RUIZ, RAUL (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3916 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3578 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H2485 [7MY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1958 [11AP]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1959 [11AP]

Armed Forces: afford each member prior to separation from service with an electronic copy of medical records and the opportunity for a physical examination (see H.R. 3045), H5398 [2AU]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2605 [14MY]

——— express importance of easing the transition of members and their families from military to civilian life (see H. Res. 104), H3760 [18JN]

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

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H1911 [10AP]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H4485 [11JY]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H4483 [11JY]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 1322), H4080 [26JN]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 1421), H5767 [19SE]

Cargo transportation: establish national policies and programs to strengthen freight-related infrastructure (see H.R. 974), H4080 [26JN]

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), H2570 [9MY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 132), H1994 [12AP]

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: authorize a land exchange involving acquisition of adjacent private land for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain BLM lands in Riverside County, CA (see H.R. 3006), H5397 [2AU]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H2396 [26AP]

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), H2125 [17AP]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H6957 [30OC]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4483 [11JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2571 [9MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H8118 [16DE]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H7608 [9DE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H1860 [9AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, CA (see H.R. 2145), H2953 [23MY]

——— make improvements to the food safety education program (see H.R. 3495), H7395 [2DE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 400), H4145 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish a task force on urotrauma (see H.R. 984), H6604 [15OC]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2775 [17MY]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2804 [20MY]

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

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5477 [10SE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1498), H2604 [14MY]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3538), H7689 [11DE]

——— require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying (see H.R. 3660), H7566 [5DE]

——— 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]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1027), H4080 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 3229), H6594 [14OC]

——— establish a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, support methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and improve prevention and treatment of addiction (see H.R. 752), H2067 [16AP]

——— establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see H.R. 1100), H2027 [15AP]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H1322 [6MR]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H3216 [5JN]

——— improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 809), H7153 [15NO]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H5589 [17SE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H5767 [19SE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H499 [13FE]

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), H2535 [8MY]

——— 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]

Dept. of Justice: provide definitions of terms and services for community-based gang intervention to ensure funding for such intervention is utilized in a cost-effective manner and agencies are held accountable (see H.R. 2669), H6053 [30SE]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H6957 [30OC]

——— provide requirements for the Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 631), H2535 [8MY]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H4145 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize water rights settlement with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (see H.R. 2508), H4078 [26JN]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 279), H5348 [1AU] (see H.R. 666), H2027 [15AP]

——— take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians (see H.R. 3313), H6767 [23OC]

——— take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3313), H7508 [4DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H4726 [18JY]

——— clarify qualifications of hearing aid specialists (see H.R. 3508), H7395 [2DE]

——— educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H6952 [30OC]

——— enhance treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of contracting goals and preferences (see H.R. 3098), H5656 [18SE]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 2150), H4040 [25JN]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H1861 [9AP]

——— include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought (see H.R. 1405), H2535 [8MY]

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

——— make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands (see H.R. 2941), H6829 [28OC]

——— make publicly available certain information about pending and completed claims for compensation (see H.R. 1623), H2157 [18AP]

——— prohibit medical exam requests of veterans who have submitted sufficient evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals and improve efficiency of disability claims processing (see H.R. 1980), H2840 [21MY]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 1809), H2486 [7MY]

——— 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), H6290 [4OC]

——— 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), H2161 [18AP]

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 1824), H2965 [24MY]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation (see H.R. 1805), H2804 [20MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4174 [28JN]

——— improve health care by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care (see H.R. 3516), H7152 [15NO]

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), H6676 [22OC]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (see H.R. 375), H2161 [18AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H3990 [20JN]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7688 [11DE]

Education: provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H2158 [18AP]

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), H3016 [3JN]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4524 [16JY]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4599 [17JY]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4599 [17JY]

——— reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 1999), H6676 [22OC]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4599 [17JY]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1832), H7395 [2DE]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2775 [17MY]

——— establish a gun buyback grant program (see H.R. 227), H6957 [30OC]

GAO: make permanent the requirement for annual reports on reviews of the accuracy of Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical budget submissions (see H.R. 806), H2067 [16AP]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H3760 [18JN]

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

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H1568 [18MR]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H3015 [3JN]

