POE, TED (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4927 [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3135 [5JN]

Appointments

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

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H822 [4MR]

World War I Centennial Commission, H1531 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 1122), H1395 [13MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1721 [20MR]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3216 [5JN]

Afridi, Shakeel: recognize heroism and call for release from custody by Pakistan (see H. Res. 86), H701 [27FE]

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy: extend (see H.R. 2449), H3988 [20JN]

Agriculture: express that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated (see H. Con. Res. 39), H4827 [19JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5554 [16SE]

Armed Forces: preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (see H.R. 1039), H1569 [18MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H8124 [19DE]

Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against certain immigration information to ensure lawful U.S. residency (see H.R. 999), H1632 [19MR]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5263 [31JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6902 [29OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H32 [3JA]

——— exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration (see H.R. 2238), H3094 [4JN]

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), H2535 [8MY]

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), H7354 [21NO]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H4309 [9JY]

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), H5090 [25JY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H5436 [9SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H284 [23JA] (see H.R. 217), H86 [14JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H300 [29JA]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H370 [5FE]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H3253 [6JN]

Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments by communications-related service providers of certain information consisting of or relating to communications (see H.R. 983), H1318 [6MR]

——— establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H344 [4FE]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]

——— remove knowledge of age as an element of the offense for sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion (see H.R. 1690), H2246 [23AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 730), H2125 [17AP]

——— prohibit partnerships with foreign governments to promote enrollment in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and terminate Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative with Mexico (see H.R. 1882), H3256 [10JN]

——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 1355), H2354 [25AP]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H5884 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

——— require notification of congressional defense committees about certain sensitive military operations (see H.R. 1904), H3253 [6JN]

——— review operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 1494), H1955 [11AP]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2456), H3988 [20JN]

——— limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see H.R. 1386), H2161 [18AP]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H2354 [25AP]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H2719 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H6175 [2OC]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3062), H5399 [2AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 1417), H1959 [11AP]

——— establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7109 [14NO]

——— prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 493), H550 [14FE]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3732), H8107 [12DE]

——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (see H.R. 1535), H1991 [12AP]

Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 906), H814 [28FE]

——— improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 906), H814 [28FE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program COPS in Schools program (see H.R. 751), H629 [25FE]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5803 [20SE]

——— require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 3427), H6953 [30OC]

Dept. of State: allow use of best-value contracting method in awarding local guard or protective service contracts in high risk areas abroad under the diplomatic security program (see H.R. 731), H1993 [12AP]

——— establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H504 [13FE]

——— list Vietnam as a ‘‘Country of Particular Concern’’ relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 218), H2775 [17MY]

——— prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H5403 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1613), H2354 [25AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H3991 [20JN]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 1097), H1633 [19MR]

——— improve cruise passenger security and safety (see H.R. 2800), H4978 [23JY]

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

——— educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H7312 [20NO]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3369), H6901 [29OC]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 1345), H2299 [24AP]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 3189), H7253 [19NO]

Diplomatic Security Act: require certain notifications of Dept. of State Accountability Review Boards, avoid conflicts of interest by members, and require actions relative to reports of such Boards (see H.R. 1768), H2390 [26AP]

Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 561), H412 [6FE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1959 [11AP]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1772), H2391 [26AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see H.R. 803), H950 [4MR]

EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1959), H2602 [14MY]

——— change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H176 [18JA]

——— establish a regulatory review process for proposed rules dealing with agricultural entities (see H.R. 2776), H5404 [2AU]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H4370 [10JY]

——— withdraw proposed order pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride (see H.R. 1496), H1955 [11AP]

European Union: support closer ties with Eastern Partnership countries, respect sovereign rights of states relative to international partnerships, and commend democratic reforms (see H. Res. 402), H6997 [12NO]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for certain Presidential travel until public tours of the White House resume (see H. Res. 111), H5090 [25JY]

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), H6999 [12NO]

Falkland Islands: recognize referendum to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 170), H2159 [18AP]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H4309 [9JY]

Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order (see H.R. 816), H703 [27FE]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6957 [30OC]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 107), H284 [23JA]

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), H7188 [18NO]

