ELLISON, KEITH (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5320 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5454 [18JN], H5537 [19JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5224 [10JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5877 [8JY], H6069 [10JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), H2347 [12MR]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6320 [16JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4993 [29MY]

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H1473 [28JA]

Articles and editorials

Don’t Cut Programs That Help Communities Adjust to Pentagon Spending Reductions—Commentary, Miriam Pemberton and William D. Hartung, Roll Call (publciation), H5454 [18JN]

New Proposal Includes XBRL Exemption—and Major Setback for Open Data, Data Transparency Coalition, E1476• [19SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products (see H.R. 3935), H4785 [21MY]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H1770 [11FE]

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

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a military service medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in testing nuclear weapons or other circumstances (see H.R. 4778), H8171 [20NO]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H1545 [3FE]

——— encourage Congress to debate and vote on a statutory authorization for any sustained combat role in Iraq or Syria (see H. Con. Res. 114), H7454 [11SE]

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

——— make determination on enlistment of aliens possessing employment authorization document issued under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 685), H6814 [24JY]

——— remove from Iraq, except for Armed Forces required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (see H. Con. Res. 105), H6353 [16JY]

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 3852), H162 [10JA]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2324), H3242 [28AP] (see H.R. 4608), H4015 [8MY]

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 2110), H2302 [11MR]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H3293 [29AP]

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

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of agents and officers (see H.R. 4303), H5769 [25JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H4017 [8MY]

Children and youth: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 4765), H5022 [29MY]

——— allow State child protective services systems to better serve the needs of children who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 4636), H5495 [18JN]

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

——— improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 669), H20 [7JA]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 3532), H21 [7JA]

——— provide for identification and dissemination of best practices for medical professionals and other health care providers relative to neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 4888), H6137 [11JY]

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

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 5065), H7041 [29JY]

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

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents (see H. Res. 588), H4475 [19MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps/Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) community gardens in high poverty areas program (see H.R. 4084), H3293 [29AP]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 21), H5187 [9JN]

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

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

——— require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4864), H5495 [18JN]

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

Crime: stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H3144 [9AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: preserve access of victims of trafficking to information about their eligibility to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 5238), H7039 [29JY]

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

——— require payment of full amount of separation pay otherwise due to former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5009), H5827 [3JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5365 [12JN] (see H.R. 4622), H4786 [21MY]

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

——— authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H1719 [10FE]

——— authorize use of funds for inclusion in domestic violence education programs of information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3297), H1881 [21FE]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 5661), H7940 [12NO]

——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 1343), H2065 [27FE]

——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see H.R. 521), H1772 [11FE]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 5005), H5818 [26JN]

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see H.R. 3921), H1659 [5FE]

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

——— provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of students (see H.R. 426), H1659 [5FE]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 5343), H8366 [3DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H20 [7JA]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H2199 [5MR]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H2302 [11MR]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H4060 [9MY]

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

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H2485 [14MR]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 2130), H4476 [19MY]

——— provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths, define severe maternal morbidity, and eliminate maternal health disparities (see H.R. 4216), H4830 [22MY]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3854), H2962 [4AP]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H4476 [19MY]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 4080), H4685 [20MY]

——— require NIH to consider sex differences in medical research and direct FDA to guarantee clinical drug trials are sufficient to determine safety and effectiveness for both men and women (see H.R. 4879), H7676 [17SE]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H7455 [11SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services EB–5 regional center program permanent (see H.R. 4659), H7455 [11SE]

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

Dept. of Justice: provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 5320), H7389 [9SE]

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

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

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H3144 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H2915 [3AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1619), H3241 [28AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H2645 [25MR]

——— establish and implement a fatigue management plan for railroads (see H.R. 4576), H6656 [22JY]

——— establish innovation in surface transportation program (see H.R. 4726), H8171 [20NO]

——— improve the Highway Safety Improvement Program (see H.R. 4336), H3144 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H8033 [17NO]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H4685 [20MY]

——— 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), H7619 [16SE]

