HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5263 [11JN]

Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 1872), consideration (H. Res. 539), H2925 [4AP]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 1871), consideration (H. Res. 539), H2925 [4AP]

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), consideration (H. Res. 472), H1609 [5FE]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), consideration (H. Res. 539), H2925 [4AP]

Dept. of the Interior: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), consideration (H. Res. 501), H2207 [6MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), consideration (H. Res. 557), H3307 [30AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), consideration (H. Res. 641), H5740 [25JN]

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), consideration (H. Res. 472), H1609 [5FE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 501), H2207 [6MR]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), consideration (H. Res. 492), H2048 [27FE]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Independence Day district work period (H. Res. 641), H5740 [25JN]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 501), H2207 [6MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4487), consideration (H. Res. 557), H3307 [30AP]

Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), consideration (H. Res. 641), H5740 [25JN]

Taxation: make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5263 [11JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), consideration (H. Res. 670), H6362 [17JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 4457), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5263 [11JN]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), consideration (H. Res. 569), H3471 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H1431 [27JA]

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

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

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8226 [1DE]

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

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

Armed Forces: codify the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program to assist spouses of members in pursuing educational opportunities and career training (see H.R. 4818), H7041 [29JY]

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

——— 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 mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 4305), H4686 [20MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H1773 [11FE]

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: designate Presidential Special Envoy to the Balkans to evaluate successes and shortcomings of the Dayton Peace Accords implementation (see H. Res. 705), H8669 [4DE]

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]

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

Caribbean nations: establish U.S. embassies with consular services in Caribbean countries with which the U.S. has diplomatic relations, but no permanent diplomatic presence (see H.R. 5491), H8273 [2DE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (see H.R. 5185), H7129 [30JY]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5081), H6400 [17JY]

——— include combating transfer of permanent legal custody or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal procedure (see H.R. 4704), H5187 [9JN]

——— promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 5324), H8133 [19NO]

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

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H1772 [11FE]

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

Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see H.R. 5631), 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]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 5267), H7939 [12NO]

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

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 4852), H7455 [11SE]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 5478), H7980 [13NO]

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

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

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

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

——— 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 a grant program for career education in computer science (see H.R. 4929), H6137 [11JY]

——— establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 2170), H5399 [17JN]

——— establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 5589), H8133 [19NO]

——— establish grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 5501), H7674 [17SE]

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

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

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4515), H4017 [8MY]

——— 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]

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

Dept. of Energy: establish 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), H5559 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see H.R. 3090), H2611 [24MR]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H2002 [26FE]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H3941 [7MY]

——— 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]

——— 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), H3940 [7MY]

——— 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), H5559 [19JN]

——— 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), H8669 [4DE]

——— 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), H7041 [29JY]

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), H224 [14JA]

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

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 720), H6656 [22JY]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H5816 [26JN]

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

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4435 [15MY]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 5327), H7676 [17SE]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H2991 [7AP]

Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 4594), H3939 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H4017 [8MY]

Dept. of Transportation: allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation (see H.R. 4156), H3941 [7MY]

——— 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), H3941 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 5432), H7456 [11SE]

——— 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]

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

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 4149), H2803 [1AP]

——— 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]

——— increase number of graduate medical education residency positions at departmental hospitals (see H.R. 4942), H5640 [23JN]

——— protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices (see H.R. 5708), H7995 [14NO]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H2486 [14MR]

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), H6105 [10JY]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 3398), H4017 [8MY]

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

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5494 [18JN]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5399 [17JN]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H2854 [2AP]

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

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

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

FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 5750), H8169 [20NO]

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

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: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program, establish a tax credit for flood mitigation expenses, and increase flood damage mitigation program funding (see H.R. 3924), H4476 [19MY]

Financial institutions: amend certain banking statutes to ensure legitimate businesses have nondiscriminatory access to financial services and products (see H.R. 4986), H6108 [10JY]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H7389 [9SE]

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (see H.R. 5758), H8169 [20NO]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H2697 [26MR]

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

Firearms: prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 2648), H2991 [7AP]

Foreign aid: ensure the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in recruitment of foreign workers (see H.R. 3344), H1719 [10FE]

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]

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), H7434 [10SE]

——— provide for a notice and comment period before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues guidance (see H.R. 4811), H7297 [8SE]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 1953), H7939 [12NO]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 4325), H6217 [14JY]

