GRIJALVA, RAÚL M. (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3114 [9AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5219 [10JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6037 [9JY]

Escambia County, FL: convey certain property formerly part of Santa Rosa National Monument and conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance (H.R. 2954), H1672 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: recognize difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1431 [27JA]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1084), H1772 [11FE]

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

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8072 [18NO]

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]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 4524), H4686 [20MY]

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

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 4525), H5365 [12JN]

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

——— 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), H7128 [30JY]

——— provide for behavioral health treatment for developmental disabilities under TRICARE (see H.R. 4630), H4911 [28MY]

——— 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), H1243 [16JA]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 605), H5022 [29MY]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H1515 [31JA]

Balance Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 731), H7894 [18SE]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 532), H2361 [12MR]

BLM: adjust minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation (see H.R. 3859), H2486 [14MR]

Burma: call for an end to the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect of internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups (see H. Res. 418), H1773 [11FE]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 610), H5064 [30MY]

CBO: prepare long-term scoring estimates for reported bills and joint resolutions that could have significant economic and fiscal effects outside normal scoring periods (see H.R. 4444), H3143 [9AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 4707), H4784 [21MY]

——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (see H.R. 5185), H7389 [9SE]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 3870), H223 [14JA]

Cesar Chavez Day: observance (see H. Res. 529), H2744 [27MR]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 4996), H5817 [26JN]

Children and youth: allow State child protective services systems to better serve the needs of children who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 4636), H4435 [15MY]

——— eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup for status offenses which would not be judicial issues if the offender were not a juvenile (see H.R. 4123), H2097 [28FE]

——— ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see H.R. 4124), H2097 [28FE]

——— expand authority of governmental social service agencies with child protection responsibilities to access the national crime information databases (see H.R. 3923), H1246 [17JA]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 3481), H2748 [28MR]

Civil rights: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H7454 [11SE]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5271), H7125 [30JY]

——— 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), H6105 [10JY]

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

——— 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]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H4911 [28MY]

Conservation of energy: express that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support reduced Government energy consumption while supporting jobs and economic development (see H. Res. 737), H7887 [18SE]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ’’widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see H.R. 5617), H7885 [18SE]

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]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H2303 [11MR]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 5486), H7940 [12NO]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by public utility or telecommunications companies (see H.R. 2538), H5877 [8JY]

——— establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H7676 [17SE]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 5267), H7894 [18SE]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H3058 [8AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: consult with Indian tribes to make grants and enter into agreements with eligible entities to conduct research and education and training programs to protect and preserve Native American seeds (see H.R. 3782), H4017 [8MY]

——— provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4904), H5725 [24JN]

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), H4060 [9MY]

——— prepare and submit to Congress a report and recommendations to promote sustained economic development of Indian tribes and lands (see H.R. 4699), H5187 [9JN]

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

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 4107), H2064 [27FE]

——— 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), H3446 [6MY] (see H.R. 4622), H4057 [9MY]

——— authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H7297 [8SE]

——— 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), H7996 [14NO]

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

——— 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), H1593 [4FE]

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

——— establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 5589), H8171 [20NO]

——— establish Office of School Discipline Policy (see H.R. 3153), H474 [15JA]

——— improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see H.R. 4086), H4836 [27MY]

——— 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]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see H.R. 2172), H1938 [25FE]

——— improve teacher and principal quality (see H.R. 2173), H1687 [6FE]

——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 1845), H1938 [25FE]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (see H.R. 5001), H7455 [11SE]

——— provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students (see H.R. 5370), H7389 [9SE]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 5343), H7182 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs to improve health of border area residents and for hazards preparedness in border areas including bioterrorism, infectious disease, and noncommunicable emerging threats (see H.R. 5221), H6976 [28JY]

——— 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), H7979 [13NO]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H2962 [4AP]

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

——— 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), H2645 [25MR]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3854), H2302 [11MR]

——— 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), H7980 [13NO]

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

Dept. of Justice: award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 1709), H1777 [14FE]

