GRAYSON, ALAN (a Representative from Florida)

Addresses

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

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5296, H5320 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4742, H4743 [21MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5456, H5464, H5483, H5486, H5495, H5496 [18JN], H5531, H5540, H5543, H5559, H5560 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: 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), H6699 [23JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3351, H3365 [30AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5164, H5177, H5181, H5183, H5187, H5188 [9JN], H5220 [10JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5878 [8JY], H6070 [10JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6181, H6187 [14JY], H6267, H6273, H6298 [15JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4911, H4912 [28MY], H4949, H4951, H4982, H4985, H4995, H4996, H5024, H5025 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H7455 [11SE]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H2258 [6MR]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H8071 [18NO]

Armed Forces: encourage Congress to debate and vote on a statutory authorization for any sustained combat role in Iraq or Syria (see H. Con. Res. 114), H7677 [17SE]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H9045 [10DE]

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 3852), H2746 [27MR]

——— 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. 198), H3292 [29AP] (see H.R. 4608), H4476 [19MY]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 4143), H2697 [26MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2148 [4MR]

Corporal Christian A. Guzman Rivera Post Office Building, Princeton, FL: designate (see H.R. 5030), H5876 [8JY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H7938 [12NO]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H3413 [2MY]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 467), H4834 [23MY]

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), H3144 [9AP]

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

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H1772 [11FE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H4476 [19MY]

——— award grants to establish STEM Innovation Networks (see H.R. 4828), H6108 [10JY]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1592 [4FE]

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

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), H2000 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and detail such departmental functions (see H.R. 5200), H6814 [24JY]

——— 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), H5399 [17JN]

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), H1720 [10FE]

Dept. of Justice: issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5866), H9302 [11DE]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H3448 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H5819 [26JN]

——— develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 916), H2962 [4AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 3451), H2915 [3AP]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 921), H2098 [28FE]

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), H7939 [12NO]

Disabled: 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), H2486 [14MR]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H7619 [16SE]

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H7188 [31JY]

Drugs: exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H7297 [8SE]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1720 [10FE]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5515), H7674 [17SE]

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

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

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H2432 [13MR]

——— create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 1617), H72 [8JA]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H1777 [14FE]

Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 4030), H1718 [10FE]

FCC: restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices until final action is taken in proceedings on such rules that were remanded by a court decision (see H.R. 3982), H1720 [10FE]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H6746 [23JY]

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), H2697 [26MR]

Financial institutions: limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 3711), H1545 [3FE]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 5403), H7940 [12NO]

Galvez y Madrid, Bernardo de: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 105), H134 [9JA]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 107), H6816 [24JY]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 4077), H3448 [6MY]

——— create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5399 [17JN]

——— 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), H7940 [12NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6107 [10JY]

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), H7190 [31JY]

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), H1481 [28JA]

IRS: implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see H.R. 5670), H7887 [18SE]

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

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]

Levinson, Robert: urge intensified cooperation by Iran on the case of the disappearance of former FBI agent while on business trip in Iran (see H. Res. 435), H5495 [18JN]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180, 1201), H4830 [22MY]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 4035), H5769 [25JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H7297 [8SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H7455 [11SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide for equitable treatment of residents of territories relative to low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 3966), H1510 [29JA]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7940 [12NO]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3448 [6MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5294), H7190 [31JY]

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

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H1246 [17JA]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H3409 [1MY]

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]

NOAA: prioritize and redirect resources to a program of attainable advances in improving weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events (see H.R. 2413), H1659 [5FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H5640 [23JN]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H1780 [18FE]

Political campaigns: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 1338), H2914 [3AP]

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

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H4017 [8MY]

Postal Service: improve fuel efficiency by replacing motor vehicle fleet with modern, efficient vehicles (see H.R. 3963), H2362 [12MR]

——— take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H9045 [10DE]

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), H2696 [26MR]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H2362 [12MR]

Real estate: provide protections to borrowers (see H.R. 4963), H7434 [10SE]

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]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H6860 [25JY]

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

Senior citizens: develop and test expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older individuals to coordinate care and improve efficiency (see H.R. 4445), H3195 [10AP]

Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 5089), H6580 [18JY]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H8931 [9DE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H7388 [9SE]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H7388 [9SE]

Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 587), H5187 [9JN]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1720 [10FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H4061 [9MY]

Taxation: extend deduction allowable relative to income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3968), H1510 [29JA]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H2199 [5MR]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H6107 [10JY]

——— extend the increased limitation on the cover over of tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3967), H1510 [29JA]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see H.R. 2788), H1431 [27JA]

