SINEMA, KYRSTEN (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3914 [19JN]

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]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3688 [17JN]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2910 [22MY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H4177 [28JN]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H2249 [23AP]

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (see H.R. 507), H628 [25FE]

Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns (see H.R. 2157), H4858 [22JY]

——— provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division members who received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 37), H4726 [18JY]

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), H3096 [4JN]

——— authorize enlistment of additional persons residing in the U.S. and lawfully admit for permanent residence certain enlistees who are not citizens or other nationals of the U.S. (see H.R. 435), H6676 [22OC]

——— ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember away from the servicemember’s principal residence does not prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see H.R. 1223), H3015 [3JN]

——— 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), H1911 [10AP]

——— improve protections for servicemembers, surviving spouses, and disabled veterans against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 1842), H2914 [22MY]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H984 [5MR]

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

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H2719 [16MY]

Barry M. Goldwater Post Office, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 3027), H5397 [2AU]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4308 [9JY]

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H3253 [6JN]

——— reduce deficit (see H.R. 3146), H5766 [19SE]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H4599 [17JY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H2248 [23AP]

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

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), H550 [14FE]

——— 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]

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

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4524 [16JY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H6958 [30OC]

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H4040 [25JN]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H4039 [25JN]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H2437 [6MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H2571 [9MY]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative (see H.R. 1413), H2354 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H3253 [6JN]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H2716 [16MY]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2486 [7MY]

——— 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]

Dept. of Education: award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see H.R. 521), H2125 [17AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2249 [23AP]

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H2125 [17AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H2953 [23MY]

——— reimburse States that use State funds to operate national parks during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3286), H6770 [23OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 1988), H4726 [18JY]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H3015 [3JN]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1860 [9AP]

——— consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions (see H.R. 2341), H4827 [19JY]

——— consider the veteran’s best interest when making determinations about contracted health care (see H.R. 2412), H4726 [18JY]

——— eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2169), H4726 [18JY]

——— establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims (see H.R. 2189), H4827 [19JY]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H3096 [4JN]

——— establish standards for access to care for veterans seeking health care from departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 241), H3015 [3JN]

——— expand eligibility of children of certain deceased veterans to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2210), H4726 [18JY]

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

——— extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 2079), H5175 [30JY]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 2150), H5051 [24JY]

——— extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2485), H4726 [18JY]

——— extend Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (see H.R. 2011), H4214 [8JY]

——— furnish headstones and markers for certain deceased veterans buried in veterans’ cemeteries of Indian tribes (see H.R. 2039), H4827 [19JY]

——— identify persons other than next of kin that are eligible to request headstones or markers for veterans’ graves (see H.R. 2018), H4858 [22JY]

——— improve accountability to the Inspector General (see H.R. 2072), H4827 [19JY]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H4178 [28JN]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 2119), H5093 [26JY]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H3016 [3JN]

——— make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands (see H.R. 2941), H5343 [1AU]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 2086), H4827 [19JY]

——— make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed certain training (see H.R. 2310), H4726 [18JY]

——— make permanent the authority to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance (see H.R. 1453), H3288 [11JN]

——— prohibit medical exam requests of veterans who have submitted sufficient evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals and improve efficiency of disability claims processing (see H.R. 1980), H5051 [24JY]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 1284), H3016 [3JN]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see H.R. 813), H3357 [12JN]

——— 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), H3016 [3JN]

——— 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 limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in the Independent Living Program (see H.R. 3330), H7153 [15NO]

——— 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), H4523 [16JY]

——— require recipients of grants and other assistance for provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans to comply with building and fire codes (see H.R. 2065), H4726 [18JY]

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 1824), H2400 [30AP]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies (see H.R. 1759), H3216 [5JN]

——— 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: accept voluntary service from veterans and veterans service organizations at national cemeteries (see H.R. 1957), H5175 [30JY]

——— establish a prize program to award a prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated electronic health records program (see H.R. 2055), H4726 [18JY]

——— establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4599 [17JY]

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

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 1714), H2298 [24AP]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see H.R. 2322), H3287 [11JN]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H2604 [14MY]

Dr. Cameron McKinley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 1216), H1547 [15MR]

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

Employment: allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (see H.R. 497), H3288 [11JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1858 [9AP]

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), H2438 [6MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H4857 [22JY]

FDIC: exclude insurance companies from orderly liquidation authority (see H.R. 605), H3096 [4JN]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4599 [17JY]

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

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

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

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

——— reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 1999), H2654 [15MY]

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

Federal Railroad Administration: make loans and loan guarantees available for implementing positive train control systems (see H.R. 3634), H7508 [4DE]

FEMA: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 3333), H7628 [10DE]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H2248 [23AP]

Firearms: prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H660 [26FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2484), H4178 [28JN]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5554 [16SE]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H7110 [14NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H371 [5FE] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 288), H3015 [3JN]

Intelligence services: require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges (see H.R. 2761), H5090 [25JY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1331 [11MR]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H1911 [10AP]

IRS: terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4485 [11JY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1360 [12MR]

LGBT Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 416), H7152 [15NO]

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

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), H6493 [10OC]

——— 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), H3016 [3JN]

——— 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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2027), H5176 [30JY]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H6829 [28OC]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2775 [17MY]

Members of Congress: extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1547), H2027 [15AP]

