McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4891 [28MY]

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H1473 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 3471), H5640 [23JN]

Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (see H. Res. 699), H7184 [31JY]

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4693), H7979 [13NO]

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), H2099 [28FE]

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

Armed Forces: codify the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program to assist spouses of members in pursuing educational opportunities and career training (see H.R. 4818), H7041 [29JY]

——— encourage Congress to debate and vote on a statutory authorization for any sustained combat role in Iraq or Syria (see H. Con. Res. 114), H7677 [17SE]

——— provide for availability of breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 4492), H4435 [15MY]

——— remove from Iraq, except for Armed Forces required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (see H. Con. Res. 105), H6816 [24JY]

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 3852), H162 [10JA]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2324), H3242 [28AP] (see H.R. 4608), H4476 [19MY]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5186 [9JN]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H2696 [26MR]

Burma: place conditions on assistance relative to human rights (see H.R. 4377), H7893 [18SE]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3741), H5495 [18JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 4707), H4784 [21MY]

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), H4058 [9MY]

——— 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), H6816 [24JY]

——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5081), H6135 [11JY]

——— expand authority of governmental social service agencies with child protection responsibilities to access the national crime information databases (see H.R. 3923), H1246 [17JA]

——— issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see H.R. 2149), H1938 [25FE]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care (see H.R. 4058), H1776 [14FE]

——— prohibit funding of any research or treatment in which wards of the State are subjected to greater than minimal risk to their health with no minimal prospect of direct benefit (see H.R. 4989), H5817 [26JN]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2362 [12MR]

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H2696 [26MR]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents (see H. Res. 588), H4475 [19MY]

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]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 3211), H2066 [27FE]

——— limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures (see H.R. 4596), H3939 [7MY]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 5267), H7894 [18SE]

——— provide for a grant program to prevent gun-related domestic violence homicides (see H.R. 3566), H5399 [17JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 5012), H7939 [12NO]

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

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 4107), H2064 [27FE]

——— 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: establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 4827), H5248 [10JN]

——— 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), H5495 [18JN]

——— make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 4826), H5248 [10JN]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H5399 [17JN]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H7893 [18SE]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 3510), H3365 [30AP]

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), H2099 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: enable a State to be reimbursed for child welfare training expenditures made by a nonprofit educational institution in the State (see H.R. 5140), H6398 [17JY]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H1720 [10FE]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 4080), H2915 [3AP]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 1981), H8033 [17NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of detainees, provide alternatives to detention, inspect detention facilities regularly, and penalize noncompliant facilities (see H.R. 4620), H5559 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H7979 [13NO]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H5877 [8JY]

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), H4016 [8MY]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H20 [7JA]

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]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 5128), H6657 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H5877 [8JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H2915 [3AP]

——— 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: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H5877 [8JY]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3600), H2611 [24MR]

——— conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H6107 [10JY]

——— 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 registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H3241 [28AP]

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

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H5877 [8JY]

——— 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), H7041 [29JY]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 1816), H8868 [8DE]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H4060 [9MY]

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

——— 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]

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), H5877 [8JY]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H2696 [26MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H6215 [14JY]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H5820 [26JN]

——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 2852), H6400 [17JY]

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

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see H.R. 3423), H3293 [29AP]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H2746 [27MR]

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), H1720 [10FE]

Federal employees: limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 2450), H5819 [26JN]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H3241 [28AP]

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), H2611 [24MR]

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: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3137), H3448 [6MY]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H7939 [12NO]

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), H2002 [26FE]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 1136), H3292 [29AP]

Health: prohibit use of global health activities to collect foreign intelligence (see H.R. 4747), H5250 [10JN]

——— 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), H6859 [25JY]

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

Homeless: improve provision of medical services to the homeless (see H.R. 29), H3940 [7MY]

——— modernize formula and terms for allocations to prevent homelessness for individuals living with HIV or AIDS (see H.R. 5640), H7886 [18SE]

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

House Rules: prohibit Committee on Ethics (House) waiver of requirement to include travel reimbursement information in financial disclosure reports of Members, officers, and employees of the House (see H. Res. 659), H5876 [8JY]

——— require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H4061 [9MY]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 283), H1593 [4FE]

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

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5065 [30MY]

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 5228), H7389 [9SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4136), H5249 [10JN]

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 Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 221), H3448 [6MY]

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), H2488 [18MR]

Isla Vista, CA: condemn rampage and mass shooting (see H. Res. 608), H5073 [5JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 632), H5827 [3JY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H163 [10JA]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 91), H7940 [12NO]

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

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

Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1976), H6860 [25JY]

——— remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 2757), H1515 [31JA]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H6977 [28JY]

