PERLMUTTER, ED (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4272 [9JY]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1407 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American College of Surgeons Days: designate (see H. Res. 307), H5404 [2AU]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4726 [18JY]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H5403 [2AU]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 2066), H4485 [11JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H5403 [2AU]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1828 [21MR]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H7052 [13NO]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8125 [19DE]

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), H1959 [11AP]

Children and youth: express that children trafficked in the U.S. be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators (see H. Con. Res. 66), H7395 [2DE]

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), H1398 [13MR]

——— 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), H2397 [26AP]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehichles (see H.R. 724), H1829 [21MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6053 [30SE]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H1911 [10AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H5404 [2AU]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H2249 [23AP]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H1720 [20MR]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 21), H599 [15FE]

——— 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]

Credit unions: extend insurance coverage to amounts held in a member account on behalf of another person (see H.R. 3468), H7050 [13NO]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H6643 [16OC]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 741), H1860 [9AP]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H3016 [3JN]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1763), H2913 [22MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2300 [24AP]

——— 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]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H5404 [2AU]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H3288 [11JN]

——— authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H550 [14FE]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H2396 [26AP]

——— 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), H5348 [1AU]

——— 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), H628 [25FE]

——— 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 for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H7052 [13NO]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H4178 [28JN]

——— 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: authorize pilot program to improve asset recovery levels, asset management, and homeownership retention relative to delinquent single-family mortgages insured under FHA mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 2815), H5050 [24JY]

——— extend pilot program that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages (see H.R. 2816), H5050 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 1645), H5403 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H7111 [14NO]

——— pay Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program benefits to survivors of eligible Dept. of Energy contractor employees (see H.R. 2904), H5341 [1AU]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H1993 [12AP]

——— strengthen quality control measures for lung disease claims and establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see H.R. 2905), H5341 [1AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H5655 [18SE]

——— reimburse States that use State funds to operate national parks during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3286), H6677 [22OC]

Dept. of Transportation: obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events (see H.R. 3174), H5832 [25SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H6770 [23OC]

——— extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 1521), H3016 [3JN]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 2086), H3016 [3JN]

Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 2479), H5404 [2AU]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1861 [9AP]

Education: provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H2158 [18AP]

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), H1993 [12AP]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 951), H1569 [18MR]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H4178 [28JN]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H4858 [22JY]

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), H7053 [13NO]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H5884 [26SE]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

Federal employees: ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 3573), H7352 [21NO]

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

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2068), H4146 [27JN]

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]

Financial institutions: encourage institutions to work with their customers affected by the Government shutdown who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6545 [11OC]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H7508 [4DE]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2161 [18AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H703 [27FE]

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), H2396 [26AP]

——— 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), H1958 [11AP]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H86 [14JA]

——— 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), H86 [14JA]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H6998 [12NO]

——— 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), H2567 [9MY]

FRS: require Board of Governors to collect, publish, and keep current an objective index of dollar-denominated loan interest rates of various maturities (see H.R. 246), H178 [18JA]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H3990 [20JN]

——— enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H5175 [30JY]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H4309 [9JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H7253 [19NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6493 [10OC]

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), H2438 [6MY]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H4040 [25JN]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H5404 [2AU]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2067 [16AP]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2125 [17AP]

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

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H3655 [14JN]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H1860 [9AP]

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), H7052 [13NO]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H5403 [2AU]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H3288 [11JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H7153 [15NO]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3688 [17JN]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H5403 [2AU]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2913 [22MY]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H3990 [20JN]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 3150), H5766 [19SE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H5435 [9SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H4485 [11JY]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H3990 [20JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2958 [23MY]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H3991 [20JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H6545 [11OC]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H499 [13FE]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1431), H4827 [19JY]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H7508 [4DE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1064), H1355 [12MR] (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H417 [6FE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1860 [9AP]

NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 842), H5262 [31JY]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H1359 [12MR]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see H.R. 632), H1829 [21MR]

PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Colorado Springs, CO: designate (see H.R. 3375), H6901 [29OC]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H5403 [2AU]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H284 [23JA]

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), H316 [1FE]

——— 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), H2299 [24AP]

——— 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), H1721 [20MR]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 1653), H3760 [18JN]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 2465), H5554 [16SE]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see H.R. 1351), H1823 [21MR]

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

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H703 [27FE]

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), H2397 [26AP]

SEC: allow publicly traded companies with a certain sized public float to change their stocks’ tick sizes to increase liquidity by incentivizing capital commitment, research coverage, and brokerage support (see H.R. 1952), H2656 [15MY]

Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 896), H1958 [11AP]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1698), H8112 [12DE]

——— 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), H3592 [13JN]

——— 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]

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]

——— allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 2240), H3094 [4JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2719 [16MY]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H5404 [2AU]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H2027 [15AP]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H6545 [11OC]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 750), H3654 [14JN]

Veterans: ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H4214 [8JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H455 [12FE]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1384), H4178 [28JN]

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), H3760 [18JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Carpenter, M. Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 400), H6954 [30OC]

Consumers: preclude law firms and licensed attorneys from the definition of a debt collector when taking certain actions (see H.R. 2892), H5260 [31JY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2652), H4369 [10JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: exercise clean-up call options under securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and prohibit new mortgage-backed securities to contain provisions for such options (see H.R. 3754), H8108 [12DE]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2077), H2838 [21MY]

World War II: tribute to veterans on anniversaries of major battles (see H. Res. 230), H2838 [21MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Consumers: preclude law firms and licensed attorneys from the definition of a debt collector when taking certain actions (H.R. 2892), H5262 [31JY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (H.R. 2652), H4370 [10JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: exercise clean-up call options under securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and prohibit new mortgage-backed securities to contain provisions for such options (H.R. 3754), H8111 [12DE]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (H.R. 2077), H2839 [21MY]

Letters

Remove cap on Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program funds to assist Colorado disaster recovery: Donald E. Hunt, Colorado Dept. of Transportation, H6018 [30SE]

——— John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado, H6018 [30SE]

Motions

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2142 [18AP]

Remarks

Aguilar, Francisco: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E394• [9AP]

Aguirre, Yatzire: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E842• [11JN]

Albin, Canada: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E320• [18MR]

Alija, Labeat: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E532• [24AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), Senate amendment, H1791 [21MR]

Arvello, Aaron: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E268• [12MR]

Aurora, CO: anniversary of movie theater shootings, H4817 [19JY]

Baroch, Chuck: Golden, CO, Mayor’s Award for Excellence recipient, E1441• [4OC]

Barrera, Mayra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E667• [15MY]

Barretero, Casey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E321• [18MR]

Bartlett, Michelle and Jim: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business Award recipients, E606• [7MY]

Bates, Jeremiah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E416• [10AP]

Baxley, Taylor: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E839• [11JN]

Bedford, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E540• [24AP]

Bennett, Samantha: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E731• [23MY]

Blosenco, Emma: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E396• [9AP]

Bock, Chelsey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E321• [18MR]

Bolton, Damon: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E342• [20MR]

Bond, Gabrielle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E391• [9AP]

Boothby, Sarah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E729• [23MY]

Borquez-Diaz, Karen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E469• [16AP]

Brown, Cassie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E319• [18MR]

Buckner, Ally: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E274• [12MR]

Burkey, Dominique: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E344• [20MR]

Cabrera-Marquez, Madahi: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E530• [24AP]

Carmosino, Ashlyn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E329• [19MR]

Cendejas, April: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E332• [19MR]

Cisneros, Aaron: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E275• [12MR]

Cleary, James: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E418• [10AP]

Cleveland, Raven: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E727• [23MY]

Climate: impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, H6840 [29OC]

Colorado: tribute to State junior curling champion team, E1110• [22JY]

Cooper, Christine: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E339• [20MR]

Cordova, Katrina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E472• [16AP]

