PASCRELL, BILL, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3575 [13JN]

Appointments

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye into the House Chamber, H2487 [8MY]

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]

——— reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H545 [14FE]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H3688 [17JN]

Amtrak: provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 1539), H1991 [12AP]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H3253 [6JN]

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H4146 [27JN]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H4309 [9JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H3216 [5JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]

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), H2959 [23MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7053 [13NO]

Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 572), H703 [27FE]

——— suspend U.S. assistance until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 571), H703 [27FE]

Brumidi, Constantino: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of completion of ‘‘The Apotheosis of Washington’’ (see H. Res. 101), H5404 [2AU]

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

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 785), H595 [15FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 132), H1825 [21MR]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H5885 [26SE]

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: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H2719 [16MY]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2571 [9MY]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see H.R. 1616), H5476 [10SE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H1357 [12MR]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H504 [13FE]

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), H2397 [26AP]

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

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2775 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H4178 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: 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 Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H3216 [5JN]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H1632 [19MR]

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: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 421), H292 [25JA]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 988), H1958 [11AP]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H6493 [10OC]

——— share information with State and local governments that conduct criminal background checks when issuing taxi driver, chauffeur, and other public passenger vehicle operator licenses (see H.R. 2596), H4174 [28JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H6289 [4OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H3096 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H7153 [15NO]

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

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H4178 [28JN]

——— 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), H2349 [25AP]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 3558), H7310 [20NO]

Disasters: clarify that houses of worship are eligible for certain disaster relief and emergency assistance on terms equal to other eligible private nonprofit facilities (see H.R. 592), H456 [12FE]

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

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]

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]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2571 [9MY]

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

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H5476 [10SE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1362), H2656 [15MY]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6290 [4OC]

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), H7357 [21NO]

——— enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H4146 [27JN]

——— modify phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates for certain properties (see H.R. 1485), H2604 [14MY]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H28 [3JA]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H3990 [20JN]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 2920), H5342 [1AU]

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), H628 [25FE]

——— impose excise tax on concealable firearms and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a firearms buyback grant program (see H.R. 793), H596 [15FE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1359 [12MR]

——— 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), H660 [26FE]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H599 [15FE]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 558), H412 [6FE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2656 [15MY]

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 1440), H1857 [9AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3212), H6454 [9OC]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H6644 [16OC]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 712), H599 [15FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2804 [20MY]

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

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H7110 [14NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H504 [13FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6344 [7OC]

India: praise religious diversity and commitment to tolerance and equality, and reaffirm need to protect the rights and freedoms of religious minorities (see H. Res. 417), H7358 [21NO]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1360 [12MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H3096 [4JN]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H170 [15JA]

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

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

Kennedy, John F.: designate May 29, 2014, as a national day of remembrance honoring the late President (see H. Res. 427), H7354 [21NO]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn nuclear device test and support additional sanctions (see H. Res. 65), H550 [14FE]

Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see H. Con. Res. 41), H5263 [31JY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 180), H51 [4JA]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H8132 [23DE]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H8113 [12DE]

Mayes, Nicarsia: tribute (see H. Res. 444), H8109 [12DE]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H6829 [28OC]

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), H7688 [11DE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H700 [27FE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H4145 [27JN]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H4038 [25JN]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H6644 [16OC]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H6052 [30SE]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H1425 [14MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H7153 [15NO]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H660 [26FE]

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

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H1721 [20MR]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4142 [27JN]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H4827 [19JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1721 [20MR]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4178 [28JN]

New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur sports gambling to the extent approved by the State legislature (see H.R. 626), H1322 [6MR]

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]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: authorize to take discretionary action if a foreign country is engaging in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices relating to the environment (see H.R. 3733), H8107 [12DE]

Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (see H. Res. 71), H1360 [12MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H416 [6FE]

Political campaigns: reform certain laws relative to political activities of Federal employees (see H.R. 659), H500 [13FE]

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: tribute (see H. Res. 120), H1548 [15MR]

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

——— tribute (see H. Res. 120), H1548 [15MR]

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), H1911 [10AP]

——— 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), H1958 [11AP]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H3988 [20JN]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 3284), H6546 [11OC]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H4524 [16JY]

Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H3758 [18JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2164 [19AP]

——— 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: 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), H1322 [6MR]

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

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H3990 [20JN]

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), H4178 [28JN]

——— clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 786), H818 [28FE]

