RYAN, TIM (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3182 [5JN]

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]

Articles and editorials

Al Qaeda in Brazil?, Jaime Daremblum, Weekly Standard (publication), H3183 [5JN]

Brazil Latest Base for Islamic Extremists, Robin Yapp, London (England) Telegraph, H3183 [5JN]

MLB Umpire Wally Bell Dies of Apparent Heart Attack at Age 48, Associated Press (news service), E1548• [23OC]

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), H7357 [21NO]

Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 1933), H3688 [17JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5174 [30JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns (see H.R. 2157), H3097 [4JN]

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), H544 [14FE]

——— ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember away from the servicemember’s principal residence does not prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see H.R. 1223), H1548 [15MR]

——— express importance of easing the transition of members and their families from military to civilian life (see H. Res. 104), H1721 [20MR]

——— 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), H1911 [10AP]

——— improve mental health assessments provided to members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 1463), H1908 [10AP]

——— pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 2249), H3095 [4JN]

——— reform the Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to the burden of proof, required qualifications for the investigating officer, the permitted scope of the investigation, and the protection of witnesses (see H.R. 3360), H6999 [12NO]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8125 [19DE]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5175 [30JY]

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]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H1860 [9AP]

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), H2656 [15MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7053 [13NO]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 1421), H1856 [9AP]

——— promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 919), H7253 [19NO]

Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 1524), H1990 [12AP]

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

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 46), H281 [23JA]

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), H7111 [14NO]

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), H628 [25FE]

——— 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: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H1911 [10AP]

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H4143 [27JN]

Commission on America and Its Veterans: establish (see H.R. 1492), H1955 [11AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2536 [8MY]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H2603 [14MY]

Community development: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects (see H.R. 656), H661 [26FE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H6103 [1OC]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H5348 [1AU]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 355), H6290 [4OC]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H1357 [12MR]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H4215 [8JY]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H7052 [13NO]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H6829 [28OC]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H301 [29JA]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 10), H456 [12FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1569 [18MR]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H5090 [25JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H8112 [12DE]

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), H7053 [13NO]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H2571 [9MY]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5088 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H4524 [16JY]

——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 2159), H2953 [23MY]

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3435), H6953 [30OC]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1857), H2840 [21MY]

——— protect academic futures of collegiate student athletes (see H.R. 3545), H7309 [20NO]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school counseling program (see H.R. 2317), H4081 [26JN]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2840 [21MY]

——— 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]

——— 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: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H413 [6FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2975), H5344 [1AU]

——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H4081 [26JN]

——— 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), H1550 [15MR]

——— establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 2073), H7053 [13NO]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H342 [4FE]

——— 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), H1861 [9AP]

——— 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), H4309 [9JY]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 565), H1829 [21MR]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H4214 [8JY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H2125 [17AP]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 2130), H2952 [23MY]

——— 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), H4214 [8JY]

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), H1911 [10AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 2187), H6493 [10OC]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H6175 [2OC]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2976), H5344 [1AU]

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), H2913 [22MY]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H2404 [3MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H416 [6FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 124), H344 [4FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: alter metallic composition of U.S. coins (see H.R. 1719), H2298 [24AP]

——— authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures (see H.R. 655), H2248 [23AP]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1395 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H7446 [3DE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H2913 [22MY]

——— consider the veteran’s best interest when making determinations about contracted health care (see H.R. 2412), H4524 [16JY]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 679), H1911 [10AP]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3384), H6999 [12NO]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 897), H3592 [13JN]

——— 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), H1399 [13MR]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H4142 [27JN]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 671), H2248 [23AP]

——— 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), H2349 [25AP]

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (see H.R. 2527), H4079 [26JN]

——— 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), H4726 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (see H.R. 375), H279 [23JA]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H2656 [15MY]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H6998 [12NO]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1633 [19MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H703 [27FE]

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]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H3289 [11JN]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1289), H2570 [9MY]

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

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), H4178 [28JN]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6175 [2OC]

——— 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), H6999 [12NO]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H1861 [9AP]

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), H7689 [11DE]

FERC: clarify that certain natural gas facilities are not subject to the Natural Gas Act (see H.R. 3208), H5921 [27SE]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H1630 [19MR]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H3288 [11JN]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H2575 [13MY]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 2920), H5342 [1AU]

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), H2719 [16MY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 1440), H1857 [9AP]