Curiel, Frank: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E392• [9AP]

Delgado, Jacqueline: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E389• [9AP]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs, and Office of Science funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H4259 [9JY]

——— renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4272 [9JY]

Dept. of Transportation: obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events (H.R. 3174), H6017 [30SE]

DiMucci, Kendra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E471• [16AP]

DiTirro, Loretta: Wheat Ridge, CO, City Council Partnership Award recipient, E1438• [4OC]

Dorsey, Ed: Golden, CO, Mayor’s Award for Excellence recipient, E1442• [4OC]

Driggers, Preston: Golden, CO, Mayor’s Award for Excellence recipient, E1442• [4OC]

Eaker, Emma: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E397• [9AP]

Elazier, Micah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E665• [15MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4259, H4272 [9JY]

ERA, A Waters Co.: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Award recipient, E126• [12FE]

Esquibel, Brianna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E322• [18MR]

Favela, Neko: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E665• [15MY]

Federal Highway Administration: remove cap on Emergency Relief Program funds to assist Colorado disaster recovery, H6017 [30SE]

Figueroa, Mercedes: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E667• [15MY]

Firearms: gun control, H1791 [21MR]

Fischbach, John P.: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E410• [10AP]

Fousel, Olivia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E725• [22MY]

Fox, Devon: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E341• [20MR]

Fulton, Mandy: Wheat Ridge Business Association Member of the Year Award recipient, E1440• [4OC]

Gallegos-Alexus, Savannah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E736• [23MY]

Gonzalez, Adriana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E271• [12MR]

Gonzalez, Linyeiner: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E537• [24AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6076 [1OC]

Graves, Alyssa: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award recipient, E134• [13FE]

Grimes, Issa: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E390• [9AP]

Guigon, Domonick: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E342• [20MR]

Halderman, Peggy: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, E604• [7MY]

Hall, Nick: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E668• [15MY]

Heller, Brandon: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E322• [18MR]

Hernandez, Maria: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E533• [24AP]

Hoang, Linh: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E531• [24AP]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, H6840 [29OC]

Immigration: reform, H7464 [4DE]

Jefferson County, CO: tribute to Seniors’ Resource Center, E1108• [22JY]

Jewell, Morgan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E668• [15MY]

Jones, John: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E415• [10AP]

King, Hugh: Golden Mayor’s Award for Excellence recipient, E1448• [7OC]

Kopperschlager, Ava: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E333• [19MR]

Lakewood, CO: tribute to Lakewood High School efforts in responding to Colorado flooding, E1898• [19DE]

Lariat Loop (Internet site): Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Civic Award recipient, E125• [12FE]

Lawrence, Anastasia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E327• [19MR]

Lewis, Matt: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E526• [24AP]

Long, Aaron: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E269• [12MR]

Lozano, Jesus: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E412• [10AP]

Maestas, Roberto: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E728• [23MY]

Malfabon, Adrian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E276• [12MR]

Maloku, Edite: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E344• [20MR]

Martinez, Arianna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E332• [19MR]

Mata, Sandy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E734• [23MY]

Mathiang, Matiok: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E535• [24AP]

McNabb, Chris: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E320• [18MR]

Medel, Araceli: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E329• [19MR]

Meraz, Katia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E475• [16AP]

Meraz, Liliana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E538• [24AP]

Miller, Alyssa: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E269• [12MR]

Mitchell, Justice: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E468• [16AP]

Molina, Angelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E328• [19MR]

Montoya, Jazmin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E414• [10AP]

Mora-Pina, Alysia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E273• [12MR]

Mugaruka, Roseline: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E735• [23MY]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6076 [1OC]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H2558 [9MY]

Nunez, Alexandra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E267• [12MR]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), motion to recommit, H2142 [18AP]

Olivarez, Frankie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E391• [9AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2142 [18AP]

Parra, Jose: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E467• [16AP]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 429), H7464 [4DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7460 [4DE]

——— implementation, H7464 [4DE]

