TITUS, DINA (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3876 [19JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4307, H4311 [9JY]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1407 [14MR]

Articles and editorials

Las Vegas Dance Troupe To Perform in Inaugural Parade, Tovin Lapan, Las Vegas (NV) Sun, E234• [4MR]

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), H3592 [13JN]

——— reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H3357 [12JN]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 2066), H3357 [12JN]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1430 [14MR]

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H3358 [12JN]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H5436 [9SE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1861 [9AP]

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), H2161 [18AP]

——— appropriate funds necessary to pay death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3274), H6411 [8OC]

——— 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]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H2354 [25AP]

——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year (see H.R. 1265), H1721 [20MR]

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

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

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H3990 [20JN]

BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects (see H.R. 2015), H2716 [16MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H5173 [30JY]

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

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), H5176 [30JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H550 [14FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H316 [1FE]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]

Clark County, NV: promote economic development and tourism in the Lake Mead area, support local airport and energy development, and establish the Virgin Valley Tourism and Economic Advisory Council (see H.R. 2276), H3250 [6JN]

——— provide for conveyance of certain Federal land for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site (see H.R. 697), H545 [14FE]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H7508 [4DE]

Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 736), H2719 [16MY]

Cretan Enosis Day: designate (see H. Res. 432), H7567 [5DE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H504 [13FE]

Cyprus: reaffirm commitment to reunification, guarantee human rights, condemn attempts to use current economic crisis to impose a settlement of people, and affirm dominion over its Exclusive Economic Zone (see H. Res. 187), H2393 [26AP]

——— support end of division (see H. Res. 308), H5263 [31JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H5656 [18SE] (see H.R. 3353), H6999 [12NO]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1911 [10AP]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H3652 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 741), H1860 [9AP]

——— 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), H2575 [13MY]

——— 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), H4214 [8JY]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3253 [6JN]

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

Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1509), H7311 [20NO]

——— 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), H4080 [26JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H2067 [16AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see H.R. 2574), H4485 [11JY]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H1550 [15MR]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2840 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H4309 [9JY]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H1829 [21MR]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H2125 [17AP]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H4080 [26JN]

——— include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1037), H5554 [16SE]

——— 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), H4370 [10JY]

——— 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), H3760 [18JN]

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

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H2719 [16MY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see H.R. 2064), H4178 [28JN]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H6770 [23OC]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H6412 [8OC]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 541), H6998 [12NO]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H1829 [21MR]

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), H7109 [14NO]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 1645), H6545 [11OC]

——— 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), H6053 [30SE]

——— 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), H660 [26FE]

Dept. of Labor: issue occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard (see H.R. 2480), H6290 [4OC]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H2027 [15AP]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H1993 [12AP]

Dept. of the Army: determine validity of certain Filipinos’ claims that they performed military service on behalf of the U.S. during World War II (see H.R. 110), H224 [22JA]

Dept. of Transportation: set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H7357 [21NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5513 [11SE]

——— expand eligibility of children of certain deceased veterans to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2210), H4081 [26JN]

——— 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), H703 [27FE]

——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 894), H814 [28FE]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3369), H6901 [29OC]

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

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 1809), H3253 [6JN]

——— 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), H2161 [18AP]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation (see H.R. 1805), H2804 [20MY]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H4726 [18JY]

——— 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]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7508 [4DE]

Economy: 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]

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

Electric power: provide for an independent assessment of the future resilience and reliability of the electric power transmission and distribution system (see H.R. 2962), H6175 [2OC]

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), H1569 [18MR]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1751), H2350 [25AP]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H3016 [3JN]

——— require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 2003), H5348 [1AU]

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

——— prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location for a conference or event (see H.R. 1880), H2533 [8MY]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6175 [2OC]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H2067 [16AP]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2068), H3760 [18JN] (see H.R. 2068), H4146 [27JN]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1398 [13MR]

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), H3253 [6JN]

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), H4175 [28JN]

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]

Gold Butte National Conservation Area: establish and designate certain wilderness areas (see H.R. 2276), H3250 [6JN]

Greece: anniversary of unification of Island of Crete (see H. Res. 432), H7567 [5DE]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H4370 [10JY]

——— prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 1427), H2125 [17AP]

Hong Kong: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 1923), H2568 [9MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2570 [9MY]

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), H2657 [15MY]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6675 [22OC]

Immigration: provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2936), H5342 [1AU]

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

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H984 [5MR]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H170 [15JA]

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

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

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see H.R. 3390), H6951 [30OC]

Lyon County, NV: designate the Wovoka Wilderness and provide for certain land conveyances (see H.R. 696), H983 [5MR]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H8113 [12DE]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H3253 [6JN]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H7188 [18NO]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H5175 [30JY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2396 [26AP]

——— prevent abusive billing of ancillary services (see H.R. 2914), H5342 [1AU]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4309 [9JY]

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

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H2067 [16AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2067 [16AP]

——— 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]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H550 [14FE]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H8112 [12DE]

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

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H5175 [30JY]

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

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2484 [7MY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H7253 [19NO]

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

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

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2486 [7MY]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see H. Res. 205), H2484 [7MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 1648), H2158 [18AP]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H7311 [20NO]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H5408 [6SE]

Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area: designate (see H.R. 433), H1359 [12MR]

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), H1550 [15MR]

——— 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), H2299 [24AP]

——— 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), H1398 [13MR]

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

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H703 [27FE]

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

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

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2720 [16MY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2536 [8MY]

——— 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]

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

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H7188 [18NO]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1317), H1821 [21MR]

——— 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 deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H4081 [26JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4979 [23JY]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2350 [25AP]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H5404 [2AU]

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

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H4726 [18JY]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H5051 [24JY]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H6768 [23OC]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1621), H2157 [18AP]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H983 [5MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2775 [17MY]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2144), H6604 [15OC]

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]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H5051 [24JY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H1861 [9AP]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 227), H4858 [22JY]

——— urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 188), H2393 [26AP]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H8113 [12DE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H3216 [5JN]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3453), H7188 [18NO]

——— 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]

——— 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), H412 [6FE]

——— 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), H1430 [14MR]

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]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2350), H3590 [13JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H2532 [8MY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H7508 [4DE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H3256 [10JN]

——— prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H5589 [17SE]

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

——— ensure access to best available overall and reproductive health care and affordable insurance, reduce health disparities, end gender-based violence, and promote economic security (see H. Res. 94), H1399 [13MR]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H5176 [30JY]

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), H1720 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corp. for Travel Promotion: extend funding (see H.R. 2626), H4213 [8JY]

Dept. of Education: 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), H2351 [25AP]

——— establish feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 1395), H1825 [21MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the STEM Education and Training Account (see H.R. 3568), H7310 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H4141 [27JN]

——— establish a task force to assess retention and training of claims processors (see H.R. 2528), H4079 [26JN]

——— expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to include spouses of Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 3441), H6953 [30OC]

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

——— include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought (see H.R. 1405), H1836 [25MR]

——— make grants to eligible nonprofit entities to establish clearinghouses for local information about employment opportunities and services for veterans (see H.R. 3442), H6954 [30OC]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 2086), H2910 [22MY]

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (see H.R. 2527), H4079 [26JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make eligibility criteria, disbursement policies, and tax treatment for certain caregiver compensation programs consistent (see H.R. 3443), H6954 [30OC]

Maude Frazier Mountain: designate (see H.R. 3440), H6953 [30OC]

Taxation: extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 3242), H6223 [3OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Corp. for Travel Promotion: extend funding (H.R. 2626), H4213 [8JY]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (H.R. 1763), H2353 [25AP]

——— establish feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (H.R. 1395), H1828 [21MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the STEM Education and Training Account (H.R. 3568), H7311 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (H.R. 2529), H4143 [27JN]

——— establish a task force to assess retention and training of claims processors (H.R. 2528), H4080 [26JN]

——— expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to include spouses of Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty (H.R. 3441), H6956 [30OC]

——— furnish headstones and markers for certain deceased veterans buried in veterans’ cemeteries of Indian tribes (H.R. 2039), H2719 [16MY]

——— include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought (H.R. 1405), H1836 [25MR]

