PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)
Appointments
C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]
Articles and editorials
Lawmakers’ Sequestration Double-Talk, H2252 [24AP]
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), H8113 [12DE]
Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 2201), H3655 [14JN]
——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2536 [8MY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H950 [4MR]
Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H6493 [10OC]
——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H4309 [9JY]
——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H2396 [26AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]
Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 683), H1398 [13MR]
——— 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), H5348 [1AU]
——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year (see H.R. 1265), H1721 [20MR]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8136 [26DE]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H5396 [2AU]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1829 [21MR]
Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H7358 [21NO]
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]
Burma: call for an end to the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect of internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups (see H. Res. 418), H8127 [19DE]
C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]
Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H628 [25FE]
——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2734), H6493 [10OC]
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), H6493 [10OC]
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: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6053 [30SE]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H1430 [14MR]
——— increase amount of loan forgiveness available to highly-qualified teachers employed in low-income schools who teach in the same school district for five consecutive years (see H.R. 2881), H5260 [31JY]
——— support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H6454 [9OC]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2571 [9MY]
Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H7688 [11DE]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see H.R. 1616), H7628 [10DE]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H2483 [7MY]
Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 355), H5833 [25SE]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H416 [6FE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H1959 [11AP]
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), H5435 [9SE]
——— establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 400), H3654 [14JN]
Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2913 [22MY]
——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H1956 [11AP]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H6454 [9OC]
Dept. of Education: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H372 [5FE]
——— 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]
——— establish a demonstration program to provide skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1509), H3216 [5JN]
——— establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 2170), H2953 [23MY]
——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1763), H2351 [25AP]
——— establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 563), H818 [28FE]
——— establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1940), H2568 [9MY]
——— establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1437), H1857 [9AP]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2536 [8MY]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see H.R. 2574), H4485 [11JY]
——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H4309 [9JY]
——— make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses (see H.R. 1609), H4485 [11JY]
——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H6676 [22OC]
——— provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 2316), H3287 [11JN]
——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 1089), H1356 [12MR]
——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2237), H8132 [23DE]
Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 1732), H7311 [20NO]
——— 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), H7508 [4DE]
——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H628 [25FE]
——— 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), H1860 [9AP]
——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H983 [5MR]
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 Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H7111 [14NO]
——— 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), H4178 [28JN]
Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 3061), H7508 [4DE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H1569 [18MR]
——— develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 916), H1399 [13MR]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 124), H2248 [23AP]
Dept. of Transportation: 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), H8138 [3JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H8126 [19DE]
——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H1911 [10AP]
——— educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H6952 [30OC]
——— 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), H5834 [25SE]
——— 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), H950 [4MR]
Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 2029), H6344 [7OC]
Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H7395 [2DE]
Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 328), H5399 [2AU]
Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7111 [14NO]
Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (see H.R. 347), H3216 [5JN]
——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7508 [4DE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 12), H6493 [10OC]
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]
——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 3449), H6997 [12NO]
——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5349 [1AU]
——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H6493 [10OC]
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), H7253 [19NO]
FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H7508 [4DE]
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), H2914 [22MY]
FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H5884 [26SE]
Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H7312 [20NO]
——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6052 [30SE]
Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 236), H344 [4FE]
——— 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), H173 [15JA]
——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H372 [5FE]
——— prevent illegal sale (see H.R. 427), H628 [25FE]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H173 [15JA]
