SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3719 [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3916 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3719 [18JN]

——— temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 3695), consideration (H. Res. 438), H7712 [12DE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration (H. Res. 352), H5692 [19SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 438), H7712 [12DE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6131 [2OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 678), consideration (H. Res. 140), H1877 [10AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251 [4OC]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), consideration (H. Res. 232), H2925 [23MY]

——— making continuing appropriations for Impact Aid Program (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251 [4OC]

Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251 [4OC]

Dept. of HHS: making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251 [4OC]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), consideration (H. Res. 175), H2273 [24AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251 [4OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5284 [1AU]

District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (H.J. Res. 71), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6131 [2OC]

FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251 [4OC]

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), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5284 [1AU]

Federal employees: limit bonuses, provide for investigative leave for the Senior Executive Service, and establish procedures for recording interactions with Executive branch employees (H.R. 2879), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5284 [1AU]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251 [4OC]

FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251 [4OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2679 [16MY]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during August district work period (H. Res. 322), H5284 [1AU]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during Christmas district work period (H. Res. 438), H7712 [12DE]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during Memorial Day district work period (H. Res. 232), H2925 [23MY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 352), H5692 [19SE]

——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 370), H6131 [2OC]

——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 371), H6251 [4OC]

——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 438), H7712 [12DE]

——— amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H19 [3JA]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 371), H6251 [4OC]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 438), H7712 [12DE]

Intelligence services: making continuing appropriations for national intelligence program operations (H.J. Res. 78), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251 [4OC]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6131 [2OC]

National Weather Service: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251 [4OC]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251 [4OC]

NIH: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6131 [2OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4543 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4543 [17JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2679 [16MY]

Public debt: 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), H2501 [8MY]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6131 [2OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), consideration (H. Res. 83), H682 [27FE]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H6762 [23OC]

Articles and editorials

Great Speed on the Central—Empire State Express Engine Travels at the Rate of 112 1/2 Miles an Hour, New York (NY) Times, H5116 [30JY]

Health Plan Cost for New Yorkers Set To Fall 50%, Roni C. Rabin and Reed Abelson, New York (NY) Times, H4537 [17JY]

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), H7051 [13NO]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3016 [3JN]

AID: codify the Health Technologies Program (see H.R. 1515), H6676 [22OC]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1360 [12MR]

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H6771 [23OC]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H6053 [30SE]

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

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 743), H593 [15FE]

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

Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 1350), H1823 [21MR]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H4524 [16JY]

——— ensure funds provided for operations in Afghanistan are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 200), H52 [4JA]

——— reform the Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to the burden of proof, required qualifications for the investigating officer, the permitted scope of the investigation, and the protection of witnesses (see H.R. 3360), H7253 [19NO]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H5396 [2AU]

ATF: restore certain authorities to administer firearms laws (see H.R. 431), H293 [25JA]

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]

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary (see H. Res. 209), H2534 [8MY]

Budget: exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see H.R. 811), H2719 [16MY]

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), H2249 [23AP]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 785), H595 [15FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 132), H1994 [12AP]

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), 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]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H1425 [14MR]

Coast Guard: ensure victims of sexual assault are granted an expedited consideration and determination of a request for transfer away from the geographic location of their alleged assailant (see H.R. 2059), H2803 [20MY]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2571 [9MY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H6770 [23OC]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 220), H3289 [11JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H53 [4JA]

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), H1431 [14MR]

——— 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), H1357 [12MR]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H3250 [6JN]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H1359 [12MR]

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]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 736), H1860 [9AP]

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

——— remove knowledge of age as an element of the offense for sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion (see H.R. 1690), H4214 [8JY]

Dain Taylor Venne Post Office Building, Port Henry, NY: designate (see H.R. 3609), H7354 [21NO]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 41), H294 [25JA]

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), H5922 [27SE] (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), H2533 [8MY]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1550 [15MR]

——— permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification (see H.R. 1298), H1861 [9AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 400), H372 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2840 [21MY]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1867), H2720 [16MY] (see H.R. 2207), H3289 [11JN]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2959 [23MY]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H1956 [11AP]

