CARTWRIGHT, MATTHEW A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2630 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Force: make competitive grants to support research and development, education, and training to produce a bio-based aviation fuel for use by the Air Force (see H.R. 3125), H73 [8JA]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H1770 [11FE]

Americorps: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4054), H1770 [11FE]

Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H7434 [10SE]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2841), H5725 [24JN]

——— allow aliens granted deferred action and work authorization to be appointed to and attend a military service academy and to be appointed as a commissioned officer (see H.R. 4723), H7129 [30JY]

——— codify the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program to assist spouses of members in pursuing educational opportunities and career training (see H.R. 4818), H7189 [31JY]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H7188 [31JY]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 3352), H2199 [5MR]

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 3852), H7128 [30JY]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 3172), H5826 [3JY]

Bankruptcy: provide protections for medically distressed debtors (see H.R. 4917), H6746 [23JY]

BLM: adjust minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation (see H.R. 3859), H2486 [14MR]

Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 572), H7388 [9SE]

Budget: alleviate the sequester through offsets from restricting use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 3666), H474 [15JA]

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see H.R. 4607), H4015 [8MY]

Burma: call for an end to the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect of internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups (see H. Res. 418), H225 [14JA]

Business and industry: impose a tax on certain trading transactions to strengthen financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and stop the shrinking of the middle class (see H.R. 1579), H7041 [29JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4188), H7041 [29JY]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 3870), H223 [14JA]

Children and youth: expand and improve Federal programs to reduce child hunger (see H.R. 4249), H2433 [13MR]

——— provide for identification and dissemination of best practices for medical professionals and other health care providers relative to neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 4888), H6860 [25JY]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H7188 [31JY]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2734), H73 [8JA]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5271), H7125 [30JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2362 [12MR]

Colleges and universities: exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements (see H.R. 3371), H2746 [27MR]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H3448 [6MY]

Conservation of energy: improve energy efficiency of multifamily housing (see H.R. 5004), H5818 [26JN]

Contracts: provide for compensation of Federal contractor employees that were placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3500), H2611 [24MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps/Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) community gardens in high poverty areas program (see H.R. 4084), H1937 [25FE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 29), H2855 [2AP]

——— require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see H.R. 3331), H7041 [29JY]

Corps of Engineers: update and improve reservoir operations (see H.R. 3988), H4017 [8MY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H5725 [24JN]

——— prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see H.R. 4895), H6656 [22JY]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H1772 [11FE]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4864), H7129 [30JY]

Credit: allow homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure to avoid deficiency judgments (see H.R. 4334), H2744 [27MR]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 645), H2001 [26FE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H1512 [29JA]

——— remove knowledge of age as an element of the offense for sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion (see H.R. 1690), H1687 [6FE]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 467), H1720 [10FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: preserve access of victims of trafficking to information about their eligibility to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 5238), H7129 [30JY]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H473 [15JA]

——— provide grants to enhance the most effective freezing methods to improve access to affordable and locally produced specialty crops (see H.R. 2147), H7893 [18SE]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 4886), H7893 [18SE]

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), H5725 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see H.R. 4217), H3448 [6MY]

——— require payment of full amount of separation pay otherwise due to former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5009), H7129 [30JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5320 [11JN]

——— allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 3401), H7893 [18SE]

——— authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 3047), H73 [8JA]

——— authorize use of funds for inclusion in domestic violence education programs of information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3297), H7434 [10SE]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1592 [4FE]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 5269), H7456 [11SE]

——— establish a grant program for career education in computer science (see H.R. 4929), H7893 [18SE]

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see H.R. 3921), H3409 [1MY]

——— establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 1243), H20 [7JA]

——— establish Office of School Discipline Policy (see H.R. 3153), H474 [15JA]

——— establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 4259), H7434 [10SE]

——— establish task force to share best practices on computer programming and coding for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3734), H1481 [28JA]

——— expand and improve Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 4373), H3365 [30AP]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H2257 [6MR]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3538), H1545 [3FE]

——— provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2878), H1659 [5FE]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4515), H7455 [11SE]

——— provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 115), H1719 [10FE]

——— provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students (see H.R. 5370), H7434 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 4680), H7041 [29JY]

——— increase funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program for child care for families with infants or toddlers (see H.R. 5000), H7529 [15SE]

——— 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), H1772 [11FE]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3854), H4910 [28MY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H1687 [6FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H5065 [30MY]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a demonstration program to enter into budget-neutral, performance-based contracts for energy and water conservation improvements for multifamily residential units (see H.R. 5104), H6746 [23JY]

——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 4462), H7434 [10SE]

——— support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H7434 [10SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 3902), H1773 [11FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to provide older individuals with training in computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and resume writing (see H.R. 3955), H7529 [15SE]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H7434 [10SE]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H21 [7JA]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 5327), H7530 [15SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H3409 [1MY]

——— identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and coordinate rapid response to these emergencies (see H.R. 5156), H7190 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H4017 [8MY]

——— use revenue generated by certain fines, penalties, and settlements to fund evidence-based youth mentoring projects, justice reinvestment efforts, and medical research and development (see H.R. 3580), H2991 [7AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H7041 [29JY]

——— establish innovation in surface transportation program (see H.R. 4726), H7129 [30JY]

——— require States with an increase in fatalities or serious injuries of pedestrians or users of nonmotorized transportation to address increase in State strategic highway safety plans (see H.R. 4507), H5820 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to reduce shortage of psychiatrists in Veterans Health Administration by offering competitive employment incentives to certain psychiatrists (see H.R. 4234), H7189 [31JY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5725 [24JN]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3600), H1881 [21FE]

——— conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H3195 [10AP]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3384), H7041 [29JY]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H20 [7JA]

——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 3451), H2488 [18MR]

——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see H.R. 3456), H6107 [10JY]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4793), H7434 [10SE]

——— make certain clarifications and improvements in academic and vocational counseling programs (see H.R. 3399), H1431 [27JA]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 4356), H7529 [15SE]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts and include mental health professionals in training programs (see H.R. 3499), H21 [7JA]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 5059), H7129 [30JY]

——— improve health care by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care (see H.R. 3516), H7041 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (see H.R. 375), H1687 [6FE]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see H.R. 2322), H7241 [1AU]

Diseases: develop international plans of action to address Alzheimer’s disease and dementia (see H. Res. 489), H4061 [9MY]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8133 [19NO]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 4814), H7893 [18SE]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H7434 [10SE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H7434 [10SE]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California and other affected Western States (see H.R. 4239), H2432 [13MR]

Drugs: exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H7389 [9SE]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H7619 [16SE]

Education: establish grants to assist in cost of compensation paid by employers to recent college graduates and to provide funding for further education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 5540), H7882 [18SE]

——— support the community schools model (see H.R. 3873), H223 [14JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H6816 [24JY]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5159), H7041 [29JY]

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H7041 [29JY]

——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 2852), H5769 [25JN]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H8932 [9DE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7128 [30JY]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H163 [10JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2342), H7893 [18SE]

FDA: approve certain drugs and biological products for use in a limited population of patients to address increases in bacterial and fungal resistance to drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3742), H8133 [19NO]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H224 [14JA]

FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 648), H2746 [27MR]

Federal agencies and departments: authorize any office which owns or operates a parking area for the use of its employees to install, construct, operate, and maintain a battery recharging station (see H.R. 4645), H5495 [18JN]

——— establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 4732), H7189 [31JY]

Federal aid programs: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (see H.R. 5564), H7883 [18SE]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4306), H2695 [26MR]

——— index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees entitled to a deferred annuity who died after leaving the Government before establishing a claim (see H.R. 26), H224 [14JA]

——— provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3563), H1592 [4FE]

——— repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (see H.R. 5338), H7242 [1AU]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H7041 [29JY]

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), H224 [14JA]

Financial institutions: expand the purposes of advances and collateral available to community development financial institutions (see H.R. 3656), H1939 [25FE]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 721), H7454 [11SE]

——— provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees (see H.R. 1538), H7892 [18SE]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H7041 [29JY]

Forest Service: amend the Forest Legacy Program to authorize States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the program (see H.R. 4551), H7619 [16SE]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H7455 [11SE]

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see H.R. 4023), H6746 [23JY]

Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy and energy efficiency projects (see H.R. 4522), H4017 [8MY]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H7619 [16SE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H7529 [15SE]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H6107 [10JY]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H7434 [10SE]

Higher Education Act: establish requirements for preferred banking arrangements (see H.R. 4714), H4828 [22MY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H5877 [8JY]

House of Representatives: mandate all Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics (House) (see H.R. 5095), H6816 [24JY]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 436), H1432 [27JA] (see H. Res. 777), H9044 [10DE]

Immigration: establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 3914), H1881 [21FE]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2936), H73 [8JA]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H21 [7JA]

——— 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), H225 [14JA]

Iraq: protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 683), H7242 [1AU]

Joseph F. Weis, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 5146), H7129 [30JY]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8133 [19NO]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7434 [10SE]

Medicaid: provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see H.R. 3912), H7434 [10SE]

Medicare: delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H2645 [25MR]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H2258 [6MR]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 5227), H7434 [10SE]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H7041 [29JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H1719 [10FE]

——— extend the hold harmless provision for small rural hospitals and sole community hospitals under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2578), H163 [10JA]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H1938 [25FE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2361 [12MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H7619 [16SE]

——— provide coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice (see H.R. 2619), H7529 [15SE]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H1772 [11FE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H1512 [29JA]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3710), H1687 [6FE]

——— treat audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing services, improve access to audiology services available for coverage, and enable beneficiaries to have their choice of audiologists (see H.R. 5304), H7181 [31JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H2991 [7AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H7434 [10SE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5598 [20JN]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H135 [9JA]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 5060), H6217 [14JY]

Motor vehicles: reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (see H.R. 4056), H7434 [10SE]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 563), H3408 [1MY]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 473), H1592 [4FE]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H6400 [17JY]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H20 [7JA]

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H225 [14JA]

National First Responders Day: designate (see H.R. 4109), H2064 [27FE]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H7041 [29JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority (see H.R. 4364), H6746 [23JY]

National Park Service: enhance and clarify ability to work with nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and volunteers to advance programs and projects (see H.R. 4614), H6353 [16JY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H2303 [11MR]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 64), H73 [8JA]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3198 [10AP]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H7434 [10SE]

NIST: provide support for organizations to promote the Manufacturing Skills Certification System (see H.R. 3244), H1881 [21FE]

NOAA: establish a National Flood Research and Education Center (see H.R. 3034), H73 [8JA]

——— establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 4461), H4017 [8MY]

NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 4833), H7529 [15SE]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 3850), H7128 [30JY]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 4122), H7619 [16SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employees’ dependents access to tax credits if the cost of family coverage through the employer is greater than a certain percentage of household income (see H.R. 4865), H5363 [12JN]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H6746 [23JY]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H21 [7JA]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1573), H2302 [11MR]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H5065 [30MY]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1657 [5FE]

Postal Service: provide that the Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services (see H.R. 5179), H7129 [30JY]

——— take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7980 [13NO]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4426), H3057 [8AP]

——— use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 4956), H5724 [24JN]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H7434 [10SE]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see H.R. 5395), H7240 [1AU]

Public debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see H.R. 3372), H1772 [11FE]

Public utilities: provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information and allow for the adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers manage energy usage (see H.R. 5073), H6106 [10JY]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3929), H5819 [26JN]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H3058 [8AP]

Refugees: establish processes for certain aliens located in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, or Syria to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 5430), H7940 [12NO]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7389 [9SE]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (see H.R. 3654), H6352 [16JY]

——— provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2368), H5725 [24JN]

Roads and highways: encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (see H.R. 4790), H7434 [10SE]

Schools: clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 4172), H7041 [29JY]

Science: improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see H.R. 5451), H7677 [17SE]

Secure Water Act: reauthorize and update certain provisions (see H.R. 4258), H2484 [14MR]