——— 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]
——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H372 [5FE]
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), H7153 [15NO]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]
——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H6454 [9OC]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2656 [15MY]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2030), H3592 [13JN]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H5589 [17SE]
——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see H.R. 1098), H5655 [18SE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2656 [15MY]
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), H2300 [24AP]
House Rules: require that any extension of debt ceiling only be considered in a stand-alone bill (see H. Res. 12), H284 [23JA]
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), H6675 [22OC]
Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H6454 [9OC]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3513), H7152 [15NO]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H628 [25FE]
——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]
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]
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), H3097 [4JN]
Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H5089 [25JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]
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), H3654 [14JN]
——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H3760 [18JN]
——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H7253 [19NO]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2067 [16AP]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H3990 [20JN]
Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H499 [13FE]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2574 [13MY]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6454 [9OC]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H6493 [10OC]
Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H7312 [20NO]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H6053 [30SE]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H1332 [11MR]
National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4142 [27JN]
National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H6053 [30SE]
National Nonprofit Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H7253 [19NO]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2248 [23AP]
National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 406), H7508 [4DE]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 1803), H6594 [14OC]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4143 [27JN]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H7053 [13NO]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H1911 [10AP]
Political campaigns: apply prohibition against conversion of contributions to personal use to contributions to political committees (see H.R. 3466), H7050 [13NO]
——— 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]
Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 1187), H2570 [9MY]
Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see H.R. 1351), H7688 [11DE]
Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H3929 [19JN]
Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H7508 [4DE]
Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5173 [30JY]
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]
Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 1891), H3655 [14JN]
Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H4178 [28JN]
Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2633), H4980 [23JY]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2656 [15MY]
——— 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), H2959 [23MY]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1829 [21MR]
Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 247), H7112 [14NO]
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), H2438 [6MY]
Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 474), H1632 [19MR]
——— 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]
——— encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 118), H1632 [19MR]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1398 [13MR]
——— expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 877), H1398 [13MR]
——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H7357 [21NO]
——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2350 [25AP]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1860 [9AP]
——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H3592 [13JN]
——— make permanent qualified school construction bonds and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see H.R. 1629), H4309 [9JY]
——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H6768 [23OC]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]
——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H3289 [11JN]
——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H594 [15FE]
——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H7153 [15NO]
——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 2737), H4724 [18JY]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H3592 [13JN]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H1430 [14MR]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H6175 [2OC]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H6676 [22OC]
——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 609), H983 [5MR]
Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 664), H7311 [20NO]
Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7153 [15NO]
Veterans: 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), H372 [5FE]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H8138 [3JA]
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), H5833 [25SE]
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), H3016 [3JN]
Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H3016 [3JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6546 [11OC]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1550 [15MR]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Education: provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2878), H5260 [31JY]
Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 270), H169 [15JA]
Textile industry and fabrics: support innovation and research in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry (see H.R. 937), H949 [4MR]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Education: provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (H.R. 2878), H5261 [31JY], E1175• [31JY]
Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (H.R. 270), H171 [15JA]
Textile industry and fabrics: support innovation and research in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry (H.R. 937), H949 [4MR]
Lists
Duke University men’s lacrosse team members, E857• [14JN]
