NADLER, JERROLD (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Bankruptcy: require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), H7026 [13NO]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4922 [23JY], H5007, H5009 [24JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5135, H5157, H5158 [30JY]
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), H5324 [1AU]
Appointments
House of Representatives Private Calendar Official Objectors, H4168 [28JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2719 [16MY]
Albania: recognize independence anniversary and commend for protecting Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust (see H. Res. 33), H171 [15JA]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1360 [12MR]
Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1550 [15MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]
Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 1350), H1823 [21MR]
Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5175 [30JY]
——— 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), H5589 [17SE]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H5396 [2AU]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 101), H30 [3JA]
——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 100), H30 [3JA]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]
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]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6770 [23OC]
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary (see H. Res. 209), H2534 [8MY]
Budget: exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H4522 [16JY]
——— exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]
——— 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]
——— repeal sequestration while achieving balance in deficit reduction between revenue and cuts and between non-defense and defense cuts and invest in job creation (see H.R. 505), H370 [5FE]
C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]
Cargo transportation: establish national policies and programs to strengthen freight-related infrastructure (see H.R. 974), H1430 [14MR]
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]
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), H599 [15FE]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]
——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]
Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H1425 [14MR]
Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (see H.R. 2043), H2773 [17MY]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2605 [14MY]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 728), H546 [14FE]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H2483 [7MY]
Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H410 [6FE]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 220), H3016 [3JN]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H284 [23JA]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 25), H4485 [11JY]
Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 895), H814 [28FE]
Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see H.R. 1695), H5589 [17SE]
——— strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H1720 [20MR]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H301 [29JA]
——— require court order to subpoena telephone records from service providers in any criminal investigation (see H.R. 2014), H2959 [23MY]
Dain Taylor Venne Post Office Building, Port Henry, NY: designate (see H.R. 3609), H7354 [21NO]
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), H1550 [15MR]
——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H1959 [11AP]
——— 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 Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H3357 [12JN]
——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2571 [9MY]
——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H1956 [11AP]
——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3357 [12JN]
Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]
——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3538), H7312 [20NO]
——— 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: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H8113 [12DE]
——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H7447 [3DE]
——— making supplemental appropriations for awarding grants to States to promote universal access to trauma care services provided by trauma centers and trauma-related physician specialties (see H.R. 2660), H4482 [11JY]
——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H3016 [3JN]
——— 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]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7109 [14NO]
Dept. of HUD: establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (see H.R. 2424), H3758 [18JN]
——— reduce housing-related health hazards (see H.R. 1282), H1718 [20MR]
Dept. of Justice: 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), H5404 [2AU]
——— 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 disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H6225 [3OC]
——— 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), H7112 [14NO]
Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1721 [20MR]
——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H6770 [23OC]
——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H983 [5MR]
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]
——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H1426 [14MR]
——— establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 644), H2570 [9MY]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 666), H1550 [15MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H2953 [23MY]
Dept. of Transportation: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 2428), H3927 [19JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1395 [13MR]
——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 182), H455 [12FE]
——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H7508 [4DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 1452), H1857 [9AP]
Disasters: provide assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 2887), H5260 [31JY]
——— provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 2647), H4369 [10JY]
Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 328), H5399 [2AU]
Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H6998 [12NO]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H170 [15JA]
Drugs: decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol (see H.R. 499), H370 [5FE]
——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 689), H545 [14FE]
Economy: provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (see H.R. 2770), H4856 [22JY]
——— 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]
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]
——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 2852), H5173 [30JY]
——— 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: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2436 [6MY]
——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5087 [25JY]
——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 2983), H5396 [2AU]
——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H5090 [25JY]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H3289 [11JN]
FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H2605 [14MY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 650), H500 [13FE]
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]
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]
FBI: provide safeguards relative to criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes (see H.R. 2865), H5173 [30JY]
FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H2297 [24AP]
Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 388), H6675 [22OC]
——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H2954 [23MY]
Federal Railroad Administration: make loans and loan guarantees available for implementing positive train control systems (see H.R. 3634), H7508 [4DE]
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]
——— provide relief from increased flood insurance premium rates for homes in disaster areas (see H.R. 960), H1360 [12MR]
——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H28 [3JA]
Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H1630 [19MR]
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), H2400 [30AP]
——— 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), H1549 [15MR]
——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H1549 [15MR]
——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1829 [21MR]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]
——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H1549 [15MR]
——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H86 [14JA]
