LOWENTHAL, ALAN S. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5456 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2629 [25MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5176, H5188 [9JN]

Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), H5783 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H3144 [9AP]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8033 [17NO]

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]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 2066), H6107 [10JY]

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H8072 [18NO]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H8072 [18NO]

——— provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal ivory trade (see H.R. 5454), H8366 [3DE]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 4525), H7389 [9SE]

Armed Forces: allow aliens granted deferred action and work authorization to be appointed to and attend a military service academy and to be appointed as a commissioned officer (see H.R. 4723), H5187 [9JN]

——— authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H3058 [8AP]

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

——— make determination on enlistment of aliens possessing employment authorization document issued under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 685), H6814 [24JY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 605), H5022 [29MY]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H1773 [11FE] (see H. Res. 509), H2855 [2AP]

Burma: call for an end to the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect of internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups (see H. Res. 418), H1773 [11FE]

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5468), H7528 [15SE]

CBO: require calculation of carbon score for all legislation (see H.R. 5733), H8071 [18NO]

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), H3448 [6MY]

——— apply Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation waiver authority to Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in order to foster innovation (see H.R. 4543), H3407 [1MY]

Children and youth: allow State child protective services systems to better serve the needs of children who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 4636), H4686 [20MY]

——— 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), H7189 [31JY]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5271), H7125 [30JY]

——— provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 5065), H6105 [10JY]

Colonel M.J. ‘Mac’ Dube, USMC Post Office Building, Twentynine Palms, CA: designate (see H.R. 5331), H7182 [31JY]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see H.R. 4079), H4910 [28MY]

——— 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]

——— provide for the payment of royalties for the performance of sound recordings fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 4772), H6108 [10JY]

Corps of Engineers: update and improve reservoir operations (see H.R. 3988), H7434 [10SE]

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), H7676 [17SE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H2645 [25MR]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H3242 [28AP]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 467), H1660 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 4852), H5495 [18JN]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 5478), H7901 [19SE]

——— 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), H5250 [10JN] (see H.R. 4622), H5320 [11JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 5661), H7886 [18SE]

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

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

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

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1545 [3FE]

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see H.R. 3921), H1659 [5FE]

——— establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1940), H1938 [25FE]

——— 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]

——— integrate engineering education into elementary and secondary instruction and curriculum and support research on engineering education (see H.R. 2426), H7041 [29JY]

——— make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 4826), H6137 [11JY]

——— promote innovative education practices, help educational agencies ensure high-quality English proficiency instruction, and provide college and career knowledge to English learners (see H.R. 5219), H7242 [1AU]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4515), H4785 [21MY]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 5343), H7182 [31JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 4092), H2000 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H4476 [19MY]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H2696 [26MR]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H7676 [17SE]

——— 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]

——— provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths, define severe maternal morbidity, and eliminate maternal health disparities (see H.R. 4216), H6400 [17JY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (see H.R. 1535), H5399 [17JN]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a loan repayment program for certain architects (see H.R. 4205), H2645 [25MR]

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

Dept. of Justice: study the cost of purchase and use of body cameras by State and local law enforcement agencies and require such agencies to purchase and use body cameras as a condition of receipt of Federal funding (see H.R. 5407), H8932 [9DE]

Dept. of Labor: promote greater development of registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 5533), H9045 [10DE]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H1938 [25FE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 4907), H5557 [19JN]

——— develop strategy to address factors driving large numbers of unaccompanied alien children from certain Central American countries to seek admission to the U.S. (see H.R. 5368), H7183 [31JY]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 5128), H6351 [16JY]

——— provide a report on U.S. efforts to survey and secure the return, protection, and restoration of stolen or otherwise unreturned Christian properties in Turkey and Turkish occupied territories (see H.R. 4347), H5598 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H3199 [10AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H3448 [6MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H2066 [27FE]

——— establish and implement a fatigue management plan for railroads (see H.R. 4576), H5365 [12JN]

——— 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), H1512 [29JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 5762), H9305 [11DE]

