WOLF, FRANK R. (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East: by, E914•–E916• [19JN]

Great Falls, VA, Memorial Day Service: Norman H. Smith, E802• [5JN]

Incredible Journey: Michael F. Murphy, E1633• [12NO]

Protect Religious Freedom: by, E1745•–E1747• [21NO]

——— Timothy M. Dolan, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, E1658• [14NO]

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5132 [30JY]

Appointments

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

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, H2706 [16MY]

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, H1802 [21MR]

Articles and editorials

Bar Awards Scholarships To Help Students Continue Beating the Odds, Leesburg (VA) Today, E774• [3JN]

Carmen Weinstein, Jewish Leader in Cairo, Dies at 82, Aya Batrawy, Washington (DC) Post, E467• [16AP]

Citizen Group Honors Local Law Enforcement, Val Van Meter, Winchester (VA) Star, E1675• [15NO]

Civilians in Sudan’s Darfur Region Face Wholesale Destruction, Eric Reeves, Washington (DC) Post, E1234• [2AU]

‘Epitome of Fairness’—Horne Retires, After Three Decades on Loudoun Bench, Erika Jacobson Moore, Leesburg (VA) Today, E1857•–E1859• [12DE]

Exiting Belle Grove Director Receives Praise, Laura McFarland, Winchester (VA) Star, E1064• [16JY]

Four Loudoun Students Awarded ‘‘Beat the Odds’’ Scholarships, Alanna Dvorak, Loudoun (VA) Times-Mirror, E773• [3JN]

Great Falls Marks Memorial Day, Alex McVeigh, Great Falls (VA) Connection, E803• [5JN]

Hardware Store Is a Family Affair, Sally Voth, Winchester (VA) Star, E1301• [12SE]

Hope Arrives for Refugees From Civil War-Torn Syria, Val Van Meter, Winchester (VA) Star, E1646• [13NO]

Investigating Benghazi—Why We Need a Select Committee, Fred Thompson, Real Clear Politics (Internet site), E41• [18JA]

Newtown Shooting Demands We Consider Our ‘‘Call of Duty’’ as Parents, Maureen Downey, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, E65• [25JA]

Police Search Officer’s Home, Peter Hermann, Ann Marimow, and Clarence Williams, Washington (DC) Post, E1811• [9DE]

Revolution and Entropy, Norman Pearlstine and Tarek el-Tablawy, Bloomberg Businessweek (publication), H255 [23JA]

Richard Williamson, R.I.P., Jennifer Rubin, Washington (DC) Post, E1852• [12DE]

Shipyard Lays Keel of the John Warner Submarine, Michael W. Shapiro, Newport News (VA) Daily Press, E340• [20MR]

Some South Korean POWs Still Trapped in the North, 60 Years After Armistice, Chico Harlan, Washington (DC) Post, E1075• [17JY]

Vice Chairman Joins in Opening Wounded Warrior Retreat, Amaani Lyle, American Forces Press Service (news service), E1354• [20SE]

Witnesses to Tiananmen Square Struggle With What To Tell Their Children, William Wan, Washington (DC) Post, E768• [3JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3357 [12JN]

Afridi, Shakeel: recognize heroism and call for release from custody by Pakistan (see H. Res. 86), H1399 [13MR]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H1360 [12MR]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6643 [16OC]

Armed Forces: allow suspension of pay and allowances of a member who is held in confinement pending trial by court-martial or by civil authority for any sex-related offense or capital offense (see H.R. 2777), H4856 [22JY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5348 [1AU]

——— award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. and clarify eligibility of such members for combat-related special compensation (see H.R. 3049), H5398 [2AU]

——— extend whistleblower protections to members that report potentially dangerous ideologically based threats or actions of another member against U.S. interests or security (see H.R. 704), H545 [14FE]

——— pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 2249), H5655 [18SE]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1360 [12MR]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1911 [10AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6644 [16OC]

Brumidi, Constantino: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of completion of ‘‘The Apotheosis of Washington’’ (see H. Res. 101), H5090 [25JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H32 [3JA]

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

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

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

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

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 3323), H7188 [18NO]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H370 [5FE]

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), H4488 [15JY]

——— oppose membership in U.N. Human Rights Council (see H. Res. 327), H6903 [29OC]

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), H1720 [20MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2486 [7MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H7508 [4DE]

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), H2720 [16MY]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H300 [29JA]

Courts: exempt election officials from Federal jury service (see H.R. 775), H595 [15FE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H1430 [14MR]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H2248 [23AP]

DEA: anniversary (see H. Res. 272), H3989 [20JN]