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

Dept. of Education: amend the weighted child count used to determine targeted grant amounts and education finance incentive grant amounts for local educational agencies (see H.R. 2658), H4482 [11JY]

——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 2159), H3097 [4JN]

——— clarify the calculation of cohort default rates for proprietary or for-profit institutions relative to forebearance or deferment of student loans (see H.R. 1928), H2605 [14MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1498), H2959 [23MY] (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), H1993 [12AP]

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

——— provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2308), H4524 [16JY]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H3097 [4JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H983 [5MR]

——— develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 2023), H5834 [25SE]

——— establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H6493 [10OC]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H7447 [3DE]

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

——— include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1037), H1327 [7MR]

——— 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), H3288 [11JN]

——— 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), H1632 [19MR]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H3988 [20JN]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H3357 [12JN]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see H.R. 2893), H5260 [31JY]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 1019), H1320 [6MR]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H2438 [6MY]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H546 [14FE]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 541), H5884 [26SE]

——— require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 2036), H2717 [16MY]

——— 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 Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 720), H546 [14FE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H6643 [16OC]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see H.R. 2475), H4040 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H2570 [9MY]

——— 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: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H660 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H628 [25FE]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H1426 [14MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H4598 [17JY] (see H.R. 2146), H3097 [4JN]

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

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

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1568 [18MR]

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

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 897), H1550 [15MR]

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

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H981 [5MR]

——— 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), H2161 [18AP]

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

——— 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), H6290 [4OC]

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

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H5921 [27SE]

——— provide assistance to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable and equitable agricultural development, reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and stimulate rural economies (see H.R. 2822), H5656 [18SE]

Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 328), H5399 [2AU]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H6225 [3OC]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 362), H2404 [3MY]

——— statehood (see H.R. 292), H2299 [24AP]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7394 [2DE]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H1718 [20MR]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H3929 [19JN]

Education: express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 51), H950 [4MR]

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

Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 1641), H2158 [18AP]

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]

——— extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of employer-provided health insurance, family and medical leave, and pension plans (see H.R. 675), H2354 [25AP]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 951), H981 [5MR]

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

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2436 [6MY]

——— prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2791), H4978 [23JY]

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

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H5175 [30JY]

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

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), H2027 [15AP]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H3592 [13JN]

FDA: enhance reporting requirements pertaining to use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals (see H.R. 820), H658 [26FE]

——— modify approval of any drug containing controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride to limit such approval to use for relief of severe-only pain (see H.R. 1366), H1823 [21MR]

——— require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 584), H456 [12FE]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H2297 [24AP]

——— require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 2003), H4146 [27JN]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 2186), H2954 [23MY]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 708), H2719 [16MY]

——— prohibit illegal monetary payments to foreign officials and require a report to Congress on CIA payments to foreign entities (see H.R. 2107), H2911 [22MY]

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

——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H5765 [19SE]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6052 [30SE]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6901 [29OC]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H56 [4JA]

Financial institutions: encourage institutions to work with their customers affected by the Government shutdown who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6677 [22OC]

——— establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H4080 [26JN]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H504 [13FE]

Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (see H.R. 404), H280 [23JA]

——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 236), H84 [14JA]

——— 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), H173 [15JA]

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

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H86 [14JA]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 332), H221 [22JA]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H56 [4JA]

Fish and fishing: prevent escapement of genetically altered salmon (see H.R. 1667), H3592 [13JN]

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]

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]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2030), H2959 [23MY]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 1380), H2804 [20MY]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 2773), H4856 [22JY]

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

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H284 [23JA]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H3288 [11JN]

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

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H4039 [25JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2485 [7MY]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2247 [23AP]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 2352), H5175 [30JY]

Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 479), H342 [4FE] (see H.R. 599), H431 [8FE]

——— 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]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H983 [5MR]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC]

——— reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 830), H2485 [7MY]

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

International Service Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 70), H7627 [10DE]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 783), H2485 [7MY]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H3217 [5JN]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H628 [25FE]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H4827 [19JY]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1224), H1548 [15MR]

Leonard Montalto Post Office Building, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 181), H224 [22JA]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (see H.R. 2174), H3016 [3JN]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H6999 [12NO]

