THOMPSON, GLENN (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3569 [13JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, H6557 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H8126 [19DE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2913 [22MY]

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

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5802 [20SE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen who are appointed as Navy Reserve midshipmen continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3285), H6544 [11OC]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2605 [14MY]

——— 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), H3016 [3JN]

——— improve outreach to families of members killed in action in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7358 [21NO]

——— preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (see H.R. 1039), H1550 [15MR]

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

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

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), H1911 [10AP]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6290 [4OC]

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 1143), H5403 [2AU]

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

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H5513 [11SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H7253 [19NO]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1861 [9AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61, 217), H86 [14JA]

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

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 454), H1331 [11MR]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H4485 [11JY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H1821 [21MR]

——— repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1182), H1426 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: allow civilian employees to delay furloughs until returning from a deployment in support of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (see H.R. 1520), H1990 [12AP]

——— declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data (see H.R. 1949), H2574 [13MY]

——— 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), H2438 [6MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (see H.R. 1911), H2804 [20MY]

——— increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations by requiring member institutions to protect the health and education of student athletes (see H.R. 2903), H5341 [1AU]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (see H.R. 5), H3250 [6JN]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H3289 [11JN]

——— ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 610, 611), H7446 [3DE]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H2570 [9MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 317), H176 [18JA]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H6999 [12NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed certain training (see H.R. 2310), H4040 [25JN]

——— 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), H1837 [25MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a prize program to award a prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated electronic health records program (see H.R. 2055), H2802 [20MY]

——— establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4215 [8JY]

——— improve health care by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care (see H.R. 3516), H7253 [19NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 1345), H1959 [11AP]

Diplomatic Security Act: revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations (see H.R. 925), H1993 [12AP]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7311 [20NO]

Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (see H.R. 347), H222 [22JA]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2125 [17AP]

EPA: apply emission limits to hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide emitted by electric utility steam generating units that use circulating fluidized bed technology to convert coal refuse into energy (see H.R. 3138), H5765 [19SE]

——— call for public listening sessions on regulations targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants in States most directly impacted by such regulations (see H. Con. Res. 59), H6411 [8OC]

——— change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H176 [18JA]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H5833 [25SE]

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

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H2717 [16MY]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H6829 [28OC]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H2438 [6MY]

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs (see H.R. 504), H370 [5FE]

——— create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4078 [26JN]

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

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6829 [28OC]

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

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4369 [10JY]

Federal employees: modernize the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 3319), H6999 [12NO]

——— provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 2579), H4173 [28JN]

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]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H7395 [2DE]

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]

Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 818), H1958 [11AP]

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

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H5476 [10SE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H7188 [18NO]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H2656 [15MY]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H7608 [9DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2300), H7608 [9DE] (see H.R. 3121), H7188 [18NO]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H3097 [4JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6493 [10OC]

Horticulture: limit the application of certain importation laws to plants and finished plant products imported before a certain date (see H.R. 3280), H6453 [9OC]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1773), H2605 [14MY]

——— enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (see H.R. 2131), H2952 [23MY]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5348 [1AU]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2839 [21MY]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H2958 [23MY]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 2346), H3590 [13JN]

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

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

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2298 [24AP]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H2913 [22MY]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H7153 [15NO]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H3016 [3JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5089 [25JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H7253 [19NO]

——— implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2376), H7508 [4DE]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H176 [18JA]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6175 [2OC]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H8138 [3JA]

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

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H3015 [3JN]

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

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 396), H6954 [30OC]

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

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 1526), H1990 [12AP]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H818 [28FE]

National wildlife refuges: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute (see H.R. 638), H499 [13FE]

Navy: encourage commissioning of U.S.S. Somerset (LPD–25) in Philadelphia, PA (see H. Res. 125), H1568 [18MR]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H4485 [11JY]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (see H.R. 1120), H1395 [13MR]

Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (see H. Res. 71), H950 [4MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H344 [4FE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7627 [10DE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 2300), H7608 [9DE] (see H.R. 3121), H7188 [18NO]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2775 [17MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the family (see H. Res. 405), H7253 [19NO]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H4524 [16JY]

Postal Service: cap rural post office closures and consolidations and establish closure and consolidation guidelines (see H.R. 2615), H4310 [9JY]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

