KAPTUR, MARCY (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6015, H6022 [9JY]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4955, H5024 [29MY]
Appointments
Committee to escort Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko into the House Chamber, H7680 [18SE]
Articles and editorials
Eddie A. Boggs, 1945-2014, Musician Had Positive View on Life, Mark Zaborney, Toledo (OH) Blade, H187 [14JA]
Kaptur’s Ukraine Roots Runs Deep, E201 [11FE]
Majority of New Jobs Pay Low Wages, Study Finds, Catherine Rampell, New York (NY) Times, H3039 [8AP]
Rudolph/Libbe Project—Solar Array To Supply Power to Toledo Zoo—Brownfield Site Will Again Be Productive, Tom Henry, Toledo (OH) Blade, H6851 [25JY]
Russia’s Brutality With Ukraine Is Nothing New, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, H2905 [3AP]
Ukraine Faces Hurdles in Restoring Its Farming Legacy, Danny Hakim, New York (NY) Times, H5519 [19JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1084), H5319 [11JN]
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]
ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H224 [14JA]
Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 509), H3058 [8AP]
Business and industry: require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (see H.R. 4842), H7939 [12NO]
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]
Children and youth: expand and improve Federal programs to reduce child hunger (see H.R. 4249), H7619 [16SE]
——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems (see H.R. 3905), H3448 [6MY]
——— provide for youth jobs (see H.R. 5489), H7617 [16SE]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2362 [12MR]
Corps of Engineers: carry out projects necessary to separate the hydrologic connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River to prevent interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species (see H.R. 4001), H1881 [21FE]
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]
CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 5486), H7617 [16SE]
Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H7939 [12NO]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H8868 [8DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 5242), H7389 [9SE]
——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 5012), H7389 [9SE]
——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 1783), H7455 [11SE]
——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H7529 [15SE]
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), H5319 [11JN]
Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 5478), H7894 [18SE]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H4476 [19MY]
——— award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 5168), H7434 [10SE]
——— provide career education pathways in manufacturing (see H.R. 4815), H6977 [28JY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2975), H8226 [1DE]
——— 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), H3292 [29AP]
——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H7388 [9SE]
——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H4836 [27MY]
——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H7892 [18SE]
——— 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), H5641 [23JN]
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), H3293 [29AP]
——— support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H6978 [28JY]
Dept. of Justice: 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]
——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H6746 [23JY]
——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2976), H8226 [1DE]
Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1512 [29JA]
——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H4016 [8MY]
Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H4476 [19MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see H.R. 5207), H6859 [25JY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish and implement a fatigue management plan for railroads (see H.R. 4576), H6400 [17JY]
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), H7432 [10SE]
——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 897), H3448 [6MY]
——— improve dental health care (see H.R. 5022), H9045 [10DE]
Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 3558), H5187 [9JN]
Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 4040), H6036 [9JY]
Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H4910 [28MY]
Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H7893 [18SE]
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), H4477 [19MY]
——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1659 [5FE]
——— 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), H6816 [24JY]
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]
EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 5764), H8868 [8DE]
——— carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see H.R. 2707), H2991 [7AP]
——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H3242 [28AP]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]
FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H8669 [4DE]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H6036 [9JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements for railroad hours of service employees (see H.R. 5122), H6746 [23JY]
FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H7939 [12NO]
Federal employees: limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 2450), H7041 [29JY]
——— repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (see H.R. 5338), H7182 [31JY]
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]
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), H163 [10JA]
Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H7129 [30JY]
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: 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]
George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 78), H2991 [7AP]
GPO: adjust fonts used in printing documents if such adjustments will reduce printing costs (see H.R. 5627), H7885 [18SE]