——— create policyholder disaster protection funds, Catastrophe Savings Accounts, and tax credits for natural disaster mitigation expenses (see H.R. 549), H411 [6FE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5348 [1AU]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H5259 [31JY]

——— 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]

——— increase excise tax and special occupational tax relative to firearms and increase transfer tax on any other weapon (see H.R. 3018), H5397 [2AU]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H1991 [12AP]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H2840 [21MY]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H2911 [22MY]

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

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see H.R. 789), H595 [15FE]

——— prevent avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates (see H.R. 2054), H2802 [20MY]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H3991 [20JN]

——— 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), H2913 [22MY]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H1319 [6MR]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H2958 [23MY]

——— reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see H.R. 2940), H5343 [1AU]

——— repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 1978), H2959 [23MY]

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H7688 [11DE]

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), H4177 [28JN]

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]

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

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7309 [20NO]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H416 [6FE]

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), H3688 [17JN]

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), H4040 [25JN]

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

——— 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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3688 [17JN]

——— 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: authorize use against Syria following congressional authorization and determination that Syria has not agreed to surrender chemical weapons or become Chemical Weapons Convention signatory (see H.J. Res. 61), H5512 [11SE]

Children and youth: establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (see H.R. 3113), H5588 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses (see H.R. 1609), H2124 [17AP]

Education: require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 2961), H5343 [1AU]

Health: reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see H.R. 1098), H1357 [12MR]

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

Social Security: 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), H1319 [6MR]

Sports: reduce sports-related concussions in youth (see H.R. 2118), H2911 [22MY]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H700 [27FE]

——— provide a credit for production of renewable chemicals (see H.R. 3084), H5546 [12SE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H815 [28FE]

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

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 3726), H8107 [12DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria following congressional authorization and determination that Syria has not agreed to surrender chemical weapons or become Chemical Weapons Convention signatory (H.J. Res. 61), H5512 [11SE]

Children and youth: establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (H.R. 3113), H5588 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses (H.R. 1609), H2124 [17AP]

Education: require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (H.R. 2961), H5347 [1AU]

Health: reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (H.R. 1098), H1359 [12MR]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium (H.R. 2430), H3928 [19JN]

Social Security: 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 (H.R. 1015), H1321 [6MR]

Sports: reduce sports-related concussions in youth (H.R. 2118), H2913 [22MY]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (H.R. 851), H702 [27FE]

——— provide a credit for production of renewable chemicals (H.R. 3084), H5547 [12SE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (H.R. 924), H817 [28FE]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 2137), H2956 [23MY]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (H.R. 3726), H8110 [12DE]

Lists

Conservatives opposing passing a continuing appropriations resolution unless it contains a provision to prohibit funding to implement Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H6402 [8OC]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3741• [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), E947• [20JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6402 [8OC]

Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (H.R. 3273), H6402 [8OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H6402 [8OC]

——— 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), H241 [23JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5672, H5678 [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, E947• [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), E885• [17JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), E1130• [24JY]

——— traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, E885• [17JN]

——— traumatic brain injury funding, E1130• [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3137•, H3164 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H4112 [27JN]

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

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), consideration (H. Res. 66), H524 [14FE]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6304• [5OC]

FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3137• [5JN]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), H43 [4JA]

——— Urban Areas Security Initiative Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding, H3164 [5JN]

Firearms: 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, H5772 [20SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6304• [5OC], H6402 [8OC], H6600 [15OC]

Greece: independence anniversary, E385• [9AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (H.R. 3212), H7650• [11DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2697 [16MY]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, E1598• [29OC]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H43 [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H135 [15JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H103 [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), H5528 [12SE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn nuclear device test and support additional sanctions (H. Res. 65), H557• [15FE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), consideration (H. Res. 347), H5602, H5603 [18SE]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H799• [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H6402 [8OC]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6242 [4OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2697 [16MY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), H2545 [9MY]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (H.R. 851), H5602, H5603 [18SE]

Tea Party: condemn comments and use of Confederate flag at Tea Party rally, H6600 [15OC]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H799• [28FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H799• [28FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), H799• [28FE]

Votes: position on missed, H1316• [6MR], H1559• [18MR], H2751• [17MY], H3744• [18JN], E893• [17JN], E1787• [4DE]

Remarks in House relative to

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

Tributes

Lautenberg, Frank R., H3272 [11JN]

Sullivan, Barry K., H7303 [20NO]