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

——— 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), H5250 [10JN]

——— 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), H8932 [9DE]

——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 3451), H2488 [18MR]

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

——— 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), H5725 [24JN]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4793), H7893 [18SE]

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), H8931 [9DE]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 3398), H6400 [17JY]

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

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]

——— tribute to efforts of medical professionals and others to combat and contain the ebola virus and call for development of ways to better protect individuals from ebola and increased commitment to address epidemic (see H. Con. Res. 118), H7995 [14NO]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H7296 [8SE]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California and other affected Western States (see H.R. 4239), H2432 [13MR]

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol (see H.R. 499), H7892 [18SE]

——— exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H7939 [12NO]

——— exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see H.R. 784), H2696 [26MR]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H8072 [18NO]

——— provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 710), H2645 [25MR]

——— provide for legitimate use of medicinal marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 4498), H4785 [21MY]

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), H1939 [25FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H6297 [15JY]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H6107 [10JY]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H5186 [9JN]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H5319 [11JN]

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

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H2302 [11MR]

FCC: restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices until final action is taken in proceedings on such rules that were remanded by a court decision (see H.R. 3982), H1773 [11FE]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H4476 [19MY]

FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 648), H2746 [27MR]

Federal agencies and departments: review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H2066 [27FE]

Federal aid programs: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (see H.R. 5564), H7883 [18SE]

Federal Correctional Officer Scott J. Williams Memorial Post Office Building, Lompoc, CA: designate (see H.R. 5562), H7883 [18SE]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish a moratorium on foreclosure of mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on homes of individuals who have lost their unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4255), H2697 [26MR]

Federal Railroad Administration: make loans and loan guarantees available for implementing positive train control systems (see H.R. 3634), H1659 [5FE]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H1777 [14FE]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5877 [8JY]

Firearms: require homemade firearms to have serial numbers (see H.R. 5606), H7884 [18SE]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 1012), H72 [8JA]

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), H2611 [24MR]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H7676 [17SE]

Freedom of religion: include desecration of cemeteries among the many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom (see H.R. 4028), H3448 [6MY]

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), H4830 [22MY]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 4325), H6977 [28JY]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H3242 [28AP]

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), H6580 [18JY]

Health: 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), H7940 [12NO]

Higher Education Act: establish requirements for preferred banking arrangements (see H.R. 4714), H4828 [22MY]

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), H6977 [28JY]

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

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5023 [29MY]

Immigration: establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 3914), H1241 [16JA]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2936), H3409 [1MY]

——— repeal sunset of the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program (see H.R. 4460), H3196 [10AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4136), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 5661), H7886 [18SE]

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]

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 595), H4829 [22MY]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H6217 [14JY]

——— ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H3365 [30AP]

Isla Vista, CA: condemn rampage and mass shooting, offer condolences to the community, the victims, and their families, and call for action to prevent such tragedies in the future (see H. Res. 608), H5064 [30MY]

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), H7189 [31JY]

Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 5687), H7937 [12NO]

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

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see H.R. 3390), H135 [9JA]

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

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 4995), H5817 [26JN]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H2645 [25MR]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H20 [7JA]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 3662), H8072 [18NO]

——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 3616), H2566 [21MR]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H2645 [25MR]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H7676 [17SE]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 962), H3292 [29AP]

Mental health: incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 4784), H5187 [9JN]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H5073 [5JN]

——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H5187 [9JN]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 4783), H5770 [25JN]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H6746 [23JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3448 [6MY]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 5060), H6105 [10JY]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H4910 [28MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5294), H7389 [9SE]

Moldova: support sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, call for removal of Russian forces, and resolve conflict in Transnistria territory (see H. Res. 562), H4064 [13MY]

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (see H.R. 3305), H7939 [12NO]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 586), H4475 [19MY]

National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy: establish (see H.R. 1635), H2696 [26MR]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1939 [25FE]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H3241 [28AP]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H6215 [14JY]

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

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 471), H1544 [3FE]

