RICHMOND, CEDRIC L. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6752 [23OC]

Appointments

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H5171 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H4370 [10JY]

Aviation: prohibit subsidiaries of foreign owned corporations from obtaining contracts for the performance of passenger and baggage security screening at domestic commercial airports (see H.R. 1455), H1908 [10AP]

——— require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 1245), H1629 [19MR]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1399 [13MR]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 49), H342 [4FE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H5173 [30JY]

Budget: prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7508 [4DE]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

Census: provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 1537), H1991 [12AP]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 3323), H6829 [28OC]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H628 [25FE]

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), H372 [5FE]

——— 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), H7111 [14NO]

Colleges and universities: 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]

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

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see H.R. 1695), H2297 [24AP]

——— protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award (see H.R. 3699), H7687 [11DE]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H6999 [12NO]

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), H2775 [17MY]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 10), H33 [3JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1721 [20MR]

Dept. of Education: improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 3142), H6412 [8OC]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H1822 [21MR]

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2195), H7688 [11DE]

Dept. of HHS: extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants under the School-Based Health Centers Program (see H.R. 2632), H7395 [2DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 735), H1721 [20MR]

——— 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. 3575), H7353 [21NO]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of State: submit a report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti (see H.R. 3509), H8113 [12DE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct offshore oil and gas leasing and deposit use revenues of such activity into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2784), H4857 [22JY]

——— require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 2416), H3758 [18JN]

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

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 595), H818 [28FE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H3216 [5JN]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H6951 [30OC]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1825 [21MR]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H5050 [24JY]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 2653), H4482 [11JY]

Electric power: provide for an independent assessment of the future resilience and reliability of the electric power transmission and distribution system (see H.R. 2962), H5344 [1AU]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H6958 [30OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 1001), H5589 [17SE] (see H.R. 3179), H5832 [25SE]

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2359), H3590 [13JN]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H2954 [23MY]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6901 [29OC]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2840 [21MY]

Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees (see H.R. 1538), H2959 [23MY]

Firearms: condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (see H. Res. 318), H5088 [25JY]

——— 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), H2719 [16MY]

Fish and fishing: develop a fishery management plan for Gulf of Mexico red snapper (see H.R. 3099), H5546 [12SE]

Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 1678), H2719 [16MY]

Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 166), H51 [4JA]

FRS: establish a grant program in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 891), H3929 [19JN]

Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1749), H2350 [25AP]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H301 [29JA]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H8107 [12DE]

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), H2397 [26AP]

Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 3003), H7357 [21NO]

Hurricanes: improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 219), H84 [14JA]

Iran: 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: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2248 [23AP]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1829 [21MR]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H7153 [15NO]

Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws, urge rejection and repeal of and find alternatives for such legislation, penalize racial profiling, and study ways to elevate the social status of Black males (see H. Res. 55), H371 [5FE]

——— mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7358 [21NO]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]

Los Angeles, CA: condemn shooting at Los Angeles International Airport and offer condolences to victims (see H. Res. 415), H7152 [15NO]

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

Medicaid: remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 2757), H5404 [2AU]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3655 [14JN]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H2719 [16MY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 12), H454 [12FE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 59), H413 [6FE]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H5512 [11SE]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]

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 Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3760 [18JN]

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 123), H2656 [15MY]

National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 17), H703 [27FE]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4143 [27JN]

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), H2804 [20MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 1648), H6998 [12NO]

Patent and Trademark Office: provide for permanent funding (see H.R. 3349), H6999 [12NO]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H6999 [12NO]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H8113 [12DE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H703 [27FE]

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

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

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

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 2465), H4146 [27JN]

SBA: clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (see H.R. 1974), H2602 [14MY]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3465), H7153 [15NO]

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]

Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (see H.R. 1961), H3256 [10JN]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 410), H7358 [21NO]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1399 [13MR]

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), H1632 [19MR]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1911 [10AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8112 [12DE]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H3015 [3JN]

——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (see H.R. 2917), H5342 [1AU]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H7508 [4DE]

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

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

Transportation Security Administration: establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1204), H1427 [14MR]

——— implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs (see H.R. 2719), H4723 [18JY]

——— provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1344), H1822 [21MR]

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), H2656 [15MY]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7153 [15NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1860 [9AP]

——— clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7050 [13NO]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H3216 [5JN]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3453), H8113 [12DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H372 [5FE]

Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 1966), H3929 [19JN]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6546 [11OC]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H173 [15JA]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3929 [19JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1430 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: calculate and review costs and benefits of flood, hurricane, and storm damage reduction projects, including projects that would protect energy infrastructure (see H.R. 1769), H2390 [26AP]

——— modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (see H.R. 1161), H1425 [14MR]

——— provide for liability in cases of damage caused by gross negligence of an officer or employee (see H.R. 1662), H2164 [19AP]

Dept. of Education: establish Office of School Discipline Policy (see H.R. 3153), H5766 [19SE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 2895), H5260 [31JY]

——— suspend, for a certain period, the use of adverse credit history in determining eligibility for Federal Direct PLUS Loans (see H.R. 2966), H5344 [1AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: regulate tax return preparers (see H.R. 1570), H2025 [15AP]

FEMA: improve the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2199), H2955 [23MY]

Small business: transfer funds to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, improve microenterprise programs, and establish the SBA Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2474), H3989 [20JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Corps of Engineers: calculate and review costs and benefits of flood, hurricane, and storm damage reduction projects, including projects that would protect energy infrastructure (H.R. 1769), H2394 [26AP]

——— modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (H.R. 1161), H1428 [14MR]

——— provide for liability in cases of damage caused by gross negligence of an officer or employee (H.R. 1662), H2164 [19AP]

Dept. of Education: establish Office of School Discipline Policy (H.R. 3153), H5767 [19SE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 2895), H5262 [31JY]

——— suspend, for a certain period, the use of adverse credit history in determining eligibility for Federal Direct PLUS Loans (H.R. 2966), H5347 [1AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: regulate tax return preparers (H.R. 1570), H2027 [15AP]

FEMA: improve the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 2199), H2958 [23MY]

Small business: transfer funds to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, improve microenterprise programs, and establish the SBA Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (H.R. 2474), H3990 [20JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4383 [11JY]

Black Men of Labor, Inc.: anniversary, E1581• [28OC]

Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries, H3184 [5JN]

Corps of Engineers: construction account funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy administrative account funding, H4331 [10JY]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6753 [23OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement or enforce the Modified Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, H4325 [10JY]

——— provide cost-benefit analysis of national benefits of flood protection projects, H6753 [23OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3184, H3189 [5JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4325, H4331 [10JY]

FEMA: delay and phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program for certain properties, H3184, H3189 [5JN]

Firearms: gun control, H957 [5MR]

Givens, Cedric G.: Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Inc., King of Zulu designee, E121• [12FE]

New Orleans, LA: Lake Forest Charter Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1562• [23OC]

Transportation Security Administration: establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 1204), H7415, H7417 [3DE]

——— implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs (H.R. 2719), H7411, H7413 [3DE]

——— provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (H.R. 1344), H7408 [3DE]

——— transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (H.R. 1095), H7408 [3DE]

University of New Orleans: anniversary of integration, E1855• [12DE]

Tributes

Boggs, Lindy, H5183 [31JY]

Harris, James (Shack), E1846• [12DE]

Jemison, Theodore J., E1726• [21NO]

Johnson, Bernette J., E173• [25FE]

Lawson, Reginald, Sr., E1553• [23OC]

McAllister, Representative, H7333 [21NO]

McKinley, Larry, E1869• [12DE]

Reid, Myke, E1502• [11OC]