WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3688 [17JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5174 [30JY]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H5403 [2AU]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H3357 [12JN]

——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H5093 [26JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8125 [19DE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7053 [13NO]

Budget: reduce deficit (see H.R. 3146), H6999 [12NO]

Bullard, Larcenia J.: tribute (see H. Res. 139), H1837 [25MR]

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

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 248), H3095 [4JN]

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

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), 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), H1398 [13MR]

——— 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]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6545 [11OC]

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

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H1911 [10AP]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 728), H546 [14FE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H2914 [22MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H53 [4JA]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 71), H30 [3JA]

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

Corps of Engineers: expedite implementation of comprehensive Everglades restoration project plan (see H.R. 913), H1993 [12AP]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 778), H595 [15FE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2364), H3591 [13JN]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H8112 [12DE]

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

David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: convey to Miami Dade College (see H.R. 1592), H2123 [17AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: convey to Miami-Dade County, FL, federally owned land comprising the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station (see H.R. 417), H292 [25JA]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H2840 [21MY]

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), H7253 [19NO]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H3929 [19JN]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H6493 [10OC]

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. 1595), H2300 [24AP]

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2195), H2954 [23MY]

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

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H6012 [28SE]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1718 [20MR]

——— modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 490), H342 [4FE]

Dept. of HUD: increase portion of Community Development Block Grant Program assistance that may be used to provide public services (see H.R. 1758), H2351 [25AP]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H703 [27FE]

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

Dept. of State: submit a report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti (see H.R. 3509), H8113 [12DE]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1395 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 1452), H1857 [9AP]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H981 [5MR]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H5921 [27SE]

Disasters: establish national catastrophic risk consortium to ensure availability and affordability of homeowners’ insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 737), H2913 [22MY]

Diseases: 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]

Economy: 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]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 951), H981 [5MR]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H4858 [22JY]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 650), H500 [13FE]

——— provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 1001), H3929 [19JN] (see H.R. 3179), H5832 [25SE]

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), H2717 [16MY]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 1385), H1824 [21MR]

——— exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H7253 [19NO]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 1999), H6999 [12NO]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1832), H6902 [29OC]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6901 [29OC]

——— improve the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2199), H5802 [20SE]

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), H5834 [25SE]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1322 [6MR]

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), H4371 [10JY]

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: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 1910), H3097 [4JN]

Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1749), H2350 [25AP]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H2910 [22MY]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H2249 [23AP]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6676 [22OC]

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

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2247 [23AP]

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: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H1359 [12MR] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

——— 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]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1911 [10AP]

IRS: permit truncated Social Security numbers on wage reporting provided to employees (see H.R. 1560), H2913 [22MY]

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

——— authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system and authorize cooperation on the David’s Sling, Arrow, and Arrow 3 anti-missile defense systems (see H.R. 2717), H5655 [18SE]

——— 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), H1860 [9AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 268), H3687 [17JN]

Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2678), H4483 [11JY]

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), H6675 [22OC]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H8112 [12DE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H6957 [30OC]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H1860 [9AP]

——— provide for timely access to post-mastectomy items (see H.R. 1902), H2605 [14MY]

——— 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), H1860 [9AP]

Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 294), H4308 [9JY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1064), H1355 [12MR] (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 59), H413 [6FE]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H703 [27FE]

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

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H3097 [4JN]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 301), H5923 [27SE]

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

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

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H3216 [5JN]

No Name-Calling Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 10), H316 [1FE]

Pensions: provide an election for funding parity for charity-sponsored pensions (see H.R. 2134), H4858 [22JY]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6545 [11OC]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H316 [1FE]

Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 1187), H3760 [18JN]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H2654 [15MY]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 91), H816 [28FE]

Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 451), H2437 [6MY]

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]

Shaw, E. Clay, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 343), H5547 [12SE]

Social Security: 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]

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

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

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H7508 [4DE]

——— 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), H2570 [9MY]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H2536 [8MY]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H6829 [28OC]

——— repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 1978), H2959 [23MY]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2249 [23AP]

Veterans: 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), H4598 [17JY]

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]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H7352 [21NO]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H2602 [14MY]

——— 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), H3654 [14JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: 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), H2838 [21MY]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H4856 [22JY]

——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 744), H593 [15FE]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H3287 [11JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (H.R. 2064), H2839 [21MY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (H.R. 2772), H4857 [22JY]

——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 744), H597 [15FE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3732 [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3781 [19JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5992 [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6136 [2OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), H1310 [6MR]

Congress: tribute to congressional women’s softball game, H4056 [26JN]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6713 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3781 [19JN]

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), H4623 [18JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3128 [5JN], E819• [6JN]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (H.R. 1740), H6909 [30OC]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H681 [27FE], H1310 [6MR]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2512 [8MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6136 [2OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2674 [16MY]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (H. Res. 254), E1522• [16OC]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H6909 [30OC]

National Teacher Day: observance, E611• [7MY]

National Work and Family Month: observance, E1617• [30OC]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H681 [27FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H5992 [28SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7460 [4DE]

——— implementation, H6909 [30OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2674 [16MY]

Pembroke Pines, FL: tribute to Montessori Academy, E1198• [1AU]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft, E819• [6JN]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H681 [27FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H681 [27FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), consideration (H. Res. 83), H681 [27FE]

Resignations

Committee on the Budget (House), H319 [4FE]

Tributes

Britan, Reva, H570 [15FE]

Reid, Myke, E1414• [1OC]

Young, C.W. Bill, H6818• [28OC]