RESEARCH see also Science; Technology

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 465), H1456 [28JA]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), H2935, H2936, H2937, H2938, H2939 [4AP]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), consideration (H. Res. 539), H2925 [4AP]

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (H.R. 669), S6218, S6219 [20NO]

Computers: provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (S. 1353), S6639 [11DE]

Dept. of Education: 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), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3968 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), S6394, S6395 [8DE], H8994 [10DE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1417), S605 [29JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5088, H5089, H5090, H5093, H5095, H5096, H5097, H5098, H5104, H5155, H5157, H5158, H5159, H5160, H5161, H5162, H5163, H5164, H5168, H5169, H5171, H5172, H5173, H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5180, H5181, H5182, H5183, H5187, H5188 [9JN], H5212, H5214, H5216, H5217, H5219, H5220, H5221, H5222, H5223, H5224, H5225, H5226, H5227, H5228, H5230, H5231, H5250 [10JN]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (S. 1254), S959, S961 [12FE], S3771 [17JN]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), H8097, H8098 [19NO]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), consideration (H. Res. 756), H8048 [18NO]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1422), H8060 [18NO]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1422), consideration (H. Res. 756), H8048 [18NO]

Taxation: simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), consideration (H. Res. 569), H3471 [7MY]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3968 [8MY]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 314), S3040, S3044 [14MY]

Articles and editorials

China Still Dominates Rare-Earth Processing, H6596 [22JY]

HHS Official Resigns, Pens a Must Read Rebuke of Federal Bureaucracy, H2474 [14MR]

Tsunamis—Warning Systems Improved Since Great Alaska Earthquake but Unlikely To Help, S1802 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: promote and enhance urban agricultural production and agricultural research in urban areas (see H.R. 5616), H7885 [18SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 465), H1430 [27JA]

AID: establish the U.S. Global Development Lab (see S. 2502), S3863 [19JN] (see H.R. 4905), H5557 [19JN]

——— support development of global health technologies under the Health Technologies Program (see S. 2407), S3294 [22MY]

Alaska: anniversary of Great Alaska Earthquake (see S. Res. 400), S1819 [27MR]

Balance Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 731), H7675 [17SE]

Biomedical Research Fund: establish (see S. 2115), S1584 [12MR] (see H.R. 4384), H2913 [3AP]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), consideration (see H. Res. 539), H2913 [3AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 2373), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 4707), H4784 [21MY]

——— establish a surveillance system relative to traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4251), H2483 [14MR]

——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (see S. 2655), S4903 [24JY] (see H.R. 5185), H6813 [24JY]

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 2746), S5217 [31JY]

——— prohibit funding of any research or treatment in which wards of the State are subjected to greater than minimal risk to their health with no minimal prospect of direct benefit (see H.R. 4989), H5817 [26JN]

——— prohibit funding to medical institutions that conduct certain research on wards of the State or which threaten to disrupt families through allegations of child medical abuse (see H.R. 4518), H3292 [29AP]

——— provide for a Youth Mental Health Research Network (see H.R. 4170), H2255 [6MR]

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

Coast Guard: reauthorize and amend the Fishing Safety Training Grant Program and the Fishing Safety Research Grant Program (see H.R. 4025), H1718 [10FE]

Committee on Taxation (Joint): provide a macroeconomic analysis or dynamic scoring of the impact of major revenue legislation (see S. 2371), S3237 [21MY]

Congressional Research Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 508), S4620 [17JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: consult with Indian tribes to make grants and enter into agreements with eligible entities to conduct research and education and training programs to protect and preserve Native American seeds (see S. 2116), S1584 [12MR]

——— enter into a lease involving the South Central Agricultural Laboratory to facilitate improvement of the laboratory to support cooperative State and Federal agricultural research (see H.R. 4264), H2484 [14MR]

——— make supplemental appropriations for combating tree and wood pests and certain forest health management and urban and community forestry activities (see H.R. 4099), H2000 [26FE]

