PAYNE, DONALD M., JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 3471), H7051 [13NO]
Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H7395 [2DE]
Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H4309 [9JY]
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4598 [17JY]
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]
Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6412 [8OC]
——— 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), H1359 [12MR]
——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H1911 [10AP]
——— 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), H5396 [2AU]
Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 1245), H2125 [17AP]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 49), H342 [4FE]
Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H984 [5MR]
——— exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see H.R. 811), H1829 [21MR]
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), H3253 [6JN]
Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H2299 [24AP]
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), H5768 [19SE]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 852), H700 [27FE]
Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H628 [25FE]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H316 [1FE]
——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]
Colleges and universities: increase amount of loan forgiveness available to highly-qualified teachers employed in low-income schools who teach in the same school district for five consecutive years (see H.R. 2881), H5260 [31JY]
——— require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H342 [4FE]
——— support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H4488 [15JY]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2486 [7MY]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H8112 [12DE]
Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H3016 [3JN]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H1825 [21MR]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H6999 [12NO]
CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 2464), H4371 [10JY]
Credit: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 2580), H4173 [28JN]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H316 [1FE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H5834 [25SE]
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]
——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H2027 [15AP]
——— 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), H3991 [20JN]
Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]
——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H1956 [11AP]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5088 [25JY]
Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 3401), H7689 [11DE]
——— authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H4599 [17JY]
——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 1343), H5513 [11SE]
——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H6957 [30OC]
——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 1334), H2299 [24AP]
——— establish Elementary Educator Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Content Coach program (see H.R. 1090), H1356 [12MR]
——— establish Office of School Discipline Policy (see H.R. 3153), H8112 [12DE]
——— establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1940), H2568 [9MY]
——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H2804 [20MY]
——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H1549 [15MR]
——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 551), H4598 [17JY]
——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H2533 [8MY]
——— provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 2316), H3287 [11JN]
——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2804 [20MY]
——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H1822 [21MR]
——— 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]
——— verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 1991), H4178 [28JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H3654 [14JN]
——— authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2975), H5344 [1AU]
——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H7353 [21NO]
——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H1359 [12MR]
——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H2248 [23AP]
——— 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), H6957 [30OC]
——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H5476 [10SE]
——— 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), H5476 [10SE]
——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H3988 [20JN]
——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 2130), H2952 [23MY]
——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see H.R. 2893), H5260 [31JY]
——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 1984), H6829 [28OC]
——— require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1925), H2568 [9MY]
——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H4214 [8JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 735), H1721 [20MR]
——— 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. 3575), H7353 [21NO]
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]
——— 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: 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]
——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2976), H5344 [1AU]
Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H6998 [12NO]
——— issue occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard (see H.R. 2480), H4726 [18JY]
——— provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 1340), H1822 [21MR]
——— 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: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 2416), H3758 [18JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1945), H3357 [12JN]
Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1395 [13MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2485), H5175 [30JY]
——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H4523 [16JY]
——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 671), H703 [27FE]
——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 595), H431 [8FE]
Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 509), H3929 [19JN]
——— improve individualized education program and facilitate the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 510), H3929 [19JN]
——— provide assistance to States to develop and implement transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who are transitioning from the secondary school system into adulthood (see H.R. 511), H3929 [19JN]
Disasters: issue guidance on Federal response to a large-scale nuclear disaster (see H.R. 1700), H2297 [24AP]
Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H3016 [3JN]
Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 133), H1825 [21MR]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H3990 [20JN]
——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2840 [21MY]
——— 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), H3592 [13JN]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H6676 [22OC]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 3088), H5546 [12SE]
Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1825 [21MR]
——— 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]
EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H5403 [2AU]
——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5087 [25JY]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1858 [9AP]
Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 1001), H1319 [6MR] (see H.R. 3179), H5832 [25SE]
Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2359), H3590 [13JN]
FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H3016 [3JN]
Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 708), H3990 [20JN]
Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 388), H6675 [22OC]
——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6175 [2OC]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H6957 [30OC]
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), H7689 [11DE]
——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H56 [4JA]
Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1829 [21MR]
——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H950 [4MR]
Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees (see H.R. 1538), H2959 [23MY]
Firearms: condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (see H. Res. 318), H5088 [25JY]
——— 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), H224 [22JA]
——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1993 [12AP]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H224 [22JA]
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), H4599 [17JY]
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), H2656 [15MY]
——— require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 1910), H2840 [21MY]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2030), H3592 [13JN]
Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 31), H170 [15JA]
Health: assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work (see H.R. 3351), H6958 [30OC]
——— create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H6957 [30OC]
——— prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 1427), H3688 [17JN]
——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H2605 [14MY]
——— support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (see H.R. 2160), H3688 [17JN]
Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H3655 [14JN]
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), H6676 [22OC]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2300 [24AP]
House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2354 [25AP]
——— limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2490), H4037 [25JN]
Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 3003), H7357 [21NO]
Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 599), H1430 [14MR]
Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H5436 [9SE]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H1958 [11AP]
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]
Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2575 [13MY]
——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H5655 [18SE]
Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H2656 [15MY]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]
——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H5175 [30JY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 268), H3687 [17JN]
Kenya: condemn terrorist attack at Westgate Mall in Nairobi, express condolences to families and friends of victims, commend first responders and rescuers, and reaffirm support for Government and people (see H. Res. 394), H6958 [30OC]
Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7358 [21NO]
——— prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1087), H1911 [10AP]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]
Medicaid: remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 2757), H5404 [2AU]
Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2827), H6957 [30OC]
——— 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), H3288 [11JN]
——— count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1239), H6957 [30OC]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H7188 [18NO] (see H.R. 1201), H2485 [7MY]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H6902 [29OC]
——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H4523 [16JY]
——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H6957 [30OC]
——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2300 [24AP]
——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2164 [19AP]
——— provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and coordination (see H.R. 2477), H6225 [3OC]
——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H6225 [3OC]
——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H2300 [24AP]
——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H4827 [19JY]
——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H3654 [14JN]
——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H1721 [20MR]
——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 962), H1861 [9AP]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5513 [11SE]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1355 [12MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H3097 [4JN]
Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H983 [5MR]
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H3929 [19JN]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6175 [2OC]
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 Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]
National Anti-Bullying Month: designate (see H. Res. 398), H6954 [30OC]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H5512 [11SE]
National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7688 [11DE]
National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]
National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H6954 [30OC]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H3097 [4JN]
National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H5477 [10SE]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2161 [18AP]
National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 239), H6493 [10OC]
National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 239), H6493 [10OC]
National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 406), H6997 [12NO]
National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3687 [17JN]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2124 [17AP]
National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 17), H629 [25FE]
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1909 [10AP]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4143 [27JN]
NIST: reauthorize the competitive grant program within the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program (see H.R. 1418), H2604 [14MY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 1648), H2158 [18AP]
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium (see H.R. 2430), H3927 [19JN]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 874), H3288 [11JN]
Pensions: provide an election for funding parity for charity-sponsored pensions (see H.R. 2134), H5513 [11SE]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H2570 [9MY]
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), H703 [27FE]
——— 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), H1328 [7MR]
——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H3988 [20JN]
Privacy: 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), H3216 [5JN]
Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 2465), H4371 [10JY]
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), H2438 [6MY]
Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H5348 [1AU]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (see H.R. 2955), H6770 [23OC]
Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5404 [2AU]
SBA: clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (see H.R. 1974), H2602 [14MY]
——— establish and carry out a direct lending program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2451), H3988 [20JN]
——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H1567 [18MR]
——— improve the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (see H.R. 2452), H3988 [20JN]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1959 [11AP]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2158 [18AP]
