VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5768 [19SE]

Budget: require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), H372 [5FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1695 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3603 [14JN]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H550 [14FE]

Appointments

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye into the House Chamber, H2487 [8MY]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H6641 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H6175 [2OC]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5589 [17SE]

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

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 1870), H2532 [8MY]

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

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6902 [29OC]

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

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

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H7395 [2DE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1630), H2157 [18AP]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H2067 [16AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 19), H659 [26FE]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 739), H2485 [7MY]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see H.R. 3139), H5765 [19SE]

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 669), H6453 [9OC]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H628 [25FE]

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), H7689 [11DE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 852), H700 [27FE]

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

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

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

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

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), H5404 [2AU]

Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (see H.R. 2043), H3097 [4JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2840 [21MY]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H2775 [17MY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H4215 [8JY]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see H.R. 1616), H2775 [17MY]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2070), H2838 [21MY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H3253 [6JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 355), H5833 [25SE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 25), H413 [6FE]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 312), H176 [18JA]

——— provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 3332), H6768 [23OC]

Cowley, R. Adams: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2782), H4856 [22JY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H6175 [2OC]

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), H4310 [9JY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H7052 [13NO]

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

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

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

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

——— 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), H6676 [22OC]

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

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1027), H7052 [13NO]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H6289 [4OC]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2975), H5344 [1AU]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2058), H2803 [20MY]

——— 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), H6957 [30OC]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H176 [18JA]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5554 [16SE]

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

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H5802 [20SE]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2976), H5344 [1AU]

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

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H5589 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a global rare earth element assessment (see H.R. 981), H1399 [13MR]

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

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 124), H2248 [23AP]

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), H7689 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H2123 [17AP]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H628 [25FE]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 3398), H8127 [19DE]

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

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H6902 [29OC]

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

Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 31), H547 [14FE]

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]

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

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5093 [26JY]

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

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

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1289), H1718 [20MR]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H3253 [6JN]

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

——— ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 517), H660 [26FE]

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

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

Financial institutions: encourage institutions to work with their customers affected by the Government shutdown who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6545 [11OC]

——— establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H1630 [19MR]

Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (see H.R. 404), H504 [13FE]

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

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2396 [26AP]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 137), H86 [14JA]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H86 [14JA]

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

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

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

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

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H86 [14JA]

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

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H4524 [16JY]

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]

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H6957 [30OC]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2354 [25AP]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 31), H170 [15JA]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H6771 [23OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6676 [22OC]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 223), H3357 [12JN]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 436), H8113 [12DE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H371 [5FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

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

Intelligence services: require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges (see H.R. 2761), H4825 [19JY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1568 [18MR]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H2719 [16MY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]

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

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H3688 [17JN]

Jordan: recognize long-term partnership and friendship with the U.S. and commend response to Syrian humanitarian crisis by hosting refugees fleeing conflict (see H. Res. 222), H4310 [9JY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H4145 [27JN]

Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see H. Con. Res. 41), H4599 [17JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]

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

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H5589 [17SE]

Medicare: increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2913 [22MY]

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

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H6322 [5OC]

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

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H280 [23JA]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6103 [1OC]

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

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 526), H6998 [12NO]

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

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 95), H949 [4MR]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 358), H5833 [25SE]

National Anti-Bullying Month: designate (see H. Res. 398), H7053 [13NO]

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

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

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

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4599 [17JY]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H2396 [26AP]

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

Parkinson’s Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 149), H1909 [10AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8108 [12DE]

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

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H6829 [28OC]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3709), H7687 [11DE]

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

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 270), H169 [15JA]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 268), H169 [15JA]

Pollution: establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see H.R. 1943), H2656 [15MY]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2077), H2838 [21MY]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H3357 [12JN]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (see H.R. 2955), H8112 [12DE]

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

——— direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student’s parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 392), H280 [23JA]

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

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 2925), H5342 [1AU]

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

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H2297 [24AP]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 96), H2248 [23AP]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 474), H1993 [12AP]

——— 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]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H500 [13FE]

——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 2509), H5175 [30JY]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H5259 [31JY]

——— 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), H4980 [23JY]

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

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

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H2720 [16MY]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H8112 [12DE]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2144), H3097 [4JN]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H2027 [15AP]

——— provide for employment tax treatment of professional service businesses (see H.R. 348), H222 [22JA]

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

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

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

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2067 [16AP]

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

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), H4980 [23JY]

——— urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 188), H2914 [22MY]

——— urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 136), H1825 [21MR]

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

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H8113 [12DE]

Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7253 [19NO]

——— develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3397), H7053 [13NO]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H284 [23JA]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit 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]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H413 [6FE]