Small business: require the use of two-phase selection procedures when design-build contracts are suitable for award to small business concerns (see H.R. 2750), H7041 [29JY]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 5024), H7189 [31JY]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H7129 [30JY]

——— continue to make Social Security number printouts and benefit verification letters available at field offices (see H.R. 4964), H6977 [28JY]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1881 [21FE]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2855 [2AP]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H7128 [30JY]

Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide skills training for students (see H.R. 1271), H7892 [18SE]

——— allow the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans or Ready Reserve or National Guard members, make such credit permanent, and expand and make permanent the employer wage credit for active duty servicemen (see H.R. 3649), H7619 [16SE]

——— disallow a deduction for any fine paid by an owner of a professional sports franchise (see H.R. 4544), H7129 [30JY]

——— encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 118), H2257 [6MR]

——— exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (see H.R. 1212), H7455 [11SE]

——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 2509), H1592 [4FE]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H6746 [23JY]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H7188 [31JY]

——— extend expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 4019), H1686 [6FE]

——— extend research credit, increase and make permanent alternative simplified research credit and provide for a biotechnology consortium research credit (see H.R. 3757), H1432 [27JA]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 880), H9045 [10DE]

——— increase and extend new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles credit and enable such credit to be converted to a rebate at the point of sale (see H.R. 4584), H7129 [30JY]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 4933), H5597 [20JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H1772 [11FE]

——— modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 4145), H7242 [1AU]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 4679), H7389 [9SE]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries and transfer such revenues to Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 4985), H5817 [26JN]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7129 [30JY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H7129 [30JY]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds and provide recovery zone economic development bonds for certain cities (see H.R. 5330), H7242 [1AU]

——— prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (see H.R. 1556), H6297 [15JY]

——— provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 5287), H7190 [31JY]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H3448 [6MY]

——— provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses (see H.R. 5365), H7183 [31JY]

——— provide for tax preferred savings accounts for dependent youth (see H.R. 4129), H7189 [31JY]

——— provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 3015), H224 [14JA]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 3726), H2098 [28FE]

——— reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 1555), H6297 [15JY]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H1481 [28JA]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H3365 [30AP]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H7434 [10SE]

Transportation: allow local hiring for transportation projects (see H.R. 3620), H5725 [24JN]

——— ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H2148 [4MR]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 4026), H7041 [29JY]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H4476 [19MY]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see H.R. 5395), H7240 [1AU]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: establish procedures for class actions (see H.R. 5088), H7190 [31JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H134 [9JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H1432 [27JA] (see H. Res. 777), H9044 [10DE]

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. 303), H7188 [31JY]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 3383), H5819 [26JN]

——— improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 5375), H7184 [31JY]

——— provide tax credit to encourage private employers to hire veterans and clarify reasonable efforts employers may make under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 4110), H7893 [18SE]

Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 281), H2001 [26FE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H5769 [25JN]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: exempt nonprofit low-income housing providers from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements (see H.R. 3529), H73 [8JA]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H3058 [8AP]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H7894 [18SE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H7893 [18SE]

——— prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H7893 [18SE]

William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4838), H5318 [11JN]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8868 [8DE]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H73 [8JA]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1229), H1772 [11FE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H2744 [27MR]

——— 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), H1431 [27JA]

——— support equal pay, fair treatment in workplace, access to paid family and medical leave, retirement security, and fair access to business capital and Federal contracts (see H. Res. 507), H2256 [6MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H7434 [10SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H2362 [12MR]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H1938 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: require reporting of bullying to appropriate authorities and assist with equal protection claims against entities who fail to respond appropriately to bullying (see H.R. 4756), H5022 [29MY]

Clean Energy Consortia: establish (see H.R. 5548), H7882 [18SE]

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 5065), H6105 [10JY]

Courts: clarify meaning of the term ‘‘prevailing party’’ relative to recovery of attorneys’ fees (see H.R. 5187), H6813 [24JY]

