PASCRELL, BILL, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4754 [21MY]

Appointments

Committee to escort Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko into the House Chamber, H7680 [18SE]

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), H1770 [11FE]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H10318 [12DE]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2841), H4830 [22MY]

——— provide for behavioral health treatment for developmental disabilities under TRICARE (see H.R. 4630), H4786 [21MY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 461), H1241 [16JA]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 3870), H223 [14JA]

Children and youth: promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 5324), H7181 [31JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2258 [6MR]

Colleges and universities: require notification of students about whether student housing facilities are equipped with fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 4675), H4475 [19MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H3058 [8AP]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H7189 [31JY]

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

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: designate a Health Professional Shortage Area for maternity care (see H.R. 4385), H5559 [19JN]

——— increase funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program for child care for families with infants or toddlers (see H.R. 5000), H7189 [31JY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H2645 [25MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 5620), H7885 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a system of background checks for employers and employees of the electronic life safety and security system installation and monitoring industry (see H.R. 1441), H3409 [1MY]

——— 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: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4163), H2255 [6MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H3293 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence (see H.R. 2088), H5024 [29MY]

——— 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]

——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see H.R. 3456), H6860 [25JY]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H4836 [27MY]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3940 [7MY]

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H7241 [1AU]

Drugs: encourage development and use of new antimicrobial drugs in order to treat antibiotic-resistant infections (see H.R. 4187), H5399 [17JN]

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

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), H7388 [9SE]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H3144 [9AP]

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

FAA: issue regulations to improve flight recorder and aircraft crash location requirements on certain commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 5337), H7182 [31JY]

FDA: approve certain drugs and biological products for use in a limited population of patients to address increases in bacterial and fungal resistance to drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3742), H7041 [29JY]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5319 [11JN]

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), H9305 [11DE]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H5065 [30MY]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H184 [13JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H3292 [29AP]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 480), H2697 [26MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (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), H6108 [10JY]

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H1720 [10FE]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 5235), H7242 [1AU]

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

Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam, Modoc, IL: designate (see H.R. 3678), H2645 [25MR]

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), H2803 [1AP]

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

Law enforcement officers: include hours worked in excess of law enforcement availability pay limits for Federal criminal investigators in computation of annuity (see H.R. 5619), H7885 [18SE]

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 543), H2961 [4AP]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 526), H2744 [27MR]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H2001 [26FE]

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 2123), H1545 [3FE]

Medicare: allow individuals to elect to receive the Medicare Summary Notice electronically (see H.R. 4853), H5362 [12JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H2962 [4AP]

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

——— include recreational therapy among the therapy modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation therapy program in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (see H.R. 4755), H7242 [1AU]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 4857), H7389 [9SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H7979 [13NO]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2610 [24MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H6746 [23JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4064 [13MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum Act: extend museum construction termination date (see H.R. 4120), H3144 [9AP]

Nazi Party—World War II: terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 5739), H8132 [19NO]

New Jersey: anniversary of founding (see H. Res. 624), H5363 [12JN]

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

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

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H2434 [13MR]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H7189 [31JY]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5598 [20JN]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H1243 [16JA]

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

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]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 493), H2065 [27FE]

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), H7894 [18SE]

Russia: impose sanctions and provide additional assistance to Ukraine (see H.R. 5782), H8273 [2DE]

Safety: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (see H.R. 5344), H7182 [31JY]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H8171 [20NO]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H7189 [31JY]

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

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers and firefighters to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental retirement savings plans after a certain age (see H.R. 4634), H4058 [9MY]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4837), H5318 [11JN]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H6297 [15JY]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H1545 [3FE]

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

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H3293 [29AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H4061 [9MY]

——— extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 4464), H3196 [10AP]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H7246 [4AU]

——— 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), H7128 [30JY]

——— 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 the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H4685 [20MY]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 4740), H4829 [22MY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H5767 [25JN]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H4686 [20MY]

——— permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 4429), H3057 [8AP]

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

——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (see H.R. 5082), H6135 [11JY]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 4237), H2432 [13MR]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H3409 [1MY]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 5622), H7885 [18SE]

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), H2199 [5MR]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H1659 [5FE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 4026), H2258 [6MR]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H8931 [9DE]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 4653), H5559 [19JN]

Ukraine: provide military assistance (see H.R. 5190), H6813 [24JY]

——— support democratic and European aspirations and their right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear (see H. Res. 447), H1512 [29JA]

——— support right to freely determine future, including relationships with other nations and international organizations, without interference, intimidation, or coercion by other countries (see H. Res. 726), H7677 [17SE]

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), H5024 [29MY]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H7940 [12NO]

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), H7241 [1AU]

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

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6860 [25JY]

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), H1432 [27JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a surveillance system relative to traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4251), H2483 [14MR]

Dept. of Justice: regulate certain deferred prosecution agreements and nonprosecution agreements in Federal criminal cases (see H.R. 4540), H3407 [1MY]

EPA: reauthorize sewer overflow control grants program (see H.R. 5826), H9043 [10DE]

Health: authorize grants for the support of caregivers (see H.R. 5633), H7885 [18SE]