Telecommunications: require mobile service providers and mobile device manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from mobile devices and render such devices inoperable (see H.R. 4065), H2199 [5MR]

Ukraine: support democratic and European aspirations and their right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear (see H. Res. 447), H1432 [27JA]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H136 [9JA] (see H.R. 3824), H184 [13JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3243 [28AP]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 738), H7887 [18SE]

Venezuela: impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for, or complicit in ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against nationals (see H.R. 4229), H2611 [24MR]

——— impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of Venezuela (see H.R. 4587), H4017 [8MY]

——— support freedom of expression and assembly, condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, and call for international support for democratic reform (see H. Res. 488), H1937 [25FE]

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

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H5877 [8JY]

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

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

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6860 [25JY]

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), H2915 [3AP]

——— recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans (see H. Res. 482), H1771 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: commend election results and encourage credible, inclusive, and transparent Presidential run-off election while ensuring safety of voters and candidates (see H. Res. 591), H4784 [21MY] (see H. Res. 600), H4909 [28MY]

Air Force: extend time period to be covered by the U.S. Space Protection Strategy (see H.R. 4702), H4783 [21MY]

Armed Forces: extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see H.R. 5731), H8071 [18NO]

——— make nine month mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections permanent (see H.R. 5730), H8071 [18NO]

——— prohibit increase in number of flag and general officers (see H.R. 3866), H223 [14JA]

Benin: condition U.S. financial assistance upon the release of Mojaidou Soumanou from prison (see H.R. 3827), H134 [9JA]

Colleges and universities: 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]

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

Contracts: prohibit awarding of Federal contracts to contractors responsible for delayed openings of Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4394), H2913 [3AP]

Crime: make an interstate act to conceal a homicide a Federal offense (see H.R. 5869), H9303 [11DE]

Dept. of Commerce: provide Israel a license exception to Export Administration Regulations currently available to certain other nations (see H.R. 3961), H1510 [29JA]

Dept. of Defense: allow return of personal property to victims of sexual assault incidents involving Armed Forces members upon completion of proceedings (see H.R. 4730), H4828 [22MY]

——— require a report on procurement supply chain vulnerabilities (see H.R. 5855), H9302 [11DE]

——— require cost or price to the Federal Government be given at least equal importance as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for defense contracts (see H.R. 3844), H162 [10JA]

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

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the purchase, operation, or maintenance of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) (see H.R. 5856), H9302 [11DE]

Dept. of HUD: provide amounts from the recent settlement between the Dept. of Justice and Bank of America Corp., to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (see H.R. 5601), H7884 [18SE]

Employment: provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick for every 30 hours worked (see H.R. 5849), H9302 [11DE]

Eximbank: redesignate as the Made-in-America Bank (see H.R. 5424), H7387 [9SE]

Federal agencies and departments: require debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of ‘‘Made in America’’ labels (see H.R. 4729), H4828 [22MY]

Federal employees: allow Foreign Service and other executive agency employees to designate beneficiaries of their death benefits (see H.R. 5206), H6859 [25JY]

Medicare: expand coverage to eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 5853), H9302 [11DE]

NASA: assess cost and schedule implications of extending science missions beyond planned mission lifetimes (see H.R. 3845), H162 [10JA]

NIST: remove the National Security Agency from the list of entities consulted during development of information systems standards and guidelines (see H.R. 5099), H6215 [14JY]

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5426), H7387 [9SE]

Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients (see H.R. 5854), H9302 [11DE]

President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies: require implementation of recommendations (see H.R. 3883), H472 [15JA]

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]

Taxation: eliminate cap on income subject to Social Security payroll taxes (see H.R. 5852), H9302 [11DE]

——— 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 Social Security benefits from taxable income (see H.R. 5850), H9302 [11DE]

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

——— extend deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 3941), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 3942), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see H.R. 3944), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend the 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant buildings and improvements, and qualified retail improvements (see H.R. 3948), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend the business research credit (see H.R. 3945), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend the credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 3952), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend the credit for energy-efficient existing homes (see H.R. 3950), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend the credit for energy-efficient new homes (see H.R. 3951), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3946), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3949), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 3947), H1479 [28JA]

——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 5785), H8365 [3DE]

——— tax capital at the same rate as ordinary income (see H.R. 5871), H9303 [11DE]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit negotiation of trade agreements that include waivers of the Buy American Act (see H.R. 5870), H9303 [11DE]

Veterans Day: designate as the Tuesday after the first Monday in November (see H.R. 5851), H9302 [11DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Air Force: extend time period to be covered by the U.S. Space Protection Strategy (H.R. 4702), H4785 [21MY]

