PETERS, SCOTT H. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), H1639 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Association for the Advancement of Science: recognize anniversary of Science and Technology Policy Fellowship program and reaffirm commitment to support science in governmental decisionmaking (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1241 [16JA]

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]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H9304 [11DE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H1592 [4FE]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 5524), H7675 [17SE]

——— provide for behavioral health treatment for developmental disabilities under TRICARE (see H.R. 4630), H5187 [9JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 605), H5022 [29MY]

Biomedical Research Fund: establish (see H.R. 4384), H2913 [3AP]

Burma: call for an end to the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect of internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups (see H. Res. 418), H2486 [14MR]

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

Children and youth: provide for identification and dissemination of best practices for medical professionals and other health care providers relative to neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 4888), H6137 [11JY]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H8033 [17NO]

Colleges and universities: clarify application of prepayment amounts on student loans (see H.R. 4236), H4785 [21MY]

——— require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H7455 [11SE]

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

Conservation of energy: express that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support reduced Government energy consumption while supporting jobs and economic development (see H. Res. 737), H7887 [18SE]

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]

Corps of Engineers: update and improve reservoir operations (see H.R. 3988), H4685 [20MY]

Credit: establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (see H.R. 4511), H4785 [21MY]

——— prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2364), H2914 [3AP]

——— require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs (see H.R. 4615), H4015 [8MY]

——— require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4615), H4061 [9MY]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H4017 [8MY]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H4017 [8MY]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H4017 [8MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 5242), H9045 [10DE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H6860 [25JY]

——— improve the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and regional innovation programs (see H.R. 3918), H1241 [16JA]

Dept. of Defense: convey Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, CA, to Mount Soledad Memorial Association, Inc. (see H.R. 3810), H2488 [18MR]

——— establish programs to track, retain, and analyze information relative to suicides involving Armed Forces Reserve components members and dependents of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4504), H3240 [28AP]

——— 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), H6297 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4622), H4057 [9MY]

——— award grants to establish STEM Innovation Networks (see H.R. 4828), H6108 [10JY]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1545 [3FE]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (see H.R. 4782), H6353 [16JY]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4515), H4686 [20MY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H224 [14JA]

——— require States and local educational agencies to report on the achievement of military-connected students (see H.R. 2933), H4785 [21MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 4162), H5024 [29MY]

——— 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), H2000 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H3144 [9AP]

——— 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), H4685 [20MY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H5319 [11JN]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H7455 [11SE]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H5495 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide emergency funding for port of entry personnel and infrastructure (see H.R. 3753), H1545 [3FE]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see H.R. 2475), H1512 [29JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4058 [9MY]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 5128), H7893 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H5319 [11JN]

Dept. of Transportation: develop and implement program to promote export of liquified natural gas on U.S.-flag vessels and give priority processing of export applications for deepwater port terminals utilizing such vessels (see H.R. 5270), H7894 [18SE]

——— 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), H163 [10JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H224 [14JA]

——— ensure informing of interment of deceased veterans (see H.R. 5369), H7894 [18SE]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3384), H1545 [3FE]

——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see H.R. 3456), H6977 [28JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 5059), H6297 [15JY]

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]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H7455 [11SE]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5769 [25JN]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H2991 [7AP]

——— 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]

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), H3409 [1MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H8669 [4DE]

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

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H3144 [9AP]

FDA: provide for the regulation of medical software (see H.R. 3303), H4834 [23MY]

——— require bottled water manufacturers and distributors to disclose bottled water quality information (see H.R. 4978), H6746 [23JY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 4732), H4829 [22MY]

——— fill Inspector General vacancies (see H.R. 5630), H7885 [18SE]

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

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 517), H4685 [20MY]

——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H3293 [29AP]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H7189 [31JY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H7892 [18SE]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H7242 [1AU]

Firearms: regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H5598 [20JN]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H2697 [26MR]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 4325), H6297 [15JY]

Government: improve efficiency of Federal research and development (see H.R. 5056), H6105 [10JY]

Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 1427), H5249 [10JN]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H7189 [31JY]

——— 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), H7894 [18SE]

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), H6977 [28JY]

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

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5641 [23JN]

Immigration: give judges and certain officials discretionary authority in removal, deportation, ineligibility, or inadmissability proceedings for immediate family members of a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 3431), H2098 [28FE]

——— repeal sunset of the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program (see H.R. 4460), H3196 [10AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4136), H7893 [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), H6035 [9JY]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H5559 [19JN]

Iraq: protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 683), H7129 [30JY]

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]

Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks (see H. Res. 657), H6037 [9JY]