——— prohibit from making an award of costs to a defendant except on a finding that an action was brought in bad faith relative to debt collection (see H.R. 4624), H4057 [9MY]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H6397 [17JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4904), H5557 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 4852), H5362 [12JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 4162), H2255 [6MR]

——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 4092), H2000 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families (see H.R. 4010), H1686 [6FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H5816 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: address the skills gap by providing recommendations to increase on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities and employer participation in education and workforce training (see H.R. 4541), H3407 [1MY]

——— ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see H.R. 5751), H8169 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 5432), H7432 [10SE]

——— protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices (see H.R. 5708), H7995 [14NO]

Depts. of Labor and HHS: draft disclosures describing the rights and liabilities of customers of domestic care services and require such services to provide such disclosures in their contracts (see H.R. 3828), H134 [9JA]

Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 4040), H1769 [11FE]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose details of, and tax treatment of payments under, settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies and require explanations of confidentiality of such settlements (see H.R. 4324), H2743 [27MR]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish a moratorium on foreclosure of mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on homes of individuals who have lost their unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4255), H2484 [14MR]

Investments: exempt certain college savings plans from asset limitations when determining SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, or LIHEAP eligibility (see H.R. 5783), H8365 [3DE]

Medicaid: ensure beneficiaries have the opportunity to receive care in home and community-based settings (see H.R. 5547), H7882 [18SE]

Medicare: permit the phase-in for changes in hospital wage index classification from rural to urban without requiring waiver of a wage index increase (see H.R. 5531), H7882 [18SE]

Motor vehicles: enhance the early warning reporting requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 5848), H9302 [11DE]

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 538), H2914 [3AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3953), H1480 [28JA]

Pensions: reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (see H.R. 5828), H9044 [10DE]

Science: support innovation (see H.R. 5812), H8930 [9DE]

Senior citizens: develop and test expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older individuals to coordinate care and improve efficiency (see H.R. 4445), H3195 [10AP]

Taxation: strengthen rules for approved structured settlement factoring transactions (see H.R. 3897), H1240 [16JA]

Water: prioritize assessment of quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources and produce a national water census to address inevitable challenges of ‘‘Peak Water’’ (see H. Res. 593), H4829 [22MY]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 5314), H7181 [31JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Clean Energy Consortia: establish (H.R. 5548), H7888 [18SE]

Courts: clarify meaning of the term ‘‘prevailing party’’ relative to recovery of attorneys’ fees (H.R. 5187), H6815 [24JY]

——— prohibit from making an award of costs to a defendant except on a finding that an action was brought in bad faith relative to debt collection (H.R. 4624), H4059 [9MY]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (H.R. 5130), H6399 [17JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (H.R. 4904), H5558 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (H.R. 4852), H5363 [12JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (H.R. 4162), H2257 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families (H.R. 4010), H1686 [6FE]

——— ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (H.R. 5751), H8170 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (H.R. 5432), H7433 [10SE]

——— protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices (H.R. 5708), H7996 [14NO]

Investments: exempt certain college savings plans from asset limitations when determining SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, or LIHEAP eligibility (H.R. 5783), H8365 [3DE]

Medicaid: ensure beneficiaries have the opportunity to receive care in home and community-based settings (H.R. 5547), H7888 [18SE]

Medicare: permit the phase-in for changes in hospital wage index classification from rural to urban without requiring waiver of a wage index increase (H.R. 5531), H7888 [18SE]

Motor vehicles: enhance the early warning reporting requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers (H.R. 5848), H9303 [11DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (H.R. 3953), H1480 [28JA]

Pensions: reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (H.R. 5828), H9045 [10DE]

Science: support innovation (H.R. 5812), H8931 [9DE]

Taxation: strengthen rules for approved structured settlement factoring transactions (H.R. 3897), H1242 [16JA]

Letters

Unemployment benefits extension: Carol Blankenhorn, H123 [9JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3949 [8MY]

Remarks

Allentown, PA: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 375, E1520• [12NO]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, E1841• [12DE]

Barone, Angelo (Abe): French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E880• [30MY]