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), H2438 [6MY]

——— delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and diabetic testing supply mail order program (see H.R. 2375), H4040 [25JN]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H3253 [6JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H6676 [22OC]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H3097 [4JN]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H6999 [12NO]

——— prevent abusive billing of ancillary services (see H.R. 2914), H5803 [20SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2299 [24AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H7628 [10DE]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H1357 [12MR]

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

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

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

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

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 526), H410 [6FE]

——— protect health care and pension benefits of miners (see H.R. 980), H5922 [27SE]

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (see H.R. 3305), H7312 [20NO]

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

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H168 [15JA]

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

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 59), H413 [6FE]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 50), H342 [4FE]

National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (see H.R. 2112), H2911 [22MY]

National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 144), H2486 [7MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 301), H5923 [27SE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1359 [12MR]

National Science Week: support goals and ideals of week and biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival (see H. Res. 276), H6829 [28OC]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 726), H546 [14FE]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4178 [28JN]

NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 2301), H3251 [6JN]

——— expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 842), H4523 [16JY]

——— making supplemental appropriations by closing a corporate jet depreciation tax loophole (see H.R. 3336), H6829 [28OC]

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

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 1743), H2350 [25AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 874), H1721 [20MR]

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), H3216 [5JN]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H7628 [10DE]

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 2044), H2804 [20MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit certain social welfare organizations from participating or intervening in any political campaign (see H.R. 2520), H4310 [9JY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H2437 [6MY]

——— reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 1338), H1822 [21MR]

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H169 [15JA]

——— 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]

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), H417 [6FE]

——— 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), H1837 [25MR]

——— 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), H950 [4MR]

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

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (see H.R. 3574), H7508 [4DE]

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), H4598 [17JY]

Product safety: ban flame retardant chemicals from use in resilient filling materials in children’s products (see H.R. 2934), H5342 [1AU]

——— ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 2248), H3095 [4JN]

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), H981 [5MR]

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

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

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1906), H5403 [2AU]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]

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

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (see H.R. 2083), H2910 [22MY]

Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 1891), H2959 [23MY]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3465), H7447 [3DE]

Serbia: support efforts to investigate and bring to justice individuals responsible for the execution-style murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in 1999 (see H. Con. Res. 61), H6829 [28OC]

Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office, Alden, NY: designate (see H.R. 3472), H7395 [2DE]

Social Security: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 2744), H4725 [18JY]

——— eliminate abstinence-only education program from the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (see H.R. 3774), H8127 [19DE]

——— prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H5263 [31JY]

——— 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]

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

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

Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (see H.R. 606), H431 [8FE]

Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office Building, Corning, NY: designate (see H.R. 3765), H8109 [12DE]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2012), H7111 [14NO]

Sudan: condemn pardoning of Mubarak Mustafa for his role in allowing men convicted of assassinating John Granville to escape imprisonment and continue to list Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 171), H2159 [18AP]

——— develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H2438 [6MY]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H4827 [19JY]

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 deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H4310 [9JY]

——— apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 1029), H1327 [7MR]

——— deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 2831), H7608 [9DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1331 [11MR]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H6999 [12NO]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 880), H813 [28FE]

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

——— 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), H5477 [10SE]

——— 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), H7053 [13NO]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 2332), H3356 [12JN]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H7052 [13NO]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H5396 [2AU]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 609), H454 [12FE]

——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence (see H.R. 1213), H2604 [14MY]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H2025 [15AP]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 664), H501 [13FE]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 358), H278 [23JA]

U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish (see H.R. 2606), H5436 [9SE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7395 [2DE]

Veterans: 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), H2438 [6MY]

——— 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), H284 [23JA]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3453), H8113 [12DE]

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

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

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

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), H3016 [3JN]

Wildlife: 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), H6829 [28OC]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]

——— ensure access to best available overall and reproductive health care and affordable insurance, reduce health disparities, end gender-based violence, and promote economic security (see H. Res. 94), H1569 [18MR]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H2602 [14MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H4215 [8JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H629 [25FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H2066 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H1824 [21MR]

Budget: 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), H7310 [20NO]

