EDUCATION see also Colleges and Universities; Schools

Addresses

Common Core State Standards Education Initiative: Ethan Young, E102 [17JA], E111 [23JA]

John F. Kennedy Elementary School Dedication in Butte, MT: Mike Mansfield (1964), S132 [8JA]

Ride of Life: Bill Hicks, H1999 [26FE]

State of the Union: President Obama, S521–S526 [28JA], H1473–H1478 [28JA]

Amendments

Charter schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3968 [8MY]

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (H.R. 669), S6218, S6219 [20NO]

Computers: provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (S. 1353), S6639 [11DE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), S3550 [10JN]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), H6690, H6691, H6693, H6694, H6695, H6696, H6697, H6698, H6699 [23JY]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 677), H6679 [23JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), H6761, H6763, H6765, H6766, H6767 [24JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), consideration (H. Res. 677), H6679 [23JY]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (H.R. 4366), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3968 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1368 [6MR], S1419 [10MR], S1523, S1524, S1525 [11MR], S1539, S1545, S1554, S1555, S1556, S1559, S1562, S1566, S1568, S1587, S1588, S1589, S1590, S1591, S1593 [12MR], S1608, S1609, S1610, S1613, S1616, S1665 [13MR], S5772, S5836 [18SE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), S6394, S6395 [8DE], H8994 [10DE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1417), S605 [29JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (S. 2450), S3609, S3619 [11JN], S3672 [12JN]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S3972, S3975, S3979, S3991, S4006, S4086, S4087, S4088 [25JN], H5887 [9JY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H4023, H4028, H4029, H4031, H4032, H4033, H4034, H4037, H4038, H4039, H4040 [9MY]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3968 [8MY]

Taxation: consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), consideration (H. Res. 680), H6773 [24JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6454 [9DE], S6791, S6792 [12DE], S6924 [16DE]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: reform Board of Visitors (S. 2076), S4186, S4188 [26JN]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1050, S1051, S1052, S1092, S1093, S1131 [25FE], S1168, S1178, S1179, S1180, S1181, S1182, S1184, S1185 [26FE], S1240, S1241, S1242, S1243, S1244, S1245, S1247, S1250, S1251, S1252 [27FE]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 314), S3040, S3044 [14MY]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, S5957 [12NO]

Conferees: H.R. 3230, Veteran Access to Care Act, H5429 [18JN]

——— H.R. 3230, Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act, S3805 [18JN]

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, H1995 [26FE]

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees, H3124 [9AP]

National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, S5957 [12NO]

Articles and editorials

Carter Will Retire, S2786 [7MY]

Dress for Success Lexington Has Found a Home, Plans To Open in Late September, S4496 [15JY]

E-B-F Reduces Hours for Para-Educators (excerpt), S2852 [8MY]

Educator Receives $25,000 Award, S1169 [26FE]

Insiders Benefiting in Charter Deals, H4029 [9MY]

It Takes a Mentor, S5857 [18SE]

It’s Time To Close the American Indian Public Charter Schools, H4030 [9MY]

Montpelier Boy Realizes Miss Holbrook Was Right, S5121 [30JY]

Nevada Leaders Remember Media Titan, Education Leader Jim Rodgers, Dead at 75, E1021 [19JN]

Newsweek Rewind—60 Years Since Brown v. Board of Ed Desegregated U.S. Schools (excerpt), H4468 [19MY]

One in Three Illegals in U.S. Have No High School Education (excerpt), H8264 [2DE]

Overloaded Vets Bill Would Be a Costly Letdown (excerpt), S1147 [26FE]

Retiring City Schools Leader Credits Mentors, E1137 [10JY]

RHS Rallies Against Controversial App, S6768 [12DE]

School CEO Ripped for Hiring Wife, Paying Himself $340K, H4030 [9MY]

South Miami-Based Charter School Management Company Under Federal Scrutiny, H4030 [9MY]

Superintendent Hatrick Honored as ‘‘Uncommon Common Man’’, E1188 [17JY]

Supersized Veterans’ Bill Promises Much—Mostly Broken Promises, S1162 [26FE]

2014 Business Woman of the Year—Lois R. Hatfield Is the Recipient of the Award, S3362 [3JN]

University of Pikeville Kicks Off 125th Anniversary by Honoring Four Former Presidents, S5848 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions

AID: establish the U.S. Global Development Lab (see S. 2502), S3863 [19JN] (see H.R. 4905), H5557 [19JN]

American Association for the Advancement of Science: recognize anniversary of Science and Technology Policy Fellowship program and reaffirm commitment to support science in governmental decisionmaking (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1241 [16JA]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 591), S6205 [20NO] (see H. Res. 755), H7996 [14NO]

American GI Forum (organization): support and commend mission, goals, and ideals (see S. Res. 399), S1775 [26MR]

Armed Forces: allow aliens granted deferred action and work authorization to be appointed to and attend a military service academy and to be appointed as a commissioned officer (see H.R. 4723), H4828 [22MY]

——— allow members to defer principal on Federal student loans for a certain period in connection with orders for mobilization for war or national emergency (see H.R. 4560), H3408 [1MY]

——— allow the Military Tuition Assistance Program to cover professional credentialing expenses (see S. 2341), S3074 [15MY]

——— codify the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program to assist spouses of members in pursuing educational opportunities and career training (see H.R. 4818), H5185 [9JN]

——— ensure that Reserve members using educational assistance administered by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs are accommodated by institutions of higher learning for an absence caused by performing certain training (see H.R. 5676), H7900 [19SE]

——— establish eligibility, assignment, training, and certification requirements for sexual assault forensic examiners (see S. 2703), S5135 [30JY]

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

Business and industry: establish a fund consisting of donations from private industry to provide financial support for unemployed individuals to obtain information technology certifications (see H.R. 4932), H5597 [20JN]

——— exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain Social Security benefit transfers used for educational purposes (see H.R. 5539), H7882 [18SE]

——— provide tax credits to unemployed individuals who obtain manufacturing job training and employers who provide such training and establish a Presidential Manufacturing Job Training Award (see H.R. 5325), H7181 [31JY]

Career and Technical Education Act: amend and improve by using workforce data to ensure career and technical education curricula are aligned with employer needs (see H.R. 4425), H3057 [8AP]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 362), S1174 [26FE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 334), S440 [16JA] (see H. Res. 461), H1241 [16JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (see S. 2655), S4903 [24JY] (see H.R. 5185), H6813 [24JY]

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

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 2452), S3544 [10JN]

——— improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 2746), S5217 [31JY]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 2935), S6022 [17NO]

——— recognize Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for efforts to end financial exploitation of children, ensure the right of all children to an education, and commend international child protection efforts (see S. Res. 595), S6388 [8DE]

——— require reporting of bullying to appropriate authorities and assist with equal protection claims against entities who fail to respond appropriately to bullying (see H.R. 4756), H5022 [29MY]

——— support a whole child approach to education, encourage parents, educators, and communities to support such an approach, and coordinate education, health, and social service sectors serving youth (see H. Res. 658), H5876 [8JY]

Civic education: express importance of effective programs in schools (see S. Res. 427), S2470 [29AP]

Coal: establish a worker adjustment assistance program to provide assistance and job retraining for workers who have lost their jobs due to unplanned closures of coal and coal-dependent industries (see H.R. 5529), H7882 [18SE]

Coast Guard: reauthorize and amend the Fishing Safety Training Grant Program and the Fishing Safety Research Grant Program (see H.R. 4025), H1718 [10FE]

——— require development and posting of passenger capacity limits for recreational vessels and authorize States to enter contracts for provision of boating safety education services (see H.R. 4642), H4058 [9MY]

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 493), S4154 [26JN]

Colleges and universities: award grants to States to support efforts at institutions of higher education to increase degree attainment (see S. 2506), S3863 [19JN]

——— clarify application of prepayment amounts on student loans (see H.R. 4236), H2432 [13MR]

——— discharge student loans for borrowers who are determined by the SSA to be under a disability without expectation of medical or functional improvement (see H.R. 3926), H1252 [23JA]

——— ensure appropriate spending of taxpayer funds on student aid, access to information to make informed choices about postsecondary education, and oppose Federal rating system (see H. Res. 614), H5248 [10JN]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (see H.R. 3903), H1240 [16JA]

——— increase amount of loan forgiveness for which teachers in teacher shortage areas are eligible (see H.R. 5275), H7125 [30JY]

——— increase transparency and reduce students’ burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4348), H2801 [1AP]

——— prohibit students convicted of a State criminal hazing offense from receiving certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3898), H1240 [16JA]

——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see S. 2230), S2327 [9AP] (see H.R. 4436), H3142 [9AP]

——— provide for disclosure and codes of conduct with respect to consumer financial products or services and institutions of higher education (see S. 2385), S3293 [22MY]

——— provide for higher education reform (see S. 1969), S599 [29JA] (see H.R. 5674), H7900 [19SE]

——— require institutions to disseminate information on completion, employment, and retention rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance program recipients (see H.R. 4248), H2433 [13MR]

——— require notification of students about whether student housing facilities are equipped with fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 4675), H4475 [19MY]

——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 2898), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 5572), H7883 [18SE]

Compton Community College: recognize need to receive an expedited accreditation process (see H. Res. 580), H4059 [9MY]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness and access program on emergency contraception (see S. 2876), S5782 [18SE]

Credit: 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), H4058 [9MY]

——— prohibit private educational lenders from requiring accelerated repayment of private education loans upon the death or disability of the cosigner of the loan (see H.R. 4513), H3291 [29AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: consult with Indian tribes to make grants and enter into agreements with eligible entities to conduct research and education and training programs to protect and preserve Native American seeds (see S. 2116), S1584 [12MR]

——— exempt school-based enterprises from nutrition standards for foods sold in schools (see H.R. 4713), H4784 [21MY]

Dept. of Commerce: require more accurate calculation of propane costs and clarify impact of propane prices on Propane Education & Research Council educational outreach activities (see H.R. 5705), H7979 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: allow the leasing of non-excess property to local education agencies and elementary and secondary schools at or below fair market value or for no consideration (see S. 2936), S6095 [18NO]

——— delay closure of certain Senior ROTC programs (see H.R. 4928), H5597 [20JN]

——— 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), H2961 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: adjust for inflation amounts exempted from administrative offsets for defaulted student loans (see S. 2896), S5783 [18SE]

——— allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness (see S. 2712), S5135 [30JY]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 2292), S2718 [6MY] (see S. 2432), S3424 [4JN] (see H.R. 4582), H3446 [6MY] (see H.R. 4622), H4057 [9MY]

——— allow for portability of funds for programs improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged (see S. 2998), S6626 [11DE]

——— allow higher education institutions that have previously filed for bankruptcy to apply for reinstatement of Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility (see H.R. 5191), H6813 [24JY]

——— allow State teacher and personnel training and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how to recognize child sexual abuse (see H.R. 5127), H6351 [16JY]

——— allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program (see S. 1968), S528 [28JA] (see H.R. 4000), H1658 [5FE]

——— allow the awarding of job training Federal Pell Grants (see S. 2033), S948 [12FE] (see H.R. 4207), H2301 [11MR]

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

——— amend the Rural and Low-Income School Program to include professional development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4973), H5768 [25JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 5661), H7886 [18SE]

——— award Early College Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 5590), H7884 [18SE]

——— award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 5168), H6744 [23JY]

——— award grants to establish STEM Innovation Networks (see H.R. 4828), H5248 [10JN]

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see H.R. 5807), H8867 [8DE]

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

——— clarify cancellation of loans of Armed Forces members under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4232), H2432 [13MR]

——— clarify that a closure of a branch or campus of an institution of higher education may qualify a borrower for loan discharge under the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 4860), H5363 [12JN]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 2692), S5134 [30JY] (see H.R. 5269), H7125 [30JY] (see H.R. 5354), H7183 [31JY]

——— complete a data analysis on the impact of the proposed gainful employment rule prior to finalizing such rule (see S. 2863), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 4897), H5494 [18JN]

——— conduct a feasibility study for using income tax returns as the primary Federal student aid application (see H.R. 3842), H162 [10JA]

——— conduct study to determine the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 5678), H7900 [19SE]

——— create career and technical education teacher training grant partnership (see S. 2867), S5782 [18SE]

——— eliminate (see H.R. 5394), H7240 [1AU]

——— eliminate origination fees for Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 5577), H7884 [18SE]

——— ensure student data handled by private companies is protected (see S. 2690), S5134 [30JY]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (see S. 2513), S3898 [23JN]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 677), H6654 [22JY]

——— establish a grant program for career education in computer science (see S. 2167), S1818 [27MR] (see H.R. 4929), H5597 [20JN]

——— establish a grant program to enable States to promote participation in high school/college dual enrollment programs (see S. 2349), S3074 [15MY]

——— establish a grant program to promote involvement of female students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see H.R. 5165), H6655 [22JY]

——— establish a ‘‘Grow Your Own Teacher’’ program (see H.R. 5839), H9044 [10DE]

——— establish a Master Teacher Corps program (see H.R. 5704), H7979 [13NO]

——— establish a Pay It Forward model for funding postsecondary education that requires students to pay a percentage of their income back into the fund upon graduation (see H.R. 3959), H1510 [29JA]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (see S. 2788), S5507 [10SE]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (see H.R. 4782), H5063 [30MY]

——— establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 4827), H5248 [10JN]

——— establish a simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan, new and notification about repayment options, and loan forgiveness for the total and permanently disabled (see S. 2812), S5628 [16SE]

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see S. 1943), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 3921), H1241 [16JA]

——— establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (see H.R. 3984), H1544 [3FE]

——— establish Federal-State partnerships to increase higher education funding and need-based student financial aid (see H.R. 4767), H5022 [29MY]

——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4108), H2064 [27FE]

——— establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 5589), H7884 [18SE]

——— 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]

——— establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 4259), H2484 [14MR]

——— establish the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Innovation Fund (see S. 2331), S2953 [13MY]

——— expand and improve Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 2194), S1923 [1AP] (see H.R. 4373), H2853 [2AP]

——— expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see S. 1904), S223 [9JA] (see H.R. 4612), H4015 [8MY]

——— extend eligibility for Federal student loans to certain short-term career and technical education programs (see S. 2795), S5564 [11SE]

——— extend the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (see H.R. 5134), H6397 [17JY]

——— improve college affordability by creating incentives for States to invest more in higher education to increase attendance and graduation (see S. 2518), S3939 [24JN]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 2374), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 4902), H5556 [19JN]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and establish institutional risk-sharing commission (see S. 2993), S6540 [10DE]

——— improve teacher and principal effectiveness by investing in evidence-based best practices in training, evaluation, and support (see H.R. 4269), H2484 [14MR]

——— improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see H.R. 4086), H1937 [25FE]

——— include foreign income for purposes of determining total income for higher education grant and loan eligibility (see H.R. 3841), H162 [10JA]

——— increase income allowance for working students receiving need-based Federal financial aid (see S. 2796), S5564 [11SE]

——— increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see S. 2753), S5217 [31JY]

——— increase students’ and borrowers’ access to student loan information within the National Student Loan Data System and encourage improved outreach and communication with borrowers (see S. 2107), S1519 [11MR]

——— limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see S. 2451), S3544 [10JN]

——— 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]

——— make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2297), S2796 [7MY]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see S. 2860), S5782 [18SE]

——— make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see S. 2281), S2614 [1MY]

——— modify grace period prior to repayment period for certain Federal direct student loans and exclude certain employer-provided student loan assistance from Federal income tax (see H.R. 5399), H7241 [1AU]

——— modify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to include a space for the purpose of identifying whether a student is a foster youth (see H.R. 3915), H1241 [16JA]

——— prohibit Federal education mandates (see S. 1974), S654 [30JA] (see H.R. 4008), H1686 [6FE]

——— prohibit Federal funding to institutions of higher education that boycott Israeli academic institutions or scholars (see H.R. 4009), H1686 [6FE]

——— prohibit Federal funding to institutions of higher education that boycott Israeli Government, economy, or academia (see H.R. 4776), H5063 [30MY]

——— promote innovative education practices, help educational agencies ensure high-quality English proficiency instruction, and provide college and career knowledge to English learners (see H.R. 5219), H6976 [28JY]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see S. 2036), S1001 [24FE]

——— provide borrowers of Federal Family Education Loans with repayment terms available to borrowers of Federal Direct Loans (see H.R. 5596), H7884 [18SE]

——— provide career education pathways in manufacturing (see H.R. 4815), H5185 [9JN]

——— provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see S. 2826), S5628 [16SE]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (see H.R. 5565), H7883 [18SE]

——— provide for more effective online education verification metrics (see H.R. 5510), H7674 [17SE]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (see S. 2557), S4154 [26JN] (see H.R. 5001), H5817 [26JN]

——— provide for temporary emergency Impact Aid Program funds for local educational agencies (see H.R. 5611), H7885 [18SE]

——— 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), H3291 [29AP]

——— provide student loan eligibility for mid-career, part-time students (see H.R. 4832), H5248 [10JN]

——— provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students (see S. 2458), S3544 [10JN] (see H.R. 5370), H7183 [31JY]

——— raise quality of career and technical education programs and allow local eligible recipients to use Perkins grant funding to establish high-quality career academic programs (see S. 2584), S4404 [10JY]

——— reduce testing requirements for certain struggling learners (see H.R. 5612), H7885 [18SE]

——— require additional reporting on crime and harm that occurs during student participation in programs of study abroad (see H.R. 5485), H7617 [16SE]

——— require certain information be included in loan disclosure statements prior to disbursement (see H.R. 5151), H6398 [17JY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2164), S1818 [27MR]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 2695), S5134 [30JY] (see H.R. 5277), H7125 [30JY]

——— require institutions of higher education to report revenue generated by each sports team (see H.R. 5100), H6215 [14JY]

——— require States and local educational agencies to report on the achievement of military-connected students (see S. 2259), S2424 [28AP]

——— require training for teachers in social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 4509), H3291 [29AP]

——— reserve funds for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Tribal College and University adult education and literacy (see S. 1998), S821 [6FE]

——— restore National SMART Grants for a certain number of award years (see H.R. 5566), H7883 [18SE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see S. 2459), S3544 [10JN] (see H.R. 4984), H5817 [26JN]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), consideration (see H. Res. 677), H6654 [22JY]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 2837), S5697 [17SE]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (see S. 2612), S4557 [16JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 4983), H5817 [26JN]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (see H.R. 4366), H2853 [2AP]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (H.R. 4366), consideration (see H. Res. 576), H3939 [7MY]

