THOMPSON, MIKE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6744 [23OC]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H497 [13FE]

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, H5256 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2913 [22MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6643 [16OC]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H2248 [23AP]

Armed Forces: 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), H5408 [6SE]

——— authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H3652 [14JN]

——— expand use of telehealth under TRICARE program for active servicemembers, their dependents, retirees, and veterans (see H.R. 3507), H7151 [15NO]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H5051 [24JY]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H950 [4MR]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5175 [30JY]

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), H2656 [15MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6999 [12NO]

Brumidi, Constantino: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of completion of ‘‘The Apotheosis of Washington’’ (see H. Res. 101), H5436 [9SE]

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), H7628 [10DE]

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

California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 1411), H1856 [9AP]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H1721 [20MR]

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), H279 [23JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H6493 [10OC]

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

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), H6290 [4OC]

Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (see H.R. 399), H280 [23JA]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H1856 [9AP]

Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 2646), H4369 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a pilot program for investigational treatment of members of the Armed Forces for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2344), H3356 [12JN]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H3016 [3JN]

——— review operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 1494), H4370 [10JY]

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

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H4523 [16JY]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2804 [20MY]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H7188 [18NO]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H4040 [25JN]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7508 [4DE]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5548 [12SE]

——— provide veterans service organizations with the same access to departmental facilities during the Government shutdown as prior to the shutdown (see H.R. 3287), H6545 [11OC]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H950 [4MR]

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

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H5403 [2AU]

FDA: require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 584), H413 [6FE]

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

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), H7608 [9DE]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H544 [14FE]

Firearms: 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), H2025 [15AP]

——— facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 2463), H3988 [20JN]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1632 [19MR]

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), H4727 [18JY]

——— develop a fishery management plan for Gulf of Mexico red snapper (see H.R. 3099), H6175 [2OC]

——— prevent escapement of genetically altered salmon (see H.R. 1667), H2245 [23AP]

——— prohibit importation or exportation of mussels of a certain genus (see H.R. 1823), H2571 [9MY]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 69), H1720 [20MR]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2355), H3590 [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), H3015 [3JN]

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), H3592 [13JN]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]

——— ensure that receipts are fully spent on U.S. ports and harbors (see H. Res. 236), H5090 [25JY]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H6998 [12NO]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3306), H6675 [22OC]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H5403 [2AU]

——— prevent establishment of Federal health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice cases (see H.R. 1473), H6829 [28OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6998 [12NO]

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 Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H5476 [10SE]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H599 [15FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2719 [16MY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2775 [17MY]

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]

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

Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 1982), H2653 [15MY]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 3662), H7566 [5DE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H5175 [30JY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H5655 [18SE]

——— 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]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H8118 [16DE]

——— provide additional penalties applicable to psychiatric hospitals and units that fail to comply with certain discharge planning process requirements (see H.R. 3128), H5768 [19SE]

——— provide for a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (see H.R. 487), H342 [4FE]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 2969), H5344 [1AU]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H7111 [14NO]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H3251 [6JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H3688 [17JN]

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

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), H8113 [12DE]

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

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4178 [28JN]

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 154), H2125 [17AP]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2161 [18AP]

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

NOAA: improve ability to address severe marine debris events (see H.R. 1425), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities to address marine debris impacts of 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami (see H.R. 1491), H1955 [11AP]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 2208), H4599 [17JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: authorize to take discretionary action if a foreign country is engaging in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices relating to the environment (see H.R. 3733), H8107 [12DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: eliminate limitation on deductibles for employer-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 2995), H5396 [2AU]

Philippines: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (see H.R. 3771), H8109 [12DE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H1860 [9AP]

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), H550 [14FE]

——— 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), H2027 [15AP]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 3284), H6546 [11OC]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H3289 [11JN]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H431 [8FE]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1004), H1319 [6MR]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal (see H.R. 2760), H4825 [19JY]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see H.R. 843), H659 [26FE]

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

SSA: prevent identity theft associated with publication of the Death Master File (see H.R. 2720), H5348 [1AU]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H2249 [23AP]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1317), H1861 [9AP]

——— clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 3581), H7353 [21NO]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1911 [10AP]

——— expand availability of cash method of accounting for small businesses (see H.R. 947), H981 [5MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7311 [20NO]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H5396 [2AU]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H2297 [24AP]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H2911 [22MY]

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

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and allow an exemption from an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 2133), H2952 [23MY]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H3991 [20JN]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H1837 [25MR]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see H.R. 789), H595 [15FE]

