PASTOR, ED (a Representative from Arizona)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H497 [13FE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H5938 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (see H.R. 507), H1359 [12MR]

——— 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), H2605 [14MY]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1837 [25MR]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H5548 [12SE]

Barry M. Goldwater Post Office, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 3027), H5397 [2AU]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1911 [10AP]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4980 [23JY]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H5548 [12SE]

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), H3357 [12JN]

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), H4726 [18JY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H432 [8FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3353), H6958 [30OC]

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

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

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H4214 [8JY]

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

Dept. of Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H1837 [25MR]

——— 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), H7689 [11DE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H3654 [14JN]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H6644 [16OC]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H5548 [12SE]

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

Dept. of HUD: provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for specialized housing and supportive services to elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of related children (see H.R. 3501), H7395 [2DE]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5768 [19SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H1430 [14MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: reimburse States that use State funds to operate national parks during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3286), H6902 [29OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards for access to care for veterans seeking health care from departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 241), H416 [6FE]

——— 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]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H2656 [15MY]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H2839 [21MY]

Dr. Cameron McKinley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 1216), H1547 [15MR]

Drugs: reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 689), H2396 [26AP]

Economy: restore growth, spur job creation, and build momentum toward economic recovery for border communities and the U.S. (see H.R. 548), H432 [8FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H599 [15FE]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2652), H4599 [17JY]

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), H2485 [7MY]

——— 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), H372 [5FE]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H372 [5FE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H372 [5FE]

Gambling: prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts (see H.R. 1410), H2396 [26AP]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5589 [17SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see H.R. 1098), H5554 [16SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 363), H5922 [27SE]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H1430 [14MR]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H6958 [30OC]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H1549 [15MR]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC] (see H.R. 3163), H6290 [4OC]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 288), H455 [12FE]

——— 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]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2535 [8MY]

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

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180, 1201), H5548 [12SE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H8113 [12DE]

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

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

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 583), H413 [6FE]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 726), H1360 [12MR]

Pensions: provide an election for funding parity for charity-sponsored pensions (see H.R. 2134), H5513 [11SE]

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

Postal Service: 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), H2913 [22MY]

——— 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), H2913 [22MY]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H2959 [23MY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H6053 [30SE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H1860 [9AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2604 [14MY]

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2397 [26AP]

Sonoran Desert: designate certain public lands as national conservation areas and wilderness areas (see H.R. 1799), H2720 [16MY]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1911 [10AP]

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

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H983 [5MR]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H432 [8FE]

——— 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. 303, 333), H416 [6FE]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see H.R. 357), H416 [6FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H372 [5FE]

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 745), H593 [15FE]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3929 [19JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cardenas, Jose L. Alvarado: relief (see H.R. 1401), H1825 [21MR]

Garcia Armas, Edi O.: relief (see H.R. 591), H414 [6FE]

Garcia Flores, Jesus: relief (see H.R. 3079), H5476 [10SE]

Palmillas de Morales, Martha: relief (see H.R. 878), H702 [27FE]

Velasquez-Roblero, Nery A.: relief (see H.R. 590), H414 [6FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Cardenas, Jose L. Alvarado: relief (H.R. 1401), H1828 [21MR]

Garcia Armas, Edi O.: relief (H.R. 591), H416 [6FE]

Garcia Flores, Jesus: relief (H.R. 3079), H5476 [10SE]

Palmillas de Morales, Martha: relief (H.R. 878), H703 [27FE]

Velasquez-Roblero, Nery A.: relief (H.R. 590), H416 [6FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6436 [9OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6136 [2OC], H6438 [9OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H6436 [9OC]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5154 [30JY]

——— creation and promotion of translated materials and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency funding through reductions in fair housing programs funding, H5165 [30JY]

——— homeless assistance grants funding, H5160 [30JY]

——— Housing Counseling Assistance Program funding, H5154 [30JY]

——— Office of Field Policy and Management funding, H5153 [30JY]

——— project-based rental assistance program technical correction, H5161 [30JY]

——— rental housing assistance program funding, H5163 [30JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response funding, H5123 [30JY]

——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2365, H2367, H2369, H2370 [26AP]

——— Research and Innovative Technology Administration funding, H5125 [30JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5111, H5113, H5123, H5125, H5126, H5127, H5129, H5132, H5144, H5153, H5154, H5155, H5160, H5161, H5163, H5165 [30JY]

FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H5127 [30JY]

——— low airspeed alert systems study funding, H5129 [30JY]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), H6436, H6438 [9OC]

——— Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, H5129 [30JY]

——— reduce Essential Air Service Program per passenger subsidy, H5126 [30JY]

Federal Highway Administration: administrative expenses funding, H5132 [30JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6136 [2OC], H6436, H6438 [9OC], E1420• [2OC]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E198• [27FE]

Solley, Anna: Valle del Sol (organization) Latino Advocacy Champion Award recipient, E1345• [19SE]

Transportation: impact of Government shutdown, E1420• [2OC]

Veterans: HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program funding, H5155 [30JY]

Votes: position on missed, E190• [26FE], E713• [21MY], E907• [18JN], E1120• [23JY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H5144 [30JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4210 [8JY], H6594 [14OC]

Tributes

Chavarria, Rafael (Chapito), E1347• [19SE]

Grigsby, J. Eugene, Jr., E1519• [16OC]

Michalski, Richard P., E978• [26JN]

Nabozny, Julian, E1701• [19NO]

Rodriguez, Domingo (Papo), E1045• [11JY]