MOORE, GWEN (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4710 [18JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3132 [5JN]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H5330 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 3471), H7051 [13NO]

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

AID: codify the Health Technologies Program (see H.R. 1515), H4858 [22JY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5348 [1AU]

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

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6175 [2OC]

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

——— afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2841), H5656 [18SE]

——— 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]

——— 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), H52 [4JA]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H1824 [21MR]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (see H.J. Res. 91), H6411 [8OC]

——— notify members of the availability of mental health services, help eliminate stigma associated with utilizing such services, and clarify disclosure policies relative to members utilizing such services (see H.R. 1464), H1908 [10AP]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 3352), H7357 [21NO]

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

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H1720 [20MR]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1328 [7MR]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 49), H342 [4FE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1630), H2157 [18AP]

Budget: exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H4522 [16JY]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (see H.R. 699), H629 [25FE]

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

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 248), H3095 [4JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 132), H1994 [12AP]

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

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H5513 [11SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 852), H700 [27FE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H372 [5FE]

——— 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]

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), H2436 [6MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H701 [27FE]

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

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 728), H546 [14FE]

Contracts: provide for compensation of Federal contractor employees that were placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3500), H7110 [14NO]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H53 [4JA]

Corporal Justin D. Ross Post Office Building, Green Bay, WI: designate (see H.R. 1228), H1548 [15MR]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H7447 [3DE]

——— require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see H.R. 3331), H6768 [23OC]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H4726 [18JY]

Courts: bar debt collectors from bringing legal action on a debt in which the statute of limitations has expired against any consumer (see H.R. 3402), H6952 [30OC]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 312), H176 [18JA]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H3990 [20JN]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H6175 [2OC]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H7354 [21NO]

——— strengthen Federal statutes designed to deter money laundering and terrorism financing (see H.R. 3317), H6768 [23OC]

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

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 10), H456 [12FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H5656 [18SE] (see H.R. 3353), H6827 [28OC]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1399 [13MR]

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

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

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H5806 [23SE]

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

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2804 [20MY]

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

Dept. of Education: authorize use of funds for inclusion in domestic violence education programs of information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3297), H6770 [23OC]

——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 1343), H1994 [12AP]

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

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1763), H2438 [6MY]

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

——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H2575 [13MY]

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

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H1822 [21MR]

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

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H1861 [9AP]

——— authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 3229), H6594 [14OC]

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

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

——— establish a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, support methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and improve prevention and treatment of addiction (see H.R. 752), H629 [25FE]

——— establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H6829 [28OC]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H2567 [9MY]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H2719 [16MY]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H2067 [16AP]

——— 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), H2840 [21MY]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H176 [18JA]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H950 [4MR]

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

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

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H1829 [21MR]

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

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 541), H1720 [20MR]

——— require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1925), H2568 [9MY]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1599), H8132 [23DE]

——— require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 2036), H2775 [17MY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H499 [13FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish humane practices for repatriation of aliens at the border and effective standards for the treatment of certain detained aliens (see H.R. 3130), H7357 [21NO]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 285), H169 [15JA]

——— authorize pilot program to improve asset recovery levels, asset management, and homeownership retention relative to delinquent single-family mortgages insured under FHA mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 2815), H5050 [24JY]

——— extend pilot program that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages (see H.R. 2816), H5050 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: amend Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs to add gender-responsive services to the list of authorized grant purposes (see H.R. 1833), H2436 [6MY]

——— improve services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of Columbia (see H.R. 840), H659 [26FE]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H5090 [25JY]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see H.R. 354), H628 [25FE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H1821 [21MR]

——— require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 3427), H6953 [30OC]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H5884 [26SE]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H659 [26FE]

——— provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 1340), H1994 [12AP]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H627 [25FE]

Dept. of State: submit a report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti (see H.R. 3509), H8113 [12DE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 520), H371 [5FE]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 279), H1430 [14MR] (see H.R. 666), H501 [13FE]

——— require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 2416), H3758 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H2953 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H4145 [27JN]

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

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H1360 [12MR]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3369), H6901 [29OC]

——— make publicly available certain information about pending and completed claims for compensation (see H.R. 1623), H2913 [22MY]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 595), H818 [28FE]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies (see H.R. 1759), H2913 [22MY]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H5921 [27SE]

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

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

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

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H2392 [26AP]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H6998 [12NO]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H5050 [24JY]

Education: 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), H7395 [2DE]

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

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H1718 [20MR]

——— create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 1617), H2156 [18AP]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 951), H981 [5MR]

——— provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 2889), H5260 [31JY]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 3449), H6997 [12NO]

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

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

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1751), H2350 [25AP]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7358 [21NO]

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), H6902 [29OC]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H2954 [23MY]

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), H6901 [29OC]

