WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2877 [22MY]

EPA: require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (H.R. 1582), H5247 [31JY]

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), H5066 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

Along N.J. Bay, Rising Sea Draws Ever Closer, Sandy Bauers, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, H3004 [3JN]

Spring Comes Sooner to Phila.—and That’s Not Good, Sandy Bauers, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, H3005 [3JN]

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), H7508 [4DE]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 2201), H2955 [23MY]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3760 [18JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H7311 [20NO]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H818 [28FE]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6344 [7OC]

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

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

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 198, 2324), H4726 [18JY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H5396 [2AU]

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

Aviation: allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports (see H.R. 2120), H7053 [13NO]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H410 [6FE]

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]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7312 [20NO]

Budget: prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7628 [10DE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H502 [13FE]

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), H2351 [25AP]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H5548 [12SE]

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

Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (see H.R. 2043), H6829 [28OC]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2571 [9MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H6289 [4OC]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H4214 [8JY]

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

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]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H1357 [12MR]

Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (see H.R. 399), H280 [23JA]

Credit: establish independent oversight of mortgage servicing companies subjected to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing (see H.R. 1706), H2297 [24AP]

——— 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), H301 [29JA]

Cyprus: support end of division (see H. Res. 308), H5404 [2AU]

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

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

——— modernize conservation programs, protect long term investments, increase small and midsize farmer’s access to programs, and prioritize modern-day conservation needs (see H.R. 1890), H2533 [8MY]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H2249 [23AP]

——— reform crop insurance program (see H.R. 1995), H2654 [15MY]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H3760 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2300 [24AP]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2913 [22MY]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H1956 [11AP]

——— 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]

——— establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1940), H2720 [16MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

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

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1477), H1909 [10AP]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H4488 [15JY]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see H.R. 1979), H4370 [10JY]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H3357 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 225), H178 [18JA]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants under the School-Based Health Centers Program (see H.R. 2632), H4524 [16JY]

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

——— 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]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 1019), H1320 [6MR]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 307), 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), H1837 [25MR]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see H.R. 297), H178 [18JA]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 720), H546 [14FE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H5655 [18SE]

——— 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), H3989 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H7188 [18NO]

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), H8138 [3JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 1521), H2913 [22MY]

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

——— make publicly available certain information about pending and completed claims for compensation (see H.R. 1623), H2913 [22MY]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 1809), 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), H2404 [3MY]

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 1824), H2965 [24MY]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies (see H.R. 1759), H2965 [24MY]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H3016 [3JN]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7446 [3DE]

Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 710), H545 [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]

FAA: issue regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas of Los Angeles County, CA (see H.R. 456), H341 [4FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 650), H7357 [21NO]

——— strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2342), H7357 [21NO]

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]

FCC: provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use (see H.R. 3674), H7607 [9DE]

——— reform and modernize Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program (see H.R. 1685), H2246 [23AP]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H4724 [18JY]

——— reauthorize user fee programs relating to generic new animal drugs (see H.R. 1408), H1856 [9AP]

——— reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs (see H.R. 1407), H1856 [9AP]

——— strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (see H.R. 3204), H5921 [27SE]

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

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6290 [4OC]

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), 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), H628 [25FE]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H628 [25FE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1829 [21MR]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H628 [25FE]

——— 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), H504 [13FE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H950 [4MR]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H628 [25FE]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H599 [15FE]

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), H5885 [26SE]

——— prohibit importation or exportation of mussels of a certain genus (see H.R. 1823), H3253 [6JN]

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), H5655 [18SE]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H3592 [13JN]

Health: expand eligibility and permit additional individuals to enroll in the preexisting condition insurance program to be funded by a temporary increase in the cigarette tax (see H.R. 1578), H2065 [16AP]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H4599 [17JY]

Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 1849), H2483 [7MY] (see H.R. 2754), H4825 [19JY]

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: 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 Day: observance (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3513), H7152 [15NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H1549 [15MR]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H1909 [10AP]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H4215 [8JY]

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

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H6454 [9OC]