Dept. of Commerce: require more accurate calculation of propane costs and clarify impact of propane prices on Propane Education & Research Council educational outreach activities (see H.R. 5705), H7979 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 4852), H5362 [12JN]

——— improve energy savings (see S. 2273), S2566 [30AP] (see H.R. 4536), H3363 [30AP]

——— improve national defense laboratories by increasing retention and hiring flexibility to enable performance of breakthrough research and fulfill the needs of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4410), H2961 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: conduct study to determine the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 5678), H7900 [19SE]

——— establish the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Innovation Fund (see S. 2331), S2953 [13MY]

——— 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]

——— 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), consideration (see H. Res. 576), H3939 [7MY]

——— strengthen research in adult education (see S. 2802), S5588 [15SE]

Dept. of Energy: authorize a research program, loan guarantees, and tax credits to facilitate development and commercial deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies (see S. 2287), S2647 [5MY]

——— authorize appropriations for fossil energy research and development programs (see H.R. 4553), H3407 [1MY]

——— consider water intensity in energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources (see H.R. 5189), H6813 [24JY]

——— establish a grant program allowing National Laboratories provision of vouchers to small businesses to improve commercialization of technologies developed at National Laboratories and their economic impact (see S. 2973), S6350 [4DE]

——— establish microlabs to improve regional engagement with national laboratories (see S. 2932), S6022 [17NO]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (see S. 1973), S599 [29JA] (see H.R. 5120), H6351 [16JY]

——— improve technology transfer by removing bureaucratic barriers to industry and small businesses and ensuring investments in research development generate maximum returns (see S. 2129), S1652 [13MR]

——— provide for fundamental science, basic research activities, and applied energy research and development (see H.R. 4869), H5368 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 4798), H5068 [2JN]

——— provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families (see H.R. 4010), H1686 [6FE]

——— 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), H2360 [12MR]

——— provide research, training, and navigator services to youth and young adults on the verge of aging out of the secondary education system (see H.R. 5436), H7433 [10SE]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see S. 2449), S3507 [9JN] (see H.R. 4631), H4058 [9MY]

——— reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 5124), H6351 [16JY]

——— require NIH to consider sex differences in medical research and direct FDA to guarantee clinical drug trials are sufficient to determine safety and effectiveness for both men and women (see H.R. 4879), H5398 [17JN]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see S. 2538), S4153 [26JN]

——— submit report on parasitic disease among poor Americans (see H.R. 4944), H5723 [24JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency, accountability, governance, and operations of the Office of Financial Research (see H.R. 5037), H6034 [9JY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize partnership with industry to strengthen the safety culture and practices of short line and regional freight railroads (see S. 2478), S3719 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 5432), H7432 [10SE]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see S. 2738), S5217 [31JY] (see H.R. 4816), H5185 [9JN] (see H.R. 5484), H7617 [16SE]

——— improve research of Gulf War Illness and provide for the independent operation of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (see H.R. 4261), H2484 [14MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2438), S3474 [5JN] (see H.R. 4745), H4836 [27MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4745), consideration (see H. Res. 604), H5022 [29MY]

Diseases: commend progress made by, and reaffirm commitment to, anti-tuberculosis programs (see S. Res. 393), S1691 [24MR]

——— continue progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis (see H.R. 5835), H9044 [10DE]

——— facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases through coordinated domestic and international efforts (see H.R. 4847), H5318 [11JN]

——— improve asthma management, education, and research (see S. 2804), S5588 [15SE]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 4592), H3939 [7MY]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 4814), H5185 [9JN]

——— provide for scientific framework relative to vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 4701), H4783 [21MY]

Drugs: encourage development and use of new antimicrobial drugs in order to treat antibiotic-resistant infections (see H.R. 4187), H2300 [11MR]

——— improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (see S. 2862), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 4299), H2694 [26MR]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see S. 2755), S5217 [31JY] (see H.R. 4169), H2255 [6MR]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see S. 2757), S5217 [31JY]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see S. 2613), S4557 [16JY] (see H.R. 4012), H1686 [6FE]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), consideration (see H. Res. 756), H8032 [17NO]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1422), consideration (see H. Res. 756), H8032 [17NO]

