REICHERT, DAVID G. (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3133 [5JN]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H6999 [12NO]

Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 182), H2351 [25AP]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6957 [30OC]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1829 [21MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H5436 [9SE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6999 [12NO]

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), H6412 [8OC]

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), H2248 [23AP]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H2656 [15MY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H504 [13FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for information comparisons for housing assistance programs (see H.R. 2729), H4724 [18JY]

Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 2646), H4369 [10JY]

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), H6225 [3OC]

Dept. of Education: authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H8126 [19DE]

——— 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), H2605 [14MY]

Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H4175 [28JN]

——— reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program and extend Family Connection Grant Program (see H.R. 3205), H5921 [27SE]

Dept. of Justice: appropriate funds necessary for law enforcement, crime prevention, and victim services programs during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3231), H6225 [3OC]

——— safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 1624), H3288 [11JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H1568 [18MR]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H2125 [17AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2125 [17AP]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2436 [6MY]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H3655 [14JN]

ERISA: require a lifetime income disclosure (see H.R. 2171), H2954 [23MY]

FBI: making automatic continuing appropriations for continuation of emergency and critical training programs in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3239), H6223 [3OC]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H1956 [11AP]

Fish and fishing: prohibit importation or exportation of mussels of a certain genus (see H.R. 1823), H3357 [12JN]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 558), H412 [6FE]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H4856 [22JY]

Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee: develop information sharing and interoperability recommendations and pursue benefits for local, State, tribal, and Federal justice agencies (see H.R. 817), H627 [25FE]

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

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 (see H.R. 2775), H5090 [25JY]

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]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1837 [25MR]

IRS: ensure that employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (see H.R. 2768), H5176 [30JY]

——— impose a moratorium on conferences (see H.R. 2769), H5176 [30JY]

——— impose recordkeeping requirements to substantiate costs incurred in carrying out responsibilities (see H.R. 2683), H4483 [11JY]

——— issue regulations to allow enrolled agents to use or display their credentials when advertising their services or representing clients (see H.R. 2313), H8112 [12DE]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2604 [14MY]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2656 [15MY]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 1993), H2775 [17MY]

——— 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), H2914 [22MY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H5175 [30JY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H5513 [11SE]

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), H51 [4JA]

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

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H1860 [9AP]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H6012 [28SE]

——— reduce administrative burdens and narrow filing periods for hospitals and providers while ensuring payment accuracy (see H.R. 2329), H4524 [16JY]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H5513 [11SE]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H280 [23JA]

Missing Children’s Assistance Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3092), H5589 [17SE]

Mount Everest: anniversary of first ascent by U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 207), H2533 [8MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2604 [14MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H499 [13FE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H6493 [10OC]

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), H3016 [3JN]

NOAA: improve ability to address severe marine debris events (see H.R. 1425), H1856 [9AP]

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 of the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2667), H4482 [11JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2668), H4482 [11JY]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2125 [17AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H1860 [9AP]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H7109 [14NO]

Public debt: require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H7353 [21NO]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 890), H984 [5MR]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see H. Res. 356), H5923 [27SE]

SBA: provide for permanent establishment of the State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 2333), H3356 [12JN]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 948), H981 [5MR]

——— expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 2925), H5342 [1AU]

——— prohibit an individual who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for a felony from receiving various cash benefits (see H.R. 2418), H3758 [18JN]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H2604 [14MY]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H5398 [2AU]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2605 [14MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4485 [11JY]

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

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 556), H5262 [31JY]

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]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2438 [6MY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H6493 [10OC]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1837 [25MR]

——— appropriate funds necessary for benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3225), H6102 [1OC]

——— 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. 333), H1398 [13MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H950 [4MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1549 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (see H.R. 361), H278 [23JA]

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]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 421), H292 [25JA]

Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 1896), H2533 [8MY]

Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 1982), H2653 [15MY]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H1425 [14MR]

Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1785), H2391 [26AP]

National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, WA: designate (see H.R. 1036), H1327 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: extend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 987), H1318 [6MR]

Taxation: provide for S corporation reform (see H.R. 892), H814 [28FE]

Unemployment: prevent payment of benefits to incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 2826), H5087 [25JY]

Veterans: improve hiring by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3615), H7354 [21NO]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 3614), H7354 [21NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (H.R. 361), H281 [23JA]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (H.R. 421), H293 [25JA]

Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 1896), H2535 [8MY]

Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (H.R. 1982), H2654 [15MY]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (H.R. 1148), H1428 [14MR]

Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 1785), H2394 [26AP]

National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, WA: designate (H.R. 1036), H1328 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: extend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 987), H1320 [6MR]

Taxation: provide for S corporation reform (H.R. 892), H816 [28FE]

Unemployment: prevent payment of benefits to incarcerated individuals (H.R. 2826), H5089 [25JY]

Veterans: improve hiring by the Federal Government (H.R. 3615), H7356 [21NO]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (H.R. 3614), H7356 [21NO]

Letters

International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: Colleen Delaney Eubanks, National Child Support Endangerment Association, H3702 [18JN]

——— Gordon L. Berlin, MDRC (organization), H3703 [18JN]

——— Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3703 [18JN]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3703 [18JN]

——— Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), H3703 [18JN]

Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act: Adam Pertman and Ruth McCoy, Donaldson Adoption Institute, H6657 [22OC]

——— Dennis Richardson, Hillside Family of Agencies (organization), H6657 [22OC]

——— Gregg Nicklas, Christian Heritage (organization), H6656 [22OC]

——— Ken Berrick, Seneca Family of Agencies (organization), H6656 [22OC]

——— Kevin A. Campbell, Center for Family Finding and Youth Permanency, H6656 [22OC]

——— Nicole Dobbins, Voice for Adoption (organization), H6657 [22OC]

Remarks

Auburn, WA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 401, E1198• [1AU]

Budget: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H239 [23JA]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary of AmeriCorps, E1325• [17SE]

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies to use multiple measures to identify school academic performance, H4706 [18JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4706• [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program and extend Family Connection Grant Program (H.R. 3205), H6651, H6652, H6656 [22OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3133 [5JN]

Eastlake, WA: tribute to Eastlake Little League girls’ softball team, E1303• [12SE]

Ellensburg, WA: tribute to Kittitas Valley Community Hospital, E458• [15AP]

Enumclaw, WA: anniversary, E66• [25JA]

FEMA: U.S. Fire Administration funding, H3133 [5JN]

Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 1896), H3700, H3702, H3704 [18JN], E623• [8MY]

India: impact of regulations on U.S. trade, E1230• [2AU]

KCPQ–TV (Seattle, WA): tribute to ‘‘Washington’s Most Wanted’’ program for role in capture of fugitives in Washington (State) and Oregon, E427• [11AP]

National Teacher Day: observance, E612• [7MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4549 [17JY]

Public welfare programs: allow waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements for certain individuals, E330• [19MR]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1375 [13MR]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), motion to recommit, E330• [19MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3767 [19JN]

Sammamish, WA: tribute to Eastlake Little League All-Stars baseball team, E1313• [12SE]

Seattle Seahawks (football team): tribute, E321• [18MR]

Unemployment: prevent payment of benefits to incarcerated individuals (H.R. 2826), E1141• [25JY]

Votes: correction, H647• [26FE]

——— position on missed, E1869•, E1872• [12DE]

Statements

International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: CBO, H3703 [18JN]

Tributes

Gardner, William B. (Booth), E455• [15AP]

O’Connell, Sean, E868• [14JN]

Rehder, James, H3767 [19JN]