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

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H6829 [28OC]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 1290), H1718 [20MR]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H7253 [19NO]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H2125 [17AP]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H283 [23JA]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3212), H6604 [15OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors (see H. Res. 236), H2955 [23MY]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H949 [4MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H504 [13FE]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H3097 [4JN]

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

Houston, TX: express condolences to families of firefighters killed in hotel fire (see H. Res. 246), H3095 [4JN]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6829 [28OC]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1773), H2391 [26AP]

——— enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (see H.R. 2131), H2952 [23MY]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 2278), H3250 [6JN]

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

Insurance: allow States to determine the age discount in their health insurance market in order to prevent an increase in young people’s premiums (see H.R. 544), H818 [28FE]

——— condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5404 [2AU]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H3929 [19JN]

Intelligence services: require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges (see H.R. 2761), H4825 [19JY]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (see H.R. 1580), H2065 [16AP]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H7188 [18NO]

——— ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H7687 [11DE]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H700 [27FE]

——— 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), H1993 [12AP]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H5174 [30JY]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2720 [16MY]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of health care reform until certifications are made that there is not discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 2022), H3289 [11JN]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H2914 [22MY]

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

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

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2958 [23MY]

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), H7188 [18NO]

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

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H2391 [26AP]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 2346), H3991 [20JN]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H980 [5MR] (see H.R. 3485), H7312 [20NO]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 180), H2437 [6MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H596 [15FE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H984 [5MR]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1310), H1821 [21MR]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H4485 [11JY]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H8112 [12DE]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H3256 [10JN]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H1958 [11AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 1331), H1959 [11AP]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H5435 [9SE]

NASA: establish a plan to return to the Moon and develop a sustained human presence on the Moon (see H.R. 1446), H1857 [9AP]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 94), H6604 [15OC]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H4726 [18JY]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H1359 [12MR]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 1033), H1721 [20MR]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2354 [25AP]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H4485 [11JY]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H629 [25FE]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 795), H1721 [20MR]

——— prevent certain appointees from receiving salaries and a quorum of the Board from taking agency actions until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments (see H.R. 557), H504 [13FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6999 [12NO]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5554 [16SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2667), H4524 [16JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2668), H4524 [16JY]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H1632 [19MR]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4173 [28JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4599 [17JY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, and cabinet officials in same manner as Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 1735), H2397 [26AP]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H504 [13FE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H703 [27FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H3929 [19JN]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see H.R. 185), H599 [15FE]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H1911 [10AP]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 158), H1992 [12AP]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H4143 [27JN]

Privacy: permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (see H.R. 3035), H5398 [2AU]

——— prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (see H.R. 2399), H4371 [10JY]

——— 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), H6900 [29OC]

Sabin Vaccine Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 114), H1396 [13MR]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H7508 [4DE]

Sergeant William Moody Post Office Building, Burleson, TX: designate (see H.R. 3060), H5399 [2AU]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H3929 [19JN]

——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 567), H412 [6FE]

——— 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), H6289 [4OC]

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea (see H.R. 772), H1632 [19MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H8113 [12DE]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H4309 [9JY]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 96), H30 [3JA]

Syria: establish a Syrian war crimes tribunal (see H. Con. Res. 51), H5590 [17SE]

Taxation: allow increased work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 3653), H7507 [4DE]

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 1292), H2249 [23AP]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H500 [13FE]

——— expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 1032), H1550 [15MR]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1721 [20MR]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H7153 [15NO]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H6957 [30OC]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H3253 [6JN]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2535 [8MY]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2671), H4482 [11JY]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3728), H8107 [12DE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H8112 [12DE]

——— remove deduction for charitable contributions from overall limitation on itemized deductions (see H.R. 1479), H2067 [16AP]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (see H.R. 2289), H3995 [24JN]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H1632 [19MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H28 [3JA]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 903), H1632 [19MR]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H1632 [19MR]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (see H.R. 1123), H1395 [13MR]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 3143), H5766 [19SE]

Trademarks: provide for registration of marks consisting of a flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the U.S., or any State or local government (see H.R. 3713), H8107 [12DE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H3929 [19JN]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 188), H5404 [2AU]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1277), H1717 [20MR]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1897), H2914 [22MY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H5341 [1AU]