——— require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (see S. 2526), S4003 [25JN] (see H.R. 4957), H5767 [25JN]

FDA: create a limited population pathway for approval of certain antibacterial drugs (see S. 2996), S6540 [10DE]

——— expand priority review voucher incentive program to encourage treatments for tropical diseases (see H.R. 5729), H8071 [18NO]

——— incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines for ebola by adding the disease to priority review voucher program (see S. 2917), S5918 [12NO]

——— reform program allowing for expanded access to certain experimental treatments or breakthrough drugs for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 5805), H8867 [8DE]

Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5545), H7882 [18SE]

FEMA: enter into agreement with National Research Council to study urban flooding (see H.R. 5521), H7675 [17SE]

FRS: require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, when issuing a research paper, to include all studies, data, and analyses on which the paper was based (see H.R. 4539), H3407 [1MY]

GAO: submit a report to Congress on the entrepreneurial impact of technology transfer at the National Laboratories (see S. 2883), S5782 [18SE]

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

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see S. 2800), S5564 [11SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see S. 2539), S4153 [26JN]

——— require Dept. of HHS to establish a Regenerative Medicine Coordinating Council and GAO to submit report identifying all Federal programs and activities relative to regenerative medicine (see S. 2126), S1652 [13MR]

——— support regenerative medicine through research funding and commercial development and develop a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products (see H.R. 4494), H3240 [28AP]

Law enforcement: establish a Dept. of Justice Office of Forensic Science, a Forensic Science Board, and committees of scientists to examine forensic sciences, and require laboratories to be accredited (see S. 2177), S1818 [27MR]

Mayo Clinic: anniversary (see S. Res. 339), S486 [27JA] (see H. Res. 534), H2802 [1AP]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H3446 [6MY]

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

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 366), S1234 [27FE] (see H. Res. 500), H2198 [5MR]

Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 518), H2433 [13MR]

NASA: assess cost and schedule implications of extending science missions beyond planned mission lifetimes (see H.R. 3845), H162 [10JA]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5650), H7886 [18SE]

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

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 563), H3408 [1MY]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 353), S891 [11FE] (see H. Res. 522), H2484 [14MR]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 473), H1592 [4FE]

National Cancer Research Month: designate (see S. Res. 445), S3029 [14MY]

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 396), S1731 [25MR]

National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 414), S2194 [7AP]

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 S. 2035), S1001 [24FE] (see H.R. 4075), H1937 [25FE]

National Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 528), H2744 [27MR]

National Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H2301 [11MR]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 536), S5325 [1AU] (see H. Res. 697), H7126 [30JY]

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 459), S3294 [22MY] (see H. Res. 598), H4834 [23MY]

National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 585), S6205 [20NO]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 575), S5784 [18SE] (see H. Res. 740), H7887 [18SE]

National Prostate Cancer Council: establish (see S. 2813), S5628 [16SE]

National Science and Technology Council: establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency (see S. 1971), S599 [29JA]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 2030), S948 [12FE]

National security: recognize importance of biosecurity and agro-defense (see S. Res. 373), S1315 [5MR]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), S5218 [31JY]

NIH: allocate additional funding through the Common Fund for research by emerging scientists (see H.R. 5820), H8931 [9DE]

——— develop a pilot program to improve medical trial participation, retention, efficiency, effectiveness, and diversity (see H. Res. 510), H2301 [11MR]

——— ensure scientists are being funded at the age when they are most likely to make breakthroughs (see H.R. 5819), H8931 [9DE]

——— expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see S. 2851), S5781 [18SE] (see H.R. 4221), H2360 [12MR]

——— funding (see H.R. 5724), H8033 [17NO]

——— implement prize competitions with the goal of improving health outcomes and thereby reducing Federal expenditures (see H.R. 5790), H8365 [3DE]

——— prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see H.R. 5580), H7884 [18SE]

——— prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, restore purchasing power (see S. 2658), S4903 [24JY]

——— research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and urge the FDA to monitor and disclose contaminants in all menstrual hygiene products (see H.R. 4746), H4909 [28MY]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see S. 2192), S1923 [1AP] (see H.R. 4351), H2801 [1AP]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (see S. 2181), S1819 [27MR] (see H.R. 5309), H7181 [31JY]

——— create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see S. 2798), S5564 [11SE] (see H.R. 5456), H7454 [11SE]

——— develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see S. 2890), S5783 [18SE]

——— establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and environmental information program to support renewable energy (see S. 2705), S5135 [30JY]

NSF: encourage and further research on engagement of underrepresented youth in science, technology, engineering, and science (STEM) fields (see H.R. 4161), H2255 [6MR]

——— support entrepreneurial programs for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions (see H.R. 5527), H7882 [18SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: strike provisions that prohibit from studying the legalization of marijuana and that require opposition to any attempt to legalize marijuana (see H.R. 4046), H1770 [11FE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 5029), H5876 [8JY]

——— establish a grant program to support U.S.-Israeli cooperation for neuroscience-related research (see H.R. 4472), H3196 [10AP]

Parkinson’s Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 408), S1923 [1AP]

Patents: advance public health by encouraging independent innovators to pursue drug repurposing research and develop new treatments and cures by providing intellectual property protections for those innovations (see S. 2150), S1691 [24MR] (see H.R. 4287), H2610 [24MR]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 379), S1519 [11MR]

Pharmaceuticals: establish a new class of ‘‘dormant therapy’’ drugs to remove disincentives to the development of certain treatments relative to the length of patent protections (see S. 3004), S6626 [11DE]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 368), S1234 [27FE] (see H. Res. 493), H2065 [27FE]

Renewable energy: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development (see H.R. 5335), H7182 [31JY]

Safety: ensure certain safety measures are utilized in the interest of public health security relative to labeling and transporting of human tissue specimens or collection of specimens into interstate commerce (see H.R. 5318), H7181 [31JY]

SBA: establish the Innovative Approaches to Technology Transfer Grant Program (see S. 2551), S4153 [26JN]

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

——— establish scientific standards and protocols across forensic disciplines (see S. 2022), S947 [12FE]

——— improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see H.R. 5451), H7454 [11SE]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research and development and improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 4186), H2260 [10MR]

——— 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), H7185 [31JY]

——— support innovation (see H.R. 5812), H8930 [9DE]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see S. Con. Res. 33), S1234 [27FE] (see H. Con. Res. 86), H1937 [25FE]

Solar Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 765), H8170 [20NO]

Sports: provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 3954), H1480 [28JA]

Taxation: expand existing tax credits to encourage the capture, utilization, and sequestration of carbon dioxide (see S. 2288), S2647 [5MY]

——— extend and modify the research and development credit to encourage innovation (see S. 1920), S325 [14JA]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4469), H3196 [10AP]

——— extend exclusion for small business stock and provide incentives for small business high technology research investment (see S. 2139), S1652 [13MR]

——— extend the business research credit (see H.R. 3945), H1479 [28JA]

——— impose an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and dedicate the revenues from such tax to the prevention, treatment, and research of diet-related health conditions in priority populations (see H.R. 5279), H7125 [30JY]

——— increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 2715), S5216 [31JY]

——— provide an exception for certain public-private research arrangements from the business use test for purposes of determining private activity bonds (see H.R. 5829), H9044 [10DE]

——— provide exception from passive loss rules for investments in high technology research small business pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4855), H5363 [12JN]

——— provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see H.R. 4696), H4783 [21MY]

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

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 4438), H3143 [9AP]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), consideration (see H. Res. 569), H3445 [6MY] (see H. Res. 576), H3939 [7MY]

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S3029 [14MY] (see H.R. 5614), H7885 [18SE]

Unemployment: establish commission to examine BLS processes to provide unemployment rates and make recommendations for any changes in methodology or improvements (see H.R. 4171), H2255 [6MR]