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

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), H6657 [22JY]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H8171 [20NO]

——— 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), H7389 [9SE]

Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 564), H3408 [1MY]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 5186), H8072 [18NO]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3543), H5368 [13JN]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5399 [17JN]

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

——— 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]

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]

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

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H5365 [12JN]

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]

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): condemn killing of James W. Foley and Steven J. Sotloff and other terrorist acts and express condolences to their families (see H. Res. 720), H7454 [11SE] (see H. Res. 734), H7887 [18SE]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 5235), H7242 [1AU]

——— reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks (see H. Res. 657), H6108 [10JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 632), H5557 [19JN]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H3241 [28AP]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H3241 [28AP]

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), H8226 [1DE]

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

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), H5399 [17JN]

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 543), H2961 [4AP]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 5517), H7940 [12NO]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 526), H5065 [30MY]

Medicaid: establish a demonstration project under which payment may be made to States for expenditures for medical assistance for substance use disorder treatment services (see H.R. 5136), H6397 [17JY]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 4016), H2611 [24MR]

——— provide equitable treatment of primary care services (see H.R. 5353), H9305 [11DE]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2827), H4017 [8MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H8072 [18NO]

——— limit charges for contract health services provided to Indians by Medicare providers of services and suppliers (see H.R. 4843), H6036 [9JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H7529 [15SE]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 5380), H7980 [13NO]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H5364 [12JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H1481 [28JA]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H2486 [14MR]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H6656 [22JY]

Minorities: anniversary of Executive order addressing environmental justice in minority and low-income populations (see H. Res. 479), H1939 [25FE]

——— improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5294), H7996 [14NO]

Moldova: support sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, call for removal of Russian forces, and resolve conflict in Transnistria territory (see H. Res. 562), H5024 [29MY]

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

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

National Care Corps: establish to provide care, companionship, and other services to seniors and the disabled by qualified volunteers (see H.R. 5288), H7190 [31JY]

National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 3407), H3448 [6MY]

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

National First Responders Day: designate (see H.R. 4109), H2064 [27FE]

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

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

National Get Vertical Day: designate (see H. Res. 674), H6398 [17JY]

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

National Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 528), H2744 [27MR]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H5495 [18JN]

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

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

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see H. Res. 598), H4834 [23MY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H3448 [6MY]

Nazi Party—World War II: deny Social Security and other benefits to individuals whose citizenship has been revoked or renounced on the basis of their participation in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 5706), H8133 [19NO]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3198 [10AP]

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

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H6107 [10JY]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H8226 [1DE]

NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 4833), H5770 [25JN]

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), H5495 [18JN]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H4017 [8MY]

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

Postal Service: enhance long-term profitability through enhanced innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, and regulatory relief (see H.R. 2690), H2645 [25MR]

——— 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), H2645 [25MR]

——— take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7980 [13NO]

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

Public debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see H.R. 3372), H1720 [10FE]

——— provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased by permitting the Dept. of the Treasury to increase the debt ceiling unless blocked by a supermajority of Congress (see H.R. 233), H1719 [10FE]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3929), H2991 [7AP]

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]

Russia: prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation of Crimea (see H.R. 5241), H8033 [17NO]

Safety: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (see H.R. 5344), H7182 [31JY]

Science: improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see H.R. 5451), H7677 [17SE]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H5725 [24JN]

Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 5089), H6746 [23JY]

Small business: increase lending to small businesses (see H.R. 4652), H4059 [9MY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H8226 [1DE]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 3123), H7128 [30JY]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H7893 [18SE]

——— 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), H5399 [17JN]

South Sudan: require U.S. activities relative to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assistance to support basic human rights of women and women’s participation and leadership (see H.R. 4112), H2064 [27FE]

Sports: provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 3954), H2002 [26FE]

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

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H4830 [22MY]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H5769 [25JN]

Taxation: improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5504), H8133 [19NO]

——— make dependent care credit refundable and index the income phasedown of credit for inflation (see H.R. 3740), H5024 [29MY]

——— 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), H6036 [9JY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7389 [9SE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H2962 [4AP]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 3724), H2696 [26MR]

——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence (see H.R. 1213), H8669 [4DE]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H2485 [14MR]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H2962 [4AP]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 428), H1773 [11FE]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H3409 [1MY]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 3467), H1687 [6FE]

