CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), H2077 [28FE]

Appointments

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select), H4712 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: 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]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1084), H2302 [11MR]

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]

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

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H7939 [12NO]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H7893 [18SE]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 3481), H7297 [8SE]

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

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3941 [7MY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H7996 [14NO]

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

——— 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]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 645), H20 [7JA]

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 5478), H7980 [13NO]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H3941 [7MY]

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

——— award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 5168), H7190 [31JY]

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

——— make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 4826), H5248 [10JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 4092), H2362 [12MR]

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]

——— 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 the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H2362 [12MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H3144 [9AP]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H3242 [28AP]

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H7388 [9SE]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H8072 [18NO]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H2255 [6MR]

Education: 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. 119), H7619 [16SE]

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]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H7189 [31JY]

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

FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (see H.R. 3670), H2066 [27FE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for a strategic plan to reform and improve security clearance and background investigation processes (see H.R. 4022), H1718 [10FE]

——— strengthen independence of inspectors general (see H.R. 5492), H7617 [16SE]

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

Federal employees: change default investment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 4193), H2301 [11MR]

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

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 5229), H7039 [29JY]

——— repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (see H.R. 5338), H7182 [31JY]

Federal Register: modernize (see H.R. 4195), H2301 [11MR]

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), H1719 [10FE]

Financial institutions: 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), H184 [13JA]

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]

Gibson, Althea: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4972), H7676 [17SE]

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

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), H7389 [9SE]

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), H5399 [17JN]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H4058 [9MY]

Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam, Modoc, IL: designate (see H.R. 3678), H2645 [25MR]

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

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]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 5517), H7940 [12NO]

Medicaid: 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), H6397 [17JY]

Medicare: delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H1515 [31JA]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H473 [15JA]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H6656 [22JY]

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]

National First Responders Day: designate (see H.R. 4109), H5824 [30JN]

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

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), H3941 [7MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H8226 [1DE]

Office of the Constitutional Special Advocate: establish (see H.R. 3228), H1431 [27JA]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H7939 [12NO]

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

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]

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

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

Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 5743), H8226 [1DE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1030), H7938 [12NO]

Ships and vessels: establish nationally uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel (see H.R. 5609), H7885 [18SE]

Small business: provide assistance to small businesses providing low-income individuals with green jobs (see H.R. 2863), H1512 [29JA]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 155), H2696 [26MR]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H7939 [12NO]

——— 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), H8365 [3DE]

——— 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), H8033 [17NO]

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), H2002 [26FE]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H7297 [8SE]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H4830 [22MY]

Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 5655), H7940 [12NO]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6656 [22JY]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H1243 [16JA]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H8365 [3DE]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H5877 [8JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H7297 [8SE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2746 [27MR]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H2302 [11MR]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7996 [14NO]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H3199 [10AP]

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

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 4026), H5065 [30MY]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H2854 [2AP]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H134 [9JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3243 [28AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2802 [1AP]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5741), H8132 [19NO]

——— 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]

——— secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 4459), H3243 [28AP]

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), H7241 [1AU]

William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4838), H5598 [20JN]

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), H6400 [17JY]

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), H2610 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 5501), H7674 [17SE]

Medicaid: apply requirement that drug manufacturers that increase prices faster than inflation pay an additional rebate to State Medicaid programs to generic drug manufacturers (see H.R. 5748), H8169 [20NO]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend period of certain authority relative to judicial review of decisions on whistleblowers (see H.R. 4197), H2301 [11MR]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see H.R. 4391), H2913 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Issa, Representative: disapprove conduct during Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on investigation of IRS allegations of subjecting certain political groups to additional tax scrutiny (see H. Res. 504), H2256 [6MR] (see H. Res. 517), H2433 [13MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend period of certain authority relative to judicial review of decisions on whistleblowers (H.R. 4197), H2302 [11MR]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (H.R. 4391), H2914 [3AP]

Letters

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) rules relative to travel: by, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5032 [30MY]

Motions

——— disapprove conduct during Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on investigation of IRS allegations of subjecting certain political groups to additional tax scrutiny (H. Res. 517), H2409 [13MR]

Lerner, Lois G.: find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), H3919 [7MY]

Remarks

Barry M. Goldwater Post Office, Prescott, AZ: designate (H.R. 3027), H6158 [14JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3083 [9AP]

Captain Herbert Johnson Memorial Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3085), H6159 [14JY]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H8206 [1DE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5769), H8304 [3DE]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 567), H3973 [8MY]

Dept. of Education: make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college, H6683 [23JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (H.R. 4983), H6683 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation: authority to enforce cargo preference requirements relative to U.S.-flagged vessels carrying Government-impelled cargo, H8304 [3DE]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H3230 [28AP]

Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI: designate (H.R. 2223), H6154 [14JY]

Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), H7812 [18SE]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management (H.R. 1232), H1899, H1902 [25FE]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (H.R. 1423), H1903, H1904 [25FE]

Federal employees: change default investment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 4193), H6163, H6164 [14JY]

——— enhance accountability within the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 5169), H7592, H7594 [16SE]

——— improve compliance with Federal and Presidential recordkeeping requirements (H.R. 5170), H7597 [16SE]

Federal Register: modernize (H.R. 4195), H6165 [14JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2036• [27FE]

Fountain County Veterans Memorial Post Office, Covington, IN: designate (H.R. 2802), H6157 [14JY]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (H.R. 1211), H1890, H1891 [25FE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 24), H7589, H7590 [16SE]

Government regulations: continue to exempt independent agencies from certain regulations under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, H2077 [28FE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), H2070, H2073, H2074, H2077 [28FE]

Harold George Bennett Post Office, Perryville, AR: designate (H.R. 4355), H6156 [14JY]

Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (H.R. 3120), H2004 [27FE]

Lerner, Lois G.: find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), H3902, H3903, H3905, H3907, H3908 [7MY]

——— find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), motion to refer, H3920 [7MY]

Mammoth Peak: redesignate as Mount Jessie Benton Fremont (H.R. 1192), H6167 [14JY]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend period of certain authority relative to judicial review of decisions on whistleblowers (H.R. 4197), H6161, H6162 [14JY]

Minorities: improve economic condition of minorities, H3230 [28AP]

National Children’s Dental Health Month: observance, H2004 [27FE]

Officer James Bonneau Memorial Post Office, Jackson, MI: designate (H.R. 3534), H6155 [14JY]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1950• [26FE]

OPM: provide that the Inspector General may use amounts in the revolving fund to fund audits, investigations, and oversight activities (H.R. 2860), H201, H202 [14JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 3811), H141 [10JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (H.R. 1233), H206 [14JA]

——— establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (H.R. 1233), Senate amendment, H7910 [12NO]

Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (H.R. 451), H6153 [14JY]

Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (H.R. 606), H6154 [14JY]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 2291), H6160, H6161 [14JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Texts of

H. Res. 504, disapprove conduct of Representative Issa during Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on investigation of IRS allegations of subjecting certain political groups to additional tax scrutiny, H2236 [6MR]

H. Res. 517, disapprove conduct of Representative Issa during Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on investigation of IRS allegations of subjecting certain political groups to additional tax scrutiny, H2409 [13MR]