GARAMENDI, JOHN (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5298 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4676, H4677 [20MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5462, H5481 [18JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5178, H5181, H5182 [9JN], H5217 [10JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6072, H6076, H6077 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Force: require a demonstration program on the accession as officers of candidates with auditory impairments (see H.R. 5296), H7126 [30JY]

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4693), H5365 [12JN]

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]

Animals: provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal ivory trade (see H.R. 5454), H8366 [3DE]

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

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1333), H2610 [24MR]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H6815 [24JY]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 2654), H2486 [14MR]

——— 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. 4608), H4015 [8MY]

——— require consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and preserve rights of members to bring class actions (see H.R. 4068), H4017 [8MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 4266), H2484 [14MR]

Business and industry: impose a tax on certain trading transactions to strengthen financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and stop the shrinking of the middle class (see H.R. 1579), H2802 [1AP]

California: authorize construction of San Luis Reservoir expansion (see H.R. 4126), H2097 [28FE]

——— authorize construction of Shasta Dam expansion (see H.R. 4125), H2097 [28FE]

——— authorize construction of the Upper San Joaquin River Storage (see H.R. 4127), H2097 [28FE]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (see H.R. 5425), H7387 [9SE]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide that took place from 1975–1979 (see H. Res. 464), H1881 [21FE]

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5468), H7528 [15SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: apply Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation waiver authority to Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in order to foster innovation (see H.R. 4543), H4686 [20MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5769), H8225 [1DE]

Colonel M.J. ‘Mac’ Dube, USMC Post Office Building, Twentynine Palms, CA: designate (see H.R. 5331), H7182 [31JY]

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), H4911 [28MY]

Corps of Engineers: update and improve reservoir operations (see H.R. 3988), H1592 [4FE]

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), H4476 [19MY]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H4834 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish Office of Net Assessment (see H.R. 3840), H2302 [11MR]

——— limit retirement of KC–10 refueling tanker aircraft (see H.R. 4230), H2432 [13MR]

——— prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see H.R. 4217), H2854 [2AP]

——— prohibit closure or reduced operation of military commissary stores and exchange stores (see H.R. 3996), H1658 [5FE]

——— provide certain information to State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of Armed Forces members from military service to civilian life (see H.R. 3493), H2611 [24MR]

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

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H2434 [13MR]

——— improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see H.R. 4086), H5364 [12JN]

——— 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]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 4092), H2099 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2975), H4685 [20MY]

——— 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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H21 [7JA]

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (see H.R. 3410), H1881 [21FE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2976), H4685 [20MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4476 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior: support non-Federal investments in water infrastructure improvements in the Sacramento Valley (see H.R. 4300), H2694 [26MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: use revenue generated by certain fines, penalties, and settlements to fund evidence-based youth mentoring projects, justice reinvestment efforts, and medical research and development (see H.R. 3580), H2991 [7AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to assist the repair and replacement of bridges (see H.R. 3839), H6137 [11JY]

——— improve cruise passenger security and safety (see H.R. 2800), H184 [13JA]

——— improve the Highway Safety Improvement Program (see H.R. 4336), H6400 [17JY]

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H1777 [14FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify manner in which an advance educational assistance payment is charged against the entitlement of a veteran to such assistance (see H.R. 4184), H2611 [24MR]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H4836 [27MY]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3600), H1252 [23JA]

——— conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H6107 [10JY]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3384), H3293 [29AP]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H2148 [4MR]

——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 3451), H2915 [3AP]

——— 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 H.R. 4841), H5725 [24JN]

——— 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), H7041 [29JY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H6399 [17JY]

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), H6297 [15JY]

Diseases: develop international plans of action to address Alzheimer’s disease and dementia (see H. Res. 489), H4686 [20MY]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H7939 [12NO]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California and other affected Western States (see H.R. 4239), H2432 [13MR]

Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H1773 [11FE]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H135 [9JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H3409 [1MY] (see H.J. Res. 119), H6215 [14JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H2610 [24MR]

