SHEA-PORTER, CAROL (a Representative from New Hampshire)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4924 [23JY]

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), H7508 [4DE]

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H7395 [2DE]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 2201), H5589 [17SE]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3288 [11JN]

——— reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H545 [14FE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H2775 [17MY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H5051 [24JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1569 [18MR]

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

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]

——— appropriate funds necessary to pay death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3274), H6411 [8OC]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H7394 [2DE]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Res. 75), H5436 [9SE]

——— 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]

——— 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), H2570 [9MY]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1333), H2485 [7MY]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H4214 [8JY]

——— provide for certain forms of physical therapy under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1705), H2438 [6MY]

——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year (see H.R. 1265), H1829 [21MR]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1360 [12MR]

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

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

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H8112 [12DE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]

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), H2157 [18AP]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4858 [22JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6053 [30SE]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H1360 [12MR]

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

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (see H.R. 699), H1322 [6MR]

——— restore sequestered budgetary resources (see H.R. 2060), H3016 [3JN]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 1322), H2027 [15AP]

Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch and prohibit exceptions for products bearing an official congressional insignia (see H.R. 194), H455 [12FE]

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

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

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H6412 [8OC]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 852), H700 [27FE]

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), H599 [15FE]

——— 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: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H3097 [4JN]

——— remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H5767 [19SE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6053 [30SE]

Colleges and universities: amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid (see H.R. 3446), H6997 [12NO]

——— require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H342 [4FE]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 597), H3253 [6JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2840 [21MY]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H2914 [22MY]

Congress: establish the style for amending laws (see H.R. 760), H4370 [10JY]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see H.R. 1616), H6957 [30OC]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H3253 [6JN]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 21), H1399 [13MR]

——— constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 25), H413 [6FE]

——— 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), H2605 [14MY]

Courts: provide for recovery of patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding (see H.R. 845), H5403 [2AU]

——— strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H818 [28FE]

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]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 645), H500 [13FE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H4826 [19JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H6225 [3OC] (see H.R. 3353), H6827 [28OC]

——— modernize conservation programs, protect long term investments, increase small and midsize farmer’s access to programs, and prioritize modern-day conservation needs (see H.R. 1890), H5435 [9SE]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1317 [6MR]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H4178 [28JN]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H2249 [23AP]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H5262 [31JY]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative (see H.R. 1413), H2775 [17MY]

——— authorize appropriations to establish public-private partnerships under the International Trade Administration Market Development Cooperator Program (see H.R. 1420), H5262 [31JY]

——— 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), H7446 [3DE]

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

——— establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 400), H4177 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H4040 [25JN]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2571 [9MY]

——— provide and implement insurance for workers on military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-insurance program (see H.R. 2129), H2952 [23MY]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2913 [22MY]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3016 [3JN]

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

——— review operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 1494), H1955 [11AP]

Dept. of Education: establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1940), H2720 [16MY]

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

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H1550 [15MR]

——— increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1854), H2483 [7MY]

——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H5051 [24JY]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H5477 [10SE]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H2533 [8MY]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see H.R. 1979), H3592 [13JN]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2914 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H2913 [22MY]

——— authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see H.R. 3090), H5546 [12SE]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 611), H5476 [10SE]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H2604 [14MY]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H455 [12FE]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H3929 [19JN]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2058), H5884 [26SE]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H5513 [11SE]

——— 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), H2067 [16AP]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H176 [18JA]

——— 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), H1359 [12MR]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H6012 [28SE]

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H2775 [17MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (see H.R. 2424), H5513 [11SE]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 1645), H6545 [11OC]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H5548 [12SE]

——— modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 2566), H4143 [27JN]

——— prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license plate readers (see H.R. 2644), H8138 [3JA]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H5802 [20SE]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H5477 [10SE]

——— 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), H1322 [6MR]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H3357 [12JN]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 666), H2161 [18AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: use a portion of civil fines collected for Bank Secrecy Act violations to make grants to community financial institutions to improve compliance with such Act (see H.R. 3700), H7687 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H703 [27FE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1958 [11AP]

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

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H281 [23JA]

——— extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 1521), H2913 [22MY]

——— extend eligibility for Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to certain individuals with service-connected disabilities who transfer to the Reserves before military discharge (see H.R. 604), H4214 [8JY]

——— 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), H501 [13FE]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H2123 [17AP]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 2086), H2910 [22MY]

——— make permanent the authority to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance (see H.R. 1453), H2485 [7MY]

——— make publicly available certain information about pending and completed claims for compensation (see H.R. 1623), H2913 [22MY]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts and include mental health professionals in training programs (see H.R. 3499), H7110 [14NO]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 1809), H2913 [22MY]

——— 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), H950 [4MR]

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

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies (see H.R. 1759), H2965 [24MY]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation (see H.R. 1805), H3016 [3JN]

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), H7447 [3DE]

——— make eligibility criteria, disbursement policies, and tax treatment for certain caregiver compensation programs consistent (see H.R. 3443), H6954 [30OC]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (see H.R. 375), H4214 [8JY]