——— make grants to eligible nonprofit entities to establish clearinghouses for local information about employment opportunities and services for veterans (H.R. 3442), H6956 [30OC]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (H.R. 2086), H2911 [22MY]

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (H.R. 2527), H4080 [26JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make eligibility criteria, disbursement policies, and tax treatment for certain caregiver compensation programs consistent (H.R. 3443), H6956 [30OC]

Maude Frazier Mountain: designate (H.R. 3440), H6956 [30OC]

Taxation: extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account (H.R. 3242), H6224 [3OC]

Letters

Dept. of Energy proposal to transport radioactive waste from Oak Ridge, TN, Consolidated Edison Uranium Solidification Project to Nevada National Security Site: Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada, H4342 [10JY]

Modify requirements relative to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents: David Miller, American Petroleum Institute, H4498 [16JY]

——— Helena Seelinger, NACE International, The Corrosion Society, H4497 [16JY]

——— Jeffrey D. Wiese, Dept. of Transportation, H4496, H4497, H4498 [16JY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H4863 [23JY]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: anniversary, E1831• [11DE]

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3699 [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3877 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4472• [11JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4390 [11JY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2626 [15MY]

Blind Center of Nevada: tribute, E1831• [11DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1386 [13MR], H1406 [14MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1580 [19MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H3110 [5JN]

Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site (H.R. 697), H4833 [22JY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6717 [23OC]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H4864 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Hunger-Free Communities Grant program funding, H3877 [19JN]

——— impact of Government shutdown on school lunch program, H6211 [3OC]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4390, H4472• [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H3370 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4909 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4625 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: High Energy Physics Program funding through reductions in Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H4277 [9JY]

——— proposal to transport radioactive waste from Oak Ridge, TN, Consolidated Edison Uranium Solidification Project to Nevada National Security Site, H4342 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3149 [5JN]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (H.R. 1151), E1536• [22OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the STEM Education and Training Account (H.R. 3568), H7265 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (H.R. 2529), H4096 [27JN]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws, H6803 [28OC]

——— establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims (H.R. 2189), H6791 [28OC]

——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans, H6803 [28OC]

——— include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought (H.R. 1405), H6803, H6804 [28OC]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims, H6791 [28OC]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (H.R. 2086), H2851 [22MY]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information, H6803 [28OC]

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (H.R. 2527), H5869 [26SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5869 [26SE]

Economy: impact of immigration reform, H4581 [17JY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2507 [8MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4277, H4307 [9JY], H4342 [10JY]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (H.R. 1848), H4493 [16JY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5282 [1AU]

——— require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 313), H5195 [31JY]

FEMA: Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3149 [5JN]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: funding, H4909 [23JY]

GAO: assess costs of, and spending on, aquatic invasive species, H6717 [23OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6211 [3OC], H6603 [15OC]

Greece: independence anniversary, H1644 [20MR]

——— observance of Oxi Day, H6694 [23OC]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H4307 [9JY]

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, H4581 [17JY]

——— reform, H2075 [17AP], H4581 [17JY]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to annual football game between University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of Nevada, Reno, H6839 [29OC]

——— tribute to the Comparza Morelense dance troupe, E234• [4MR]

——— Walter Bracken STEAM Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1463• [9OC]

National Guard: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H3370 [13JN]

National Industries for the Blind: anniversary, E1831• [11DE]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H5869 [26SE]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, E637• [9MY]

——— observance (H. Res. 205), H2449 [7MY]

Nevada: impact of quagga mussels on water supplies, H6717 [23OC]

——— Solar Reserve project funding, H1580 [19MR]

Pipelines: modify requirements relative to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents (H.R. 2576), H4496 [16JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H6603 [15OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4223 [9JY], H4992 [24JY], H5273 [1AU], H5843 [26SE], H7406 [3DE]

Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, H4096 [27JN]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1536• [22OC]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3546), H7636 [11DE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 570), H2816 [21MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 893), H6972 [12NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), consideration (H. Res. 83), H679 [27FE]

World Tourism Day: observance, H5896 [27SE]

Tributes

Flores, Frank, E1900• [19DE]

Segerbloom, Gene, H1922 [11AP]