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]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and restrict former employees and officials of executive and legislative branches relative to political intelligence contacts (see H.R. 5525), H7940 [12NO]

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

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 4995), H5817 [26JN]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H3199 [10AP]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H7893 [18SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5249 [10JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H5399 [17JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H135 [9JA]

Members of Congress: provide that a former Member receiving compensation as a highly-paid lobbyist shall be ineligible to concurrently receive Federal retirement benefits (see H.R. 2594), H6860 [25JY]

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 69), H6297 [15JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4834 [23MY]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 586), H4475 [19MY]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H1771 [11FE]

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

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

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H2362 [12MR]

National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week: designate (see H. Res. 484), H2486 [14MR]

Neil Havens Post Office, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 4939), H5639 [23JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3409 [1MY]

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), H4061 [9MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H5023 [29MY]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H2962 [4AP]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1573), H2645 [25MR]

——— subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5399 [17JN]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2854 [2AP]

Philippines: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (see H.R. 3771), H1659 [5FE]

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

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

Postal Service: take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7298 [8SE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H2148 [4MR]

Refugees: establish processes for certain aliens located in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, or Syria to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 5430), H7677 [17SE]

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), H7434 [10SE]

San Diego, CA: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the 1915 Panama-California Exposition (see H. Con. Res. 73), H134 [9JA]

SBA: improve the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (see H.R. 2452), H2258 [6MR]

——— reauthorize women’s business center program (see H.R. 5584), H7884 [18SE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 10), H2914 [3AP]

Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 4176), H2256 [6MR]

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

——— recognize importance of breakthroughs in biomedicine, biotechnology, and life sciences in diagnosis and treatment of illness and address funding gap between basic research and clinical development (see H. Res. 709), H7677 [17SE]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H7242 [1AU]

Social Security: provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H10318 [12DE]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H4836 [27MY]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H5399 [17JN]

Taxation: adjust the phaseout of the health insurance tax credit for geographic variations in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 3986), H1591 [4FE]

——— eliminate marriage penalty in the dollar limitation on the student loan interest deduction (see H.R. 5508), H7894 [18SE]

——— expand eligibility time period for credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4133), H2097 [28FE]

——— expand the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4132), H2097 [28FE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2499), H2854 [2AP]

——— extend expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 4019), H1777 [14FE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H6352 [16JY]

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

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

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 5494), H7980 [13NO]

Terrorism: include foreign terrorist organizations as enemies of the U.S. for purposes of treason (see H.R. 5695), H7937 [12NO]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H3195 [10AP]

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), H5024 [29MY]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: establish procedures for class actions (see H.R. 5088), H6746 [23JY]

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

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

Veterans: extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 3383), H2486 [14MR]

Voting: improve ballot accessibility and voter registration opportunities, strengthen voting rights, and provide voter assistance to absent overseas uniformed services voters (see H.R. 3576), H1592 [4FE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H1687 [6FE]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5109), H7676 [17SE]

Water: prioritize assessment of quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources and produce a national water census to address inevitable challenges of ‘‘Peak Water’’ (see H. Res. 593), H5024 [29MY]

——— strengthen EPA WaterSense program, create EPA local conservation and efficiency program, support recycling, storage and management projects, and provide for drought preparedness (see H.R. 5363), H7619 [16SE]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 5314), H7181 [31JY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 533), H2802 [1AP]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H7901 [19SE]

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), H6656 [22JY]

Women: 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 members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H5725 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Clinical Research Innovation Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H7675 [17SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: disclose crop insurance premium subsidies made on behalf of Members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries and expenses covered and underwriting gains earned by private insurance providers (see H.R. 5634), H7885 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: improve energy savings (see H.R. 4536), H3363 [30AP]

Dept. of Education: modify grace period prior to repayment period for certain Federal direct student loans and exclude certain employer-provided student loan assistance from Federal income tax (see H.R. 5399), H7241 [1AU]

Dept. of State: submit reports to Congress on child protection compacts with countries with a prevalence of trafficking in children (see H.R. 5043), H6034 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for additional qualification requirements for individuals appointed to marriage and family therapist positions (see H.R. 5398), H7241 [1AU]

FCC: restore authority to adopt certain rules relating to preserving the open Internet and take all actions necessary to restore to effect vacated portions of such rules (see H.R. 5429), H7387 [9SE]

National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 572), H3446 [6MY]

OMB: report on disaster assistance obligations of the Federal Government (see H.R. 5635), H7886 [18SE]

President’s Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking: develop a comprehensive action plan to combat human trafficking (see H.R. 5044), H6034 [9JY]

Small business: streamline and simplify registration system used by small business concerns to be eligible to contract with the Federal Government (see H.R. 5154), H6398 [17JY]