Great Lakes: mitigate harmful algal blooms by prohibiting the discharge of dredged material back into the open waters (see H.R. 5516), H7894 [18SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H6352 [16JY]
——— support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see H. Res. 688), H9045 [10DE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H4434 [15MY]
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]
Immigration: increase transparency and reporting requirements for temporary nonimmigrant work visas to prevent human trafficking (see H.R. 5197), H8365 [3DE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4136), H6580 [18JY]
Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), H6217 [14JY]
James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H4831 [22MY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 632), H5557 [19JN]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H6107 [10JY]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H6656 [22JY]
Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3293 [29AP]
Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski Memorial Post Office, Dublin, OH: designate (see H.R. 4919), H5557 [19JN]
Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 526), H3243 [28AP]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H7041 [29JY]
——— 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), H6657 [22JY]
Medicare: enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 5227), H7996 [14NO]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H7434 [10SE]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H7041 [29JY]
——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H7939 [12NO]
——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H2645 [25MR]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H7980 [13NO]
——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 1821), H7939 [12NO]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H7529 [15SE]
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), H3058 [8AP]
——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H4911 [28MY]
National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H3242 [28AP]
National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H7190 [31JY]
National First Responders Day: designate (see H.R. 4109), H2064 [27FE]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H1512 [29JA]
National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 572), H3446 [6MY]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H3448 [6MY]
Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H4017 [8MY]
NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 5880), H9303 [11DE]
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), H5399 [17JN]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2854 [2AP]
Poland: anniversary of Warsaw Uprising (see H. Res. 690), H6859 [25JY]
Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 270), H3364 [30AP]
——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1657 [5FE]
Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H2991 [7AP]
Postal Service: enhance long-term profitability through enhanced innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, and regulatory relief (see H.R. 2690), H2302 [11MR]
——— impose temporary moratorium on the closure or consolidation of any mail processing facility (see H.R. 5445), H7433 [10SE]
——— provide that the Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services (see H.R. 5179), H6745 [23JY]
Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 5352), H7183 [31JY]
Real estate: provide protections to borrowers (see H.R. 4963), H5767 [25JN]
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), H5073 [5JN]
Rosoboronexport (company): reimpose and expand U.S. sanctions (see H.R. 5249), H7039 [29JY]
Russia: impose sanctions and provide additional assistance to Ukraine (see H.R. 5859), H9302 [11DE]
——— prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation of Crimea (see H.R. 5241), H8033 [17NO]
SBA: improve the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (see H.R. 2452), H7455 [11SE]
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]
——— ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 3123), H7619 [16SE]
——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H7939 [12NO]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2098 [28FE]
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), H1939 [25FE]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H7297 [8SE]
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), H7128 [30JY]
——— deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 2831), H7619 [16SE]
——— disallow deductions for payment of compensatory and punitive damages to a government (see H.R. 3445), H1246 [17JA]
——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 5655), H7996 [14NO]
——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H3365 [30AP]
——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2001 [26FE]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 3856), H1515 [31JA]
——— 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), H8171 [20NO]
——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds and provide recovery zone economic development bonds for certain cities (see H.R. 5330), H7182 [31JY]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H3365 [30AP]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H7297 [8SE]
Terrorism: review completeness of the FBI Terrorist Screening Database and the derivative terrorist watchlist used by the Transportation Security Administration (see H.R. 5488), H7677 [17SE]
Ukraine: provide for costs of loan guarantees (see H.R. 4152), H2258 [6MR]
——— provide military assistance (see H.R. 5190), H6813 [24JY]
——— support right to freely determine future, including relationships with other nations and international organizations, without interference, intimidation, or coercion by other countries (see H. Res. 726), H7617 [16SE]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H184 [13JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3448 [6MY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H7128 [30JY]