Weapons: increase sanctions on entities who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology for chemical, biological, or advanced conventional weapons proliferation activities (see H.R. 893), H1837 [25MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H5922 [27SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H4145 [27JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: prohibit assistance to Pakistan until tuition assistance programs for members are fully funded (see H.R. 1253), H1630 [19MR]

——— prohibit Federal funding for use against Syria absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress or an attack or imminent attack on the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 58), H5434 [9SE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3807), H8131 [23DE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for gathering of copyright and trademark information on merchandise presented for examination (see H.R. 22), H28 [3JA]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H1356 [12MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 334), H221 [22JA]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H5049 [24JY]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H7251 [19NO]

Dept. of Energy: expedite approval of liquefied natural gas exports (see H.R. 3760), H8108 [12DE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see H.R. 1701), H2297 [24AP]

Dept. of Justice: appropriate funds necessary for law enforcement, crime prevention, and victim services programs during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3231), H6174 [2OC]

——— increase authorization for Children’s Advocacy Centers (see H.R. 3706), H7687 [11DE]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see H.R. 354), H278 [23JA]

——— safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 1624), H2157 [18AP]

Dept. of State: submit report on the designation of the Libyan faction of Ansar al-Sharia as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3082), H5512 [11SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: sell certain Federal land and direct the proceeds from such sales to be applied to Federal budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 1017), H1320 [6MR]

Economy: define a value for the dollar to stimulate the economy and provide for a sound U.S. dollar and remove authority of Federal Reserve banks to pay earnings on certain balances (see H.R. 1576), H2065 [16AP]

EPA: prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 621), H454 [12FE]

FERC: transfer regulatory authority over exports of natural gas from the Dept. of Energy (see H.R. 2471), H3989 [20JN]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H4369 [10JY]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country (see H. Res. 88), H702 [27FE]

Immigration: impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (see H.R. 2602), H4174 [28JN]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 2220), H3014 [3JN]

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), H815 [28FE]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 637), H499 [13FE]

——— protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families from retaliation or intimidation and create stronger offenses for those who target public officials (see H.R. 1577), H2065 [16AP]

Natural gas: repeal certain requirements for obtaining authorization for the exportation or importation of natural gas (see H.R. 2771), H4856 [22JY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H2602 [14MY]

Taxation: extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H2297 [24AP]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and allow an exemption from an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 2133), H2952 [23MY]

World War I Centennial Commission: establish National World War I Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 222), H84 [14JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: prohibit assistance to Pakistan until tuition assistance programs for members are fully funded (H.R. 1253), H1631 [19MR]

——— prohibit Federal funding for use against Syria absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress or an attack or imminent attack on the U.S. (H.J. Res. 58), H5435 [9SE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 3807), H8132 [23DE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for gathering of copyright and trademark information on merchandise presented for examination (H.R. 22), H33 [3JA]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (H.R. 1078), H1358 [12MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 334), H223 [22JA]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (H.R. 2805), H5050 [24JY]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (H.R. 3530), H7252 [19NO]

Dept. of Energy: expedite approval of liquefied natural gas exports (H.R. 3760), H8111 [12DE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (H.R. 1701), H2298 [24AP]

Dept. of Justice: appropriate funds necessary for law enforcement, crime prevention, and victim services programs during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3231), H6174 [2OC]

——— increase authorization for Children’s Advocacy Centers (H.R. 3706), H7688 [11DE]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (H.R. 354), H281 [23JA]

——— safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (H.R. 1624), H2159 [18AP]

Dept. of State: submit report on the designation of the Libyan faction of Ansar al-Sharia as a foreign terrorist organization (H.R. 3082), H5512 [11SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: sell certain Federal land and direct the proceeds from such sales to be applied to Federal budget deficit reduction (H.R. 1017), H1321 [6MR]

Economy: define a value for the dollar to stimulate the economy and provide for a sound U.S. dollar and remove authority of Federal Reserve banks to pay earnings on certain balances (H.R. 1576), H2066 [16AP]

EPA: prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (H.R. 621), H455 [12FE]