University of North Carolina women’s lacrosse team members, E869• [14JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H7698 [12DE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5783• [20SE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6036 [30SE], H6254, H6260 [4OC], H6393 [8OC], H6467, H6470 [10OC]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6136 [2OC]
——— making continuing (H.R. 933), H1306 [6MR]
Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), H6007 [28SE]
Aviation: prohibit funding for Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response drone screening operations outside of airports, H3179 [5JN]
Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (H.R. 3273), H6393 [8OC]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H6256 [4OC], H6470 [10OC]
Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary of AmeriCorps, E1335• [18SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5674, H5677 [19SE]
Dept. of Education: provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (H.R. 2878), E1175• [31JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Program funding, H3193 [5JN]
——— allow Coast Guard to complete Bureau of Customs and Border Protection H–60 helicopter conversion program, H3163 [5JN]
——— Bureau of Customs and Border Protection airport staffing funding through reductions in 287(g) State and local government immigration enforcement program funding, H3140 [5JN]
——— eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requirement to maintain a certain detention bed occupancy level, H3144 [5JN]
——— enable State and local law enforcement to enter into agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce immigration law, H3198 [5JN]
——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3205 [5JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3125, H3132, H3133, H3134, H3137, H3138, H3139, H3140, H3141, H3144, H3147, H3149, H3157, H3158, H3163, H3167, H3171, H3175, H3177, H3179, H3180, H3182, H3190, H3191, H3192, H3193, H3194, H3198, H3205, H3206, H3207, H3208, H3209, H3213 [5JN]
——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), H6467, H6470 [10OC]
——— National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility research facility construction funding, H3167 [5JN]
——— Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties funding, H3132 [5JN]
——— Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties funding through reductions in 287(g) State and local government immigration enforcement program funding, H3134 [5JN]
——— Office of National Capital Region Coordination funding, H3177 [5JN]
——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H3192 [5JN]
——— prohibit funding for new contracts to purchase ammunition prior to submitting report to Congress on cost and need for ammunition, H3191 [5JN]
——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of First, Second, or Fourth Amendments to the Constitution, H3192 [5JN]
——— prohibit funding to establish a Bureau of Customs and Border Protection preclearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport, H3206 [5JN]
——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce memos from John T. Morton relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial discretion, H3209 [5JN]
——— prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H3208 [5JN]
——— prohibit funding to purchase, operate, or maintain armed unmanned aerial vehicles, H3192 [5JN]
——— prohibit funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after a certain date, to the U.S., H3171 [5JN]
——— prohibit racial, ethnic, or religous profiling, H3213 [5JN]
——— rural airport detection equipment funding through reductions in Transportation Security Administration funding, H3147 [5JN]
——— supplement Bureau of Customs and Border Protection funding in Puerto Rico with general appropriations when a shortage occurs in Puerto Rico Trust Fund, H3180 [5JN]
Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2367 [26AP]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3053 [4JN]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5111, H5115 [30JY]
Duke University: tribute to men’s lacrosse team, E857• [14JN]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H1306 [6MR], H2367 [26AP]
FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3137 [5JN]
——— disaster relief funding, H3175 [5JN]
——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), H6254, H6256, H6260 [4OC]
——— National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security automation modernization funding, H3141 [5JN]
——— National Urban Search and Rescue Response System funding, H3138 [5JN]
——— Port Security Grant Program funding, H3157 [5JN]
——— State and local rail and transit security grant programs funding, H3158 [5JN]
——— State and local wildfire preparedness grant program funding, H3207 [5JN]
——— U.S. Fire Administration funding, H3133 [5JN]
——— Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3137 [5JN]
Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government, H3190 [5JN]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6084 [1OC], H6203 [3OC], H6254, H6260 [4OC], H6393 [8OC], H6467, H6470 [10OC]
Hillsborough, NC: A.L. Stanback Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘Schools to Watch’’ list, E1143• [25JY]
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H113 [15JA]
Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), H5234, H5235 [31JY]
——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program, H7699 [12DE]
NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 2019), H7661 [11DE]
Olympic Games: tribute to 1980 U.S. Olympic medical staff, E685• [16MY]
OMB: finalize rule to improve security of FAA domestic and foreign repair stations, H3149 [5JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6036 [30SE]
——— prohibit funding to implement, H5783• [20SE]
Peebles, Allie Muse: NAACP Raleigh-Apex, NC, chapter Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E1138• [25JY]
Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (H.R. 270), H7661 [11DE]
Powder Springs, GA: anniversary, E1555• [23OC]
Raleigh, NC: anniversary of Fuller Gifted and Talented Magnet Elementary School, E865• [14JN]
Sri Lanka: anniversary of end of civil war, E681• [16MY]
Transportation Security Administration: funding, H3147 [5JN]
——— prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft, H3182 [5JN]
——— prohibit funding for behavior detection officers and the Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) Program, H3194 [5JN]
——— prohibit funding for security officers outside an airport, H3213 [5JN]
——— Screening Partnership Program (SPP) funding through reductions in aviation security direction and enforcement funding, H3149 [5JN]
——— surface transportation security funding, H3139 [5JN]
University of North Carolina: tribute to women’s lacrosse team, E869• [14JN]
Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6084 [1OC], H6203 [3OC]
Wake Technical Community College: anniversary, E1610• [30OC]
Tributes
Sanford, Representative, H2635 [15MY]
Watt, Representative, H8086 [12DE]