 [4FE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H455 [12FE]

——— 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), H703 [27FE] (see H.R. 333), H504 [13FE]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2056), H2802 [20MY]

——— 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), H504 [13FE]

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

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 235), H344 [4FE]

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

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see H.R. 357), H278 [23JA]

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

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H456 [12FE]

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

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

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H550 [14FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H2532 [8MY]

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), H3256 [10JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6605 [15OC]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H2568 [9MY]

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), H177 [18JA]

York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2197), H2954 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: ensure footwear for enlisted members upon initial entry complies with domestic source requirements (see H.R. 2188), H2954 [23MY]

Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 152), H1957 [11AP]

Dept. of Education: 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), H454 [12FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow funds provided under the Matching Grant Program for School Security to be used to improve information sharing between law enforcement and schools (see H.R. 2269), H3215 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence (see H.R. 2088), H2910 [22MY]

——— clarify treatment of administrative expenses during sequestration (see H.R. 3181), H5832 [25SE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (see H.R. 1372), H1824 [21MR]

——— recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment (see H.R. 1443), H1857 [9AP]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 921), H815 [28FE]

——— submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review and establish a Chief Strategy Officer (see H.R. 2704), H4597 [17JY]

Engineering: establish and operate Advanced Composites Development Centers (see H.R. 2034), H2717 [16MY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit States from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support (see H.R. 970), H981 [5MR]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 288), H170 [15JA]

IRS: clarify application of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act and require convening of a regulatory review panel for certain rules (see H.R. 3169), H5806 [23SE]

Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges: designate certain Federal lands in Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington Counties as wilderness (see H.R. 1808), H2392 [26AP]

Medicare: provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 2953), H5343 [1AU]

Northern Border Regional Commission: extend authorization (see H.R. 922), H815 [28FE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H5398 [2AU]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 612), H454 [12FE]

Taxation: include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see H.R. 2715), H4597 [17JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: ensure footwear for enlisted members upon initial entry complies with domestic source requirements (H.R. 2188), H2957 [23MY]

Dept. of Education: enter into voluntary, flexible agreements with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency prevention and default aversion services for Federal Direct Loan Program borrowers (H.R. 618), H455 [12FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow funds provided under the Matching Grant Program for School Security to be used to improve information sharing between law enforcement and schools (H.R. 2269), H3216 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence (H.R. 2088), H2912 [22MY]

——— clarify treatment of administrative expenses during sequestration (H.R. 3181), H5833 [25SE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (H.R. 1372), H1828 [21MR]

——— recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment (H.R. 1443), H1859 [9AP]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (H.R. 921), H817 [28FE]

——— submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review and establish a Chief Strategy Officer (H.R. 2704), H4598 [17JY]

Engineering: establish and operate Advanced Composites Development Centers (H.R. 2034), H2719 [16MY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit States from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support (H.R. 970), H983 [5MR]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (H.R. 288), H172 [15JA]

IRS: clarify application of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act and require convening of a regulatory review panel for certain rules (H.R. 3169), H5806 [23SE]

Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges: designate certain Federal lands in Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington Counties as wilderness (H.R. 1808), H2395 [26AP]

Medicare: provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (H.R. 2953), H5347 [1AU]

Northern Border Regional Commission: extend authorization (H.R. 922), H817 [28FE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (H.R. 3040), H5402 [2AU]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (H.R. 612), H455 [12FE]

Taxation: include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (H.R. 2715), H4598 [17JY]

Remarks

Argo Marketing Group (business): Inc. (publication) Hire Power Award for Job Creation recipient, E1706• [19NO]

Armed Forces: ensure footwear for enlisted members upon initial entry complies with domestic source requirements, H3588• [13JN]

——— improve protections for servicemembers, surviving spouses, and disabled veterans against mortgage foreclosures, H6798 [28OC]

Auburn Manufacturing, Inc.: tribute for expansion of Auburn, ME, Kittyhawk Industrial Park location, E596• [6MY]

Augusta, ME: Central Maine Regional Communications Center Maine National Emergency Number Association Critical Incident of the Year Award recipient, E785• [4JN]

——— tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E38• [18JA]

Bangor, ME: tribute to Bangor Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E40• [18JA]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2793 [20MY]

Congressional Montenegro Caucus: inauguration, E1719• [20NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3588• [13JN]

