SESSIONS, PETE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3576 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4911 [23JY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H5323 [1AU]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2743 [17MY]

Analyses

House Rules Amendment and Adoption (H. Res. 5), H12–H14 [3JA]

Appointments

C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]

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

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

Articles and editorials

Reid Says He’s Pleased With House GOP’s ‘Clean Debt Ceiling Bill’, Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington (DC) Post, H229 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5834 [25SE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen who are appointed as Navy Reserve midshipmen continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3285), H6644 [16OC]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H8124 [19DE]

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

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5349 [1AU]

Boy Scouts: tribute to National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia (see H. Res. 305), H4725 [18JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7111 [14NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H5176 [30JY]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (see H.R. 444), H315 [1FE]

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

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), H2913 [22MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H2404 [3MY] (see H.R. 334), H284 [23JA]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H2025 [15AP]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H300 [29JA]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H5090 [25JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 730), H1958 [11AP]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H6998 [12NO]

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), H5587 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2456), H3988 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H4040 [25JN]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H1911 [10AP]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see H.R. 1701), H7688 [11DE]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (see H.R. 1549), H2161 [18AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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]

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (see H.R. 3410), H6952 [30OC]

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), H6175 [2OC]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H1993 [12AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H370 [5FE]

——— limit the face value of issued coins (see H.R. 220), H84 [14JA]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2716 [16MY]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 1097), H2438 [6MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 2398), H4178 [28JN]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H1355 [12MR]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1959 [11AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1959 [11AP]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1772), H4370 [10JY]

EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 322), H176 [18JA]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H2959 [23MY]

European Union: support Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the U.S. (see H. Res. 76), H1360 [12MR]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H7111 [14NO]

Falkland Islands: recognize referendum to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 170), H2354 [25AP]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H5765 [19SE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 2122), H4309 [9JY]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2478), H5436 [9SE]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1072), H1355 [12MR]

Federal employees: limit total amount of awards or other discretionary monetary payments (see H.R. 1541), H1991 [12AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H5834 [25SE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H86 [14JA]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 2542), H6454 [9OC]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H28 [3JA]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6999 [12NO]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1860 [9AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2437 [6MY] (see H.R. 3121), H6999 [12NO]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H177 [18JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H7507 [4DE]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1773), H5403 [2AU]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 2278), H4485 [11JY]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5263 [31JY]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H4178 [28JN]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1993 [12AP]

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

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

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

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2125 [17AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H1911 [10AP] (see H.R. 3485), H7109 [14NO]

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

Medicare: create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 2085), H5403 [2AU]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H3990 [20JN]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1310), H1861 [9AP]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H596 [15FE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H4038 [25JN]

——— modify hospital requirements to qualify for the rural provider and hospital exception to physician ownership or investment prohibition in order take into account certain hospitals (see H.R. 2027), H6644 [16OC]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H7608 [9DE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2570 [9MY]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5176 [30JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2067 [16AP]

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

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

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2719 [16MY]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H983 [5MR]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H7052 [13NO]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (see H.R. 1900), H7153 [15NO]

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

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), H2914 [22MY]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H629 [25FE]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H6225 [3OC]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 828), H658 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6957 [30OC]

——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce certain provisions (see H. Res. 425), H7395 [2DE]

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

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5093 [26JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2437 [6MY] (see H.R. 3121), H6999 [12NO]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1860 [9AP]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 1248), H1629 [19MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H455 [12FE]

——— repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (see H.R. 1099), H1569 [18MR]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H7508 [4DE]

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

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 149), H416 [6FE]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H2396 [26AP]

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

Sabin Vaccine Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 114), H1396 [13MR]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (see H.R. 1062), H2575 [13MY]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H2300 [24AP]

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), H7109 [14NO]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7689 [11DE]

Sergeant William Moody Post Office Building, Burleson, TX: designate (see H.R. 3060), H5399 [2AU]

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

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H8113 [12DE]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H3592 [13JN]

Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 2778), H6957 [30OC]

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

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H5259 [31JY]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H5403 [2AU]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H2161 [18AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H5768 [19SE]

——— provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (see H.R. 3479), H7051 [13NO]

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

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 901), H2913 [22MY]

——— remove deduction for charitable contributions from overall limitation on itemized deductions (see H.R. 1479), H2396 [26AP]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (see H.R. 2289), H3995 [24JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H6829 [28OC]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H32 [3JA]

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

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 903), H1860 [9AP]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H413 [6FE]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 556), H6902 [29OC]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H5174 [30JY]

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]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H3929 [19JN]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

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

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), consideration (see H. Res. 271), H3758 [18JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (see H. Res. 295), H4369 [10JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 361), H5882 [26SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 366), H6011 [28SE] (see H. Res. 367), H6051 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (see H. Res. 368), H6051 [30SE]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 687), consideration (see H. Res. 351), H5653 [18SE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), consideration (see H. Res. 366), H6011 [28SE]

Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (see H.R. 3273), H6411 [8OC]

——— establish (H.R. 3273), consideration (see H. Res. 373), H6411 [8OC]

Budget: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), consideration (see H. Res. 39), H221 [22JA]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 15), H596 [15FE]

——— consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (see H. Con. Res. 1), H33 [3JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), consideration (see H. Res. 351), H5653 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a pilot program for investigational treatment of members of the Armed Forces for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2344), H3356 [12JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), return to House (see H. Res. 255), H3287 [11JN]

FAA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), consideration (see H. Res. 373), H6411 [8OC]

Federal employees: making continuing appropriations for salaries and related expenses of excepted Federal employees who work during a Government shutdown (H.J. Res. 89), consideration (see H. Res. 373), H6411 [8OC]

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H6827 [28OC]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Fall district work period (see H. Res. 391), H6827 [28OC]

——— fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 9), H33 [3JA]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 361), H5882 [26SE] (see H. Res. 367), H6051 [30SE]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources (H.R. 1526), consideration (see H. Res. 351), H5653 [18SE]

Public debt: disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H6827 [28OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), consideration (see H. Res. 202), H2483 [7MY]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), consideration (see H. Res. 216), H2653 [15MY]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H6827 [28OC]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), consideration (see H. Res. 351), H5653 [18SE]

Taxation: provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H1857 [9AP]

——— repeal certain limitations on expensing certain property and allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 408), H281 [23JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (H.R. 3273), H6412 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a pilot program for investigational treatment of members of the Armed Forces for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (H.R. 2344), H3357 [12JN]

Taxation: provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (H.R. 1449), H1859 [9AP]

——— repeal certain limitations on expensing certain property and allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation (H.R. 408), H283 [23JA]

Letters

Repeal excise tax on medical devices: Walter J. Humann, OsteoMed (business), H5976 [28SE]

Setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023: by, Committee on Rules (House), H3040 [4JN]

Motions

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

Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (H.R. 3273), H6396 [8OC]

Poems

‘‘Fisher House—Because a Family’s Love Is Good Medicine,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1835• [11DE]

‘‘What Gift Can I Bring?’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1881• [16DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3770, H3771, H3772, H3773, H3774, H3776, H3777, H3779, H3780, H3781, H3782, H3783 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4376, H4380, H4381, H4382, H4383, H4384, H4385, H4386, H4388, H4394 [11JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 361), H5938 [28SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration (H. Res. 352), H5688 [19SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5975, H5977, H5978, H5980, H5981, H5983 [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 367), H6021, H6022, H6025, H6028, H6029 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (H. Res. 368), H6041, H6042, H6043, H6044, H6045, H6046, H6047 [30SE]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 687), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5669, H5670 [19SE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 366), H5975, H5977, H5978, H5980, H5981, H5983 [28SE]

——— tribute to members and their families, E1881• [16DE]

Baker and O’Brien, Inc.: anniversary, E83• [4FE]

Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (H.R. 3273), H6389, H6390, H6393, H6394 [8OC]

——— establish (H.R. 3273), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6370, H6371, H6372, H6376, H6379, H6380 [8OC]

——— establish (H.R. 3273), motion to recommit, H6395 [8OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H2724 [17MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), consideration (H. Res. 122), H1583 [19MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), consideration (H. Res. 39), H227, H229, H231, H233, H234 [23JA]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 15), H566 [15FE]

——— consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (H. Con. Res. 1), H24 [3JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: Dairy Market Stabilization Program funding, H3780 [19JN]

——— prohibit individuals convicted of certain violent crimes from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H3772, H3773, H3774, H3776, H3777 [19JN]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5669, H5670, H5671, H5675, H5678, H5679, H5683 [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3772, H3773, H3774, H3776, H3777, H3779 [19JN], H4381, H4386 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), E894• [17JN]

——— carry out a pilot program for investigational treatment of members of the Armed Forces for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, E894• [17JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), return to House (H. Res. 255), H3270 [11JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), H4096, H4097 [27JN]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: designate entities as civilian Federal entities to receive information on cybersecurity threats or crimes from the private sector, H2084 [17AP]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (H.R. 375), H6847 [29OC]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H564 [15FE]

——— importance of job creation, H1921 [11AP], H2494 [8MY], H4831 [22JY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2448 [7MY]

FAA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6370, H6371, H6372, H6373, H6379, H6380 [8OC]

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), H5965 [28SE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H5323, H5324 [1AU]

——— require agency reports on proposed Federal rules include an analysis of anticipated jobs gained or lost due to implementation and specify if jobs are public or private, H5323, H5324 [1AU]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H564 [15FE]