——— 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), H8112 [12DE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt ceiling is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian employees serving in combat zones (see H.R. 342), H222 [22JA]

——— prioritize payment of pay and allowances to Armed Forces members and Federal law enforcement officers if the statutory debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 55), H301 [29JA]

Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits (see H.R. 657), H500 [13FE]

Public safety officers: extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1828), H2436 [6MY]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H3251 [6JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1526), H1990 [12AP]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H2396 [26AP]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2438 [6MY]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H2775 [17MY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4523 [16JY]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H4858 [22JY]

——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H7608 [9DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H703 [27FE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H4177 [28JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H4040 [25JN]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2354 [25AP]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H455 [12FE]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H7608 [9DE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H5263 [31JY]

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H5175 [30JY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H1860 [9AP]

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

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), H2604 [14MY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H983 [5MR]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H2654 [15MY]

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

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H1359 [12MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H7446 [3DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3592 [13JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H4482 [11JY]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 2123), H2952 [23MY]

Medicare: 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), H3652 [14JN]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements, and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 3112), H5588 [17SE]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see H. Res. 103), H1320 [6MR]

Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering servicemembers (see H.R. 1488), H1955 [11AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (H.R. 979), H1320 [6MR]

Dept. of Education: amend the weighted child count used to determine targeted grant amounts and education finance incentive grant amounts for local educational agencies (H.R. 2658), H4484 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (H.R. 2662), H4484 [11JY]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (H.R. 2123), H2955 [23MY]

Medicare: delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and diabetic testing supply mail order program (H.R. 2375), H3653 [14JN]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements, and modify payment methodology for such devices (H.R. 3112), H5588 [17SE]

Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering servicemembers (H.R. 1488), H1957 [11AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6105 [2OC]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H4045 [26JN], H5887 [27SE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H251 [23JA]

AccuWeather, Inc.: anniversary, H5481 [11SE]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs, H399 [6FE]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H2638 [15MY], H3228 [6JN], H3725 [18JN], H3769, H3899, H3900 [19JN], H3971 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4461 [11JY], H4577 [17JY], H6485, H6488 [10OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5932 [28SE], H6064 [1OC], H6109 [2OC], H6335 [7OC]

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), H6306 [5OC]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment, H3594 [14JN]

Army: anniversary of Army Reserve, H2301 [25AP]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: tribute to campaign to promote the use and acceptance of the term ‘‘intellectual disabilities’’ for persons with mental health challenges, H1316 [6MR]

BLM: effects of proposed rule relative to onshore hydraulic fracturing, H4984 [24JY]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, H2013 [15AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1385 [13MR]

——— deficit, H6415 [9OC]

——— 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), H327 [4FE]

——— 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), H202 [22JA], H327 [4FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to Sergeant at Arms staff, H6210 [3OC]

Capitol Police: tribute, H6210 [3OC]

Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H458• [13FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2940 [23MY]

——— importance of bipartisanship, H4841 [22JY]

Congressional Research Service: anniversary, H2106 [17AP]

——— report showing U.S. oil and natural gas production down on Federal lands but increasing on private and State lands, H1802 [21MR], H1892 [10AP]

Constitution—U.S.: uphold the Second Amendment right to bear arms, H1559 [18MR]

Cowden, Eric: Future Farmers of America Honorary American Star Degree recipient, H7402 [3DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H6488 [10OC]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4577 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow civilian employees to delay furloughs until returning from a deployment in support of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (H.R. 1520), H2036 [16AP]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7700 [12DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3364 [13JN], H3594 [14JN]

——— expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license, H2128 [18AP], H2557 [9MY]

——— extend eligibility period for the Transitional Assistance Management Program, H3364 [13JN], H7700 [12DE]

Dept. of Education: amend the weighted child count used to determine targeted grant amounts and education finance incentive grant amounts for local educational agencies (H.R. 2658), H4374 [11JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2751 [17MY], H2929 [23MY], H3271 [11JN], H4045 [26JN], H4316 [10JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), Senate amendment, H5217 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), H6398 [8OC]

——— National Alzheimer’s Project research funding, H5591 [18SE]

——— 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), H2231 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: allegations of secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press (news service) reporters, H2588 [14MY]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, H7631 [11DE]

District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (H.J. Res. 71), H6462 [10OC], H6532 [11OC]

——— tribute to Metropolitan Police Dept., H6210 [3OC]

