VEASEY, MARC A. (a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H92 [15JA]

Amendments

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), H5614 [18SE]

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), H7153 [15NO]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5262 [31JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1721 [20MR]

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), H629 [25FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6957 [30OC]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H5589 [17SE]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H4145 [27JN]

——— provide for certain forms of physical therapy under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1705), H2397 [26AP]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 3172), H6999 [12NO]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5262 [31JY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 49), H342 [4FE]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H4523 [16JY]

——— repeal sequestration, reduce discretionary spending limits, and suspend statutory debt ceiling limit (see H.R. 849), H818 [28FE]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 1421), H2840 [21MY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H2248 [23AP]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H5589 [17SE]

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), H5263 [31JY]

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), H703 [27FE]

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

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H4309 [9JY]

Colleges and universities: exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements (see H.R. 1529), H2719 [16MY] (see H.R. 3371), H7395 [2DE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4145 [27JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H5548 [12SE]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H1825 [21MR]

Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see H.R. 2656), H5404 [2AU]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 645), H629 [25FE]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H5263 [31JY]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H1549 [15MR]

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

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 10), H1550 [15MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3353), H6958 [30OC]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1431 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5803 [20SE]

——— establish centers of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open-air burn pits (see H.R. 2510), H5348 [1AU]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H3592 [13JN]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2804 [20MY]

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

Dept. of Education: authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H6770 [23OC]

——— establish Elementary Educator Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Content Coach program (see H.R. 1090), H1399 [13MR]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2485 [7MY]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 551), H4598 [17JY]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H628 [25FE]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H628 [25FE]

——— 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), H1398 [13MR]

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), H7253 [19NO]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H6957 [30OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 520), H661 [26FE]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H2775 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1322 [6MR]

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

——— ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (see H.R. 552), H411 [6FE]

——— make grants with minority-serving institutions to establish verified delivery systems to address social and academic problems facing veterans enrolled at such institutions (see H.R. 1251), H2959 [23MY]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see H.R. 813), H5589 [17SE]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H2840 [21MY]

——— 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), H3654 [14JN]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2839 [21MY]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H6676 [22OC]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1959 [11AP]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1825 [21MR]

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

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: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1959), H5262 [31JY]

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

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H2719 [16MY]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H2720 [16MY]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H7052 [13NO]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 3179), H7395 [2DE]

FDA: strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1919), H3016 [3JN]

Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 388), H6675 [22OC]

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

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H2954 [23MY]

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), H8112 [12DE]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H6175 [2OC]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth, serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 3329), H6829 [28OC]

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

Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees (see H.R. 1538), H2959 [23MY]

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), H2485 [7MY]

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), H5590 [17SE]

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), H4485 [11JY]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H7188 [18NO]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H6829 [28OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H2535 [8MY]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 1136), H2959 [23MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H4214 [8JY]

House of Representatives: express necessity for Members to use the term ‘‘undocumented’’ instead of ‘‘illegal’’ when referring to foreign nationals which are working in the U.S. without proper documentation (see H. Res. 155), H2401 [30AP]

——— limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2490), H4037 [25JN]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H7188 [18NO]

Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 3003), H5396 [2AU]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H818 [28FE] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

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

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

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

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1550 [15MR]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H6957 [30OC]

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

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1568 [18MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4524 [16JY]

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), H5263 [31JY]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7358 [21NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H2536 [8MY]

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

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (see H.R. 3304), H6829 [28OC]

Medicare: create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 3776), H8117 [16DE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H4485 [11JY]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H4038 [25JN]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2354 [25AP]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1661), H6957 [30OC]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H1861 [9AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H4178 [28JN]

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]

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H2804 [20MY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 12), H454 [12FE]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2616), H4212 [8JY]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H5512 [11SE]

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

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H4523 [16JY]

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

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H284 [23JA]

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

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

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 Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 123), H2656 [15MY]

National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 17), H629 [25FE]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4178 [28JN]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 1358), H1994 [12AP]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H5834 [25SE]

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), H1829 [21MR]

——— 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), H1550 [15MR]

——— 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), H1550 [15MR]

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

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 949), H2719 [16MY]

Sabin Vaccine Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 114), H1396 [13MR]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H2485 [7MY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H6829 [28OC]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2354 [25AP]

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

——— establish scientific standards and protocols across forensic disciplines (see H.R. 3064), H5434 [9SE]

Sergeant William Moody Post Office Building, Burleson, TX: designate (see H.R. 3060), H5399 [2AU]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2633), H5052 [24JY]

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

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1698), H4370 [10JY]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H4827 [19JY]

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

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

Sports: commend and support the U.S. delegation and the U.S. Deaf Sports Federation in their representation of the U.S. at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria (see H. Res. 314), H5263 [31JY]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 29), H2575 [13MY]

——— strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 419), H2604 [14MY]

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), H6998 [12NO]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H4145 [27JN]

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

——— exclude from gross income the administratively uncontrollable overtime of Border Patrol agents (see H.R. 2755), H4825 [19JY]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H3253 [6JN]

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

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H4370 [10JY]

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

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H6957 [30OC]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

Transportation Security Administration: delay implementation of changes to the prohibited items list that do not enhance the protection of passengers (see H. Res. 156), H2438 [6MY]

——— prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H1958 [11AP]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H8112 [12DE]

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), H2719 [16MY]

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]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H2536 [8MY]

——— 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. 303), H3015 [3JN] (see H.R. 333), H2485 [7MY]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2056), H2802 [20MY]

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

Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 1966), H3929 [19JN]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H5349 [1AU]

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

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 1748), H5513 [11SE]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H818 [28FE]

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), H5348 [1AU]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H3289 [11JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3654 [14JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1430 [14MR]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H1993 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 1816), H2393 [26AP]

Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 195), H2393 [26AP]

Taxation: assist in the support of children living in poverty by allowing a refundable credit to grandparents of those children for the purchase household items for the benefit of those children (see H.R. 2051), H2774 [17MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (H.R. 1816), H2395 [26AP]

Taxation: assist in the support of children living in poverty by allowing a refundable credit to grandparents of those children for the purchase household items for the benefit of those children (H.R. 2051), H2774 [17MY]

Letters

Statutory public debt ceiling increase: Ronald Reagan (1983), H6592 [14OC]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H2622 [15MY]

Remarks

African Americans: history of involvement in the labor movement, H5427 [9SE]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H2623 [15MY], H3768 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4379 [11JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6340 [7OC], H6426 [9OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6202 [3OC], H6554 [12OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1406 [14MR], H6838 [29OC]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H805 [28FE]

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

Caucus on Black Men and Boys: tribute, H5077 [25JY]

Colleges and universities: affordability, H2801• [20MY]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H6243 [4OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5594 [18SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H2623 [15MY], H3768 [19JN], H4379 [11JY], H6838 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow public-private competition for certain programs, projects, or activities, H3378 [13JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 260), H3378 [13JN]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command, H3378 [13JN]

——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5630 [18SE]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2801• [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3234 [6JN]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce memos from John T. Morton relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial discretion, H3234 [6JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5186 [31JY]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, H7636 [11DE]

Dept. of the Interior: publish list of minerals considered strategic and critical, H5614, H5615 [18SE]

——— 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), E1242• [2AU]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5186 [31JY]

Discrimination: societal impact, H4854 [22JY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H805 [28FE], H986 [6MR]

——— impact of immigration reform, H4320 [10JY], H4583 [17JY]

——— importance of job creation, H1873 [10AP]

Education: impact of Government shutdown, H5937 [28SE]

Forest Hill, TX: dedication of Forest Hill Memorial Park, H3370 [13JN]

Fort Worth, TX: anniversary of I.M. Terrell High School, E188• [26FE]

——— tribute to Morningside Middle School Junior National Academic Championship participants, H3299 [12JN]

——— tribute to Trimble Technical High School Texas Christian University Community Scholars Program scholarship recipients, H2377 [26AP]

——— tribute to Woodhaven Scholarship award recipients, H2525 [8MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6243 [4OC], H6340 [7OC], H6426 [9OC], H6554 [12OC]

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

Immigration: reform, H338 [4FE], H4320 [10JY], H4583 [17JY], H5642 [18SE]

Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of assassination, H7337 [21NO]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H7636 [11DE]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), H5614, H5615 [18SE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H2423 [6MY]

National Emergency Summit on Urban Violence: convene, H4531 [17JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7491 [4DE]

——— implementation, H6243 [4OC], H6340 [7OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2706 [16MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, E1242• [2AU]

Proyecto Inmigrante ICS, Inc.: tribute, H7403 [3DE]

Public debt: ceiling, H6591 [14OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), H2546 [9MY]

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H4092 [27JN]

——— hearing of arguments in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H513 [14FE]

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

Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office, H4092 [27JN]

Washington, Alene: Senior Citizen Services (organization) President’s Award for Service recipient, H5532 [12SE]

Tributes

Brooks, Clarence, H5493 [11SE]

Brooks, Marion, E193• [26FE]

Brown, Glynis, E262• [11MR]

Daniels, B.R., Sr., E80• [1FE]

Davis, Wendy, H4047 [26JN]

Jackson, McKinley, Sr., E261• [11MR]

Platte, Claude R., E1506• [14OC]

Russell, Jerry, H5669 [19SE]

Session, Ruby, H6695 [23OC]