CLARK, KATHERINE M. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 3471), H1720 [10FE]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H1772 [11FE]

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4693), H7979 [13NO]

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), H2258 [6MR]

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H7894 [18SE]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H7455 [11SE]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H7241 [1AU]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H2199 [5MR]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA on the Capitol Grounds (see H.R. 5391), H7619 [16SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1659 [5FE]

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 683), H2065 [27FE]

——— authorize the award of a military service medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in testing nuclear weapons or other circumstances (see H.R. 4778), H5641 [23JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H1938 [25FE]

——— encourage Congress to debate and vote on a statutory authorization for any sustained combat role in Iraq or Syria (see H. Con. Res. 114), H7894 [18SE]

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

——— establish an online significant event tracker system for tracking, reporting, and summarizing exposures of members to traumatic events (see H.R. 5336), H7894 [18SE]

——— extend maternity leave for women serving in the military (see H.R. 4628), H4058 [9MY]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 2654), H6137 [11JY]

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

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2324), H5769 [25JN]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H6815 [24JY]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H2434 [13MR]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1630), H1772 [11FE]

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), H2802 [1AP]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H3058 [8AP]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 4143), H5824 [30JN]

——— create protected credit reports for minors, protect the credit of minors, and protect minors from identity theft (see H.R. 5843), H9044 [10DE]

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

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 3481), H5249 [10JN]

——— include combating transfer of permanent legal custody or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal procedure (see H.R. 4704), H5495 [18JN]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H5820 [26JN]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H1659 [5FE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2434 [13MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H1481 [28JA]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H3198 [10AP]

Conservation of energy: express that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support reduced Government energy consumption while supporting jobs and economic development (see H. Res. 737), H7887 [18SE]

——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see H.R. 1616), H2148 [4MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H5559 [19JN]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 21), H1660 [5FE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H2435 [13MR]

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), H6397 [17JY]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 645), H2746 [27MR]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H3365 [30AP]

——— provide for a grant program to prevent gun-related domestic violence homicides (see H.R. 3566), H5640 [23JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H2434 [13MR]

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]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H7455 [11SE]

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), H7892 [18SE]

——— establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H3448 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: improve national defense laboratories by increasing retention and hiring flexibility to enable performance of breakthrough research and fulfill the needs of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4410), H5365 [12JN]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 5478), H7677 [17SE]

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

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 5661), H8133 [19NO]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H2361 [12MR]

——— 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]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H3242 [28AP]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see H.R. 1979), H2065 [27FE]

——— 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), H7529 [15SE]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H7529 [15SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 4162), H5495 [18JN]

——— 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: establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H5495 [18JN]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H6137 [11JY]

——— 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]

——— 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), H3940 [7MY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5725 [24JN]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H7893 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 3902), H5769 [25JN]

——— 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), H10325 [16DE]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 2235), H1481 [28JA]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H2148 [4MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish the Small Business Liaison Pilot Program (see H.R. 954), H2361 [12MR]

Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H2854 [2AP]

——— 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), H5559 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H5819 [26JN]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H3448 [6MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H3409 [1MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H4830 [22MY]

——— 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), H2066 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H7979 [13NO]

——— carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence (see H.R. 2088), H5024 [29MY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5068 [2JN]

——— improve research of Gulf War Illness and provide for the independent operation of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (see H.R. 4261), H4017 [8MY]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 3398), H6137 [11JY]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H4017 [8MY]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H4785 [21MY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H5824 [30JN]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H5725 [24JN]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H3448 [6MY]

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), H6137 [11JY]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1720 [10FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H1660 [5FE] (see H.J. Res. 119), H6215 [14JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H1880 [21FE]

——— 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), H7242 [1AU]

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H2432 [13MR]

EPA: regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H2696 [26MR]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H4830 [22MY]

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), H2855 [2AP]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H2148 [4MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H2914 [3AP]

FCC: restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices until final action is taken in proceedings on such rules that were remanded by a court decision (see H.R. 3982), H4785 [21MY]

FDA: withdraw approval for the drug Zohydro ER and prohibit from approving such drug unless it is reformulated to prevent abuse (see H.R. 4241), H2433 [13MR]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H2098 [28FE]

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]

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), H1659 [5FE]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H7129 [30JY]

——— limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 3711), H7128 [30JY]

Firearms: ban guns for persons who have been convicted of stalking or who are subject to a court order restraining the person from stalking (see H.R. 1914), H6746 [23JY]

——— develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see H.R. 2005), H2258 [6MR]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H1938 [25FE]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 137), H1938 [25FE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H1938 [25FE]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 4906), H6746 [23JY]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H1938 [25FE]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H2485 [14MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H1431 [27JA]

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), H6137 [11JY]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 4325), H6137 [11JY]

Government: improve efficiency of Federal research and development (see H.R. 5056), H6137 [11JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H7128 [30JY]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H9045 [10DE]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs (see H.R. 3665), H3409 [1MY]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H4910 [28MY]

Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 640), H6353 [16JY]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 5186), H7901 [19SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H1772 [11FE]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3543), H6107 [10JY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H6860 [25JY]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H1719 [10FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4136), H5820 [26JN] (see H.R. 5661), H8133 [19NO]

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]

Iran: 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), H7389 [9SE]

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

Israel: call for immediate and unconditional release of teenagers kidnapped by members of Hamas (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 642), H6137 [11JY]