——— strengthen research in adult education (see S. 2802), S5588 [15SE]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see S. 2849), S5698 [17SE]

——— use amounts provided for the Fund for the Improvement of Education to establish a pilot program that supports year-round public elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2029), S948 [12FE]

——— verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 4579), H3446 [6MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish and carry out a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy-related jobs to increase the number of minorities and women in the workforce (see H.R. 4526), H3363 [30AP]

——— establish and carry out comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy-related jobs (see S. 2907), S5783 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase availability of health care services in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 5223), H6976 [28JY]

——— authorize grants for Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 4798), H5068 [2JN]

——— enable a State to be reimbursed for child welfare training expenditures made by a nonprofit educational institution in the State (see H.R. 5140), H6398 [17JY]

——— establish a demonstration program to facilitate physician reentry into clinical practice to provide required primary health services (see H.R. 5498), H7617 [16SE]

——— improve Head Start Program by authorizing block grants to States for prekindergarten education (see S. 2119), S1584 [12MR] (see H.R. 4481), H3196 [10AP]

——— issue guidelines relative to certain primary care Federal health professionals completing continuing medical education on nutrition and require Federal agencies to submit reports relative to such guidelines (see H.R. 4378), H2853 [2AP]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 4427), H3057 [8AP]

——— provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families (see H.R. 4010), H1686 [6FE]

——— provide research, training, and navigator services to youth and young adults on the verge of aging out of the secondary education system (see H.R. 5436), H7433 [10SE]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see S. 2449), S3507 [9JN] (see H.R. 4631), H4058 [9MY]

——— require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect (see S. 2343), S3074 [15MY]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see S. 2538), S4153 [26JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce fraud and abuse in Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) (see S. 2781), S5434 [9SE]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a loan repayment program for certain architects (see H.R. 4205), H2301 [11MR]

——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 4462), H3196 [10AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see H.R. 4943), H5640 [23JN]

Dept. of Labor: address the skills gap by providing recommendations to increase on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities and employer participation in education and workforce training (see H.R. 4541), H3407 [1MY]

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

——— create a searchable database containing a credentials registry, a skills database, and a jobs bank (see H.R. 4758), H5022 [29MY]

——— develop performance measures for individuals who receive entrepreneurial training as a part of any workforce investment activity and create requirements for providers of such training (see H.R. 4063), H1776 [14FE]

——— ensure training service programs make better use of participants’ prior learning to assist participants in obtaining degrees and other postsecondary credentials (see S. 2403), S3294 [22MY]

——— establish a competitive grant program for community colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 5842), H9044 [10DE]

——— establish a pilot program to provide older individuals with training in computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and resume writing (see H.R. 3955), H1480 [28JA]

——— establish a scholarship program for dislocated workers or unemployed individuals transitioning into manufacturing employment (see H.R. 4824), H5248 [10JN]

——— establish an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative (see S. 2412), S3341 [2JN]

——— include American Samoa in certain employment services (see H.R. 4311), H2695 [26MR]

——— include programs that teach technology literacy in any job training program for ex-offenders offered under the Workforce Investment Act (see H.R. 4548), H3407 [1MY]

——— increase on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities (see S. 2402), S3294 [22MY]

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

——— modify demonstration projects designed to provide unemployed workers with information, skills, and relationships needed for reemployment (see S. 2870), S5782 [18SE]

——— prepare individuals with multiple barriers to employment to enter the workforce by providing such individuals with support services, job training, and education (see S. 2269), S2470 [29AP]

——— promote greater development of registered apprenticeship programs (see S. 2859), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 5533), H7882 [18SE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 5520), H7675 [17SE]

——— expedite review of application of certain aliens applying for admission to the U.S. to participate in a program under which they will receive graduate medical education or training (see H.R. 5735), H8071 [18NO]

——— suspend from visa waiver program any country identifying passport holders fighting with Islamist extremist organizations (see H.R. 5594), H7884 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow offshore South Atlantic energy production, provide revenue sharing from such leases, establish veterans workforce training, and create partnerships with institutes of higher education (see S. 2202), S2095 [2AP]

——— carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see S. 2367), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 4706), H4784 [21MY]

——— expand the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program to include payments for secure rural schools (see S. 2626), S4620 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: provide grants to carry out projects to reduce railway noise levels that adversely impact schools located in urbanized areas (see H.R. 5575), H7883 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize veterans who are entitled to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to use such entitlement for a career transition internship program (see H.R. 4922), H5597 [20JN]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 5432), H7432 [10SE]

——— clarify manner in which an advance educational assistance payment is charged against the entitlement of a veteran to such assistance (see H.R. 4184), H2256 [6MR]

——— clarify period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (see H.R. 5817), H8931 [9DE]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 2014), S890 [11FE]

——— develop and publish an action plan for improving vocational rehabilitation services and assistance (see H.R. 5032), H6034 [9JY]

——— enter into a contract with a non-government entity to conduct a survey of individuals on the use of departmental educational assistance (see H.R. 4151), H2198 [5MR]

——— establish a scholarship program to increase the availability of physicians who provide primary health care services at departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 5224), H6976 [28JY]

——— expand authority of veterans to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 5273), H7125 [30JY]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 4149), H2198 [5MR]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see S. 2422), S3367 [3JN] (see S. 2450), S3507 [9JN] (see H.R. 4841), H5318 [11JN]

——— improve administered laws relative to training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4037), H1769 [11FE]

——— improve continuing professional education reimbursement provided to health care professionals (see H.R. 5518), H7674 [17SE]

——— 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), H5064 [30MY]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to certain eligible individuals (see H.R. 5784), H8365 [3DE]

——— submit a report to the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs on the information technology used in administering educational benefits (see H.R. 4147), H2147 [4MR]

——— waive certain requirements relative to the approval of educational facilities for purposes of utilizing GI Bill benefits (see H.R. 5157), H6398 [17JY]

Depts. of Education and Justice: prohibit funds from being used to provide postsecondary courses in prisons (see H.R. 4081), H1937 [25FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 5464), H7528 [15SE]

Disabled: 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), H162 [10JA]

——— promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 4040), H1769 [11FE]

——— recognize importance of conducting research, education, and awareness of dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities and commend organizations dedicated to such causes (see H. Res. 623), H5363 [12JN]

Diseases: improve asthma management, education, and research (see S. 2804), S5588 [15SE]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 4814), H5185 [9JN]

——— provide for scientific framework relative to vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 4701), H4783 [21MY]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6148 [19NO]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see S. 2757), S5217 [31JY]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 2821), consideration (see H. Res. 686), H6814 [24JY]

Employment: carry out pilot programs to improve skills and job training (see H.R. 5567), H7883 [18SE]

——— encourage corporate, academic, and social entities to develop rules requiring consideration of minority candidates when searching for a business vendor or filling leadership positions (see S. Res. 511), S4705 [22JY]

——— establish a national strategy for identifying job training needs to increase opportunities for technical school training and promote hiring (see H.R. 4591), H3939 [7MY]

——— establish grants to assist in cost of compensation paid by employers to recent college graduates and to provide funding for further education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 5540), H7882 [18SE]

——— exempt employers hiring long-term unemployed from employer health insurance mandate, provide payroll tax holiday and relocation loans, and reform and strengthen workforce investment system (see S. 2038), S1048 [25FE]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see S. 1911), S223 [9JA]

——— strengthen career and technical education programs to ensure resources flow to high-skill, high-wage, high-demand, and high-growth occupational training (see S. 2524), S3939 [24JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 5473), H7528 [15SE]

Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4913), H5557 [19JN]

Executive Office of the President: establish National Office of New Americans (see H.R. 4949), H5723 [24JN]

FAA: revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions and establish Air Traffic Control Education and Training Advisory Committee (see H.R. 5675), H7900 [19SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see S.J. Res. 37), S3424 [4JN]

——— implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 2853), S5782 [18SE]

Federal agencies and departments: collaborate on development of freely available open source educational material in college-level physics, chemistry, and math (see H.R. 4455), H3195 [10AP]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see S. 1921), S325 [14JA]

Federal aid programs: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (see S. 2897), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 5564), H7883 [18SE]

——— prohibit aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits not available to all citizens and U.S. nationals (see S. 1990), S763 [4FE]

Federal employees: establish a pilot program to hire individuals with alternative educational experience (see S. 2079), S1315 [5MR]

——— expand training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons (see H.R. 4449), H3195 [10AP]

Federal-State relations: allow Western States to exchange school trust lands within Federal conservation areas with certain Federal lands with viable revenue opportunities to support public education (see H.R. 4901), H5556 [19JN]

——— prohibit the Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see S. 2967), S6262 [2DE]

——— support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards and denounce the President’s coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards (see S. Res. 345), S821 [6FE] (see H. Res. 476), H1770 [11FE]

Financial institutions: specify that courses offered by lenders for their own employees may not satisfy pre-licensing or continuing education requirements of mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 5310), H7181 [31JY]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 721), H7454 [11SE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 423), S2406 [11AP]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 535), H2853 [2AP]

Food Allergy Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 584), H4064 [13MY]

Gallaudet University: anniversary (see S. Res. 418), S2239 [8AP]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see S. 2800), S5564 [11SE]

——— increase access to primary care services by supporting and expanding the primary care workforce, enhancing payments, and improving transparency of Federal training funds (see S. 2229), S2327 [9AP]

——— increase access to primary care services through training and accountability improvements (see S. 1978), S655 [30JA]

Health care professionals: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to population (see H.R. 4282), H2565 [21MR]

——— recognize caregiving as a profession and the need for increased educational opportunities for both paid and family caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3196 [10AP]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize (see S. 2954), S6204 [20NO]

Immigration: provide for the eligibility of certain additional programs for the NSF competitive grant program for K-12 math, science, engineering, and technology education (see H.R. 4483), H3196 [10AP]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 4467), H3196 [10AP]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: expedite civil actions, claims, and appeals (see H.R. 5092), H6135 [11JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2789), S5507 [10SE] (see H.R. 4136), H2097 [28FE] (see H.R. 5661), H7886 [18SE]

——— permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see S. 2790), S5507 [10SE]

International Mother Language Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 486), H1880 [21FE]

International Self-Care Day: designate (see S. Res. 515), S4763 [23JY]

Investments: exempt certain college savings plans from asset limitations when determining SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, or LIHEAP eligibility (see H.R. 5783), H8365 [3DE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2999), S6626 [11DE]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center: advance purpose (see S. 2590), S4404 [10JY]

Libya: terminate nonimmigration status for Libyan and third country nationals acting on behalf of Libyan entities who are engaging in aviation maintenance, flight operations, or nuclear-related studies or training (see H.R. 5401), H7295 [8SE]

Local government: include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs (see S. 2968), S6262 [2DE] (see H.R. 5569), H7883 [18SE]

Lunar New Year: encourage local education agencies serving a substantial Asian-American population to close schools (see H. Res. 457), H183 [13JA]

Make Music Day: designate (see H. Res. 630), H5494 [18JN]

Maritime administration: require career and technical education for maritime careers (see H.R. 4468), H3196 [10AP]

Mayo Clinic: anniversary (see S. Res. 339), S486 [27JA] (see H. Res. 534), H2802 [1AP]

Medicare: provide community-based medical education payments to primary care teaching centers, provide for an indirect medical education performance adjustment, and increase graduate medical education transparency (see S. 2728), S5216 [31JY]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H3446 [6MY]

Mining and mineral resources: fund additional Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants for programs that provide hands-on mine safety skills training and certification in mine rescue and mine emergency response (see H.R. 4606), H4015 [8MY]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 366), S1234 [27FE] (see H. Res. 500), H2198 [5MR]

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

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5650), H7886 [18SE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 558), S5698 [17SE] (see H. Res. 743), H7887 [18SE]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 586), H4475 [19MY]

National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see S. Res. 405), S1871 [31MR]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 563), H3408 [1MY]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 551), S5698 [17SE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 557), S5698 [17SE]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S2718 [6MY]

National Chemistry Week: designate (see S. Res. 559), S5698 [17SE]

National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 414), S2194 [7AP]

National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 576), S5918 [12NO]

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

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 547), S5629 [16SE]

National Men’s Health Week: anniversary (see S. Res. 473), S3668 [12JN]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 335), S440 [16JA]

——— observance (see H. Res. 462), H1241 [16JA]

National Middle Level Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 383), S1653 [13MR]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 521), H2484 [14MR]

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

National objectives: improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 1909), S223 [9JA] (see H.R. 4773), H5022 [29MY]

National Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H2301 [11MR]

National Park Service: enhance and clarify ability to work with nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and volunteers to advance programs and projects (see H.R. 4614), H4015 [8MY]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds and provision of technical assistance for the Heritage Partnership Program and National Heritage Areas (see H.R. 5371), H7183 [31JY]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (see S. Res. 441), S2875 [8MY]

National Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 554), S5698 [17SE] (see H. Res. 662), H6035 [9JY]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S655 [30JA] (see H. Res. 471), H1544 [3FE]

National Science and Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 329), S68 [7JA]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 2030), S948 [12FE]

National Teacher Day: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2875 [8MY] (see H. Res. 571), H3446 [6MY]

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

National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week: designate (see H. Res. 484), H1771 [11FE]

Native Americans: facilitate ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources (see H.R. 5671), H7887 [18SE]

——— promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see S. 1948), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 4214), H2360 [12MR]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 2299), S2796 [7MY] (see H.R. 5765), H8169 [20NO]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see S. 2719), S5216 [31JY] (see H.R. 5526), H7881 [18SE]

——— provide for a competitive grant program for apprenticeship and internship programs through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 5663), H7886 [18SE]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 4461), H3196 [10AP]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Malala Yousafzai for peace (see H. Res. 750), H7938 [12NO]

NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 4833), H5248 [10JN]

——— support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs (see S. 2543), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 5217), H6976 [28JY]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (see H.R. 5031), H5876 [8JY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 5029), H5876 [8JY]

——— establish a grant program to support U.S.-Israeli cooperation for neuroscience-related research (see H.R. 4472), H3196 [10AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt certain educational institutions from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 2462), S3604 [11JN] (see H.R. 4775), H5063 [30MY]

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

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

Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 5743), H8132 [19NO]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 2204), S2161 [3AP] (see H.R. 4391), H2913 [3AP]

Public safety officers: expand benefits to families of officers who suffer fatal climate-related injuries in the line of duty (see S. 2332), S3028 [14MY]

Public welfare programs: help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency and provide information on total spending and an overall spending limit on such programs (see S. 2015), S890 [11FE] (see H.R. 4731), H4828 [22MY]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 367), S1234 [27FE] (see H. Res. 495), H2097 [28FE]

Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see S. 1952), S439 [16JA]

Robotics: establish an academic competition in the field of robotics among students in congressional districts (see H. Res. 703), H7185 [31JY]

Ros-Lehtinen, Representative: Miami-Dade County, FL, Public Schools Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 764), H8170 [20NO]

Sauls, Steve: tribute (see H. Res. 782), H10318 [12DE]

SBA: establish pilot program to provide small business Federal contractors access to tools, training, and hands-on help necessary to diversify their businesses and create jobs (see S. 2582), S4404 [10JY]

——— establish the Innovative Approaches to Technology Transfer Grant Program (see S. 2551), S4153 [26JN]

——— establish veterans’ business outreach center program and improve certain other veterans programs (see S. 2396), S3294 [22MY]

——— improve small business development centers (see H.R. 4121), H2097 [28FE]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 498), H2148 [4MR]

Schools: clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 4172), H2256 [6MR]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 2304), S2796 [7MY] (see H.R. 10), H2801 [1AP]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 576), H3939 [7MY]

——— promote use of blended learning in classrooms (see H.R. 5303), H7181 [31JY]

——— support the community schools model (see H.R. 3873), H223 [14JA]

Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 4176), H2256 [6MR]

——— improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see H.R. 5451), H7454 [11SE]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4159), H2255 [6MR]

——— support innovation (see H.R. 5812), H8930 [9DE]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 372), S1315 [5MR]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see S. Con. Res. 33), S1234 [27FE] (see H. Con. Res. 86), H1937 [25FE]

Social Security: raise to at least the poverty line the amount of benefits that are exempt from being offset to satisfy student loan debt (see H.R. 3927), H1252 [23JA]

States: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 5259), H7125 [30JY]

Student loans: require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see S. 2460), S3544 [10JN]

——— require certain protections for borrowers and provide reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and loan cancellation in exchange for public service (see H.R. 3892), H472 [15JA]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1910), S223 [9JA] (see H.R. 3836), H134 [9JA]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 380), S1519 [11MR]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 4748), H4909 [28MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for manufacturing job training expenses (see H.R. 5234), H7039 [29JY]

——— allow certain discharged student loan debt to be included in gross income ratably over a certain number of years and disregard such income in determining eligibility for Federal means-tested programs (see H.R. 4020), H1686 [6FE]

——— allow certain individuals a credit against income tax for contributions to certain college savings plans (see S. 2882), S5782 [18SE]

——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 2234), S2327 [9AP] (see H.R. 5579), H7884 [18SE] (see H.R. 5720), H7995 [14NO]

——— allow small employers a credit against income tax for the cost of on-the-job training expenses (see H.R. 4473), H3196 [10AP]

——— allow use of certain tax-advantaged investment plans for tuition for elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 3977), H1511 [29JA]

——— consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), consideration (see H. Res. 680), H6744 [23JY]

——— eliminate marriage penalty in the dollar limitation on the student loan interest deduction (see H.R. 5508), H7674 [17SE]

——— encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2108), S1519 [11MR]

——— encourage use of 529 plans and Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 5477), H7616 [16SE]

——— establish a Federal tax credit approximation matching program for State new jobs training tax credits (see H.R. 4831), H5248 [10JN]

——— establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (see S. 2792), S5564 [11SE]

——— establish Promise Zones to revitalize high-poverty communities through Federal-local partnerships (see S. 2597), S4454 [14JY] (see H.R. 4941), H5640 [23JN]

——— exclude Federal student aid from taxable gross income (see S. 2827), S5629 [16SE]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 5239), H7039 [29JY]

——— exclude from gross income discharges of Federal student loans as a result of veterans’ service-connected total disability that is permanent in nature (see H.R. 3843), H162 [10JA]