Financial institutions: encourage institutions to work with their customers affected by the Government shutdown who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6545 [11OC]

——— establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H1630 [19MR]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2025 [15AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1328 [7MR]

Firearms: condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (see H. Res. 318), H5088 [25JY]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2396 [26AP]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 137), H173 [15JA]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H224 [22JA]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H660 [26FE]

——— prevent illegal sale (see H.R. 427), H628 [25FE]

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

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

——— repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 661), H703 [27FE]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H56 [4JA]

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

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H5404 [2AU]

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

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2030), H2775 [17MY]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 2773), H5176 [30JY]

——— provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to adjacent States (see H.R. 600), H431 [8FE]

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), H6454 [9OC]

Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see H. Res. 61), H413 [6FE]

——— measure progress of recovery and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1749), H2350 [25AP]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H455 [12FE]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H3097 [4JN]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H1633 [19MR]

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

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs (see H.R. 3665), H7566 [5DE]

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), H6344 [7OC]

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

Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 3003), H7357 [21NO]

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

——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 2352), H3590 [13JN]

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

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H5176 [30JY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H599 [15FE] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC] (see H.R. 3163), H6454 [9OC]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1531), H1991 [12AP]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 742), H593 [15FE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1360 [12MR]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7358 [21NO]

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

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

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

——— remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 2757), H5404 [2AU]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H1911 [10AP]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H7153 [15NO]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H1956 [11AP]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1661), H4485 [11JY]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H5089 [25JY]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2299 [24AP]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 1821), H3289 [11JN]

——— provide for timely access to post-mastectomy items (see H.R. 1902), H2567 [9MY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H596 [15FE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2354 [25AP]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H5476 [10SE]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H4726 [18JY]

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

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6644 [16OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 229), H84 [14JA]

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 526), H5476 [10SE]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2543), H4142 [27JN]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 12), H454 [12FE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1064), H1355 [12MR] (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]

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

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

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

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H4214 [8JY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2159 [18AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H7253 [19NO]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 201), H2437 [6MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 301), H5923 [27SE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H629 [25FE]

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 123), H2656 [15MY]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2438 [6MY]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 93), H816 [28FE]

National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 17), H629 [25FE]

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

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

NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 842), H1430 [14MR]

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

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

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

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

Pensions: provide an election for funding parity for charity-sponsored pensions (see H.R. 2134), H3016 [3JN]

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

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H3760 [18JN]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H2349 [25AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H417 [6FE]

——— 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), H1328 [7MR]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

Product safety: ban flame retardant chemicals from use in resilient filling materials in children’s products (see H.R. 2934), H5342 [1AU]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: prohibit from requiring public companies to use specific auditors or the use of different auditors on a rotating basis (see H.R. 1564), H4214 [8JY]

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), H1861 [9AP]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H7689 [11DE]

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

Roads and highways: ensure currently-operating trucks can continue to use the future Interstate 41 in Wisconsin (see H.R. 2353), H3655 [14JN]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1959 [11AP]

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

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

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (see H.R. 677), H501 [13FE]

——— require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment advisers (see H.R. 1627), H3655 [14JN]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H596 [15FE]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2633), H5093 [26JY]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education program from the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (see H.R. 3774), H8117 [16DE]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 896), H1322 [6MR]

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

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H1861 [9AP]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3050), H5398 [2AU]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1328 [7MR]

Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 247), H4980 [23JY]

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

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 1601), H2438 [6MY]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H2297 [24AP]

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

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H2157 [18AP]

——— allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H4037 [25JN]

——— apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 1029), H1327 [7MR]

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

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2299 [24AP]

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

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3327), H7312 [20NO]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H3016 [3JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H8127 [19DE]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H5884 [26SE]

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

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H2483 [7MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H1430 [14MR]

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

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H2567 [9MY]

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

Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (see H.R. 1018), H1360 [12MR]

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

Transportation: provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 2958), H5343 [1AU]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 664), H501 [13FE]

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

Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2056), H2959 [23MY]

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

Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 1966), H3929 [19JN]

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

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

——— prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 281), H703 [27FE]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 280), H1828 [21MR]

Voting Rights Act: require States to obtain a declaratory judgement of preclearance to implement more than one congressional redistricting after a decennial census (see H.R. 2756), H4825 [19JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H2959 [23MY]

Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 2874), H6103 [1OC]

——— combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8113 [12DE]

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

——— ensure access to best available overall and reproductive health care and affordable insurance, reduce health disparities, end gender-based violence, and promote economic security (see H. Res. 94), H1322 [6MR]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H2602 [14MY]

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

——— provide protections against violence against immigrant women (see H.R. 629), H499 [13FE]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see H.R. 1941), H2568 [9MY]