——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see H.R. 1465), H1908 [10AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H2965 [24MY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H5089 [25JY]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7051 [13NO]

——— express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, support relief and reconstruction assistance, and commend the Filipino-American community for disaster relief efforts (see H. Res. 404), H7053 [13NO]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: establish penalties for causing environmental damage while cultivating marijuana or other controlled substances on Federal lands or trespassing on private property (see H.R. 2735), H4724 [18JY]

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

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2056), H2959 [23MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H455 [12FE]

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

——— 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]

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), H1431 [14MR]

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), H4858 [22JY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H5404 [2AU]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H224 [22JA]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3990 [20JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional immigration status of military personnel and their families (see H.R. 932), H815 [28FE]

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate (see H.R. 1025), H1327 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure basic conservation measures are implemented by farmers who receive crop insurance premium assistance (see H.R. 2260), H3215 [5JN]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States to develop systems to retrieve firearms from armed prohibited persons (see H.R. 848), H700 [27FE]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5553 [16SE]

Taxation: extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H4038 [25JN]

——— permanently apply the new markets tax credit to redevelopment of communities impacted by realignment or closure of military installations (see H.R. 3439), H6953 [30OC]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 750), H594 [15FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional immigration status of military personnel and their families (H.R. 932), H817 [28FE]

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate (H.R. 1025), H1327 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure basic conservation measures are implemented by farmers who receive crop insurance premium assistance (H.R. 2260), H3215 [5JN]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States to develop systems to retrieve firearms from armed prohibited persons (H.R. 848), H702 [27FE]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (H.R. 3103), H5554 [16SE]

Taxation: extend energy credit for certain property under construction (H.R. 2502), H4039 [25JN]

——— permanently apply the new markets tax credit to redevelopment of communities impacted by realignment or closure of military installations (H.R. 3439), H6956 [30OC]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 750), H597 [15FE]

Remarks

Abbey, Richard W.: Sonoma County, CA, Bar Association Career of Distinction Award recipient, E1613• [30OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6310 [5OC]

Brenkle, John: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Award for Public Service recipient, E151• [14FE]

Civil Liberties Act: anniversary, E1513• [15OC]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H6312 [5OC]

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance: designation of San Francisco Bay/Estuary as Wetland of International Importance, E605• [7MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6744 [23OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5368 [2AU]

Domaine Chandon (business): anniversary, E1029• [9JY]

Douma, Kimberly: Napa County, CA, Office of Education Napa County Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1277• [10SE]

Emery, Patrick W.: Sonoma County, CA, Bar Association Career of Distinction Award recipient, E1603• [30OC]

Firearms: 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 (H.R. 1565), H3361 [13JN]

——— prevent gun trafficking (H.R. 452), H1390, H1391, H1392, H1393 [13MR]

GAO: assess costs of, and spending on, aquatic invasive species, H6744 [23OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6308, H6310 [5OC]

KBBF–Radio (Calistoga, CA): anniversary, E683• [16MY]

Napa County Farm Bureau: anniversary, E1090• [18JY]

Napa Valley Education Foundation: anniversary, E1798• [5DE]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, H3361 [13JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2092 [17AP]

Public lands: impact of shutdown on fishing, hunting, and other recreational activities, H6308, H6310 [5OC]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1376 [13MR]

Vallejo, CA: anniversary of Juneteenth Celebration, E897• [17JN]

——— tribute to Pista Sa Nayon Festival, E825• [6JN]

Votes: position on missed, E837• [11JN], E1771• [3DE]

Weitzenberg, W. Barton: Sonoma County, CA, Bar Association Career of Distinction Award recipient, E1606• [30OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1716 [20MR], H3248 [6JN]

Tributes

Abramson, Robert, E149• [14FE]

Atkinson, Janice, E146• [14FE]

Chew, Niels, E236• [4MR]

Doria, Max, E1095• [18JY]

Francis, William, E1802• [5DE]

Gilardi, Pat, E159• [14FE]

Grgich, Miljenko (Mike), E286• [13MR]

Gunier, Shannon, E988• [28JN]

Howard, Robert L., E985• [27JN]

Hurtado, Aurelio, E992• [28JN]

Longoria, Terry, E899• [17JN]

McCormick, Mark, E1904• [19DE]

Murakami, Jim, E1513• [15OC]

O’Riordan, Mary, E418• [10AP]

Schwedhelm, Thomas E., E1878• [16DE]

Snowden, Randolph F., E1281• [11SE]

Sutton, Markley, E417• [10AP]

Yin, CC, E1498• [11OC]