Medicare: improve integrity (see H.R. 5780), H8272 [2DE]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 4857), H5363 [12JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H1720 [10FE]

——— provide for standardized post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning (see H.R. 4994), H5817 [26JN]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H1686 [6FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H3940 [7MY]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H3293 [29AP]

——— protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 69), H5770 [25JN]

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]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H1938 [25FE]

National Labor Relations Act: strengthen current protections by providing a private right of action for certain violations (see H.R. 5280), H7456 [11SE]

National Nonviolence Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 626), H5363 [12JN]

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), H3409 [1MY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H4911 [28MY]

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), H7939 [12NO]

NOAA: identify, declare, and respond to marine disease emergencies (see H.R. 5546), H7882 [18SE]

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]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H3941 [7MY]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2696 [26MR]

Philippines: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (see H.R. 3771), H1773 [11FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H6860 [25JY]

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 270), H3364 [30AP]

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

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H136 [9JA]

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), H3242 [28AP]

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), H1720 [10FE]

——— provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased by permitting the Dept. of the Treasury to increase the debt ceiling unless blocked by a supermajority of Congress (see H.R. 233), H1719 [10FE]

Qatar: protect migrant workers from unfair labor practices, combat human trafficking, and ensure working conditions during construction of World Cup infrastructure comply with human rights standards (see H. Res. 682), H6814 [24JY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H5559 [19JN]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (see H.R. 2955), H3448 [6MY]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 5024), H5876 [8JY]

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

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H6745 [23JY]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H2696 [26MR]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H5725 [24JN]

——— continue to make Social Security number printouts and benefit verification letters available at field offices (see H.R. 4964), H7242 [1AU]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H5559 [19JN]

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 3997), H5073 [5JN]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H2854 [2AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H3449 [6MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2915 [3AP]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 4748), H7939 [12NO]

Taxation: broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 4567), H5824 [30JN]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H6656 [22JY]

——— exclude dividends from controlled foreign corporations from the definition of personal holding company income for purposes of the personal holding company rules (see H.R. 4589), H3939 [7MY]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 5239), H9305 [11DE]

——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 2509), H9305 [11DE]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H1780 [18FE]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H3365 [30AP]

——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H2696 [26MR]

——— extend certain expiring provisions relative to energy (see H.R. 5559), H7883 [18SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H1545 [3FE]

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 4878), H7297 [8SE]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5504), H7674 [17SE]

——— make dependent care credit refundable and index the income phasedown of credit for inflation (see H.R. 3740), H2915 [3AP]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H4828 [22MY]

——— make permanent qualified school construction bonds and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see H.R. 1629), H2746 [27MR]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H4834 [23MY]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 4740), H6656 [22JY]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 4679), H4684 [20MY]

——— 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 taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 2921), H7979 [13NO]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H2853 [2AP]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H6036 [9JY]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 2737), H7529 [15SE]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2144), H6107 [10JY]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 2332), H3242 [28AP]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H2001 [26FE]

——— strengthen rules for approved structured settlement factoring transactions (see H.R. 3897), H2435 [13MR]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H3242 [28AP]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2802 [1AP]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H3409 [1MY]

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), H4477 [19MY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H1432 [27JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3448 [6MY]

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

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H2746 [27MR]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5741), H8132 [19NO]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H5769 [25JN]

Washington (State): express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, landslide (see H. Res. 634), H5597 [20JN]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H5399 [17JN]

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

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 570), H4064 [13MY]

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

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H2610 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cargo transportation: establish a Maritime Goods Movement User Fee and provide grants for international maritime cargo improvements (see H.R. 4105), H2064 [27FE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 4097), H2000 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase availability of health care services in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 5223), H6976 [28JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a scholarship program to increase the availability of physicians who provide primary health care services at departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 5224), H6976 [28JY]

IRS: extend authority to require truncated Social Security numbers on Form W-2 wage and tax statements (see H.R. 4910), H5557 [19JN]

——— permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 4503), H3240 [28AP]

Medicaid: ensure Medicare restriction on physician self-referral applies to Medicaid health services claims (see H.R. 4676), H4475 [19MY]

Medicare: modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H134 [9JA]

——— modify the surety bond requirement applicable to home health agencies as a condition of participation (see H.R. 3832), H134 [9JA]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 4035), H1769 [11FE]

Social Security: eliminate civil money penalties for inducements to physicians to limit services that are not medically necessary (see H.R. 4658), H4064 [13MY]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4062), H1776 [14FE]

——— provide incentives for clean energy and repeal fossil fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 4753), H4909 [28MY]

——— reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances and return funds to the American people (see H.R. 4754), H4909 [28MY]

——— reform estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 4061), H1776 [14FE]