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

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H2260 [10MR] (see H.R. 3824), H474 [15JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3243 [28AP]

Venezuela: impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of Venezuela (see H.R. 4587), H4435 [15MY]

——— 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), H2002 [26FE]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H5559 [19JN]

——— 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), H5830 [7JY]

——— secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 4459), H6137 [11JY]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 5314), H7181 [31JY]

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), H5877 [8JY]

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

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

——— 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 Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 570), H4837 [27MY]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps/Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) community gardens in high poverty areas program (see H.R. 4084), H1937 [25FE]

Eastern European countries: express condolences and support for assistance to the victims of the historic flooding in the Western Balkans (see H. Res. 609), H5064 [30MY]

Foreign policy: establish a global affairs strategy and provide assistance for people of African descent (see H.R. 5837), H9044 [10DE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Kailash Satyarthi for peace (see H. Res. 749), H7938 [12NO]

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

Roads and highways: encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (see H.R. 4790), H5063 [30MY]

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

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H3364 [30AP]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps/Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) community gardens in high poverty areas program (H.R. 4084), H1938 [25FE]

Foreign policy: establish a global affairs strategy and provide assistance for people of African descent (H.R. 5837), H9045 [10DE]

Roads and highways: encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (H.R. 4790), H5064 [30MY]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H1609 [5FE], H2048 [27FE], H2207 [6MR], H2926 [4AP], H3307 [30AP], H3471 [7MY], H5263 [11JN], H5741 [25JN], H6362 [17JY]

Letters

Reconvene Congress in order to address threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): by, H7401 [10SE], E1399• [15SE]

Poems

‘‘Mother,’’ Calan Booth, E1421• [16SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 465), H1450 [28JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5262 [11JN]

AIDS Awareness Month: observance, E1675• [1DE]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H7312 [9SE], E1399• [15SE]

Bergdahl, Bowe R.: negotiated release from captivity in Afghanistan, H7308 [9SE]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Salvation Army of Broward County Open Door Project, E912• [5JN]

Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 1872), consideration (H. Res. 539), H2920, H2923, H2924 [4AP]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 1871), consideration (H. Res. 539), H2920, H2923, H2924 [4AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3111• [9AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), consideration (H. Res. 544), H3013• [8AP]

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), consideration (H. Res. 472), H1603, H1606, H1608 [5FE]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), consideration (H. Res. 539), H2920, H2923, H2924 [4AP]

CFTC: improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations and orders (H.R. 1003), H5509 [19JN]

——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), consideration (H. Res. 629), H5509, H5510, H5511 [19JN]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): divide committee membership equally between majority and minority parties, H3974 [8MY]

——— establish (H. Res. 567), H3974 [8MY]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H3111• [9AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps/Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) community gardens in high poverty areas program, E219• [18FE]

Cyprus: support reunification agreement, E626• [29AP]

Dania Beach, FL: tribute to Jaxson’s Ice Cream Parlour, E305• [5MR]

Davie, FL: grand opening of Rick Case Volkswagen, E7• [7JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: citrus greening research funding, H5263 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 4582), H5262 [11JN]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (H.R. 6), H5738 [25JN]

——— renewable energy programs funding, H5737 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, E1034• [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), consideration (H. Res. 501), H2204, H2205, H2206 [6MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), consideration (H. Res. 775), H8963, H8965 [10DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), consideration (H. Res. 557), H3302, H3306 [30AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), H2394 [13MR]

Eastern European countries: express condolences and support for assistance to the victims of the historic flooding in the Western Balkans (H. Res. 609), E883• [30MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), consideration (H. Res. 641), H5737, H5739 [25JN]

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), consideration (H. Res. 472), H1603 [5FE]

Europe: recognize people of African Descent and Black Europeans (H. Res. 421), E232• [25FE]

Europe Union: parliamentary hearing on Afrophobia, E232• [25FE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 501), H2204, H2205 [6MR]

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), H1606, H1608 [5FE], H1737 [11FE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), consideration (H. Res. 475), H1737 [11FE]

Firearms: gun control, H5258 [11JN]

Foreign policy: establish a global affairs strategy and provide assistance for people of African descent (H.R. 5837), E1792• [10DE]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), consideration (H. Res. 492), H2044, H2045, H2046, H2047 [27FE]