——— prevent establishment of Federal health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice cases (see H.R. 1473), H4309 [9JY]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H4599 [17JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 363), H5922 [27SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2605 [14MY]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H1829 [21MR]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Iran: 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), H1398 [13MR]

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), H1360 [12MR]

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

James ‘Jim’ Kohnen Post Office, Dublin, CA: designate (see H.R. 1671), H2246 [23AP]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1378), H1824 [21MR]

Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area: designate, authorize limited military use, and transfer certain lands to the Navy for inclusion in Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (see H.R. 1676), H2605 [14MY]

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

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H3990 [20JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H3096 [4JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H7608 [9DE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H6770 [23OC]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 3334), H7689 [11DE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H5435 [9SE]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H1430 [14MR]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H6957 [30OC]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H3097 [4JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H4523 [16JY]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H5834 [25SE]

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

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H7447 [3DE]

National Guard: establish Cyber and Computer Network Incident Response Teams in each State to respond to cyber emergencies (see H.R. 1640), H2775 [17MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1860 [9AP]

Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (see H.R. 2319), H3287 [11JN]

Native Americans: honor service in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 63), H6954 [30OC]

——— improve education (see H.R. 2367), H3591 [13JN]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 726), H1360 [12MR]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 1356), H1823 [21MR]

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), H3655 [14JN]

NIST: reauthorize the competitive grant program within the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program (see H.R. 1418), H4039 [25JN]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H371 [5FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8127 [19DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H8132 [23DE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H1322 [6MR]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H7311 [20NO]

Pensions: protect Federal and military retirees by expanding Truth in Lending Act disclosure provisions when a Federal or military pension is used as consideration by predatory lenders (see H.R. 3310), H6957 [30OC]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6957 [30OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H1359 [12MR]

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), H599 [15FE]

——— provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H3256 [10JN]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H1328 [7MR]

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

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 949), H1861 [9AP]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H5348 [1AU]

Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2368), H6644 [16OC]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H5884 [26SE]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H7394 [2DE]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H4309 [9JY]

Taxation: allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth (see H.R. 1415), H4178 [28JN]

——— 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), H2354 [25AP]

——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1324), H4080 [26JN]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H5834 [25SE]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H4145 [27JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H6412 [8OC]

——— establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 1323), H4080 [26JN]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3391), H6951 [30OC]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H5436 [9SE]

——— extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 1424), H4039 [25JN]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H7508 [4DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H3097 [4JN]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 2332), H4215 [8JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H5589 [17SE]

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), H2604 [14MY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H7508 [4DE]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2803 [20MY]

——— 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), H1322 [6MR]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 3383), H7447 [3DE]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2056), H2802 [20MY]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H6225 [3OC]

——— improve veterans service organizations’ access to Federal surplus personal property (see H.R. 1171), H1861 [9AP]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 569, 570), H2067 [16AP]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see H.R. 357), H1322 [6MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H504 [13FE]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H6643 [16OC]

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 745), H593 [15FE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H3097 [4JN]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H3990 [20JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3654 [14JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative (see H.R. 1413), H1856 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 3672), H7566 [5DE]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 2119), H2911 [22MY]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies (see H.R. 1759), H2351 [25AP]

FEMA: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 3333), H6768 [23OC]

Medicare: distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 3616), H7354 [21NO]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 381), H6545 [11OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative (H.R. 1413), H1858 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (H.R. 2119), H2913 [22MY]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies (H.R. 1759), H2353 [25AP]

FEMA: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (H.R. 3333), H6770 [23OC]

Medicare: distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (H.R. 3616), H7356 [21NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6555 [12OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1711 [20MR]

Economy: impact of immigration reform, H4580 [17JY]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H566• [15FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6555 [12OC]

Immigration: reform, H4580 [17JY], H5646 [18SE]

King, Representative Steve: characterization of remarks on Hispanic community, H4993 [24JY]

Medicare: reform, H1711 [20MR]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H6914 [30OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H674 [27FE]

Tributes

Cardenas, Jesus, Sr., E468• [16AP]

Douglas, Christopher, E1100• [19JY]

MacKenzie, Chris, E1105• [19JY]

Warneke, William, E1105• [19JY]