Paulsen, Timmy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E840• [11JN]

Perez, Tania: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E835• [11JN]

Phelps, Jazmin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E417• [10AP]

Pieterse, Betina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E330• [19MR]

Placencio, Valeria: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E841• [11JN]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social networking web sites or personal accounts, H2142 [18AP]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), consideration (H. Res. 202), H2499 [8MY]

Quoyeser, Chris: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Ambassador of the Year Award recipient, E126• [12FE]

Rabbit, Andrew: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E331• [19MR]

Ramirez, Nuvia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E669• [15MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4865 [23JY]

Resendez, Rafael: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E733• [23MY]

Rhoads, Megan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E664• [15MY]

Rodriguez, Marisol: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E529• [24AP]

Roland, David: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E343• [20MR]

Romero, Rayanna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E732• [23MY]

Root, Joey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E411• [10AP]

Ruvalcaba, Stephani: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E834• [11JN]

Ryan, Jhamier: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E416• [10AP]

Saenz, Edwin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E345• [20MR]

Salazar, Jair: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E387• [9AP]

Scripps, Barbara: Colorado CPA Society ‘‘CPA Making a Difference’’ Award recipient, E1905• [19DE]

Shepherd, Stephanie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E838• [11JN]

Simpson, Erica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E395• [9AP]

Smith, Suzanne: Wheat Ridge Business Association Member of the Year Award recipient, E1440• [4OC]

Smothers, Taylor: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E836• [11JN]

Solis, Edna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E342• [20MR]

Sowl, Trevor: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E836• [11JN]

Strong, Jamie: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Young Professional of the Year Award recipient, E124• [12FE]

Swartwood, Chris: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E319• [18MR]

Swenson, Maverick: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E661• [15MY]

Tapia, Darlene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E340• [20MR]

Thoemke, Dan: Golden Mayor’s Award for Excellence recipient, E1445• [7OC]

Trover, Jennica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E413• [10AP]

True, Victoria: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E837• [11JN]

Trujillo, Alina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E272• [12MR]

Tucker, Cheyayn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E319• [18MR]

Tysdal, Connie: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Charlie O’Brien Award recipient, E125• [12FE]

Urenda, Joseph: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E473• [16AP]

Urias, Noe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E666• [15MY]

Vick, Kamelia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E474• [16AP]

Vick, Klarissa: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E475• [16AP]

Votes: position on missed, E1023• [8JY], E1289• [11SE]

Wheat Ridge, CO: Able Planet (business) recipient of Wheat Ridge Special Recognition Award, E1440• [4OC]

——— Colorado Plus Brewpub (business) and West 29th Restaurant and Bar recipients of Wheat Ridge Reinvestment Award, E1436• [4OC]

——— Swiss Flower and Gift Cottage (business) recipient of Wheat Ridge Business of the Year Award, E1434• [4OC]

——— Teller Street Gallery and Studios (business) recipient of Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission Award, E1437• [4OC]

——— Wheat Ridge Police Dept., and Wheat Ridge Business Association Feed the Future Program recipients of Wheat Ridge Mayor’s Business & Community Partnership Award, E1439• [4OC]

Wightman, Johnny: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E476• [16AP]

Wilson, Breanna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E320• [18MR]

Yoder, Bailee: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E333• [19MR]

Tributes

Brohl, Barbara, E1901• [19DE]

Claymore, Michelle, E1907• [19DE]

Demers, Ann, E1906• [19DE]

Dimmer, Maro, E1901• [19DE]

DiTirro, Loretta, E1903• [19DE]

Jorgensen, Colleen, E1903• [19DE]

Kimball, Royda, E602• [7MY]

Kramer, Irwin J., E1447• [7OC]

Lay, Frank, E1447• [7OC]

Myers, David, E605• [7MY]

Reynolds-Hebb, Phyllis, E609• [7MY]

Salzman, Carol, E1899• [19DE]

Schnidt, Rita, E608• [7MY]

Strittmatter, Mag, E1897• [19DE]