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), H8273 [2DE]
——— secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 4459), H6137 [11JY]
Water: provide for assessment and management of risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water (see H.R. 5753), H8366 [3DE]
Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H4476 [19MY]
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), H6400 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: promote and enhance urban agricultural production and agricultural research in urban areas (see H.R. 5616), H7885 [18SE]
EPA: publish a health advisory and submit reports relative to microcystins in drinking water (see H.R. 5439), H7433 [10SE]
NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 5713), H7995 [14NO]
Russia: impose sanctions and provide additional assistance to Ukraine (see H.R. 5782), H8273 [2DE]
Ukraine: call for free and fair elections (see H. Res. 592), H4784 [21MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Agriculture: promote and enhance urban agricultural production and agricultural research in urban areas (H.R. 5616), H7890 [18SE]
EPA: publish a health advisory and submit reports relative to microcystins in drinking water (H.R. 5439), H7433 [10SE]
NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (H.R. 5713), H7996 [14NO]
Russia: impose sanctions and provide additional assistance to Ukraine (H.R. 5782), H8273 [2DE]
Letters
Ukrainian political situation: Olexander Motsyk, H2289 [11MR]
Memorandums
OSCE To Send Military and Civilian Personnel to Ukraine: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, H2218 [6MR]
Obituaries
Beazley, Patricia McNamara: Toledo (OH) Blade, H1700 [10FE]
Donnelly, Robert W.: Toledo (OH) Blade, H7026 [29JY]
Press releases
National Emergency With Respect to Ukraine: President Obama, H2219 [6MR]
On Second Anniversary of U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, U.S. Exports Down 11 Percent, Imports From Korea Up and Deficit With Korea Balloons 47 Percent: Public Citizen (organization), H2416 [13MR]
Remarks
Agriculture: promote and enhance urban agricultural production and agricultural research in urban areas (H.R. 5616), E1458• [19SE]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H439 [15JA], H9277 [11DE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7556, H7571, H7572 [16SE]
Armed Forces: express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, H3126 [9AP]
Black History Month: observance, E264•, E267• [27FE]
Bureau of Reclamation: environmental restoration projects funding, H5994 [9JY]
——— rural water projects funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy renewable energy and administration accounts funding, H5996 [9JY]
Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch and prohibit exceptions for products bearing an official congressional insignia (H.R. 194), H6637 [22JY]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (H.R. 863), H2422, H2427 [13MR]
Corps of Engineers: administrative account funding, H5992 [9JY]
——— construction account funding, H5985 [9JY]
——— construction account funding through reductions in expense account funding, H5986 [9JY]
——— environmental infrastructure projects for financially distressed municipalities funding, H5987 [9JY]
——— prohibit funding to contravene Water Resources Development Act Great Lakes harbor maintenance funding requirement, H6090 [10JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5518, H5520 [19JN]
——— provide additional humanitarian assistance to Ukraine including agricultural tools and supplies, H5518, H5520 [19JN]
Dept. of Energy: condition approval of permits to export natural gas on the consultation with the U.S. Maritime Administration on the availability of U.S.-flagged ships, H6078 [10JY]
——— Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation program funding through reductions in Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, H6025 [9JY]
——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program, nuclear energy, and fossil energy research and development funding, H6004 [9JY]
——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program, nuclear energy, fossil energy research and development, and NRC funding, H6010 [9JY]
——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program funding, H6001 [9JY]
——— Environmental Justice Program funding, H6022 [9JY]
——— FracFocus hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure registry funding, H5979 [9JY]
——— increase hydroelectric power funding, H6012 [9JY]
——— National Nuclear Security Administration long-range cruise missile nuclear warhead funding, H6024 [9JY]
——— Office of Economic Impact and Diversity funding, H6015 [9JY]
——— prohibit funding for program on urban energy planning for smart growth in cities in India and China, H6082 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding for Western Area Power Administration Transmission Infrastructure Program borrowing authority, H6083 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding to block approval of offshore drilling permits, H6079 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding to make regulations or guidance derived from the cost-benefit analysis contained in certain technical support documents on social cost of carbon, H6053, H6054 [10JY]
——— prohibit Loan Program Office funding, H6079 [10JY]
——— Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund funding through reductions in energy efficiency and renewable energy and administration funding, H5998, H5999 [9JY]
Dept. of HUD: National Fair Housing Alliance and Toledo, OH, Fair Housing Center Federal housing discrimination complaint against Safeguard Properties (company), E579• [10AP]
Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), Senate amendment, H9277 [11DE]
Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H5152 [9JN]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5152 [9JN]
Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H5861 [8JY]
——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H6637 [22JY]
Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction for related agences exempting defense-related programs, H6092 [10JY]
——— across-the-board funding reduction for related agencies, H6087 [10JY]
——— making appropriations, H439 [15JA]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5977, H5979, H5982, H5985, H5986, H5987, H5989, H5992, H5994, H5996, H5998, H5999, H6001, H6004, H6010, H6012, H6015, H6022, H6024, H6025 [9JY], H6051, H6053, H6054, H6078, H6079, H6082, H6083, H6084, H6087, H6090, H6092 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding by related agencies to implement or enforce Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements for Federal contracts, H6051 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding for related agencies to design, implement, administer, or carry out certain climate change-related policies, H6084 [10JY]
EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (H.R. 5764), H8895 [9DE]
——— publish a health advisory and submit reports relative to microcystins in drinking water (H.R. 5439), E1376• [10SE]
FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), Senate amendments, H439 [15JA]
FERC: reform decisionmaking process for creating new energy capacity zones to include local stakeholder input, H6054 [10JY]
Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities, H9277 [11DE]
Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (H.R. 3830), H463 [15JA]
——— impact on job creation, H2415 [13MR]
——— impact on the economy of shipping U.S. jobs overseas, H8115, H8116, H8117, H8118, H8119, H8120, H8121 [19NO]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H5989 [9JY]
Immigration: reform (H.R. 15), unanimous-consent request, H7197 [1AU]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, H52 [8JA]
Lorain, OH: anniversary of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, E1366• [9SE]
Memorial Day: observance, E861• [29MY]
Mental health: increase research, treatment, education, and outreach programs, H3126 [9AP]
——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 3717), H6778 [24JY]
——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (H.R. 4574), H6778 [24JY]
NAFTA: anniversary, H82 [9JA]
——— assess impact, require further negotiation of certain provisions, and withdraw unless certain conditions are met (H.R. 191), H82 [9JA]
NASA: space technology funding, H4955 [29MY]
NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (H.R. 5713), E1580• [14NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), H3039 [8AP]
Point of order, H6074 [10JY]
Poland: anniversary of Katyn Massacre by Soviet police, H2860 [3AP]
Russia: condemn political, military, and economic aggression against neighboring countries and call for international response opposing such actions (H. Res. 758), H8349 [3DE]
——— impose sanctions and provide additional assistance to Ukraine (H.R. 5859), H10306 [11DE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4955 [29MY]
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), H7571, H7572 [16SE]
Thanksgiving Day: observance, H8113 [19NO]
Toledo, OH: anniversary of Morrison R. Waite High School, E687• [6MY]
——— tribute to new solar array at the Toledo Zoo, H6851 [25JY]
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H463 [15JA], H1597 [5FE]
Ukraine: call for free and fair elections (H. Res. 592), E796• [21MY]
——— condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for international response opposing Russia’s actions and in support of Ukrainian Government (H. Res. 499), H2271 [11MR]
——— elections, H5060 [30MY]
——— oppose Russian involvement in political situation, H2155 [5MR], H2288, H2292, H2293 [11MR], H2905 [3AP], H2986 [7AP]
——— parallels of Soviet actions preceding World War II and annexing of nations during World War II to current Russian involvement, H2903–H2905 [3AP]
——— political reform, H1925 [25FE]
——— provide for costs of loan guarantees (H.R. 4152), H2218 [6MR]
——— provide military assistance (H.R. 5190), H7919 [12NO]
——— support independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity (H.R. 4278), H2729 [27MR]
——— support right to freely determine future, including relationships with other nations and international organizations, without interference, intimidation, or coercion by other countries (H. Res. 726), H7633 [17SE]
——— support sovereignty and closer relations with Europe, condemn violence against peaceful protesters, and urge a peaceful solution to current political and economic crisis (H. Res. 447), H1436 [28JA], H1696 [10FE], H2271 [11MR]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H237 [15JA], H2620 [25MR], H3039 [8AP]
——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3546), H2415 [13MR]
VOA: anniversary of Ukrainian Service programming, E1854• [16DE]
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), H7317 [9SE]
Women: improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices and increasing the minimum wage, H211 [14JA]
Women’s History Month: observance, H2422, H2427 [13MR]
World War II Memorial: anniversary of dedication, E861• [29MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H2423 [13MR], E201 [11FE]
Reports
War on Poverty 50 Years Later—A Progress Report: Council of Economic Advisers, H52–H54 [8JA]
Tributes
Beazley, Patricia McNamara, H1700 [10FE]
Boggs, Eddie A., H186 [14JA]
Coble, Representative, H7923 [12NO]
Dickman, James, H1436 [28JA]
Dingell, Representative, H8921 [9DE]
Donnelly, Robert W., H7025 [29JY]
Evans, Lane, H7972 [13NO]
Greenblatt, Barry, H8113 [19NO]
Kwasniewski, Alexsander, E1581• [14NO]
Machcinski, Stephen, H1436 [28JA]
Marsh, Benjamin F., E922• [9JN]
Nash, Diane J., E267• [27FE]
Overton, Jean, H8113 [19NO]
Peyton, Chuck, H8113 [19NO]
Sajewych, George, H2013• [27FE]
Saliba, Philip, E497• [2AP]
Shipman, Sheryl, H8113 [19NO]
Szor, Sam, H8113 [19NO]
Thompson, Lancelot, E264• [27FE]
Wasserman, Leonard, E477• [1AP]
Wise, Joyce, H2620 [25MR]
Wolf, Representative, H4956 [29MY]