FERC: transfer regulatory authority over exports of natural gas from the Dept. of Energy (H.R. 2471), H3990 [20JN]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (H.R. 2638), H4369 [10JY]

Immigration: impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (H.R. 2602), H4177 [28JN]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (H.R. 2220), H3015 [3JN]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (H.R. 637), H502 [13FE]

——— protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families from retaliation or intimidation and create stronger offenses for those who target public officials (H.R. 1577), H2066 [16AP]

Natural gas: repeal certain requirements for obtaining authorization for the exportation or importation of natural gas (H.R. 2771), H4857 [22JY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 1962), H2603 [14MY]

Taxation: extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (H.R. 1696), H2298 [24AP]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and allow an exemption from an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit (H.R. 2133), H2956 [23MY]

World War I Centennial Commission: establish National World War I Memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 222), H85 [14JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3691 [18JN], H4083 [27JN], H5887 [27SE], H6291 [5OC], H7313 [21NO]

E-mails 

Government shutdown relative to budget process, H6580 [14OC]

Excerpts

War Powers Resolution, H3999 [25JN]

Letters

Impact of budget sequestration on White House public tours: Harvin Moore, H1402 [14MR]

Lists

Armed Forces members from Texas killed in military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, H2941 [23MY]

Companies granted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act waivers, H5906–H5909 [27SE]

Defenders of the Alamo, E249• [6MR]

Firefighters killed in West, TX, fertilizer plant explosion, H3020 [4JN]

Organizations supporting H.R. 2805, End Sex Trafficking Act, H5875 [26SE]

Organizations supporting Houston, TX, University rail line, H5150 [30JY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H7367 [2DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3936 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to restore Dept. of Agriculture authority to manage sugar supplies throughout the year (H. Res. 378), H6523 [11OC]

——— reform sugar price support program, H3936 [20JN], H6523 [11OC]

Algeria: condemn terrorist attack on natural gas plant, H182 [22JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5778 [20SE], H5846 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 367), H6024 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5934 [28SE], H6015 [30SE], H6419 [9OC]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), H6192 [3OC]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, H5438 [10SE], H5532 [12SE]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), E1468• [9OC]

——— prohibit assistance to Pakistan until tuition assistance programs for members are fully funded, H1552 [18MR]

——— prohibit Federal funding for use against Syria absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress or an attack or imminent attack on the U.S. (H.J. Res. 58), H5438 [10SE]

ATF: blocking of publication of book relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico, H6348 [8OC]

Beaudoin, Suzanne: Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus Ed Stout Memorial Award recipient, E730• [23MY]

Bellaire, TX: tribute to Bellaire High School Young Republicans, E137• [13FE]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, H2012 [15AP]

Buc-ee’s, Ltd.: tribute, E247• [6MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, E109• [6FE]

——— exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration (H.R. 2238), H3694 [18JN]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (H.R. 1078), H1334 [12MR]

Collaborative for Children (organization): tribute, E436• [12AP]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hearing on attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, H2558 [9MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2865 [22MY]

——— impact of partisanship, H6015 [30SE]

——— importance of bipartisanship, H5871 [26SE]

Constitution—U.S.: uphold the Second Amendment right to bear arms, E151• [14FE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6698 [23OC]

Crime: address issues of domestic violence, H6929• [30OC]

——— amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments by communications-related service providers of certain information consisting of or relating to communications (H.R. 983), H2165 [23AP], H2832 [21MY], H4818 [19JY]

——— clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (H.R. 2805), H5274 [1AU], H5874 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: conditions and treatment of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3671 [17JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4927, H4928 [23JY], H5026 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology funding, H3135 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3135 [5JN]

Dept. of Justice: allegations of secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press (news service) reporters, H2589 [14MY]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, H745 [28FE]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, H6229 [4OC]

Dept. of State: submit report on the designation of the Libyan faction of Ansar al-Sharia as a foreign terrorist organization (H.R. 3082), H5479• [11SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Houston, TX, commuter light rail funding, H5149 [30JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5149 [30JY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H650 [26FE], H675 [27FE], H1401 [14MR]

Education: funding, H968 [5MR]

EPA: prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (H.R. 621), H4088 [27JN]

Executive Office of the President: resume public tours of the White House, H1401 [14MR]

