MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (H.R. 5781), H8886 [9DE]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H2018, H2020 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 4611), H4015 [8MY]

California: prohibit use of Federal funds for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (see H.R. 5425), H7434 [10SE]

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

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

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H7188 [31JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2148 [4MR]

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

Corps of Engineers: update and improve reservoir operations (see H.R. 3988), H2435 [13MR]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H3242 [28AP]

Credit: empower States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 4183), H2746 [27MR]

——— establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H6397 [17JY]

——— require holder of subordinate lien on property that secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 5496), H7617 [16SE]

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

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

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see H.R. 5807), H8932 [9DE]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 5005), H5818 [26JN]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (see H.R. 3136), H6400 [17JY]

——— 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]

——— make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see H.R. 3694), H4061 [9MY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 4984), H6400 [17JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 4983), H6400 [17JY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 4982), H5817 [26JN]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (see H.R. 4366), H2853 [2AP]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H5816 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see H.R. 5751), H8169 [20NO]

——— 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), H1772 [11FE]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 5327), H7676 [17SE]

——— promote greater development of registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 5533), H7882 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 666), H1512 [29JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see H.R. 4841), H5495 [18JN]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 4580), H7939 [12NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Justice: promptly take all steps necessary or appropriate to execute and implement the San Luis Rey settlement agreement (see H.R. 4265), H2484 [14MR]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H1777 [14FE]

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

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

Drugs: prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1523), H1252 [23JA]

——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 689), H224 [14JA]

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

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

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

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H73 [8JA]

Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 471), H8071 [18NO]

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), H2484 [14MR]

Financial institutions: limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 3711), H184 [13JA]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H6656 [22JY]

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), H5877 [8JY]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 5186), H6813 [24JY]

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]

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]

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

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]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H5073 [5JN]

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), H1772 [11FE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H4830 [22MY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4686 [20MY]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H6816 [24JY]

National Labor Relations Act: strengthen current protections by providing a private right of action for certain violations (see H.R. 5280), H7125 [30JY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H3058 [8AP]

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]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4122), H2097 [28FE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2962 [4AP]

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

Political campaigns: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 1338), H2914 [3AP]

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

Postal Service: improve fuel efficiency by replacing motor vehicle fleet with modern, efficient vehicles (see H.R. 3963), H6977 [28JY]

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

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4426), H3057 [8AP]

Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 5743), H8132 [19NO]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3929), H3413 [2MY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H2611 [24MR]

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), H2610 [24MR]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 10), H2801 [1AP]

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

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education program from the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (see H.R. 3774), H2002 [26FE]

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), H5495 [18JN]

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

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 4748), H7041 [29JY]

Taxation: deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 2831), H4476 [19MY]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H2486 [14MR]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2486 [14MR]

——— make dependent care credit refundable and index the income phasedown of credit for inflation (see H.R. 3740), H2962 [4AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H5399 [17JN]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H3448 [6MY]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 4679), H5824 [30JN]

——— 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]

——— prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (see H.R. 1556), H7892 [18SE]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H1481 [28JA]

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

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

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5109), H6296 [15JY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H2258 [6MR]

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

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H7939 [12NO]

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), H5877 [8JY]

——— combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8868 [8DE]

——— 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: 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

Aguilar Belmontes, Antonia E.: relief (see H.R. 4585), H3447 [6MY]

Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce students’ burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4348), H2801 [1AP]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire land in Martinez, CA (see H.R. 5699), H7978 [13NO]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5159), H6654 [22JY]

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H2432 [13MR]

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

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]

Water: determine feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and flexibility in certain areas (see H.R. 4456), H3195 [10AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Aguilar Belmontes, Antonia E.: relief (H.R. 4585), H3447 [6MY]

Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce students’ burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education (H.R. 4348), H2802 [1AP]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire land in Martinez, CA (H.R. 5699), H7979 [13NO]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (H.R. 5159), H6655 [22JY]

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (H.R. 4227), H2433 [13MR]

Higher Education Act: establish requirements for preferred banking arrangements (H.R. 4714), H4829 [22MY]

