TAKANO, MARK (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H91 [15JA]

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3918 [19JN]

Budget: 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), H383 [6FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4215 [8JY], H4260, H4275 [9JY]

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), H6175 [2OC]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 414), H7110 [14NO]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6453 [9OC]

Animals: 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), H5834 [25SE]

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

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 683), H544 [14FE] (see H.R. 3569), H7310 [20NO]

——— afford each member prior to separation from service with an electronic copy of medical records and the opportunity for a physical examination (see H.R. 3045), H5803 [20SE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6829 [28OC]

——— 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]

——— express importance of easing the transition of members and their families from military to civilian life (see H. Res. 104), H2840 [21MY]

——— improve mental health assessments provided to members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 1463), H1908 [10AP]

——— improve protections for servicemembers, surviving spouses, and disabled veterans against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 1842), H2483 [7MY]

——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H5263 [31JY]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H3253 [6JN]

——— 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), H7188 [18NO]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 198), H3357 [12JN]

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

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

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), H1829 [21MR]

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

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H1322 [6MR]

——— exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H4522 [16JY]

——— reduce deficit (see H.R. 3146), H5806 [23SE]

Business and industry: impose a tax on certain trading transactions to strengthen financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and stop the shrinking of the middle class (see H.R. 1579), H5051 [24JY]

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), H5548 [12SE]

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see H.R. 1038), H2535 [8MY]

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

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 3323), H6768 [23OC]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H1911 [10AP]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1430 [14MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H416 [6FE]

——— 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), H1569 [18MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6545 [11OC]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H1911 [10AP]

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

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H3253 [6JN]

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), H1825 [21MR]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 728), H703 [27FE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H4598 [17JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H599 [15FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 355), H6290 [4OC]

Corporations: 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), H5263 [31JY]

Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (see H.R. 399), H628 [25FE]

Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see H.R. 990), H1318 [6MR]

——— establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers (see H.R. 2512), H5834 [25SE]

——— establish independent oversight of mortgage servicing companies subjected to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing (see H.R. 1706), H2571 [9MY]

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

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H6289 [4OC]

——— 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), H2246 [23AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: convey a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, CA (see H.R. 2145), H2953 [23MY]

——— expand coverage under crop insurance plans to include losses to an insured commodity that must be destroyed due to a federally-imposed quarantine (see H.R. 1319), H1861 [9AP]

——— extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H6412 [8OC] (see H.R. 3353), H6827 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List (see H.R. 1855), H2483 [7MY]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1867), H4980 [23JY]

——— 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 for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 1343), H1994 [12AP]

——— 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), H2568 [9MY]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H4726 [18JY]

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3435), H6953 [30OC]

——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 1334), H1861 [9AP]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1763), H6053 [30SE]

——— establish Elementary Educator Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Content Coach program (see H.R. 1090), H1356 [12MR]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1498), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 1595), H2401 [30AP]

——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H4040 [25JN]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H5435 [9SE]

——— provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2878), H5404 [2AU]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school counseling program (see H.R. 2317), H3287 [11JN]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3496), H8113 [12DE]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 1089), H1356 [12MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H7353 [21NO]

——— 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), H6454 [9OC]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H1720 [20MR]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H3357 [12JN]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H1860 [9AP]

——— 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), H2485 [7MY]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H4215 [8JY]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 1019), H5403 [2AU]

——— 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), H599 [15FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H2840 [21MY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 285), H4598 [17JY]

——— reduce housing-related health hazards (see H.R. 1282), H2570 [9MY]

Dept. of Justice: amend Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs to add gender-responsive services to the list of authorized grant purposes (see H.R. 1833), H2571 [9MY]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H5404 [2AU]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see H.R. 354), H1860 [9AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H5089 [25JY]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H6999 [12NO]

——— 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), H1993 [12AP]

——— provide requirements for the Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 631), H499 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H1426 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5262 [31JY]

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

——— eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2169), H5767 [19SE]

——— enhance treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of contracting goals and preferences (see H.R. 3098), H5768 [19SE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H660 [26FE]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 2150), H2953 [23MY]

——— extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2485), H5767 [19SE]

——— extend work-study program for individuals pursuing rehabilitation, education, or training and expand program to veterans’ outreach services provided by congressional offices (see H.R. 2151), H2953 [23MY]

——— furnish headstones and markers for certain deceased veterans buried in veterans’ cemeteries of Indian tribes (see H.R. 2039), H2717 [16MY]

——— improve and increase the availability of on-job training and apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1412), H2656 [15MY]

——— 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), H1399 [13MR]

——— 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), H2719 [16MY]

——— include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought (see H.R. 1405), H2535 [8MY]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3369), H7053 [13NO]

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

——— make certain clarifications and improvements in academic and vocational counseling programs (see H.R. 3399), H6952 [30OC]

——— make grants with minority-serving institutions to establish verified delivery systems to address social and academic problems facing veterans enrolled at such institutions (see H.R. 1251), H1629 [19MR]

——— permit the centralized reporting of veterans enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions (see H.R. 331), H221 [22JA]

——— provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and assistance to U.S. Paralympics, Inc. (see H.R. 1402), H1836 [25MR]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 1809), H2486 [7MY]

——— 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), H3990 [20JN]

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (see H.R. 2527), H4858 [22JY]

——— 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), H628 [25FE]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies (see H.R. 1759), H2351 [25AP]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation (see H.R. 1805), H2571 [9MY]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H6225 [3OC]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H3016 [3JN]

——— prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 2479), H4037 [25JN]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2125 [17AP]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H3357 [12JN]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 330), H221 [22JA]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H5262 [31JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H2840 [21MY]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H2405 [3MY]

——— provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (see H.R. 2721), H5052 [24JY] (see H.R. 2770), H5176 [30JY]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H5050 [24JY]

Education: 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), H550 [14FE]

——— 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]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H1837 [25MR]

Election Assistance Commission: develop and publish recommendations for best practices that States may use to establish and operate independent congressional redistricting commissions (see H.R. 2928), H5803 [20SE]

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]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 951), H1993 [12AP]

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 765), H2570 [9MY]

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

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), H2840 [21MY]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H5403 [2AU]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H7188 [18NO]

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), H2717 [16MY]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H5263 [31JY]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H7153 [15NO]

Federal employees: clarify certain due process rights of employees serving in sensitive positions (see H.R. 3278), H6677 [22OC]

——— ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 517), H550 [14FE]

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

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

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H3592 [13JN]

Financial institutions: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3137), H7447 [3DE]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1322 [6MR]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 2920), H5342 [1AU]

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), H1837 [25MR]

——— 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), H2400 [30AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1837 [25MR]

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

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H5052 [24JY]

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]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2030), H4980 [23JY]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H3253 [6JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3212), H6770 [23OC]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5834 [25SE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H501 [13FE]

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), H4524 [16JY]

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), H2300 [24AP]

House Rules: reinstate ‘‘Gephardt rule’’ setting debt ceiling automatically at level projected by concurrent budget resolution (see H. Res. 11), H7358 [21NO]

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]

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

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2936), H5404 [2AU]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC] (see H.R. 3163), H6454 [9OC]

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), H5403 [2AU]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 221), H2774 [17MY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1360 [12MR]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]

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

James ‘Jim’ Kohnen Post Office, Dublin, CA: designate (see H.R. 1671), H2246 [23AP]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1378), H1824 [21MR]

Korea, Republic of: reaffirm commitment to military and economic security and congratulate on election of Park Geun-hye as President and welcome visit to Washington, DC (see H. Res. 200), H2840 [21MY]

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

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

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H1550 [15MR]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H7446 [3DE]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 3150), H6290 [4OC]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H6225 [3OC]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 1821), H6545 [11OC]

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

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H2719 [16MY]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H1431 [14MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H2604 [14MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H599 [15FE]

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), H7053 [13NO]

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

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), H3097 [4JN]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2616), H4310 [9JY]

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

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

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2159 [18AP]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H8112 [12DE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H4858 [22JY]

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

National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H5399 [2AU]

National Middle Level Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 100), H1431 [14MR]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 201), H2437 [6MY]

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

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 60), H413 [6FE]

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

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1909 [10AP]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 1356), H1823 [21MR]

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 334), H5399 [2AU]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 1648), H2571 [9MY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 1358), H1823 [21MR]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium (see H.R. 2430), H6644 [16OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H1720 [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]

Political campaigns: prohibit certain social welfare organizations from participating or intervening in any political campaign (see H.R. 2520), H5767 [19SE]

——— require corporations and labor organizations to disclose to shareholders and or members amounts disbursed for certain political activity (see H.R. 2670), H5348 [1AU]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H2959 [23MY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H1633 [19MR]

——— 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), H1569 [18MR]

——— 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), H1328 [7MR]

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

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H3016 [3JN]

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), H2396 [26AP]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 3518), H8127 [19DE]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 289), H4310 [9JY]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H3654 [14JN]

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

Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H3929 [19JN]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (see H.R. 2955), H5404 [2AU]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5173 [30JY]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal (see H.R. 2760), H6225 [3OC]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H1861 [9AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1829 [21MR]

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

——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 1500), H2959 [23MY]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (see H.R. 2981), H6829 [28OC]

——— establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 1891), H2533 [8MY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1030), H2354 [25AP]

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2656 [15MY]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H5588 [17SE]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3050), H5398 [2AU]

Sports: commend and support the U.S. delegation and the U.S. Deaf Sports Federation in their representation of the U.S. at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria (see H. Res. 314), H5404 [2AU]

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

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 credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 3725), H8107 [12DE]

——— allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 1885), H2533 [8MY]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H2354 [25AP]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H6412 [8OC]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7628 [10DE]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 535), H2354 [25AP]

——— extend the renewable energy credit for wind, geothermal, hydro, and marine power and eliminate certain tax credits for oil and gas drilling and production (see H.R. 2539), H4142 [27JN]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H4726 [18JY]

——— make permanent qualified school construction bonds and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see H.R. 1629), H4309 [9JY]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1621), H2605 [14MY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H8127 [19DE]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H5589 [17SE]