National security: report on the use of targeted lethal force by remotely-piloted aircraft (drones) (see H.R. 4372), H3941 [7MY]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 583), H4064 [13MY]

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), H1481 [28JA]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H3144 [9AP]

Neil Havens Post Office, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 4939), H5639 [23JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3058 [8AP]

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), H3447 [6MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H3409 [1MY]

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

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 4461), H4017 [8MY]

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

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 698), H7126 [30JY]

Philippines: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 3602), H2696 [26MR]

Philmore Graham Post Office Building, Vallejo, CA: designate (see H.R. 5106), H6215 [14JY]

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), H136 [9JA]

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

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H21 [7JA]

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), H1659 [5FE]

Public debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see H.R. 3372), H1772 [11FE]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 3518), H1246 [17JA]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3929), H4476 [19MY]

Real estate: allow State and local financing of energy and water efficiency and renewable energy modifications to privately-owned property through Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (see H.R. 4285), H3199 [10AP]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7297 [8SE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H163 [10JA]

San Gabriel National Recreation Area: establish as a unit of the National Park System in California (see H.R. 4858), H7939 [12NO]

SBA: ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small business owners (see H.R. 5084), H6135 [11JY]

Secure Water Act: reauthorize and update certain provisions (see H.R. 4258), H2484 [14MR]

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

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), H7189 [31JY]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H8669 [4DE]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H7129 [30JY]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H6977 [28JY]

——— 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), H5769 [25JN]

Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 587), H5598 [20JN]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H5024 [29MY]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1773 [11FE]

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 3997), H1780 [18FE]

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

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2258 [6MR]

Taxation: adjust the phaseout of the health insurance tax credit for geographic variations in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 3986), H1591 [4FE]

——— allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 2240), H3058 [8AP]

——— disallow a deduction for any fine paid by an owner of a professional sports franchise (see H.R. 4544), H4017 [8MY]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2645 [25MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H8868 [8DE]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H3293 [29AP]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H20 [7JA]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries and transfer such revenues to Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 4985), H5817 [26JN]

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

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see H.R. 2788), H8226 [1DE]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2144), H3365 [30AP]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H7893 [18SE]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H3195 [10AP]

Turkey: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press, expression, and the Internet, including social media and call for an end to such restrictions (see H. Res. 532), H3243 [28AP]

——— support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 227), H1515 [31JA]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 4653), H4686 [20MY]

U.S. Foreign Service Day: observance (see H. Res. 582), H4059 [9MY]

U.S. International Communications Agency: establish (see H.R. 4490), H3365 [30AP]

Ukraine: support democratic and European aspirations and their right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear (see H. Res. 447), H1481 [28JA]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H2066 [27FE] (see H.R. 3824), H184 [13JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

——— prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 3972), H1687 [6FE]

United Kingdom: support unity, security, and prosperity, express that cooperation with the U.S. is essential to national security, and respect right of Scotland to decide their status in a referendum (see H. Res. 713), H7245 [4AU]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2065 [27FE]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7940 [12NO]

Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (see H.R. 4254), H2484 [14MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 596), H8366 [3DE]

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]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5109), H7190 [31JY]

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]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H2746 [27MR]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1921), H3293 [29AP]

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

Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 2874), H2001 [26FE]

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

——— support equal pay, fair treatment in workplace, access to paid family and medical leave, retirement security, and fair access to business capital and Federal contracts (see H. Res. 507), H2256 [6MR]

World War II: recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans (see H. Res. 482), H1771 [11FE]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H3241 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: adjust minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation (see H.R. 3859), H183 [13JA]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide that took place from 1975–1979 (see H. Res. 464), H1431 [27JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 5624), H7885 [18SE]

Firearms: express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 468), H1511 [29JA]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 777), H9044 [10DE]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 777), H9044 [10DE]

Constitutional authority statements

BLM: adjust minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation (H.R. 3859), H183 [13JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (H.R. 5624), H7891 [18SE]

