KUSTER, ANN M. (a Representative from New Hampshire)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H2258 [6MR]

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

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 4807), H7996 [14NO]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H1515 [31JA]

——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 2907), H1481 [28JA]

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

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

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 3852), H7041 [29JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H21 [7JA]

Budget: reduce deficit (see H.R. 3146), H7297 [8SE]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide that took place from 1975–1979 (see H. Res. 464), H1881 [21FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H5065 [30MY]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 4143), H2147 [4MR]

——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5081), H6746 [23JY]

——— expand and improve Federal programs to reduce child hunger (see H.R. 4249), H7893 [18SE]

——— 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), H3293 [29AP]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 5111), H6746 [23JY]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 5076), H6746 [23JY]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care (see H.R. 4058), H3293 [29AP]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care, extend and improve adoption incentives, and improve international child support recovery (see H.R. 4980), H6746 [23JY]

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

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

Conservation of natural resources: support voluntary, incentive-based, private land conservation in order to sustain natural resources to meet the needs of a growing population (see H. Con. Res. 95), H3365 [30AP]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H3409 [1MY]

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

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H3293 [29AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H3293 [29AP]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H3293 [29AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 5242), H7894 [18SE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 5012), H7893 [18SE]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 1783), H7892 [18SE]

——— 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), H7939 [12NO]

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), H3409 [1MY]

——— establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H6746 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 4852), H7434 [10SE]

——— require payment of full amount of separation pay otherwise due to former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5009), H5827 [3JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H3446 [6MY]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 5354), H7183 [31JY]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see H.R. 1979), H7529 [15SE]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H3293 [29AP]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see H.R. 5277), H7389 [9SE]

Dept. of Energy: develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 1022), H6656 [22JY]

——— establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 4162), H5065 [30MY]

——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 4092), H2435 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 1732), H3293 [29AP]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H7979 [13NO]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H5640 [23JN]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H4910 [28MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 5116), H6746 [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 3902), H7389 [9SE]

——— 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]

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

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4163), H2255 [6MR]

——— 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), H3292 [29AP]

Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H6746 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 279), H7128 [30JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H1242 [16JA]

Dept. of Transportation: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 2428), H6217 [14JY]

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H1545 [3FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess staffing shortages at medical facilities (see H.R. 5007), H6860 [25JY]

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

——— clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 3672), H8669 [4DE]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 4971), H7389 [9SE]

——— 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. 5484), H8226 [1DE]

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

——— establish an Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection (see H.R. 5054), H6400 [17JY]

——— establish presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 4344), H2744 [27MR]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 4999), H5877 [8JY]

——— 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), H5495 [18JN]

——— improve mental health treatment provided to veterans who served in classified missions (see H.R. 3387), H3293 [29AP]

——— improve the performance appraisal system for senior executives (see H.R. 4399), H7389 [9SE]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims (see H.R. 4191), H2300 [11MR]

——— 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), H9305 [11DE]

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

——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system (see H.R. 4720), H8133 [19NO]

——— provide emergency supplemental appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General (see H.R. 4948), H6860 [25JY]

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]

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

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H5640 [23JN]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H3448 [6MY]

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), H7894 [18SE]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1939 [25FE]

——— 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 Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H3144 [9AP]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H4060 [9MY]

Eximbank: authorize use of a certain percentage of profits for administrative expenses (see H.R. 4271), H2484 [14MR]

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

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H5399 [17JN]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H2361 [12MR]

Federal agencies and departments: fill Inspector General vacancies (see H.R. 5630), H7885 [18SE]

——— improve Government efficiency by cracking down on offshore tax evaders, maximizing competition and savings in contracting, and reducing costs of managing coin supplies (see H.R. 5652), H7886 [18SE]

——— reduce duplication and increase efficiency (see H.R. 5152), H6398 [17JY]

——— reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 5196), H7939 [12NO]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 4885), H7434 [10SE]

Federal employees: expand training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons (see H.R. 4449), H6746 [23JY]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H184 [13JA]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5769 [25JN]

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), H3293 [29AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H7188 [31JY]

Forest Service: amend the Forest Legacy Program to authorize States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the program (see H.R. 4551), H6107 [10JY]

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), H2258 [6MR]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 5403), H7456 [11SE]

FTC: revise regulations relative to definitions for funeral industry practices (see H.R. 4213), H4830 [22MY]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 107), H6816 [24JY]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H1515 [31JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see H.R. 1098), H1431 [27JA]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H7619 [16SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H1938 [25FE]

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), H6816 [24JY]

Human rights: identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 5135), H6746 [23JY]

——— provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H1720 [10FE]

Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (see H.R. 1139), H3292 [29AP]

——— provide for the eligibility of certain additional programs for the NSF competitive grant program for K-12 math, science, engineering, and technology education (see H.R. 4483), H3196 [10AP]

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]

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

Israel: 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]

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

Make Music Day: designate (see H. Res. 630), H5559 [19JN]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H20 [7JA]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H4910 [28MY]

Medicare: clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 2801), H4685 [20MY]