——— 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), H6108 [10JY]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3293 [29AP]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H1431 [27JA]

——— 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), H1939 [25FE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H2962 [4AP]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H4064 [13MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H7529 [15SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H5725 [24JN]

Mental health: 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), H5187 [9JN]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5065 [30MY]

——— reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H2303 [11MR]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H224 [14JA]

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), H6105 [10JY]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 522), H7456 [11SE]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H1938 [25FE]

National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 572), H4831 [22MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 697), H7456 [11SE]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H2695 [26MR]

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), H4061 [9MY]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H2001 [26FE]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5364 [12JN]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 4461), H5769 [25JN]

NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 4833), H7129 [30JY]

——— support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs (see H.R. 5217), H7980 [13NO]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5365 [12JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H1719 [10FE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1772 [11FE]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H6977 [28JY]

——— provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H4830 [22MY]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H3940 [7MY]

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

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H1939 [25FE]

Qatar: protect migrant workers from unfair labor practices, combat human trafficking, and ensure working conditions during construction of World Cup infrastructure comply with human rights standards (see H. Res. 682), H6814 [24JY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H224 [14JA]

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), H7894 [18SE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (see H.R. 2955), H8868 [8DE]

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

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H1659 [5FE]

Science: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4159), H3365 [30AP]

SEC: require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment advisers (see H.R. 1627), H7529 [15SE]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H8366 [3DE]

Social Security: provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H10325 [16DE]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H6353 [16JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H1938 [25FE]

——— 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), H5364 [12JN]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H5495 [18JN]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2012), H3293 [29AP]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1432 [27JA]

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 1601), H5065 [30MY]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H2258 [6MR]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H4685 [20MY]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H7188 [31JY]

——— encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 118), H5877 [8JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2065 [27FE]

——— exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services (see H.R. 1840), H5065 [30MY]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H2696 [26MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2499), H3941 [7MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H4785 [21MY]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H7297 [8SE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5819 [26JN]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H3058 [8AP]

——— 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), H7676 [17SE]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H1431 [27JA]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H5319 [11JN]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1125), H5364 [12JN]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H2696 [26MR]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H1719 [10FE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H1659 [5FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H2962 [4AP]

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 4851), H6746 [23JY]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H7893 [18SE]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 227), H1660 [5FE]

Ukraine: support democratic and European aspirations and their right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear (see H. Res. 447), H1720 [10FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H73 [8JA] (see H.R. 3824), H184 [13JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

Veterans: ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H3448 [6MY]

——— 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. 333), H7188 [31JY]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H4017 [8MY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H3144 [9AP]

——— 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]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H4060 [9MY]

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), H1938 [25FE]

——— 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), H6656 [22JY]

——— support network of wildlife rehabilitation centers and honor work in protecting native wildlife (see H. Res. 651), H5818 [26JN]

Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 2874), H5877 [8JY]

——— combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H1659 [5FE]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H1512 [29JA]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H2148 [4MR]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1229), H3198 [10AP]

——— recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 36), H1773 [11FE]

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

——— 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]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H5824 [30JN]

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), H1432 [27JA]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H5640 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: 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), H5494 [18JN]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 5267), H7125 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 4680), H4684 [20MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Children and youth: provide for identification and dissemination of best practices for medical professionals and other health care providers relative to neonatal abstinence syndrome (H.R. 4888), H5494 [18JN]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (H.R. 5267), H7127 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (H.R. 4680), H4684 [20MY]

Letters

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: Celia Hartman Sims, Knowledge Universe (organization), H7478 [15SE]

——— Gerald M. Cutts, First Children’s Finance (organization), H7479 [15SE]

——— Grace Reef, Early Learning Policy Group, LLC, H7478 [15SE]

——— Janet Singerman, Child Care Resources Inc., H7479 [15SE]

——— M.-A. Lucas, Early Care and Education Consortium, H7478 [15SE]

——— Matthew Melmed, Zero to Three—National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, H7477 [15SE]

——— Olivia Golden, Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), H7477 [15SE]

Motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 3362), H1226 [16JA]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 465), H1449, H1454 [28JA]

Children and youth: provide for identification and dissemination of best practices for medical professionals and other health care providers relative to neonatal abstinence syndrome (H.R. 4888), H5882 [9JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), unanimous-consent request, H7063 [30JY]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), consideration (H. Res. 694), H7063 [30JY]

Congressional Animal Protection Caucus: tribute to Paws for Celebration event featuring adoptable dogs and cats, H6222 [15JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (H.R. 4680), H4482 [20MY]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), H7477 [15SE]

EPA: allow use of all peer-reviewed scientific publications to issue regulations, H8092 [19NO]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), H8092 [19NO]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 15), unanimous-consent request, H7196 [1AU]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (H.R. 5051), H6359 [17JY]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, E280• [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide for disclosure of lower costs and additional health benefits to individuals and families enrolled in health exchanges, H1226 [16JA]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 3362), motion to recommit, H1226 [16JA]

Supreme Court: decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Burwell relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, H5862 [8JY], H6359 [17JY]

——— hearing of arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Sebelius relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, H2374 [13MR]

Taxation: rates, H8289 [3DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3546), H2412 [13MR]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3936), H1449, H1454 [28JA]

Week of the Young Child: observance, E568• [10AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2851 [2AP]