Letters

Coordination between Federal offshore energy management agencies with State and local stakeholders in coastal and marine spatial planning: F. Bradley Wellock, North Atlantic Ports Association, Inc., H5785 [26JN]

——— several organizations, businesses, and academics, H5784 [26JN]

Quotations

‘‘Then They Came for Me,’’ Martin Niemöller, E1328• [1AU]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H1441 [28JA]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (H.J. Res. 123), H7422 [10SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H4843 [28MY]

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial: designate (H.R. 4751), H7272, H7273 [8SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3133 [9AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to next of kin or personal representative of Raoul Wallenberg (S. Con. Res. 36), H5137 [9JN]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, H5758 [25JN]

Climate: accept scientific finding of EPA that greenhouse gas pollution is ‘‘contributing to long-lasting changes in our climate that can have a range of negative effects’’, H2192 [5MR]

——— global warming, H1503 [29JA], H3148 [10AP], H7058 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4788 [22MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5456 [18JN]

——— STARBASE program funding, H5456 [18JN]

Dept. of Energy: FracFocus hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure registry funding, H5979 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow coordination between Federal offshore energy management agencies with State and local stakeholders in coastal and marine spatial planning, H5783, H5784, H5785 [26JN]

——— enter into Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Settlement Agreement (H.R. 4924), H8185 [1DE]

——— exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (S. 2040), H8188 [1DE]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2629, H2630, H2631 [25MR]

——— maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (H.R. 4283), H7270 [8SE]

——— repeal legislation authorizing establishment of a town site on the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (H.R. 5050), H8186 [1DE]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure certain unobligated surface transportation program projects funding made inaccessible due to congressional accounting error are made available to States, H5177 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: resolve backlog of disability claims, H3329 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3329 [30AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5177 [9JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5979 [9JY]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), H2192 [5MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize, H5258 [11JN]

Florida: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit, H8191 [1DE]

Human Rights Day: observance (H. Res. 777), H8944 [10DE]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), E1328• [1AU]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), E1328• [1AU]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H2812 [2AP]

Iran: interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, H4788 [22MY]

Israel: independence anniversary, H3438 [6MY]

LGBT Pride Month: observance (H. Res. 416), H5758 [25JN]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H7422, H7423 [10SE]

Monuments and memorials: approve location of a memorial to commemorate the slaves and free African Americans who fought for independence in the American Revolution (H.J. Res. 120), H7273, H7274 [8SE]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month: observance, H2699 [27MR]

Nevada: provide for sale or transfer of certain Federal lands (H.R. 2455), H8189 [1DE]

NOAA: climate research funding, H4894 [28MY]

North Carolina: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units (H.R. 3572), H8191 [1DE]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (H.R. 20), H2355, H2356, H2358 [12MR]

Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), H5783, H5784, H5785 [26JN]

Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI–04P, Easton Beach Unit RI–05P, Almy Pond Unit RI–06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI–07, H8191 [1DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4894 [28MY]

South Carolina: remove certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, H8191 [1DE]

States: allow to retain current Dept. of the Interior surface mining stream buffer zone rule unless State has program with greater stream protection, H2629, H2630 [25MR]

——— maintain ability to issue surface mining stream buffer zone rules beyond Federal standards, H2631 [25MR]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E375• [13MR]

Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, H2013 [27FE]

Tremont, ME: remove a use restriction on transferred land formerly a part of Acadia National Park (H.R. 4527), H7271 [8SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts (H.R. 3109), H7270 [8SE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H460 [15JA]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (H. Res. 777), H8944 [10DE]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces, H3251 [29AP]

Votes: position on missed, H7662• [17SE]

Women’s History Month: observance, E473• [1AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7524 [15SE]

Tributes

Alpert, Ray, E1204• [22JY]

King Pu-tsung, E375• [13MR]

Miller, Representative George, H9029 [10DE]

O’Neill, Beverly J. Lewis, E473• [1AP]

Rubin, Ted, H6981 [29JY]

Waxman, Representative, H9029 [10DE]