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), H5587 [17SE]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families (see H.R. 705), H545 [14FE]

Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1509), H1956 [11AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 610, 611), H454 [12FE]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H5052 [24JY]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H341 [4FE]

——— prohibit certain grants to States that do not provide for minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers (see H.R. 1311), H1993 [12AP]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3062), H5399 [2AU]

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), H1911 [10AP]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5884 [26SE]

Dept. of State: list Vietnam as a ‘‘Country of Particular Concern’’ relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 218), H2775 [17MY]

——— prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H3592 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3369), H7053 [13NO]

——— 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), H4726 [18JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4726 [18JY]

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), H2392 [26AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1426 [14MR]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7508 [4DE]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H2067 [16AP]

Economy: provide for fiscal gap and generational accounting analysis in the legislative process, the President’s budget, and annual long-term fiscal outlook reports (see H.R. 2967), H6957 [30OC]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1318 [6MR]

EPA: implement guidelines for specification of certain dredged or fill material disposal sites (see H.R. 2937), H7153 [15NO]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H3759 [18JN]

——— constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H4175 [28JN]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H6412 [8OC]

FDA: encourage use of abuse-deterrent formulations of drugs (see H. Res. 161), H2026 [15AP]

——— modify approval of any drug containing controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride to limit such approval to use for relief of severe-only pain (see H.R. 1366), H1823 [21MR]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4599 [17JY]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4599 [17JY]

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

——— ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 3573), H7352 [21NO]

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

——— provide that all employees shall be excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3290), H6545 [11OC]

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), H7312 [20NO]

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), H6644 [16OC]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2161 [18AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H7508 [4DE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H5554 [16SE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H224 [22JA]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 1951), H7188 [18NO] (see H.R. 3212), H6011 [28SE]

Health: incentivize the development of abuse-deterrent drugs (see H.R. 486), H1829 [21MR]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H2248 [23AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6775 [24OC]

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), H7110 [14NO]

India: praise religious diversity and commitment to tolerance and equality, and reaffirm need to protect the rights and freedoms of religious minorities (see H. Res. 417), H7187 [18NO]

Investments: prevent consideration of legislation that would tax or confiscate personal savings accounts or assets to provide financial relief for private businesses (see H. Res. 129), H1829 [21MR]

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), H2605 [14MY]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1721 [20MR]

——— support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and expression (see H. Res. 252), H3251 [6JN]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H3015 [3JN]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H4488 [15JY]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1224), H1548 [15MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn continuing acts of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H2125 [17AP]

——— continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 673), H550 [14FE]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H2575 [13MY]

Korea, Republic of: reaffirm commitment to military and economic security and congratulate on election of Park Geun-hye as President and welcome visit to Washington, DC (see H. Res. 200), H2571 [9MY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H3760 [18JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H2164 [19AP]

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

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H4214 [8JY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2959 [23MY]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1325), H1821 [21MR] (see H.R. 1428), H1856 [9AP]

Michael D. Resnick Terrorist Screening Center, Vienna, VA: designate (see H.R. 3096), H5546 [12SE]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5476 [10SE]

NASA: establish a plan to return to the Moon and develop a sustained human presence on the Moon (see H.R. 1446), H1857 [9AP]

——— preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the term of the Administrator (see H.R. 823), H658 [26FE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 359), H278 [23JA]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H370 [5FE]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1630 [19MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2125 [17AP]

National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (see H.R. 2447), H3988 [20JN]

National Security Agency: require Director and Inspector General to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate (see H.R. 3436), H7253 [19NO]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H7053 [13NO]

Oaths: require congressional approval prior to changes in oaths for military enlistment, civil service or uniformed services appointments, and appointment as a cadet or midshipman at military service academy (see H.R. 3416), H7053 [13NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H8112 [12DE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H4214 [8JY]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H7188 [18NO]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H7053 [13NO]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1906), H2567 [9MY]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H629 [25FE]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H3251 [6JN]

Social Security: 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), H2125 [17AP]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1911 [10AP]

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

Syria: establish a Syrian war crimes tribunal (see H. Con. Res. 51), H5434 [9SE]

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

——— provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1293), H1718 [20MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H4214 [8JY]

Terrorism: designate Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization and impose sanctions against persons that knowingly provide material support or resources to such group or its affiliates (see H.R. 3209), H6677 [22OC]

——— deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 3143), H6604 [15OC]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 188), H3655 [14JN]

——— urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 136), H3760 [18JN]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1720 [20MR]

Vietnam: prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act (see H.R. 1682), H2246 [23AP]

——— promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1897), H2533 [8MY]