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (see H.R. 2527), H2361 [12MR]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 921), H2302 [11MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 5059), H7619 [16SE]

Diseases: develop international plans of action to address Alzheimer’s disease and dementia (see H. Res. 489), H3243 [28AP]

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

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

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2258 [6MR]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H5824 [30JN]

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

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H2991 [7AP]

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H2001 [26FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H5187 [9JN] (see H.J. Res. 119), H6215 [14JY]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5159), H6654 [22JY]

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H2855 [2AP]

Eximbank: prohibit from providing financial support for certain high carbon intensity energy projects (see H.R. 4768), H5022 [29MY]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements for railroad hours of service employees (see H.R. 5122), H6746 [23JY]

FDA: approve certain drugs and biological products for use in a limited population of patients to address increases in bacterial and fungal resistance to drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3742), H7455 [11SE]

FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 648), H2746 [27MR]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 708), H4785 [21MY]

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

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4306), H2962 [4AP]

——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H4785 [21MY]

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

Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish a moratorium on foreclosure of mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on homes of individuals who have lost their unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4255), H2484 [14MR]

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see H.R. 3374), H2149 [4MR]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H7939 [12NO]

Firearms: express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 468), H1687 [6FE]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 2648), H3199 [10AP]

Food: provide that meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated (see H.R. 4966), H5877 [8JY]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H6977 [28JY]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 4041), H1769 [11FE]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 4325), H3448 [6MY]

——— report on the impact of the use of altered images of individuals in advertising and other promotional media for commercial products (see H.R. 4341), H8365 [3DE]

Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see H.R. 4626), H5820 [26JN]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H2485 [14MR]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs (see H.R. 3665), H474 [15JA]

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

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

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

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 5228), H7389 [9SE]

——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 3914), H1593 [4FE]

——— give judges and certain officials discretionary authority in removal, deportation, ineligibility, or inadmissability proceedings for immediate family members of a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 3431), H5769 [25JN]

——— repeal sunset of the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program (see H.R. 4460), H3196 [10AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5661), H7940 [12NO]

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

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H1246 [17JA]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 221), H4017 [8MY]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H2435 [13MR]

Iraq: recognize the campaign of genocide against the Kurdish people in Iraq and reaffirm U.S. friendship with such people (see H. Res. 422), H2199 [5MR]

James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway: designate (see H.R. 4926), H5597 [20JN]

James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building, Chisholm, MN: designate (see H.R. 4927), H5597 [20JN]

James L. Oberstar National Scenic Byway: designate (see H.R. 4926), H5597 [20JN]

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

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H4685 [20MY]

Law enforcement: reform civil asset forfeiture policies (see H.R. 5212), H7894 [18SE]

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

Mayo Clinic: anniversary (see H. Res. 534), H2802 [1AP]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2827), H1938 [25FE]

——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H4685 [20MY]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H3409 [1MY]

——— prevent abusive billing of ancillary services (see H.R. 2914), H3199 [10AP]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 4035), H2566 [21MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H4836 [27MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H6217 [14JY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H3364 [30AP]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H7940 [12NO]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3710), H2488 [18MR]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H4064 [13MY]

——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H7893 [18SE]

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

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

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

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

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2066 [27FE]

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

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H7129 [30JY]

National Institute of Mental Health: provide funding to support suicide prevention and brain research, including the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative (see H.R. 4075), H2566 [21MR]

National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 99), H4784 [21MY]

National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 572), H3446 [6MY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 540), H3058 [8AP]

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

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

National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week: designate (see H. Res. 484), H2435 [13MR]

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

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H3941 [7MY]

NIH: establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases network (see H.R. 1591), H2302 [11MR]

——— expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 4221), H3409 [1MY]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H4834 [23MY]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 4736), H4829 [22MY]

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs (see H.R. 5217), H7434 [10SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4122), H3293 [29AP]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5820 [26JN]

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

Pensions: reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (see H.R. 5828), H9044 [10DE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2854 [2AP]

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

Postal Service: provide that the Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services (see H.R. 5179), H7190 [31JY]