Armed Forces: extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (H.R. 5731), H8071 [18NO]

——— make nine month mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections permanent (H.R. 5730), H8071 [18NO]

——— prohibit increase in number of flag and general officers (H.R. 3866), H224 [14JA]

Benin: condition U.S. financial assistance upon the release of Mojaidou Soumanou from prison (H.R. 3827), H135 [9JA]

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

——— prohibit students convicted of a State criminal hazing offense from receiving certain educational assistance (H.R. 3898), H1242 [16JA]

Contracts: prohibit awarding of Federal contracts to contractors responsible for delayed openings of Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (H.R. 4394), H2914 [3AP]

Crime: make an interstate act to conceal a homicide a Federal offense (H.R. 5869), H9304 [11DE]

Dept. of Commerce: provide Israel a license exception to Export Administration Regulations currently available to certain other nations (H.R. 3961), H1511 [29JA]

Dept. of Defense: allow return of personal property to victims of sexual assault incidents involving Armed Forces members upon completion of proceedings (H.R. 4730), H4830 [22MY]

——— require a report on procurement supply chain vulnerabilities (H.R. 5855), H9303 [11DE]

——— require cost or price to the Federal Government be given at least equal importance as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for defense contracts (H.R. 3844), H162 [10JA]

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

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

——— 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 (H.R. 3915), H1242 [16JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding to institutions of higher education that boycott Israeli Government, economy, or academia (H.R. 4776), H5064 [30MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the purchase, operation, or maintenance of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) (H.R. 5856), H9304 [11DE]

Dept. of HUD: provide amounts from the recent settlement between the Dept. of Justice and Bank of America Corp., to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (H.R. 5601), H7890 [18SE]

Employment: provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick for every 30 hours worked (H.R. 5849), H9303 [11DE]

Eximbank: redesignate as the Made-in-America Bank (H.R. 5424), H7388 [9SE]

Federal agencies and departments: require debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of ‘‘Made in America’’ labels (H.R. 4729), H4830 [22MY]

Federal employees: allow Foreign Service and other executive agency employees to designate beneficiaries of their death benefits (H.R. 5206), H6859 [25JY]

Medicare: expand coverage to eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (H.R. 5853), H9303 [11DE]

NASA: assess cost and schedule implications of extending science missions beyond planned mission lifetimes (H.R. 3845), H162 [10JA]

NIST: remove the National Security Agency from the list of entities consulted during development of information systems standards and guidelines (H.R. 5099), H6216 [14JY]

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 5426), H7388 [9SE]

Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients (H.R. 5854), H9303 [11DE]

President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies: require implementation of recommendations (H.R. 3883), H473 [15JA]

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

Taxation: eliminate cap on income subject to Social Security payroll taxes (H.R. 5852), H9303 [11DE]

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

——— exclude Social Security benefits from taxable income (H.R. 5850), H9303 [11DE]

——— extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (H.R. 3943), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (H.R. 3941), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 3942), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (H.R. 3944), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend the 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant buildings and improvements, and qualified retail improvements (H.R. 3948), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend the business research credit (H.R. 3945), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend the credit for energy-efficient appliances (H.R. 3952), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend the credit for energy-efficient existing homes (H.R. 3950), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend the credit for energy-efficient new homes (H.R. 3951), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services (H.R. 3946), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 3949), H1480 [28JA]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit (H.R. 3947), H1480 [28JA]

——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (H.R. 5785), H8365 [3DE]

——— tax capital at the same rate as ordinary income (H.R. 5871), H9304 [11DE]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit negotiation of trade agreements that include waivers of the Buy American Act (H.R. 5870), H9304 [11DE]

Veterans Day: designate as the Tuesday after the first Monday in November (H.R. 5851), H9303 [11DE]

Letters

Medicaid expansion funding in Florida: Kathleen Voss Woolrich, E463• [27MR]

Remarks

Afghanistan: commend election results and encourage credible, inclusive, and transparent Presidential run-off election while ensuring safety of voters and candidates (H. Res. 600), H5107 [9JN], E966• [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5297 [11JN]

Air Force: extend time period to be covered by the U.S. Space Protection Strategy, E816• [22MY]

Black History Month: observance (H. Res. 481), H1999 [26FE]

Bureau of Prisons: prohibit funding for contracts with for-profit prisons that require a guaranteed inmate population, H4985, H4986 [29MY]