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

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H4598 [17JY]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H5655 [18SE]

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H2405 [3MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H6998 [12NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H6998 [12NO]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2300 [24AP]

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H7253 [19NO]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 301), H4523 [16JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2125 [17AP]

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

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

NIST: reauthorize the competitive grant program within the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program (see H.R. 1418), H1959 [11AP]

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

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 624), H2027 [15AP]

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), H7112 [14NO]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal enrollment website is fully functional (see H.R. 3425), H6953 [30OC]

——— 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), H8118 [16DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H8113 [12DE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H3288 [11JN]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H3688 [17JN]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H7153 [15NO]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H8113 [12DE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H4310 [9JY]

——— 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), H2400 [30AP]

——— 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), H2438 [6MY]

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

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see H.R. 1847), H5262 [31JY]

——— prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (see H.R. 2399), H3687 [17JN]

——— 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]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H4145 [27JN]

Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H4215 [8JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2604 [14MY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2158 [18AP]

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H4040 [25JN]

——— 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]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H3990 [20JN]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H2157 [18AP]

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

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H6103 [1OC]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3391), H7053 [13NO]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7394 [2DE]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H8112 [12DE]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H3358 [12JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H3929 [19JN]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

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

——— provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1344), H1861 [9AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2248 [23AP]

——— 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. 303), H3015 [3JN] (see H.R. 333), H3357 [12JN]

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

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H6902 [29OC]

——— 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), H2958 [23MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2519), H4980 [23JY]

——— tribute to Korean American veterans (see H. Res. 204), H4827 [19JY]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3760 [18JN]

——— tribute to veterans on anniversaries of major battles (see H. Res. 230), H4827 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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 (see H.R. 3187), H5882 [26SE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1876), H2532 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to carry out the Health Professional Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3053), H5399 [2AU]

——— improve mental health treatment provided to veterans who served in classified missions (see H.R. 3387), H6951 [30OC]

——— increase burial and funeral expense benefits for certain veterans (see H.R. 1987), H2653 [15MY]

Taxation: extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 1424), H1856 [9AP]

Constitutional authority statements

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. 3187), H5883 [26SE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1876), H2534 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to carry out the Health Professional Scholarship Program (H.R. 3053), H5402 [2AU]

——— improve mental health treatment provided to veterans who served in classified missions (H.R. 3387), H6955 [30OC]

——— increase burial and funeral expense benefits for certain veterans (H.R. 1987), H2654 [15MY]

Taxation: extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (H.R. 1424), H1859 [9AP]

Letters

Daniel Somers suicide note to family: Daniel Somers, H5865 [26SE]

Motions

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2937 [23MY]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3743• [18JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6118 [2OC]

Arizona State University: anniversary of School of Social Work, E840• [11JN]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (H. Res. 293), E1074• [17JY]

Branch, Harold, III (HB): Universal Learning Centre (organization) Courage in Learning Award recipient, E1417• [2OC]

Brock-Perini, Rita: Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1722• [20NO]

Cisneros, Jesus: Clinton Global Initiative University Commitments Challenge winner, E842• [11JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5713 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 260), H3379 [13JN]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command, H3379 [13JN]

——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5627 [18SE]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), motion to recommit, H2937 [23MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H3294 [12JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1876), H2526 [8MY]

——— protect students from initial teaser interest rates on student loans that lead to higher long-term costs, H2937 [23MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: add to list of inspectors general required to submit report on sharing of cyber threat intelligence, H2130, H2131 [18AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5865 [26SE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H666 [27FE]

——— impact of immigration reform, H4581 [17JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6118 [2OC]

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

Immigration: reform, H4581 [17JY], H5643 [18SE]

——— reform (S. 744), H4582 [17JY]

Jepsen, Theresa: Cherokee Uniforms (business) A Nurse I Am Scholarship recipient, E1309• [12SE]

Keogh Health Connection (organization): anniversary, E1716• [20NO]

Knoblauch, Oskar: USA Network, Inc., Characters Unite Award honorable mention recipient, E1712• [20NO]

Mossman, Kenneth L.: nomination to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, E1215• [2AU]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H6911 [30OC]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H5865 [26SE], E1386• [26SE]

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, H2131 [18AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2677 [16MY]

Phoenix, AZ: tribute to Desert Vista High School Health Occupations Students of America club, E1225• [2AU]

——— United Methodist Outreach Ministries recipient of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families grant, E1079• [17JY]

Rios, Alberto: Arizona Poet Laureate selection, E1419• [2OC]

Rodriguez, Davier: Clinton Global Initiative University Commitments Challenge winner, E842• [11JN]

Taxation: extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (H.R. 1424), H1869 [10AP], H2677 [16MY]

Tempe, AZ: anniversary of India Plaza, E596• [6MY]

——— Big Surf Waterpark designated American Society of Mechanical Engineers Arizona Delegation Historical Engineering Landmark, E1314• [12SE]

——— tribute to Corona del Sol High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E836• [11JN]

Votes: position on missed, H22• [3JA], H4188• [8JY], H7210• [19NO]

Zaare, Sahba: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Hites Transfer Scholarship recipient, E1298• [12SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4368 [10JY]

Tribute, H5871 [26SE]

Tributes

Lassen, John R., Jr., E1161• [30JY]

Lopes, Mark E., E1416• [2OC]

Pattea, Clinton M., E1073• [17JY]