KIRKPATRICK, ANN (a Representative from Arizona)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Veteran Access to Care Act, H5429 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Indian Trust Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 4388), H2913 [3AP]

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]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H1243 [16JA]

——— extend maternity leave for women serving in the military (see H.R. 4628), H4058 [9MY]

Colleges and universities: increase amount of loan forgiveness for which teachers in teacher shortage areas are eligible (see H.R. 5275), H7125 [30JY]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 4786), H5641 [23JN]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H3365 [30AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H3365 [30AP]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H3365 [30AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 5012), H7389 [9SE]

——— prohibit use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase marijuana products (see H.R. 4142), H2147 [4MR]

——— provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4904), H6036 [9JY]

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), H5186 [9JN]

——— prepare and submit to Congress a report and recommendations to promote sustained economic development of Indian tribes and lands (see H.R. 4699), H5830 [7JY]

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

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

——— improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see H.R. 4086), H4830 [22MY]

——— 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 grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H7979 [13NO]

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H5877 [8JY]

——— 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), H7938 [12NO]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1599), H2148 [4MR]

——— 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), H5319 [11JN]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of public safety and community policing grants to be used to hire veterans and other individuals as employees of law enforcement agencies for positions not requiring sworn authority (see H.R. 5015), H7242 [1AU]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4058 [9MY]

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

——— prohibit closing or repurposing any propagation fish hatchery or aquatic species propagation program unless such action is expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 5026), H6400 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: develop and implement program to promote export of liquified natural gas on U.S.-flag vessels and give priority processing of export applications for deepwater port terminals utilizing such vessels (see H.R. 5270), H7894 [18SE]

——— establish and implement a fatigue management plan for railroads (see H.R. 4576), H4476 [19MY]

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), H6297 [15JY]

——— assess staffing shortages at medical facilities (see H.R. 5007), H6297 [15JY]

——— carry out a pilot program to provide veterans the option of using an alternative appeals process to more quickly determine disability claims (see H.R. 4616), H7389 [9SE]

——— clarify manner in which an advance educational assistance payment is charged against the entitlement of a veteran to such assistance (see H.R. 4184), H2256 [6MR]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5073 [5JN]

——— clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 3672), H9305 [11DE]

——— 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), H1881 [21FE]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 4971), H5877 [8JY]

——— enter into a contract with a non-government entity to conduct a survey of individuals on the use of departmental educational assistance (see H.R. 4151), H2198 [5MR]

——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5185 [9JN]

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

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H6656 [22JY]

——— establish the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program (see H.R. 5686), H8033 [17NO]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H4060 [9MY]

——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see H.R. 3456), H6656 [22JY]

——— improve research of Gulf War Illness and provide for the independent operation of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (see H.R. 4261), H2484 [14MR]

——— improve the performance appraisal system for senior executives (see H.R. 4399), H3365 [30AP]

——— 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), H6656 [22JY]

——— increase number of graduate medical education residency positions at departmental hospitals (see H.R. 4942), H5770 [25JN]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 1284), H5023 [29MY]

——— provide emergency supplemental appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General (see H.R. 4948), H5770 [25JN]

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]

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

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 4814), H5877 [8JY]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1777 [14FE]

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

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H8366 [3DE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H3058 [8AP]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7189 [31JY]

FEMA: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 3333), H6137 [11JY]

——— 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), H224 [14JA]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H5319 [11JN]

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

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 4041), H5819 [26JN]

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), H6657 [22JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4136), H5824 [30JN]

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]

Israel: 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), H6037 [9JY]

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

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H2066 [27FE]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H20 [7JA]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H2962 [4AP]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H5364 [12JN]

——— limit charges for contract health services provided to Indians by Medicare providers of services and suppliers (see H.R. 4843), H5820 [26JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H6217 [14JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H5877 [8JY]

——— provide coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice (see H.R. 2619), H3199 [10AP]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H1515 [31JA]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of funds provided for official travel expenses of Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 4632), H7297 [8SE]

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), H5826 [3JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4785 [21MY]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H163 [10JA]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2991 [7AP]

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

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

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5364 [12JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees (see H.R. 4414), H2990 [7AP]

Political campaigns: 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: provide that the Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services (see H.R. 5179), H6745 [23JY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being accessed through an electronic benefit transfer card at stores that sell marijuana (see H.R. 4142), H2147 [4MR]

