MORALITY AND ETHICS

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 465), H1456 [28JA]

Articles and editorials

Democrats on Hobby Lobby—‘‘Misspeaks’’ ‘‘Opinion’’ and Overheated Rhetoric, S4525 [16JY]

Hobby Lobby Decision and Its Distortions, S4526 [16JY]

Insiders Benefiting in Charter Deals, H4029 [9MY]

It’s Time To Close the American Indian Public Charter Schools, H4030 [9MY]

School CEO Ripped for Hiring Wife, Paying Himself $340K, H4030 [9MY]

South Miami-Based Charter School Management Company Under Federal Scrutiny, H4030 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 5551), H7882 [18SE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 3932), H1430 [27JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 465), H1430 [27JA]

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 4525), H3363 [30AP]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2625), S4620 [17JY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H2198 [5MR]

Financial institutions: amend certain banking statutes to ensure legitimate businesses have nondiscriminatory access to financial services and products (see H.R. 4986), H5817 [26JN]

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), H6215 [14JY]

House Rules: require mandatory annual ethics training offered to Members, officers, and employees of the House to include a specific program of training in the prevention and deterrence of sexual harassment in employment (see H. Res. 548), H3057 [8AP]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 557), S5698 [17SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see H.R. 4396), H2913 [3AP]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3953), H1480 [28JA]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 2706), S5135 [30JY] (see H.R. 5285), H7125 [30JY]

Taxation: expand definition of minister relative to exclusion of rental value of a parsonage from gross income to include duly recognized officials of nontheistic spiritual, moral, or ethical organizations (see H.R. 4493), H3240 [28AP]

Letters

Nomination of David J. Barron to be circuit judge: Michael W. McConnell, Stanford Law School, S3247 [22MY]

Lists

Organizations opposed to H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, H1468 [28JA]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H1470 [28JA]

Remarks in House

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, H1704 [10FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H241, H457, H460 [15JA], H1433, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1442, H1443, H1459–H1472 [28JA], H5357 [12JN], H7629 [17SE], H7873 [18SE], E135, E139, E143 [29JA], E153 [3FE], E162 [4FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 465), H1443–H1458 [28JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H1470, H1471 [28JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H241 [15JA], H5403 [18JN], E74 [15JA]

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (H.R. 4525), E634 [30AP]

Armed Forces: ensure free exercise of religion, H4723 [21MY], H8282 [3DE]

Dept. of Education: develop and enforce conflict of interest guidelines for charter schools receiving Federal assistance, including financial interest disclosures from anyone affiliated with the school, H4029–H4031 [9MY], E746 [13MY]

Dept. of Justice: condemn Operation Choke Point activities to financially intimidate certain industries, H5192 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for Operation Choke Point activities to financially intimidate certain industries, H5001, H5002 [29MY]

Dept. of State: allegations of attempting to cover up misconduct by high-ranking officials, H12 [7JA]

Eich, Brendan: resignation as CEO of Mozilla Corp., due to backlash against views held on definition of marriage, H2963 [7AP]

Gambling: opposition to expansion of legalized gambling, E1502 [19SE]

Government: importance of elected officials and judges governing impartially, H6345 [16JY]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities, H1704 [10FE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 940), E74 [15JA]

House Rules: require mandatory annual ethics training offered to Members, officers, and employees of the House to include a specific program of training in the prevention and deterrence of sexual harassment in employment (H. Res. 548), H2996 [8AP], H3381 [1MY]

Insurance: protect medical privacy of all women, including victims of rape or incest, relative to her choice of or use of comprehensive health insurance coverage, H1470, H1471 [28JA]

International relations: U.S. role in international leadership, H13 [7JA], H4817 [22MY]

National Day of Reason: observance, E629, E644 [30AP]

National Sanctity of Human Life Day: observance, H236 [15JA]

Office of Compliance: prevention and deterrence of sexual harassment in employment training funding, H3381, H3382 [1MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H4823 [22MY]

——— impact of fines on for-profit corporations for not fulfilling health insurance coverage requirements to offer contraceptives, H2638–H2641 [25MR]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges, H7629 [17SE]

Religion: global importance of Christian values, H5355 [12JN]

——— historical impact of Judeo-Christian values, H1929 [25FE], H4051 [9MY], H5863 [8JY], H6345 [16JY]

Supreme Court: decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Burwell relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, H5862 [8JY], H6238–H6240 [15JY], H6312 [16JY], H6356, H6359–H6361 [17JY]

——— hearing of arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Sebelius relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, H2374 [13MR], H2592, H2600–H2609 [24MR], H2615, H2619, H2620, H2636–H2642 [25MR], H2658, H2684 [26MR], H2735 [27MR], E399 [14MR]

Transportation Security Administration: report to Congress on Office of Inspection review of Federal Air Marshals Service officials acceptance of free or discounted firearms for personal use, H6605, H6606 [22JY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), S502, S503 [28JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1670), S2935–S2938, S2941 [13MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1670), unanimous-consent request, S2935 [13MY]

Barron, David J.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to personal activism in rulings, S3246 [22MY]

Bough, Stephen R.: suitability to be district judge relative to allegations of judge shopping and personal political activism, S6835 [15DE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (S. 2625), S4622 [17JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure oversight of Federal research grants and exercise authority to investigate allegations of research misconduct and recover funds obtained by fraud, S4260 [8JY]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully, S3278–S3280 [22MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 557), S5720 [17SE]

Sanchez, Nia: Miss USA pageant winner, S3505 [9JN], S3661 [12JN]

Supreme Court: decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Burwell relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, S4205, S4212 [7JY], S4388 [10JY], S4451 [14JY], S4461–S4468, S4474–S4476, S4481–S4483, S4489–S4491, S4495 [15JY], S4516, S4519–S4529, S4531, S4533–S4535, S4537 [16JY], S5401 [9SE], S5493 [10SE]

——— hearing of arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Sebelius relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, S1646 [13MR], S1707–S1711 [25MR]

White, Ronnie L.: suitability to be district judge relative to commitment to precedents established by prior decisions and personal activism in rulings while serving as Missouri Supreme Court justice, S4514–S4519 [16JY]

Reports

Charter School Vulnerabilities to Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: Center for Popular Democracy and Integrity in Education (organization) (excerpt), H4031 [9MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, and Conference Report on H.R. 2642, Agricultural Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. Rept. 113–334), H1430 [27JA]

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 113–332), H1252 [23JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 465), H1443, H1445 [28JA]

Statements

Opposition to Legalized Gambling: Les Bernal and Tom Grey, Stop Predatory Gambling (organization), E1502 [19SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 465, consideration of H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act and conference report on H.R. 2642, Agricultural Act, H1443 [28JA]

H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, H1459 [28JA]

S. Res. 557, National Character Counts Week, S5705 [17SE]