JOHNSON, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’, JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4771 [21MY]

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), H2236 [6MR]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1989 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4693), H7979 [13NO]

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

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), H2099 [28FE]

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

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 4525), H3363 [30AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H8071 [18NO]

Armed Forces: encourage Congress to debate and vote on a statutory authorization for any sustained combat role in Iraq or Syria (see H. Con. Res. 114), H7940 [12NO]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H3293 [29AP]

Bankruptcy: dispense with requirement of providing assurance of payment for utility services under certain circumstances (see H.R. 5132), H6397 [17JY]

——— improve protection for employees and retirees in municipal bankruptcies (see H.R. 5133), H6397 [17JY]

——— stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases (see H.R. 4835), H5318 [11JN]

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

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4188), H2300 [11MR]

——— improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H1938 [25FE]

Children and youth: expand and improve Federal programs to reduce child hunger (see H.R. 4249), H2433 [13MR]

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]

Conservation of natural resources: establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation (see H.R. 2935), H2258 [6MR]

Correctional institutions: develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in prisons, jails, and juvenile detention facilities (see H.R. 4618), H4061 [9MY]

——— require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see H.R. 5838), H9044 [10DE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H2611 [24MR]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 5486), H7894 [18SE]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H7041 [29JY]

——— require holder of subordinate lien on property that secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 5496), H7617 [16SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish centers of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open-air burn pits (see H.R. 2510), H2258 [6MR]

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

——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 1343), H1777 [14FE]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1687 [6FE]

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3435), H2486 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H4016 [8MY]

——— 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]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 4080), H3293 [29AP]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H1481 [28JA]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H7618 [16SE]

——— 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), H3242 [28AP]

Dept. of HUD: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 4462), H3196 [10AP]

——— support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H7389 [9SE]

Dept. of Justice: appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities (see H.R. 4936), H6353 [16JY]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2976), H5559 [19JN]

——— 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 the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H3409 [1MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H2303 [11MR]

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), H8273 [2DE]

——— carry out pilot program to reduce shortage of psychiatrists in Veterans Health Administration by offering competitive employment incentives to certain psychiatrists (see H.R. 4234), H3242 [28AP]

——— 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), H2199 [5MR]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H6815 [24JY]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 562), H1431 [27JA]

——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see H.R. 3456), H6860 [25JY]

——— 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), H7893 [18SE]

Diseases: facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases through coordinated domestic and international efforts (see H.R. 4847), H5318 [11JN]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 4814), H7434 [10SE]

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

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H1592 [4FE]

Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H1432 [27JA]

——— recognize importance of conducting research, education, and awareness of dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities and commend organizations dedicated to such causes (see H. Res. 623), H5363 [12JN]

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), H3242 [28AP]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H1512 [29JA]

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

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H8365 [3DE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit certain agencies from using or purchasing certain firearms and require GAO report on Federal units receiving tactical training that respond to certain high-risk situations (see H.R. 4934), H7676 [17SE]

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 until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H1777 [14FE]

Foreign policy: establish a global affairs strategy and provide assistance for people of African descent (see H.R. 5837), H9305 [11DE]

FTC: prohibit mobile applications from accessing certain content and functions of a mobile device when such applications are not actively in use unless the user is provided with a disclosure and grants consent (see H.R. 4048), H2486 [14MR]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 4325), H5824 [30JN]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H4910 [28MY]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H3242 [28AP]

——— provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2484), H1545 [3FE]

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 5228), H7190 [31JY]

——— 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), H2486 [14MR]

——— provide for appointment of additional immigration judges (see H.R. 4990), H5817 [26JN]

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]

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), H3243 [28AP]

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

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

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), H8133 [19NO]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3293 [29AP]

Law enforcement: reform civil asset forfeiture policies (see H.R. 5212), H7939 [12NO]

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), H2744 [27MR]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H2611 [24MR]

Medicare: delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H1515 [31JA]

——— 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), H2991 [7AP]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H2611 [24MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H5399 [17JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H7297 [8SE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H8226 [1DE]

——— require State licensure and performance guarantees for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4920), H7893 [18SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1243 [16JA]

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), H5187 [9JN]

——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H5024 [29MY]

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

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

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

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

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 667), H6816 [24JY]

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

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

National Institute of Mental Health: provide funding to support suicide prevention and brain research, including the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative (see H.R. 4075), H2645 [25MR]