Taxation: cut and reduce excess and duplicative tax assessments and paperwork for entrepreneurs (see H.R. 5636), H7886 [18SE]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of consumer indebtedness (see H.R. 5637), H7886 [18SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: disclose crop insurance premium subsidies made on behalf of Members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries and expenses covered and underwriting gains earned by private insurance providers (H.R. 5634), H7891 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: improve energy savings (H.R. 4536), H3364 [30AP]

Dept. of Education: modify grace period prior to repayment period for certain Federal direct student loans and exclude certain employer-provided student loan assistance from Federal income tax (H.R. 5399), H7241 [1AU]

Dept. of State: submit reports to Congress on child protection compacts with countries with a prevalence of trafficking in children (H.R. 5043), H6035 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for additional qualification requirements for individuals appointed to marriage and family therapist positions (H.R. 5398), H7241 [1AU]

FCC: restore authority to adopt certain rules relating to preserving the open Internet and take all actions necessary to restore to effect vacated portions of such rules (H.R. 5429), H7388 [9SE]

OMB: report on disaster assistance obligations of the Federal Government (H.R. 5635), H7891 [18SE]

President’s Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking: develop a comprehensive action plan to combat human trafficking (H.R. 5044), H6035 [9JY]

Small business: streamline and simplify registration system used by small business concerns to be eligible to contract with the Federal Government (H.R. 5154), H6399 [17JY]

Taxation: cut and reduce excess and duplicative tax assessments and paperwork for entrepreneurs (H.R. 5636), H7891 [18SE]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of consumer indebtedness (H.R. 5637), H7891 [18SE]

Motions

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), H6634 [22JY], H6735 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4810 [22MY]

EPA: simplify the solid waste disposal process by eliminating unnecessary deadlines and overlapping regulations and allow for the review and revision of regulations as appropriate (H.R. 2279), H109 [9JA]

Remarks

America’s PrepareAthon!: tribute to national campaign increasing emergency preparedness, H3221 [28AP]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), conference report, H7084 [30JY]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), motion to instruct conferees, H6634 [22JY], H6735, H6737 [23JY]

——— ensure fair wages for defense contractors and prohibit discrimination against women, outsourcing of jobs, high interest student loans, and baggage fees, H4810 [22MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2902 [3AP]

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), H1640 [5FE]

——— prohibit adverse affect on community water supplies and water budgets from efforts to address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, H1640 [5FE]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 1755), E1141• [10JY]

Climate: global warming, H152 [10JA], H3221 [28AP]

Clinical Research Innovation Month: designate (H. Res. 733), H7863 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4809 [22MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), motion to recommit, H4810 [22MY]

——— extend eligibility period for the Transitional Assistance Management Program, H2439 [14MR]

Dept. of Energy: wind energy programs funding, E252• [26FE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize private nonprofit organizations to administer permanent housing rental assistance for the homeless provided through the Continuum of Care Program (H.R. 2790), H8255 [2DE]

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, H6735, H6737 [23JY], H7084 [30JY]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (H.R. 2322), H3221 [28AP]

EPA: prohibit implementation of provisions to simplify solid waste disposal processes that result in fewer cleaned-up sites, do not preserve polluter pays principle, and do not limit toxic chemical exposure, H110 [9JA]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), H2184 [5MR]

——— simplify the solid waste disposal process by eliminating unnecessary deadlines and overlapping regulations and allow for the review and revision of regulations as appropriate (H.R. 2279), motion to recommit, H110 [9JA]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6047 [10JY]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 3992), H6047 [10JY], H7356 [9SE]

Gleason, Robert: KPBS–TV (San Diego, CA) and Union Bank, N.A., LGBT Pride Month Local Hero honoree, E1141• [10JY]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (H.R. 1378), H8899 [9DE]

John Rhoades Federal Judicial Center, San Diego, CA: designate, H8899 [9DE]

LPL Financial (company): tribute to San Diego, CA, sustainable office tower, E518• [4AP]

Medicare: Medicare Advantage program funding, H2902 [3AP]

——— reform, H2902 [3AP]

San Diego, CA: tribute to San Diego LGBT Pride festival and parade, E1141• [10JY]

Supreme Court: 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, H2619 [25MR]

Taxation: modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 4718), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6047 [10JY]

Veterans: require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, H6735, H6737 [23JY]

Tributes

Atkins, Toni, E153• [3FE]

Gloria, Todd, E367• [12MR]

Gwynn, Tony, E1007• [17JN], E1030• [20JN]

Morig, Robert D., E867• [29MY]

Peters, Harvey, H2101 [4MR]