PALLONE, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3990 [20JN]

——— reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H3592 [13JN]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6643 [16OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3357 [12JN]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5476 [10SE]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H6012 [28SE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7688 [11DE]

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

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), H7312 [20NO]

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), H1430 [14MR]

——— 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: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H342 [4FE]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H4482 [11JY]

Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 736), H2656 [15MY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H5051 [24JY]

Cyprus: reaffirm commitment to reunification, guarantee human rights, condemn attempts to use current economic crisis to impose a settlement of people, and affirm dominion over its Exclusive Economic Zone (see H. Res. 187), H2393 [26AP]

——— support end of division (see H. Res. 308), H5349 [1AU]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1911 [10AP]

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

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2401 [30AP]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H1993 [12AP]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (see H.R. 3528), H7187 [18NO]

——— authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see H.R. 3090), H5546 [12SE]

——— establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 225), H178 [18JA]

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

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 307), H176 [18JA]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see H.R. 297), H170 [15JA]

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 Justice: modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 2566), H4143 [27JN]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H2959 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 666), H501 [13FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H4598 [17JY]

Disasters: provide assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 2887), H5260 [31JY]

Electric power: provide for an independent assessment of the future resilience and reliability of the electric power transmission and distribution system (see H.R. 2962), H5344 [1AU]

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]

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), H6594 [14OC]

FDA: reauthorize user fee programs relating to generic new animal drugs (see H.R. 1408), H1856 [9AP]

——— reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs (see H.R. 1407), H1856 [9AP]

——— strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (see H.R. 3204), H5921 [27SE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 2641), H4726 [18JY]

——— improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2641), H5052 [24JY]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6103 [1OC]

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]

——— designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 2103), H7395 [2DE]

——— modify phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates for certain properties (see H.R. 1485), H3760 [18JN]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H56 [4JA]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H3592 [13JN]

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), H2571 [9MY]

——— 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), H628 [25FE]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H294 [25JA]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H2125 [17AP]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H294 [25JA]

——— provide protection from gun violence by banning access to certain weapons, strengthening mental health infrastructure, and improving the understanding of gun violence (see H.R. 2910), H5341 [1AU]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]

——— require all handguns manufactured, sold, or imported into the U.S. incorporate technology that precludes the average 5-year-old child from operating the handgun when it is ready to fire (see H.R. 2567), H4143 [27JN]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H294 [25JA]

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]

Health: reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see H.R. 1098), H2485 [7MY]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 712), H6052 [30SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6676 [22OC]

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), H2300 [24AP]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H3288 [11JN]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see H.R. 665), H501 [13FE]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 221), H2774 [17MY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1993 [12AP]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1993 [12AP]

Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1376), H1824 [21MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H5477 [10SE]

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

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 2123), H2952 [23MY]

Medicare: permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H5475 [10SE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5049 [24JY]

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

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1985), H5767 [19SE]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium (see H.R. 2430), H3927 [19JN]

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]

Pensions: provide an election for funding parity for charity-sponsored pensions (see H.R. 2134), H6175 [2OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H32 [3JA]

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), H599 [15FE]

——— 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), H2839 [21MY]

——— 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), H1911 [10AP]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H7052 [13NO]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H3592 [13JN]

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

Small business: provide assistance to small businesses providing low-income individuals with green jobs (see H.R. 2863), H5349 [1AU]

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H5404 [2AU]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H5348 [1AU]

——— 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: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports (see H.R. 625), H499 [13FE]

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

Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine Post Office Building, Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1458), H1908 [10AP]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H7188 [18NO]

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]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H3256 [10JN]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H7394 [2DE]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H4080 [26JN]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H1993 [12AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H2965 [24MY]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 2137), H2952 [23MY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H7628 [10DE]

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [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]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H7111 [14NO]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 227), H2803 [20MY]

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

——— urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 136), H1912 [10AP]

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

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 235), H224 [22JA]

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), H1993 [12AP]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1921), H4485 [11JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6546 [11OC]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H3289 [11JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H173 [15JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 669), H501 [13FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish single, front-of-package labeling system for all foods required to bear nutrition labeling and eliminate deceptive claims and update existing nutrition labels (see H.R. 3147), H5766 [19SE]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see H.R. 564), H412 [6FE]

——— extend hold harmless provisions of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program pending reauthorization of the overall program (see H.R. 2699), H4523 [16JY]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 565), H412 [6FE]

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

——— improve beach monitoring by requiring coastal States to adopt water quality standards, conduct quicker water testing, and improved monitoring and public notification programs (see H.R. 2601), H4174 [28JN]

——— promulgate regulations on management of medical waste (see H.R. 2891), H5260 [31JY]

Health: expand eligibility and permit additional individuals to enroll in the preexisting condition insurance program to be funded by a temporary increase in the cigarette tax (see H.R. 1578), H2065 [16AP]

Medicare: require sponsors of prescription drug plans to implement procedures to prevent fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2960), H5343 [1AU]

New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur sports gambling to the extent approved by the State legislature (see H.R. 626), H499 [13FE]

NOAA: making supplemental appropriations for fisheries disasters (see H.R. 1445), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1753), H2350 [25AP]

Taxation: expand and simplify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 3046), H5398 [2AU]

——— extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 2193), H2954 [23MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (H.R. 669), H503 [13FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish single, front-of-package labeling system for all foods required to bear nutrition labeling and eliminate deceptive claims and update existing nutrition labels (H.R. 3147), H5767 [19SE]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (H.R. 564), H415 [6FE]