CERCLA: modify provisions relative to grants (see H.R. 2896), H5260 [31JY]

Dept. of Education: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H341 [4FE]

Dept. of HUD: reduce housing-related health hazards (see H.R. 1282), H1718 [20MR]

DNA Day: designate (see H. Res. 180), H2351 [25AP]

Golf Day in America: support and congratulate communities of Pittsford and Rochester, NY, for hosting the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Professional Golfers’ Association of America Championships (see H. Res. 165), H2066 [16AP]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 2763), H4825 [19JY]

National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week: designate (see H. Res. 126), H1568 [18MR]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H1425 [14MR]

Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building, Brockport, NY: designate (see H.R. 1451), H1857 [9AP]

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

Taxation: treat payments by charitable organizations to certain firefighters as exempt payments (see H.R. 2275), H3250 [6JN] (see H.R. 3458), H6997 [12NO]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 3467), H7050 [13NO]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (H.R. 1389), H1828 [21MR]

CERCLA: modify provisions relative to grants (H.R. 2896), H5262 [31JY]

Dept. of Education: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (H.R. 455), H343 [4FE]

Dept. of HUD: reduce housing-related health hazards (H.R. 1282), H1719 [20MR]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (H.R. 2763), H4826 [19JY]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (H.R. 1150), H1428 [14MR]

Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building, Brockport, NY: designate (H.R. 1451), H1859 [9AP]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (H.R. 2902), H5345 [1AU]

Taxation: treat payments by charitable organizations to certain firefighters as exempt payments (H.R. 2275), H3252 [6JN]

——— treat payments by charitable organizations to certain firefighters as exempt payments (H.R. 3458), H6998 [12NO]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (H.R. 3467), H7052 [13NO]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H19 [3JA], H682 [27FE], H1877 [10AP], H2273 [24AP], H2502 [8MY], H2679 [16MY], H2925 [23MY], H3719 [18JN], H4543 [17JY], H5284 [1AU], H5692 [19SE], H6131 [2OC], H6252 [4OC], H7713 [12DE]

Letters

Eliminate statutory pay adjustment for federal employees: Representative Wolf, H522 [14FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4000 [25JN]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3710, H3717, H3718 [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3920• [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4384 [11JY]

Amtrak: funding, H5116 [30JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, H6022 [30SE]

——— making continuing, H6623• [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration (H. Res. 352), H5685, H5688, H5690, H5691 [19SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5976, H5983 [28SE]

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

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 438), H7704, H7706, H7710, H7712 [12DE]

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

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6124, H6126, H6130 [2OC], H6245, H6248, H6250 [4OC], H6373 [8OC]

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), H5976, H5983 [28SE]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6124, H6125, H6126 [2OC]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (H.R. 1389), E360• [21MR]

Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (H.R. 3273), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6373 [8OC]

Budget: repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration, H1587 [19MR], H5690 [19SE]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with a balanced approach to revenue and spending, H357 [5FE]

——— 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 (H.R. 444), consideration (H. Res. 48), H357, H358 [5FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H7704, H7706, H7710, H7712 [12DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H2923 [23MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), consideration (H. Res. 122), H1582, H1587 [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), H230 [23JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 678), consideration (H. Res. 140), H1874, H1876 [10AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: antibiotic-resistant bacteria research and education grants funding, H3920• [19JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6245 [4OC]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4384 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (H.R. 455), E85• [4FE]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), consideration (H. Res. 232), H2918, H2923, H2924 [23MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), H2500 [8MY], H3718 [18JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for Impact Aid Program (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6245 [4OC]

Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6245 [4OC]

Dept. of HHS: making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6245 [4OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6245 [4OC]

Dept. of HUD: Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control funding, H4001 [25JN]

——— reduce housing-related health hazards (H.R. 1282), E343• [20MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5277, H5283, H5284 [1AU]

Dept. of Transportation: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (H.R. 2428), H5283 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (H.R. 1739), H2924 [23MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H4001 [25JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5115 [30JY]

District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (H.J. Res. 71), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6124, H6125, H6126 [2OC]

