PINGREE, CHELLIE (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3557 [13JN]

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), H7508 [4DE]

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 assistance and opportunity to create and support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 1933), H2568 [9MY]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2536 [8MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4214 [8JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H818 [28FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H8126 [19DE]

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

Armed Forces: ensure footwear for enlisted members upon initial entry complies with domestic source requirements (see H.R. 2188), H2954 [23MY]

——— 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), H52 [4JA]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H982 [5MR]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H1824 [21MR]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H4370 [10JY]

——— modify the authorities and responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the findings and sentences of courts-martial (see H.R. 1079), H1356 [12MR]

——— pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 2249), H7395 [2DE]

——— reform the Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to the burden of proof, required qualifications for the investigating officer, the permitted scope of the investigation, and the protection of witnesses (see H.R. 3360), H7357 [21NO]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 198), H1359 [12MR]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H984 [5MR]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 3172), H6053 [30SE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

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

ATF: restore certain authorities to administer firearms laws (see H.R. 431), H293 [25JA]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H2719 [16MY]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H410 [6FE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1630), H2157 [18AP]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H1360 [12MR]

——— prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7628 [10DE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H544 [14FE]

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), H8112 [12DE]

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), H5176 [30JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1430 [14MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H1425 [14MR]

Coast Guard: ensure victims of sexual assault are granted an expedited consideration and determination of a request for transfer away from the geographic location of their alleged assailant (see H.R. 2059), H2803 [20MY]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2605 [14MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H7253 [19NO]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H2657 [15MY]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H5767 [19SE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 728), H546 [14FE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H2483 [7MY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H410 [6FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H284 [23JA]

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), H222 [22JA]

——— constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 25), H413 [6FE]

——— 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: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2364), H3591 [13JN]

——— require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 1002), H4726 [18JY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H301 [29JA]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a pilot program for purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving grants for that purpose (see H.R. 1720), H2298 [24AP]

——— establish a Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see H.R. 2343), H3356 [12JN]

——— expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1727), H2438 [6MY]

——— extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H5656 [18SE] (see H.R. 3353), H6827 [28OC]

——— improve energy programs (see H.R. 2290), H3256 [10JN]

——— include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 1590), H2122 [17AP]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1317 [6MR]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1431 [14MR]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 764), H1550 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H3655 [14JN]

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

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1867), H2720 [16MY]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H4524 [16JY]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3253 [6JN]

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

Dept. of Education: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H341 [4FE]

——— enter into voluntary, flexible agreements with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency prevention and default aversion services for Federal Direct Loan Program borrowers (see H.R. 618), H454 [12FE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— 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 to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1857), H3929 [19JN]

——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H2575 [13MY]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H4523 [16JY]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H3253 [6JN]

——— provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2308), H4726 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H1861 [9AP]

——— develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 2023), H4146 [27JN]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H3654 [14JN]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants under the School-Based Health Centers Program (see H.R. 2632), H6012 [28SE]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H7357 [21NO]

——— 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), H7446 [3DE]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H176 [18JA]

——— 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), H341 [4FE]

——— promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority (see H.R. 2286), H3250 [6JN]

——— 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), H5655 [18SE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H3216 [5JN]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1718 [20MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 384), H280 [23JA]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see H.R. 2475), H4827 [19JY]

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), H6902 [29OC]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H627 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H1426 [14MR]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 666), H6453 [9OC]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1395 [13MR]

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H7508 [4DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence (see H.R. 2088), H3016 [3JN]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H411 [6FE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (see H.R. 1372), H1824 [21MR]

——— identify persons other than next of kin that are eligible to request headstones or markers for veterans’ graves (see H.R. 2018), H7446 [3DE]

——— 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), H2840 [21MY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H432 [8FE]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H6829 [28OC]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2567 [9MY]

——— 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), H2392 [26AP]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H8112 [12DE]

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol (see H.R. 499), H1568 [18MR]

——— provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 710), H545 [14FE]

——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 689), H950 [4MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H222 [22JA]

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), H2436 [6MY]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H2719 [16MY]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 650), H500 [13FE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H2717 [16MY]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 131), H628 [25FE]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 1385), H1824 [21MR]

——— require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 584), H456 [12FE]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H2297 [24AP]

——— require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 2003), H3357 [12JN]

Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 388), H6675 [22OC]

——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H5765 [19SE]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6052 [30SE]

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

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H544 [14FE]

——— 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]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H628 [25FE]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2400 [30AP]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 137), H224 [22JA]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H224 [22JA]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H2485 [7MY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H224 [22JA]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H1829 [21MR]

——— repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 661), H500 [13FE]

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), H4727 [18JY]

Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 1678), H2246 [23AP]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H6902 [29OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: provide for designation of judges by the Speaker and minority leader of the House, the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (see H.R. 2586), H4485 [11JY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H224 [22JA]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H7394 [2DE]

——— enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H2910 [22MY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H501 [13FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5348 [1AU]

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), H2486 [7MY]

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. 479), H342 [4FE] (see H.R. 599), H431 [8FE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H1359 [12MR] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC] (see H.R. 3163), H6644 [16OC]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 1312), H1821 [21MR]