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

Women: require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3404), H6952 [30OC]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1426 [14MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H7309 [20NO]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H177 [18JA]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H170 [15JA]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of Board of Directors (see H.R. 304), H170 [15JA]

——— provide for an Inspector General (see H.R. 302), H170 [15JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2787), H4978 [23JY]

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington’s Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February of each year (see H.R. 681), H501 [13FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (H.R. 301), H173 [15JA]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of Board of Directors (H.R. 304), H173 [15JA]

——— provide for an Inspector General (H.R. 302), H173 [15JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2787), H4979 [23JY]

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington’s Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February of each year (H.R. 681), H504 [13FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1329 [11MR], H1831 [25MR], H2573 [13MY], H5805 [23SE], H6777 [28OC]

Excerpts

‘‘Under Fire—The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi,’’ Fred Burton and Samuel M. Katz, E1078• [17JY]

Letters

Appoint special envoy to Sudan: by, E1234• [2AU]

Clarify statutory restrictions on bilateral cooperation with China and Chinese nationals relative to NASA: by, E1478•–E1480• [10OC]

Combat trafficking in persons: by, E1191• [1AU]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select) establishment: by, E937• [20JN]

Concern over potential U.S. visit by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir: several individuals, E1346• [19SE]

Dept. of State Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia establishment: by, E45• [22JA]

Eliminate statutory pay adjustment for federal employees: by, H522 [14FE]

FBI field offices investigated for violations relative to the Council on American-Islamic Relations: by, E1350• [19SE]

Foreign aid to Tunisia relative to cooperation with investigation into attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya: by, H255 [23JA]

Human rights violations in Vietnam: by, E1038• [10JY]

Obama administration policy on the bombing of North Sharafa, East Jebel Marra (Darfur): Eric Reeves, E1772•–E1774• [3DE]

Prioritization of combatting sex trafficking on the Internet: by, E1811•, E1812• [9DE]

Provide that Washington’s Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February of each year: David McCollough, E138• [13FE]

Require the President to use National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform recommendations for revenue and spending reforms as the framework for his budget request: by, H385 [6FE]

U.S. policy on Sudan: several human rights organizations, E426• [11AP]

Lists

House Select and Special Committees from 1963 to present, H6934 [30OC]

NSF Subcommittee on Youth Violence of the Advisory Committee to the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate participants, H813 [28FE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H1329 [11MR], H1831 [25MR], H2573 [13MY], H5805 [23SE]

Questions and answers

Investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, E1218• [2AU]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5778 [20SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6066 [1OC]

Armed Forces: anniversary of shooting down of Black Hawk helicopters in Somalia, E1563• [23OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), H6004 [28SE], H6387 [8OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E551• [25AP]

Bluemont, VA: opening of Boulder Crest Retreat for wounded warriors and families, E1354• [20SE]

Budget: require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), H385 [6FE], H1796• [21MR]

——— require the President to use National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform recommendations for revenue and spending reforms as the framework for his budget request, H385 [6FE], H1796• [21MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1796• [21MR]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, H2968 [3JN], E1162•–E1164• [30JY]

——— U.S. policy, E1162•–E1164• [30JY]

Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes: tribute, E1807• [5DE]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 36), H253 [23JA], H4489 [16JY], H5378 [2AU], H5533 [12SE], H5864 [26SE], H6931–H6934 [30OC], E41• [18JA], E937• [20JN], E1078• [17JY], E1142• [25JY], E1218• [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: allow use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S., H3072 [4JN]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families, H438 [12FE], E125• [12FE]

——— tribute to civilians serving along side Armed Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, E1126• [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3171, H3172 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after a certain date, to the U.S., H3171, H3172 [5JN]

Dept. of State: appoint special envoy to Sudan, E920• [19JN], E1051• [11JY], E1234• [2AU]

——— establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (H.R. 301), H5565 [17SE], H7561 [5DE], E31• [15JA], E284• [13MR]

——— list Vietnam as a ‘‘Country of Particular Concern’’ relative to religious freedom (H. Res. 218), E1037• [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: include Federal lands as part of plan to address new demands for oil and gas pipelines and transmission lines, H7288 [20NO]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), H7288• [20NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3072 [4JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: include in Quadrennial Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy the best estimate of expected increase in production of renewable energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, H7288• [20NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5129, H5130, H5132, H5143 [30JY]

Egypt: sentencing of nongovernmental organization workers to jail for involvement in pro-democracy organizations, H3020 [4JN]

——— U.S. policy, E283• [13MR]

FAA: low airspeed alert systems study funding, H5129 [30JY]

——— Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, H5129, H5130 [30JY]

