CASTRO, JOAQUIN (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), H1577 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H135 [9JA]

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]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of additional persons residing in the U.S. and lawfully admit for permanent residence certain enlistees who are not citizens or other nationals of the U.S. (see H.R. 435), H1481 [28JA]

——— authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H2962 [4AP]

Cesar Chavez Day: observance (see H. Res. 529), H2744 [27MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2148 [4MR]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2696 [26MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H3446 [6MY]

——— 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), H1241 [16JA]

——— expand and improve Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 4373), H2853 [2AP]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 4902), H5556 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities (see H.R. 4936), H6108 [10JY]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to carry out employment training programs to assist the long-term unemployed obtain skills and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in high-growth sectors of the economy (see H.R. 3888), H472 [15JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H3144 [9AP]

——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 3451), H2915 [3AP]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see H. Res. 559), H3365 [30AP]

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H7188 [31JY]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (see H.R. 4199), H2486 [14MR]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H5069 [2JN]

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

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), H1777 [14FE]

George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 78), H2991 [7AP]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 723), H7528 [15SE]

Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H4785 [21MY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H6137 [11JY]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3058 [8AP]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H2002 [26FE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1431 [27JA]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2915 [3AP]

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

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H2991 [7AP]

Power resources: establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 4648), H4059 [9MY]

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), H7434 [10SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2645 [25MR]

Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX: designate (see H.R. 4651), H6297 [15JY]

Taxation: make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H3409 [1MY]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 4026), H2258 [6MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H1243 [16JA]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H224 [14JA]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H6137 [11JY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6400 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

AID: establish the U.S. Global Development Lab (see H.R. 4905), H5557 [19JN]

Armed Forces: 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), H4828 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: award interest-free student loans to certain students (see H.R. 5568), H7883 [18SE]

Education: award grants to improve childhood care and education for local governments and local educational agencies (see H.R. 4965), H5767 [25JN]

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs (see H.R. 5217), H6976 [28JY]

Patents: advance public health by encouraging independent innovators to pursue drug repurposing research and develop new treatments and cures by providing intellectual property protections for those innovations (see H.R. 4287), H2610 [24MR]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4469), H3196 [10AP]

Constitutional authority statements

AID: establish the U.S. Global Development Lab (H.R. 4905), H5558 [19JN]

Armed Forces: 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 (H.R. 4723), H4829 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: award interest-free student loans to certain students (H.R. 5568), H7889 [18SE]

Education: award grants to improve childhood care and education for local governments and local educational agencies (H.R. 4965), H5769 [25JN]

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs (H.R. 5217), H6977 [28JY]

Patents: advance public health by encouraging independent innovators to pursue drug repurposing research and develop new treatments and cures by providing intellectual property protections for those innovations (H.R. 4287), H2610 [24MR]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4469), H3198 [10AP]

Remarks

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), motion to instruct conferees, H5427 [18JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3030 [8AP]

China: urge respect for freedom of assembly, expression, and religion, all human rights and the rule of law, and stop censoring discussion of 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations and their violent suppression (H. Res. 599), H4853, H4855 [28MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H5427 [18JN]

Education: award grants to improve childhood care and education for local governments and local educational agencies (H.R. 4965), H5736 [25JN]

——— Pell Grants funding, H3030 [8AP]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 700), H7198 [1AU]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 700), H7198 [1AU]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), H7198 [1AU]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), H7198 [1AU]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H2060, H2061, H2062 [27FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2690, H2691, H2692, H2693 [26MR], H2823, H2833, H2835, H2837, H2838 [2AP]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2823, H2837 [2AP]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), H1577 [4FE]

Venezuela: impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of Venezuela (H.R. 4587), H4847, H4848 [28MY]

——— support freedom of expression and assembly, condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, and call for international support for democratic reform (H. Res. 488), H4847 [28MY]

Votes: position on missed, H8344• [3DE], E313• [5MR]

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: expand membership of Advisory Committee to include women and minority hunting and fishing advocacy, outreach, or education organizations, H1577 [4FE]

Women: improve economic condition of women, H2660 [26MR]

Women’s History Month: observance, H2660 [26MR]

Tributes

Eusan, Warren, E1060• [24JN]

Junker, Bobby, E1088• [26JN]

Price, Joan, E491• [2AP]

Robles, Josue, Jr., E1466• [19SE]

Rodart, James, E1248• [28JY]

Sinkin, William, E186• [10FE]