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

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

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

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H5065 [30MY]

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

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

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

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H7676 [17SE]

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

Ocmulgee National Monument: revise boundary and redesignate as Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (see H.R. 4991), H5817 [26JN]

Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 1663), H3448 [6MY]

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), H2803 [1AP]

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 671), H6352 [16JY]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H2855 [2AP]

——— 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]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 5352), H7242 [1AU]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4426), H3448 [6MY]

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]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H7938 [12NO]

Small business: provide assistance to small businesses providing low-income individuals with green jobs (see H.R. 2863), H1512 [29JA]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H7939 [12NO]

——— 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), H4476 [19MY]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H1659 [5FE]

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]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 3997), H2066 [27FE]

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

States: ensure methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens on behalf of States are fair and effective and do not discriminate against interstate commerce (see H.R. 5252), H7039 [29JY]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H7892 [18SE]

——— 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), H1481 [28JA]

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

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H1772 [11FE]

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

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H3058 [8AP]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 2737), H1687 [6FE]

——— provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 3015), H1481 [28JA]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H2803 [1AP]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H7188 [31JY]

Turkey: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press, expression, and the Internet, including social media and call for an end to such restrictions (see H. Res. 532), H2855 [2AP]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: establish procedures for class actions (see H.R. 5088), H7893 [18SE]

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

——— prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 3972), H1511 [29JA]

Veterans: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3397), H2258 [6MR]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H7297 [8SE]

——— provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 1774), H7189 [31JY]

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

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

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

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

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2746 [27MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 5478), H7617 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS: submit report on parasitic disease among poor Americans (see H.R. 4944), H5723 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H2097 [28FE]

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]

Law enforcement officers: provide a penalty for violent crimes by certain State or local officers (see H.R. 5831), H9044 [10DE]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (H.R. 5478), H7618 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS: submit report on parasitic disease among poor Americans (H.R. 4944), H5724 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (H.R. 4119), H2098 [28FE]

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 (H.R. 4041), H1771 [11FE]

Law enforcement officers: provide a penalty for violent crimes by certain State or local officers (H.R. 5831), H9045 [10DE]

——— provide for a hearing before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for State criminal charges against an officer whose use of deadly force causes a death (H.R. 5830), H9045 [10DE]

Letters

Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act: David Levin and Frank Knapp, American Sustainable Business Council, H1994 [26FE]

Poems

‘‘I Can’t Breathe’’, H8654 [4DE]

Proclamations

A New Thing Ministries International Day: by, E762• [19MY]

Annie L. Word Day: by, E45• [10JA]

Audrey Wright Day: by, E29• [9JA]

Bishop Dr. Stewart Reese, Jr., Day: by, E912• [5JN]

Bob Thiele Day: by, E35• [9JA]

Browns Mill Civic and Athletic Booster Association Day: by, E29• [9JA]

Carreker-Jones Family Reunion Day: by, E1350• [8SE]

Command Sgt. Major Glenn B. Ashley Day: by, E766• [19MY]

Cynthia V. Lewis Day: by, E910• [5JN]

Dr. E. Dewey Smith, Jr., Day: by, E775• [20MY]

Elizabeth Jones Day: by, E911• [5JN]

First Afrikan Presbyterian Church Day: by, E42• [10JA]

Frederick Lee McHenry, Sr., Day: by, E913• [5JN]

Gilchrist Family Reunion Day: by, E1341• [8SE]

Janice T. Crawford Day: by, E910• [5JN]

Johnson-Ramsey Family Reunion Day: by, E1034• [20JN]

Judge Horace T. Ward Day: by, E787• [20MY]

Keith (Keecho) Rawls U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E30• [9JA]

Lewis Saxon Shubert Family Reunion Day: by, E1336• [8SE]

Maultsby Family Reunion Day: by, E1333• [8SE]

Mr. Reginald and Mrs. Mary Lizzie Whipple Day: by, E1032• [20JN]

Mrs. Angetti R. McLaughlin Day: by, E907• [5JN]

Mrs. Edna Louise Flint House Day: by, E36• [9JA]

Mrs. Karen D. Anderson Day: by, E759• [19MY]

Mrs. Mildred Butts U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E1028• [20JN]

Mrs. Tracie A. McCalep Day: by, E764• [19MY]

Ms. Denisha L. Solomon Day: by, E768• [19MY]

Ms. Hattie Crews Day: by, E1344• [8SE]

