MURPHY, PATRICK (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3528 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4937 [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3192 [5JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3078, H3079 [4JN]

Appointments

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

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), H7508 [4DE]

Agriculture: express that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated (see H. Con. Res. 39), H4827 [19JY]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H6829 [28OC]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 414), H7110 [14NO]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6175 [2OC]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2910 [22MY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H2125 [17AP]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1569 [18MR]

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), H5174 [30JY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5175 [30JY]

——— 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]

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H4858 [22JY]

——— prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7628 [10DE]

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

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 3323), H6768 [23OC]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), 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), H550 [14FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H628 [25FE]

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

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4483 [11JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H6412 [8OC]

Corps of Engineers: expedite implementation of comprehensive Everglades restoration project plan (see H.R. 913), H1568 [18MR]

Credit: create a Federal charter for Internet consumer credit corporations (see H.R. 1566), H4979 [23JY]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 3211), H6011 [28SE]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 736), H1398 [13MR]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H1958 [11AP]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H4523 [16JY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4146 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H4178 [28JN]

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), H7111 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2913 [22MY]

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

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

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2959 [23MY] (see H.R. 1876), H2914 [22MY]

——— verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 1991), H5175 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit certain grants to States that do not provide for minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers (see H.R. 1311), H1993 [12AP]

Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 744), H1860 [9AP]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H6676 [22OC]

——— report on State law penalties for certain child abusers and expand the predicate for increased penalties for domestic assaults against children (see H.R. 3627), H7508 [4DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H4485 [11JY] (see H.R. 2146), H5051 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5655 [18SE]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 671), H1958 [11AP]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 1809), H2775 [17MY]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H2959 [23MY]

——— 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), H2396 [26AP]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies (see H.R. 1759), H2775 [17MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4485 [11JY]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see H.R. 2322), H3287 [11JN]

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

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H5262 [31JY]

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

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 714), H1632 [19MR]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7395 [2DE]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H5262 [31JY]

FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2067 [16AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 3179), H5884 [26SE]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4078 [26JN]

——— eliminate unnecessary Federal bank accounts (see H.R. 1856), H2483 [7MY]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4726 [18JY]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4726 [18JY]

——— require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see H.R. 2061), H5348 [1AU]

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

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), H6770 [23OC]

——— 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: determine appropriate risk-based capital requirements for community, mid-sized, and regional institutions (see H.R. 2547), H4178 [28JN]

——— 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]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth, serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 3329), H6768 [23OC]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2840 [21MY]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H3097 [4JN]

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), H4175 [28JN]

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]

Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 1910), H3216 [5JN]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 1953), H2840 [21MY]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H7188 [18NO]

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

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H2910 [22MY]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H4599 [17JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6829 [28OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2605 [14MY]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2354 [25AP]

——— prohibit operation of an exercise facility for Members during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3276), H6411 [8OC]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H2164 [19AP]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H1720 [20MR]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (see H.R. 530), H1359 [12MR]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (see H.R. 1105), H5834 [25SE]

——— repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 742), H1632 [19MR]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H950 [4MR]

IRS: permit truncated Social Security numbers on wage reporting provided to employees (see H.R. 1560), H2536 [8MY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4858 [22JY]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H660 [26FE]

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

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

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

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: amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 1982), H6175 [2OC]

——— 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), H5175 [30JY]

——— delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and diabetic testing supply mail order program (see H.R. 2375), H3991 [20JN]

——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 3616), H7354 [21NO]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H6998 [12NO]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H3016 [3JN]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4523 [16JY]

Members of Congress: extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1547), H2438 [6MY]

——— prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H550 [14FE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H4726 [18JY]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H5655 [18SE]

——— reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 398), H628 [25FE]

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

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H7608 [9DE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6175 [2OC]

NASA: provide for termination liability costs for certain projects (see H.R. 3625), H7508 [4DE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H7395 [2DE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H7395 [2DE]

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H6954 [30OC]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H5403 [2AU]

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), H7053 [13NO]

——— delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H7153 [15NO]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal enrollment website is fully functional (see H.R. 3425), H6953 [30OC]

——— ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8118 [16DE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2775 [17MY]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H7109 [14NO]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H7394 [2DE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6957 [30OC]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H5403 [2AU]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H2396 [26AP]

——— require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 2214), H2964 [24MY]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H2804 [20MY]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H504 [13FE]

——— 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), H5089 [25JY]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H1860 [9AP]

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]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H3016 [3JN]

Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 451), H2803 [20MY]

Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H4215 [8JY]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H1861 [9AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H6829 [28OC]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2249 [23AP]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (see H.R. 2374), H5767 [19SE]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H7109 [14NO]

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

Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 1321), H5403 [2AU]

Social Security: 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]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2012), H7508 [4DE]