——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 1500), H1956 [11AP]
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), H5052 [24JY]
Small business: transfer funds to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, improve microenterprise programs, and establish the SBA Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2474), H3989 [20JN]
Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 649), H4523 [16JY]
——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 896), H1632 [19MR]
——— prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]
——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1698), H4726 [18JY]
——— 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), H1861 [9AP]
——— 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), H7608 [9DE]
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]
Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H2605 [14MY]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1317), H1821 [21MR]
——— 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]
——— allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2141), H4524 [16JY]
——— allow small businesses to defer the payment of certain employment taxes (see H.R. 952), H6289 [4OC]
——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H2404 [3MY]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H983 [5MR]
——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H7608 [9DE]
——— extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 1424), H2840 [21MY]
——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H3253 [6JN]
——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H7608 [9DE]
——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1621), H2300 [24AP]
——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H983 [5MR]
——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H7052 [13NO]
——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H6998 [12NO]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2535 [8MY]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H5089 [25JY]
——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 2137), H2952 [23MY]
——— reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 1555), H2025 [15AP]
——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H7395 [2DE]
——— 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), H3358 [12JN]
Transportation Security Administration: establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1204), H1633 [19MR]
——— prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2249 [23AP]
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), H7052 [13NO]
Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7153 [15NO]
Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2056), H2959 [23MY]
——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H6902 [29OC]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H344 [4FE]
Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 1966), H3929 [19JN]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H4485 [11JY]
——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]
——— prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 281), H4488 [15JY]
——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2350), H3590 [13JN]
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), H4370 [10JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6546 [11OC]
——— 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 Tuberculosis Day: support goals (see H. Res. 133), H1825 [21MR]
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), H1430 [14MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 868), H701 [27FE]
Dept. of Education: support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2195), H2954 [23MY]
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]
FEMA: require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to promote preparedness and planning for manmade and natural disasters at educational institutions (see H.R. 3158), H5801 [20SE]
Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1376), H1824 [21MR]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]
Small business: provide assistance to small businesses providing low-income individuals with green jobs (see H.R. 2863), H5173 [30JY]
Constitutional authority statements
Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (H.R. 868), H702 [27FE]
Dept. of Education: support Promise Neighborhoods (H.R. 2195), H2958 [23MY]
Electric power: provide for an independent assessment of the future resilience and reliability of the electric power transmission and distribution system (H.R. 2962), H5347 [1AU]
FEMA: require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to promote preparedness and planning for manmade and natural disasters at educational institutions (H.R. 3158), H5802 [20SE]
Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (H.R. 1376), H1828 [21MR]
Small business: provide assistance to small businesses providing low-income individuals with green jobs (H.R. 2863), H5174 [30JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4091 [27JN]
Remarks
African Americans: history of involvement in the labor movement, H5425 [9SE]
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4377 [11JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6243 [4OC], H6339 [7OC]
Budget: repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H670 [27FE], H944 [4MR]
Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (H.R. 868), H1922 [11AP]
Colleges and universities: affordability, H2800 [20MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5599 [18SE]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4377 [11JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), E1145• [25JY]
Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2800 [20MY]
——— support Promise Neighborhoods, H2288 [24AP]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), E1178• [31JY]
Discrimination: societal impact, H4852 [22JY]
Domestic policy: address culture of violence, H80 [14JA]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H670 [27FE], H944 [4MR]
Education: recognize importance of investment in public education programs and promote and improve education opportunities for underserved populations, H2288 [24AP]
Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2492 [8MY]
FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, E1178• [31JY]
Firearms: gun control, H80 [14JA]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6243 [4OC], H6339 [7OC], H6593 [14OC], H6601 [15OC]
House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (H. Res. 174), H2259 [24AP]
Immigration: reform, H339 [4FE], H2078 [17AP], H6430 [9OC]
Lautenberg, Frank R.: tribute (H. Res. 242), H3003 [3JN]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H2422 [6MY]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 69), H571 [15FE]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, H4606 [18JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7058 [14NO]
——— implementation, H6593 [14OC]
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, E1145• [25JY]
Public debt: ceiling, H6593 [14OC], H6601 [15OC]
Small business: improve opportunities for minority entrepreneurs, H3678 [17JN]
Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H4093 [27JN], H4852 [22JY]
——— hearing of arguments in Shelby v. Holder County relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H616 [25FE]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H7699 [12DE]
Votes: correction, E1145• [25JY], E1178• [31JY]
Zimmerman, George: jury decision in Trayvon Martin shooting case, H4852 [22JY]
Tributes
Gray, William H., III, H4200• [8JY]
Lautenberg, Frank R., H3273 [11JN]
Mandela, Nelson R., H8093 [12DE]
Morris-Yamba, Trish, E843• [11JN]
Terry, Alvin K., E601• [7MY]