Comments

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act poll on Senator Cruz’s Facebook page, H2873–H2882 [3AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Cargo transportation: establish a Maritime Goods Movement User Fee and provide grants for international maritime cargo improvements (H.R. 4105), H2065 [27FE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (H.R. 4097), H2001 [26FE]

IRS: extend authority to require truncated Social Security numbers on Form W-2 wage and tax statements (H.R. 4910), H5558 [19JN]

Medicaid: ensure Medicare restriction on physician self-referral applies to Medicaid health services claims (H.R. 4676), H4475 [19MY]

Medicare: modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (H.R. 3833), H135 [9JA]

——— modify the surety bond requirement applicable to home health agencies as a condition of participation (H.R. 3832), H135 [9JA]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (H.R. 4035), H1771 [11FE]

Social Security: eliminate civil money penalties for inducements to physicians to limit services that are not medically necessary (H.R. 4658), H4064 [13MY]

——— provide incentives for clean energy and repeal fossil fuel subsidies for big oil companies (H.R. 4753), H4910 [28MY]

——— reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances and return funds to the American people (H.R. 4754), H4910 [28MY]

Letters

Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act: Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP (organization), H8319 [3DE]

Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H3070 [9AP]

——— Giev Kashkooli, United Farm Workers (organization), H3071 [9AP]

——— Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center, H3071 [9AP]

——— Steph Serling, Service Employees International Union, H3071 [9AP]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H3071 [9AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H1464 [28JA]

Armed Forces: encourage Congress to debate and vote on a statutory authorization for any sustained combat role in Iraq or Syria, H8280 [3DE]

Bergdahl, Bowe R.: negotiated release from captivity in Afghanistan, H5322 [12JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3073 [9AP], H3177 [10AP]

Cargo transportation: establish a Maritime Goods Movement User Fee and provide grants for international maritime cargo improvements (H.R. 4105), E268• [27FE]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (H.R. 5081), H6706 [23JY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (H.R. 4097), E247•, E254• [26FE]

Congress: Office of Technology Assessment funding through reductions in House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, H3387 [1MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E385• [14MR]

Immigration: ensure unaccompanied alien children who have crossed illegally into the U.S. are taken care of and treated with dignity until a course of action is taken to mitigate the humanitarian crisis, H7132 [31JY]

Iran: interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, H8039 [18NO]

IRS: extend authority to require truncated Social Security numbers on Form W-2 wage and tax statements (H.R. 4910), E1029• [20JN]

——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), H1964 [26FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: anniversary, E1448• [17SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4487), H3387 [1MY]

Medicaid: ensure Medicare restriction on physician self-referral applies to Medicaid health services claims (H.R. 4676), E761• [19MY]

Medicare: modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (H.R. 3833), E37• [9JA]

——— modify the surety bond requirement applicable to home health agencies as a condition of participation (H.R. 3832), E37• [9JA]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (H.R. 4035), E213• [14FE]

——— provide for standardized post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning (H.R. 4994), H7611• [16SE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H2713 [27MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals, H2713 [27MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2463 [14MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), H2713 [27MR]

NOAA: fisheries management program funding, H4891 [28MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3522), H7415 [10SE]

——— clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees (H.R. 4414), H3068, H3070 [9AP]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H2170 [5MR]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate, H2463 [14MR]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), H2170, H2173 [5MR]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2862, H2864, H2869, H2872, H2885 [3AP]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 3362), H1225 [16JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4891 [28MY]

Seattle, WA: anniversary of Fishermen’s Terminal, E844• [28MY]

——— anniversary of Women’s University Club, E742• [9MY]

Seattle Seahawks (football team): tribute, H1528 [3FE]

Social Security: eliminate civil money penalties for inducements to physicians to limit services that are not medically necessary (H.R. 4658), E746• [13MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage penalty in child tax credit, H6828 [25JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 647), H8319 [3DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), H8338 [3DE]

——— extend deduction of State and local general sales taxes, H5326 [12JN]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4062), E216• [14FE]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, H1946 [26FE]

——— improve the child tax credit (H.R. 4935), H6828 [25JY]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), H5326 [12JN]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit, H6828 [25JY]

——— provide incentives for clean energy and repeal fossil fuel subsidies for big oil companies (H.R. 4753), E853• [28MY]

——— reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances and return funds to the American people (H.R. 4754), E848• [28MY]

——— reform estate and gift taxes, E203• [11FE]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit, H6828 [25JY]

Votes: position on missed, H2085• [28FE], H7204•, H7213•, H7228•, H7236• [1AU]

Wilderness Act: anniversary, E1448• [17SE]

Reports

Labor Market Effects of the Affordable Care Act: CBO, H2886–H2888 [3AP]

Tributes

Drewel, Robert J., E31• [9JA]

Jenkins, Speight, E1378• [10SE]