SABLAN, GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO (a Delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims (see H.R. 740), H547 [14FE]

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), H4214 [8JY]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1333), H6957 [30OC]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 189), H2393 [26AP]

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

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 248), H3095 [4JN]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 132), H2536 [8MY]

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), H2027 [15AP]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H7188 [18NO]

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

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see H.R. 1616), H5834 [25SE]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 71), H224 [22JA]

Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 338), H222 [22JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1727), H2571 [9MY]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H4178 [28JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 764), H594 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2913 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see H.R. 521), H1430 [14MR]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1911 [10AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see H.R. 2574), H4173 [28JN]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (see H.R. 1946), H2605 [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]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), 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 HHS: 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]

Dept. of Justice: provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see H.R. 97), H2437 [6MY]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H629 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (see H.R. 83), H30 [3JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H4215 [8JY]

——— modify method of determining whether Filipino veterans are U.S. residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation (see H.R. 3207), H5921 [27SE]

Economy: 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: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7357 [21NO]

——— strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see H.R. 1258), H1630 [19MR]

Employment: provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 2889), H5260 [31JY]

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

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H4857 [22JY]

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]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H4524 [16JY]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 69), H29 [3JA]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1328), H1822 [21MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H28 [3JA]

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

House Rules: allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions (see H. Res. 374), H6412 [8OC]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6675 [22OC]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H4980 [23JY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 966), H981 [5MR]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1531), H1991 [12AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4178 [28JN]

Korea, Republic of: reaffirm commitment to military and economic security and congratulate on election of Park Geun-hye as President and welcome visit to Washington, DC (see H. Res. 200), H2575 [13MY]

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

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1329), H4214 [8JY]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for territories (see H.R. 79), H950 [4MR]

——— restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see H.R. 912), H815 [28FE]

Medicare: change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (see H.R. 670), H983 [5MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H1359 [12MR]

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

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6493 [10OC]

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

National Anti-Bullying Month: designate (see H. Res. 398), H6954 [30OC]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 219), H2774 [17MY]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7311 [20NO]

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H284 [23JA]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H2486 [7MY]

National Weather Service: establish, maintain, and operate a tsunami forecast and warning center for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1110), H1431 [14MR]

National wildlife refuges: reauthorize volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of refuges (see H.R. 1300), H1719 [20MR]

No Name-Calling Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 10), H293 [25JA]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H6676 [22OC]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H2654 [15MY]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend (see H.R. 518), H370 [5FE]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 3176), H5832 [25SE]

Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2368), H4215 [8JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2354 [25AP]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2249 [23AP]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2154), H3592 [13JN]

——— establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1030), H6902 [29OC]

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2438 [6MY]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 364), H278 [23JA]

St. Croix National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 89), H504 [13FE]

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), H5655 [18SE]

Taxation: permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H594 [15FE]

Territories: provide for adequate Compact of Free Association impact aid to affected States and territories (see H.R. 1222), H2775 [17MY]

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

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 1516), H1956 [11AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H456 [12FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]

Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 1966), H4080 [26JN]

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

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

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]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H455 [12FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3990 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Memorial Park: develop, maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 622), H454 [12FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend definition of State in certain Federal agricultural laws to include the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 1545), H1991 [12AP]

——— require report on cost differences between providing school meals and supplements in each of the territories, the District of Columbia, and the States (see H.R. 428), H293 [25JA]

Dept. of Education: equalize treatment of States and outlying areas relative to certain education funds (see H.R. 1383), H1824 [21MR]

——— increase percentage of low-income student assistance funding reserved for outlying areas and the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 403), H280 [23JA]

Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of Columbia (see H.R. 840), H659 [26FE]

Dept. of Labor: include the Northern Mariana Islands in employment services provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (see H.R. 1656), H2158 [18AP]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 674), H501 [13FE]

National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3131), H5654 [18SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: allow Delegate to designate depository libraries (see H.R. 429), H293 [25JA]

——— convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 573), H412 [6FE]

Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (see H.R. 1018), H1320 [6MR]

——— encourage students to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships (see H.R. 512), H370 [5FE]

——— improve administration of programs in the insular areas (see H.R. 2200), H2955 [23MY]

——— treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 1198), H1427 [14MR]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1384), H1824 [21MR]

Constitutional authority statements

American Memorial Park: develop, maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 622), H455 [12FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend definition of State in certain Federal agricultural laws to include the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 1545), H1993 [12AP]

——— require report on cost differences between providing school meals and supplements in each of the territories, the District of Columbia, and the States (H.R. 428), H293 [25JA]

Dept. of Education: equalize treatment of States and outlying areas relative to certain education funds (H.R. 1383), H1828 [21MR]

——— increase percentage of low-income student assistance funding reserved for outlying areas and the Dept. of the Interior (H.R. 403), H283 [23JA]

Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of Columbia (H.R. 840), H660 [26FE]

Dept. of Labor: include the Northern Mariana Islands in employment services provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (H.R. 1656), H2160 [18AP]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 674), H503 [13FE]

National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 3131), H5655 [18SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: allow Delegate to designate depository libraries (H.R. 429), H293 [25JA]

——— convey certain submerged lands (H.R. 573), H415 [6FE]

Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (H.R. 1018), H1321 [6MR]

——— encourage students to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships (H.R. 512), H371 [5FE]

——— improve administration of programs in the insular areas (H.R. 2200), H2958 [23MY]

——— treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (H.R. 1198), H1429 [14MR]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (H.R. 1384), H1828 [21MR]

Letters

Convey certain submerged lands to the Northern Mariana Islands: by, S525 [7FE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H5555 [17SE], H7156 [18NO]

Remarks

American Memorial Park: develop, maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 622), E123• [12FE]

California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 1411), H4835 [22JY]

Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous survey (H.R. 862), H3664, H3665 [17JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: require report on cost differences between providing school meals and supplements in each of the territories, the District of Columbia, and the States (H.R. 428), E58• [23JA]

Dept. of Education: increase percentage of low-income student assistance funding reserved for outlying areas and the Dept. of the Interior, E1107• [22JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), E1107• [22JY]

Dept. of Labor: include the Northern Mariana Islands in employment services provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (H.R. 1656), E497• [18AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (H.R. 520), H3666 [17JN]

——— convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in Wyoming (S. 130), H5451 [10SE]

——— convey to Mississippi parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway (S. 304), H5452 [10SE]

——— issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas in, and acquire land from Doyon Tourism, Inc., for Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 157), H5452 [10SE]

——— issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in nonwilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 157), H5452 [10SE]

——— modify Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project (H.R. 767), H2633 [15MY]

——— study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 674), H3663, H3664 [17JN], E133• [13FE]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H18• [3JA]

——— permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, H18• [3JA]

Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 876), H3660 [17JN]

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: modify boundaries (S. 459), H5455 [10SE]

NOAA: proposed rule to preempt State laws relative to shark finning, H4835 [22JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: adjust scheduled minimum wage increases, H5453 [10SE]

——— anniversary of Hopwood Junior High School, H1997 [15AP], E457• [15AP]

——— anniversary of public school system, H5556 [17SE], E1320• [17SE]

——— convey certain submerged lands (H.R. 573), H2633 [15MY], E106• [6FE]

——— convey certain submerged lands (S. 256), H5453 [10SE]

——— Marianas High School recipient of Real World Design Challenge National Aviation Champion Team award, H5556 [17SE]

Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc.: anniversary, H7156 [18NO], E1692• [18NO]

Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (H.R. 1018), E247• [6MR]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, H7007 [13NO]

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 253), H3662 [17JN]

Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 356), H2632 [15MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (H.R. 588), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 264), H3661 [17JN]

Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate (S. 157), H5452 [10SE]

Tributes

Solomon, Francis X., II, E1716• [20NO]