Water: determine feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and flexibility in certain areas (H.R. 4456), H3197 [10AP]

Letters

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: Helen Blank and Joan Entmacher, National Women’s Law Center, H7476 [15SE]

——— Lynette M. Fraga, L. Carol Scott, Michelle Noth McCready, and Nicholas P. Vucic, Child Care Aware of America (organization), H7476 [15SE]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H7475 [15SE]

——— Richard Bland, Save the Children Federation, Inc., H7475 [15SE]

——— Sharon Veatch, Child Care Aware of Virginia (organization), H7476 [15SE]

Motions

Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (H.R. 5781), H8886 [9DE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5284 [11JN]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9282, H9283 [11DE]

Bangladesh: call for garment brands that sold garments produced by Rana Plaza factories to ensure International Labor Organization compensation fund benefitting fire survivors and victims’ families reaches full funding level, H9048 [11DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: prohibit funding to terminate existing Sacramento River Settlement Contracts before resolution of pending litigation, H6074 [10JY]

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), H1636 [5FE]

——— address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), consideration (H. Res. 472), H1605 [5FE]

California State Automobile Association: anniversary, E886• [30MY]

Chattanooga, TN: Volkswagen of America, Inc., plant workers vote on union representation, H2056, H2057 [27FE]

Concord, CA: tribute to De La Salle High School football team, E1584• [14NO]

Danville, CA: tribute to Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary Club, E875• [29MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish waiver process for school districts that find new school nutrition standards too expensive, H5284 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans, H6688 [23JY]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), H6688 [23JY]

——— include comprehensive career counseling to criteria used when prioritizing grants to high-performing charter schools, H4038 [9MY]

——— include in reporting requirements of State education entities information on if the sharing of best practices of charter schools with public schools led to adoption of such practices by public schools, H4040 [9MY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), H6688 [23JY]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (H.R. 4366), H4000 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), H7475 [15SE]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (H.R. 5751), E1660•–E1662• [20NO]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire land in Martinez, CA (H.R. 5699), H8881 [9DE]

——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), Senate amendment, H9282, H9283 [11DE]

——— require that certain Federal land be held in trust for the benefit of the federally recognized tribes in Oregon (H.R. 5701), H8885 [9DE]

Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (H.R. 5781), H8831 [8DE]

——— provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (H.R. 5781), motion to recommit, H8886 [9DE]

——— provide that short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California shall not impact fishing industry jobs, regional economy, and protect existing water rights and tribal sovereignity in Western States, H8886 [9DE]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (H.R. 3461), H77 [9JA]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), Senate amendments, H5965 [9JY]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H7011 [29JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6074 [10JY]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt regulations recommended by an inspector general from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H2020 [27FE]

Minimum wage: increase, H2867 [3AP]

National School Choice Week: observance, H1437 [28JA]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H2019, H2020 [27FE]

OSHA: exempt regulation to prevent combustible dust explosions and fires from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H2019 [27FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2867 [3AP]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (H.R. 4275), H2588 [24MR]

——— reform multiemployer pension plan system, H9282, H9283 [11DE]

Schools: clarify grant award process for charter schools to ensure proper management of funds and require use of nondiscriminatory discipline practices to promote student retention, H4028 [9MY]

——— eliminate barriers to charter school enrollment for foster youth or unaccompanied homeless youth, H4032 [9MY]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H4002 [8MY], H4028, H4032, H4038, H4040 [9MY]

——— require States receiving charter school grants to reserve certain amount of funds to provide financial oversight of use of funds by charter schools, H4032 [9MY]

Votes: correction, E1767• [9DE]

——— position on missed, H3184• [10AP], H4693• [21MY], H5413• [18JN], E17• [8JA], E68• [14JA], E129• [28JA], E177• [6FE], E1061• [24JN], E1114• [8JY]

Walnut Creek, CA: anniversary, E1583• [14NO]

West Contra Costa Youth Service Bureau: anniversary, E592• [28AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H9028–H9036 [10DE], E1820, E1822 [12DE]

Tributes

Calemine, Jody, E861• [29MY]

Ovick, Joseph, E1753• [8DE]

Radke, Ted, E1381• [10SE]