DuBois, PA: DuBois Area Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘Schools to Watch’’ list, H4093 [27JN]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H607 [25FE], H650 [26FE], H956 [5MR]

——— importance of job creation, H5418 [9SE]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1416 [14MR]

EPA: impact of rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants, H5887 [27SE]

——— limit authority to implement certain actions relative to Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads, H3769 [19JN]

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 (H.R. 3370), H6910 [30OC]

Forest Service: permit States to allow nongovernmental entities to hold Forest Legacy Program conservation easements, H3899, H3900 [19JN]

General Electric Co.: GE Transportation plan to restructure operations at Lawrence Park, PA, locomotive manufacturing facility, H1847 [9AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6064 [1OC], H6109 [2OC], H6210 [3OC], H6240 [4OC], H6306 [5OC], H6335 [7OC], H6398 [8OC], H6415 [9OC], H6462 [10OC], H6532 [11OC], H6580 [14OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2706 [16MY]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees, H2588 [14MY]

Journal: question of approval, H4373 [11JY]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H2588 [14MY]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), concur in Senate amendments (H. Res. 441), H7700 [12DE]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (H.R. 2123), H5077 [25JY]

Medicare: delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS), H3022 [4JN], H3103 [5JN], H3693 [18JN]

——— ensure transparency in competitive bidding program for durable equipment, H1534 [15MR]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (H.R. 1717), H2378 [26AP], H5439 [10SE]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements, and modify payment methodology for such devices (H.R. 3112), H5575 [17SE]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3160), H6210 [3OC]

Mohrey, Cody: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H5793 [20SE]

National Council on Independent Living: anniversary, H5077 [25JY]

National forests: improve land management, H1979 [12AP]

——— restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (H.R. 1526), H5466 [10SE]

National Multiple Sclerosis Society: tribute to Philadelphia, PA, Chapter for the Walk to Create a World Free of Multiple Sclerosis, H2415 [6MY]

National Suicide Prevention Week: observance, H5516 [12SE]

National Teacher Day: observance, H2461 [7MY]

National Therapeutic Recreation Month: observance, H529 [14FE]

Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H3669 [17JN], H6695 [23OC], H7619 [10DE]

NCAA: decision to restore Pennsylvania State University football scholarships rescinded in wake of Gerald A. Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, H5826 [25SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H4011 [25JN]

——— evaluation of policies relative to coal industry, H4011 [25JN]

——— State of the Union Message, H569 [15FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H6979 [12NO], H7149 [15NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4504 [16JY], H4527 [17JY]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage, H7005 [13NO]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3685), H7670 [11DE]

——— impact, H1342 [12MR], H6664 [22OC]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2469 [7MY], H6240 [4OC], H7086 [14NO], H7169 [18NO], H7454 [4DE], H7560 [5DE]

——— impact of implementation on premiums, H6808 [28OC]

——— implementation, H6109 [2OC], H6415 [9OC], H6835 [29OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5932 [28SE]

——— repeal, H4219 [9JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2706 [16MY]

Pennsylvania: express condolences and support for people affected by flood, H4188 [8JY]

Pennsylvania Special Olympics: tribute, H804 [28FE]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to Equine Science Showcase and Quarter Horse Sale, H2252 [24AP]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State, H4862 [23JY]

——— national energy policy, H7335 [21NO]

——— promote use of natural gas, H685 [27FE], H1710 [20MR], H5183 [31JY], H5332 [1AU], H5374 [2AU], H6695 [23OC]

——— use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, H2524 [8MY], H4862 [23JY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), H5466 [10SE]

Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering servicemembers3 (H.R. 1488), H1932 [11AP]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 647), H5077 [25JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, H6064 [1OC]

Tidioute, PA: Tidioute Community Charter School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H5836 [26SE]

Toys for Tots Foundation: tribute to Centre County, PA, Toys for Tots campaign, H7192 [19NO]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose, H6558 [12OC]

University of Pittsburgh Bradford: anniversary, H7376 [2DE]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (H.R. 2001), H3004 [3JN]

Zippo Manufacturing Co.: tribute, H5660 [19SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7250 [19NO]

Tributes

Fisher, Dan, H368 [5FE]

Holden, Jim, H7297 [20NO]

Noble, Ann C., E1794• [5DE]

Whitehead, Emily, H4161 [28JN]