Contracts: prohibit awarding of Federal contracts to contractors responsible for delayed openings of Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, H3319• [30AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Food Safety and Inspection Service funding, H5297 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), E816• [22MY]

——— Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H5456 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5456, H5464, H5483, H5486, H5487 [18JN], H5531, H5532, H5540, H5541, H5544 [19JN]

——— prohibit contracting with entities convicted of fraudulently using ‘‘Made in America’’ labels, E816• [22MY]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H5483 [18JN]

——— prohibit funding for intelligence community to subvert or interfere with the integrity of any cryptographic standard that is proposed, developed, or adopted by NIST, H5483 [18JN], H5540, H5541 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding to detain without conviction any individual at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for more than 15 years, H5543, H5544 [19JN]

——— prohibit the transfer of excess military equipment to local law enforcement agencies, H5486, H5487 [18JN], H5531, H5532 [19JN]

——— prostate cancer research funding, H5464 [18JN]

——— return personal property that is retained as evidence in connection with an investigation into a sexual assault, E816• [22MY]

Dept. of Education: 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), H6699 [23JY]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: add incest to exceptions to prohibition on funding for abortions, H4952 [29MY]

——— Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program firearm safety materials distribution and gun locks funding, H4949 [29MY]

——— prohibit funding to force journalists or news reporters to testify to reveal their sources, H4996, H4997 [29MY], E931• [9JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence funding through reductions in Inspector General for Tax Administration funding, H6181 [14JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3319•, H3351 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H3351 [30AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5164, H5177, H5181, H5182, H5183, H5184 [9JN], H5220 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for bonus award to contractors for work on projects that are behind schedule or over budget, H5181, H5182 [9JN], H5220 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H5177 [9JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6071 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for related agencies for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H6071 [10JY]

FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H5183, H5184 [9JN]

Federal employees: provide for livable wages for Federal workers, H6273, H6274 [15JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6181, H6187 [14JY], H6267, H6273, H6274 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding for related agencies for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H6267 [15JY]

Florida: prohibit funding to establish a toll on any existing free lanes of Interstate 4, H5183 [9JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1411•, E1412•, E1416•, E1419•, E1421•, E1424• [16SE], E1428•, E1431• [17SE]

IRS: Tax Counseling for the Elderly program funding, H6187 [14JY]

Leadership Osceola County (organization): anniversary, E930• [9JN]

LGBT Pride Month: observance, E947•–E949• [10JN], E974•, E975•, E976•, E978•, E979•, E980• [12JN], E1017•, E1018• [18JN], E1050•, E1051• [23JN], E1060•, E1062• [24JN], E1068•, E1070•, E1072• [25JN], E1087• [26JN], E1275• [30JY]

National School Spirit Day: observance, E1373• [9SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to negotiate any agreement that includes a waiver of the Buy American Act, H4995 [29MY]

Oswald, Kevin L.: Air Traffic Control Association Air Traffic Controller of the Year Award recipient, E1273• [30JY]

Parton, Heather: Sidney Hillman Foundation Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis Journalism award recipient, E695• [6MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4949, H4952, H4982, H4985, H4986, H4995, H4996, H4997 [29MY], E931• [9JN]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H4982 [29MY]

University of Central Florida: anniversary, E12• [7JA]

——— tribute to football team, E12• [7JA]

Women’s History Month: observance, E255• [26FE], E268• [27FE], E351•–E353• [11MR], E362•–E364• [12MR], E379• [13MR], E442• [26MR], E459• [27MR], E481• [1AP]

Tributes

Arrington, Mary J., E363• [12MR]

Audebert, Mikael, E974• [12JN]

Balasquide, Carmen, E1405• [15SE]

Balasquide, Jose R., E1412• [16SE]

Baldree, David, E1051• [23JN]

Barajas, Daniel H., E1416• [16SE]

Barber, John E., E1087• [26JN]

Bhatia, Eduardo, E1438• [17SE]

Bornstein, Rita, E245• [25FE]

Brewer, Mike, E185• [10FE]

Cady, Mark C., E1060• [24JN]

Campbell, Charlene Dill, E463• [27MR]

Carbonell, Carlos, E1216• [23JY]

Chapin, Linda W., E426• [24MR]

Colacchio, John, E16• [8JA], E188• [10FE]

Córdova, Amilcar, E1411• [16SE]

Cortes, Caridad, E1496• [19SE]

de la Torre, Enrique, E1068• [25JN]

Demings, Valdez B., E442• [26MR]

Dentel, Karen Castor, E351• [11MR]

Diaz, William J., E1441• [17SE]

Dowless, Donna, E425• [24MR]

Duncan, Gina, E968• [12JN]