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

——— require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3404), H6952 [30OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2958 [23MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1720 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal representation to parents and legal guardians relative to child welfare cases (see H.R. 1096), H1357 [12MR]

Crime: provide for a grant program to prevent gun-related domestic violence homicides (see H.R. 3566), H7310 [20NO]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 563), H412 [6FE]

FEMA: require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 1035), H1327 [7MR]

Harley-Davidson, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 346), H5547 [12SE]

National School Breakfast Week: observance (see H. Res. 143), H1858 [9AP]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 193), H2393 [26AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 814), H627 [25FE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (see H.R. 2955), H5343 [1AU]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 96), H949 [4MR]

Social Security: reform (see H.R. 1374), H1824 [21MR]

Taxation: provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 3129), H5654 [18SE]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal representation to parents and legal guardians relative to child welfare cases (H.R. 1096), H1359 [12MR]

Crime: provide for a grant program to prevent gun-related domestic violence homicides (H.R. 3566), H7311 [20NO]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (H.R. 563), H415 [6FE]

FEMA: require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 1035), H1328 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 814), H628 [25FE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (H.R. 2955), H5347 [1AU]

Social Security: reform (H.R. 1374), H1828 [21MR]

Taxation: provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small business stock (H.R. 3129), H5655 [18SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 11), H222 [22JA]

Letters

Decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable: Michael Nash, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, H751 [28FE]

——— Representative Cole, H772 [28FE]

——— Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, H751 [28FE]

——— Tom Wooten, Samish Indian Nation, H752 [28FE]

Exempt major rules pertaining to veterans from Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act requirement of congressional joint resolution of approval: Barry A. Jesinoski, DAV, H5331 [1AU]

Violence Against Women Act mandatory minimum sentencing provisions: several sentencing and criminal justice reform organizations, H751 [28FE]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Jennifer G. Long, AEquitas—The Prosecutors’ Resource on Violence Against Women (organization), H752 [28FE]

——— Steven Jansen, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, H752 [28FE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3713 [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3885, H3886, H3888 [19JN], H3956, H3959 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3771 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4377, H4388 [11JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6000 [28SE], H6365 [8OC], H6458 [10OC]

Berndt, Sarah: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E1426• [3OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1604 [19MR], H1668 [20MR]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1668 [20MR]

Crime: address issues of domestic violence, E1617• [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to implement a work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants, H3959 [20JN]

——— allow States to implement drug testing program for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants, H3885, H3886 [19JN]

——— include personal hygiene items in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H3888 [19JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), H6267 [4OC]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5713 [19SE]

——— require additional work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients and eliminate funding for nutrition education, job training, and job search programs, H3956 [20JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3009 [3JN], H3771 [19JN], H4377, H4388 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: educational opportunity outreach programs funding, H3009, H3010 [3JN]

——— exempt local educational agencies serving high percentage of students from families with income below the poverty line from changes to funding formula, H4710 [18JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4710 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), H6365 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3132 [5JN]

——— Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties funding, H3132 [5JN]

Economy: importance of job creation, H1668 [20MR]

Fast for Families (organization): tribute, H7455 [4DE]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt major rules relative to veterans affairs from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5331 [1AU]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H5331 [1AU]

FEMA: require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 1035), H1340 [12MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6365 [8OC], H6458 [10OC]

Immigration: reform, H7455 [4DE]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (H.R. 742), H3306 [12JN]

Milwaukee School of Engineering: tribute to underwater robotics team, E1193• [1AU]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1617• [30OC]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H737, H750, H772 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H6000 [28SE]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H3009, H3010 [3JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H6458 [10OC]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1378 [13MR]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2734 [17MY]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H737, H750, H772 [28FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H737, H772 [28FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), H737, H750, H772 [28FE]

Votes: position on missed, H2891• [22MY], H4230• [9JY], E504• [19AP], E754• [23MY], E885•, E898• [17JN], E1029• [9JY], E1144• [25JY], E1377• [26SE], E1707• [19NO]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), H3328 [12JN]

Wynn, Lauri: Milwaukee, WI, Community Brainstorming Conference James Howard Baker Award recipient, E1640• [12NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2024 [15AP]

Tables

Impact of Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding on Wisconsin residents, H3772• [19JN]

Testimonies

Why Section 904 of S.47 Is Constitutional Under the Supreme Court’s Precedent in U.S. v. Lara: Thomas J. Perrelli, Dept. of Justice, H737–H739 [28FE]

Tributes

Gray, Bessie M., E1066• [16JY]

Jackson, Annie J. Blakely, E1666• [14NO]

Lautenberg, Frank R., H3009 [3JN]

Mitchem, Arnold L., E1477• [10OC]

O’Keefe, Lois, E1556• [23OC]

Wright, Easton C., E203• [27FE]