Falk, Richard: characterization of remarks on Boston Marathon bombings, H2290 [24AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H1913 [11AP]

FERC: transfer regulatory authority over exports of natural gas from the Dept. of Energy, H4088 [27JN]

Firearms: gun control, H75 [14JA], H954 [5MR]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1503• [12OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6547 [12OC], H6580 [14OC]

Hawkins, LaWanda: Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus Eva Murillo Unsung Hero Award recipient, E730• [23MY]

Herm, Martha: Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus Ed Stout Memorial Award for Outstanding Victim Advocacy recipient, E730• [23MY]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico, H4504 [16JY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 367), H6024 [30SE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of George Bush Intercontinental Airport Rangers program, E1715• [20NO]

——— celebration of Arbor Day, E134• [13FE]

——— express condolences to families of firefighters killed in hotel fire, H3019 [4JN]

——— inclusion of MD Anderson Cancer Hospital in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best Hospitals’’ list, E1126• [24JY]

——— observance of San Jacinto Day, H2152 [18AP]

——— tribute to Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, E324• [18MR]

——— tribute to Marines and community members for assisting Elbert Wood after burglary and vandalization of home, E438• [12AP]

Human rights: combat underage sex trafficking, H5871–H5875 [26SE], E1559• [23OC]

Independence Day: observance, H4161 [28JN]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), Senate amendments, H6622 [16OC]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H7336 [21NO]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), H5238 [31JY], E1717• [20NO]

——— oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, H6960 [12NO], H7368 [2DE]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya and call for resettlement of camp residents, H515 [14FE]

——— ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the residents of Camp Ashraf, E1392• [27SE]

IRS: allegations of misspent funds, H3004 [3JN], H4096 [27JN]

——— employee opposition to proposal to move Federal employees to Protection and Affordable Care Act health care exchanges, H5375 [2AU]

——— investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H2612 [15MY]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (H.R. 1992), H7652 [11DE]

Journal: question of approval, H3931 [20JN], H7006 [13NO]

Kingwood, TX: tribute to Sullivan’s Advanced Paint and Body Shop (business), E931• [20JN]

Korea, Republic of: reaffirm commitment to military and economic security and congratulate on election of Park Geun-hye as President and welcome visit to Washington, DC (H. Res. 200), E608• [7MY]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (H.R. 637), H461 [13FE], H3294 [12JN], H3932 [20JN], H7399 [3DE]

——— protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families from retaliation or intimidation and create stronger offenses for those who target public officials (H.R. 1577), H2029 [16AP]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H5479 [11SE], H5540 [12SE]

Memorial Day: observance, H2941 [23MY]

Merced, CA, Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Task Force: Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus Lois Haight Award of Excellence and Innovation recipient, E730• [23MY]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1441• [4OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H6929• [30OC]

——— support goals and ideals (H. Res. 392), H6937 [30OC]

National Park Service: call for removal of barricades around open, outdoor memorials during Government shutdown, H6547 [12OC]

National Police Week: observance, E666• [15MY]

National Security Agency: collection of Verizon Communications, Inc., customer phone records as part of counterterrorism efforts, H3261 [11JN]

——— open records requests from U.S. citizens relative to domestic surveillance program, H7169 [18NO]

——— operation of PRISM online data collection program, H6834 [29OC]

National Small Business Week: observance, E931• [20JN]

National Teacher Day: observance, H2461 [7MY]

National Trust for Historic Preservation: inclusion of historic courthouses in Texas in list of ‘‘America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places’’, E159• [14FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H2638 [15MY], H2788 [20MY], H4578 [17JY], H5099 [30JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power, H7491 [4DE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power, intimidation, and lack of accountability by Federal agencies, H6906 [30OC]

——— evaluation of energy policies, H4010 [25JN]

——— evaluation of environmental and climate policies, H4087 [27JN]

——— evaluation of policies relative to coal industry, H4010 [25JN]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H2415 [6MY], H4602 [18JY]

Pakistan: assistance funding, H4927, H4928 [23JY]

——— foreign aid funding, H968 [5MR], H6809 [28OC]

——— human rights violations of Christians, H1416 [14MR]