——— require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 1910), H2567 [9MY]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 2773), H5477 [10SE]

——— provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to adjacent States (see H.R. 600), H431 [8FE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H316 [1FE]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H8118 [16DE]

——— enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H4858 [22JY]

——— extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H5656 [18SE]

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), H2247 [23AP]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H2164 [19AP]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6604 [15OC]

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: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1328 [7MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H4488 [15JY]

Kennedy, John F.: designate May 29, 2014, as a national day of remembrance honoring the late President (see H. Res. 427), H7354 [21NO]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4039 [25JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H6012 [28SE]

Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 1391), H1824 [21MR]

Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (see H.R. 2062), H2838 [21MY]

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

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

Master Sergeant Jeffery J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 1393), H1825 [21MR]

Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 1392), H1825 [21MR]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H818 [28FE]

Medicare: delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and diabetic testing supply mail order program (see H.R. 2375), H4146 [27JN]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H2570 [9MY]

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

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2298 [24AP]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1661), H2354 [25AP]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H1569 [18MR]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H1550 [15MR]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H3253 [6JN]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H4599 [17JY]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2574 [13MY]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H8112 [12DE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1373), H1824 [21MR]

——— protect health care and pension benefits of miners (see H.R. 980), H1861 [9AP]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H5477 [10SE]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5476 [10SE]

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 199), H2437 [6MY]

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H7508 [4DE]

National Guard: codify the National Guard State Partnership Program regarding the funding sources for and purposes of the program and specifying certain limitations on the use of such funding (see H.R. 641), H1860 [9AP]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4485 [11JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1632 [19MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 60), H456 [12FE]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 406), H6997 [12NO]

National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (see H.R. 2447), H3988 [20JN]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 64), H7110 [14NO]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H5403 [2AU]

Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (see H. Res. 71), H1360 [12MR]

Patents: combat cyber espionage of intellectual property of U.S. persons (see H.R. 2281), H3250 [6JN]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6999 [12NO]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H660 [26FE]

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), H372 [5FE]

——— 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), H1332 [11MR]

——— 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), H1860 [9AP]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H6052 [30SE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 1653), H2158 [18AP]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H7688 [11DE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H6829 [28OC]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 2218), H3760 [18JN]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5477 [10SE]

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), H2438 [6MY]

Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (see H.R. 1961), H3097 [4JN]

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), H3655 [14JN]

——— 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), H4177 [28JN]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H6454 [9OC]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3050), H5398 [2AU]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1466), H2125 [17AP]

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), H6771 [23OC]

SSA: prevent identity theft associated with publication of the Death Master File (see H.R. 2720), H5436 [9SE]

Taxation: 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), H2157 [18AP]

——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1324), H1821 [21MR]

——— allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 1737), H2350 [25AP]

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

——— 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), H1360 [12MR]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H6957 [30OC]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2499), H7357 [21NO]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3327), H7312 [20NO]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H5090 [25JY]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1621), H2157 [18AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H6676 [22OC]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H1837 [25MR]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H5833 [25SE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2354 [25AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H2575 [13MY]

——— provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 1522), H1990 [12AP]

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: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1095), H5262 [31JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H8132 [23DE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H455 [12FE]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H3357 [12JN]

——— exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 825), H658 [26FE]

——— 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), H4080 [26JN]

——— 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), H6290 [4OC]

Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (see H.R. 2819), H5050 [24JY]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2485 [7MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H550 [14FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H344 [4FE]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H5176 [30JY]

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

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 996), H1318 [6MR]

——— 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), H4040 [25JN]

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), H2602 [14MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H3016 [3JN]

——— strengthen U.S. advocacy for women’s rights in foreign countries (see H.R. 2947), H5513 [11SE]

World War II: 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), H177 [18JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Adi, Amer Numan: relief (see H.R. 2304), H3251 [6JN]

Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3655), H7507 [4DE]

Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 572), H412 [6FE]

——— suspend U.S. assistance until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 571), H412 [6FE]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H2654 [15MY]

——— provide victims of sexual assault ‘‘rape shield’’ protections and the right to representation by a Special Victims’ Counsel under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 3767), H8109 [12DE]

Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 1875), H2532 [8MY]

——— establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 1243), H1567 [18MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: 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]

FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 2003), H2654 [15MY]