Brotherhood of Chefs of Northeastern Pennsylvania (organization): tribute to ‘‘Cooking for a Cause’’ fundraising event, E249• [26FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3135 [9AP]

Cancer Support Community (organization): anniversary, E603• [28AP]

Carbondale, IL: anniversary of Carbondale Public Library, E560• [9AP]

Casey, Shawn: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E395• [14MR]

Chattanooga, TN: Volkswagen of America, Inc., plant workers vote on union representation, H2057 [27FE]

Crossin, Richard F.: Greater Wilkes-Barre, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E389• [14MR]

Dente, Blaise A.: UNICO National (organization) Man of the Year Award recipient, E1807• [12DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (H.R. 4092), H5604 [23JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit Distressed Asset Stabilization Program funding to pay FHA mortgage insurance claims unless loans are compliant with loss mitigation requirements, H5226 [10JN]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (H.R. 5751), E1660• [20NO]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), Senate amendment, E1841• [12DE]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2630 [25MR]

Dept. of Transportation: modify minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property (H.R. 2730), H5174 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement regulations that increase minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of passengers or property, H5174 [9JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5174 [9JN], H5226 [10JN]

Dunsmuir, Kathy: Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization) Distinguished Leadership Award recipient, E920• [9JN]

Easton, PA: anniversary of Temple Covenant of Peace, E1536• [12NO]

Education: Pell Grants funding, H3136 [9AP]

Escambia County, FL: convey certain property formerly part of Santa Rosa National Monument and conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance (H.R. 2954), H1663 [6FE]

Federal agencies and departments: implement government-wide resiliency, preparedness, and risk management priorities to address risks posed by extreme weather, H4484 [20MY]

Grimes, Charles J.: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) W. Francis Swingle Award recipient, E393• [14MR]

Joyce, Joseph J., Jr.: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E398• [14MR]

Luzerne County, PA: tribute to emergency responders and public safety telecommunicators, E554• [9AP]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H2057, H2058 [27FE]

NOAA: climate research funding, H4894 [28MY]

O’Gurek, Bobby: Panther Valley Irish American Association Shamrock Award recipient, E387• [14MR]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1977 [26FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3135 [9AP]

Schuylkill County, PA: tribute to Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E953• [11JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4894 [28MY]

Scranton, PA: tribute to St. Clare/St. Paul School boys’ basketball team, E508• [3AP]

Solano, Patrick J.: Pittston (PA) Dispatch Joseph F. Saporito Lifetime of Service Award recipient, E252• [26FE]

States: allow to retain current Dept. of the Interior surface mining stream buffer zone rule unless State has program with greater stream protection, H2630 [25MR]

——— maintain ability to issue surface mining stream buffer zone rules beyond Federal standards, H2630 [25MR]

Stitzer, John L.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E889• [30MY]

Taxation: simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), H3949 [8MY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H123 [9JA], H191 [14JA], H2309 [12MR], H3949 [8MY]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3824), unanimous-consent request, H248 [15JA]

Wenzel, David J.: Amos Lodge Americanism Award recipient, E713• [8MY]

World War II: anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, E1532• [12NO]

Yanni, Palma: UNICO National (organization) Scranton, PA, chapter Lady of the Year award recipient, E158• [4FE]

Subpoena Notices

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Luzerne, H2489 [21MR]

Tributes

Ambrosino, Carmen F., E15• [8JA]

Banick, Thomas, E127• [28JA]

Chesko, Francis, E1796• [12DE]

Cohen, Daniel E., E596• [28AP]

DeRenzis, Alfred, E896• [30MY]

Gannon, Margaret, E694• [6MY]

Glowinski, David E., E1756• [9DE]

Gülen, Fethullah, E1633• [19NO]

Heuberger, John, E1412• [16SE]

Jallen, Stephanie, E253• [26FE]

Klapat, Alan, E721• [8MY]

Ostrum, John, E721• [8MY]

Price, John H., E588• [28AP]

Pullo, Augustine, E896• [30MY]

Quinnan, Edward, E896• [30MY]

Seip, Starr, E1233• [25JY]

Zaloga, Edward J., E420• [24MR]