CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

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), H2330 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5528, H5559 [19JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5161, H5188 [9JN], H5225, H5250 [10JN]

Analyses

Dispense with Bankruptcy Requirement of Providing Assurance of Payment for Utility Services Under Certain Circumstances (H.R. 5132), E1187• [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Ending Detroit’s Water Shut Offs a Good Start, Detroit (MI) Free Press, E1200• [22JY]

Taking the President to Court (2006), H7088 [30JY]

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), H4830 [22MY]

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H2001 [26FE]

——— welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (see H. Res. 699), H7184 [31JY]

Agriculture: promote and enhance urban agricultural production and agricultural research in urban areas (see H.R. 5616), H7885 [18SE]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1084), H1772 [11FE]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8033 [17NO]

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]

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

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

Armed Forces: 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]

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

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 3852), H225 [14JA]

——— 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. 4608), H4015 [8MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 605), H5022 [29MY]

Bankruptcy: facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy (see H.R. 5421), H7387 [9SE]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 481), H1771 [11FE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: authorize funding for construction of customs plazas at land ports of entry (see H.R. 4057), H2435 [13MR]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 610), H5064 [30MY]

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), H3242 [28AP]

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: allow State child protective services systems to better serve the needs of children who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 4636), H4786 [21MY]

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

——— include combating transfer of permanent legal custody or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal procedure (see H.R. 4704), H5187 [9JN]

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

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 188), H6977 [28JY]

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), H8226 [1DE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H72 [8JA]

Copyrights: provide for the payment of royalties for the performance of sound recordings fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 4772), H5022 [29MY]

Corps of Engineers: carry out projects necessary to separate the hydrologic connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River to prevent interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species (see H.R. 4001), H1773 [11FE]

Correctional institutions: develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in prisons, jails, and juvenile detention facilities (see H.R. 4618), H4015 [8MY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H2611 [24MR]

Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see H.R. 4292), H2644 [25MR]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 5233), H7039 [29JY]

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

——— establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (see H.R. 4511), H3291 [29AP] (see H.R. 4643), H4476 [19MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow veterans to file for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability claims are pending (see H.R. 2038), H5065 [30MY]

——— 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: consolidate executive authority on use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) (see H.R. 5091), H6135 [11JY]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 5478), H7617 [16SE]

——— 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), H6108 [10JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5187 [9JN] (see H.R. 4622), H4786 [21MY]

——— amend adverse credit history determinations for purposes of Federal Direct PLUS Loan eligibility (see H.R. 4480), H3196 [10AP]

——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 1343), H7455 [11SE]

——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4108), H2915 [3AP]

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

——— provide career education pathways in manufacturing (see H.R. 4815), H7939 [12NO]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 3510), H3365 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H3198 [10AP]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H6977 [28JY]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H4785 [21MY]

——— 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]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5494 [18JN]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H3058 [8AP]

——— provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 2109), H2001 [26FE]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3854), H3242 [28AP]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 4080), H3293 [29AP]

——— 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), H7455 [11SE]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 1709), H2485 [14MR]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 3902), H7389 [9SE]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H6107 [10JY]

——— reauthorize the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see H.R. 4323), H2743 [27MR]

——— regulate certain deferred prosecution agreements and nonprosecution agreements in Federal criminal cases (see H.R. 4540), H3407 [1MY]

——— study the cost of purchase and use of body cameras by State and local law enforcement agencies and require such agencies to purchase and use body cameras as a condition of receipt of Federal funding (see H.R. 5407), H7434 [10SE]

Dept. of Labor: authorize a national grant program for on-the-job training (see H.R. 3971), H1511 [29JA]

——— create a program to grant relocation subsidies to the long-term unemployed for the purpose of attaining or accepting employment (see H.R. 4033), H2002 [26FE]

——— 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), H1720 [10FE]

——— promote greater development of registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 5533), H7882 [18SE]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 1710), H2485 [14MR]

——— extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 4594), H5830 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 4706), H5187 [9JN]

——— conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H2962 [4AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: reauthorize the State Small Business Credit Initiative (see H.R. 4556), H3407 [1MY]

——— 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), H6107 [10JY]

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), H5024 [29MY]

——— 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), H21 [7JA]

——— 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), H5185 [9JN] (see H.R. 5484), H7617 [16SE]

——— 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]

——— 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 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), H7297 [8SE]

——— improve health care by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care (see H.R. 3516), H5769 [25JN]

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

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 4814), H7434 [10SE]

——— 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), H2611 [24MR]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H3293 [29AP]

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

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), H6654 [22JY]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see H.R. 5583), H7884 [18SE]