USA Science & Engineering Festival: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 329), S68 [7JA]

Veterans: expand research and education on and delivery of complementary and alternative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 4887), H5493 [18JN]

Water: 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), H7183 [31JY]

Weather: study effect of Earth’s magnetic field on the weather (see H.R. 5718), H7995 [14NO]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 597), S6540 [10DE]

World Tuberculosis Day: support goals (see S. Res. 393), S1691 [24MR]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S619 [30JA], S689 [3FE]

Conference reports

Agricultural Act (H.R. 2642), H1269–H1425 [27JA]

Histories

Congressional Research Service Formation, E1192 [17JY]

Letters

Address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and control, and helping community detection, control, and mitigation: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H5128 [9JN]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space and Technology (House), H5129 [9JN]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5129 [9JN]

Congressional Research Service anniversary: Senator Schumer, S4627 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense Defense Health Program multiple sclerosis research funding: several Representatives, H5447 [18JN]

EPA response to subpoena request: Regina McCarthy, EPA, H8095 [19NO]

EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act: American Alliance for Innovation, H8059 [18NO]

——— Andrew A. Rosenberg, Union of Concerned Scientists, H8053 [18NO]

——— Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, H8058 [18NO]

——— Gene Karpinski, League of Conservation Voters, H8054 [18NO]

——— Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H8059 [18NO]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H8058 [18NO]

——— Ross Eisenberg, National Association of Manufacturers, H8059 [18NO]

——— several organizations, H8053, H8054 [18NO]

EPA use of all peer-reviewed scientific publications to issue regulations: John Erwin, Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, H8099 [19NO]

National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: Alexander Dennis, H4816 [22MY]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program Reauthorization: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6146 [14JY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6146 [14JY]

Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Representative Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), H2935 [4AP]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H2935 [4AP]

Secret Science Reform Act: American Association for the Advancement of Science, H8090 [19NO]

——— Andrew A. Rosenberg, Union of Concerned Scientists, H8096 [19NO]

——— David Morgenstein, American Statistical Association, H8096 [19NO]

——— Harold Wimmer, American Lung Association and Stephen C. Crane, American Thoracic Society, H8090 [19NO]

——— Joseph R. Haywood, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, H8093 [19NO]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8088 [19NO]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8088 [19NO]

Secret Science Reform Act, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act, and Promoting New Manufacturing Act: Gene Karpinski, League of Conservation Voters, H8091 [19NO]

——— several organizations, H8091 [19NO]

Secret Science Reform Act and EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act: several organizations, H8096 [19NO]

Lists

National Academy of Inventors, Inc., Fellows Program inductees, E192 [11FE]

Organizations supporting S. 2658, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act, S4907 [24JY]

Motions

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), H2943 [4AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5237 [10JN]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), H8100 [19NO]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1422), H8062 [18NO]

Taxation: simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), H4021 [9MY]

Petitions and memorials

Iowa: Agricultural Act, S561 [29JA]

Proposals

Observe Smith-Lever Act anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, E10 [7JA]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: promote and enhance urban agricultural production and agricultural research in urban areas (H.R. 5616), E1458 [19SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H24, H45 [8JA], H79 [9JA], H230 [15JA], E92 [16JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, H1425–H1428 [27JA], H1436 [28JA], H1484, H1485–H1501, H1502, H1503 [29JA], H1552 [4FE], H1595 [5FE], H1944 [26FE], H2615 [25MR], E149 [31JA], E152, E154 [3FE], E161 [4FE]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 465), H1443–H1458 [28JA]

Agriculture Extension Act: anniversary, E710 [8MY]

Alfred State College of Technology, State University of New York: tribute to solar decathlon team, E284 [28FE]

Alfred University: tribute to solar decathlon team, E284 [28FE]

Alvin (vessel): anniversary of deep-sea submersible, E1423 [16SE]

American Society of Clinical Oncology: recognize anniversary and commitment to cancer research, education, prevention, and patient care, H4009–H4014 [8MY], E712 [8MY], E739 [9MY], E843 [28MY], E944 [10JN]