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]
Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 1012), H2027 [15AP]
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: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2067 [16AP]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H173 [15JA]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H2959 [23MY]
——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H501 [13FE]
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), H7507 [4DE]
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), H2397 [26AP]
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see H.R. 2407), H3991 [20JN]
Hurricanes: improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 219), H84 [14JA]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]
——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC] (see H.R. 3163), H6290 [4OC]
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]
Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (see H.R. 2600), H4174 [28JN]
Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2248 [23AP]
Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H170 [15JA]
——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2570 [9MY]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]
Leonard Montalto Post Office Building, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 181), H224 [22JA]
Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (see H.R. 2174), H2954 [23MY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]
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), H7446 [3DE]
——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H8132 [23DE]
——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 928), H8112 [12DE]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H5403 [2AU]
——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 3150), H5766 [19SE]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H7188 [18NO]
——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H7608 [9DE]
——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H7357 [21NO]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H5922 [27SE]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR] (see H.R. 1346), H5090 [25JY]
Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1373), H1824 [21MR]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3097), H5546 [12SE]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H7365 [22NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H7365 [22NO]
National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (see H.R. 2112), H3760 [18JN]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2159 [18AP]
National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]
National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 1033), H1837 [25MR]
——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1359 [12MR]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4143 [27JN]
News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H2804 [20MY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 1648), H2158 [18AP]
Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H371 [5FE]
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium (see H.R. 2430), H7312 [20NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8118 [16DE]
——— establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H1360 [12MR]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H4522 [16JY]
Pensions: protect Federal and military retirees by expanding Truth in Lending Act disclosure provisions when a Federal or military pension is used as consideration by predatory lenders (see H.R. 3310), H6767 [23OC]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6999 [12NO]
Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 2044), H4599 [17JY]
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), H1632 [19MR]
——— 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), H1632 [19MR]
Privacy: permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (see H.R. 3035), H5398 [2AU]
——— prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (see H.R. 2399), H3687 [17JN]
——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]
——— update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H4598 [17JY]
Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 2248), H3095 [4JN]
Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]
Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 1187), H1426 [14MR]
Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 949), H981 [5MR]
Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H3216 [5JN]
Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H3758 [18JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1906), H2567 [9MY]
Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5404 [2AU]
Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2387), H3653 [14JN]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2158 [18AP]
Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office, Alden, NY: designate (see H.R. 3472), H7689 [11DE]
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), H4524 [16JY]
Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H3655 [14JN]
——— 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), H2604 [14MY]
——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H5588 [17SE]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1466), H2027 [15AP]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]
Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (see H.R. 606), H431 [8FE]
Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office Building, Corning, NY: designate (see H.R. 3765), H8109 [12DE]
Sports: commend and support the U.S. delegation and the U.S. Deaf Sports Federation in their representation of the U.S. at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria (see H. Res. 314), H4857 [22JY]
SSA: issue uniform standards for truncation of Social Security numbers and prohibit public display on the Internet of account numbers by State and local governments and private entities (see H.R. 2229), H4485 [11JY]
SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 1601), H2913 [22MY]
Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building, Brockport, NY: designate (see H.R. 1451), H3097 [4JN]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright decision on provision of counsel to indigent defendants in felony cases (see H. Res. 108), H1357 [12MR]
——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H7153 [15NO]
Taxation: 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]
——— clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 786), H1911 [10AP]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4177 [28JN]
——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 2509), H5589 [17SE]
——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2350 [25AP]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1360 [12MR]
——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H7357 [21NO]
——— 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), H4524 [16JY]
——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H4524 [16JY]
——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H7608 [9DE]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]
——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H3289 [11JN]
——— 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), H2959 [23MY]
——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 2737), H6770 [23OC]
——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 2137), H2952 [23MY]
——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H5396 [2AU]
——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 609), H454 [12FE]
Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 3143), H5766 [19SE]
Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H1356 [12MR]
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), H2396 [26AP]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H7311 [20NO]
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]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H2532 [8MY]
Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H3016 [3JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]
World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3990 [20JN]
——— 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), H1956 [11AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: prohibit detention of certain individuals without due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 2390), H3653 [14JN]
Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English language and government and history knowledge requirements for naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in other languages (see H.R. 1543), H1991 [12AP]
Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 3332), H6768 [23OC]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]
Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement with the Battery Conservancy, Inc., to construct and operate a performance facility at Castle Clinton National Monument (see H.R. 788), H595 [15FE]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 2191), H2954 [23MY]
Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 2479), H4037 [25JN]
Firearms: limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see H.R. 619), H454 [12FE]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H371 [5FE]
New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see H.R. 865), H701 [27FE]
Public debt: eliminate statutory ceiling and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (see H.R. 290), H170 [15JA]
Taxation: deny any deduction for direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs (see H.R. 923), H815 [28FE]
——— provide adjustments in individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1568), H2025 [15AP]
——— provide an increasingly larger earned income credit for families with more than a certain number of children (see H.R. 2320), H3287 [11JN]
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]
Women: 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]
Constitutional authority statements
Armed Forces: prohibit detention of certain individuals without due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 2390), H3654 [14JN]
Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English language and government and history knowledge requirements for naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in other languages (H.R. 1543), H1993 [12AP]
Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (H.R. 3332), H6769 [23OC]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 2523), H4080 [26JN]
Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement with the Battery Conservancy, Inc., to construct and operate a performance facility at Castle Clinton National Monument (H.R. 788), H598 [15FE]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (H.R. 2191), H2958 [23MY]
Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (H.R. 2479), H4038 [25JN]
Firearms: limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (H.R. 619), H455 [12FE]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 519), H372 [5FE]
New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (H.R. 865), H702 [27FE]
Public debt: eliminate statutory ceiling and place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued (H.R. 290), H172 [15JA]
Taxation: deny any deduction for direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs (H.R. 923), H817 [28FE]
——— provide adjustments in individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living (H.R. 1568), H2026 [15AP]
——— provide an increasingly larger earned income credit for families with more than a certain number of children (H.R. 2320), H3288 [11JN]
Transportation: provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (H.R. 2958), H5347 [1AU]
Women: 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 (H.R. 1975), H2604 [14MY]
Letters
Clarify Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act applicability to condominiums: by, H5823 [25SE]
East Coast missile defense shield funding: J.D. Syring and Richard P. Formica, Dept. of Defense, H4922 [23JY]
——— Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), H4922 [23JY]
Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H781 [28FE]
Lists
Friends of VAWA Coalition members, H781 [28FE]
Press releases
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Calls Republican VAWA Proposal ‘‘Nothing Less Than Shameful’’: Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H781 [28FE]
Friends of VAWA Coalition Calls on the House To Defeat the Substitute to S. 47 and Pass the Bipartisan Senate Bill: Friends of VAWA Coalition, H780 [28FE]
House of Representatives’s Introduction of the Violence Against Women Act: Sharon Stapel, New York City Anti-Violence Project (organization), H781 [28FE]
Tell the House of Representatives the House Leadership VAWA Bill Does Not Meet the Needs of Indian Country: National Congress of American Indians, H781 [28FE]
Remarks
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3733 [18JN]
Amtrak: funding, H5117 [30JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5980 [28SE]
Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 366), H5980 [28SE]
——— prohibit detention of certain individuals without due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to authorization for use of military force, H3540 [13JN]
Bankruptcy: require any party seeking payment information from an asbestos trust also make available information relevant to threats that pertain to public health or safety, H7026, H7027 [13NO]
——— require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), H7026, H7027 [13NO]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1678 [20MR]
——— 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), H246 [23JA]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2863 [22MY]
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6710 [23OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5716• [19SE]
Dept. of Defense: allow use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to their home countries and bring individuals not cleared for release to the U.S. to be charged, tried, and sentenced, H4926 [23JY]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3538, H3540 [13JN], H3597 [14JN]
——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3597 [14JN]
——— East Coast missile defense shield funding, H4922, H4924 [23JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4922, H4924, H4926 [23JY], H5007, H5008, H5009, H5022, H5026 [24JY]
——— prohibit funding to continue to detain any individual at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who has been cleared for release, H5007, H5008 [24JY]
——— prohibit funding to provide additional or upgraded facilities for individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H5009 [24JY]
Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5123 [30JY]
——— homeless assistance grants funding, H5160 [30JY]
——— Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program funding, H5158, H5159 [30JY]
——— section 8 housing voucher program funding, H5157 [30JY]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act, H17 [3JA]
Dept. of Transportation: Capital Investment Grants funding, H5135 [30JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5116, H5123, H5135, H5157, H5158, H5159, H5160 [30JY]
Disasters: clarify that houses of worship are eligible for certain disaster relief and emergency assistance on terms equal to other eligible private nonprofit facilities (H.R. 592), H467 [13FE]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H609 [25FE]
Federal agencies and departments: exempt major rules relative to nuclear reactor safety standards from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5324, H5325 [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), H5324, H5325 [1AU]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), H7072 [14NO]
FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), H45 [4JA]
House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H17 [3JA]
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H45 [4JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H104 [15JA]
Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (H.R. 2600), H5822 [25SE]
National Security Agency: prohibit funding to acquire information for purpose of targeting U.S. citizens or to acquire, monitor, or store electronic communications by citizens, H5022 [24JY]
Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H780 [28FE]
Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7513, H7550 [5DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H5980 [28SE]
POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any U.S. citizen who is detained in the U.S., H3538 [13JN]
——— provide for the disposition of certain persons detained in the U.S. pursuant to authorization for use of military force, H3540 [13JN]
Privacy: prohibit funding to any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, to collect records that pertain to persons not subject to an investigation, H5022, H5026 [24JY]
Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), consideration (H. Res. 202), H2500 [8MY]
Sing and Hope (nonprofit organization): tribute, E732• [23MY]
Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H780 [28FE]
——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H780 [28FE]
——— reauthorize (S. 47), H780 [28FE]
Votes: position on missed, E344• [20MR]
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