MILLER, JEFF (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H419 [8FE]

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H822 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 1122), H1395 [13MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1356 [12MR]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 3601), H7354 [21NO]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H2354 [25AP]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division members who received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 37), H3097 [4JN]

Armed Forces: 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), H6174 [2OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian personnel and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3241), H6290 [4OC]

——— 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), H3097 [4JN]

——— 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), H3216 [5JN]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H280 [23JA]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (see H.J. Res. 91), H6454 [9OC]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H5589 [17SE]

——— provide for certain forms of physical therapy under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1705), H3288 [11JN]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases (see H.R. 3199), H6175 [2OC]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 128), H1837 [25MR]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6999 [12NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H32 [3JA]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and freeze pay for Members of Congress when there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 593), H430 [8FE]

——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 282), H1359 [12MR]

Bullard, Larcenia J.: tribute (see H. Res. 139), H1825 [21MR]

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]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 448), H8126 [19DE]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H700 [27FE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6545 [11OC]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1911 [10AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61, 217), H86 [14JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H300 [29JA]

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

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]

David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: convey to Miami Dade College (see H.R. 1592), H2123 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

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

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3016 [3JN]

——— require notification of congressional defense committees about certain sensitive military operations (see H.R. 1904), H2567 [9MY]

——— review operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 1494), H2354 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H629 [25FE]

——— ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H982 [5MR]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3062), H5399 [2AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 493), H550 [14FE]

——— prohibit funding for the rule entitled ‘‘Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives’’ (see H.R. 425), H372 [5FE]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5656 [18SE]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H3688 [17JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: limit the face value of issued coins (see H.R. 220), H84 [14JA]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H3592 [13JN]

Dept. of Transportation: recognize hair as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers (see H.R. 3403), H7153 [15NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H1829 [21MR]

——— provide veterans service organizations with the same access to departmental facilities during the Government shutdown as prior to the shutdown (see H.R. 3287), H6545 [11OC]

——— 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), H28 [3JA]

——— resolve backlog of disability claims (see H.R. 2138), H2952 [23MY]

——— 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]

District of Columbia: authorize placement at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H.R. 165), H660 [26FE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1633 [19MR]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H1718 [20MR]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1959 [11AP]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1318 [6MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H3759 [18JN]

——— constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H5090 [25JY]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H5765 [19SE]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate unnecessary Federal bank accounts (see H.R. 1856), H4145 [27JN]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6829 [28OC]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]

——— require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 283), H169 [15JA]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study and congressional consideration of reforms to make rates affordable (see H.R. 3218), H6011 [28SE]

——— 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), H7188 [18NO]

——— modify phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates for certain properties (see H.R. 1485), H2438 [6MY]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H703 [27FE]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1360 [12MR]

Firearms: allow certain off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms to protect children in a school zone (see H.R. 2541), H4142 [27JN]

——— establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H6999 [12NO]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H4310 [9JY]

——— provide that certain States have exclusive fishery management authority over reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico in waters that, on average, are 20 fathoms or less in depth (see H.R. 1219), H1569 [18MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 19), H5052 [24JY]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H3288 [11JN]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1174), H1426 [14MR]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H550 [14FE]

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), H6957 [30OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H703 [27FE]

Health: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 1740), H2656 [15MY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6175 [2OC]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H949 [4MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1861 [9AP]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2604 [14MY] (see H.R. 3121), H6175 [2OC]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H432 [8FE]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H32 [3JA]

Investments: prevent consideration of legislation that would tax or confiscate personal savings accounts or assets to provide financial relief for private businesses (see H. Res. 129), H1829 [21MR]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H2354 [25AP]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1328 [7MR]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program (see H.R. 3292), H6902 [29OC]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H5548 [12SE]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2775 [17MY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4143 [27JN]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1959 [11AP]

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

——— Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 48), H5548 [12SE]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 104), H1359 [12MR]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2775 [17MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4178 [28JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H7508 [4DE]

Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2678), H4483 [11JY]

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

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

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (see H.R. 3304), H6675 [22OC]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2804 [20MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 196), H52 [4JA]

Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 1497), H1955 [11AP]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H168 [15JA]

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), H4146 [27JN]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H703 [27FE]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H1632 [19MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1860 [9AP]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H2959 [23MY]

NLRB: declare certain agency actions have no force or effect until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments of certain members and prohibit further actions (see H.R. 976), H1322 [6MR]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H5766 [19SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6999 [12NO]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1861 [9AP]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H599 [15FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4173 [28JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4483 [11JY]

——— provide that the only health plans available to Federal employees responsible for administering such Act are those created under such Act or offered through exchanges (see H.R. 3170), H5806 [23SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2604 [14MY] (see H.R. 3121), H6175 [2OC]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1958 [11AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H4485 [11JY]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the family (see H. Res. 405), H7112 [14NO]

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1630 [19MR]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H4143 [27JN]

——— protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 2417), H5513 [11SE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H627 [25FE]

——— retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (see H. Res. 360), H6225 [3OC]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 890), H1332 [11MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 56), H413 [6FE]

Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 451), H3357 [12JN]

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), H1431 [14MR]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H3251 [6JN]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 2943), H5343 [1AU]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2164), H3358 [12JN]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H1322 [6MR]

Shaw, E. Clay, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 343), H5547 [12SE]

Small business: provide for a consolidated definition of a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans to improve the Federal contracting process for service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 2882), H5260 [31JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H8113 [12DE]

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), H5175 [30JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H500 [13FE]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2775 [17MY]

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

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

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

——— provide a credit for hurricane and tornado mitigation expenditures (see H.R. 2233), H7053 [13NO]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H1633 [19MR]

——— reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 1065), H1355 [12MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H5263 [31JY]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H432 [8FE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H1911 [10AP]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H28 [3JA]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H432 [8FE]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 556), H1911 [10AP]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 259), H6957 [30OC]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278 [23JA]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H5403 [2AU]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H7608 [9DE]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 75), H1860 [9AP]

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

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 484), H599 [15FE]

Veterans: 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), H5262 [31JY]

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

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H5922 [27SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1911 [10AP]

——— ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1505), H2249 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases (see H.R. 3521), H7187 [18NO]

——— clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 602), H431 [8FE]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (see H.R. 2726), H4724 [18JY]

——— establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims (see H.R. 2189), H2954 [23MY]

——— establish a Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration (see H.R. 2327), H3355 [12JN]

——— expand eligibility for a medallion furnished to signify veteran status of a deceased individual (see H.R. 3671), H7566 [5DE]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 562), H412 [6FE]

——— prohibit the recording of a patient in a facility without the informed consent of the patient (see H.R. 1490), H1955 [11AP]

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

EPA: 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]

Escambia County, FL: convey certain property formerly part of Santa Rosa National Monument and conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance (see H.R. 2954), H5343 [1AU]

Fish and fishing: develop a fishery management plan for Gulf of Mexico red snapper (see H.R. 3099), H5546 [12SE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 449), H315 [1FE]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation of Florida (see H.R. 323), H177 [18JA]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1095), H1356 [12MR]

Veterans: 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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H177 [18JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (H.R. 3789), H8126 [19DE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 3790), H8126 [19DE]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (H.R. 3302), H6676 [22OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases (H.R. 3521), H7188 [18NO]

——— clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (H.R. 602), H432 [8FE]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (H.R. 2726), H4725 [18JY]

——— establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims (H.R. 2189), H2957 [23MY]

——— establish a Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration (H.R. 2327), H3356 [12JN]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (H.R. 562), H415 [6FE]

——— prohibit the recording of a patient in a facility without the informed consent of the patient (H.R. 1490), H1957 [11AP]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (H.R. 813), H628 [25FE]

EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (H.R. 322), H178 [18JA]

Escambia County, FL: convey certain property formerly part of Santa Rosa National Monument and conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance (H.R. 2954), H5347 [1AU]

Fish and fishing: develop a fishery management plan for Gulf of Mexico red snapper (H.R. 3099), H5548 [12SE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (H.R. 449), H315 [1FE]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation of Florida (H.R. 323), H178 [18JA]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (H.R. 1095), H1358 [12MR]

Veterans: 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 (H.R. 357), H281 [23JA]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (H.R. 324), H178 [18JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1723 [21MR]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), E872 [14JN]

Remarks

American Cancer Society: anniversary, E658• [14MY]

Bagdad, FL: anniversary of Bagdad Volunteer Fire Dept., E1850• [12DE]

Burlison, Stacy: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 High School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1368• [25SE]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (H.R. 3302), H6660, H6662, H6664 [22OC], H6818• [28OC]

Campbell, Keith and family: Santa Rosa County, FL, Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1087• [18JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2813 [21MY]

Crestview, FL: tribute to sister city relationship with Noirmoutier-en-I’l̂le, France, E853• [12JN]

Daughters of the Nile (fraternal organization): anniversary, E1601• [30OC]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5626 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases (H.R. 3521), H7612, 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), H6794, H6797, H6800 [28OC]

——— eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, H3087 [4JN]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (H.R. 2726), E1089• [18JY]

——— establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims (H.R. 2189), H6782, H6790, H6793 [28OC]

——— extend Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (H.R. 2011), H6804, H6805, H6806 [28OC]

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

——— improve and increase the availability of on-job training and apprenticeship programs (H.R. 1412), H2813, H2814, H2815 [21MY]

——— improve and increase the availability of on-job training and apprenticeship programs (H.R. 1412), Senate amendments, H5888, H5889, H5890 [27SE]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (H.R. 671), H3029, H3030, H3031 [4JN]

——— include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought (H.R. 1405), H6800, H6803, H6804 [28OC]

——— prohibit the recording of a patient in a facility without the informed consent of the patient (H.R. 1490), E423• [11AP]

——— provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and assistance to U.S. Paralympics, Inc. (H.R. 1402), H7614, H7616 [10DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H6202 [3OC]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), motion to recommit, H3087 [4JN]