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

Applied Research Associates, Inc.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E495 [2AP]

Aurora, IL: tribute to Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy students selected as NASA Exploration Design Challenge finalists, E635 [30AP]

Berenbaum, May: National Medal of Science recipient, H8200 [1DE]

BioMarin Pharmaceuticals Inc.: inclusion in Forbes (publication) Most Innovative Companies in the World list, E1666 [1DE]

Bioneers (organization): anniversary of Summit Conference, E1452 [19SE]

Bodzianowski, Michal: National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Student Spaceflight Experiments Program winner, E1105 [3JY]

Borg, Scott G.: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals finalist, E1547 [12NO]

Brain Awareness Week: observance, H2287 [11MR], E366 [12MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2810, H2811 [2AP]

California: investment in water resources management and technologies, H2005 [27FE]

CBO: include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone areas, H2932 [4AP]

——— include legislation from Committee on Appropriations of each House in requirement to provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation and change threshold to trigger such analysis, H2928–H2932, H2936 [4AP]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, including legislation relative to education, infrastructure, economic growth, and job creation, H2943, H2944 [4AP]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation and estimate the number of jobs created, sustained, or lost, H2937, H2938 [4AP]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), H2731 [27MR], H2807 [2AP], H2927–H2945 [4AP]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), consideration (H. Res. 539), H2919–H2927 [4AP]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), motion to recommit, H2943, H2944 [4AP]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation on State and local governments and taxpayers, H2937 [4AP]

——— require macroeconomic analysis include estimates on potential impact of legislation to HUBZone areas, H2939, H2940 [4AP]

——— review accuracy of macroeconomic impact analysis on legislation enacted, H2938, H2939 [4AP]

Center for Medicine in the Public Interest: tribute to My Life Is Worth It Campaign, E1421 [16SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (H.R. 4707), E795 [21MY]

——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (H.R. 5185), H8889–H8891 [9DE]

Chen, Eric: White House Science Fair participant, H4924 [29MY]

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (H.R. 669), H7341–H7343 [9SE], H8344 [3DE]

Climate: accept scientific finding of EPA that greenhouse gas pollution is ‘‘contributing to long-lasting changes in our climate that can have a range of negative effects’’, H2191, H2192 [5MR]

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

Colleges and universities: allow growth or cultivation of industrial hemp for agricultural or academic research in States that already permit industrial hemp growth, H4980, H4981, H4990, H4991 [29MY]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations hearing on global impact of autism spectrum disorders, E1293 [31JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 113th Congress, H80 [9JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, E593 [28AP]

Congressional Research Service: anniversary, E1158, E1159 [15JY], E1166, E1168, E1173, E1174, E1175, E1178 [16JY], E1190, E1192 [17JY]

Corps of Engineers: Continuing Authorities Program funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy administrative account funding, H5983, H5984 [9JY]

Debbie’s Dream Foundation: tribute to Dream Makers Gala, H3436 [6MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: citrus greening research funding, H5263 [11JN]

——— Economic Research Service funding, H5292 [11JN]

——— make supplemental appropriations for combating tree and wood pests and certain forest health management and urban and community forestry activities (H.R. 4099), E250 [26FE]

——— study the effect of captivity on large marine mammals, H5294 [11JN], H6299 [16JY]

Dept. of Commerce: Bureau of Industry and Security funding to conduct a survey on usage of NIST cybersecurity framework, H4884 [28MY]

——— Interagency Trade Enforcement Center funding through reductions in NASA exploration funding, H4883 [28MY]

——— require more accurate calculation of propane costs and clarify impact of propane prices on Propane Education & Research Council educational outreach activities (H.R. 5705), H8891, H8892 [9DE]

Dept. of Defense: breast cancer research funding, H4724 [21MY], H5461, H5462 [18JN]

——— collaborate with NIH to combat triple negative breast cancer, H5409 [18JN]

——— conduct independent and comprehensive study to improve wounded warrior care, H4745 [21MY]

