PASTOR, ED (a Representative from Arizona)

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), H2486 [14MR]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H1777 [14FE]

Cesar Chavez Day: observance (see H. Res. 529), H2744 [27MR]

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), H5495 [18JN]

——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5081), H6656 [22JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2434 [13MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H7041 [29JY]

Copyrights: secure rights of artists of works of visual art to provide royalties (see H.R. 4103), H5725 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4904), H5557 [19JN]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H1687 [6FE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H6746 [23JY]

——— authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H3293 [29AP]

Dept. of HHS: limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H2962 [4AP]

——— provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths, define severe maternal morbidity, and eliminate maternal health disparities (see H.R. 4216), H4830 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Settlement Agreement (see H.R. 4924), H5597 [20JN]

——— take certain land in Pinal County, AZ, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community (see H.R. 4018), H1686 [6FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5494 [18JN]

——— 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. 4816), H6108 [10JY]

——— 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), H5318 [11JN]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3198 [10AP]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5364 [12JN]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2361 [12MR]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H2435 [13MR]

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H5640 [23JN]

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

FAA: conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relative to obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies (see H.R. 4623), H7242 [1AU]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2068), H1719 [10FE]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H6107 [10JY]

Fort Huachuca, AZ: anniversary of Electronic Proving Ground (see H. Res. 736), H7887 [18SE]

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), H6400 [17JY]

George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 78), H2991 [7AP]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H6815 [24JY]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H4785 [21MY]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H2962 [4AP]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5069 [2JN]

Immigration: expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrant women, men, and families by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4240), H2486 [14MR]

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]

Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 4375), H2853 [2AP]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H4685 [20MY]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H2435 [13MR]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2827), H4830 [22MY]

——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H1252 [23JA]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H5186 [9JN]

——— provide coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice (see H.R. 2619), H2991 [7AP]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2962 [4AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2361 [12MR]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H5024 [29MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5294), H7126 [30JY]

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H1660 [5FE]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2696 [26MR]

National Institute of Mental Health: provide funding to support suicide prevention and brain research, including the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative (see H.R. 4075), H2362 [12MR]

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

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H6816 [24JY]

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1593 [4FE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2803 [1AP]

Power resources: establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 4648), H4059 [9MY]

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), H6107 [10JY]

Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry, Douglas, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5552), H7882 [18SE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2746 [27MR]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H4786 [21MY]

Secure Water Act: reauthorize and update certain provisions (see H.R. 4258), H2484 [14MR]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H3940 [7MY]

Staff Sergeant Manuel V. Mendoza Post Office Building, Miami, AZ: designate (see H.R. 4416), H2990 [7AP]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H2915 [3AP]

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

Taxation: extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H1687 [6FE]

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

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H6400 [17JY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H5073 [5JN]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H6746 [23JY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H5559 [19JN]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 428), H8366 [3DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H1481 [28JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3243 [28AP]

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

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H5250 [10JN]

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

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see H.R. 4218), H2360 [12MR]

Remarks

Amtrak: eliminate funding for routes that have total direct costs that are more than twice their revenue, H5231 [10JN]

——— funding, H5096 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding for Sunset Limited line, H5230 [10JN]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9279 [11DE]

Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, E125• [28JA]

——— independence anniversary, E1037• [20JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5159, H5160 [9JN]

——— Community Development Block Grant Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding, H5158 [9JN]

——— funding, H5221 [10JN]

——— prohibit Community Development Block Grant Program funding to implement proposed ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing’’ rule, H5179 [9JN]

——— prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership, H5212 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to provide mortgage insurance for a principal residence of a mortgagor who provides only an individual taxpayer identification number, H5225 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to retain legal counsel who is not an employee of either Dept. of HUD or Dept. of Justice, H5178 [9JN]

——— Public Housing Capital Fund and Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H5156 [9JN]

——— rental housing assistance program funding, H5163 [9JN]

——— section 8 housing voucher program funding, H5104 [9JN], H5219 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: 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, H9279 [11DE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding for highway beautification, H5173 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement regulations that increase minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of passengers or property, H5175 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training, H5091 [9JN]

——— require local transit agencies to implement local hiring and procurement policies for federally-funded transportation projects, H5230 [10JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5217 [10JN]

——— limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee, H5227 [10JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5087, H5089, H5091, H5096, H5104, H5156, H5158, H5159, H5160, H5163, H5173, H5175, H5178, H5179 [9JN], H5212, H5217, H5219, H5221, H5222, H5225, H5227, H5230, H5231 [10JN]

FAA: implement nighttime curfew at Burbank Bob Hope Airport, H5222 [10JN]

——— Standard Terminal Arrival Route funding, H5089 [9JN]

Helios Education Foundation: anniversary, E1589• [14NO]

Votes: position on missed, H6778• [24JY], E617• [29AP], E1161• [15JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1713 [10FE], H1935 [25FE]

Tribute, H5235 [10JN]

Tributes

Chang Duk Huh, E366• [12MR]

Sepulveda, Bertha, E1209• [23JY]