——— provide for an Institute of Medicine study on health disparities and direct the Dept. of HHS to develop guidelines on reducing health disparities (see H.R. 5507), H7674 [17SE]

National security: improve efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction (see H.R. 4034), H1769 [11FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide for recoupment and reallocation of unspent State grant funds (see H.R. 3884), H472 [15JA]

Taxation: provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses (see H.R. 5365), H7183 [31JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a surveillance system relative to traumatic brain injury (H.R. 4251), H2484 [14MR]

Dept. of Justice: regulate certain deferred prosecution agreements and nonprosecution agreements in Federal criminal cases (H.R. 4540), H3408 [1MY]

EPA: reauthorize sewer overflow control grants program (H.R. 5826), H9045 [10DE]

Health: authorize grants for the support of caregivers (H.R. 5633), H7891 [18SE]

——— provide for an Institute of Medicine study on health disparities and direct the Dept. of HHS to develop guidelines on reducing health disparities (H.R. 5507), H7675 [17SE]

National security: improve efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction (H.R. 4034), H1771 [11FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide for recoupment and reallocation of unspent State grant funds (H.R. 3884), H473 [15JA]

Taxation: provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses (H.R. 5365), H7187 [31JY]

Letters

Hinchliffe Stadium Heritage Act: Brian LoPinto and Flavia Alaya, Friends of Hinchcliffe Stadium (organization), H6618 [22JY]

——— Christopher C. Irving, Paterson, NJ, Public Schools, H6618 [22JY]

——— Ken Meifert, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, H6617 [22JY]

——— Lawrence (Pat) Kramer, H6618 [22JY]

——— Leonard A. Zax, Hamilton Partnership for Paterson (organization), H6618 [22JY]

——— Oliver Spellman, National Parks Conservation Association, H6617 [22JY]

——— Robert F. Guarasci, New Jersey Community Development Corp., H6617 [22JY]

——— Thomas J. Cassidy, Jr., and Brent Leggs, National Trust for Historic Preservation, H6617 [22JY]

Poems

‘‘Are the Stars Out Tonight,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1193• [17JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7641 [17SE]

Bergen County, NJ: anniversary, E1529• [12NO]

Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 1872), H2970, H2971 [7AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3075 [9AP]

Children and youth: promote youth athletic safety (H.R. 5324), E1466• [19SE]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), consideration (H. Res. 694), H7068 [30JY]

Daughters of Penelope Foundation, Inc.: anniversary, E1640• [19NO], E1672• [1DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), E811• [22MY]

——— Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program funding to study blast injury and its correlation to traumatic brain injury, E811• [22MY]

Dept. of Education: 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), consideration (H. Res. 677), H6679• [23JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), consideration (H. Res. 677), H6679• [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census periodic censuses funding, H4882 [28MY]

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 (H.R. 3370), H1559 [4FE], H2136 [4MR]

Health: reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (H.R. 1098), H5700 [24JN]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), H1966 [26FE]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2464 [14MR]

National objectives: economic recovery, H9040 [10DE]

New Jersey: anniversary of Dominican State Parade and Festival of New Jersey, E1351• [8SE]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium (H.R. 2430), H6616, H6618 [22JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate, H2464 [14MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), H6255 [15JY]

Russia: human rights violations of Circassians, E139• [29JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4882 [28MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 470), H1559 [4FE]

Syria: authorize assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, and sustainment to appropriately vetted Syrian groups to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H7641 [17SE]

Taxation: consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), consideration (H. Res. 680), H6770, H6771 [24JY]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (H.R. 851), H6770, H6771 [24JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), H8339 [3DE]

——— improve the child tax credit (H.R. 4935), consideration (H. Res. 680), H6770, H6771 [24JY]

Ukraine: provide for costs of loan guarantees (H.R. 4152), H2219• [6MR]

——— support independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity (H.R. 4278), E468• [28MR]

——— support right to freely determine future, including relationships with other nations and international organizations, without interference, intimidation, or coercion by other countries (H. Res. 726), H7633 [17SE]

——— support sovereignty and closer relations with Europe, condemn violence against peaceful protesters, and urge a peaceful solution to current political and economic crisis (H. Res. 447), H1696, H1697 [10FE]

Votes: position on missed, H2286• [11MR], H7486• [15SE], E132• [28JA]

Tributes

Farallo, Mauro, E1619• [18NO]

Formica, Gaetano A., E1538• [12NO]

Freid, Richard M., E1335• [8SE]

Giardina, Gary F., E888• [30MY]

Gingrey, Representative, H9040 [10DE]

Hastings, Representative Doc, H9040 [10DE]

Holt, Representative, H9040 [10DE]

Komeshok, Greg, E1527• [12NO]

Mott, JoAnn, E1190• [17JY]

Roe, Robert, H6226 [15JY]

Roma, Patrick J., E1534• [12NO]

Roth, Stephen, H4923 [29MY]

Semler, Margie, E1524• [12NO]

Volkert, Donald J., Jr., E1420• [16SE]

Wieners, Anthony F., E1522• [12NO]