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

SBA: direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see H.R. 5231), H7389 [9SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H3448 [6MY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H8133 [19NO]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H7894 [18SE]

SSA: provide payment for fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining replacement Social Security card for certain victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 5362), H7183 [31JY]

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), H1880 [21FE]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H7529 [15SE]

——— extend and improve the Indian coal production tax credit (see H.R. 4785), H5063 [30MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7128 [30JY]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3327), H4685 [20MY]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H6400 [17JY]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H2002 [26FE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H3058 [8AP]

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

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H5877 [8JY]

Telephones: improve service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas (see H. Res. 536), H5877 [8JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H134 [9JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3243 [28AP]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 4977), H6137 [11JY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H5819 [26JN]

Water: strengthen EPA WaterSense program, create EPA local conservation and efficiency program, support recycling, storage and management projects, and provide for drought preparedness (see H.R. 5363), H7183 [31JY]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H5250 [10JN]

——— 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 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]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H1938 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members using educational assistance administered by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs are accommodated by institutions of higher learning for an absence caused by performing certain training (see H.R. 5676), H7900 [19SE]

Dept. of the Interior: make permanent the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 3879), H472 [15JA]

——— take certain land in Pinal County, AZ, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community (see H.R. 4018), H1686 [6FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection (see H.R. 5054), H6105 [10JY]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see H.R. 4841), H5318 [11JN]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 4356), H2801 [1AP]

Navajo and Hopi Settlement Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 5039), H6034 [9JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide certain uninsured individuals a special enrollment period after tax filing for enrollment in qualified health plans offered through an exchange (see H.R. 5147), H6398 [17JY]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Interior: make permanent the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (H.R. 3879), H473 [15JA]

——— take certain land in Pinal County, AZ, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community (H.R. 4018), H1687 [6FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection (H.R. 5054), H6106 [10JY]

——— make certain improvements in information security (H.R. 4356), H2802 [1AP]

Navajo and Hopi Settlement Act: technical amendments (H.R. 5039), H6035 [9JY]

Staff Sergeant Manuel V. Mendoza Post Office Building, Miami, AZ: designate (H.R. 4416), H2991 [7AP]

Motions

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), H2406 [13MR]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H7022 [29JY]

Taxation: simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), H4021 [9MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4689 [21MY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), conference report, H7080 [30JY]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), motion to instruct conferees, H5426 [18JN], H6381 [17JY], H6848 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: complete nation-wide access review auditing all medical centers and clinics, H4690 [21MY]

——— expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to include spouses of Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty, H6381 [17JY]

——— extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (H.R. 4276), H7586, H7587 [16SE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (H.R. 5404), H7580, H7581 [16SE]

——— hiring of additional health care professionals funding, H6848 [25JY]

——— improve construction of major medical facilities (H.R. 3593), H7582, H7585 [16SE]

——— improve research of Gulf War Illness and provide for the independent operation of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War veterans Illnesses (H.R. 4261), H4865, H4866 [28MY]

——— Office of Inspector General funding, H3327 [30AP]

——— reestablish Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee (H.R. 2942), H4862 [28MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3327 [30AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: ensure ability to protect tribal treaty rights, preserve recreational fishing, mitigate drought conditions, and facilitate fire suppression relative to acquisition and enforcement of water rights, H2406 [13MR]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), motion to recommit, H2406 [13MR]

Endangered Species Act: ensure fulfillment of Federal trust responsibility with respect to Indian tribes relative to Internet publication of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, H7022 [29JY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), motion to recommit, H7022 [29JY]

Folksville USA (organization): tribute, E1205• [22JY]

Lopez, Guadalupe: Silver Star recipient, E997• [17JN]

National Patient Safety Awareness Week: observance, E325• [6MR], E376• [13MR]

National Patient Safety Foundation: tribute, E325• [6MR], E376• [13MR]

Staff Sergeant Manuel V. Mendoza Post Office Building, Miami, AZ: designate (H.R. 4416), H6160 [14JY]

Taxation: simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), motion to recommit, H4021 [9MY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 2258), H7587, H7588 [16SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5492 [18JN], H5766 [25JN]

Tributes

Binns, Jim, H4866 [28MY]

Davison, Lance C., E291• [4MR], E382• [13MR]

Fleissig, Nika, E372• [13MR]

Golden, Angela, E852• [28MY]

Haeger, John, E1125• [9JY]