Dicesare, Melissa: Walton County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E200• [27FE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1209), E485• [17AP]

Erickson, Heather: Okaloosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E198• [27FE]

Foote, Maria: Okaloosa County, FL, School District Educational Support Professional of the Year award recipient, E317• [15MR]

Fort Walton Beach, FL: anniversary of Beulah First Baptist Church, E1520• [16OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6084 [1OC]

Herber, John: People (publication) Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1869• [12DE]

Jannazo, Joe: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 Middle School and Overall Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1367• [25SE]

Joyce, Randy: Air Force Association Teacher of the Year award recipient, E678• [16MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ speech, E1253• [9SE]

Messer, Randal: Walton County, FL, Educational Support Professional of the Year award recipient, E208• [27FE]

Milton, FL: anniversary of Imogene Theater, E1440• [4OC]

Milton, NJ: tribute to Pace High School marching band, E1866• [12DE]

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), H7640, H7641, H7642 [11DE]

Naval Air Station Whiting Field, FL: anniversary, E1129• [24JY]

Navarre, FL: tribute to Navarre High School girls’ weightlifting team, E122• [12FE]

Northwest Florida State College: anniversary, E1487• [11OC]

Nunn, Ulaunda: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1370• [25SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7407 [3DE]

Pensacola, FL: anniversary of First Pentecostal Church, E1522• [16OC]

——— tribute to Booker T. Washington High School girls’ swimming team, E1884• [16DE]

——— tribute to Pensacola Catholic High School baseball team, E848• [12JN]

Pensacola Ice Flyers (hockey team): tribute, E846• [12JN]

Pridgen family: Walton County, FL, Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1459• [8OC]

Rigby, Susan: Escambia County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E222• [28FE]

Roling, Jeremy and Teresa: Holmes County, FL, Outstanding Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1725• [21NO]

Thompson, Ann: Santa Rosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E237• [4MR]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (H.R. 1095), H7408 [3DE]

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), H2815, 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), H6084 [1OC], H6202 [3OC]

Votes: position on missed, H5242• [31JY], H7375• [2DE], E1232• [2AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (H.R. 324), H2819 [21MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5257 [31JY]

Reports filed

Activities During the 113th Congress: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 113–300), H8124 [19DE]

American Heroes COLA Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 570) (H. Rept. 113–62), H2773 [17MY]

Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2072) (H. Rept. 113–245), H6643 [16OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Commission or Task Force Establishment To Evaluate the Backlog of Disability Claims: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2189) (H. Rept. 113–236), H5921 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation Evaluation Improvement for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or Mental Health Conditions Related to Sexual Trauma: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 671) (H. Rept. 113–63), H2773 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Inclusion of Appeals Form in Any Notice of Decision Issued for the Denial of a Benefit Sought: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1405) (H. Rept. 113–130), H4036 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Leases Authorization: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 113–284), H7607 [9DE]

GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 357) (H. Rept. 113–94), H3014 [3JN]

Improving Job Opportunities for Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1412) (H. Rept. 113–64), H2773 [17MY]

Putting Veterans Funding First Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 813) (H. Rept. 113–212), H5587 [17SE]

Tinnitus Research and Treatment Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1443) (H. Rept. 113–247), H6673 [22OC]

Veterans Accountability Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1804) (H. Rept. 113–227), H5832 [25SE], H6343 [7OC]

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2011) (H. Rept. 113–211), H5587 [17SE]

Veterans Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2481) (H. Rept. 113–207), H5512 [11SE]

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 602) (H. Rept. 113–159), H4825 [19JY]

Tributes

Bailey, Jim C., E373• [25MR]

Bell, Reed, E1174• [31JY]

Black, Robert and Carolyn, E1899• [19DE]

Bonner, Representative, E1207• [2AU]

Brown, James R. (Randy), E1365• [25SE]

Day, George E. (Bud), H5099 [30JY], E1169• [31JY]

Dunn, Delores, E1868• [12DE]

Enfinger, Alvin H., E1256• [9SE]

Ford, Clay, Jr., E387• [9AP]

Fountain, Graham W., E629• [9MY]

Garshasb, Navid, E1349• [19SE]

Gibson, David L., E746• [23MY]

Hill, James L., Sr., E37• [18JA]

Jones, Rita Eika, E115• [8FE]

Kimbrough, John D., E898• [17JN]

Knee, Dale O., E1726• [21NO]

Larsen, Angelina Tabbitas, E316• [15MR]

Manning, Mildred, E362• [21MR]

Mathis, Ted, E1372• [25SE]

Mullins, Vickie B., E1255• [9SE]

Schnoor, Dean F., E61• [25JA]

Strom, Emma, E1809• [9DE]

Thomas, Jesse L., Jr., E932• [20JN]

Thompson, William W., E1815• [9DE]

Varner, Michael D., E128• [12FE]

Ward, Bluford, E1162• [30JY]

White, Marty, E1458• [8OC]

Young, C.W. Bill, H6818• [28OC]

Young, James S., E107• [6FE]