WATT, MELVIN L. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7535 [5DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 100), H30 [3JA]

——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H1359 [12MR]

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

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 785), H595 [15FE]

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

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), H628 [25FE]

——— 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), H7111 [14NO]

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]

Courts: modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency (see H.R. 2871), H5259 [31JY]

——— support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the right to counsel and ensure indigent defendants in felony cases are adequately represented (see H. Res. 196), H2439 [6MY]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H2390 [26AP]

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

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

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H3288 [11JN]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H1822 [21MR]

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), H1829 [21MR]

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

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 2416), H3758 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H2958 (see H.R. 2146), H2953 [23MY]

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: establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H1860 [9AP]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 595), H431 [8FE]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 2372), H5090 [25JY]

——— apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2369), H5090 [25JY]

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]

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

FBI: provide safeguards relative to criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes (see H.R. 2865), H5173 [30JY]

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]

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), H6999 [12NO]

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]

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]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H546 [14FE]

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), H2300 [24AP]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2604 [14MY]

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

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

Medicaid: remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 2757), H5404 [2AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H5806 [23SE]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3097), H5546 [12SE]

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

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

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

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

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 309), H4826 [19JY]

National Digital Literacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 81), H659 [26FE]

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

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

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

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

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), H4143 [27JN]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H371 [5FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: provide for permanent funding (see H.R. 3349), H6827 [28OC]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium (see H.R. 2430), H7188 [18NO]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5173 [30JY]

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

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), H5093 [26JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright decision on provision of counsel to indigent defendants in felony cases (see H. Res. 108), H1357 [12MR]

——— extend authority of Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds (see H.R. 2922), H5342 [1AU]

Taxation: allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2141), H3097 [4JN]

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

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

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

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H1829 [21MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 1295), H2161 [18AP]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (see H.R. 1123), H1395 [13MR]

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), H5403 [2AU]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7153 [15NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H283 [23JA]

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

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

Women: 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), H7312 [20NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1360 [12MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Copyrights: provide copyright owners in sound recordings with the executive right to negotiate in the marketplace the public performance of their works by means of an audio transmission (see H.R. 3219), H6051 [30SE]

Tariff: acid black 132 (see H.R. 1056), H1330 [11MR]

——— acid black 194 (see H.R. 1058), H1330 [11MR]

——— acid blue 225 (see H.R. 1060), H1330 [11MR]

——— acid orange 116 (see H.R. 1059), H1330 [11MR]

——— direct black 22 (see H.R. 1061), H1330 [11MR]

——— direct red 243 (see H.R. 1042), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse blue 60 (see H.R. 1043), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse blue 79—1 (see H.R. 1044), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse blue 291—1 (see H.R. 1045), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse orange 29 (see H.R. 1046), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse orange 30 (see H.R. 1047), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse orange 73 (see H.R. 1048), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse red 60 (see H.R. 1049), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse red 73 (see H.R. 1050), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse red 92 (see H.R. 1051), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse red 167—1 (see H.R. 1052), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse red 177 (see H.R. 1053), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse violet 57 (see H.R. 1055), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse yellow 114 (see H.R. 1054), H1330 [11MR]

——— reactive blue 21 (see H.R. 1057), H1330 [11MR]

Cloture motions

Federal Housing Finance Agency: nomination to be Director, S7566 [28OC], S7706 [31OC], S8585 [10DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Tariff: acid black 132 (H.R. 1056), H1331 [11MR]

——— acid black 194 (H.R. 1058), H1331 [11MR]

——— acid blue 225 (H.R. 1060), H1331 [11MR]

——— acid orange 116 (H.R. 1059), H1331 [11MR]

——— direct black 22 (H.R. 1061), H1331 [11MR]

——— direct red 243 (H.R. 1042), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse blue 60 (H.R. 1043), H1330 [11MR]

——— disperse blue 79—1 (H.R. 1044), H1331 [11MR]

——— disperse blue 291—1 (H.R. 1045), H1331 [11MR]

——— disperse orange 29 (H.R. 1046), H1331 [11MR]

——— disperse orange 30 (H.R. 1047), H1331 [11MR]

——— disperse orange 73 (H.R. 1048), H1331 [11MR]

——— disperse red 60 (H.R. 1049), H1331 [11MR]

——— disperse red 73 (H.R. 1050), H1331 [11MR]

——— disperse red 92 (H.R. 1051), H1331 [11MR]

——— disperse red 167—1 (H.R. 1052), H1331 [11MR]

——— disperse red 177 (H.R. 1053), H1331 [11MR]

——— disperse violet 57 (H.R. 1055), H1331 [11MR]

——— disperse yellow 114 (H.R. 1054), H1331 [11MR]

——— reactive blue 21 (H.R. 1057), H1331 [11MR]

Letters

Nomination of Representative Watt to be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director: Gary Thomas, National Association of Realtors, S7696 [31OC]

——— Hugh L. McColl, Jr., S7697 [31OC]

——— Rick Judson, National Association of Home Builders, S7697 [31OC]

Motions

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4462 [11JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4389 [11JY]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: nomination to be Director, S7566 [28OC], S8584, S8585 [10DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4462 [11JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4377 [11JY]

Courts: modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency (H.R. 2871), H6973 [12NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4377, H4462 [11JY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H8087 [12DE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4389 [11JY]

Patents: allow a judge to consider dilatory or other abusive tactics by the prevailing party in determining whether to reduce or deny court fee awards, H7535, H7537 [5DE]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7520, H7534, H7535, H7537, H7550 [5DE]

Point of order, H4462 [11JY]

Supreme Court: extend authority of Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds (H.R. 2922), H6974 [12NO]

Winston-Salem, NC: anniversary, E636• [9MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H8086 [12DE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Federal Housing Finance Agency: nomination to be Director, S7584 [29OC], S7651, S7659 [30OC], S7692, S7694, S7696–S7698, S7700, S7702 [31OC], S7993 [13NO], S8294 [20NO], S8581, S8586, S8593 [10DE], S8624 [11DE]

Reports

Awards of Attorneys’ Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies: Henry Cohen, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), H7536 [5DE]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5799 [18JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Federal Housing Finance Agency: nomination to be Director, S8585 [10DE]

Tributes

Chambers, Julius L., E1331• [18SE]

Coble, Representative, H6974 [12NO]

Gray, William H., III, H4198 [8JY]

Moore, Roy D., E1298• [12SE]

Owens, Major R., H6809 [28OC]