EPA: publish a health advisory and submit reports relative to microcystins in drinking water (see H.R. 5439), H7996 [14NO]

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

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (see H.R. 5800), H8668 [4DE]

Federal aid programs: provide an increased allocation of funding for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 5571), H7883 [18SE]

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), H1777 [14FE]

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

Ford, Gerald R.: anniversary of Presidency (see H. Res. 638), H5640 [23JN]

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), H1769 [11FE]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 2078), H3448 [6MY]

Haiti: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 474), H1658 [5FE]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 1136), H5364 [12JN]

Health: prohibit use of global health activities to collect foreign intelligence (see H.R. 4747), H5250 [10JN]

——— support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see H. Res. 688), H7190 [31JY]

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

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 5824), H8931 [9DE]

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

Immigration: provide for appointment of additional immigration judges (see H.R. 4990), H5817 [26JN]

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 Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H1243 [16JA]

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 595), H4829 [22MY]

Jennings, Thomas: tribute (see H. Res. 514), H2360 [12MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 632), H5557 [19JN]

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), H2256 [6MR]

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

Law enforcement officers: provide for a hearing before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for State criminal charges against an officer whose use of deadly force causes a death (see H.R. 5830), H9044 [10DE]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 526), H2744 [27MR]

Medicaid: provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 4016), H2611 [24MR]

Medicare: distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 3616), H1659 [5FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7676 [17SE]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H4911 [28MY]

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 4839), H5318 [11JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5294), H7126 [30JY]

MotorCities National Heritage Area: extend authorization (see H.R. 4421), H4785 [21MY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 84), H1770 [11FE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 762), H8169 [20NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 762), H8169 [20NO]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H1771 [11FE]

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

National Labor Relations Act: strengthen current protections by providing a private right of action for certain violations (see H.R. 5280), H7125 [30JY]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 462), H1241 [16JA]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H6746 [23JY]

National Nonviolence Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 626), H5363 [12JN]

National Park Service: reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 5570), H7883 [18SE]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3976), H1511 [29JA]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 471), H1544 [3FE]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H2855 [2AP]

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

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), H4017 [8MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5187 [9JN]

NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 5880), H9303 [11DE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Malala Yousafzai for peace (see H. Res. 750), H9305 [11DE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 1648), H1719 [10FE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4122), H5069 [2JN]

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 671), H6352 [16JY]

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

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 5352), H7183 [31JY]

Privacy: 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), H1431 [27JA]

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), H1720 [10FE]

——— provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased by permitting the Dept. of the Treasury to increase the debt ceiling unless blocked by a supermajority of Congress (see H.R. 233), H1719 [10FE]

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]

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), H7297 [8SE]

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), H5399 [17JN]

SBA: provide for contracting preferences and other benefits for emerging business enterprises (see H.R. 4876), H5398 [17JN]

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), H7939 [12NO]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H8226 [1DE]

——— 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), H7939 [12NO]

South Sudan: support an end to ethnic and politically fueled violence and the successful implementation of a transitional government (see H. Res. 689), H7042 [29JY]

Sports: provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 3954), H1480 [28JA]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1687 [6FE]

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 3997), H1780 [18FE]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H6297 [15JY]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H6815 [24JY]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2486 [14MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4062), H2488 [18MR]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H6977 [28JY]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see H.R. 789), H6815 [24JY]

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 5494), H7980 [13NO]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H2361 [12MR]

——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence (see H.R. 1213), H3448 [6MY]

Turkey: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press, expression, and the Internet, including social media and call for an end to such restrictions (see H. Res. 532), H2915 [3AP]

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

——— prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 3972), H1545 [3FE]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2302 [11MR]

——— develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3397), H2258 [6MR]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H5186 [9JN]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H1240 [16JA]

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

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2746 [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), H2066 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: dispense with requirement of providing assurance of payment for utility services under certain circumstances (see H.R. 5132), H6397 [17JY]

——— improve protection for employees and retirees in municipal bankruptcies (see H.R. 5133), H6397 [17JY]

——— stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases (see H.R. 4835), H5318 [11JN]

Children and youth: provide for youth jobs (see H.R. 5489), H7617 [16SE]

Colleges and universities: require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see H.R. 5572), H7883 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths, define severe maternal morbidity, and eliminate maternal health disparities (see H.R. 4216), H2360 [12MR]

Dept. of Justice: create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (see H.R. 4452), H3195 [10AP]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 4077), H1937 [25FE]

Lumumba, Chokwe: tribute (see H. Res. 780), H9303 [11DE]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 4280), H2565 [21MR]