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: 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), H4215 [8JY]

——— 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), H1568 [18MR]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]

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

Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges: designate certain Federal lands in Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington Counties as wilderness (see H.R. 1808), H2392 [26AP]

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), H4858 [22JY]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H5589 [17SE]

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), H1837 [25MR]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 928), H815 [28FE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H1829 [21MR]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H2604 [14MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H4078 [26JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H4980 [23JY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H4370 [10JY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2300 [24AP]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1661), H8118 [16DE]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H2775 [17MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2570 [9MY]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 962), H7508 [4DE]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H1721 [20MR]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H3253 [6JN]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H5884 [26SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H4726 [18JY]

——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H5834 [25SE]

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

——— suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3224), H6175 [2OC]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H7053 [13NO]

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

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 526), H410 [6FE]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H546 [14FE]

National Guard: codify the National Guard State Partnership Program regarding the funding sources for and purposes of the program and specifying certain limitations on the use of such funding (see H.R. 641), H3760 [18JN]

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1550 [15MR]

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

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H1860 [9AP]

Northern Border Regional Commission: extend authorization (see H.R. 922), H815 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H2164 [19AP]

Political campaigns: prohibit entities from using Federal funds to contribute to political campaigns or participate in lobbying activities (see H.R. 3480), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H173 [15JA]

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H169 [15JA]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 268), H169 [15JA]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H2349 [25AP]

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), H294 [25JA]

——— 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), H1860 [9AP]

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

Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, password, or other access to a personal social networking account (see H.R. 537), H411 [6FE]

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

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H7053 [13NO]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 2248), H3095 [4JN]

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), H2719 [16MY]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H3016 [3JN]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H5398 [2AU]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]

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

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1030), H1721 [20MR]

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), H500 [13FE]

——— prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2438 [6MY]

——— 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), H3015 [3JN]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3050), H5398 [2AU]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2012), H7357 [21NO]

SSA: prevent identity theft associated with publication of the Death Master File (see H.R. 2720), H5404 [2AU]

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), H2913 [22MY]

Syria: allow access by humanitarian organizations, engage in diplomatic efforts to resolve conflict, strengthen sanctions, investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity, and prevent use of chemical weapons (see H. Con. Res. 53), H5547 [12SE]

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), H5403 [2AU]

——— allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H7357 [21NO]

——— apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 1029), H1431 [14MR]

——— disallow deductions for payment of compensatory and punitive damages to a government (see H.R. 3445), H7357 [21NO]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H2438 [6MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1359 [12MR]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H8118 [16DE]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H6454 [9OC]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H4214 [8JY]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 880), H813 [28FE]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H4726 [18JY]

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

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

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

——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see H.R. 1465), H7394 [2DE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H1958 [11AP]

——— provide for the taxation of marijuana (see H.R. 501), H950 [4MR]

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

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H950 [4MR]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 609), H454 [12FE]

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

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (see H. Res. 145), H1909 [10AP]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H8132 [23DE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2655 [15MY]

——— 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), H224 [22JA] (see H.R. 333), H4080 [26JN]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 569), H1720 (see H.R. 570), H1721 [20MR]

——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 386), H280 [23JA]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2536 [8MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2519), H4078 [26JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1921), H3760 [18JN]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 996), H1318 [6MR]

——— 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), H2914 [22MY]

Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 2874), H5768 [19SE]

——— combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8113 [12DE]

——— 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]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H2568 [9MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H818 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H1856 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend eligibility for Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to certain individuals with service-connected disabilities who transfer to the Reserves before military discharge (see H.R. 604), H431 [8FE]

——— 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), H501 [13FE]

Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1976), H2603 [14MY]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (see H.R. 489), H342 [4FE]

York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2197), H2954 [23MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (H.R. 1414), H1858 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend eligibility for Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to certain individuals with service-connected disabilities who transfer to the Reserves before military discharge (H.R. 604), H432 [8FE]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (H.R. 671), H503 [13FE]

Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (H.R. 1976), H2604 [14MY]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (H.R. 489), H344 [4FE]

York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2197), H2958 [23MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3902, H3910 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3782 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H6695 [23OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (H. Res. 379), H6530 [11OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1724 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program funding, H3902 [19JN]

——— reform crop insurance program, H3910 [19JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3782 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 260), H3378 [13JN]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H3378 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (H.R. 671), H3030 [4JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2447 [7MY]

Food Day: observance, H6695 [23OC]

ITNAmerica (organization): tribute, E458• [15AP]

Kennebunk, ME: Brick Store Museum American Alliance of Museums accreditation, E788• [4JN], E825• [6JN]

L.L. Bean, Inc.: tribute to achievement in workplace safety through OSHA Voluntary Protection Program at Freeport, ME, Desert Road Service Center, E389• [9AP]

Maine: tribute to Summit Project for honoring fallen servicemembers, E1632• [12NO]

Tributes

Cavanaugh, Jay, E1138• [25JY]

McElman, Blake, E1138• [25JY]

Roberge, Christopher L., E596• [6MY]

Sanborn, Gregory, E166• [15FE]