——— exclude from gross income student loan forgiveness for students in income-based or income-contingent repayment programs who have completed payment obligations (see S. 2878), S5782 [18SE]

——— exclude payments received under Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds (see S. 2525), S4003 [25JN] (see H.R. 5787), H8365 [3DE]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health care shared responsibility (see H.R. 5262), H7125 (see H.R. 5298), H7126 [30JY]

——— extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 3943), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (see H.R. 5771), H8225 [1DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), consideration (see H. Res. 766), H8272 [2DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 124), H9044 [10DE]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payment of interest on certain refinanced student loans (see S. 2429), S3424 [4JN] (see H.R. 5578), H7884 [18SE]

——— extend time period for contributing military death gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 4559), H3407 [1MY]

——— improve and expand Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 2892), S5783 [18SE]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5504), H7674 [17SE]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 4333), H2744 [27MR]

——— increase and extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit and increase the student loan interest deduction (see H.R. 5509), H7674 [17SE]

——— increase the annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts and include athletic equipment in qualified elementary and secondary education expenses (see S. 2568), S4271 [8JY]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 4700), H4783 [21MY]

——— permit distributions from 529 accounts for medical expenses of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 5554), H7882 [18SE]

——— provide a credit for job training expenses of employers (see H.R. 4204), H2301 [11MR]

——— provide a deduction for elementary and secondary private school tuition (see H.R. 5779), H8272 [2DE]

——— provide a tax credit for certain college preparation and application expenses (see H.R. 4563), H3413 [2MY]

——— provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 2880), S5782 [18SE]

——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 2723), S5216 [31JY]

——— require student Social Security numbers and employer identification numbers for education tax credits (see S. 2702), S5135 [30JY]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see S. 2060), S1233 [27FE]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: funding (see H.R. 4830), H5248 [10JN]

——— reform Board of Visitors (see S. 2076), S1281 [4MR] (see H.R. 4144), H2147 [4MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits with offsets, reform program, terminate benefits to jobless millionaires, and eliminate overlapping benefits with the Social Security Disability Insurance program (see S. 2097), S1366 [6MR]

University of Minnesota Duluth: observance of National Student Employment Week (see S. Res. 419), S2239 [8AP]

USA Science & Engineering Festival: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 329), S68 [7JA]

Veterans: establish a student loan repayment program for totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 4314), H2695 [26MR]

——— expand research and education on and delivery of complementary and alternative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 4887), H5493 [18JN]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 1950), S439 [16JA] (see S. 1982), S702 [3FE] (see S. 2413), S3341 [2JN]

——— protect employment and training services (see S. 2834), S5697 [17SE] (see H.R. 5500), H7674 [17SE]

Webster University: anniversary (see S. Res. 465), S3367 [3JN] (see H. Res. 613), H5186 [9JN]

Wilson, Representative Frederica S.: Miami-Dade County, FL, Public Schools Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 764), H8170 [20NO]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 597), S6540 [10DE]

Yellowstone National Park: ratify and approve certain payments to school districts serving the park (see S. 2098), S1366 [6MR]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), motion to proceed, S3491 [9JN], S3557 [11JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S5963 [13NO]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), House amendment, S5772 [18SE]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), motion to proceed, S1225 [27FE]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1168 [26FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S940 [12FE], S1027 [25FE]

Essays

Half in Ten (organization) and Coalition on Human Needs Our American Story Project—50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty: Amy Treptow, H123 [9JA]

State of the Union: Abigail Morris, S521 [28JA]

——— Alexina Federhen, S481 [27JA]

——— Brian Townley, S482 [27JA]

——— Carly Neeld, S519 [28JA]

——— Delaney Spink, S596 [29JA]

——— Emily Martin, S595 [29JA]

——— Eric Tucker, S519 [28JA]

——— Fiona Higgins, S594 [29JA]

——— Holly Thayer, S595 [29JA]

——— Katharine Mayo, S482 [27JA]

——— Kendall Spaulding, S519 [28JA]

——— Koenig, Eric, S520 [28JA]

——— Kylee DiMaggio, S520 [28JA]

——— Madison Gilley, S520 [28JA]

——— Nick Majeski, S595 [29JA]

——— Owen Deffner, S595 [29JA]

——— Raihan Kabir, S594 [29JA]

——— Rebecca Paige, S519 [28JA]

——— Robert (Will) Aldrich, S482 [27JA]

——— Trevor McNaney, S520 [28JA]

Excerpts

‘‘My Life From Zero to 101,’’ Lee R. Johnson, E1275 [30JY]

Factsheets

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (S. 1086), S6009 [17NO]

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]

——— Helen Blank and Joan Entmacher, National Women’s Law Center, H7476, H7480 [15SE]

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

——— Katy Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., H7479 [15SE]

——— Lynette M. Fraga, L. Carol Scott, Michelle Noth McCready, and Nicholas P. Vucic, Child Care Aware of America (organization), H7476, H7481 [15SE]

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

——— Mary Kusler, National Education Association, H7479 [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]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H7475, H7480 [15SE]

——— Rhian Evans Allvin, National Association for the Education of Young Children, H7479 [15SE]

——— Richard Bland, Save the Children Federation, Inc., H7475, H7480 [15SE]

——— Sharon Veatch, Child Care Aware of Virginia (organization), H7476 [15SE]

Higher education provisions in tax reform discussion draft: Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H6783–H6785 [24JY]

Northern Illinois University Task Force on the Violence Against Women Act: Joe Frascello, E1811 [12DE]

School nutrition standards: Miriam Rollin, Mission—Readiness (organization), H4917 [29MY]

——— several School Nutrition Association past presidents, H4916 [29MY]

Student and Family Tax Simplification Act: Atlanta Technical College student, H6789 [24JY]

——— Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H6783 [24JY]

——— Walter G. Bumphus, American Association of Community Colleges and J. Noah Brown, Association of Community College Trustees, H6782 [24JY]

Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act: Mary Kusler, National Education Association, H4035 [9MY]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H4035 [9MY]

Tribute to Dennis Campbell: Representatives Cantor and Hurt, E732 [9MY]

Veterans health care access: several veterans organizations, S4739 [23JY], S4855 [24JY]

Lists

Alexander Montessori School, Miami, FL, team members, H1548 [4FE]

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Professors of the Year Award recipients, S6194 [20NO]

Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients, E1021 [19JN]

Dallas, TX, area National Merit Scholarship recipients, E604 [28AP]

Frisco, TX, Chamber of Commerce Leadership Frisco Advisory Council graduating class, E1029 [20JN]

Maryland 6th Congressional District Teacher of the Year recipients, E1092 [26JN]

New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E397 [14MR]

New Jersey 11th District Congressional Arts competition participants, E855 [28MY]

Organizations supporting H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, S3966 [25JN]

Plano, TX, Independent School District Teacher of the Year nominees, E821 [22MY]

Stennis Congressional Intern Program participants, S4896 [24JY]

Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E942 [10JN]

Texas 24th District Congressional Arts competition finalists, E683 [6MY]

Texas 24th District Congressional Arts competition participating schools and art teachers, E684 [6MY]

U.S. Military Academy graduates from Michigan, E815 [22MY]

United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar Initiative participants, E1179 [16JY]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2015: President Obama, S1278–S1280 [4MR], H2122–H2125 [4MR]

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2015—Appendix, Analytical Perspectives, and Historical Tables: President Obama, S1415 [10MR], H2264 [11MR]

Motions

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), S3481 [9JN], S3511 [10JN], S5531 [11SE], S5573 [15SE], S5595 [16SE]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), H6700 [23JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), H6776 [24JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1169 [26FE], S1187 [27FE], S1257 [4MR], S1371 [10MR], S1487 [11MR], S1531 [12MR], S5772 [18SE], S5964 [13NO]

Taxation: consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), H6789 [24JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6823 [15DE], S6869 [16DE], H8341 [3DE]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1950), S557 [29JA], S611 [30JA], S665 [3FE], S707 [4FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S936, S940 [12FE], S978 [24FE], S1011 [25FE], S1168 [26FE], S1197, S1209 [27FE]

Poems

‘‘Brother,’’ Joseph Gabel, S3468 [5JN]

‘‘Celebrating My Veteran,’’ Ellie Wachenheim, S3467 [5JN]

‘‘Deep Down,’’ Alaire Chu, S3468 [5JN]

‘‘Delvin Menze,’’ Riley Menze, S3467 [5JN]

‘‘Grandpa the Veteran,’’ Chineng Vang, S3467 [5JN]

‘‘Life Savers,’’ Taylor Van de Streek, S3468 [5JN]

‘‘Memories of the Home Front,’’ Sarah Borntrager, S3468 [5JN]

‘‘Numbers,’’ Ezekiel Town, S3467 [5JN]

‘‘Thank You to the Great Veterans in My Life,’’ Sabastian C. Cerda, S3467 [5JN]

Press releases

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: Results for America (organization), H7479 [15SE]

Commander—Keep Senate Bill Focused on Vets: American Legion, S1159 [26FE]

11 Million $2,100 ‘‘Scholarships for Kids’’—A Real Answer to Inequality: Senator Alexander, S508 [28JA]

Faleomavaega Speaks Out About Confusion Surrounding ASCC’s Upward Bound Program: Delegate Faleomavaega (2003), E1670 [1DE]

President Signs Into Law Legislation Faleomavaega Introduced To Increase the Number of Military Academy Appointments From American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2003), E1725 [3DE]

US Student Association’s Statement on the Student and Family Tax Simplification Act Bill: U.S. Student Association, H6782 [24JY]

Proclamations

Cynthia V. Lewis Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E910 [5JN]

Elizabeth Jones Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E911 [5JN]

Janice T. Crawford Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E910 [5JN]

Mrs. Angetti R. McLaughlin Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E907 [5JN]

Mrs. Tracie A. McCalep Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E764 [19MY]

Ms. Denisha L. Solomon Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E768 [19MY]

Proposals

Observe Smith-Lever Act anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, E10 [7JA]

Protecting Student Safety Act, S5943 [12NO]

Remarks in House

A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois, Inc.: tribute to efforts to promote motorcycle safety and education, H4692 [21MY]

ABA: Standards Review Committee proposal to change accreditation standard regarding bar passage, E163 [4FE]

AbbVie Inc.: tribute to Week of Possibilites volunteer service initiative, E1152 [14JY]

AbilityOne Program: tribute, H2964 [7AP], H4014 [8MY], E498 [2AP], E536 [7AP], E892 [30MY], E912 [5JN], E1804 [12DE]

Adent, John: Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, E350 [11MR]

Adult education: increase access to provide for economic growth, H5964 [9JY]

African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM) (organization): anniversary, E1771 [10DE]

Agriculture Extension Act: anniversary, E710 [8MY]

Aguilar, Anajely: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E329 [6MR]

Ahrens, Nicole: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E385 [14MR]

AID: expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (H.R. 3583), H8110–H8113 [19NO]

Ainsworth, Jennifer: South Carolina Teacher of the Year award recipient, E622 [29AP]

Akakpo, Romaine: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E386 [14MR]

Albuquerque, NM: tribute to Highland High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E580 [10AP]

All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society: tribute, E490 [2AP]

Alonso, Jocelin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E364 [12MR]

Alpha Delta Kappa (organization): anniversary, E1334 [8SE]

Alvidrez, Elizabeth: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E335 [10MR]

American Dental Association: tribute to Action for Dental Health—Dentists Making a Difference campaign to address dental health crisis, H5056 [30MY]

American Education Week: observance, H8043 [18NO], E1656 [20NO]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to Penelope District #12 & #13 convention, E851 [28MY]

American Society of Clinical Oncology: recognize anniversary and commitment to cancer research, education, prevention, and patient care, H4009–H4014 [8MY], E712 [8MY], E739 [9MY], E843 [28MY], E944 [10JN]

Anderson, Holly: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E346 [11MR]

Annandale, VA: anniversary of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)-Annandale Symphony Orchestra, E885 [30MY]

——— anniversary of Shepherd’s Center of Annandale-Springfield, E880 [30MY]

Apex, NC: tribute to Apex High School graduates, H5076 [9JN]

Arana, Sayra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E390 [14MR]

Aranda, Diana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E337 [10MR]

Arc Gateway, Inc.: anniversary, E1077 [26JN]

Arc of Greater Prince William/INSIGHT, Inc.: tribute, E1038 [20JN]

Arlington Heights, IL: tribute to Fred W. Buhrke Training Center Technology and Manufacturing Association training and education programs in advanced manufacturing industry, E763 [19MY]

Armed Forces: ensure fair wages for defense contractors and prohibit discrimination against women, outsourcing of jobs, high interest student loans, and baggage fees, H4810 [22MY]

Arts Advocacy Day: observance, E433 [25MR]

Association for Talent Development: tribute, E1777 [10DE]

——— tribute to Niagara Frontier Chapter, E1587 [14NO]

Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Congress to Campus program, H6304, H6305 [16JY]

Auburn, MA: Julia Bancroft Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1543 [12NO]

——— tribute to Auburn High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E279 [28FE]

Audubon, NJ: anniversary of Haviland Avenue Grade School, E54 [13JA]

Aurora, CO: tribute to Grandview High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E47 [10JA]

Aurora, IL: tribute to Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy students selected as NASA Exploration Design Challenge finalists, E635 [30AP]

AVANCE, Inc.: anniversary, E1362 [9SE]

Back, Jacob: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E351 [11MR]

Bakari, Ronald: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E93 [16JA]

Bangor, ME: anniversary of Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center, E1426 [16SE]

Bartels, McKinnley: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E385 [14MR]

Battaglia, Disa: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E340 [10MR]

Bauer, Carly: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E332 [6MR]

Benninger, Mary Ellen: Hillsborough, CA, City School District Associated Parents Group Citizen of the Year award recipient, E626 [29AP]

Bertrand, Tom: Illinois Superintendent of the Year Award recipient, H8288 [3DE]

Betancourt, Myrna: Miami-Dade County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, H1701 [10FE]

Billings, MT: tribute to Will James Middle School Science Bowl team, H3251 [29AP]

Bioneers (organization): anniversary of Summit Conference, E1452 [19SE]

BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects, H8373 [4DE]

Bluefield, VA: anniversary of Graham High School, E1384 [10SE]

Bluegrass Community and Technical College: anniversary, E1260 [29JY]

Blue-Norton, Jillian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E367 [12MR]

Boca Raton, FL: Eagles Landing Middle School recpient of National PTA (organization) School of Excellence Award, E1398 [11SE]

Bodzianowski, Michal: National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Student Spaceflight Experiments Program winner, E1105 [3JY]

Boren, Kaylee: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E374 [13MR]

Boys 2 Men (organization): tribute, H2202 [6MR]

Brown University: anniversary, E293 [4MR], E355 [11MR]

Bruley, Brandi: Illinois Principals Association Elementary School Principal of the Year award recipient, H2619 [25MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2144–H2146 [4MR], H2159 [5MR], H2810, H2811, H2812 [2AP], H6756 [24JY]

——— allocation of funds for children’s programs, H2410 [13MR]

——— prohibit cuts in budget baseline for education, health, and safety protections, H3020 [8AP]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to City Honors High School Congressional Science Student Forum participants, H3949 [8MY]

Bui, Duy: United Health Foundation Diverse Scholars Initiative scholarship recipient, E1210 [23JY]

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

Burkholder, Steve: West Chamber Serving Jefferson County, CO (organization) Steve Burkholder Diamond Legacy Award recipient, E299 [4MR]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement, H5967 [9JY]

Bynum, Donald: School Superintendents of Alabama (organization) Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E65 [14JA]

Cain, Natalie: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E159 [4FE]

California: tribute to 3d Congressional District Women of the Year award recipients, H7622 [17SE], E1493–E1495 [19SE]

——— tribute to 15th Congressional District Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalists, E378 [13MR]

Carbondale, IL: anniversary of Carbondale Public Library, E560 [9AP]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize, H7817 [18SE]

Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H1926 [25FE], H2093 [28FE]

Career and technical education programs: funding, H1229 [16JA], H2093 [28FE], H2807 [2AP]

Carreon, Moises A.: NSF Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers recipient, E73 [15JA]

Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey (organization): anniversary, E1111 [8JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools, H1436 [28JA], E109 [21JA], E117 [27JA], E130 [28JA]

——— recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (H. Res. 461), H1443 [28JA]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, including legislation relative to education, infrastructure, economic growth, and job creation, H2943, H2944 [4AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (H.R. 5185), H8889–H8891 [9DE]

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology: tribute to career technical training and job placement of graduates, H5240 [10JN]

Centro Hispano of Dane County, WI (organization): tribute to Fiesta Hispana, E1436 [17SE]

Charter schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3961–H3968 [8MY]

Chatham, NJ: anniversary of Early Childhood Learning Center, E968 [12JN]

Chen, Eric: White House Science Fair participant, H4924 [29MY]

Chen, Stephanie: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E119 [27JA]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Rondout Elementary School, E655 [1MY]

——— tribute to education, employment, and housing programs created to assist individuals recently released from prison, H2948 [4AP]

Chicoine, Brittany: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E331 [6MR]

Chicopee, MA: Anne E. Barry School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1765 [9DE]

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

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, H212 [14JA]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (H.R. 3461), H77 [9JA], H1928 [25FE], H7689 [18SE]

——— improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (H.R. 669), H7341–H7343 [9SE], H8344 [3DE]

——— provide equitable funding for students of all income levels, H212 [14JA]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (H.R. 498), E1495 [19SE]

Civil rights: tribute to lawyers challenging segregation in schools, H4463, H4464 [19MY]

Clark, Danielle: Santa Rosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E341 [10MR]

Clinton, SC: tribute to Bell Street Middle School for participation in the South Carolina Science Olympiad, H2917 [4AP]

CODE.org (organization): tribute to Hour of Code, H8876 [9DE]

College Bound Opportunities (organization): tribute, E439 [26MR]

College of St. Benedict: anniversary, E709 [8MY]

Colleges and universities: affordability, H6671 [23JY]

——— allow growth or cultivation of industrial hemp for agricultural or academic research in States that already permit industrial hemp growth, H4980, H4981, H4990, H4991 [29MY]

——— ensure academic freedom is protected when colleges and universities build satellite campuses in foreign countries, E1747 [8DE]

——— ensure appropriate spending of taxpayer funds on student aid, access to information to make informed choices about postsecondary education, and oppose Federal rating system (H. Res. 614), E938 [10JN]

——— improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, H2893, H2896–H2898 [3AP], H3301 [30AP]

——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (H.R. 4436), E558 [9AP]

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education, H6674 [23JY]

Colorado State University Extension-Jefferson County: anniversary of membership in West Chamber Serving Jefferson County, CO (organization), E235 [25FE]

Columbia Gorge Community College: tribute to Columbia Regional Center for Innovation, E577 [10AP]

Columbia Southern University: grand opening of Center for Continuing Education, E1629 [19NO]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations hearing on global impact of autism spectrum disorders, E1293 [31JY]

Community Students Learning Center (organization): tribute, E450 [26MR]

Compañeros en Salud/Partners in Health (organization): anniversary, E1811 [12DE]

Compton Community College: recognize need to receive an expedited accreditation process (H. Res. 580), E730 [9MY]

Computer Science Education Week: observance, H8876 [9DE]

Computers: encourage girls to pursue computer science, H8876 [9DE]

——— provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (S. 1353), H9294 [11DE], E1834, E1835 [12DE]

Congress: legislative priorities, H6113, H6114 [11JY], H8077 [19NO]

——— tribute to Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients, E1021 [19JN]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, E593 [28AP]

Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus: tribute, H2807 [2AP]

Cook-Robinson, Wanda: Michigan Association of School Administrators Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E198 [11FE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: tribute to American Graduate—Let’s Make It Happen initiative, E1479, E1486 [19SE]

Corral, Xavier: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E417 [24MR]

Correctional institutions: expand education and job training activities for incarcerated individuals, H5967 [9JY]

Cortez, Jesus: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E360 [12MR]

Courts: decision in Mendez v. Westminster ending segregation of Mexican and Mexican-American students in California schools, H4691 [21MY]

Crittenton Services of Greater Washington (organization): anniversary, E1670 [1DE]

Crystal Springs, MS: tribute to F.U.T.U.R.E. Inc., Daycare & Early Childhood Learning Center, E1347 [8SE]

Cuba: tribute to American graduates of Latin American School of Medical Sciences, E1088 [26JN]

Cundiff, Susan: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 High School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1540 [12NO]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Hockaday School, H3185 [10AP], E536 [7AP]

——— tribute to National Merit Scholarship recipients, E604 [28AP]

Danbury, CT: Danbury High School Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program students recipients of Verizon Communications, Inc., Innovative App Challenge Best in State award, H2811 [2AP]

Danville, CA: tribute to Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary Club, E875 [29MY]

Darrell Gwynn Foundation: tribute, H1435 [28JA]

Davis, Ryan: School Administrators of Iowa Assistant Principal of the Year award recipient, E572 [10AP]

Dawson, Gavin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E349 [11MR]

Dayton, OH: tribute to Ahiska Turkish American Community Center, E238 [25FE]

Deerfield Beach, FL: anniversary of Zion Lutheran School, E1395 [11SE]

Delgado, Jacqueline: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E345 [11MR]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest participants, E105 [17JA]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H6755 [24JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program funding through reductions in Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration funding, H5296 [11JN]

——— establish waiver process for school districts that find new school nutrition standards too expensive, H4916 [29MY], H5261, H5283–H5287 [11JN], E967, E970 [12JN]

Dept. of Commerce: require more accurate calculation of propane costs and clarify impact of propane prices on Propane Education & Research Council educational outreach activities (H.R. 5705), H8891, H8892 [9DE]

Dept. of Defense: delay closure of certain Senior ROTC programs, H5547 [19JN]

——— develop and implement financial literacy training program for incoming and transitioning servicemembers to prevent targeting by predatory lenders, H4745 [21MY], H5452, H5453 [18JN]

——— evaluate Army Tuition Assistance Program eligibility requirements’ impact on National Guard members, H4751 [21MY]

——— extend part-time reemployment authority to temporarily rehire Federal retirees to bridge knowledge gaps and train younger workers, E837 [23MY]

——— Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Student Initiative funding, H5442 [18JN]

——— include additional community partnerships through a competitive and merit-based process to enhance mental health programs for National Guard and Reserve components, H5442 [18JN]

——— Junior ROTC programs funding, H5443 [18JN]

——— modeling and simulation tools training funding, H5480, H5481 [18JN]

——— STARBASE program funding, H5456 [18JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans, H6675, H6688, H6700, H6701 [23JY], H7661 [17SE]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 4582), H3948 [8MY], H5262 [11JN], H7061 [30JY], H7689 [18SE]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 4582), unanimous-consent request, H7063 [30JY]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 4622), H7851 [18SE]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2292), H5194 [10JN]

——— allow entities with dual-enrollment programs with high schools to participate in a demonstration program for competency-based education, H6697 [23JY]

——— allow participating eligible entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to expand an approved project beyond the student maximum, H6693 [23JY]

——— allow participating entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to report number and percentage of students finding employment relating to their program or course of study, H6695, H6696 [23JY]

——— allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program (H.R. 4000), H1600 [5FE]

——— amend the Rural and Low-Income School Program to include professional development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (H.R. 4973), H7050 [30JY]

——— award grants for support of full-service community schools (H.R. 5168), H6659, H6660 [23JY]

——— award grants to establish STEM Innovation Networks (H.R. 4828), H6634 [22JY]

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments, H8276 [3DE]

——— clarify that a closure of a branch or campus of an institution of higher education may qualify a borrower for loan discharge under the Higher Education Act (H.R. 4860), H5735 [25JN], E979 [12JN]

——— clarify that eligible entities that have been selected to participate in the demonstration program for competency-based education may submit amendments to their approved applications, H6691 [23JY]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (H.R. 455), H5502 [19JN]

——— combat campus sexual violence (H.R. 5354), E1313 [1AU]

——— conduct outreach to minority-serving institutions and institutions in rural areas to provide information on applying for demonstration program for competency-based education, H6689–H6693 [23JY]

——— create Regulatory Reform Task Force to make recommendations to reduce unnecessary higher education regulations, H6698, H6699 [23JY]

——— develop and enforce conflict of interest guidelines for charter schools receiving Federal assistance, including financial interest disclosures from anyone affiliated with the school, H4029–H4031 [9MY], E746 [13MY]

——— direct State education agencies that award federally funded grants to work with charter schools to provide information relative to school requirements and policies on their websites, H3968, H4007 [8MY]

——— encourage public charter schools, H2374 [13MR]

——— establish a comprehensive literacy program (H.R. 2706), H7625 [17SE]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), H6379 [17JY], H6634 [22JY], H6686–H6702 [23JY], H6769 [24JY], E1228, E1231 [24JY]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 677), H6672–H6679 [23JY]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), motion to recommit, H6700, H6701 [23JY]

——— Executive order expanding the Pay As You Earn Repayment Plan for student loans, H5371 [17JN]

——— extend the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (H.R. 5134), H6676, H6683, H6684 [23JY]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (H.R. 4902), E1080 [26JN]

——— include comprehensive career counseling to criteria used when prioritizing grants to high-performing charter schools, H4038, H4039 [9MY]

——— include in reporting requirements of State education entities information on how charter schools which receive funding are supporting and enhancing community involvement, H4040 [9MY]

——— include in reporting requirements of State education entities information on if the sharing of best practices of charter schools with public schools led to adoption of such practices by public schools, H4039, H4040 [9MY], E746 [13MY]

——— include in revised counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers information regarding how Federal and private student loans are treated in bankruptcy, H6766 [24JY]

——— include in revised counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers information regarding the impact of delinquency or default on a loan on their credit score, H6767 [24JY]

——— include in revised counseling requirements information for transfer students on their maximum Pell Grant eligibility and the effect of non-transferable course credits on eligibility, H6765, H6766 [24JY]

——— include in revised counseling requirements information regarding the national average default rate and the institutions’s average default rate for certain student loan borrowers, H6767 [24JY]

——— include recent average income and employment data in revised counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers, H6765 [24JY]

——— increase the maximum number of eligible entities participating in the demonstration program for competency-based education, H6694 [23JY]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (H.R. 3538), H6673 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— notify students of financial management resources provided by the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, H6764 [24JY]

——— periodically assess the usability of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) relative to the needs of limited English proficient students, H6697 [23JY]

——— prohibit Federal funding to institutions of higher education that boycott Israeli academic institutions or scholars (H.R. 4009), H1552 [4FE]

——— promote innovative education practices, help educational agencies ensure high-quality English proficiency instruction, and provide college and career knowledge to English learners (H.R. 5219), H6940 [28JY]

——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H1702 [10FE], H1947 [26FE], H5195 [10JN]

——— provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 2308), H7539 [16SE]

——— provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (H.R. 115), E867 [29MY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 2536), H1218 [16JA]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school counseling program (H.R. 2317), E1636 [19NO]

——— require participating entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to alert students when sale of personally-identifiable information may happen, H6696 [23JY]

——— require participating entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to show how they are addressing the needs of veterans and Armed Forces members, H6693, H6694 [23JY]

——— require student loan borrowers be advised on monthly payment amounts if they were permitted to refinance their loans, H6776, H6777 [24JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), H6634 [22JY], H6688 [23JY], H6753, H6758–H6767, H6775–H6778 [24JY], E1231 [24JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), consideration (H. Res. 677), H6672–H6679 [23JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), motion to recommit, H6776, H6777 [24JY]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (H.R. 1716), H6673, H6674 [23JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (H.R. 4983), H6101 [10JY], H6634 [22JY], H6677, H6679–H6683 [23JY]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (H.R. 4366), H3988–H4001 [8MY]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (H.R. 4366), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3961–H3968 [8MY]

——— study effectiveness of student loan counseling, improve information provided first-time borrowers, and clarify time frame for loan acceptance after completion of counseling requirements, H6763 [24JY]

——— study feasibility, advantages, and disadvantages of using individual tax returns as the primary form of application for student aid, H6699 [23JY]

——— submit report to Congress on needs of limited English proficient students using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), E1228 [24JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H3961, H4003 [8MY], H6673 [23JY]

——— tribute to Green Ribbon Schools Program award recipients, E1372 [9SE]

Dept. of Energy: Office of Economic Impact and Diversity funding, H6015, H6016 [9JY], H6101 [10JY]

——— Office of Science National Undergraduate Fellowship Program funding through reductions in Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships funding, H6018, H6019 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase availability of health care services in health professional shortage areas (H.R. 5223), E1245 [28JY]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (H.R. 2975), H4682 [20MY], H5871–H5873 [8JY], E791 [20MY]

——— Head Start Program funding, H49 [8JA], H212 [14JA]

——— raise awareness of breast cancer and encourage women to get mammograms, H1760 [11FE]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), H7465–H7481 [15SE], E1431, E1432 [17SE], E1452 [19SE]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (H.R. 4631), H5688–H5693 [24JN], E1062 [24JN], E1067, E1069 [25JN], E1079 [26JN], E1095 [30JN]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), H5696–H5699 [24JN], E1062 [24JN], E1067 [25JN], E1095 [30JN]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), Senate amendment, H8994 [10DE]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (S. 1557), H2782–H2784 [1AP], E495 [2AP]

Dept. of HUD: creation and promotion of translated materials and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency funding, H5164 [9JN]

——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (H.R. 4462), E570 [10AP]

——— Office of Policy Development and Research funding for tenants rights and responsibilities education, H5163 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: Second Chance Act grant funding, H4904, H4905 [28MY]

——— State and local law enforcement training and education funding to secure cooperation of victims in efforts to prosecute human trafficking cases, H4942, H4943 [29MY], H6734 [23JY]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps, E1326 [1AU], E1332 [8SE]

——— establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (H.R. 1436), H1683 [6FE]

——— 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 (H.R. 3888), H453 [15JA], H1230 [16JA], H1264 [27JA], H1435, H1455 [28JA], H2008 [27FE], H2174 [5MR], H2224, H2232 [6MR]

——— provide a stipend to recipients of unemployment benefits to train for positions in industries that have shortage of skilled workers, H177 [13JA]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, H5963 [9JY]

——— tribute to Senior Community Service Employment Program, H3454 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow offshore South Atlantic energy production, provide revenue sharing from such leases, establish veterans workforce training, and create partnerships with institutes of higher education (S. 2202), H6648 [22JY]

——— establish Office of Energy Employment and Training to support the hiring of veterans, women, and underrepresented minorities, H5794–H5797, H5807 [26JN], H6101 [10JY]

——— partner with colleges and universities, including historically Black colleges and universities and veteran serving institutions, in South Atlantic States to promote geological and geophysical education, H5787, H5788 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: develop comprehensive plan to ensure safety and adequate training for first responders along crude oil rail routes, H5229 [10JN], H5884 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize veterans who are entitled to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to use such entitlement for a career transition internship program (H.R. 4922), H5882 [9JY]

——— establish a pilot program for veteran medics to expand opportunities for physcian assistant training at historically Black colleges and universities, H3317 [30AP]

——— establish a scholarship program to increase the availability of physicians who provide primary health care services at departmental medical facilities (H.R. 5224), E1251 [28JY]

——— expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to include spouses of Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty, H5427 [18JN], H6380–H6383 [17JY]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, H3324 [30AP]

——— hiring of additional health care professionals funding, H6847–H6851 [25JY]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H5407–H5413, H5424–H5429 [18JN], H6334–H6338 [16JY], H6361, H6380–H6383 [17JY], H6735–H6737 [23JY], H6792–H6796 [24JY], H6818, H6847–H6851 [25JY], H6988, H6989 [29JY], H7056, H7078–H7085 [30JY], H7132 [31JY], E1316 [1AU]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (H.R. 4841), H5507 [19JN], H5655–H5658 [24JN]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (S. 2450), H7665 [17SE]

——— prohibit institutions of higher learning from using military and veterans’ education benefits for the purpose of marketing and recruiting, H3350 [30AP]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to certain eligible individuals (H.R. 5784), H8288 [3DE]

——— reestablish Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee (H.R. 2942), H4861–H4863 [28MY]

——— resolve backlog of disability claims and expand educational benefits for veterans and families, H4922 [29MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: ensure educational assistance program recipients receive education and training that assists them in obtaining State-recognized civilian certifications and licenses, H3344 [30AP]

——— mental health outreach and suicide prevention programs funding, H3305 [30AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H441 [15JA], H4813 [22MY]

Dhungel, Kriti: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E373 [13MR]

Dickson, Kezia: New York 14th Congressional District Veterans Day essay contest winner, E1568 [13NO]

Dina, Johnnie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E358 [12MR]

Diseases: cancer awareness, research, and prevention programs funding, H444 [15JA]

——— provide for scientific framework relative to vector-borne diseases (H.R. 4701), H7344–H7347 [9SE]

——— provide research and education on triple-negative breast cancer (H.R. 80), H4012 [8MY]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Duke Ellington School of the Arts, E1206 [22JY]

Dominguez, Monica: American School Counselor Association School Counselor of the Year finalist, E131 [28JA]

Doral, FL: Doral Performing Arts and Entertainment Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1556 [13NO]

Eaker, Emma: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E349 [11MR]

East Harris County Manufacturing Association: Workforce Development Committee recipient of the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region Board of Directors Visionary Award, E1600 [17NO]

Economy: Democratic Party Middle Class Jumpstart Action Plan to revitalize the middle class by creating good jobs, empowering Americans to manage work and family, and making higher education affordable, H6669 [23JY], H7400 [10SE]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, E670 [2MY]

——— increase business engagement and improve training opportunities for occupations in-demand in order to get Americans back to work, H5966 [9JY]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 2821), H1662 [6FE], H3063 [9AP]

Education: science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education funding, H4924 [29MY]

El Cajon, CA: reopening of original Grossmont High School building, E627 [29AP]

El Paso, TX: anniversary of Catholic Diocese of El Paso, H2011 [27FE], E299 [4MR]

El Primer Paso Ltd.: anniversary, E1624 [18NO]

Elbaum, David: Illinois History Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1610 [18NO]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College: anniversary, E1255 [29JY]

Elza, Steve: Illinois Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1817 [12DE]

Employee Learning Week: observance, E1587 [14NO]

Employment: allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (H.R. 497), H7625 [17SE]

——— importance of career technical education and vocational training, H1728 [11FE]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H17, H18 [7JA]

——— increase flexibility of States and local workforce boards to support local job training programs that demonstrate success, H5967 [9JY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H5 [7JA], H30 [8JA], H151, H152 [10JA], H166 [13JA], H1254 [27JA], H1683 [6FE], H2086, H2087 [28FE], H2472 [14MR], H2567 [24MR], H2840 [2AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), Senate amendments, H5862 [8JY], H5881, H5882, H5883, H5884, H5885, H5886, H5887–H5971 [9JY], H6041 [10JY], H6361 [17JY], H6673, H6678 [23JY], H7054, H7109, H7114, H7115 [30JY], E1137 [10JY], E1146 [11JY]

Escambia County, FL: anniversary of Barrineu Park 4–H Club, E1405 [15SE]

Escobar, Cozbi: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E338 [10MR]

Evergreen Park, IL: tribute to Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Science Bowl team, E371 [13MR]

Farr, Don: Illinois Principals Association Middle School Principal of the Year award recipient, E544 [8AP]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (H.R. 3308), H1947–H1950 [26FE]

Federal aid programs: Pell Grants funding, H453 [15JA], H3030 [8AP], H3136 [9AP]

Federal employees: expand training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons (H.R. 4449), H6664, H6733–H6735 [23JY], E1216 [23JY]

Federal-State relations: impact of implementation of Federal mandate on common core curriculum, H155 [10JA]

——— support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards, H3279 [29AP]

Ferrum College: anniversary, E133 [28JA]

Fishers, IN: Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1638 [19NO]

Flint, MI: tribute to Genesee District Library Black History Month Brunch, E192 [11FE]

Flores, Manuel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E372 [13MR]

Flores, Samantha: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E399 [14MR]

Florida: tribute to 16th Congressional District Congressional Teacher Award recipients, E403 [18MR]

——— tribute to 5th Congressional District Florida Teacher of the Year award recipients, E845 [28MY]

——— tribute to 22d Congressional District recipients of Dept. of State Fulbright Award, E203 [11FE]

Fort Collins, CO: tribute to Liberty Commons High School performance on ACT college readiness assessment, E1433 [17SE]

Fort Knox, KY: Kingsolver Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E515 [4AP]

Foulke, Zachary: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E494 [2AP]

4–H (organization): anniversary of 4–H Club of Wisconsin, E530 [7AP]