——— making continuing appropriations for salaries and related expenses of excepted Federal employees who work during a Government shutdown (H.J. Res. 89), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6370, H6371, H6372, H6379, H6380 [8OC]

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), consideration (H. Res. 391), H6841, H6847, H6848 [29OC]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1835• [11DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H5938 [28SE], H6041, H6042 [30SE], H6371, H6372, H6373, H6379, H6380, H6389, H6391 [8OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2677 [16MY]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Fall district work period (H. Res. 391), H6847, H6848 [29OC]

——— encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (H. Res. 174), H2728 [17MY]

——— fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 9), H24 [3JA]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 352), H5688 [19SE]

——— amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H11, H14, H15, H16, 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, H16 [3JA]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 361), H5938, H5939, H5941, H5944, H5945 [28SE]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 367), H6021, H6022, H6025, H6028, H6029 [30SE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H104 [15JA]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 15), H6844 [29OC]

——— reform (S. 744), H6844 [29OC]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), Senate amendments, H6616 [16OC]

International Day of Radiology: observance, E1575• [28OC]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Senate Chamber for use during memorial services (S. Con. Res. 18), H3044 [4JN]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources (H.R. 1526), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5669, H5670 [19SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2130 [18AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), consideration (H. Res. 164), H2084 [17AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H5975, H5977, H5978, H5980, H5981, H5983 [28SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4538 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6021, H6022, H6025, H6029 [30SE], H6391 [8OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4538 [17JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6391, H6392 [8OC]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H6044 [30SE]

——— implementation, H6390 [8OC], H6840 [29OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5688 [19SE], H5939, H5941, H5944, H5945 [28SE], H6046, H6047 [30SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6021, H6029 [30SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2677 [16MY]

Point of order, H6395 [8OC]

Public debt: disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), consideration (H. Res. 391), H6846 [29OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), consideration (H. Res. 202), H2495, H2498, H2499 [8MY]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: expand boundary and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (H.R. 885), H2998• [3JN]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2744 [17MY]

——— improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), consideration (H. Res. 216), H2723, H2724, H2725, H2727, H2728, H2729 [17MY]

——— include assessment of anticipated impact on public or private sector jobs as a result of implementation of any major rule, H2744 [17MY]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), consideration (H. Res. 391), H6841, H6847, H6848 [29OC]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5669, H5670 [19SE]

Taiwan: endorse Trade Investment Framework Agreement negotiations, E274• [12MR]

Taxation: rates, H233 [23JA], H6843 [29OC]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5975 [28SE]

Voting: promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections, H16 [3JA]

Wilmeth, Thomas S.: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1804• [5DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2347 [25AP]

Tribute, H14 [3JA]

Reports filed

Activities During the 113th Congress: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Rept. 113–317), H8138 [3JA]

Clarify House of Representatives Proceedings and Actions During Fall District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 113–253), H6827 [28OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 89, Excepted Federal Employees Who Work During a Government Shutdown Salaries and Related Expenses Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 373) (H. Rept. 113–243), H6411 [8OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 90, FAA Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 373) (H. Rept. 113–243), H6411 [8OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 99, Disapproval of President’s Exercise of Authority To Suspend the Debt Ceiling: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 113–253), H6827 [28OC]

Consideration of H.R. 325, Temporarily Suspend the Public Debt Ceiling and Hold Salaries of Members of Congress in Escrow Upon Failure To Agree to a Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 39) (H. Rept. 113–2), H221 [22JA]

Consideration of H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 113–215), H5653 [18SE]

Consideration of H.R. 807, Full Faith and Credit Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 113–52), H2483 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 992, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 113–253), H6827 [28OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 113–60), H2653 [15MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1526, Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 113–215), H5653 [18SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 113–117), H3758 [18JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 113–253), H6827 [28OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 295) (H. Rept. 113–149), H4369 [10JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3102, Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 113–215), H5653 [18SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3273, Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 373) (H. Rept. 113–243), H6411 [8OC]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 113–239), H6051 [30SE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations and H.R. 3210, Pay Our Military Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 113–238), H6011 [28SE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 361) (H. Rept. 113–231), H5882 [26SE]

Request Conference With the Senate on H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 113–240), H6051 [30SE]

Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 361) (H. Rept. 113–231), H5882 [26SE]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 113–239), H6051 [30SE]

Rules

Committee on Rules (House), H259•–H261• [23JA]

Tributes

Johnson, Representative Sam, H610 [25FE]

Kyle, Chris, H497• [13FE]

Lucas, Representative, H4394 [11JY]

West, Franklin B. (Barker), H7315 [21NO]

Williams, Brad, E1576• [28OC]

Wilson, Stanley, E746• [23MY]