Hong Kong: democracy efforts, E1582• [14NO]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5739 [25JN], H7308, H7312, H7313 [9SE]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H5261 [11JN], H6360 [17JY], H8965 [10DE]

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), H7169• [31JY]

——— reform, H5263 [11JN], H6358 [17JY]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H3469, H3470 [7MY]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (H.R. 5051), H6359 [17JY]

Israel: independence anniversary, E680• [6MY]

Kolondra, AJ: National History Day (organization) contest winner, E1095• [30JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4487), consideration (H. Res. 557), H3302, H3304, H3305, H3306 [30AP]

Members of Congress: provide housing stipend based on days in session for Members that maintain primary residence more than 50 miles from the District of Columbia, H3304, H3305 [30AP]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H2924 [4AP], H3306 [30AP]

Nagler, Arthur: support efforts to obtain World War II military records to facilitate awarding of Purple Heart for being wounded in service, E1440• [17SE]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations, H5738 [25JN]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H7401 [10SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Kailash Satyarthi for peace (H. Res. 749), E1518• [12NO]

——— recognition of Malala Yousafzai for peace (H. Res. 750), E1525• [12NO]

Obama, President: condemn failure to notify Congress before releasing Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay and express concerns over release and repercussions of negotiating with terrorists (H. Res. 644), consideration (H. Res. 715), H7308, H7312, H7313 [9SE]

Palm Beach County, FL: anniversary of Health Care District of Palm Beach County, E113• [23JA]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2408 [13MR]

Patel, Kishan: National History Day (organization) Contest winner, E1095• [30JN]

Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), consideration (H. Res. 641), H5738, H5739 [25JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5261, H5263 [11JN]

Roads and highways: encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (H.R. 4790), E895• [30MY]

Ros-Lehtinen, Representative: Miami-Dade County, FL, Public Schools Hall of Fame inductee (H. Res. 764), E1658• [20NO]

Schools: frequency of school shootings, H5258 [11JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), E1034• [20JN]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, H8963, H8965 [10DE]

Smith, Philip P.: Fort Lauderdale (FL) Sun-Sentinel Business Leader of the Year Excalibur Award recipient, E622• [29AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (H. Res. 561), E637• [30AP]

——— decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Burwell relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, H6359 [17JY]

Syria: increase U.S. cooperation with local relief organizations to improve delivery of humanitarian assistance, E388• [14MR]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1537• [12NO]

Taxation: disallow deduction for income attributable to domestic oil and gas production activities of major integrated oil companies (H.R. 1426), H5739 [25JN]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5261, H5262 [11JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), consideration (H. Res. 670), H6357, H6359, H6360 [17JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 4457), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5261, H5262 [11JN]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), consideration (H. Res. 569), H3466, H3469, H3470 [7MY]

Ukraine: provide for costs of loan guarantees (H.R. 4152), H2217 [6MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H1604 [5FE]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3546), H2204, H2205 [6MR]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3936), H1450 [28JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), H5509 [19JN]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 5078), consideration (H. Res. 715), H7308, H7309 [9SE]

Wilson, Representative Frederica S.: Miami-Dade County, FL, Public Schools Hall of Fame inductee (H. Res. 764), E1658• [20NO]

World AIDS Day: observance, E1675• [1DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4055 [9MY], H4908 [28MY], H7877 [18SE]

Reports filed

Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 363) (H. Rept. 113–709), H10334 [2JA]

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Alcee L. Hastings: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 113–663), H9302 [11DE]

Statements

America Gives More Act: Executive Office of the President, H6360 [17JY]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Executive Office of the President, H2047 [27FE]

Tributes

Booker, Senator, E357• [12MR]

Cahoon, Pamela, E175• [6FE]

Collins, Leslie M., E241• [25FE]

Glasser, Diane, E735• [9MY]

Hankerson, Gwendolyn L. McCord, E270• [27FE]

Harper, Jean H. (Granny), E1421• [16SE]

Hudnell, Elizabeth Hanley, E556• [9AP]

Kaiser, Tom, E181• [6FE]

Keiser, Evelyn, E66• [14JA]

Kimball, Dan B., E186• [10FE]

Martin, Sarai, E1534• [12NO]

Merritt, Gordon A., E753• [15MY]

Moore, Carlton, H2860 [3AP], E524• [4AP]

Queen, Doris Goldberg, E1368• [9SE]

Scott, Senator, E357• [12MR]