Product safety: require businesses to warn employees, consumers, and the appropriate Federal officials of any product or service that poses serious danger to the public (see H.R. 4451), H3195 [10AP]

Taxation: permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds and provide recovery zone economic development bonds for certain cities (see H.R. 5330), H7182 [31JY]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 4459), H3195 [10AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Bankruptcy: dispense with requirement of providing assurance of payment for utility services under certain circumstances (H.R. 5132), H6399 [17JY]

——— improve protection for employees and retirees in municipal bankruptcies (H.R. 5133), H6399 [17JY]

——— stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases (H.R. 4835), H5319 [11JN]

Children and youth: provide for youth jobs (H.R. 5489), H7618 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths, define severe maternal morbidity, and eliminate maternal health disparities (H.R. 4216), H2361 [12MR]

Dept. of Justice: create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (H.R. 4452), H3197 [10AP]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (H.R. 4077), H1937 [25FE]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (H.R. 4280), H2566 [21MR]

Product safety: require businesses to warn employees, consumers, and the appropriate Federal officials of any product or service that poses serious danger to the public (H.R. 4451), H3197 [10AP]

Taxation: permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds and provide recovery zone economic development bonds for certain cities (H.R. 5330), H7186 [31JY]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (H.R. 4459), H3197 [10AP]

Court documents

John Doe I, John Doe II, John Doe III, etc., and Representative Conyers, et al., v. George W. Bush and Donald H. Rumsfeld: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, H2327 [12MR]

Representative Conyers, et al., v. George W. Bush, et al.: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, H2327 [12MR]

Representative Conyers, et al., v. Ronald W. Reagan, et al.: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, H2327 [12MR]

Letters

Congressional authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or executive branch officials inconsistent with their constitutional duties: several law professors, H7092 [30JY]

Lists

Organizations opposing H.R. 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, H6234 [15JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H1465 [28JA]

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: anniversary, E1827• [12DE]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, E1839• [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7656• [17SE]

Bankruptcy: dispense with requirement of providing assurance of payment for utility services under certain circumstances (H.R. 5132), E1187•, E1193• [17JY]

——— facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy (H.R. 5421), H8178 [1DE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 684), H6229 [15JY]

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), H7092, H7093 [30JY]

Constitution—U.S.: exclude executive actions taken to combat discrimination or protect civil rights from any congressional civil action, H2330 [12MR]

——— exclude executive actions taken to comply with judicial decisions interpreting the Constitution or Federal laws from any congressional civil action, H2334 [12MR]

——— 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), H2320, H2329, H2330, H2334 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5528, H5546• [19JN]

——— prohibit funding for man-portable air defense systems in Syria, H5528 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H5546• [19JN]

Dept. of HUD: National Homeless Data Analysis Project funding, H5161 [9JN]

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

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (H.R. 4323), H2981 [7AP]

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, E1839• [12DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5161 [9JN], H5226 [10JN]

Detroit, MI: suspension of water shutoffs, E1200• [22JY]

FCC: extend expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (H.R. 4572), H6590 [22JY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 2641), H2225 [6MR]

George Washington University: anniversary of Jamie Grodsky Prize for Environmental Scholarship, E358• [12MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H7093, H7108 [30JY]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), H8633, H8634 [4DE]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), H7229 [1AU]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, E26• [8JA]

LSC: anniversary, E1239• [25JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, E80• [15JA]

Medicare: anniversary, H7108 [30JY]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (H.R. 4280), H2684 [26MR]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, E1205• [22JY]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1978• [26FE]

Privacy: prevent bulk collection of personal records by requiring that court orders use ‘‘specific selection term’’ as basis for collecting customer information, H4799 [22MY], E873• [29MY]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), H4794, H4798, H4799 [22MY], H5546• [19JN], E873• [29MY]

Smithsonian Institution: anniversary of National Museum of African Art, E870• [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), H7656• [17SE]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E494• [2AP]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), H6229, H6233 [15JY]

Votes: position on missed, H2820• [2AP], E1202• [22JY], E1613• [18NO]

Workers’ Memorial Day: observance, E608• [28AP]

Tributes

Allen, Geri, E1473• [19SE]

Bachus, Representative, H8179 [1DE]

Bone, Columbus, Sr., E924• [9JN]

Brown, Wayne S., E12• [7JA]

Carpenter, Tim, E681• [6MY]

Davis, Don, E962• [11JN]

Dingell, Representative, H8913 [9DE]

Doar, John, E1562• [13NO]

Millben, Michelle, E734• [9MY]

Ruffin, Jimmy, E1753• [8DE]

Wilson, Gerald, E1397• [11SE]