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, H6791 [28OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases (H.R. 3521), H7613, H7614 [10DE]

——— codify and improve the election requirements for receipt of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 2481), H6798, H6800 [28OC]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’, H6791 [28OC]

——— establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims (H.R. 2189), H6790, H6793 [28OC]

——— extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations, H6791 [28OC]

——— extend Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (H.R. 2011), H6805, H6806 [28OC]

——— extend veterans assistance programs, H7616, H7617 [10DE]

——— improve and increase the availability of on-job training and apprenticeship programs (H.R. 1412), H2814, H2815 [21MY]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (H.R. 671), H3030, H3031 [4JN]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims, H6790 [28OC]

——— make publicly available certain information about pending and completed claims for compensation, H6790, H6791 [28OC]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (H.R. 813), H6204 [3OC]

——— provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and assistance to U.S. Paralympics, Inc. (H.R. 1402), H7616, H7617 [10DE]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved, H6790 [28OC]

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices, H6791 [28OC]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies, H6791 [28OC]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation, H6791 [28OC]

Desfosses, Theresa M.: RV/MH Heritage Foundation, Inc., RV/Manufactured Hall of Fame inductee, E1549• [23OC]

Ellsworth, ME: anniversary, E1066• [16JY]

FDA: strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1919), H2980, H2981 [3JN]

Franklin County, ME: tribute to community fundraising efforts to support Canadian town of Lac-Mégantic following oil tanker derailment fire, E1492• [11OC]

——— tribute to firefighters assisting with oil tanker derailment fire in Canada, E1492• [11OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6204 [3OC]

Hallé, John: Spurwink Services (organization) Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E1605• [30OC]

Hamm, Ed, Jr.: Modern Woodmen of America (organization) Hometown Hero award recipient, E1521• [16OC]

Lewiston, ME: tribute to Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E42• [18JA], E44• [22JA], E49• [23JA]

——— tribute to Lewiston Firefighters Association, E1750• [21NO]

LifeFlight of Maine (organization): Maine National Emergency Number Association Critical Incident of the Year Award recipient, E785• [4JN]

Machias, ME: anniversary, E948• [20JN]

Maine: tribute to Finance Authority of Maine Showcase Maine Awards recipients, E1577• [28OC]

——— tribute to ‘‘Gems of 26’’ military program offering veterans access to cultural, historic, and recreational experiences in Maine, E123• [12FE]

——— tribute to Mainebiz (news service) Next List honorees, E1631• [12NO]

——— tribute to Maple Sunday, E365• [21MR]

——— tribute to Summit Project for honoring fallen servicemembers, E1632• [12NO]

Maine Franco-American Hall of Fame: tribute to inductees, E620• [8MY]

National Arson Awareness Week: observance, E623• [8MY]

National cemeteries: provide authority to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery and disinter remains of Michael L. Anderson from Fort Custer National Cemetery (S. 1471), H7641, H7642 [11DE]

National Police Week: observance, E650• [14MY]

Pantheon-Bourgeois Guitars, LLC: Small Enterprise Growth Fund Achievement Award recipient, E48• [22JA]

Presque Isle, ME: tribute to Aroostook Medical Center conversion to compressed natural gas, E635• [9MY]

Richmond, ME: anniversary of Richmond Area Health Center Star Program, E1581• [28OC]

Rumford, ME: tribute to National Trust for Historic Preservation National Main Street designation, E773• [3JN]

Skowhegan, ME: anniversary of Redington Memorial Home, E1425• [3OC]

——— Somerset Regional Communications Center Maine National Emergency Number Association Critical Incident of the Year Award recipient, E785• [4JN]

South Paris, ME: tribute to Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E182• [25FE]

St. Albans, ME: anniversary, E883• [17JN]

University of Maine at Farmington: anniversary, E1465• [9OC]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 570), H2816, H2817 [21MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 893), H6971, H6972 [12NO]

——— making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6204 [3OC]

Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E385• [9AP]

Tributes

Bouchard, Harold O., E235• [4MR]

Carroll, Hope, E1068• [16JY]

Covey, Laird, E652• [14MY]

Gibson, Andrew, H3296 [12JN]

Karczewski, Scott, E1829• [11DE]

Krivokapic, Ranko, E1719• [20NO]

Stevens, John, E625• [8MY]