CICILLINE, DAVID N. (a Representative from Rhode Island)

Amendments

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), H2937 [4AP]

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), H2334 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4771 [21MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5986 [9JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4885 [28MY], H4947 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agreement Between the Government of the U.S. and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes: approve amendment (see H.R. 5681), H7937 [12NO]

AID: establish the U.S. Global Development Lab (see H.R. 4905), H7980 [13NO]

——— expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3583), H2915 [3AP]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1084), H1938 [25FE]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H1777 [14FE]

Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]

Armed Forces: 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), H5024 [29MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H163 [10JA]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 5524), H7675 [17SE]

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), H1720 [10FE]

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), H2362 [12MR]

——— place conditions on assistance relative to human rights (see H.R. 4377), H7893 [18SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 4707), H4784 [21MY]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 4996), H5817 [26JN]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5081), H6656 [22JY]

——— improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 669), H1938 [25FE]

——— 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), H135 [9JA]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H2001 [26FE]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see H.R. 4079), H3448 [6MY]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ’’widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see H.R. 5617), H7885 [18SE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H3058 [8AP]

Courts: ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal actions by amending prohibition on exercise of jurisdiction by U.S. Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts (see H.R. 5683), H7937 [12NO]

Cowley, R. Adams: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2782), H3058 [8AP]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 5486), H7617 [16SE]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H7129 [30JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 5242), H7894 [18SE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 5012), H7893 [18SE]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 1783), H7892 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish programs to track, retain, and analyze information relative to suicides involving Armed Forces Reserve components members and dependents of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4504), H5820 [26JN]

——— 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), H5827 [3JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H4476 [19MY]

——— establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 5589), H8133 [19NO]

——— 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), H6108 [10JY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H7189 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 1732), H4064 [13MY]

——— increase funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program for child care for families with infants or toddlers (see H.R. 5000), H5817 [26JN]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3854), H5249 [10JN]

Dept. of HUD: support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H6978 [28JY]

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]

——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5866), H9302 [11DE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H3058 [8AP]

——— reauthorize the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see H.R. 4323), H2803 [1AP]

Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 5563), H7883 [18SE]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4058 [9MY]

——— 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), H8072 [18NO]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 5128), H6351 [16JY]

——— provide a report on U.S. efforts to survey and secure the return, protection, and restoration of stolen or otherwise unreturned Christian properties in Turkey and Turkish occupied territories (see H.R. 4347), H5249 [10JN]

——— renegotiate with Iraq provisions of original agreement relative to the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq (see H. Res. 505), H2362 [12MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H2362 [12MR]

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H2435 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 3672), H2803 [1AP]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 4816), H7619 [16SE]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 4999), H5877 [8JY]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see H.R. 4841), H5495 [18JN]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H2696 [26MR]

——— improve the performance appraisal system for senior executives (see H.R. 4399), H4836 [27MY]

——— 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), H7980 [13NO]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H7128 [30JY]

——— repeal limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in the Independent Living Program (see H.R. 3330), H3941 [7MY]

——— 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), H2098 [28FE]

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), H7456 [11SE]

Developing countries: provide assistance to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable and equitable agricultural development, reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and stimulate rural economies (see H.R. 2822), H1772 [11FE]

Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see H. Res. 701), H7184 [31JY]

——— 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), H2361 [12MR]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H7296 [8SE]

Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H2303 [11MR]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1243 [16JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H6215 [14JY]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H3448 [6MY]

——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 2852), H8226 [1DE]

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

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H3365 [30AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H1777 [14FE]

FDA: ensure that certain facilities continue to be treated as alcohol-related facilities, notwithstanding the distribution of spent grains resulting from the production of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 4430), H6860 [25JY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (see H.R. 5278), H7190 [31JY]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 4885), H6137 [11JY]

Federal employees: expand training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons (see H.R. 4449), H6137 [11JY]

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), H2697 [26MR]

Feed the Future Initiative: authorize to reduce global poverty and hunger in developing countries on a sustainable basis (see H.R. 5656), H8133 [19NO]

Firearms: express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 468), H1515 [31JA]

——— require homemade firearms to have serial numbers (see H.R. 5606), H7884 [18SE]

Food: provide that meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated (see H.R. 4966), H6860 [25JY]

Foreign aid: ensure the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in recruitment of foreign workers (see H.R. 3344), H1939 [25FE]

——— require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H1719 [10FE]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 4041), H1939 [25FE]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 4325), H5024 [29MY]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 107), H6400 [17JY]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H163 [10JA]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H2001 [26FE]

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

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H1938 [25FE]

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2978), H6656 [22JY]

House Rules: reinstate ‘‘Gephardt rule’’ setting debt ceiling automatically at level projected by concurrent budget resolution (see H. Res. 11), H136 [9JA]

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

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), H6035 [9JY]

Intelligence services: require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges (see H.R. 2761), H6860 [25JY]

——— require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H1545 [3FE]

Inter-Parliamentary Union: provide for U.S. participation (see H.R. 5248), H7190 [31JY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 5235), H7242 [1AU]

——— reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks (see H. Res. 657), H6037 [9JY]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1431 [27JA]

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

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H8669 [4DE]

Levinson, Robert: urge intensified cooperation by Iran on the case of the disappearance of former FBI agent while on business trip in Iran (see H. Res. 435), H5399 [17JN]

Manford, Jeanne Sobelson: tribute (see H. Res. 611), H5068 [2JN]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H1246 [17JA]

——— establish a demonstration project under which payment may be made to States for expenditures for medical assistance for substance use disorder treatment services (see H.R. 5136), H8273 [2DE]

Medicare: 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), H72 [8JA]

——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H7893 [18SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H7939 [12NO]

——— 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 for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 1821), H7893 [18SE]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1274), H7938 [12NO]

——— require State licensure and performance guarantees for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4920), H9305 [11DE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7892 [18SE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H8171 [20NO]

——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H7041 [29JY]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 4783), H5063 [30MY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4017 [8MY]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: authorize concurrent compacts for purposes of regional economic integration and cross-border collaborations (see H.R. 4877), H5398 [17JN]

Moldova: support sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, call for removal of Russian forces, and resolve conflict in Transnistria territory (see H. Res. 562), H4477 [19MY]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 743), H7887 [18SE]

National Blood Donor Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 80), H1545 [3FE]

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

National Day of 3D Printing: designate (see H. Res. 767), H8273 [2DE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4016 [8MY]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H6816 [24JY]

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

Nazi Party—World War II: deny Social Security and other benefits to individuals whose citizenship has been revoked or renounced on the basis of their participation in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 5706), H7979 [13NO]

——— terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 5739), H8226 [1DE]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H6217 [14JY]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H3447 [6MY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4122), H2486 [14MR]

Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 1663), H4685 [20MY]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5598 [20JN]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H7297 [8SE]

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), H136 [9JA]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4426), H5187 [9JN]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 4400), H2961 [4AP]

——— update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H3058 [8AP]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see H. Con. Res. 67), H225 [14JA]

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]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H1545 [3FE]

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), H7297 [8SE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H2802 [1AP]

Russia: prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation of Crimea (see H.R. 5241), H8133 [19NO]

Science: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4159), H6217 [14JY]

SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2998), H224 [14JA]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H136 [9JA]

Small business: increase lending to small businesses (see H.R. 4652), H4059 [9MY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H7980 [13NO]

Social Security: provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H6745 [23JY]

——— 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), H72 [8JA]

South Sudan: call for a sustainable and lasting end to civil war and promote reconciliation of longstanding and recent grievances to allow for a peaceful society with good governance (see H. Res. 503), H2486 [14MR]

Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 587), H5187 [9JN]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H5365 [12JN]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H2645 [25MR]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2486 [14MR]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H8931 [9DE]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H2099 [28FE]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H3448 [6MY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4685 [20MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H6977 [28JY]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H7128 [30JY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H4017 [8MY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H5320 [11JN]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H3409 [1MY]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see H.R. 2788), H1719 [10FE]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 3726), H73 [8JA]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H6297 [15JY]

——— repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 1978), H1777 [14FE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H7128 [30JY]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H7389 [9SE]

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

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H3195 [10AP]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 4653), H5725 [24JN]

Ukraine: support democratic and European aspirations and their right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear (see H. Res. 447), H1432 [27JA]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H184 [13JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP] (see H.R. 4970), H5768 [25JN]

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

Urban areas: enhance capabilities of metropolitan planning organizations (see H.R. 5467), H7528 [15SE]

Veterans: extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 3383), H2611 [24MR]

——— increase rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4741), H7619 [16SE]

——— provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 1774), H7189 [31JY]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7940 [12NO]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H6297 [15JY]

Wildlife: 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), H7389 [9SE]

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

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), H5399 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Buy American Act: amend relative to certain waivers and provide greater transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements (see H.R. 4724), H4828 [22MY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 5327), H7181 [31JY]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 4907), H5557 [19JN]

Diseases: tribute to efforts of medical professionals and others to combat and contain the ebola virus and call for development of ways to better protect individuals from ebola and increased commitment to address epidemic (see H. Con. Res. 118), H7995 [14NO]

Education: include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs (see H.R. 5569), H7883 [18SE]

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), H6215 [14JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying Congress (see H.R. 4014), H1686 [6FE]

Mental health: incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 4784), H5063 [30MY]

National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5597 [20JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3813), H20 [7JA]

Constitutional authority statements

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (H.R. 4045), H1771 [11FE]

Buy American Act: amend relative to certain waivers and provide greater transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements (H.R. 4724), H4829 [22MY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (H.R. 5327), H7186 [31JY]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (H.R. 4907), H5558 [19JN]

Education: include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs (H.R. 5569), H7889 [18SE]

House of Representatives: mandate all Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics (House) (H.R. 5095), H6216 [14JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying Congress (H.R. 4014), H1687 [6FE]

Mental health: incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (H.R. 4784), H5064 [30MY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3813), H20 [7JA]