——— establish National Parents Corps Program (see H.R. 5623), H7940 [12NO]

——— 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]

——— provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3714), H5769 [25JN]

——— 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), H8226 [1DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4686 [20MY]

——— make grants to carry out employment training programs to assist the long-term unemployed obtain skills and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in high-growth sectors of the economy (see H.R. 3888), H1720 [10FE]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 5327), H7181 [31JY]

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

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 1710), H1777 [14FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H3199 [10AP]

——— enter into Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Settlement Agreement (see H.R. 4924), H5597 [20JN]

——— place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 1225), H5725 [24JN]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 279), H2148 [4MR]

Dept. of Transportation: modify criteria for selecting communities to participate in the Small Community Air Service Development Program (see H.R. 5766), H9305 [11DE]

——— 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), H1512 [29JA]

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), H5877 [8JY]

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

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3600), H2611 [24MR]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3384), H1939 [25FE]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 4816), H5185 [9JN]

——— 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), H5318 [11JN]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H1938 [25FE]

——— improve Specially Adapted Housing Grant program for individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 4674), H5770 [25JN]

——— 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]

——— increase number of graduate medical education residency positions at departmental hospitals (see H.R. 4942), H5877 [8JY]

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]

Depts. of the Interior and Justice: promptly take all steps necessary or appropriate to execute and implement the San Luis Rey settlement agreement (see H.R. 4265), H4061 [9MY]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see H. Res. 559), H3365 [30AP]

Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see H. Res. 701), H7242 [1AU]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5725 [24JN]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2148 [4MR]

——— tribute to efforts of medical professionals and others to combat and contain the ebola virus and call for development of ways to better protect individuals from ebola and increased commitment to address epidemic (see H. Con. Res. 118), H7995 [14NO]

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

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]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H4685 [20MY]

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

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 employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4306), H4476 [19MY]

——— 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]

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]

FEMA: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 3333), H5073 [5JN]

——— delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H1777 [14FE]

Firearms: protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 4906), H7129 [30JY]

——— require homemade firearms to have serial numbers (see H.R. 5606), H7884 [18SE]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H1938 [25FE]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H5495 [18JN]

Fort Huachuca, AZ: anniversary of Electronic Proving Ground (see H. Res. 736), H7887 [18SE]

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: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 1953), H6860 [25JY]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H8033 [17NO]

Health care professionals: build a stronger health care workforce (see H.R. 5458), H7619 [16SE]

Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 640), H7190 [31JY]

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

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 723), H7528 [15SE]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 5186), H7939 [12NO]

House of Representatives: mandate all Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics (House) (see H.R. 5095), H6400 [17JY]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 283), H1593 [4FE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3513), H1720 [10FE]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5023 [29MY]

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), H7297 [8SE]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrant women, men, and families by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4240), H2432 [13MR]

——— provide for appointment of additional immigration judges (see H.R. 4990), H7189 [31JY]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H473 [15JA]

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]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 221), H4477 [19MY]

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 595), H4829 [22MY]

Investments: exempt certain college savings plans from asset limitations when determining SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, or LIHEAP eligibility (see H.R. 5783), H8932 [9DE]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H5065 [30MY]

Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 4375), H2853 [2AP]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 91), H2435 [13MR]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H4061 [9MY]

Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Galesburg, IL: designate (see H.R. 5700), H7996 [14NO]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H2260 [10MR]

Manford, Jeanne Sobelson: tribute (see H. Res. 611), H5068 [2JN]

Medicaid: protect enrollment of incarcerated youth for medical assistance (see H.R. 4390), H2913 [3AP]

——— provide equitable treatment of primary care services (see H.R. 5353), H7530 [15SE]

Medicare: 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), H2803 [1AP]

——— limit charges for contract health services provided to Indians by Medicare providers of services and suppliers (see H.R. 4843), H5318 [11JN]

——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H7939 [12NO]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 4035), H3242 [28AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H7979 [13NO]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H7893 [18SE]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2303 [11MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H3241 [28AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H6352 [16JY]