Frank, Tia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E418 [24MR]

Frisco, TX: tribute to Frisco Chamber of Commerce Leadership Frisco Advisory Council graduating class, E1029 [20JN]

——— tribute to Roach Middle School students earning ‘‘All A’s’’ during school year, E815 [22MY]

Frye, Zech: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E496 [2AP]

Full Sail University: anniversary, E364 [12MR]

Fulton-Montgomery Community College: anniversary, H3000 [8AP]

Funding, H3134 [9AP]

Gallaudet University: anniversary, E546 [8AP]

Garcia, Juliet V.: inclusion in Cable News Network (CNN) Money/Fortune ‘‘World’s Fifty Greatest Leaders’’ list, E642 [30AP]

General Electric Co.: tribute to expansion of West Jefferson, NC, manufacturing plant and partnership with Wilkes Community College to provide skills training for workers, H5190 [10JN]

Genesis Philanthropy Group (organization): tribute, E795 [21MY]

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

Georgetown University: anniversary, E64 [14JA], E84, E95 [16JA], E204 [11FE]

——— tribute to National Debate Tournament participants, H5734 [25JN]

Georgia: tribute to students participating in the Barrow’s Bookworms Challenge, H2918 [4AP]

Georgia Military College: anniversary, E1535 [12NO]

Gettemeier, Edward: Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals Missouri Middle School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1360 [9SE]

Gibbs-Bowling, Nathan: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E618 [29AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, H2438 [14MR], E359 [12MR], E378 [13MR], E385 [14MR]

Girls Inc., of Shelbyville/Shelby County: Girls Inc., Outstanding Affiliate of the Year Award recipient, E804 [21MY]

Glen Mills, PA: anniversary of Glen Mills School, E1401 [15SE]

Glenmoore, PA: anniversary of Camphill Soltane (organization), E999 [17JN]

Gomez-Chavarria, Jade: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E347 [11MR]

Graduate-Professional Student Appreciation Week: observance, E483 [1AP]

Grady, Alexandra: Distinguished Young Women (organization) Distinguished Young Woman of Iowa award recipient, E1021 [19JN]

Graser, William: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E419 [24MR]

Gray, Sheryl: Illinois Principals Association Illinois Assistant Principal of the Year award recipient, H2657 [26MR]

Green, Michael S.: American Historical Association Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award recipient, H243 [15JA], E80 [15JA]

Guide Dogs of the Desert (organization): tribute, E866 [29MY]

Gustine, CA: anniversary of Gustine High School, E1121 [9JY]

Haberland, Christopher: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship recipient, E101 [17JA], E205 [11FE]

Hannah and Friends (organization): tribute, H8943 [10DE]

Harwich, MA: tribute to Harwich Middle School environmental group Harwich Cares, E1045 [23JN]

Hatfield, Gary: School Administrators of Iowa Middle Level Principal of the Year award recipient, E571 [10AP]

Hathwar, Sriram: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee winner, E920 [9JN]

Hay, Alexsander: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E324 [6MR]

Heidemann, Elizabeth: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E32 [9JA]

Helios Education Foundation: anniversary, E1589 [14NO]

Hernandez, Dania: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E337 [10MR]

Hernandez, Edgar: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E337 [10MR]

Hernandez, Yamile: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E494 [2AP]

Hialeah, FL: Mater Gardens Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1556 [13NO]

Hightstown, NJ: anniversary of Peddie School, E1162 [15JY]

Hill, Sabrina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E388 [14MR]

Hogoboom, Brady: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E326 [6MR]

Hopper, Mac: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E382 [13MR]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H4843 [28MY], H7249 [8SE], E1849–E1852 [16DE]

Houston, TX: tribute to Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, E296 [4MR]

Howard, PA: Howard Elementary School winner of America’s Battle of the Books (organization) Interscholastic Reading Competition, H2857 [3AP]

Hunkapiller, Beth: San Carlos, CA, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E235 [25FE]

Huntingdon, TN: tribute to high school students recognized by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce for academic excellence, E801 [21MY]

Hurley, Victoria: Okaloosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E222 [21FE]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H4471–H4473 [19MY], H4485 [20MY], H8155–H8158 [20NO]

——— Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H2060 [27FE], H2310, H2322–H2326, H2332, H2342, H2343, H2345 [12MR], H2993 [8AP], H3401 [1MY]

——— impact of Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students on increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., H5488 [18JN], H5712, H5717–H5719 [24JN], H5865–H5869 [8JY]

——— reform, H151, H152 [10JA], H186, H208 [14JA], H238 [15JA], H1262 [27JA], H1509 [29JA], H1540–H1543 [3FE], H1723, H1728, H1731 [11FE], H2363 [13MR], H2615, H2618, H2620 [25MR], H2848–H2851 [2AP], H2959 [4AP], H3064 [9AP], H3400–H3403 [1MY], H4471–H4473 [19MY], H5244 [10JN], H5263 [11JN], H5499 [19JN], H5647, H5717–H5719 [24JN], H5728 [25JN], H5811–H5813 [26JN], H5880 [9JY], H6040, H6041 [10JY], H6227 [15JY], H6669 [23JY], H6752 [24JY], H7211 [1AU], H7248 [8SE], H7306 [9SE], H7400, H7407 [10SE], H7689 [18SE], H8068 [18NO], H8078, H8079, H8080 [19NO], H8155–H8158 [20NO], H8863–H8866 [8DE], H8934, H8943 [10DE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H90, H91, H129 [9JA], H1600 [5FE], H1682 [6FE], H1733 [11FE], H1952, H1956 [26FE], H2060–H2063 [27FE], H2165 [5MR], H2244, H2245 [6MR], H2381 [13MR], H2652, H2653, H2654, H2656, H2660, H2661–H2667, H2684 [26MR], H2732, H2733 [27MR], H2812, H2813 [2AP], H2930, H2934, H2947 [4AP], H2993, H3005–H3007 [8AP], H3177 [10AP], H3295 [30AP], H3394, H3395 [1MY], H3462, H3469, H3470 [7MY], H3958 [8MY], H5650 [24JN], H5734, H5735, H5736 [25JN], H5806 [26JN], H5886 [9JY], H6123 [11JY], H6236 [15JY], H6754, H6772 [24JY], H6844 [25JY], H6992 [29JY], H7146 [31JY], H7195, H7202, H7211 [1AU], H7426 [10SE], H8286 [3DE], H8372, H8382, H8638, H8649 [4DE], E473 [1AP], E1071 [25JN]

——— reform (H.R. 15), unanimous-consent request, H2663–H2667 [26MR], H7195–H7197 [1AU], H7958 [13NO]

——— reform (S. 744), H2087 [28FE], H2807 [2AP], H6948 [28JY], H7051 [30JY], H7193, H7195, H7210, H7223 [1AU], H7305 [9SE], H8042 [18NO], H8362 [3DE], H8646 [4DE], E1078 [26JN], E1272 [30JY]

India: anniversary of S.P. Mandali’s Naralkar Institute, E1190 [17JY]

Indianapolis, IN: Children’s Museum of Indianapolis recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E641 [30AP]

——— Sidener Academy for High Ability Students recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1634 [19NO]

Industrial Controls & Repairs, Inc.: tribute to ICARTEAM and Solex College for partnership to develop and implement manufacturing repair services training programs, E844 [28MY]

Jackson, Mark: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E120 [27JA]

Jackson County, MO: anniversary of Grandview, MO, C–4 School District, E555 [9AP]

Jackson State University: tribute, E48 [10JA]

Jacksonville, FL: anniversary of Jacksonville Public Library, E1495 [19SE]

Jagolinzer, Karen: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E32 [9JA]

James Madison University: tribute to Center for International Stabilization and Recovery, E1586 [14NO]

Jenny Lin Foundation: anniversary, E1279 [30JY]

Jewish Council on Urban Affairs: anniversary, E801 [21MY]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, H23, H24, H31, H32, H33, H34, H45, H46–H56, H69–H71 [8JA], H78, H79, H80, H81, H83, H86, H113, H118, H120, H121, H124 [9JA], H139 [10JA], H166, H173, H180 [13JA], H191, H212 [14JA], H230, H235, H236 [15JA], H1265 [27JA], H1537 [3FE], H1726 [11FE], H2010 [27FE], H3231 [28AP], E21, E22, E26 [8JA]

Joliet, IL: Eisenhower Academy designated Chicago (IL) Tribune best elementary school in Will County, IL, E1799 [12DE]

——— tribute to Joliet Public Library Star Wars Days, H5322 [12JN]

——— Union School District recipient of Illinois State Board of Education Award of Merit, H8079 [19NO]

Joliet Junior College: opening of Veterans Resource Center, E1445 [17SE]

——— tribute to Tutoring and Learning Center, E1434 [17SE]

Kao, Josephine: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E118 [27JA]

Katz, Noah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Wisconsin, E219 [18FE]

Kernersville, NC: triubte to North Carolina Leadership Academy, H3279 [29AP]

Kincaid, Paul: Council for Advancement and Support of Education District VI Virginia Carter Smith Recognition Award recipient, E549 [8AP]

Kinnelon, NJ: anniversary of the Kinnelon Public Library, E1622 [18NO]

Kleinsmith, Stephen: Blackboard Inc., National School Public Relations Association, and American Association of School Administrators Leadership Through Communication Award recipient, E141 [29JA]

Knobel, Alyssa: Jewish Council for Youth Services Director for Life Award recipient, E654 [1MY]

Kolondra, AJ: National History Day (organization) contest winner, E1095 [30JN]

La Plaza Inc.: anniversary, E537 [7AP]

Lake Forest, IL: tribute to Lake Forest Country Day School Robbie Bermingham speaking contest participants, E729 [9MY]

Lambs of God, Inc.: tribute, E1278 [30JY]

Leadership Fairfax, Inc.: tribute to Northern Virginia Leadership award recipients, E1594 [14NO]

Leadership Jackson Alumni Association: tribute to Leadership Jackson scholarship recipients, E957 [11JN]

Lebanon, OH: tribute to Warren County Career Center, H3951 [8MY]

Leland, MS: tribute to Rainbow Learning and Daycare Center, E1792 [10DE]

Lewis, Lorin: Okaloosa County, FL, School District Educational Support Person of the Year award recipient, E393 [14MR]

Lexington, KY: tribute to Living Arts and Science Center, E1002 [17JN]

Lexington, SC: tribute to Red Bank Elementary School Business Mentor Program, E313 [5MR]

Library of Congress: anniversary of Hispanic Reading Room, E1454 [19SE]

Linde, Carol: Auburn University Political Science Leadership Award recipient, E1498 [19SE]

Lindley, Kassidy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E361 [12MR]

Literacy Volunteers of America-Prince William, Inc.: tribute, E1553 [12NO]

Lombardi, Donna: Eos Foundation Healthy Start Leadership Award recipient, H4481 [20MY]

Long Beach, MS: tribute to Rainbow Learning and Daycare Center, E1349 [8SE]

Lopez, Erika: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E347 [11MR]

Lopez, Karla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E357 [12MR]

Los Angeles City College: anniversary, E1597 [17NO]

Los Banos, CA: anniversary of Los Banos Basque Club, E823 [22MY]

Los Fresnos, TX: tribute to Resaca Middle School students for participation in the Verizon Communications, Inc., Innovative App Challenge, E651 [1MY]

Lupus Awareness Month: observance, H3436 [6MY], H4460 [19MY], E664 [1MY], E871 [29MY]

Luthman, Angel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E325 [6MR]

Lynch-Bolanos, Nayeli: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E391 [14MR]

Lynden, WA: tribute to Lynden Christian High School girls’ volleyball team, E1666 [1DE]

Maine: tribute to students who participated in National History Day (organization) Competition, E944 [10JN]

Manatee Community Action Agency, Inc.: tribute to Head Start and Early Head Start programs, E821 [22MY]

Mantilla, Wilson: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E421 [24MR]

Marin, CA: anniversary of Marin Shakespeare Company, E915 [9JN]

Marks, MS: tribute to Quitman Middle School ‘‘The Distinguish Gentlemen’’ mentoring organization, E441 [26MR]

Marquez, Jami: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E345 [11MR]

Martin, Linda: American School Counselor Association School Counselor of the Year award recipient, E321 [6MR]

——— American School Counselor Association School Counselor of the Year finalist, E183 [10FE]

Martinez, Sergio: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E395 [14MR]

Maryland: tribute to 6th Congressional District Teacher of the Year award recipients, E1091 [26JN]

Maske, Mary Ellen: School Administrators of Iowa (organization) Iowa Central Office Administrator of the Year award recipient, E891 [30MY]

Mason, Sarah: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 Elementary School and Overall Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1544 [12NO]

Mathematics: research advances relative to twin prime numbers, H1729 [11FE]

Mathew, Shannon: Miami VA Healthcare System James H. Parke Memorial Fund Youth Scholarship recipient, E956 [11JN]

Matthews, Makenzie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E378 [13MR]

McComb, Sean: Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year award recipient, E788 [20MY]

McDaniel, Stephanie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E419 [24MR]

McKenzie, Scott: College Board (organization) Advanced Placement Advocacy Fellowship Program selection, E936 [10JN]

Medicare: provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and coordination (H.R. 2477), H3457 [7MY]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of ‘‘Memphis 13’’ integration of Memphis City Schools system, E702 [7MY]

Meng, Grace: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship recipient, E101 [17JA], E207 [11FE]

Mental health: increase research, treatment, education, and outreach programs, H3126 [9AP]

——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (H.R. 4574), H3437 [6MY], H6778 [24JY]

Meraz, Katia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E357 [12MR]

Meraz, Liliana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E376 [13MR]

Merrifield, Tanner: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E247 [26FE]

Merski, Richard A.: U.S. Capitol Historical Society Making Democracy Work student essay contest division winner, E691 [6MY]

Mertes, Carol: Kane County, IL, Educator of the Year award recipient, H5507 [19JN]

Metz, Sona: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E424 [24MR]

Miami, FL: anniversary of Alexander Montessori School, H1547 [4FE]

——— tribute to Miami Brain Fair, E366 [12MR]

Miami Beach, FL: tribute to Hebrew Academy JUMP team, H3457 [7MY]

Michigan: tribute to U.S. Military Academy graduates, E815 [22MY]

Miller, Kelsie: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E96 [16JA]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Bay View High School, E1162 [15JY]

Milwaukee (WI) Community Journal: tribute to Dr. Terence N. Thomas Scholarship annual brunch, E1203 [22JY]

Minnesota: tribute to Sixth Congressional District Congressional Certificate of Merit recipients, E1585 [14NO]

——— tribute to students who participated in National History Day (organization) Competition, E1065 [25JN]

Minorities: ensure access to quality education for minorities, H3231 [28AP]

——— improve economic condition of minorities, H3248 [29AP]

——— increase participation underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, H4468 [19MY]

Montana: tribute to students who participated in National History Day (organization) Competition, H5405 [18JN]

Moon, Li: Hillsborough, CA, City School District Associated Parents Group Community Care Award recipient, E624 [29AP]

Moore, Penny: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 Middle School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1542 [12NO]

Moriarty, NM: tribute to Moriarty High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E580 [10AP]

Morristown, NJ: anniversary of Delbarton School, E1376 [10SE]

Mosman, Joanna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E359 [12MR]

Mound Bayou, MS: tribute to St. Gabriel Mercy Center, E297 [4MR]

Mount Prospect, IL: tribute to Science Chicks club, H3297 [30AP]

Mugaruka, Roseline: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E393 [14MR]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month: observance, H2699 [27MR]

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

Mystic, CT: Mystic Aquarium recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, H3417 [6MY]

Napa County, CA: anniversary of Napa County Library Literacy Center, E1379 [10SE]

Naropa University: anniversary, E1434 [17SE]

Nation, Taylor: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E423 [24MR]

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month: observance, E1656 [20NO]

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners: anniversary, E435 [25MR]

National Career Development Month: observance, E1636 [19NO]

National Charter Schools Week: observance, H3453 [7MY], H3946 [8MY]

National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.: Prince William County, VA, Chapter recipient of Potomac Health Foundation grant to educate African-American churches on triple negative breast cancer, E835 [23MY]

National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: observance, E706 [7MY]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land, H7686, H7810 [18SE]

——— restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (H.R. 1526), H7536 [16SE], H7689 [18SE], H9068 [11DE]

National Job Corps Association: anniversary, E1352 [8SE]

National Landscape Architecture Month: observance, E1113 [8JY]

National Men’s Health Week: anniversary, E987 [13JN]

——— observance, E996 [17JN]

National Mentoring Month: observance, E138 [29JA]

National Nonviolence Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 626), E973 [12JN]

National objectives: economic recovery, H14–H18 [7JA], H1434 [28JA], H1707 [10FE], H3052 [8AP]

——— modify tax benefits for insourcing and outsourcing expenses of corporations, and rules relative to inverted corporations, and provide for consideration of middle class jumpstart agenda, H7856, H7857 [18SE]

——— policy to improve system, H1440 [28JA]

National objectves: science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education funding, H4924 [29MY]

National School Choice Week: observance, H1437, H1440, H1441 [28JA], E136 [29JA]

National School Spirit Day: observance, E1373 [9SE]

National Science Week: support goals and ideals of week and biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival (H. Res. 276), H3252 [29AP]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H7663 [17SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H3452, H3456 [7MY], H3950, H3951, H3952 [8MY]

National Teacher Day: observance, H3436 [6MY]

National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment (organization): tribute, E201 [11FE]

Naugatuck Valley Community College: anniversary, E1623 [18NO]

Nelson, Jeremy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E368 [12MR]

New Hampshire: tribute to Mount Washington Observatory Extreme Mount Washington Museum, E916 [9JN]

New Jersey: anniversary of New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs, E722 [8MY]

——— tribute to 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E397 [14MR]

——— tribute to 11th District Congressional Arts competition participants, E855 [28MY]

New Mexico: New Mexico PBS recipient of Corp. for Public Broadcasting American Graduate—Let’s Make It Happen initiative community service grant, E1498 [19SE]

New York Bar Association: anniversary of Law, Youth and Citizenship Program, H8147 [20NO]

Newark, NJ: implementation of Newark Public Schools One Newark reorganization plan, H7627 [17SE]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (H.R. 4461), H3223 [28AP]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Malala Yousafzai for peace (H. Res. 750), E1525 [12NO]

North Bay Children’s Center: anniversary, E1454 [19SE]