Letters

Executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief: several law professors, H8641–H8643 [4DE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H2201 [6MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 465), H1450 [28JA]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, H1427 [27JA]

Amos House (organization): tribute, H8287 [3DE]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H251 [15JA], H8944 [10DE]

Armed Forces: remove from Iraq, except for Armed Forces required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (H. Con. Res. 105), E1242• [25JY]

——— require the President to provide a determination on any extension of the duration of deployment of troops in Afghanistan and a congressional vote on such determination, H4816 [22MY]

Bachmann, Representative: unanimous-consent request to strike comments characterizing President Obama from the Congressional Record, H7239 [1AU]

Brown University: anniversary, E293• [4MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3025 [8AP]

Building Futures (organization): tribute, H2654 [26MR]

Buy American Act: modernize, H4690 [21MY]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation and estimate the number of jobs created, sustained, or lost, H2937, H2938 [4AP]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), H2937, H2938 [4AP]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, H5759 [25JN]

Congress: legislative priorities, H8077 [19NO]

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), H2335 [12MR]

Corps of Engineers: environmental infrastructure projects for financially distressed municipalities funding, H5986 [9JY], E1135• [10JY]

CVS Health Corp.: decision to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products, H1599 [5FE]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1151• [14JY]

——— support reunification agreement, E1151• [14JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H7131 [31JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer, H1427 [27JA]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1427 [27JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (H.R. 2996), H7521 [15SE]

——— expand Economic Development Administration definition of grants to include Regional Innovation Program grants, H4885 [28MY]

——— reauthorize Regional Innovation Program, H7521 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8631• [4DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4816 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: Project Safe Neighborhoods program funding through reductions in NASA construction funding, H4947 [29MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5322 [12JN]

Economy: Democratic Party Middle Class Jumpstart Action Plan to revitalize the middle class by creating good jobs, empowering Americans to manage work and family, and making higher education affordable, H7400 [10SE]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 2821), H3063 [9AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5986 [9JY], H6088 [10JY], E1135• [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for related agencies to implement, administer, or enforce National Ocean Policy established by Executive order, H6088 [10JY]

EPA: simplify the solid waste disposal process by eliminating unnecessary deadlines and overlapping regulations and allow for the review and revision of regulations as appropriate (H.R. 2279), consideration (H. Res. 455), H94 [9JA]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 458), H251 [15JA]

Firearms: encourage secure storage and safe firearm practices in homes, H5406 [18JN]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, H5759 [25JN]

GAO: issue quarterly reports on costs associated with congressional civil actions against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws, H2335 [12MR]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7057 [30JY]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), H8641 [4DE]

——— reform, H238 [15JA]

Israel: independence anniversary, H3437 [6MY]

Journal: question of approval, H1727 [11FE]

LGBT Pride Month: observance (H. Res. 416), H5759 [25JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H1427 [27JA]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H1729 [11FE]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku, E276• [28FE]

National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 102), H5406 [18JN]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (H. Res. 573), H6312 [16JY]

North Carolina: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units (H.R. 3572), H8191 [1DE]

Obama, President: condemn failure to notify Congress before releasing Taliban leaders detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and express concerns over their release and repercussions of negotiating with terrorists (H. Res. 644), E1362• [9SE]

——— State of the Union Message, H1485 [29JA]

Okonite Co.: tribute, H6671 [23JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7232, H7239 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), H4926 [29MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), Senate amendment, H8631• [4DE]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges has been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 3811), consideration (H. Res. 455), H94 [9JA]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 3362), consideration (H. Res. 455), H94 [9JA]

Providence, RI: Olneyville N.Y. System (restaurant) recipient of James Beard Foundation America’s Classics award, H2201 [6MR]

Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI–04P, Easton Beach Unit RI–05P, Almy Pond Unit RI–06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI–07, H8191 [1DE]

Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission: tribute, H5884 [9JY]

Rhode Island Housing (organization): tribute, H5733 [25JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), consideration (H. Res. 669), H6238 [15JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4885 [28MY], H4947 [29MY]

Syria: authorize assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, and sustainment to appropriately vetted Syrian groups to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H8631• [4DE]

——— condemn terrorist attack on Armenian community in Kessab, E489• [2AP]

Taxation: improve the child tax credit (H.R. 4935), E1242• [25JY]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H5322 [12JN]

Ukraine: oppose discriminatory law against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons, H1696 [10FE]

——— support sovereignty and closer relations with Europe, condemn violence against peaceful protesters, and urge a peaceful solution to current political and economic crisis (H. Res. 447), H1696 [10FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H30 [8JA], H94 [9JA], H190 [14JA], H464 [15JA], H3246 [29AP], H3455 [7MY], H4926 [29MY]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3824), H251 [15JA]

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

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3936), H1450 [28JA]

Votes: position on missed, H3308• [30AP], E519• [4AP]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 5078), E1362• [9SE]

Resignations

Committee on the Budget (House), H1744 [11FE]

Tributes

Chinmoy, Sri, E647• [30AP]

Nadeau, Joseph, E1446• [17SE]

Poirier, David, H2309 [12MR]

Terry, Trudi, H1485 [29JA]