Lance Corporal Daniel Nathan Deyarmin Post Office Building, Tallmadge, OH: designate (see H.R. 1813), H2392 [26AP]

Mount McKinley: retain name (see H.R. 402), H280 [23JA]

Taxation: provide for continued eligibility for the health care tax credit for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. pension recipients eligible for the credit (see H.R. 2783), H4857 [22JY]

Towles, Robert L.: award Distinguished Service Cross for acts of valor during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 3503), H7110 [14NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Adi, Amer Numan: relief (H.R. 2304), H3253 [6JN]

Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3655), H7507 [4DE]

Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (H.R. 572), H415 [6FE]

——— suspend U.S. assistance until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (H.R. 571), H415 [6FE]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (H.R. 2002), H2655 [15MY]

——— provide victims of sexual assault ‘‘rape shield’’ protections and the right to representation by a Special Victims’ Counsel under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (H.R. 3767), H8111 [12DE]

Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (H.R. 1875), H2534 [8MY]

——— establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (H.R. 1243), H1568 [18MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve health care by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care (H.R. 3516), H7153 [15NO]

FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (H.R. 2003), H2655 [15MY]

Lance Corporal Daniel Nathan Deyarmin Post Office Building, Tallmadge, OH: designate (H.R. 1813), H2395 [26AP]

Mount McKinley: retain name (H.R. 402), H283 [23JA]

Taxation: provide for continued eligibility for the health care tax credit for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. pension recipients eligible for the credit (H.R. 2783), H4857 [22JY]

Towles, Robert L.: award Distinguished Service Cross for acts of valor during the Vietnamese Conflict (H.R. 3503), H7111 [14NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4472• [11JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6193, H6217 [3OC], H6404 [8OC]

Boardman, OH: Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley recipient of American Nurses Association Outstanding Nursing Quality Award, E435• [12AP]

Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries, H3182, H3184 [5JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1900–H1902 [10AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1900–H1902 [10AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4472• [11JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (H.R. 2996), H6212 [3OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3182, H3184 [5JN]

Economy: revitalize the middle class, H3278, H3279 [11JN]

Eddie Vallus Band: tribute, E1882• [16DE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H1346, H1347 [12MR], H2233, H2234, H2235 [23AP], H6212, H6213, H6214, H6215, H6216, H6217 [3OC]

Gardner, Roger H.: Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1579• [28OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6150 [2OC], H6193, H6217 [3OC], H6404 [8OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4075, H4076 [26JN]

Kent State University: anniversary of Washington Program in National Issues, E154• [14FE]

Kish, Alexander P.: Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1580• [28OC]

Manufacturing Day: observance, H6212, H6213, H6214, H6215, H6216, H6217 [3OC]

Medicaid: expand, H5914 [27SE]

Medicare: reform, H1902 [10AP]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E176• [25FE]

National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute: tribute to partnerships between the Depts. of Commerce, Energy, Defense, private concerns, and certain universities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, H571 [15FE]

National Alcohol Awareness Month: observance, E409• [10AP]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6150 [2OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H5911, H5914 [27SE], H6193, H6217 [3OC], H6404 [8OC]

Public debt: ceiling, H6404 [8OC]

Reseach: importance of science, health, agricultural, and alternative energy research investment, H3277, H3278 [11JN]

Taxation: make the research credit permanent and increase the alternative simplified research credit (H.R. 905), H2235 [23AP]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H1345, H1346, H1347 [12MR], H2233, H2234, H2235 [23AP], H2474 [7MY], H3276, H3277 [11JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1099• [19JY], E1135• [25JY]

Vrabel, Joseph K.: Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1576• [28OC]

Tributes

Apseloff, Roy, E888• [17JN]

Barry, Raymond F., Sr. (Rambo), E1445• [7OC]

Bell, Wallace, E1548• [23OC]

Billak, Arlene, E744• [23MY]

Condoleon, Michael J., E686• [16MY]

Gillen, Thomas J., E1445• [7OC]

Gordon, Scott W., E885• [17JN]

Keating, Leo, H1343 [12MR]

Mariotti, Nicholas, Jr., E436• [12AP]

McDonald, Michael, E290• [13MR]

Michalski, Richard P., E1022• [8JY]

Muransky, Martha M., E1446• [7OC]

Stuard, John M., E28• [15JA]

Sullivan, Barry K., H7302 [20NO]

Wellington, Randall A., E13• [4JA]