——— take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7298 [8SE]

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 631), H5598 [20JN]

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

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4426), H7189 [31JY]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 5033), H6034 [9JY]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 953), H2434 [13MR]

Public debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see H.R. 3372), H1772 [11FE]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3929), H7041 [29JY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H1243 [16JA]

Refugees: establish processes for certain aliens located in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, or Syria to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 5430), H7434 [10SE]

Refuse disposal: establish national goals for the reduction and recycling of municipal solid waste, address growing problem of marine debris, and require the EPA to promulgate regulations to attain those goals (see H.R. 5283), H7619 [16SE]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7297 [8SE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (see H.R. 2955), H4061 [9MY]

SBA: ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small business owners (see H.R. 5084), H6353 [16JY]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 4202), H7939 [12NO]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 5024), H6137 [11JY]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H7456 [11SE]

South Sudan: call for a sustainable and lasting end to civil war and promote reconciliation of longstanding and recent grievances to allow for a peaceful society with good governance (see H. Res. 503), H3144 [9AP]

Sports: provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 3954), H2303 [11MR]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H7041 [29JY]

——— establish USAccounts family savings program (see H.R. 5576), H7883 [18SE]

SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 4583), H3446 [6MY]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H7388 [9SE]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H6400 [17JY]

——— broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 4567), H7676 [17SE]

——— disallow a deduction for any fine paid by an owner of a professional sports franchise (see H.R. 4544), H4017 [8MY]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 5239), H7456 [11SE]

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

——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H7939 [12NO]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H2260 [10MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H2302 [11MR]

——— impose a retail tax on disposable carryout bags (see H.R. 1686), H72 [8JA]

——— impose an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and dedicate the revenues from such tax to the prevention, treatment, and research of diet-related health conditions in priority populations (see H.R. 5279), H7456 [11SE]

——— make dependent care credit refundable and index the income phasedown of credit for inflation (see H.R. 3740), H3293 [29AP]

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

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 4679), H6656 [22JY]

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

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H3242 [28AP]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see H.R. 2788), H1938 [25FE]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H4830 [22MY]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see H.R. 5372), H7242 [1AU]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2144), H4060 [9MY]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H2361 [12MR]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the T ist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 428), H7940 [12NO]

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 4851), H5362 [12JN]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H1659 [5FE]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 4653), H4911 [28MY]

Ukraine: condemn separatists occupying Donetsk and surrounding territory as terrorists for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, and condemn Russia for supplying the arms (see H. Res. 679), H6655 [22JY]

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

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

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

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H1772 [11FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 596), H8072 [18NO]

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

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H5769 [25JN]

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

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1921), H4476 [19MY]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H7894 [18SE]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H7389 [9SE]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1229), H8365 [3DE]

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

——— require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3404), H21 [7JA]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6400 [17JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H2362 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see H.R. 4386), H2913 [3AP]

GSA: verify a building to be leased to accommodate a Federal agency is located a certain distance from public transportation before entering into the lease agreement (see H.R. 4859), H5363 [12JN]

Minorities: anniversary of Executive order addressing environmental justice in minority and low-income populations (see H. Res. 479), H1771 [11FE]

Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 518), H2433 [13MR]

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

Transportation Research Board: study the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas (see H.R. 5868), H9302 [11DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (H.R. 4386), H2914 [3AP]

GSA: verify a building to be leased to accommodate a Federal agency is located a certain distance from public transportation before entering into the lease agreement (H.R. 4859), H5364 [12JN]

National Labor Relations Act: strengthen current protections by providing a private right of action for certain violations (H.R. 5280), H7127 [30JY]

Transportation Research Board: study the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas (H.R. 5868), H9304 [11DE]

Letters

Mortgage Choice Act: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, E984• [13JN]

——— Kenneth W. Edwards, Center for Responsible Lending (organization), E984• [13JN]

——— several housing and consumer organizations, E984• [13JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7643 [17SE]

Armed Forces: prohibit funding for authorization of military force against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5535 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding to conduct combat operations in Iraq, H5523 [19JN]