Mental health: incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 4784), H5063 [30MY]

——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H4911 [28MY]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 4783), H6580 [18JY]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 5060), H6105 [10JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 473), H1592 [4FE]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 673), H6398 [17JY]

National Council on Disability: review of certain standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act (see H.R. 5166), H6655 [22JY]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 667), H7980 [13NO]

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

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

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

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 462), H1241 [16JA]

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

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 527), H2744 [27MR]

National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 239), H7894 [18SE]

National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 239), H7894 [18SE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 471), H1544 [3FE]

National security: report on the use of targeted lethal force by remotely-piloted aircraft (drones) (see H.R. 4372), H3409 [1MY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H2962 [4AP]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 5765), H8169 [20NO]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 5503), H7674 [17SE]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5187 [9JN]

NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 5880), H9303 [11DE]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 4461), H4017 [8MY]

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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employees’ dependents access to tax credits if the cost of family coverage through the employer is greater than a certain percentage of household income (see H.R. 4865), H5363 [12JN]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5399 [17JN]

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

Philippines: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (see H.R. 3771), H2098 [28FE]

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

Postal Service: impose temporary moratorium on the closure or consolidation of any mail processing facility (see H.R. 5445), H7940 [12NO]

——— improve fuel efficiency by replacing motor vehicle fleet with modern, efficient vehicles (see H.R. 3963), H3058 [8AP]

——— provide that the Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services (see H.R. 5179), H7041 [29JY]

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

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), H7619 [16SE]

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]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3929), H3242 [28AP]

Qatar: protect migrant workers from unfair labor practices, combat human trafficking, and ensure working conditions during construction of World Cup infrastructure comply with human rights standards (see H. Res. 682), H6814 [24JY]

Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry, Douglas, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5552), H7882 [18SE]

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]

San Gabriel National Recreation Area: establish as a unit of the National Park System in California (see H.R. 4858), H7939 [12NO]

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

——— improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see H.R. 5451), H7894 [18SE]

SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2998), H1659 [5FE]

Secure Water Act: reauthorize and update certain provisions (see H.R. 4258), H2484 [14MR]

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), H7939 [12NO]

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

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H7980 [13NO]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see H. Con. Res. 86), H2746 [27MR]

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), H5876 [8JY]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H7619 [16SE]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H5187 [9JN]

——— continue to make Social Security number printouts and benefit verification letters available at field offices (see H.R. 4964), H6108 [10JY]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1687 [6FE]

——— provide payment for fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining replacement Social Security card for certain victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 5362), H7939 [12NO]

St. Louis, MO: designate as the National Chess Capital (see H. Res. 169), H2803 [1AP]

Staff Sergeant Manuel V. Mendoza Post Office Building, Miami, AZ: designate (see H.R. 4416), H2990 [7AP]

Taxation: disallow a deduction for any fine paid by an owner of a professional sports franchise (see H.R. 4544), H3407 [1MY]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 5239), H7242 [1AU]

——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 2509), H6036 [9JY]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H2486 [14MR]

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

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7189 [31JY]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H6656 [22JY]

——— 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), H7939 [12NO]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 4933), H5597 [20JN]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H8171 [20NO]

——— 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), H7184 [31JY]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 3726), H73 [8JA]

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 5494), H7980 [13NO]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H2361 [12MR]

——— strengthen rules for approved structured settlement factoring transactions (see H.R. 3897), H1240 [16JA]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 5622), H7885 [18SE]

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]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H3365 [30AP]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H1592 [4FE]

U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking: establish (see H.R. 5607), H7884 [18SE]

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

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

Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3453), H73 [8JA]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7940 [12NO]

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

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

Water: prioritize assessment of quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources and produce a national water census to address inevitable challenges of ‘‘Peak Water’’ (see H. Res. 593), H4829 [22MY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H2611 [24MR]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 533), H2802 [1AP]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H7675 [17SE]

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), H6746 [23JY]

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

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), H2746 [27MR]