North Carolina: tribute to Moral Monday protests, H1886 [25FE]

Northborough, MA: St. Bernadette School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1548 [12NO]

Northern Illinois University: tribute to Task Force on the Violence Against Women Act, E1811 [12DE]

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (organization): anniversary, E422 [24MR]

NSF: create a specific program for Hispanic-serving institutions to provide grants for research, curriculum, and infrastructure development, H4940 [29MY], E874 [29MY]

——— funding, H4887 [28MY], H4959, H4960, H4997 [29MY], E876 [29MY]

——— increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (H.R. 4833), E943 [10JN]

——— proposed changes to merit-based selection process, H4887 [28MY]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 5031), H6141–H6144 [14JY]

Nunez-Martinez, Bianca: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E330 [6MR]

Oak Lawn, IL: tribute to Oak Lawn Community High School drama team, E573 [10AP]

Oakton, VA: anniversary of Northern Virginia Family Service, E883 [30MY]

Oakton Community College: tribute to Manufacturing Expo, E418 [24MR]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H1485 [29JA]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (H.R. 5029), H6143, H6149, H6150 [14JY]

——— funding, H4953, H4954 [29MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: include predominantly Black colleges and universities in the intelligence officers training grant program, H5037, H5048, H5049 [30MY]

Ohio: tribute to students from 8th Congressional District for participation in the Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Competition, E879 [30MY]

Oliveira, Daniela: NSF Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers recipient, E32 [9JA]

Orange County, FL: Orange County Public Schools recipient of Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation Broad Prize for Urban Education, E1586 [14NO]

Osborne, Cassidy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E338 [10MR]

Palo Alto College: anniversary, H8873 [9DE]

Pappadakis, Nicole: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E392 [14MR]

Park Ridge, IL: tribute to Grandview High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E556 [9AP]

Parn, Laura: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E35 [9JA]

Parsippany, NJ: anniversary of the Parsipanny-Tory Hills Public Library, E1618 [18NO]

Patel, Kishan: National History Day (organization) contest winner, E1095 [30JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to National Trademark Expo, E1438 [17SE]

Pavlus, Jana: Escambia County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E276 [28FE]

Pearland, TX: tribute to Pearland, TX, Independent School District Teachers of the Year award recipients, E1153 [14JY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to 4th Congressional District service academy nominees, E244 [25FE]

——— tribute to 7th Congressional District service academy nominees, E38 [9JA]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to Lunar Lion Team for participation in the Google Lunar XPrize competition, H1725 [11FE]

Pensacola, FL: tribute to Escambia High School Navy Junior ROTC for participation in the Navy League NJROTC drill team competition, E1319 [1AU]

Peralta Community College District: anniversary, E1567 [13NO]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to LaSalle Academy leadership visit to Washington, DC, E682 [6MY]

Phomvisay, Aiddy: National Association of Secondary School Principals Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year Award recipient, E579 [10AP]

Pijls, Patrick: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E118 [27JA]

Plano, TX: tribute to Plano Independent School District Teacher of the Year nominees, E821 [22MY]

——— tribute to Prestonwood Christian Academy North, E944 [10JN]

PLO: alleged indoctrination and radicalization of students with anti-Israel and anti-Semitic sentiment, H470 [15JA]

Plymouth, MN: tribute to Wayzata High School Science Bowl team, H1261 [27JA]

Polk State College: anniversary, E202 [11FE]

Population Council (organization): tribute, E1745 [4DE]

Port Gibson, MS: tribute to Heavenly Angels Daycare Center, E1791 [10DE]

Portland, ME: anniversary of PORTopera, E186 [10FE]

Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H3276 [29AP]

Poverty: tribute to Entergy Corp., and Catholic Charities USA (organization) Pathways from Poverty simulation conducted for Members of Congress, H6818 [25JY]

Presidential Scholars Foundation: tribute to Presidential Scholar honorees, E804 [21MY]

Pribble, Kohlton: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E380 [13MR]

Prince William County, VA: tribute to Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award nominees, E381 [13MR]

——— tribute to National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification recipients, E382 [13MR]

——— tribute to Principal of the Year nominees, E383 [13MR]

Princeton, NJ: anniversary of Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, E296 [4MR]

Racial relations: impact of segregated neighborhoods on access to quality public school education, H4464, H4465, H4468, H4469 [19MY]

Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E722 [8MY]

Rantz, Zac: Blackboard Inc., National School Public Relations Association, and American Association of School Administrators Leadership Through Communication Award recipient, E141 [29JA]

Redwood City, CA: tribute to San Mateo County Law Library, E1504 [19SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H2952–H2957 [4AP]

Reynolds, Alexandra: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E92 [16JA]

Richmond, IN: tribute to Manufacturing Matters training program graduates, E236 [25FE]

Rio Vista, CA: tribute to Rio Vista High School AP government class, E858 [29MY], E907 [5JN]

Ritter, Timmy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E422 [24MR]

Rivera, Lucero: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E377 [13MR]

Rivera, Ramon: Seattle, WA, City Club Washington State Jefferson Award recipient, E641 [30AP]

Riverside County, CA: tribute to Operation Recognition high school diploma recipients, E1583 [14NO]

Robert, Shane: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E328 [6MR]

Rockaway, NJ: anniversary of Lincoln Elementary School, E1613 [18NO]

Rockford, IL: tribute to OSF St. Anthony Medical Center Theodor Lang May Day Medical Conference, E585 [28AP]

Rolla, MO: anniversary of Russell House domestic violence shelter, E184 [10FE]

Ropp, Matthew: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E159 [4FE]

Ros-Lehtinen, Representative: Miami-Dade County, FL, Public Schools Hall of Fame inductee (H. Res. 764), E1658 [20NO]

Round Lake, IL: tribute to Round Lake Area Schools Fine Arts Extravaganza, E602 [28AP]

Rural School and Community Trust: release of ‘‘Why Rural Matters 2013–2014’’ report, H6110 [11JY]

Russo, Kristina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E375 [13MR]

Rutgers University: tribute to Agricultural Experiment Station Cooperative Extension, E1123 [9JY]

Salve Regina University: Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Arthur Ross Award recipient, E736 [9MY]

San Francisco State University: anniversary, E423 [24MR]

San Marcos, TX: anniversary of Gary Job Corps Center, E1305, E1326 [1AU]

Sanchez, Dominic: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E335 [10MR]

Sanchez, Sierra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E424 [24MR]

Santa Barbara, CA: anniversary of Santa Barbara High School The Forge (newspaper), E1562 [13NO]

Santa Fe, NM: tribute to New Mexico School for the Deaf Academic Bowl team, E638 [30AP]

Schaeffer, Sienna E.: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E768 [19MY]

Schmitter, Lovie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E373 [13MR]

Schools: clarify grant award process for charter schools to ensure proper management of funds and require use of nondiscriminatory discipline practices to promote student retention, H4028 [9MY]

——— eliminate barriers to charter school enrollment for foster youth or unaccompanied homeless youth, H4032, H4033 [9MY]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H3393 [1MY], H3453 [7MY], H4001–H4009 [8MY], H4020, H4021, H4023–H4046 [9MY], H7113 [30JY], E735, E738 [9MY], E745, E746 [13MY]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3961–H3968 [8MY]

——— ensure States require charter schools to collect and disclose same data required of public schools so parents can make informed decision on educational options, H4037, H4038 [9MY]

——— infrastructure funding, H2014 [27FE]

——— limit compensation of charter school administrators, E745 [13MY]

——— promote and support anti-bullying programs in charter schools, including those serving rural communities, H3968, H4007 [8MY]

——— require charter schools post on their websites the requirements and policies on student recruitment, orientation, enrollment, discipline, behavior, parental contract, and extracurricular fees, H4034–H4037 [9MY], E746 [13MY]

——— require charter schools to disclose student retention rates, E745 [13MY]

——— require GAO to examine whether charter school funding allocated for State administrative costs is at appropriate level, H4028, H4029 [9MY]

——— require States explain process for encouraging Charter School Program grantees to open, replicate, and expand high quality secondary charter schools, H4033, H4034 [9MY]

——— require States receiving charter school grants to reserve certain amount of funds to provide financial oversight of use of funds by charter schools, H4031, H4032 [9MY]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (H.R. 2981), H7442 [11SE]

——— encourage participation by girls in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) programs, H3297 [30AP]

SCORE Association: anniversary, E1621 [18NO]

Scott, Carol: Fort Bend, TX, Independent School District Hero for Children award recipient, E1563 [13NO]

Scott Depot, WV: anniversary of Teay Valley Christian School, E1383 [10SE]

Seattle, WA: anniversary of Women’s University Club, E742 [9MY]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary, H5650 [24JN], E1053 [23JN], E1093 [30JN]

Servino, Mary: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E92 [16JA]

Sexuality Information and Education Council: anniversary, E616 [29AP]

Shirley, Barbara: Florida Dept. of Education Principal of the Year award recipient, E268 [27FE]

Shreveport, LA: tribute to A.C. Steere Elementary for having the Caddo Parish, LA, Principal of the Year, Teacher of the Year, and Student of the Year recipients, H2788 [1AP]

Sierra, Soledad: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E420 [24MR]

Slippery Rock University: anniversary, H2658 [26MR], E418 [24MR]

Smith, Emmitt and Pat: Congressional Award Foundation Horizon Award recipients, E1260 [29JY]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, H2158 [5MR], E309 [5MR], E690 [6MY], E1104 [3JY], E1123 [9JY]

Snodgrass, Jason T.: Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals Missouri High School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1359 [9SE]

Southern Illinois University: anniversary of School of Law, H2684 [26MR], E434 [25MR]

Spokane, WA: tribute to Trinity Catholic School, E958 [11JN]

Springfield, MO: anniversary of Sunshine Elementary School, E1474 [19SE]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington County, E855 [28MY]

St. Petersburg, FL: tribute to Pinellas County Job Corps Center, E1312 [1AU]

Stanford University: tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., Research and Education Institute, E1775 [10DE]

Stanly Community College: Annie Ruth Kelley Associate Degree Nursing Program ranking by National Council of State Boards of Nursing, E1785 [10DE]

State University of New York College at Buffalo: tribute to Buffalo State Challenge initiative, E1124 [9JY]

Stevenson, Cynthia: Jefferson County, CO, Business Hall of Fame inductee, E232 [25FE]

Student loans: increase transparency in Federal budgeting to modify risk assessment in Federal student loan programs, H2968, H2969 [7AP]

Stuttering Foundation of America: tribute, H2250 [6MR]

Sugar Land, TX: tribute to Fort Settlement Middle School Mars Rover team, E233 [25FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, E721 [8MY]

——— decision in Schuette v. Coalition To Defend Affirmative Action on Michigan constitutional amendment prohibiting State universities from considering race as part of its admissions process, E615 [29AP]

Swofford, Jessie: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Washington, E480 [1AP]

Taiwan: tribute to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Taiwan Fellowship, E1036 [20JN]

Tan, Andrew J.: U.S. Capitol Historical Society Making Democracy Work student essay contest winner, E998 [17JN]

Taxation: consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), H6379 [17JY], H6587 [22JY], H6753, H6779–H6791 [24JY], E1227 [24JY]

——— consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), consideration (H. Res. 680), H6767–H6775 [24JY]

——— consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), motion to recommit, H6789, H6790 [24JY]

——— encourage use of 529 plans and Coverdell education savings accounts (H.R. 5477), H7540 [16SE]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (H.R. 1738), H6786 [24JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), H8323–H8343 [3DE], H8872 [9DE], E1734, E1737, E1745 [4DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), consideration (H. Res. 766), H8305–H8310 [3DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 124), H8998 [10DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), motion to recommit, H8341, H8342 [3DE]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (H.R. 3318), H2306 [12MR]

——— provide for comprehensive tax reform (H.R. 1), E1800 [12DE]

Taylor, Rebecca: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E97 [16JA]

Teachers: tribute, H2438 [14MR]

Technology and Manufacturing Association: tribute, E420 [24MR]

TELACU Education Foundation: tribute, E822 [22MY]

Tennessee: anniversary of Tennessee Education Lottery, H453 [15JA]

Texas: tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E942 [10JN]

——— tribute to 22d Congressional District military academy appointees, E644 [30AP]

——— tribute to National Association of Music Merchants Foundation ‘‘Best Communities for Music Education’’ honorees, E589 [28AP]

——— tribute to 21st Congressional District service academy nominees, E864 [29MY]

——— tribute to 24th District Congressional Arts competition finalists, E683 [6MY]

Thoma, Helina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E350 [11MR]

Thomas, Kimberley: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E100 [16JA]

Tierney, Kim: National Association of Elementary School Principals Iowa Elementary Principal of the Year Award recipient, E582 [10AP]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of Morrison R. Waite High School, E687 [6MY]

Tougaloo College: tribute, E45 [10JA]

Treptow, Amy: Half in Ten (organization) and Coalition on Human Needs Our American Story project 50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty storyteller contest winner, H123 [9JA]

Turner, Dakota: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E339 [10MR]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary, E476 [1AP]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: anniversary, H7108 [30JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits with offsets, reform program, terminate benefits to jobless millionaires, and eliminate overlapping benefits with the Social Security Disability Insurance program (S. 2097), H2858 [3AP]

Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme: tribute, E195 [11FE]

Union Institute & University: anniversary, E714 [8MY]

United Health Foundation: tribute to Diverse Scholar Initiative, E1179 [16JY]

University of California, Merced: tribute to environmental research studying impact of drought, fire, and global warming on soil and water resources, H5651 [24JN]

University of Central Florida: anniversary, E12 [7JA]

University of Colorado Colorado Springs: anniversary, E1266 [29JY]

University of Florida: anniversary of Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension Services, E1309 [1AU]

University of Missouri: anniversary, H8002 [17NO]

University of Wisconsin-Marathon County: opening of Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy David R. Obey Civic Resource Center, E1322 [1AU]

Upper Montclair, NJ: anniversary of Bellevue Avenue Library, E1802 [12DE]

Uwchlan, PA: tribute to Downingtown East High School academic team, E697 [7MY]

Valsecchi, Zachary: South Carolina 2d Congressional District Elementary School Challenge winner, H4842 [28MY]

Vannoy, Haylee: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E346 [11MR]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits, H5195 [10JN]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, H6735–H6737 [23JY]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (H.R. 357), H1520–H1526 [3FE], H5428 [18JN], E175, E176 [6FE]

Vienna, VA: anniversary of Louise Archer Elementary School, E683 [6MY]

——— anniversary of Women’s Center, E688 [6MY]

——— tribute to Women’s Center Leadership Conference award recipients, E688 [6MY]

Villegas, Julie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E365 [12MR]

Walters, Nicole: tribute to participation in NASA Aerospace Scholars Program, E1796 [12DE]

Waukegan, IL: anniversary of the Eddie Washington Center for Men, E238 [25FE]

——— tribute to Waukegan to College program participants, E1590 [14NO]

Weber State University: anniversary, H32 [8JA]

Wee Care Nurseries and Learning Centers, Inc.: tribute, E1271 [30JY], E1819 [12DE]

Week of the Young Child: observance, H3125 [9AP], E568 [10AP]

Werner, Michael: Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing (organization) Innovative Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1157 [15JY]

Westport, WA: Ocosta High School recipient of American Forest & Paper Association School Recycling Award for Partnerships, E1099 [3JY]

Wheeling, WV: anniversary of Linsly School, H5729 [25JN]

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

Wiley College: tribute to debate team, E699 [7MY]

Willard, MO: Willard Public School District named National Association of Music Merchants Foundation ‘‘Best Communities for Music Education’’ honoree, E881 [30MY]

Wilson, Quinn: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E248 [26FE]

Wilson, Representative Frederica S.: Miami-Dade County, FL, Public Schools Hall of Fame inductee (H. Res. 764), E1658 [20NO]

Wolbach, Marie: KPIX–TV (San Francisco, CA) Unsung Heroes Jefferson Award recipient, E563 [9AP]

Womack, Bruklin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E327 [6MR]

Women: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, H5502 [19JN]

Women’s History Month: observance, H2470, H2472 [14MR]

World AIDS Day: observance, H8200 [1DE], H8262 [2DE], E1674, E1675 [1DE]

Xie, Yushu (Joy): Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E116 [27JA]

Yorkshire, NY: Pioneer Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘Schools to Watch’’ list, E1082 [26JN]

Zhurba, Daniel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E339 [10MR]

Remarks in Senate

Adrian College: tribute to new student loan repayment program, S3419 [4JN]

Agriculture: support maple syrup production research and education, sustainability of maple syrup resources, promotion of maple products, and access to lands for maple sugaring activities, S813 [6FE]

AID: establish the U.S. Global Development Lab (S. 2502), S3865 [19JN]

American Institute for Foreign Study: anniversary, S819 [6FE]

Anchorage, AK: anniversary of South Anchorage High School, S2376 [10AP]

Annie E. Casey Foundation: release of Kids Count Data Book, S4755 [23JY], S5119 [30JY]

Armed Forces: allow the Military Tuition Assistance Program to cover professional credentialing expenses (S. 2341), S3076 [15MY]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), insert S. 2450 language in lieu, S3564 [11JN]

Ashland University: tribute to tuition reduction, S650 [30JA]

Ball, Mira: Midway College Legacy Award recipient, S3021 [14MY]

Belgrade, MT: tribute to Belgrade High School students for fundraising for the Gallatin Valley Food Bank, S3663 [12JN]

BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects, S6504 [10DE]

Brazil, IN: Jackson Township Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5985 [13NO]

Brown University: anniversary, S1171 [26FE], S1231 [27FE]

Burlington, VT: anniversary of Christ the King School, S6082 [18NO]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement, S3970 [25JN]

Butte, MT: anniversary of John F. Kennedy Elementary School dediciation, S132 [8JA]

Canton, GA: tribute to Creekview High School rocketry team for participation in the Team America Rocketry Challenge, S3231 [21MY]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 362), S1177 [26FE]

Carmel, IN: Carmel High School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, S5368 [8SE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (S. Res. 334), S483 [27JA], S554 [28JA]

Center of Science and Industry (COSI): anniversary, S1726 [25MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (H.R. 5185), S6840 [15DE]

Chesterton, IN: St. Patrick School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6444 [9DE]

Children and youth: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (S. 1697), S106 [8JA], S3177 [20MY]

——— improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (H.R. 669), S6219 [20NO]