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

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H3199 [10AP]

Federal Correctional Officer Scott J. Williams Memorial Post Office Building, Lompoc, CA: designate (see H.R. 5562), H7883 [18SE]

Federal employees: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 5229), H8171 [20NO]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1832), H2696 [26MR]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5559 [19JN]

Forest Service: amend the Forest Legacy Program to authorize States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the program (see H.R. 4551), H3407 [1MY]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H2002 [26FE]

George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 78), H2991 [7AP]

Health: 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), H9045 [10DE]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H4476 [19MY]

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), H1720 [10FE]

Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H2002 [26FE]

Isla Vista, CA: condemn rampage and mass shooting, offer condolences to the community, the victims, and their families, and call for action to prevent such tragedies in the future (see H. Res. 608), H5064 [30MY]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H4831 [22MY]

Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 5687), H7937 [12NO]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H3144 [9AP]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3058 [8AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H1777 [14FE]

Medicare: modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H1777 [14FE]

——— prevent abusive billing of ancillary services (see H.R. 2914), H135 [9JA]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7938 [12NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H4910 [28MY]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H5187 [9JN]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4834 [23MY]

Moldova: support sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, call for removal of Russian forces, and resolve conflict in Transnistria territory (see H. Res. 562), H4061 [9MY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4686 [20MY]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H6816 [24JY]

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

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

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H2303 [11MR]

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

Neil Havens Post Office, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 4939), H5639 [23JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3242 [28AP]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H4017 [8MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H3365 [30AP]

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 698), H7126 [30JY]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H3446 [6MY]

Philmore Graham Post Office Building, Vallejo, CA: designate (see H.R. 5106), H6215 [14JY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H2962 [4AP]

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

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

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H2962 [4AP]

Real estate: allow State and local financing of energy and water efficiency and renewable energy modifications to privately-owned property through Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (see H.R. 4285), H2610 [24MR]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H8033 [17NO]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H5495 [18JN]

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), H7189 [31JY]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H7241 [1AU]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H5399 [17JN]

——— continue to make Social Security number printouts and benefit verification letters available at field offices (see H.R. 4964), H6036 [9JY]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1777 [14FE]

Taxation: expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4128), H7455 [11SE]

——— extend research credit, increase and make permanent alternative simplified research credit and provide for a biotechnology consortium research credit (see H.R. 3757), H2002 [26FE]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 880), H6580 [18JY]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H163 [10JA]

——— make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 3537), H184 [13JA]

——— modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 4145), H7979 [13NO]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries and transfer such revenues to Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 4985), H5817 [26JN]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7242 [1AU]

——— provide a credit for property certified by the EPA under the WaterSense program (see H.R. 4114), H2064 [27FE]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H2199 [5MR]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H1659 [5FE]

Transportation: authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs (see H.R. 4834), H5495 [18JN]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 4026), H2258 [6MR]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5495 [18JN]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: establish procedures for class actions (see H.R. 5088), H7041 [29JY]

Ukraine: support democratic and European aspirations and their right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear (see H. Res. 447), H1481 [28JA]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H1243 [16JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H3058 [8AP]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H2802 [1AP]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H2746 [27MR]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H5399 [17JN]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7996 [14NO]

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]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5109), H6296 [15JY]

Water: determine feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and flexibility in certain areas (see H.R. 4456), H3195 [10AP]

——— strengthen EPA WaterSense program, create EPA local conservation and efficiency program, support recycling, storage and management projects, and provide for drought preparedness (see H.R. 5363), H7183 [31JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8868 [8DE]

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

——— support equal pay, fair treatment in workplace, access to paid family and medical leave, retirement security, and fair access to business capital and Federal contracts (see H. Res. 507), H2256 [6MR]

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), H2199 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: develop and implement program to promote export of liquified natural gas on U.S.-flag vessels and give priority processing of export applications for deepwater port terminals utilizing such vessels (see H.R. 5270), H7125 [30JY]