DNA Day: designate (H. Res. 180), E548• [25AP]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H357 [5FE], H522 [14FE], H681 [27FE], H2269 [24AP], H2320, H2321 [25AP]

——— importance of job creation, H1874 [10AP]

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

FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6245 [4OC]

——— reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs (S. 622), H2992 [3JN]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), consideration (H. Res. 66), H522 [14FE]

——— limit bonuses, provide for investigative leave for the Senior Executive Service, and establish procedures for recording interactions with Executive branch employees (H.R. 2879), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5277, H5283, H5284 [1AU]

——— 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), H6373 [8OC]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6250 [4OC]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6245 [4OC]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), consideration (H. Res. 178), H2320 [25AP]

FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6245 [4OC]

Gates, NY: anniversary, E804• [5JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H5983 [28SE], H6041, H6047 [30SE], H6124, H6126, H6130 [2OC], H6245, H6248, H6250 [4OC], H6373 [8OC], H6623• [16OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2671, H2675, H2676, H2677, H2678 [16MY]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during August district work period (H. Res. 322), H5283, H5284 [1AU]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during Spring district work period (H. Res. 178), H2320 [25AP]

——— encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate, H6041 [30SE]

——— encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (H. Res. 174), H2321 [25AP]

——— legislative process, H2320 [25AP]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 352), H5685, H5688, H5690, H5691 [19SE]

——— amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H10, H16, H18 [3JA]

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

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

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H100, H107 [15JA]

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, H6623• [16OC]

Intelligence services: making continuing appropriations for national intelligence program operations (H.J. Res. 78), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6245 [4OC]

Israel: independence anniversary, E472• [16AP]

Monroe County, NY: inclusion of high schools in Newsweek (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E631• [9MY]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6076 [1OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6124, H6125, H6126 [2OC]

National Weather Service: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6245 [4OC]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (H.R. 2763), E1102• [19JY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H677, H681 [27FE]

——— making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6245 [4OC]

NIH: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6124, H6125, H6126 [2OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H5976 [28SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4535, H4539, H4540, H4542 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H5941 [28SE], H6022 [30SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4535, H4539, H4540, H4542 [17JY]

——— impact, H4535, H4539 [17JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6022 [30SE]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H2272 [24AP], H6245 [4OC]

——— implementation, H6076 [1OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5685, H5688, H5690, H5691 [19SE], H5941 [28SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6022, H6044 [30SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2671, H2675, H2676, H2677, H2678 [16MY]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (H.R. 1150), H2992 [3JN], H6623• [16OC], E299• [14MR]

Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption, H2726 [17MY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached, H5691 [19SE]

——— 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), H2496, H2500, H2501 [8MY]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), H6650• [22OC]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), consideration (H. Res. 216), H2726 [17MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H184 [22JA]

——— constitutional amendment to overturn decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H10, H18 [3JA]

——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (H.R. 2902), E1188• [1AU]

Taxation: disallow deduction for income attributable to domestic oil and gas production activities of major integrated oil companies (H.R. 1426), H1876 [10AP]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 535), H2270 [24AP]

——— extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (H.R. 1424), H2677 [16MY]

——— treat payments by charitable organizations to certain firefighters as exempt payments (H.R. 3458), H8087 [12DE]

Thomas, Martine: National Youth Orchestra of the USA participant, E1062• [16JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H7704, H7706, H7710, H7712 [12DE]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6124, H6125, H6126 [2OC]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H677, H681 [27FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H677, H681 [27FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), consideration (H. Res. 83), H677, H681 [27FE]

Votes: position on missed, H3042• [4JN], E862• [14JN]

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

Water for South Sudan, Inc.: anniversary, E1605• [30OC]

West Webster, NY: condolences to families of fallen firefighters, H8087 [12DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H14 [3JA]

Reports

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Texas’ 26th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4542 [17JY]

Summaries

Helping Sick Americans Now Act (H.R. 1549): Democratic Amendments Not Made in Order by Committee on Rules (House), H2272 [24AP]

Tributes

Chiapperini, Mike (Chip), E51• [23JA]

Davidson, S. Gerald, E286• [13MR]

Kaczowka, Tomasz, E51• [23JA]