Ms. Laura Agle Day: by, E803• [21MY]

Ms. Sarah King Day: by, E784• [20MY]

National Dance Week Foundation Day: by, E761• [19MY]

Newton County Leadership Collaborative Days: by, E778• [20MY]

Officer Morgan Steward Day: by, E44• [10JA]

Pastor James C. Ward Day: by, E779• [20MY]

Pastor Jasper Williams, Jr., Day: by, E34• [9JA]

Pastor Joseph Williams, Sr., Day: by, E763• [19MY]

ProCoaters, Inc., Day: by, E777• [20MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: by, E766• [19MY]

Redan High School Day: by, E777• [20MY]

Reverend Dr. Curtis L. Lester Day: by, E1030• [20JN]

Reverend Dr. T. Nathaniel Hercules Day: by, E908• [5JN]

Rotary Has Heart Day: by, E783• [20MY]

Springfield Baptist Church Day: by, E760• [19MY]

Stella (Mother) Sanford U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E765• [19MY]

Stronghold Christian Church Day: by, E32• [9JA]

Theresa Walker U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E31• [9JA]

Theta Phi Sigma Christian Sorority Inc., Day: by, E794• [21MY]

Turner Monumental African Methodist Episcopal Church Day: by, E33• [9JA]

W.N. Griffin, Jr., Gospel Choir Day: by, E798• [21MY]

White’s Chapel United Methodist Church Day: by, E782• [20MY]

Wren’s Nest House Museum Day: by, E37• [9JA]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H1467 [28JA]

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

African Americans: societal impact of discrimination, H8361 [3DE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7563 [16SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H4925 [29MY]

Bahrain: anniversary of protests, H1760 [11FE]

——— human rights violations, H1760 [11FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3026 [8AP]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H8360 [3DE]

Climate: global warming, H1262 [27JA], H7400 [10SE]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, H85 [9JA]

——— impact of global warming on water supplies and agriculture, H2655 [26MR]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), H6985 [29JY]

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), H2324 [12MR]

Crime: impact of war on drugs on violent crime, H6042 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Student Initiative funding, H5442 [18JN]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (H.R. 5478), H7538 [16SE], H8147 [20NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5442 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 744), H7268 [8SE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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, H7848 [18SE]

Egypt: call for release of imprisoned journalists, H2006 [27FE]

Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), H7811 [18SE]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), E1315• [1AU]

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), H2221, H2222, H2223, H2226, H2227, H2233, H2234, H2236 [6MR]

——— include pending projects currently under environmental review in proposal to streamline Federal permitting process, H2234 [6MR]

——— prohibit legislation or regulations from restricting the right of the public in the Federal permitting process, H2236 [6MR]

——— prohibit use of estimate on social cost of carbon in environmental review process, H2233 [6MR]

——— require regulations with negative impact on jobs and wages be subject to heightened review and additional transparency requirements as well as statement from agency head acknowledging such impact, H1991 [26FE]

Haiti: anniversary of earthquake, H174 [13JA]

Immigration: call for the President to take action to mitigate the humanitarian crisis involving unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., H5886 [9JY]

——— 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, H1977 [26FE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H5886 [9JY]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, H33 [8JA]

LSC: anniversary, E1295• [1AU]

Medicaid: States voluntary expansion of coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H6666 [23JY], H7048 [30JY]

Minimum wage: increase, H1975 [26FE]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H2088 [28FE]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H6357 [17JY]

OMB: ensure Federal agencies continue to annually publish a list of regulations to be reviewed, H1995 [26FE]

——— include in the initial regulatory flexibility analyses requirements an analysis of any impairment of the ability of small entities to access credit, H1994 [26FE]

——— require Federal agencies to identify in any Notice of Rulemaking the achievable objective of the proposed rule and the metrics to be used, H1993 [26FE]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1972, H1975, H1976, H1977, H1989, H1991, H1993, H1994, H1995 [26FE]

——— strike six-month moratorium on finalizing rules and regulations, H1989 [26FE]

Power resources: remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), H7848 [18SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6985 [29JY]

Syria: authorize assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, and sustainment to appropriately vetted Syrian groups to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H7563 [16SE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H2373 [13MR]

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

Votes: position on missed, E219• [18FE], E815• [22MY]

World Press Freedom Day: observance, H2006 [27FE]

Tributes

Steward, Morgan, H240 [15JA]