Durocher, Rosemary, E353• [11MR]

Dyer, Tom, E1059• [24JN]

Edwards, Lori, E255• [26FE]

Eskamani, Anna, E255• [26FE]

Eskamani, Ida V., E256• [26FE]

Farmer, Michael, E1057• [24JN]

Finkel, Terri H., E424• [24MR]

Flynn, Daryl, E352• [11MR]

Foster, Jennifer, E970• [12JN]

Foxworth, Dexter, E1275• [30JY]

Freytes, Dennis O., E1487• [19SE]

Garner-Wells, Mallory, E1049• [23JN]

Gelin, Dominique, E362• [12MR]

German, Deborah C., E444• [26MR]

Gomez-Cordero, Maribel, E1436• [17SE]

Gordon, Kathleen B., E459• [27MR]

Grieb, Cheryl, E363• [12MR]

Hanrahan, Pegeen, E363• [12MR]

Harris, William C., Jr., E930• [9JN]

Haynie, Martha Ogden, E380• [13MR]

Hicks, Bill, H1999 [26FE]

Humphress, Danny, E1068• [25JN]

Jacobson, Nancy C. Platte, E460• [27MR]

Jenkins, Barbara M., E352• [11MR]

Jordan, Alan R., E1072• [25JN]

Laginess, Susan, E1043• [20JN]

Lambert, Jason, E1046• [23JN]

Legler, Ron, E1230• [24JY]

Levy, Michele R., E443• [26MR]

Lindsley, Boyd, E1018• [18JN]

Lopez, Lisa, E245• [25FE]

Lopez, Samuel C., E1431• [17SE]

Lord, Jack, E980• [12JN]

Luciano, Melba, E1433• [17SE]

Lynum, Daisy Williams, E379• [13MR]

Macnab, Deirdre, E245• [25FE]

Maines, Ted, E1215• [23JY]

Manes, Billy, E1017• [18JN]

Margenot, Maria Ruiz, E948• [10JN]

Maynard, Libby, E481• [1AP]

Maynard, Robin, E481• [1AP]

McClintock, Kenneth D., E1530• [12NO]

McCullion, Christopher P., E1214• [23JY]

Meeks, Mary, E949• [10JN]

Mercado, Josephine, E380• [13MR]

Mestre-Quiroz, Trini, E1419• [16SE]

Metaxas, Mary Anne, E1062• [24JN]

Miller, Jeffrey, E1045• [23JN]

Moore Russell, Tiffany, E460• [27MR]

Morrison, Keith, E972• [12JN]

Morton, Sheri, E352• [11MR]

Nantz, Vicki, E930• [9JN]

Nieves Bou, Miguel A., E1406• [15SE]

Padilla, Pat, E1050• [23JN]

Phillips, Bill, E978• [12JN]

Pinedo-Rolón, Giorgina, E1404• [15SE]

Poe, Bob, E979• [12JN]

Pollitzer, Stratton, E1044• [20JN]

Porta, Katie, E166• [5FE]

Porta, Stephanie, E426• [24MR]

Posada, Eduardo, E1528• [12NO]

Ramírez, Armando, E1428• [17SE]

Rangel, Ricardo, E1500• [19SE]

Ritter, Amy, E352• [11MR]

Robbinson, Nancy, E459• [27MR]

Robeson, Landra, E427• [24MR]

Rocha, Julio, E1424• [16SE]

Rolon, Orlando, E1403• [15SE]

Ruffier, John D., E1047• [23JN]

Santiago, Rose M. (Roxy), E930• [9JN]

Saunders, Joe, E947• [10JN]

Schroeder, Patricia, E245• [25FE]

Shaw, Sara, E379• [13MR]

Sheehan, Patty, E255• [26FE]

Simmons, Debbie, E1228• [24JY]

Sines, Donna, E364• [12MR]

Slaymaker, Michael, E948• [10JN]

Smith, Carlos G., E976• [12JN]

Smith, Charles T. (Chase), E1216• [23JY]

Smith, Nadine, E1070• [25JN]

Soto, Darren, E1421• [16SE]

Stephens, Randy, E948• [10JN]

Stewart, Linda, E380• [13MR]

Sullivan, Erin, E443• [26MR]

Sutherland, Linda, E444• [26MR]

Tanner, Dan R., E1041• [20JN]

Thompson, Geraldine F., E363• [12MR]

Torres, Victor M., Jr., E1405• [15SE]

Tosh, Jenna, E268• [27FE]

Vázquez, Izadeli Montalvo, E1533• [12NO]

Voss, Jefferson R., E975• [12JN]