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), H4524 [16JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1861 [9AP]

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), H8127 [19DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H222 [22JA]

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]

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 765), H5922 [27SE]

——— clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2959 [23MY]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 3449), H6997 [12NO]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5087 [25JY]

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 2983), H5477 [10SE]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H5052 [24JY]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H2720 [16MY]

FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2438 [6MY]

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), H1718 [20MR]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H5477 [10SE]

——— require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 584), H1549 [15MR]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H2536 [8MY]

Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 2221), H4599 [17JY]

——— eliminate unnecessary Federal bank accounts (see H.R. 1856), H2483 [7MY]

——— enhance authority to pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures (see H.R. 1931), H4214 [8JY]

——— increase requirement for American-made content in products purchased under Federal contracts and strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts (see H.R. 3346), H6827 [28OC]

Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see H.R. 533), H4145 [27JN]

——— ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 3573), H7447 [3DE]

——— protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 388), H6675 [22OC]

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

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: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 3333), H7447 [3DE]

——— 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), H6958 [30OC]

——— enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H3016 [3JN]

——— improve the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2199), H4726 [18JY]

Financial institutions: exempt community banks from the application of Basel III capital standards (see H.R. 1693), H2354 [25AP]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1837 [25MR]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1360 [12MR]

Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (see H.R. 404), H1430 [14MR]

——— 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), H2396 [26AP]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 137), H660 [26FE]

——— establish a gun buyback grant program (see H.R. 227), H660 [26FE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H660 [26FE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H3357 [12JN]

——— require all handguns manufactured, sold, or imported into the U.S. incorporate technology that precludes the average 5-year-old child from operating the handgun when it is ready to fire (see H.R. 2567), H4143 [27JN]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H950 [4MR]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 1012), H1550 [15MR]

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]

——— require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 1916), H3256 [10JN]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 1953), H3991 [20JN]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H6829 [28OC]

Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1749), H4178 [28JN]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H2248 [23AP]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5589 [17SE]

——— extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H6604 [15OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see H.R. 1098), H5802 [20SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2570 [9MY]

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), H2354 [25AP]

——— prohibit operation of an exercise facility for Members during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3276), H6546 [11OC]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H2570 [9MY]

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]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3513), H7152 [15NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H2775 [17MY]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see H.R. 665), H2396 [26AP]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2913 [22MY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2066 [16AP]

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), H5435 [9SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H2775 [17MY]

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

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (see H.R. 3304), H6675 [22OC]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H3253 [6JN]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H2719 [16MY]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H2965 [24MY]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 928), H3096 [4JN]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H6902 [29OC]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H7153 [15NO]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H4214 [8JY]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H6012 [28SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2605 [14MY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H2719 [16MY]

——— prevent abusive billing of ancillary services (see H.R. 2914), H5884 [26SE]

——— provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and coordination (see H.R. 2477), H5589 [17SE]

——— provide coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice (see H.R. 2619), H5477 [10SE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H3015 [3JN]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H3288 [11JN]

——— provide for an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 500), H2535 [8MY]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 962), H1861 [9AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5548 [12SE]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H3216 [5JN]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H3760 [18JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H3990 [20JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H5408 [6SE]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H499 [13FE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6290 [4OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H2125 [17AP]

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]

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 526), H5402 [2AU]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5403 [2AU]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7446 [3DE]

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), H2913 [22MY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4142 [27JN]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 301), H5404 [2AU]

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

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

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3687 [17JN]

NIH: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1301), H1719 [20MR]

——— making supplemental appropriations by closing a corporate jet depreciation tax loophole (see H.R. 3336), H6768 [23OC]

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

Northern Border Regional Commission: extend authorization (see H.R. 922), H815 [28FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 573), H1430 [14MR]

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), H1322 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8108 [12DE]

——— establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: designate (see H.R. 1092), H1356 [12MR]

Pensions: protect Federal and military retirees by expanding Truth in Lending Act disclosure provisions when a Federal or military pension is used as consideration by predatory lenders (see H.R. 3310), H6767 [23OC]

——— provide an election for funding parity for charity-sponsored pensions (see H.R. 2134), H5548 [12SE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H7395 [2DE]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H2570 [9MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit certain social welfare organizations from participating or intervening in any political campaign (see H.R. 2520), H7395 [2DE]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H5402 [2AU]

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H5402 [2AU]

——— require corporations and labor organizations to disclose to shareholders and or members amounts disbursed for certain political activity (see H.R. 2670), H4599 [17JY]

——— require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 2214), H2964 [24MY]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H2349 [25AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H432 [8FE]

——— 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), H3288 [11JN]

——— 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), H1721 [20MR]

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

Privacy: prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (see H.R. 2399), H5051 [24JY]

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

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H7447 [3DE]

——— 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), H3357 [12JN]

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

Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 1187), H3760 [18JN]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see H.R. 1351), H1823 [21MR]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 949), H4214 [8JY]

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

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H7446 [3DE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H5476 [10SE]

——— provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2368), H8132 [23DE]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H950 [4MR]

SBA: extend and expand State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 3115), H5884 [26SE]

——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H1837 [25MR]

——— provide for permanent establishment the State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 2333), H4081 [26JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2161 [18AP]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2840 [21MY]

Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 1891), H4485 [11JY]

SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2998), H6175 [2OC]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H1431 [14MR]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 948), H3592 [13JN]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 649), H1359 [12MR]

——— 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), H2438 [6MY]

——— 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), H1861 [9AP]

——— 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), H5588 [17SE]

——— 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), H2354 [25AP]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H8107 [12DE]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H5341 [1AU]

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), H2438 [6MY]

——— allow small businesses to defer the payment of certain employment taxes (see H.R. 952), H3654 [14JN]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2797), H4978 [23JY]

——— apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 1029), H1721 [20MR]

——— disallow deductions for payment of compensatory and punitive damages to a government (see H.R. 3445), H7508 [4DE]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H4177 [28JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H3096 [4JN]

——— establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 1323), H2249 [23AP]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2350 [25AP]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H7395 [2DE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H4214 [8JY]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 535), H4214 [8JY]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 880), H1430 [14MR]

——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3025), H7395 [2DE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H2959 [23MY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H6290 [4OC]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 2945), H7608 [9DE]

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

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 2737), H4724 [18JY]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H3096 [4JN]

——— 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), H5589 [17SE]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 2332), H4178 [28JN]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 766), H703 [27FE]

——— repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see H.R. 1086), H1356 [12MR]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H1633 [19MR]

——— provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1344), H2719 [16MY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H7394 [2DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7309 [20NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H432 [8FE]

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

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H2392 [26AP]

——— 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), H4370 [10JY]

——— 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), H2959 [23MY]

——— improve hiring by the Federal Government and State governments (see H.R. 2785), H7446 [3DE]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see H.R. 357), H1430 [14MR]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H7357 [21NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H413 [6FE]

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

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H5477 [10SE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H2959 [23MY]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1921), H6604 [15OC]

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), H2719 [16MY]

——— 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), H2914 [22MY]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1384), H4214 [8JY]

Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 2874), H5768 [19SE]

——— 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]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see H.R. 1941), H6053 [30SE]

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

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H950 [4MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H2299 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: limit recoupments of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive from members subsequently receiving retired or retainer pay (see H.R. 3314), H6767 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: expand list of prohibited waste in open-air burn pits to include certain toxic materials (see H.R. 2303), H3251 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have access to services in at least one departmental full-service hospital or comparable contract services in their State (see H.R. 257), H168 [15JA]

Federal agencies and departments: conduct annual audit of contracts for compliance with Buy American Act (see H.R. 1480), H1909 [10AP]

Foreign policy: prohibit contracting with enemies of the U.S. (see H.R. 1688), H2246 [23AP]

Medicare: provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3710), H7687 [11DE]

Tariff: bitolylene diisocyanate (TODI) (see H.R. 1388), H1824 [21MR]

Taxation: make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H6768 [23OC]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (see H. Res. 145), H1909 [10AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: limit recoupments of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive from members subsequently receiving retired or retainer pay (H.R. 3314), H6769 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: expand list of prohibited waste in open-air burn pits to include certain toxic materials (H.R. 2303), H3253 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have access to services in at least one departmental full-service hospital or comparable contract services in their State (H.R. 257), H171 [15JA]

Federal agencies and departments: conduct annual audit of contracts for compliance with Buy American Act (H.R. 1480), H1910 [10AP]

Foreign policy: prohibit contracting with enemies of the U.S. (H.R. 1688), H2248 [23AP]

Medicare: provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) as durable medical equipment (H.R. 3710), H7688 [11DE]

Tariff: bitolylene diisocyanate (TODI) (H.R. 1388), H1828 [21MR]

Taxation: make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (H.R. 3318), H6769 [23OC]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), H6471, H6472 [10OC]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2520 [8MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6068 [1OC], H6471, H6472 [10OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6554 [12OC]

Bedford, NH: Bedford Memorial Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H4534 [17JY]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims, H2388 [26AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1387 [13MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 113th Congress, H5375 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4924 [23JY]

——— Therapeutic Service Dog Training Program evaluation study funding, H4924 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H4134 [27JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), motion to recommit, H6471, H6472 [10OC]

Dept. of the Interior: reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4112 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2380 [26AP]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H642 [26FE], H2380 [26AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), motion to recommit, H2520 [8MY]

——— guarantee employee choice for use of compensatory time for certain purposes and exclude employers that violate equal pay protections for women from option to offer compensatory time for overtime, H2520 [8MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6068 [1OC], H6274 [4OC], H6471, H6472 [10OC], H6554 [12OC]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations, H4113 [27JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H6068 [1OC]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, H1922 [11AP]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H8088 [12DE]

Votes: position on missed, H997• [6MR], E864• [14JN]

Tributes

Dingell, Representative, H4139 [27JN]