——— 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), H2566 [21MR]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H20 [7JA]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H5068 [2JN]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H4064 [13MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7979 [13NO]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance for payment of costs of first-class airline accommodations (see H. Res. 558), H5830 [7JY]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7940 [12NO]

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

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1720 [10FE]

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

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H3242 [28AP]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H2854 [2AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: update a report on the role of telecommunications, including the Internet, on the commission of hate crimes (see H.R. 3878), H472 [15JA]

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

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H4017 [8MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5399 [17JN]

NSF: encourage and further research on engagement of underrepresented youth in science, technology, engineering, and science (STEM) fields (see H.R. 4161), H7434 [10SE]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 3850), H7893 [18SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: end application of budget sequestration (see H.R. 2582), H2258 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H3409 [1MY]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2803 [1AP]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H7979 [13NO]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H5640 [23JN]

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

Postal Service: reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H2434 [13MR]

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

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 631), H5598 [20JN]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H7128 [30JY]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see H. Res. 356), H1545 [3FE]

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

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see H. Con. Res. 86), H2199 [5MR]

Social Security: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 2744), H3293 [29AP]

——— 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]

——— 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), H7938 [12NO]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H3144 [9AP]

——— 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]

Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom (see H. Res. 601), H5365 [12JN]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H3242 [28AP]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H6137 [11JY]

Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 2139), H7297 [8SE]

Taxation: allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 1737), H7979 [13NO]

——— allow small employers a credit against income tax for hiring individuals receiving unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3781), H2566 [21MR]

——— deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 2831), H7893 [18SE]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4128), H2149 [4MR]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4837), H7434 [10SE]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H3413 [2MY]

——— 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. 2994), H7389 [9SE]

——— extend expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 4019), H1686 [6FE]

——— extend research credit, increase and make permanent alternative simplified research credit and provide for a biotechnology consortium research credit (see H.R. 3757), H2002 [26FE]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3395), H4476 [19MY]

——— increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 3861), H183 [13JA]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H5827 [3JY]

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

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H1512 [29JA]

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

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 2921), H2362 [12MR]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H3448 [6MY]

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

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

Telephones: improve service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas (see H. Res. 536), H6217 [14JY]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H2148 [4MR]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 4026), H2258 [6MR]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5073 [5JN]

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

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. 303), H7979 [13NO]

——— expand research and education on and delivery of complementary and alternative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 4887), H8171 [20NO]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 3383), H6107 [10JY]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 4977), H8171 [20NO]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7894 [18SE]

Voting: 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]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H6977 [28JY]

Women: ensure access to best available overall and reproductive health care and affordable insurance, reduce health disparities, end gender-based violence, and promote economic security (see H. Res. 94), H2303 [11MR]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H3242 [28AP]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H6108 [10JY]

——— require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3404), H184 [13JA]

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

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1835), H1512 [29JA]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4864), H5363 [12JN]

Highway Trust Fund: funding (see H.R. 4601), H3940 [7MY]

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

Taxation: adjust limits on expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 4501), H3240 [28AP]

Constitutional authority statements

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (H.R. 4864), H5364 [12JN]

Highway Trust Fund: funding (H.R. 4601), H3940 [7MY]

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 (H.R. 4865), H5364 [12JN]

Taxation: adjust limits on expensing of certain depreciable business assets (H.R. 4501), H3241 [28AP]

Motions

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), H2943 [4AP]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), H5663 [24JN]

EPA: promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (H.R. 4795), H8144 [20NO]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H1442 [28JA]

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), motion to instruct conferees, H6794 [24JY]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, including legislation relative to education, infrastructure, economic growth, and job creation, H2943 [4AP]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), motion to recommit, H2943 [4AP]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), motion to recommit, H5663 [24JN]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets, H5663 [24JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1442 [28JA]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, H3301 [30AP]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (H.R. 4225), H4517 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: improve treatment of Armed Forces members and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault, H6794 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (H.R. 2187), H3064 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H6794 [24JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), H2400 [13MR]

EPA: exempt certain rules that protect children and seniors from cancer-causing pollution or cause small business job loss from certain air quality standards, H8144 [20NO]

——— promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (H.R. 4795), motion to recommit, H8144 [20NO]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H6670 [23JY]

Forest Service: prohibit conditioning ski area permits on transfer or acquisition of water rights on behalf of the U.S., H2400 [13MR]

Highway Trust Fund: funding (H.R. 4601), H3951 [8MY]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 15), H1600 [5FE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), unanimous-consent request, H7196 [1AU]

Lally, Ann R.: Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem, NH, Chief John P. Ganley Community Service Award recipient, E359• [12MR]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 407), H8080 [19NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 407), H8080 [19NO]

New Hampshire: tribute to Mount Washington Observatory Extreme Mount Washington Museum, E916• [9JN]

Shriver Report (Internet site): results of ‘‘Woman’s Nation Pushes Back From the Brink’’ special report, H242 [15JA]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H45 [8JA]

Votes: position on missed, H2319• [12MR]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H5029 [30MY]

Tributes

Arkell, Stephen, E837• [23MY]

Garabrant, Brandon J., E1099• [3JY]

Harvey-Smith, Alicia B., E1337• [8SE]

Pike, John, E915• [9JN]

Poirier, David, E360• [12MR]