Sikhism: honor celebration of Vaisakhi (see H. Res. 550), H3196 [10AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: develop and implement program to promote export of liquified natural gas on U.S.-flag vessels and give priority processing of export applications for deepwater port terminals utilizing such vessels (H.R. 5270), H7127 [30JY]

Histories

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Marysville, CA, E994• [17JN]

Motions

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), H1646 [5FE]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (H.R. 6), H5750 [25JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5295, H5298 [11JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7560 [16SE]

Armed Forces: require the President to provide a determination on any extension of the duration of deployment of troops in Afghanistan and a congressional vote on such determination, H4708 [21MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2144, H2145, H2146 [4MR], H2794–H2796 [1AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: prohibit funding to terminate existing Sacramento River Settlement Contracts before resolution of pending litigation, H6074 [10JY]

Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to building ships for export of liquefied natural gas, H2795 [1AP], H6638 [22JY]

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), H1622, H1636, H1641 [5FE]

——— address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), motion to recommit, H1646 [5FE]

——— increase reservoir capacity, H2146 [4MR]

——— prohibit adverse affect on community water supplies and water budgets from efforts to address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, H1641 [5FE]

——— prohibit preemption of State, county, or local law prohibiting the export of ground water to other areas and protect tribal sovereignty relative to water available to affected tribes, H1646 [5FE]

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

California Chrome (racehorse): tribute, H3436 [6MY], E1045• [23JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: apply Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation waiver authority to Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in order to foster innovation (H.R. 4543), H4682 [20MY], H5873 [8JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1927 [25FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4005), H2773, H2778, H2794 [1AP]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5769), H8303 [3DE]

——— authorizing appropriations (S. 2444), E1809• [12DE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H17 [7JA]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, H4492 [20MY], H5240 [10JN]

Davis, CA: Sutter Davis Hospital recipient of Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, E1481• [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Farm Service Agency Emergency Conservation Program funding, H5298 [11JN]

——— Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Project funding through reductions in marketing and promotion administration account funding, H5295 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4547, H4677, H4679 [20MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), consideration (H. Res. 590), H4708 [21MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), unanimous-consent agreement, H4712 [21MY]

——— expand various programs to include combating wildlife trafficking and poaching, H4677 [20MY]

——— F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H5462, H5463 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5462, H5463, H5481, H5482 [18JN]

——— prohibit funding to research, develop, test, or evaluate the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter to modify it in a manner that provides B61 nuclear bomb delivery capability until release of cost report, H5481, H5482 [18JN]

——— remove sunset provision from START Treaty nuclear force structure plan, H4679 [20MY]

Dept. of Energy: condition approval of permits to export natural gas on the consultation with the U.S. Maritime Administration on the availability of U.S.-flagged ships, H6077, H6078 [10JY]

——— condition approval of permits to export natural gas on use of domestic shipping components, H6076, H6077 [10JY]

——— condition approval of permits to export natural gas on use of domestic shipping components and prohibit approval of permits that increase prices for consumers or to nations that pose national security threat, H5750 [25JN]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (H.R. 6), motion to recommit, H5750 [25JN]

——— submit congressional report on analysis of alternatives to using Savannah River Site infrastructure to conduct alternative method for meeting nuclear disposition requirements, H6072, H6073 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (H.R. 2975), H4682 [20MY], H5871, H5872, H5873 [8JY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: repeal certain reporting mandates of the Office of Inspector General (S. 2651), H9015 [10DE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 2976), H4682 [20MY], H5872, H5873 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior: support non-Federal investments in water infrastructure improvements in the Sacramento Valley (H.R. 4300), H2796 [1AP]

Dept. of Transportation: develop and implement program to promote export of liquified natural gas on U.S.-flag vessels and give priority processing of export applications for deepwater port terminals utilizing such vessels, E1809• [12DE]

——— develop and implement program to promote export of liquified natural gas on U.S.-flag vessels and give priority processing of export applications for deepwater port terminals utilizing such vessels (H.R. 5270), E1280• [30JY]