Panama: anniversary of Panama Canal, E49• [23JA]

Pastorini, Windi Akins: Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year and Harris County, TX, Criminal Lawyer of the Year awards recipient, E1193• [1AU]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7516 [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H7082 [14NO]

——— delay implementation, H5934 [28SE]

——— delay implementation (H.R. 2809), H5906 [27SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H5897 [27SE], H6024 [30SE]

——— eliminate waivers granted to certain groups, H5897 [27SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H5915 [27SE], H7055 [14NO]

——— impact of new medical coding system, H1864 [10AP]

——— implementation, H6157 [2OC], H7007 [13NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5778 [20SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6024 [30SE]

Point of order, H3931 [20JN]

Power resources: expand export of liquefied natural gas, H251 [23JA]

——— national energy policy, H4866 [23JY]

Privacy: cease Federal Government use of license plate scanners to amass database of citizens’ movements, H4842 [22JY]

——— extend protections against unreasonable searches and seizures to electronic communications information and require specific court-issued warrants to obtain such information, H3261 [11JN]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records and warrantless searches of communications and reform surveillance authorities and the operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, H6229 [4OC]

——— prohibit funding to any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, to collect records that pertain to persons not subject to an investigation, H5026 [24JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H5934 [28SE], H6419 [9OC], H6622 [16OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached, H5846 [26SE]

Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN): Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus Suzanne McDaniel Award for Public Awareness recipient, E730• [23MY]

San Antonio, TX: tribute to defenders of the Alamo, H985 [6MR]

Spring, TX: tribute to Old Town Spring, E696• [17MY]

Steeb, Michele: Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus Allied Professional Award recipient, E730• [23MY]

Syria: military assistance to opposition forces, H5575 [17SE]

——— U.S. support for opposition forces, H3762 [19JN], H3999 [25JN]

Taxation: rates, H327 [4FE], H2524 [8MY]

——— reform the Federal tax code, H1961 [12AP]

Terrorism: label drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, H1553 [18MR]

Texas: tribute to southeast Texas children, schools, and organizations for participation in and sponsorship of Christmas card project for overseas troops, E1887• [16DE]

——— tribute to state pride, E725• [22MY]

——— tribute to Texas Navy, E206• [27FE]

Texas Association Against Sexual Assault: Dept. of Justice Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award recipient, E567• [26AP]

Texas Independence Day: observance, E206• [27FE]

Thailand: democracy efforts, E744• [23MY]

Truckers Against Trafficking (organization): tribute, H569 [15FE]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: signing, H5825 [25SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H745 [28FE], H6937 [30OC]

Votes: correction, H3940• [20JN]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 2901), H5624 [18SE], H7559 [5DE]

West, TX: express sympathy to victims and families of those affected by explosion at fertilizer plant, and commend first responders, H2148 [18AP]

Wilburn, Bryan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E100• [5FE]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H3228 [6JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3651 [14JN], H6343 [7OC]

Reports

Shelters for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims in the U.S., H5873 [26SE]

Statements

Public Debt Ceiling: President Obama (2006 and 2008), H6622 [16OC]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, H1342 [12MR], H1535 [15MR]

Tributes

Alexander, Kara Poe, H938 [4MR]

Alexander, Shane, H4863 [23JY]

Allen, Bob, E142• [13FE]

Buckles, Frank W., E220• [28FE]

Dow, Melvin, E1080• [17JY]

Foisie, Donald, H1573 [19MR]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H609, H610, H612, H613, H614 [25FE]

Longoria, Janeice, E479• [17AP]

Lovelady, Victor L., H182 [22JA], E1714• [20NO]

Martinson, Lanny P., E1337• [18SE]

Morgan, Tom, E1497• [11OC]

Naismith, John, E1337• [18SE]

Osterman, Cat, E904• [18JN]

Pelton, Robert, E1243• [2AU]

Petrovic, Vladimir, E1783• [3DE]

Polk, Dwayne, H2841 [22MY]

Riley, Michael, E350• [21MR]

Ripkowski, Mattie, H2445 [7MY]

Sinema, Representative, H5871 [26SE]

Smart, Elizabeth, H2304 [25AP]

Wallace, Charlie and Marilyn, E1883• [16DE]