——— recognize Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for efforts to end financial exploitation of children, ensure the right of all children to an education, and commend international child protection efforts (S. Res. 595), S6929 [16DE]

Civic education: express importance of effective programs in schools (S. Res. 427), S2524 [29AP]

Close Up Foundation: tribute, S3806, S3807 [18JN]

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 493), S4190 [26JN]

Colleges and universities: affordability, S3164, S3165 [20MY], S5388 [9SE]

——— establish a grant program to encourage universities to revamp engineering programs to focus on manufacturing engineering and curricula specifically related to targeted industries, S4981 [28JY]

——— improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, S2577 [1MY]

——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (S. 2230), S3564 [11JN]

——— provide for higher education reform (S. 1969), S750–S753 [4FE], S2780, S2785 [7MY]

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 113), S3596 [11JN]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (S. 1269), S3980 [25JN]

——— tribute to Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Professors of the Year Award recipients, S6194 [20NO]

Columbus, OH: anniversary of Martin de Porres Center, S2322 [9AP]

Columbus State Community College: anniversary, S2421 [28AP]

Computers: provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (S. 1353), S6665–S6669 [11DE]

Congress: legislative priorities, S5349 [8SE], S6124–S6126 [19NO]

Davis, Andrea: Nevada Restaurant Association Education Foundation ProStart Program Student of the Year award recipient, S1728 [25MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3698 [17JN]

Dept. of Commerce: require more accurate calculation of propane costs and clarify impact of propane prices on Propane Education & Research Council educational outreach activities (H.R. 5705), S6580 [10DE]

Dept. of Defense: implement online computerized assessment to detect behaviors indicating suicide risk and other mental health conditions for Armed Forces members (S. 810), S5666 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (S. 1156), S2776 [7MY]

——— adjust for inflation amounts exempted from administrative offsets for defaulted student loans (S. 2896), S5795 [18SE]

——— allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness (S. 2712), S5145 [30JY]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 1066), S922 [12FE]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2292), S2720 [6MY], S2768, S2775–S2785 [7MY], S2894 [12MY], S3011 [14MY], S3165 [20MY], S3357 [3JN]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), S3404–S3408, S3428, S3430 [4JN], S3433 [5JN], S5388, S5400, S5401 [9SE], S5480 [10SE], S5527, S5528, S5538 [11SE]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), motion to proceed, S3481–S3487, S3491, S3492 [9JN], S3511, S3512, S3515–S3520, S3524, S3527–S3535 [10JN], S3554–S3557, S3561–S3564, S3577–S3579, S3596, S3599 [11JN], S3637–S3641, S3649 [12JN], S3905 [24JN], S5531 [11SE], S5573 [15SE], S5595, S5599, S5608–S5614 [16SE], S5725 [18SE]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), unanimous-consent request, S5613, S5614 [16SE]

——— allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program, S3483 [9JN]

——— allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program (S. 1968), S505–S508 [28JA], S1607 [13MR], S2412 [28AP]

——— create career and technical education teacher training grant partnership (S. 2867), S5787 [18SE]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (S. 2788), S5509 [10SE]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (S. 1293), S4741 [23JY]

——— establish Federal-State partnership to increase higher education funding and need-based student financial aid (S. 1874), S2778 [7MY]

——— establish Federal-State partnerships to increase higher education funding and need-based student financial aid (S. 1874), S3407 [4JN]

——— Executive order expanding the Pay As You Earn Repayment Plan for student loans, S3596 [11JN]

——— expand and improve Federal Pell Grant Program (S. 2194), S3530 [10JN]

——— extend the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (H.R. 5134), S5592 [15SE]

——— impact on State student loan programs of allowing certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans, S3638 [12JN]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (S. 2374), S3530 [10JN]

——— limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (S. 2451), S3545 [10JN]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable, S2700 [6MY], S2760 [7MY], S3419 [4JN]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (S. 909), S2778 [7MY]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (S. 1704), S2776 [7MY]

——— make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (S. 2281), S2776 [7MY]

——— prohibit funding to develop, refine, publish, or implement a college rating system, S3648 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding to exercise any influence over States in establishing student academic standards or require standards as condition for participation in Federal aid programs, S3648 [12JN]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (S. 2036), S1003 [24FE]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (S. 1873), S2779, S2780 [7MY], S3165 [20MY]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (S. 2557), S4160 [26JN]

——— 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 (S. 897), S3407 [4JN]

——— raise quality of career and technical education programs and allow local eligible recipients to use Perkins grant funding to establish high-quality career academic programs (S. 2584), S4406–S4410 [10JY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (S. 2164), S1820 [27MR]

——— strengthen and preserve access to Pell Grants, S106 [8JA]

——— strengthen research in adult education (S. 2802), S5589 [15SE]

——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (S. 915), S3561–S3564 [11JN], S5477 [10SE]

Dept. of Energy: eliminate duplication and overlap of energy worker training programs, S2769 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: allow Native American tribes to temporarily reduce services under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program in order to improve or replace facilities, S1570 [12MR]

——— Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funding for Indian tribes and tribal organizations, S1556, S1560 [12MR]

——— clarify Federal definition of homelessness relative to Child Care and Development Block Grant Program eligibility, S6011, S6012 [17NO]

——— clarify that certain parental rights provisions under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program do not favor the use of grants or contracts over child care certificates, S1566 [12MR]

——— clarify that Child Care and Development Block Grant Program reauthorization and improvement maintains existing Federal and State childcare services regulations, S1614 [13MR]

——— clarify that individuals convicted of certain crimes are prohibited from working at childcare facilities funded by the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program, S1611 [13MR]

——— conduct review in conjunction with Dept. of Education of Federal early learning and care programs and make recommendations to consolidate and streamline such programs, S1554–S1556 [12MR], S1608 [13MR]

——— ensure that under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program all child care programs on Federal facilities conduct the same background check on child care providers that are required on State land, S1563 [12MR], S2309 [9AP]

——— grant authority to withhold Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funds from States failing to comply with a low-income or special needs priority requirement, S1613, S1614 [13MR]

——— prohibit Child Care and Development Block Grant Program eligibility for high-income families, S1608–S1610 [13MR]

——— provide for evidence-based training in efforts to promote early language and literacy development under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program, S1611 [13MR]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1539–S1563, S1566, S1568–S1572 [12MR], S1601–S1617 [13MR], S2309 [9AP]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), House amendment, S5772 [18SE], S5895, S5896, S5940–S5944, S5951 [12NO], S5965 [13NO], S6005–S6013 [17NO], S6084 [18NO], S6192 [20NO]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), motion to proceed, S1169 [26FE], S1187, S1225 [27FE], S1257 [4MR], S1329 [6MR], S1371 [10MR], S1487 [11MR], S1531 [12MR]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), unanimous-consent agreement, S1305 [5MR], S1377 [10MR], S1556 [12MR], S1609 [13MR]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), unanimous-consent request, S5940 [12NO]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (H.R. 4631), S5312 [31JY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), S6395 [8DE], S6531 [10DE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1417), S605 [29JA]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (S. 1557), S1914 [1AP]

——— require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect (S. 2343), S3351 [3JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce fraud and abuse in Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) (S. 2781), S5482 [10SE]

Dept. of Labor: address the skills gap by providing recommendations to increase on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities and employer participation in education and workforce training (S. 1619), S3971 [25JN]

——— reduce Office of the Secretary funding if independent evaluations of certain job training programs are not submitted in a timely fashion, S3979, S3980 [25JN]

——— strengthen the workforce development system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs and promote economic growth, S3965–S3971 [25JN]

Dept. of State: enhance security for facilities and personnel at U.S. diplomatic and consular posts abroad (S. 1386), S3157 [20MY]

——— enhance security for facilities and personnel at U.S. diplomatic and consular posts abroad (S. 1386), unanimous-consent request, S2896–S2898 [12MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit a bailout of a State, city, or municipality and designate economic freedom zones (S. 1852), S48 [7JA], S190 [9JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (S. 2014), S943 [12FE]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, S1218 [27FE]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S3553–S3560, S3563, S3575, S3578, S3582, S3583, S3586–S3594, S3597 [11JN], S3622, S3623, S3645–S3647 [12JN], S3702 [17JN], S3805 [18JN], S4131–S4133 [26JN], S4248–S4251, S4258 [8JY], S4639 [21JY], S4737–S4740 [23JY], S4854–S4858 [24JY], S5005, S5006, S5012–S5020 [29JY], S5125 [30JY], S5170, S5171, S5175, S5178, S5188 [31JY]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (S. 2422), S3369–S3380, S3385 [3JN], S3388 [4JN]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (S. 2450), S3482, S3509 [9JN], S3511, S3514, S3518, S3525 [10JN], S3681 [16JN], S5033 [29JY]

——— offset increased medical services and benefits funding by capping Dept. of Defense overseas contingency operations account funding, S1204, S1206 [27FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S412 [16JA], S3647–S3649 [12JN]

Dress for Success (organization): tribute Lexington, KY, chapter, S4496 [15JY]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 583), S6220 [20NO]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S507 [28JA]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses, S313 [14JA], S1907 [1AP], S2063 [2AP]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S5462 [9SE], S6508–S6510 [10DE], S6760–S6764 [12DE]

——— provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (S. 1383), S51 [7JA]

El Paso, TX: anniversary of Catholic Diocese of El Paso, S1311 [5MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1094), S3483 [9JN]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College: anniversary, S4895 [24JY]

Employment: exempt employers hiring long-term unemployed from employer health insurance mandate, S2927 [13MY]

——— exempt employers hiring long-term unemployed from employer health insurance mandate, provide employer payroll tax holiday, provide employment relocation loans, and reform and strengthen workforce investment system, S191 [9JA], S307 [14JA]

——— exempt employers hiring long-term unemployed from employer health insurance mandate, provide payroll tax holiday and relocation loans, and reform and strengthen workforce investment system, S1785 [27MR], S1889 [1AP]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, S808 [6FE], S1357–S1359 [6MR], S3643 [12JN], S4981 [28JY], S6502 [10DE]

——— provide flexibility for working parents to allow attendance at educational and extracurricular activities of their children, S2218 [8AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system, S737 [4FE], S1785 [27MR], S2139, S2145 [3AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S192 [9JA], S344, S351 [15JA], S2412 [28AP], S3215–S3217 [21MY], S3903 [24JN], S3949, S3964–S3991 [25JN], S4124–S4126 [26JN], S4409 [10JY], S4668, S4669, S4685 [22JY], S4723 [23JY], S4981 [28JY], S5304 [31JY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), unanimous-consent agreement, S3884 [19JN], S3947 [24JN], S3950 [25JN]

——— reform Federal job retraining programs, S48 [7JA], S583 [29JA]

——— reform Federal job training programs, S3968 [25JN]

——— require States to implement corrective actions after one year for workforce investment board training programs and one-stop providers that fail to meet established performance accountability standards, S3975 [25JN]

——— streamline Federal job training system, steer training dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish Pay for Performance pilot program, and provide State access to National Directory of New Hires (S. 804), S2182 [7AP]

Evansville, IN: Signature School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6084 [18NO]

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: anniversary, S4139 [26JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products aimed at attracting minors, S4139 [26JN]

Federal agencies and departments: evaluate and consolidate duplicative early learning and child care programs, S1607–S1609 [13MR]

Federal aid programs: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (S. 2897), S6321–S6323 [4DE], S6503 [10DE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 423), S2408 [11AP]

Fishers, IN: Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5985 [13NO]

Foreign aid: provide assistance to support safe access to education for girls, S4111 [26JN]

Fort Wayne, IN: Cedarville Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6016 [17NO]

Gallaudet University: anniversary, S2210 [8AP], S2318 [9AP]

George Washington University: tribute to Native American Political Leadership Program and INSPIRE Pre-College summer program, S5293 [31JY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1552 [12MR]

Harkin, Senator: impact of Senate achievements on Allamakee County, IA, S4616 [17JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Benton County, IA, S3539 [10JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Black Hawk County, IA, S3808 [18JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Boone County, IA, S3807 [18JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Bremer County, IA, S4264 [8JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Buena Vista County, IA, S2645 [5MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Butler County, IA, S3859 [19JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Cerro Gordo County, IA, S3468 [5JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Cherokee County, IA, S2906 [12MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Chickasaw County, IA, S4328 [9JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Clay County, IA, S2715 [6MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Clinton County, IA, S3681 [16JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Dallas County, IA, S4329 [9JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Davis County, IA, S4398 [10JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Decatur County, IA, S3337 [2JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Delaware County, IA, S4399 [10JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Des Moines County, IA, S3715–S3717 [17JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Dickinson County, IA, S2864 [8MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Dubuque County, IA, S3363 [3JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Emmet County, IA, S2863 [8MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Fayette County, IA, S4549 [16JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Floyd County, IA, S3929 [24JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Franklin County, IA, S4265 [8JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Fremont County, IA, S2561 [30AP]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Grundy County, IA, S4329 [9JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Hamilton County, IA, S2790 [7MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Hardin County, IA, S2789 [7MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Harrison County, IA, S3023 [14MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Henry County, IA, S3999 [25JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Howard County, IA, S4699 [22JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Iowa County, IA, S4000 [25JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Jackson County, IA, S4550 [16JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Jasper County, IA, S3288 [22MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Jefferson County, IA, S3659 [12JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Jones County, IA, S4147 [26JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Keokuk County, IA, S3364 [3JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Lee County, IA, S3540 [10JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Linn County, IA, S3067 [15MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Lyon County, IA, S2607 [1MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Madison County, IA, S3601 [11JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Mahaska County, IA, S3336 [2JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Marion County, IA, S3895 [23JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Marshall County, IA, S3289 [22MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Monona County, IA, S2790 [7MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Monroe County, IA, S4266 [8JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Muscatine County, IA, S3469 [5JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on O’Brien County, IA, S2948 [13MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Osceola County, IA, S2906 [12MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Palo Alto County, IA, S2949 [13MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Plymouth County, IA, S2606 [1MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Pocahontas County, IA, S2950 [13MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Pottawattamie County, IA, S3023 [14MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Poweshiek County, IA, S3232 [21MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Ringgold County, IA, S3066 [15MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Sac County, IA, S2715 [6MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Scott County, IA, S3717 [17JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Shelby County, IA, S2562 [30AP]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Sioux County, IA, S2645 [5MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Story County, IA, S3601 [11JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Taylor County, IA, S3068 [15MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Van Buren County, IA, S3928 [24JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Wapello County, IA, S3232–S3234 [21MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Warren County, IA, S3858 [19JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Washington County, IA, S3660 [12JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Wayne County, IA, S4147 [26JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Winnebago County, IA, S4615 [17JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Winneshiek County, IA, S3896 [23JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Worth County, IA, S3682 [16JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Wright County, IA, S4700 [22JY]

Haslam, Rebecca: Vermont Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S6383 [8DE]

Hatfield, Lois R.: Somerset, KY, Business and Professional Women’s Club Business Woman of the Year award recipient, S3362 [3JN]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize, S628 [30JA], S3482 [9JN]

——— reauthorize (S. 2954), S6207 [20NO]

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (S. 169), S6363 [8DE]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S861 [11FE], S3704 [17JN], S5489–S5491 [10SE], S6116–S6118 [19NO]

——— Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S4571 [17JY], S4641–S4643 [21JY]

——— impact of Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students on increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S3521–S3524 [10JN], S3583–S3586 [11JN], S3700–S3705 [17JN], S3918 [24JN], S4108, S4129 [26JN], S4199–S4202 [7JY]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates, S4602–S4605 [17JY]

——— reform, S1909–S1912 [1AP], S2338 [10AP], S3913–S3916 [24JN], S4103–S4109 [26JN], S4199–S4202 [7JY], S4642 [21JY], S5163 [31JY], S5335–S5337 [5AU], S5352–S5354 [8SE], S5519–S5522 [10SE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), S4138 [26JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S5 [6JA], S314 [14JA], S469 [27JA], S613, S632–S635 [30JA], S1862 [31MR], S1898 [1AP], S2287–S2290 [8AP], S2597 [1MY], S2626 [5MY], S2713 [6MY], S2981, S2986, S2997–S2999 [14MY], S3212–S3214 [21MY], S3391 [4JN], S3524 [10JN], S3560, S3585, S3595 [11JN], S3704 [17JN], S3791 [18JN], S3924 [24JN], S4095, S4100, S4107, S4127–S4130 [26JN], S4257 [8JY], S4306, S4310, S4312 [9JY], S4535, S4543 [16JY], S5103 [30JY], S5166, S5167 [31JY], S5491, S5492 [10SE], S5846 [18SE], S6004 [17NO], S6115–S6118, S6120, S6130–S6137 [19NO], S6168–S6172, S6175 [20NO], S6225, S6226 [1DE], S6245 [2DE], S6362 [8DE], S6872 [16DE]

Indianapolis, IN: Sidener Academy for High Ability Students recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6017 [17NO]

——— St. Thomas Aquinas School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, S5368 [8SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2789), S5509 [10SE]

——— permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (S. 2790), S5510 [10SE]

International Self-Care Day: designate (S. Res. 515), S4846 [23JY]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, S97, S102, S105, S118–S123 [8JA], S344 [15JA], S474–S476 [27JA], S498 [28JA]

Kentucky Communities Economic Opportunity Council (KCEOC) Community Action Partnership, Inc.: anniversary, S6188 [20NO]

King, Representative Steve: characterization of remarks on Hispanic community, S2597 [1MY], S3392 [4JN], S3560 [11JN]

King, William: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, S1169 [26FE]

Kuethe, Donna: Every Child Is Ours (organization) New England Woman of the Year award recipient, S5860 [18SE]

Lammiman, Allyson: National Association of Agricultural Educators Agriscience Teacher of the Year award recipient, S4398 [10JY]

Las Vegas, NV: Las Vegas-Clark County Library District recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Services, S3290 [22MY]

Lee, Joseph: New Hampshire Dept. of Education Granite State Teacher of the Year award recipient, S3603 [11JN]

Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine High School, S2464 [29AP]

Lonergan, Bill: New Hampshire Association of School Principals Assistant Principal of the Year award recipient, S3603 [11JN]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: anniversary of Sloan School of Management, S3541 [10JN]

Mayo Clinic: anniversary (S. Res. 339), S855, S856 [10FE]

Mentoring programs: tribute, S5857 [18SE]

Mikulski, Senator: commend support for U.S. Naval Academy, S5107 [30JY]