——— 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

Animals: support conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in conservation of such populations (see H.R. 5836), H9044 [10DE]

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), H7454 [11SE]

Coronado National Forest: expand Pajarita Wilderness and designate Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness (see H.R. 5437), H7433 [10SE]

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

National Middle Level Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 521), H2484 [14MR]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see H.R. 4218), H2360 [12MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Coronado National Forest: expand Pajarita Wilderness and designate Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness (H.R. 5437), H7433 [10SE]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: reauthorize (H.R. 4218), H2361 [12MR]

Remarks

Arapaho National Forest: adjust boundary (H.R. 4846), H7950 [13NO]

Armed Forces: prohibit funding to conduct combat operations in Iraq, H5523 [19JN]

BLM: prohibit land increase until centralized database of lands identified suitable for disposal by Resource Management Plans is publicly accessible via a website, H1672 [6FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3117, H3119, H3120, H3121 [9AP]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission: extend (S. 476), H7484 [15SE]

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: authorize a land exchange involving acquisition of adjacent private land for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain BLM lands in Riverside County, CA (H.R. 3006), H7483 [15SE]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H3117, H3119, H3120, H3121 [9AP]

Contracts: deny Federal contracts to contractors in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H5219 [10JN]

Corp. for National & Community Service: tribute to Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service, E474• [1AP]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the 1657 signing of the Flushing Remonstrance in Queens, NY (H.R. 3222), H7495 [15SE]

——— conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (H.R. 4119), H7496 [15SE]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2626 [25MR], H2671 [26MR]

——— increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds (H.R. 5069), H8003 [17NO]

——— take certain land into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians in California (H.R. 4867), H7952 [13NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions (H.R. 2166), H1256 [27JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5219 [10JN]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H119 [9JA]

Escambia County, FL: convey certain property formerly part of Santa Rosa National Monument and conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance (H.R. 2954), H1663, H1665, H1666, H1667, H1672, H1673, H1674, H1675, H1676 [6FE]

Forest Service: allow added flexibility to implement salvage logging plan on lands affected by the Rim Fire in California while protecting sensitive areas and maximizing revenue to fund reforestation, H1675, H1676 [6FE]

——— convey certain property to Wyoming to consolidate the historic Ranch A (H.R. 1684), H1258 [27JA]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property (H.R. 1513), H167 [13JA]

Grand Ronde Reservation Act: technical corrections (H.R. 841), H171 [13JA]

Great Bend of Gila National Monument: establish (H.R. 1348), H2672 [26MR]

GSA: convey certain Federal property in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corp. (H.R. 5167), H7948 [13NO]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 700), H7194 [1AU]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 700), H7194 [1AU]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), H7194 [1AU]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), H7194 [1AU]

Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (H.R. 3008), H1259 [27JA]

Missisquoi and Trout Rivers: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2569), H7493 [15SE]

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (S. 404), H2978, H2980 [7AP]

National Environmental Policy Act: clarify process for monument designation for areas of a certain size, H2678 [26MR]

——— ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), H2671, H2677, H2678 [26MR]

Native Americans: reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatami Indians (S. 1603), H7485 [15SE]

Nevada: authorize certain land conveyances involving public lands in northern Nevada to promote economic development and conservation (H.R. 5205), H7491 [15SE]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (S. 230), H168, H170 [13JA]

Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits by consolidating environmental reviews, clarifying definition of current grazing management, and ensuring timely response for certain trailing and crossing applications, H1673 [6FE]

——— require groups not substantially justified or directly affected by final Federal grazing decisions to pay legal expenses of the other party when they lose in court, H1674 [6FE]

Rockingham County, VA: remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center (H.R. 5162), H8004 [17NO]

Seattle Seahawks (football team): tribute, H1663 [6FE]

Shasta-Trinity National Forest: provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, CA (H.R. 3326), H7950 [13NO]

Tucson, AZ: anniversary of Los Changuitos Feos de Tucson (mariachi band), E1397• [11SE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H119 [9JA]