——— extend hold harmless provisions of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program pending reauthorization of the overall program (H.R. 2699), H4523 [16JY]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (H.R. 565), H415 [6FE]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (H.R. 1837), H2437 [6MY]

——— improve beach monitoring by requiring coastal States to adopt water quality standards, conduct quicker water testing, and improved monitoring and public notification programs (H.R. 2601), H4177 [28JN]

——— promulgate regulations on management of medical waste (H.R. 2891), H5262 [31JY]

Health: expand eligibility and permit additional individuals to enroll in the preexisting condition insurance program to be funded by a temporary increase in the cigarette tax (H.R. 1578), H2066 [16AP]

Medicare: require sponsors of prescription drug plans to implement procedures to prevent fraud and abuse (H.R. 2960), H5347 [1AU]

New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur sports gambling to the extent approved by the State legislature (H.R. 626), H502 [13FE]

NOAA: making supplemental appropriations for fisheries disasters (H.R. 1445), H1859 [9AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for fisheries disasters (H.R. 1753), H2353 [25AP]

Taxation: expand and simplify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (H.R. 3046), H5402 [2AU]

——— extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (H.R. 2193), H2958 [23MY]

Letters

Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons reauthorization: Alliance for Biosecurity, H833 [4MR]

——— James C. Greenwood, Biotechnology Industry Organization, H833 [4MR]

——— several health organizations, H199 [22JA]

——— several public health organizations, H834 [4MR]

——— Stephanie Silverman, Roundtable on Critical Care Policy (organization), H834 [4MR]

——— Thomas K. McInerny, American Academy of Pediatrics, H833 [4MR]

Remarks

Aberdeen, NJ: anniversary of Temple Beth Ahm, E563• [26AP]

——— anniversary of Temple Shalom, E205• [27FE]

Allenhurst, NJ: anniversary of Cravings Bakery, E1871• [12DE]

Anti-Defamation League: tribute to Centennial Celebration honorees, E1369• [25SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5913 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5980 [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5938 [28SE], H6015 [30SE], H6070 [1OC], H6193 [3OC], H6293 [5OC], H6496 [11OC], H6559 [12OC]

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]

Armenia: independence anniversary, H5793 [20SE]

Asbury Park, NJ: anniversary of Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1491• [11OC]

Avenel, NJ: anniversary of Avenel Fire Co., No. 1, E803• [5JN]

Brahmin Samaj of USA (organization): anniversary, E1646• [13NO]

Clayton, Richard J.: Greater Spring Lake, NJ, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E631• [9MY]

Critelli, Ron: Amerigo Vespucci Society of Long Branch, NJ, Man of the Year award recipient, E235• [4MR]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, E86• [4FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 225), H323 [4FE]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), H197, H199 [22JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), Senate amendment, H832, H835 [4MR]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (H.R. 297), H320 [4FE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing off the Atlantic Coast, H4115• [27JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4115• [27JN]

Edison, NJ: anniversary of Auxiliary of the JFK Medical Center Foundation, E547• [25AP]

FDA: reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs (S. 622), H2993• [3JN]

——— strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1919), H2984• [3JN]

——— strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), H5961 [28SE]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), H41 [4JA]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6070 [1OC], H6193 [3OC], H6293 [5OC], H6496 [11OC], H6551•, H6559 [12OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2683, H2685, H2687, H2688 [16MY]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H41 [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H99 [15JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H102 [15JA]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), H5517 [12SE]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: tribute (H. Res. 242), H3002 [3JN]

Lincroft, NJ: anniversary of Monmouth Museum, E1006• [28JN]

Long Branch Concordance Family Success Center: anniversary, E87• [4FE]

Middlesex County, NJ: anniversary of Edison Cricket Club, E1760• [2DE]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, E224• [28FE]

National Police Defense Foundation: tribute to award recipients, E556• [25AP]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6551•, H6559 [12OC]

New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co.: anniversary, E445• [12AP]

NIH: funding, H7656 [11DE]

——— provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 2019), H7656 [11DE]

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 (H.R. 3350), H7114, H7130 [15NO]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to offer current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), consideration (H. Res. 413), H7121 [15NO]

——— delay implementation, H5980 [28SE], H6015 [30SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4550 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4550 [17JY]

——— impact of implementation on Native Americans, H6551•, H6559 [12OC]

——— implementation, H5913 [27SE], H6070 [1OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5913 [27SE], H5938 [28SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2683, H2685, H2687, H2688 [16MY]

Perth Amboy, NJ: anniversary of Assumption Catholic School, E1564• [23OC]

Sendelsky, Leonard R.: New Jersey Builders Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1577• [28OC]

Sewaren, NJ: anniversary of Sewaren Free Public Library, E1869• [12DE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H187 [22JA]

Tributes

Barnes, Peter J., Jr., E836• [11JN]

Bruck, Ingrid, E490• [18AP]

Caliendo, Joseph, E269• [12MR]

Cosentino, Arthur N., E130• [12FE]

Davis, Henry P., Jr., E1057• [15JY]

Goldstein, Steven, E47• [22JA]

Hilliard, Donald, Jr., E1549• [23OC]

Lautenberg, Frank R., H3273• [11JN]

Northington, Dwight C., E1258• [9SE]

Prout, Gordon, E20• [14JA], E84• [4FE]

Root, Sharon M., E595• [6MY]

Sykoff, Lawrence S., E127• [12FE]

Tsivicos, Savas, E176• [25FE]