Minnesota: tribute to Minnesota Military Children’s Poetry Contest winners, S3467 [5JN]

Montpelier, VT: tribute to Kellogg-Hubbard Library, S5121 [30JY]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 366), S1252 [27FE]

Mystic, CT: Mystic Aquarium recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, S2861 [8MY]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. Res. 558), S5720 [17SE]

National Assistant Principals Week: designate (S. Res. 405), S1880 [31MR]

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners: anniversary, S1313 [5MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 557), S5720 [17SE]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 438), S2740 [6MY]

National Chemistry Week: designate (S. Res. 559), S5720 [17SE]

National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 414), S2202 [7AP], S2373 [10AP]

National Day on Writing: designate (S. Res. 576), S5957 [12NO]

National GEAR UP Week: observance, S5694 [17SE], S5859 [18SE]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 547), S5650 [16SE]

National Men’s Health Week: anniversary (S. Res. 473), S3673 [12JN]

National Mentoring Month: designate (S. Res. 335), S457, S458 [16JA]

National objectives: economic recovery, S96 [8JA], S6255–S6257 [2DE]

——— improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children, S3483 [9JN]

——— improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (S. 1909), S344 [15JA], S505–S508 [28JA]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize, S722 [4FE]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (S. Res. 441), S2980 [13MY]

National Principals Month: designate (S. Res. 554), S5720 [17SE]

National School Choice Week: observance, S516 [28JA]

National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 342), S658 [30JA]

National Science and Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 329), S83 [7JA]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, S5666 [17SE]

National Teacher Day: observance (S. Res. 440), S2888 [8MY]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (S. 2299), S2797 [7MY]

Nevada: tribute to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Gates Millennium Scholarship recipients, S2908 [12MY]

Nineveh, IN: Sprunica Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6017 [17NO]

Northwest Youth Corps: anniversary, S5371 [8SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S493 [28JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power, intimidation, and lack of accountability by Federal agencies, S2549–S2552 [30AP], S4389–S4392 [10JY]

——— evaluation of economic policies, S557–S561 [29JA]

——— State of the Union Message, S582–S584 [29JA], S708 [4FE]

Ohio State University: anniversary of the Wexner Center for the Arts, S5619 [16SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on job creation and hiring, S2852 [8MY]

Peace Corps: require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council, S1761 [26MR], S1814 [27MR]

Portable Practical Educational Preparation, Inc.: anniversary, S5368 [8SE]

Portland, IN: East Elementary recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6085 [18NO]

Portland, ME: anniversary of PORTopera, S483 [27JA]

Presque Isle, ME: tribute to Aroostook Aspirations Initiative, S2713 [6MY]

Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 367), S1252 [27FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S3483 [9JN]

Reynolds, Penny: Nevada Restaurant Association Education Foundation ProStart Program Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1728 [25MR]

Rockefeller, Senator: legislative accomplishments, S6331–S6334 [4DE]

Rohatgi, Karthik: Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar award recipient, S3683 [16JN]

Rutland, VT: tribute to anti-cyber bullying efforts at Rutland High School, S6767 [12DE]

Rwanda Girls Initiative (organization): tribute, S4213 [7JY]

Salve Regina University: Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Arthur Ross Award recipient, S2866 [8MY]

Sanchez, Nia: Miss USA pageant winner, S3505 [9JN], S3661 [12JN]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (S. 2304), S2787 [7MY], S3775 [18JN]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (S. 1293), S4741 [23JY]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), S5939–S5944 [12NO]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), unanimous-consent request, S5940 [12NO]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (S. 1596), S920 [12FE], S2308 [9AP], S2346–S2350 [10AP], S4607–S4609 [17JY]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (S. 1596), unanimous-consent request, S2348 [10AP]

SCORE Association: anniversary, S3338 [2JN]

Senate: tribute to Senators who worked on H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, S3974 [25JN]

——— tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, S3975 [25JN]

——— tribute to staff who worked on legislation to reauthorize and improve Workforce Investment Act, S3217 [21MY]

Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary of Delta Xi Chapter, S2159 [3AP]

Simmons College of Kentucky: tribute to Association of Biblical Higher Learning accreditation, S1309 [5MR]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, S2863 [8MY]

——— observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (S. Con. Res. 33), S2330 [9AP]

South Berwick, ME: tribute to Marshwood High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3176 [20MY]

South Carolina: tribute to Student Spaceflight Experiments Program participants, S6784 [12DE]

Southern University and A&M College: anniversary, S2714 [6MY]

Spizzirri, Clemencia: Iowa Teacher of the Year award recipient, S6444 [9DE]

Springfield, MO: anniversary of Sunshine Elementary School, S5955 [12NO]

St. Louis, MO: designate as the National Chess Capital (S. Res. 102), S2677 [5MY]

Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership: tribute to Stennis Congressional Intern Program, S4896 [24JY]

Student loans: require certain protections for borrowers (S. 1803), S921–S924 [12FE], S2778, S2780 [7MY], S3165 [20MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, S3229 [21MY]

Swords to Plowshares (organization): anniversary, S5690 [17SE]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 380), S1527 [11MR]

Taxation: allow certain individuals a credit against income tax for contributions to certain college savings plans (S. 2882), S5788 [18SE]

——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (S. 2234), S2328 [9AP]

——— consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), S5004 [28JY], S5005 [29JY]

——— establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (S. 2792), S5582 [15SE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections, S6254 [2DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6281 [3DE], S6336–S6339 [4DE], S6396 [8DE], S6400, S6439 [9DE], S6506 [10DE], S6887, S6898–S6903, S6911 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 124), S6903 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), motion to proceed, S6823, S6832, S6833, S6836 [15DE], S6869 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), unanimous-consent agreement, S6898 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), unanimous-consent request, S6739 [12DE]

——— increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, S1557 [12MR]

——— provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 2880), S5788 [18SE]

Thorn Bay, AK: tribute to Southeast Island School District for building greenhouses for students at each school, S3928 [24JN]

Turner, ME: Turner Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6016 [17NO]

U.N. Millennium Declaration: support ideals and objectives and related Millennium Development Goals, and commend progress in poverty and hunger eradication, human rights, and global health initiatives, S6283 [3DE]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: reform Board of Visitors (S. 2076), S4188 [26JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits with offsets, reform program, terminate benefits to jobless millionaires, and eliminate overlapping benefits with the Social Security Disability Insurance program (S. 2097), S1369, S1370 [6MR], S1371 [10MR]

University of Central Oklahoma: inclusion in Military Times (publication) list of best colleges for veterans, S5986 [13NO]

University of Hawaii: tribute to Ascent Conference, S1483 [10MR]

University of Oklahoma: inclusion in Military Times (publication) list of best colleges for veterans, S5986 [13NO]

University of Pikeville: anniversary, S5848 [18SE]

USA Science & Engineering Festival: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 329), S83 [7JA]

Utah: tribute to service academy nominees, S3234 [21MY]

Veterans: allow consolidation of student loans or participation in student loan forgiveness without penalty, S1035 [25FE]

——— benefits funding, S3264–S3266 [22MY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1950), S445–S447, S458 [16JA], S467 [27JA], S2064–S2066 [2AP], S2759, S2760 [7MY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1950), motion to proceed, S557 [29JA], S611 [30JA], S665 [3FE], S707 [4FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1950), unanimous-consent request, S1506, S1507 [11MR], S1759 [26MR], S2065 [2AP], S2759 [7MY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S705 [3FE], S708 [4FE], S867, S882 [11FE], S1168 [26FE], S1187–S1191, S1193–S1201, S1204–S1207, S1209, S1210, S1218 [27FE], S1331 [6MR], S2310–S2312 [9AP], S3319 [2JN]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S936, S940 [12FE], S1011, S1020–S1032, S1035–S1039 [25FE], S1134, S1140–S1148, S1150–S1163, S1165–S1168 [26FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), unanimous-consent agreement, S1169 [26FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), unanimous-consent request, S3262, S3264 [22MY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 2413), S3395 [4JN], S3434, S3457–S3460 [5JN]

Veterans Support Network (organization): tribute, S4901 [24JY]

Virginia: tribute to Virginia Longitudinal Data Systems, S6193 [20NO]

Washoe County, NV: Washoe County School District Air National Guard recipient of Sec. of Defense Freedom Award, S5692 [17SE]

Weber State University: anniversary, S131 [8JA]

Webster University: anniversary (S. Res. 465), S3385 [3JN]

Week of the Young Child: observance, S2232 [8AP]

Wells, NV: tribute to Wells Future Farmers of America participation in Western National Rangeland Career Development Event, S6940 [2JA]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 314), S3043 [14MY]

Young Marines (organization): tribute, S6920 [16DE]

Reports

Charter School Vulnerabilities to Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: Center for Popular Democracy and Integrity in Education (organization) (excerpt), H4031 [9MY]

Employment Outlook for African Americans and Latinos in the Upstream Oil and Natural Gas Industry: IHS Global, Inc., H5795 [26JN]

50 Years After LBJ’s War on Poverty—A Study of American Attitudes About Work, Economic Opportunity, and the Social Safety Net: John Halpin, Center for American Progress (organization) and Karl Agne, GBA Strategies (company), H46 [8JA]

War on Poverty 50 Years Later—A Progress Report: Council of Economic Advisers, H52–H54 [8JA]

Reports filed

Advanced Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3136) (H. Rept. 113–529), H6397 [17JY]

Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4631) (H. Rept. 113–490), H5639 [23JN]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2449), S4153 [26JN]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1086) (S. Rept. 113–138), S1048 [25FE]

Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 429), S6388 [8DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 429) (S. Rept. 113–319), S6788 [12DE]

Consideration of H.R. 10, Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. Rept. 113–444), H3939 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Advanced Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act and H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 677) (H. Rept. 113–546), H6654 [22JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act and H.R. 4935, Child Tax Credit Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 680) (H. Rept. 113–552), H6744 [23JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4366, Strengthening Education Through Research Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. Rept. 113–444), H3939 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act and H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 766) (H. Rept. 113–643), H8272 [2DE]

Cybersecurity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1353), S4903 [24JY]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1353) (S. Rept. 113–270), S5918 [12NO]

Dept. of HHS Grant Programs for Education and Outreach on Newborn Screening and Coordinated Followup Care Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1281) (H. Rept. 113–478), H5556 [19JN]

Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3984) (H. Rept. 113–531), H6397 [17JY]

Ensure the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages Program Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2299) (S. Rept. 113–266), S5918 [12NO]

Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1574), S5373 [8SE]

Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 974) (S. Rept. 113–178), S3341 [2JN]

National Sea Grant College Program Act Reauthorization and Amendment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2030) (S. Rept. 113–279), S6234 [1DE]

Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1948), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1948) (S. Rept. 113–265), S5918 [12NO]

Protecting the Homeland Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5401) (H. Rept. 113–673), H10318 [12DE]

Recognize Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for Efforts To End Financial Exploitation of Children, Ensure Rights of Children to an Education, and Commend Child Protection Efforts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 595), S6626 [11DE]

Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4121) (H. Rept. 113–461), H4783 [21MY]

Strengthening Education Through Research Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4366) (H. Rept. 113–424), H3291 [29AP]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (H.R. 4366) (S. Rept. 113–275), S6022 [17NO]

Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4983) (H. Rept. 113–530), H6397 [17JY]

Strong Start for America’s Children Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2452), S3544 [10JN]

Student and Family Tax Simplification Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3393) (H. Rept. 113–526), H6397 [17JY]

Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 113–423), H3291 [29AP]

Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 669) (H. Rept. 113–557), H6813 [24JY]

Supplying Knowledge-Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM (SKILLS) Visas Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2131) (H. Rept. 113–676), H10324 [16DE]

Support Goals and Ideals of World AIDS Day: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 597), S6626 [11DE]

Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages Program Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2299), S5373 [8SE]

Taxpayer Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3308) (H. Rept. 113–358), H1936 [25FE]

Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4701) (H. Rept. 113–573), H7295 [8SE]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2076) (S. Rept. 113–158), S3028 [14MY]

U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation Improvement: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3683) (H. Rept. 113–341), H1657 [5FE]

Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3230) (H. Rept. 113–564), H6975 [28JY]

Statements

Federal Funding of Higher Education: Senator Alexander, S814 [6FE]

Student Loan Debt: Several Hawaiians, S3530 [10JN]

——— Several Individuals, S3637 [12JN]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Several Members of Congress (excerpt), H5969–H5971 [9JY]

——— Several Senators and Representatives, S3982–S3990 [25JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 111, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3230, Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, H7087 [30JY]

H. Con. Res. 124, correction in enrollment of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, H8998 [10DE]

H. Res. 576, consideration of H.R. 10, Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act, H3961 [8MY]

H. Res. 576, consideration of H.R. 4366, Strengthening Education Through Research Act, H3961 [8MY]

H. Res. 677, consideration of H.R. 3136, Advanced Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act and H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, H6672 [23JY]

H. Res. 680, consideration of H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act and H.R. 4935, Child Tax Credit Improvement Act, H6767 [24JY]

H. Res. 766, consideration of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act and H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, H8305 [3DE]

H.R. 10, Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act, H4023–H4028 [9MY]

H.R. 357, GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act, H1520–H1522 [3FE]

H.R. 669, Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act, H7341 [9SE], H8345 [3DE]

H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, H5887–H5962 [9JY]

H.R. 1281, Dept. of HHS grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted reauthorization, H5696 [24JN]

H.R. 2942, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee reestablishment, H4861 [28MY]

H.R. 3136, Advanced Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act, H6690 [23JY]

H.R. 3230, Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act, S3565–S3575 [11JN]

H.R. 3308, Taxpayer Transparency Act, H1947 [26FE]

H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act, H6779 [24JY]

H.R. 3583, AID Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program scholarship numbers available to Pakistani women expansion, H8110 [19NO]

H.R. 4366, Strengthening Education Through Research Act, H3988–H3999 [8MY]

H.R. 4449, Human Trafficking Prevention Act, H6733 [23JY]

H.R. 4631, Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act, H5688–H5690 [24JN]

H.R. 4701, Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act, H7344 [9SE]

H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act, H6680 [23JY]

H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, H6761–H6763 [24JY]

H.R. 5029, establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation, H6149 [14JY]

H.R. 5031, STEM Education Act, H6141 [14JY]

H.R. 5134, National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance extension, H6683 [23JY]

H.R. 5185, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer reauthorization, H8889 [9DE]

H.R. 5705, Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act, H8891 [9DE]

H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, H8323–H8335 [3DE]

S. 1086, Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, S1539–S1545 [12MR], S1617–S1627 [13MR], H7465–H7473 [15SE]

S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act, S6665–S6668 [11DE]

S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H9294–H9299 [11DE]

S. 1417, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act, S605–S607 [29JA]

S. 1557, Dept. of HHS support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals, H2782 [1AP]

S. 2014, GI Education Benefit Fairness Act, S892 [11FE]

S. 2036, Keeping All Students Safe Act, S1004–S1007 [24FE]

S. 2076, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors Enhancement Act, S4188 [26JN]

S. 2204, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act, S2162–S2164 [3AP]

S. 2422, Ensuring Veterans Access to Care Act, S3370–S3379 [3JN]

S. 2584, Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, S4408 [10JY]

S. 2712, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act, S5145 [30JY]

S. 2882, Enhanced 529—Setting Aside for a Valuable Education (S.A.V.E.) Act, S5789 [18SE]

S. Con. Res. 33, observe Smith-Lever Act anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, S1239 [27FE]

S. Res. 102, St. Louis, MO, designation as the National Chess Capital, S2677 [5MY]

S. Res. 314, support goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, S3044 [14MY]

S. Res. 329, support goals and ideals of USA Science & Engineering Festival and designate National Science and Technology Week, S70 [7JA]

S. Res. 334, recognize goals of Catholic Schools Week and honor contributions of Catholic schools, S448 [16JA]

S. Res. 335, National Mentoring Month, S448 [16JA]

S. Res. 339, Mayo Clinic anniversary, S490 [27JA]

S. Res. 342, National School Counseling Week, S657 [30JA]

S. Res. 345, support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards and denounce the President’s coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards, S823 [6FE]

S. Res. 362, support goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month, S1176 [26FE]

S. Res. 366, support goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, S1238 [27FE]

S. Res. 367, Read Across America Day, S1238 [27FE]

S. Res. 372, support goals and ideals of Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights, S1323 [5MR]

S. Res. 380, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, S1522 [11MR]

S. Res. 383, National Middle Level Education Month, S1661 [13MR]

S. Res. 399, support and commend mission, goals, and ideals of American GI Forum (organization), S1777 [26MR]

S. Res. 405, National Assistant Principals Week, S1873 [31MR]

S. Res. 414, National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month, S2200 [7AP]

S. Res. 418, Gallaudet University anniversary, S2241 [8AP]

S. Res. 419, University of Minnesota Duluth observance of National Student Employment Week, S2242 [8AP]

S. Res. 423, Financial Literacy Month, S2406 [11AP]

S. Res. 429, express importance of effective civic education programs in schools, S2474 [29AP]

S. Res. 438, support goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week, S2721 [6MY]

S. Res. 440, National Teacher Day, S2878 [8MY]

S. Res. 441, National Physical Education and Sport Week, S2878 [8MY]

S. Res. 465, Webster University anniversary, S3381 [3JN]

S. Res. 473, National Men’s Health Week anniversary, S3670 [12JN]

S. Res. 493, Collector Car Appreciation Day, S4166 [26JN]

S. Res. 511, encourage corporate, academic, and social entities to develop rules requiring consideration of minority candidates when searching for a business vendor or filling leadership positions, S4714 [22JY]

S. Res. 515, International Self-Care Day, S4771 [23JY]

S. Res. 547, National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, S5635 [16SE]

S. Res. 551, support goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month, S5703 [17SE]

S. Res. 554, National Principals Month, S5703 [17SE]

S. Res. 557, National Character Counts Week, S5705 [17SE]

S. Res. 558, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, S5705 [17SE]

S. Res. 559, National Chemistry Week, S5705 [17SE]

S. Res. 576, National Day on Writing, S5921 [12NO]

S. Res. 583, Drive Safer Sunday, S6157 [19NO]

S. Res. 591, support goals and ideals of American Education Week, S6212 [20NO]

S. Res. 595, recognize Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for efforts to end financial exploitation of children, ensure the right of all children to an education, and commend international child protection efforts, S6389 [8DE], S6929 [16DE]

S. Res. 597, support goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, S6542 [10DE]