——— prohibit funding for any transportation project unless all contracts are compliant with the Buy American Act, H5182 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require staff to update congressional office caseworkers on constituents’ claims that have been brokered to other VA offices, H3334 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3334 [30AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5178, H5181, H5182 [9JN], H5218 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding from being used in contravention of the Buy American Act, H5218 [10JN]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H5870, H5871 [8JY], H8074 [19NO], H8267, H8268, H8269, H8270, H8271 [2DE]

——— develop international plans of action to address Alzheimer’s disease and dementia (H. Res. 489), H4682 [20MY], H5873 [8JY]

——— develop plan of action to address Alzheimer’s disease, H4680, H4681, H4682 [20MY], H5869, H5871, H5872, H5873 [8JY], H8267, H8268, H8269, H8270, H8271 [2DE]

Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (H.R. 5781), H8839• [8DE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H209 [14JA]

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

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (H.R. 3461), H1928 [25FE]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (H.R. 1286), H1927 [25FE]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H17, H18 [7JA], H214 [14JA], H1926–H1928 [25FE], H2144, H2145 [4MR], H6635, H6638, H6639, H6640, H6641 [22JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6072, H6073, H6074, H6076, H6077, H6078 [10JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 4950), H6638 [22JY]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (H.R. 3370), H2136 [4MR]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 3992), H7356 [9SE]

GAO: report to Congress on resiliency and adaptability of all Bureau of Reclamation projects and facilities in California to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the quality, quantity, or reliability of water resources, H1636 [5FE]

Health: increase awareness of peripheral autoimmune neuropathies and related conditions, E1475• [19SE]

Maritime Administration: prohibit funding to develop or implement any rule to modify citizenship criteria relative to eligibility to operate a National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel, H5178 [9JN]

Medicare: increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (H.R. 1507), H4681 [20MY], H5872 [8JY]

——— reform, H2794 [1AP]

Minimum wage: increase, H13 [7JA]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H1927 [25FE]

National objectives: economic recovery, H14, H16, H17, H18 [7JA]

Navy: prohibit funding for recapitalization of the Ready Reserve Force except in a manner consistent with the Buy American Act, H5181 [9JN]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (H.R. 4351), H5872 [8JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2794 [1AP]

——— repeal, H2794 [1AP]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (S. 230), H169 [13JA]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H13 [7JA]

Power resources: expand export of liquefied natural gas, H2794 [1AP], H6638 [22JY]

Rio Vista, CA: tribute to Rio Vista High School AP government class, E858• [29MY], E907• [5JN]

Roads and highways: authorize Federal-aid highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs, H5241–H5243 [10JN]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), H6285 [15JY]

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), H7560 [16SE]

Taxation: permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (H.R. 769), H1928 [25FE]

Transportation: authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs (H.R. 4834), H5719 [24JN], H6286, H6287, H6288, H6289, H6290 [15JY], H6636 [22JY]

——— importance of infrastructure investment, H17 [7JA], H2795 [1AP], H5241–H5243 [10JN], H5719 [24JN], H6284, H6286, H6287, H6288, H6289, H6290 [15JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H13, H16 [7JA], H213 [14JA]

Vacaville, CA: tribute to Vacaville High School wrestling team, E484• [1AP]

Votes: position on missed, E51• [13JA]

Women: improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices and increasing the minimum wage, H209, H210, H211, H212, H214, H215 [14JA], H1927 [25FE]

Tributes

Bagos, Albert J., E483• [1AP]

Dingell, Representative, H8923 [9DE]

Hanna, Ross E., E1320• [1AU]

Moody, Darrin M., E1557• [13NO]

Poppe, John M., E1685• [2DE]

Rushing, Denise, E1499• [19SE]

Scully, Michelle, E1487• [19SE]

Van Vleck, Nicole Montna, E1491• [19SE]

Warren, James, E880• [30MY]

Wold, Debbie D., E487• [1AP]