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

——— improve U.S.-Israel energy cooperation (see H.R. 3677), H7607 [9DE] (see H.R. 3683), H7627 [10DE]

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

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1322 [6MR]

James ‘Jim’ Kohnen Post Office, Dublin, CA: designate (see H.R. 1671), H2246 [23AP]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1378), H1824 [21MR]

Los Angeles, CA: celebrate upcoming 2015 Special Olympics World Games (see H. Res. 317), H5050 [24JY]

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]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 2123), H7153 [15NO]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5049 [24JY]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H1630 [19MR]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H5922 [27SE]

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1550 [15MR]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 1803), H5589 [17SE]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 1356), H1823 [21MR]

NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 2031), H2717 [16MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 1648), H6998 [12NO]

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]

——— establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

Pensions: protect Federal and military retirees by expanding Truth in Lending Act disclosure provisions when a Federal or military pension is used as consideration by predatory lenders (see H.R. 3310), H6767 [23OC]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H5404 [2AU]

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 2044), H4488 [15JY]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H1911 [10AP]

——— 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 the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 268), H372 [5FE]

Postal Service: 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), H3096 [4JN]

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), H3357 [12JN]

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

Ryan, Leo J.: tribute (see H. Res. 423), H7252 [19NO]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2959 [23MY]

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

——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 1500), H1956 [11AP]

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2840 [21MY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2959 [23MY]

——— 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]

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), H2438 [6MY]

Taxation: 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), H594 [15FE]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H2719 [16MY]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2354 [25AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H2404 [3MY]

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

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

Transportation: allow local hiring for transportation projects (see H.R. 3620), H7364 [22NO]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 3484), H7188 [18NO]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H7394 [2DE]

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), H3358 [12JN]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2655 [15MY]

——— 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), H4177 [28JN]

——— 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]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 235), H224 [22JA]

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

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

——— 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), H3289 [11JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3929 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FDA: enhance reporting requirements pertaining to use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals (see H.R. 820), H658 [26FE]

Firearms: provide protection from gun violence by banning access to certain weapons, strengthening mental health infrastructure, and improving the understanding of gun violence (see H.R. 2910), H5341 [1AU]

Iran: observe Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, acknowledge the Cyrus Cylinder as a symbol of respect for human rights and religious tolerance, and recognize U.S. tour of the Cyrus Cylinder (see H. Res. 130), H1719 [20MR]

Kelley, Allan B.: relief (see H.R. 1207), H1428 [14MR]

Medicare: require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H2066 [16AP]

Constitutional authority statements

FDA: enhance reporting requirements pertaining to use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals (H.R. 820), H659 [26FE]

Firearms: provide protection from gun violence by banning access to certain weapons, strengthening mental health infrastructure, and improving the understanding of gun violence (H.R. 2910), H5345 [1AU]

Kelley, Allan B.: relief (H.R. 1207), H1430 [14MR]

Medicare: require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (H.R. 1588), H2066 [16AP]

Letters

Safeguarding America’s Pharmaceuticals Act: several organizations, H2982, H2983 [3JN]

——— Stanley C. Weisser, California State Board of Pharmacy, H2981 [3JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3866 [19JN]

Air pollution: require offset of greenhouse gas emissions from increased use of tar sands crude transported through Keystone XL Pipeline, H2877, H2878 [22MY]

Animals: improve sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees, H6967• [12NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5998 [28SE], H6141 [2OC], H6331 [7OC], H8081 [12DE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E539• [24AP]

B’nai B’rith International: anniversary, E1487• [11OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H8081 [12DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1706 [20MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: funding, H6141 [2OC]

Clean Air Act: impact, H3982 [20JN], H6760 [23OC]

Climate: GAO inclusion of global warming on high-risk list and Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change assessment of government entities confronting threat, H601 [25FE]

——— global warming, H569 [15FE], H1848 [9AP], H2106 [17AP], H2414 [6MY], H3004 [3JN], H3982 [20JN], H5055 [25JY], H5374 [2AU], H5575 [17SE], H6010 [28SE], H6760 [23OC], H7402 [3DE], H7510 [5DE], H7679 [11DE], E1048• [11JY]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, H3669 [17JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2867, H2870, H2877, H2878 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve Environmental Quality Incentives Program, H3866 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit giving veto power over EPA energy-related rules, H5243, H5247 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network, H6967• [12NO]

——— establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 225), H324• [4FE]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, E1207• [2AU]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (S. 330), H6970• [12NO]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), H199• [22JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), Senate amendment, H835• [4MR]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (H.R. 297), H320• [4FE]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 252), H6967• [12NO]

Dept. of State: affirm that scientific and technical studies and analyses support that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is an environmentally sound project, H2877 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: require public disclosure of chemicals in hydraulic fracturing fluids, E1727• [21NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5370 [2AU]

Diseases: extend authorities relative to global HIV/AIDS and promote oversight of U.S. programs (S. 1545), H7237• [19NO]

——— pancreatic cancer research funding, E1207• [2AU]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, E244• [5MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), E1048• [11JY]

EPA: make all estimates and data of the economic impact of energy-related rules publicly available, H5285, H5286 [1AU]

——— prohibit the use of the ‘‘social cost of carbon’’ valuation, H5287, H5288 [1AU]

——— require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (H.R. 1582), H5243, H5245, H5247 [31JY], H5285, H5286, H5287, H5288 [1AU]

FDA: enhance reporting requirements pertaining to use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals (H.R. 820), H2991 [3JN]

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

——— reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs (S. 622), H2991 [3JN]

——— strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals, H5965 [28SE]

——— strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1919), H2979, H2981 [3JN]

——— strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (S. 957), H2979 [3JN]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies, H5965 [28SE]

——— strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), H5960, H5961, H5965 [28SE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5281 [1AU]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H565• [15FE]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide, E539• [24AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6141 [2OC], H6331 [7OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2682 [16MY]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E408• [10AP]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H107• [15JA]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), H5524 [12SE]

International Day of the Girl Child: observance, E1489• [11OC]

International Energy Agency: release of report on progress of global climate change and recommendations for global energy policies, H3982–H3984 [20JN]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (H.R. 1580), H2584• [14MY]

Israel: independence anniversary, H2022• [15AP]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Yeshiva University High School Panthers for Israel, E716• [21MY]

Medicaid: reform, H1706 [20MR]

Medicare: reform, H1706 [20MR]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H8081 [12DE]

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), H7315, H7317, H7319, H7320 [21NO]

NIH: funding, H7657, H7679 [11DE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), H6141 [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), H7657 [11DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of environmental and climate policies, H4189 [8JY]

Orphan Drug Act: anniversary, E13• [4JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H7129 [15NO]

——— delay implementation, H5998 [28SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4554 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4554 [17JY]

——— improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting condition for coverage, H5998 [28SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2682 [16MY]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (H.R. 1150), H2991 [3JN]

Power resources: promote clean energy sources in order to combat effects of climate change, H1534 [15MR]

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), H5056, H5057, H5058, H5059, H5060, H5066 [25JY]

——— ensure State coal ash permit programs meet requirements necessary to protect human health and the environment, H5066 [25JY]

——— require States to update certification documents with the EPA including an emergency action plan for coal ash impoundments leaks or spills, H5066 [25JY]

Santa Monica, CA: condemn shootings at Santa Monica College and express condolences to victims’ families, H3933 [20JN]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), motion to recommit, E1727• [21NO]

StayUNITED (organization): tribute, E1418• [2OC]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H8081 [12DE]

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 235), H443• [12FE]

Votes: position on missed, H2894• [22MY], H4106• [27JN]

Statements

Condemn Iran’s Development of Nuclear Weapons: Several Yeshiva University High School Students, E716• [21MY]

Safeguarding America’s Pharmaceuticals Act: Pew Charitable Trust, H2981 [3JN]

Tributes

Crenshaw, Walter, Jr., E1536• [22OC]

Firestein, Steven, E180• [25FE]

Klugman, Jack, E13• [4JA]

Odom, John, E1148• [26JY]

Parsons, John, E1415• [2OC]

Trimborn, Bob, E1065• [16JY]