Taxation: allow an unlimited exclusion from transfer taxes for certain farmland and land of conservation value (see H.R. 47), H2485 [7MY]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H5403 [2AU]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H6289 [4OC]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7394 [2DE]

——— extend research credit, increase and make permanent alternative simplified research credit and provide for a biotechnology consortium research credit (see H.R. 3757), H8108 [12DE]

——— extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 1424), H1959 [11AP]

——— extend the renewable energy credit for wind, geothermal, hydro, and marine power and eliminate certain tax credits for oil and gas drilling and production (see H.R. 2539), H5348 [1AU]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1634), H2775 [17MY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H2604 [14MY]

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

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H5408 [6SE]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 901), H6957 [30OC]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H2775 [17MY]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 609), H5262 [31JY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H3929 [19JN]

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

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H5403 [2AU]

Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7050 [13NO]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H3357 [12JN]

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

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

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

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: exempt nonprofit low-income housing providers from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements (see H.R. 3529), H7251 [19NO]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 996), H1318 [6MR]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H5176 [30JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3990 [20JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1837 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: reduce deficit (see H.R. 3146), H5766 [19SE]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 1999), H2654 [15MY]

Financial institutions: require an empirical impact study on proposed rules relative to the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements as they apply to community banks (see H.R. 2295), H3251 [6JN]

NIST: reauthorize the competitive grant program within the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program (see H.R. 1418), H1856 [9AP]

Petroleum: eliminate unnecessary oil tax credits and subsidies for major oil companies to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 2956), H5343 [1AU]

SBA: clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (see H.R. 1974), H2602 [14MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: reduce deficit (H.R. 3146), H5767 [19SE]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (H.R. 1999), H2655 [15MY]

Financial institutions: require an empirical impact study on proposed rules relative to the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements as they apply to community banks (H.R. 2295), H3252 [6JN]

NIST: reauthorize the competitive grant program within the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program (H.R. 1418), H1858 [9AP]

Petroleum: eliminate unnecessary oil tax credits and subsidies for major oil companies to reduce the national debt (H.R. 2956), H5347 [1AU]

SBA: clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (H.R. 1974), H2604 [14MY]

E-mails 

Government shutdown relative to budget process, H6284 [4OC]

Motions

Budget: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H248 [23JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3223 [6JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6284 [4OC]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, H2021 [15AP]

Budget: ensure any budget resolution does not cut benefits to veterans, the Armed Forces, Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid, H248 [23JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), motion to recommit, H248 [23JA]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2790 [20MY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize projects receiving final Chief’s Report within a year of enactment of legislation to improve rivers and harbors and provide for conservation and development of water and related resources, H6703 [23OC]

——— Florida projects funding, H4348 [10JY]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6687 [23OC]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6703 [23OC]

Davis, Ron: NIH Jacob K. Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award recipient, E205• [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3531• [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4937 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding for maintenance on certain unused facilities, H3079 [4JN], H4937 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding for non-competitive contracts, H3078 [4JN]

——— report on utilization of real property, H3531• [13JN]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H4321 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Program funding, H3192 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3192 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), motion to recommit, H3223 [6JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3078, H3079 [4JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5866 [26SE]

Economy: impact of immigration reform, H4583 [17JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4348 [10JY]

Equal Pay Act: anniversary, E840• [11JN]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (H.R. 1999), H3078, H3079 [4JN], H3531• [13JN], H4937 [23JY]

FEMA: National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security administrative operations funding, H3223 [6JN]

Florida: congressional briefing on St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee waterways issues, E1551• [23OC]

——— environmental and water quality issues of waterways and restoration projects funding, H6687 [23OC]

——— tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, E510• [23AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6284 [4OC]

Immigration: reform, H4583 [17JY]

Israel: independence anniversary, H2021 [15AP]

Martin County, FL: tribute to Martin County North Little League All-Stars baseball team, E1250• [6SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 392), H6939 [30OC]

National Small Business Week: observance, E896• [17JN]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H5866 [26SE]

NIST: reauthorize the competitive grant program within the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program (H.R. 1418), E896• [17JN]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E662• [15MY]

SBA: clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (H.R. 1974), E896• [17JN]

Stuart, FL: dedication of monument in honor of Aaron Vaughn at Sailfish Splash Water Park, E54• [23JA]

——— tribute to Mariner Sands World War II veterans, E1630• [12NO]

Van Duzer Foundation: tribute, E1249• [6SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H6939 [30OC]

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]

Summaries

Congressional Briefing on Issues of St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee Waterways in Florida, E1551• [23OC]

Tributes

Henry, Hunter, E435• [12AP]

Jason, Aaron, E1050• [11JY]

Johnson, Justin, E932• [20JN]

Morales, Gary, H939 [4MR], E662• [15MY]

Morris, Walter, E1550• [23OC]

Van Duzer, Scott, E1249• [6SE]