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]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1921), H3289 [11JN]

Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 2874), H6175 [2OC]

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

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H2568 [9MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H703 [27FE]

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

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H6770 [23OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (H.R. 1164), consideration (see H. Res. 372), H6289 [4OC]

Armed Forces: 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. 3808), H8131 [23DE]

Budget: repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (see H.R. 699), H545 [14FE]

——— restore sequestered budgetary resources (see H.R. 2060), H2803 [20MY]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission: extend (see H.R. 2255), H3095 [4JN]

Dept. of Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H658 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H4175 [28JN]

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]

Iraq: recognize the campaign of genocide against the Kurdish people in Iraq and reaffirm U.S. friendship with such people (see H. Res. 422), H7252 [19NO]

Office of the Constitutional Special Advocate: establish (see H.R. 3228), H6102 [1OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H32 [3JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth (see H.R. 1415), H1856 [9AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H548 [14FE]

——— restore sequestered budgetary resources (H.R. 2060), H2803 [20MY]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission: extend (H.R. 2255), H3096 [4JN]

Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (H.R. 2607), H4177 [28JN]

Office of the Constitutional Special Advocate: establish (H.R. 3228), H6103 [1OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 148), H38 [3JA]

Letters

Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech: several Maryland legislators, E456• [15AP]

Lists

Committee on the Budget (House) minority staff, H1795 [21MR]

Motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H6138 [2OC], H6557, H6558 [12OC]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6152, H6154 [2OC]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), E942• [20JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), E971• [26JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (H. Res. 379), E1527• [16OC]

American Association of Immunologists, Inc.: anniversary, E450• [12AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5785• [20SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration (H. Res. 352), H5690, H5692 [19SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 367), H6024, H6025 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 438), H7706, H7707, H7708 [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (H. Res. 368), H6044 [30SE], H6558 [12OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6086 [1OC], H6142, H6152, H6153 [2OC], H6260 [4OC], H6331 [7OC], H6387, H6393 [8OC], H6471• [10OC], H6557 [12OC], H8073, H8075, H8078, H8080 [12DE], E1412• [1OC], E1424• [3OC], E1456• [8OC], E1473•, E1476• [10OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), H1313• [6MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), consideration (H. Res. 99), H989 [6MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), Senate amendment, H1793• [21MR]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (H.R. 1164), consideration (H. Res. 372), E1443• [4OC]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 687), E1393• [27SE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), E1456• [8OC]

Bankruptcy: require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), E1676• [15NO]

Bethesda, MD: tribute to St. George Greek Orthodox Church Greek Orthodox Youth of America chapter, E358• [21MR]

Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (H.R. 3273), H6393 [8OC]

Budget: repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration, H5690 [19SE], H5785• [20SE]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H959, H960, H961, H962, H963, H964 [5MR], H989 [6MR], E173• [25FE]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with a balanced approach to revenue and spending, H358 [5FE]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H8078 [12DE]

——— require annual budget submission by the President provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit (H.R. 668), H959, H960, H961, H962, H963, H964 [5MR]

——— 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), H365, H366, H368 [5FE], H377, H378, H379, H380, H381, H382, H386, H388, H389, H390 [6FE]

——— require the President to include in his supplemental unified budget the cost, per taxpayer, of the annual deficit for each year in which such budget is projected to result in a deficit, H389 [6FE]

——— require the President to include proposals to consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs in his supplemental unified budget, H388 [6FE]

——— require the President to use National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform recommendations for revenue and spending reforms as the framework for his budget request, H386 [6FE]

——— require the President’s budget to include a means-tested direct spending category and a nonmeans-tested direct spending category, H389, H390 [6FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H7706, H7707, H7708, H8073, H8075, H8078, H8080 [12DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1598, H1600, H1601, H1602, H1603, H1604, H1605, H1606, H1608, H1609, H1610, H1613, H1615, H1616, H1618 [19MR], H1662, H1663, H1664, H1690, H1691, H1694, H1704, H1705, H1706, H1708 [20MR], H1795 [21MR], H3036, H3037, H3038 [4JN], H4873 [23JY], H6025 [30SE], H6393 [8OC]

——— 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), H238 [23JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), E753• [23MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6720• [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5717• [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, E971• [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, E1906• [19DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3603, H3604 [14JN], E952• [20JN]

——— C–23 aircraft program funding, E1169• [31JY]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H4873 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4967 [23JY], E1123• [24JY], E1169• [31JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), consideration (H. Res. 312), H4872 [23JY]

——— overseas contingency operations account funding, H3603, H3604 [14JN], H4967 [23JY], E1123• [24JY], E1169• [31JY]

——— Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office funding, E1169• [31JY]

——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5639• [18SE]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2933• [23MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), Senate amendment, E1220• [2AU]

——— 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), E1097• [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), E1473• [10OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), E892• [17JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3036, H3037, H3038 [4JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), H6471• [10OC]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 798), E322• [18MR]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (H.R. 301), H5567• [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), E1005• [28JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), E1005• [28JN]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), E1729• [21NO]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2369 [26AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, E816• [6JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), E816• [6JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3036, H3037, H3038 [4JN]

District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (H.J. Res. 71), E1424• [3OC]

——— tribute to Forward on Climate rally, E147• [14FE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H680, H681 [27FE], H989, H1313• [6MR]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), E322• [18MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), E1040• [10JY]

FAA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), E1476• [10OC]

FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), H6331 [7OC]

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), E1213• [2AU]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), E173• [25FE]

——— limit bonuses, provide for investigative leave for the Senior Executive Service, and establish procedures for recording interactions with Executive branch employees (H.R. 2879), E1216• [2AU]

——— make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 249), H2010• [15AP]

——— making continuing appropriations for salaries and related expenses of excepted Federal employees who work during a Government shutdown (H.J. Res. 89), H6387 [8OC]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6300 [5OC], H6387 [8OC]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), H2326• [25AP]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), E1672• [15NO]

FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), H6260 [4OC]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), H47• [4JA]

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), H6925• [30OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6044 [30SE], H6086 [1OC], H6142, H6152, H6153 [2OC], H6260 [4OC], H6300 [5OC], H6331 [7OC], H6387, H6393 [8OC], H6471• [10OC], E1412• [1OC], E1456• [8OC]

Greece: independence anniversary, E364• [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2688 [16MY]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate, H6044 [30SE]

——— encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (H. Res. 174), H2727, H2728 [17MY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 352), H5690, H5692 [19SE]

——— privileged motion of Members to offer resolution to end Government shutdown, H6557, H6558 [12OC]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 367), H6024, H6025 [30SE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H47• [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H118• [15JA]

Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, E892• [17JN]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), H7486• [4DE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn nuclear device test and support additional sanctions (H. Res. 65), E173• [25FE]

Landau, George W.: American Foreign Service Association Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy Award recipient, E994• [28JN]

Literacy Council of Montgomery County, MD: anniversary, E757• [23MY]

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), E1906• [19DE]

Medicaid: reform, H1615 [19MR], H1706 [20MR]

Medicare: reform, H1609 [19MR], H1706 [20MR]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H7706, H7708 [12DE]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), E1341• [19SE]

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 (H.R. 1526), E1353• [20SE]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), motion to recommit, H6152, H6153 [2OC]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), H7321• [21NO]

NIH: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), H6142, H6152 [2OC]

——— provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 2019), E1902• [19DE]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1971• [12AP]

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), E543• [25AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6085, H6086 [1OC], H6138, H6139 [2OC], H6557, H6558 [12OC]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), E1866• [12DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6025 [30SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5690 [19SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2688 [16MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E231• [28FE]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies, H4578 [17JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H6393 [8OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), H2545 [9MY]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 2218), H5061• [25JY]

Republican Party: impact of Tea Party minority on party majority, H6024 [30SE]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2742• [17MY]

——— improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), consideration (H. Res. 216), H2727, H2728 [17MY]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), H6866• [29OC]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), E1353• [20SE]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), E1729• [21NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, E68• [25JA]

——— decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, E456• [15AP]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H7706, H7707, H7708, H8073, H8080 [12DE]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6086 [1OC], E1456• [8OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (H.R. 588), E601• [7MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H794• [28FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), consideration (H. Res. 83), H680 [27FE]

Votes: position on missed, E1557• [23OC]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), H3330• [12JN]

Water Resources Reform and Development Act: impact on environmental laws, H6720• [23OC]

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: observance, E1678• [15NO]

Statements

Amash Amendment to H.R. 2397, Dept. of Defense Apppropriations, Prohibiting Funding to Any U.S. Agency To Collect Records That Pertain to Persons Not Subject to an Investigation: by, E1170• [31JY]

Summaries

Updated Estimates of National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations for Revenue and Spending Reforms, H386 [6FE]

Tributes

Battat, Brenda, E986• [27JN]

Floyd, Donald, E1636• [12NO]

Keker, Samuel, E56• [23JA]

Levine, Linda, E177• [25FE]

Mandela, Nelson R., H8094 [12DE]

Miller, Gabriella, E1902• [19DE]

Moore, William J., E104• [6FE]

Sears, Floyd, E1028• [9JY]

Sullivan, Barry K., E1728• [21NO]