MAFFEI, DANIEL B. (a Representative from New York)

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), H1719 [10FE]

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]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6746 [23JY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H163 [10JA]

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), H5024 [29MY]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H1659 [5FE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H72 [8JA]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H2260 [10MR]

Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4443), H3941 [7MY]

Cynthia Jenkins Post Office Building, Springfield Gardens, NY: designate (see H.R. 3957), H1480 [28JA]

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

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), H2914 [3AP]

——— establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H7189 [31JY]

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

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H2257 [6MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 2235), H2361 [12MR]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H1687 [6FE]

Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 4594), H5830 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H1772 [11FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H20 [7JA]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve health care by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care (see H.R. 3516), H2696 [26MR]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H3448 [6MY]

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

——— provide for scientific framework relative to vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 4701), H7041 [29JY]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2148 [4MR]

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), H1777 [14FE]

EPA: 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), H6297 [15JY]

——— publish a health advisory and submit reports relative to microcystins in drinking water (see H.R. 5439), H7894 [18SE]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4641), H4058 [9MY]

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

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H4910 [28MY]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5024 [29MY]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H3241 [28AP]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H5819 [26JN]

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), H7901 [19SE]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H4061 [9MY]

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]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H2302 [11MR]

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]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H6977 [28JY]

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

Medicare: delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H73 [8JA]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 962), H2434 [13MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2258 [6MR]

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), H5559 [19JN]

——— provide that a former Member receiving compensation as a highly-paid lobbyist shall be ineligible to concurrently receive Federal retirement benefits (see H.R. 2594), H5073 [5JN]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H224 [14JA]

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

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H223 [14JA]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 5503), H7674 [17SE]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H4911 [28MY]

NOAA: prioritize and redirect resources to a program of attainable advances in improving weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events (see H.R. 2413), H1659 [5FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow sole proprietors and their spouses and domestic partners to purchase health insurance on the small business exchange (see H.R. 5313), H7894 [18SE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2854 [2AP]

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

Postal Service: take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7530 [15SE]

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), H7241 [1AU]

SBA: reauthorize women’s business center program (see H.R. 5584), H7884 [18SE]

Science: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4159), H2255 [6MR]

Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 5019), H6037 [9JY]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1777 [14FE]

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

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 5087), H6656 [22JY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H6297 [15JY]

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), H3198 [10AP]

Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H474 [15JA]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 5655), H7996 [14NO]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H5495 [18JN]

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

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H2566 [21MR]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2434 [13MR]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5024 [29MY]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 2921), H5187 [9JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 2945), H8133 [19NO]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1125), H5364 [12JN]

Telecommunications: require mobile service providers and mobile device manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from mobile devices and render such devices inoperable (see H.R. 4065), H3058 [8AP]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H225 [14JA] (see H.R. 4415), H4836 [27MY]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2291), H2148 [4MR]

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]

Women: 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), H7297 [8SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H7455 [11SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran and ensure that substituted claims are processed timely (see H.R. 4335), H2744 [27MR]

——— establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 4408), H2961 [4AP]

GPO: adjust fonts used in printing documents if such adjustments will reduce printing costs (see H.R. 5627), H7885 [18SE]

Kolenda, Zenon and Orysya Bilyanska: relief (see H.R. 4884), H5398 [17JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: eliminate benefits under the Federal employees health benefit program for Members of Congress and require Members to purchase insurance through their States’ exchange (see H.R. 5177), H6745 [23JY]

Taxation: provide a credit for job training expenses of employers (see H.R. 4204), H2301 [11MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran and ensure that substituted claims are processed timely (H.R. 4335), H2745 [27MR]

——— establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (H.R. 4408), H2961 [4AP]

GPO: adjust fonts used in printing documents if such adjustments will reduce printing costs (H.R. 5627), H7891 [18SE]

Kolenda, Zenon and Orysya Bilyanska: relief (H.R. 4884), H5398 [17JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: eliminate benefits under the Federal employees health benefit program for Members of Congress and require Members to purchase insurance through their States’ exchange (H.R. 5177), H6745 [23JY]

Taxation: provide a credit for job training expenses of employers (H.R. 4204), H2302 [11MR]

Remarks

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: funding relative to oversight of Federal probation system, H6264 [15JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3061 [9AP]

Cook, Edward: United Way of Central New York Exceptional Community Volunteer Award recipient, E648• [30AP]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6264 [15JY]

Lyons, Oren: F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse, Inc., Wisdom Keeper Award recipient, E475• [1AP]

Syracuse, NY: anniversary of National Convention of Colored Citizens of the U.S., E184• [10FE]

——— anniversary of Syracuse, NY, Housing Authority, E520• [4AP]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (H.R. 664), H8823 [8DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H87 [9JA]

Vera House, Inc.: tribute to White Ribbon Campaign for raising awareness about domestic and sexual violence, H2948• [4AP], E515• [4AP]

Workers’ Memorial Day: observance, H3202 [28AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E1833 [12DE]

Tributes

DeCrow, Karen, H5195 [10JN]

Hinman, Jenna, H4047 [9MY]

Johnston, Emma L., E841• [28MY]

McNabb, Thomas, E1289• [31JY]

Wortley, George C., H1503 [29JA]