Federal employees: appropriate funds necessary to ensure Federal employees continue to receive pay for service during a Government shutdown, H6004 [28SE]

——— eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H562 [15FE]

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

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6297 [5OC], H6387 [8OC]

Federal Highway Administration: administrative expenses funding, H5132 [30JY]

Firearms: role of mental health and exposure to violent media in mass shootings, H636 [26FE], H811–H813 [28FE]

Foreign countries: report on trip to Lebanon and Egypt, E280•–E285• [13MR]

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, E551• [25AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6066 [1OC], H6297 [5OC], H6571 [14OC]

Hatrick, Edgar B., III: Loudoun Laurels Foundation Loudoun Laurels Stewardship Medal recipient, E1395• [27SE]

Holder, Attorney General: prioritization of combatting sex trafficking on the Internet, E1811• [9DE]

Horseshoe Curve Benevolent Association: tribute to law enforcement personnel honorees, E1674• [15NO]

Human rights: combat trafficking in persons, E1190• [1AU]

Jno. S. Solenberger & Co., Inc.: anniversary, E1301• [12SE]

John Warner SSN–785 (vessel): keel laying ceremony for submarine at Newport News Shipbuilding (company), E340• [20MR]

Journal: question of approval, H2573 [13MY], H6777 [28OC]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: human rights violations, E1074• [17JY]

Leesburg, VA: anniversary of Leesburg Volunteer Fire Co., E1740• [21NO]

Libya: anniversary of attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H5533 [12SE]

——— investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H4489 [16JY], H4601 [18JY], H4823 [19JY], H4830 [22JY], H4860 [23JY], H4981 [24JY], H5096 [30JY], H5180 [31JY], H5272 [1AU], H5533, H5534, H5535 [12SE], H7695 [12DE], E1078• [17JY], E1142• [25JY]

Loudoun Bar Association: tribute to ‘‘Beat the Odds’’ scholarship recipients, E773• [3JN]

McLean, VA: anniversary of Shiloh Baptist Church, E1343• [19SE]

Memorial Day: observance, E802• [5JN]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of Board of Directors (H.R. 304), E34• [15JA]

——— provide for an Inspector General (H.R. 302), E33• [15JA]

NASA: clarify statutory restrictions on bilateral cooperation with China and Chinese nationals, E1478• [10OC]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, E65• [25JA]

NIH: 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), H7656 [11DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of human rights policies in Middle East, H4180 [8JY]

——— evaluation of U.S. policy on Sudan, E1051•–E1053• [11JY], E1234• [2AU]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H253 [23JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H6571 [14OC]

Project HOPE (nonprofit organization): tribute, E1645• [13NO]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, E619• [8MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, H5778 [20SE]

Securing America’s Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, H1796• [21MR]

Shear, David B.: call for removal as Ambassador to Vietnam, E1037• [10JY]

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington’s Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February of each year (H.R. 681), E137• [13FE]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7288• [20NO]

Sudan: U.S. policy, E425• [11AP], E1772• [3DE]

Syria: U.S. policy, E284• [13MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, E1558• [23OC]

Vietnam: U.S. policy, E1037• [10JY]

Votes: position on missed, H1597• [19MR], H2940• [23MY], H5895• [27SE], E799• [5JN]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H5143 [30JY]

Webb, Su: Loudoun Laurels Foundation Loudoun Laurels Stewardship Medal recipient, E1390• [27SE]

Winchester, VA: anniversary of Handley Regional Library, E1161• [30JY]

Reports

Congressional Delegation Trip to Sudan: by (2004), E1235•–E1237• [2AU]

Fort Hood Hero Says Obama ‘Betrayed’ Her, Other Victims: Ned Berkowitz and Brian Ross, ABC News, E125• [12FE]

Youth Violence—What We Need To Know: NSF (excerpt), H636 [26FE]

Reports filed

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2787) (H. Rept. 113–171), H4978 [23JY]

Statements

Black Hawk Down Twenty Years Later: William G. (Jerry) Boykin, E1563• [23OC]

Tributes

Emerson, Bill, H6929 [30OC]

Horne, Thomas D., E1857• [12DE]

McClung, Elizabeth, E1064• [16JY]

Mueller, Robert S., III, E1226• [2AU]

Murphy, Michael F., E1633• [12NO]

Palmer, Mark, E621• [8MY]

Skelton, Ike, H6929 [30OC]

Trolan, William L. (Lee), E1790• [4DE]

Vohden, Raymond A., E1779• [3DE]

Weinstein, Carmen, E467• [16AP]

White, Robert M., E1619• [30OC]

Williamson, Richard, E1852• [12DE]