Best Buy Co., Inc.: tribute to electronics recycling initiative, E1446• [17SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2687 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3119 [9AP], H3179 [10AP]

CERCLA: amend relative to applicability to Federal facilities, H103 [9JA]

——— amend relative to State consultation on removal and remedial actions, State concurrence with listing on EPA National Priorities List, and State credit for contributions to removal or remedial action, H103 [9JA]

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

Climate: global warming, H2689 [26MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 113th Congress, H2687 [26MR]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H3119 [9AP]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, H4493 [20MY]

——— prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and their tributaries, H4493 [20MY]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, E1469• [19SE]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 3211), E983• [13JN]

Deer, Sarah: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship recipient, E1815• [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5454 [18JN], H5523, H5535, H5537 [19JN]

——— Office of Economic Adjustment funding, H5454 [18JN]

Dept. of HUD: affordable rental housing for extremely low-income families funding by improving targeting of mortgage interest deduction, H5225 [10JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (H.R. 4386), H3423 [6MY]

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

Egypt: political reform, E861• [29MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6069 [10JY]

EPA: regulate hydraulic fracturing, H2688, H2689 [26MR]

——— simplify the solid waste disposal process by eliminating unnecessary deadlines and overlapping regulations and allow for the review and revision of regulations as appropriate (H.R. 2279), H103 [9JA]

Federal agencies and departments: require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), H2347, H2348 [12MR]

——— waive reporting requirements relative to officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason if sufficient funds are not available to generate the increase volume of reports, H2347, H2348 [12MR]

Federal contracts: prohibit funding for contractors who violate the Fair Labor Standards Act by refusing to pay employees for hours worked, H4993 [29MY], H5537 [19JN], H6069 [10JY]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements, H7514 [15SE]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements and improve definitions of points and fees for mortgage transactions (H.R. 5461), H7514 [15SE], E1469• [19SE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2033, H2034 [27FE]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (H.R. 3830), H1599 [5FE]

——— impact on the economy of shipping U.S. jobs overseas, H8119, H8121 [19NO]

Immigration: reform, H2686 [26MR]

Iran: condemn human rights violations (H. Res. 754), H8109, H8110 [19NO]

James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway: designate (H.R. 4926), E1781• [10DE]

James L. Oberstar National Scenic Byway: designate (H.R. 4926), E1781• [10DE]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, H46 [8JA]

Minimum wage: increase, H6041 [10JY], H6320 [16JY]

Minneapolis, MN: tribute to Holy Land Bakery Imported Gourment Grocery, Bakery, & Deli, H5886 [9JY]

Minnesota Orchestra: Recording Academy Best Orchestral Performance GRAMMY Award recipient, E149• [31JA]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (H. Res. 573), H4539 [20MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 3362), H1223 [16JA]

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (S. 1762), H2690 [26MR]

Rani, Susan Park: White House Champion of Change honoree, E860• [29MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4993 [29MY]

SEC: enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 5405), H7502 [15SE], E1475• [19SE]

——— exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting, E1475• [19SE]

Soltan, Mohamed: condition of political prisoner held in Egypt, E861• [29MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H4463 [19MY]

Syria: authorize assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, and sustainment to appropriately vetted Syrian groups to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H7643 [17SE]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H1599 [5FE], H5772 [26JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H46 [8JA], H2686 [26MR], H3456 [7MY]

Votes: correction, H8992• [10DE], E1052• [23JN], E1173• [16JY]

——— position on missed, H7228• [1AU], E1130• [9JY]

Tributes

Charif, Abdullahi, E421• [24MR]

Emanuelson, George A., E725• [9MY]

Frenzel, Bill, H8124 [19NO]

Jauret, Rick A., E380• [13MR]

Kurtz, Lillian K., E1174• [16JY]

Little, Matt, E150• [31JA]

Poo, Ai-jen, E1491• [19SE]

Riley, Pearl, E419• [24MR]

Robbins, Marionne, E920• [9JN]