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

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H7111 [14NO]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H7395 [2DE]

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: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H5436 [9SE]

Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 2419), H5403 [2AU]

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), H7188 [18NO]

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

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7365 [22NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H455 [12FE]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 569, 570), H661 [26FE]

——— 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), H1632 [19MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2519), H4215 [8JY]

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]

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 1748), H2840 [21MY]

——— prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 281), H5174 [30JY]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H550 [14FE]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2350), H3991 [20JN]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 280), H5174 [30JY]

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

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 138), H1825 [21MR]

Women: 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]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1229), H2570 [9MY]

——— provide protections against violence against immigrant women (see H.R. 629), H661 [26FE]

——— recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 36), H4980 [23JY]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H5262 [31JY]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H3016 [3JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H372 [5FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1911 [10AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]

Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1677), H5348 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: provide grants for core curriculum development (see H.R. 2897), H5260 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide outreach and support services to veterans pursuing higher education under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3056), H5399 [2AU]

——— extend eligibility period for veterans to enroll in certain vocational rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 844), H659 [26FE]

——— make permanent the authority to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance (see H.R. 1453), H1858 [9AP]

Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide skills training for students (see H.R. 1271), H1630 [19MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: provide grants for core curriculum development (H.R. 2897), H5262 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide outreach and support services to veterans pursuing higher education under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 3056), H5402 [2AU]

——— extend eligibility period for veterans to enroll in certain vocational rehabilitation programs (H.R. 844), H660 [26FE]

——— make permanent the authority to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance (H.R. 1453), H1859 [9AP]

Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide skills training for students (H.R. 1271), H1632 [19MR]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H5098 [30JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4465 [11JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6164, H6165 [2OC], H6481 [10OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6137 [2OC], H6202 [3OC], H6555 [12OC]

Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers, surviving spouses, and disabled veterans against mortgage foreclosures, H3560 [13JN], H6799 [28OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1342 [12MR], H1418 [14MR], H1943 [11AP]

——— clarify that Congress holds responsibility for passing budgets and appropriating funds, H383 [6FE]

——— 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), H383 [6FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1618 [19MR], H6164 [2OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent request, H6202 [3OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 678), H1882 [10AP]

——— require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, H1882 [10AP]

California: impact of Government shutdown, H6476, H6477, H6478, H6479, H6480, H6481 [10OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1942 [11AP]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H693 [27FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4465 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3560 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies to use multiple measures to identify school academic performance, H4705 [18JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), H4012, H4013, H4015 [25JN]

——— support State and local accountability for public educational, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4705 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Manufacturing Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4260 [9JY]

——— Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs, and Office of Science funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H4259 [9JY]

——— Vehicle Technologies Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4275 [9JY]

——— Weatherization Assistance Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4275 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H2271 [24AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow deferred action for childhood arrivals to serve in the U.S. military, H7044 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: codify and improve the election requirements for receipt of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 2481), H6798 [28OC]

——— improve and increase the availability of on-job training and apprenticeship programs (H.R. 1412), H2815 [21MY]

——— permit the centralized reporting of veterans enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions, H6798 [28OC]

——— provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and assistance to U.S. Paralympics, Inc. (H.R. 1402), H7617 [10DE]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (H.R. 330), H6854 [29OC]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H693 [27FE], H958 [5MR]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H1882 [10AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4259, H4260, H4275 [9JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H1942 [11AP]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), H7370 [2DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6137, H6164, H6165 [2OC], H6555 [12OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2669 [16MY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H642 [26FE]

——— encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate, H2271 [24AP], H6165 [2OC]

Immigration: ensure reform efforts include provisions for binational eligible lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families, H2333 [25AP]

——— reform, H2710, H2711, H2712 [16MY]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H6888 [29OC], H7044 [13NO]

——— reform (S. 744), H2333 [25AP], H4013, H4014, H4015 [25JN], H6888 [29OC], H7044 [13NO]

Medicare: anniversary, H5099 [30JY]

——— reform, H5099 [30JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 392), H6940 [30OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4465 [11JY], H6137 [2OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7265 [20NO], H7459 [4DE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2669 [16MY]

Point of order, H2669 [16MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1365 [13MR]

Roth, Cindy: Mission Inn Foundation Frank Miller Civic Achievement Award recipient, E602• [7MY]

Social Security: use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits, H1943 [11AP]

Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide skills training for students (H.R. 1271), H1883 [10AP]

Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first responders, and provide assistance to Oklahoma, H2806 [21MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H6940 [30OC]

Votes: correction, H5005• [24JY]

——— position on missed, H22• [3JA]

Statements

Gay Rights: Harvey Milk, H2806 [21MY]

Tributes

Aratani, George T., H675 [27FE]

Crain, Michael, E168• [15FE]

Delgado, Joshua, E1605• [30OC]

Gabbert, John, H7701 [12DE]

Knudson, Patricia, H3109 [5JN]

Moore, Ameal, H2447 [7MY]

Saund, D.S. (Judge), H2667 [16MY]

Stallings, Dina, H1534 [15MR]

Tucker, Marvin, E1605• [30OC]