——— Defense Health Program Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H5452 [18JN]

——— Defense Health Program multiple sclerosis research funding, H5446, H5447 [18JN]

——— Defense Health Program post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H5448–H5450 [18JN]

——— Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H5456 [18JN]

——— Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Student Initiative funding, H5442 [18JN]

——— include additional community partnerships through a competitive and merit-based process to enhance mental health programs for National Guard and Reserve components, H5442 [18JN]

——— Office of Naval Research lithium ion-battery research and development funding, H5444 [18JN]

——— prostate cancer research funding, H5464 [18JN]

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

——— Spinal Cord Injury Research Program funding, H5465, H5466 [18JN]

——— stomach cancer research funding, E1047 [23JN]

——— Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program funding, H2157 [5MR], H2438 [14MR]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H2145 [4MR], H6020, H6021 [9JY]

——— defense environmental cleanup funding through reductions in inertial confinement fusion ignition and high yield campaign funding, H4746 [21MY]

——— develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (H.R. 1022), H6592–H6597 [22JY], H6846 [25JY]

——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program, nuclear energy, and fossil energy research and development funding, H6003, H6004 [9JY]

——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program funding, H6000–H6002 [9JY]

——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development funding, H5997, H5999, H6000, H6002, H6003 [9JY]

——— Energy Efficient Buildings Hub funding, H6030 [9JY]

——— establish an integrated facility at the Nevada National Security Site to study advanced radiography capabilities, H5979 [9JY]

——— fossil energy research and development funding, H6014, H6015 [9JY]

——— improve high-end computing research and development program (H.R. 2495), H7260–H7263 [8SE]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (H.R. 5120), H6595, H6601–H6604 [22JY]

——— increase hydroelectric power funding, H6011, H6012 [9JY]

——— Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program funding, H5978 [9JY]

——— National Energy Technology Laboratory funding, H6030 [9JY]

——— Office of Science funding through reductions in defense funding, H6017, H6018 [9JY]

——— Office of Science National Undergraduate Fellowship Program funding through reductions in Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships funding, H6018, H6019 [9JY]

——— prohibit funding for Climate Model Development and Validation program, H6088, H6089 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for National Energy Technology Laboratory transformation into a Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory, consolidation, or closure, H6085 [10JY]

——— prohibit Loan Program Office funding, H6078, H6079 [10JY]

——— tribute to Idaho National Laboratory employees receiving American Nuclear Society Materials Science and Technology Division awards, E1046 [23JN]

——— University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics funding, E1150 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (H.R. 2975), H4682 [20MY], H5871–H5873 [8JY], E791 [20MY]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (H.R. 4631), H5688–H5693 [24JN], E1062 [24JN], E1067, E1069 [25JN], E1079 [26JN], E1095 [30JN]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), H5696–H5699 [24JN], E1062 [24JN], E1067 [25JN], E1095 [30JN]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), Senate amendment, H8994 [10DE]

Dept. of HUD: National Homeless Data Analysis Project funding, H5161 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program funding through reductions in Office of Justice Programs, Research, Evaluation, and Statistics funding, H4946 [29MY]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, H2982 [7AP]

——— reauthorize Postconviction DNA Testing Grant Program, H2981 [7AP]

Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interest in certain land conveyed to Oregon for establishment of Oregon State University Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (H.R. 3366), H4856–H4858 [28MY]

Dept. of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration training and technical assistance to make public transit more accessible for people with disabilities and senior citizens funding, H5097 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Roadside Survey, H5180 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding for purchase of a camera to collect and store vehicle license plate numbers, H5180 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve research of Gulf War Illness and provide for the independent operation of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War veterans Illnesses (H.R. 4261), H4863–H4866 [28MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: electronic health records, military sexual assault prevention and response, posttraumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injury research funding, H5575 [20JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5216, H5217 [10JN]

——— making appropriations, H9276 [11DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5077–H5106, H5149–H5184 [9JN], H5189, H5203–H5239, H5243 [10JN], H5256 [11JN], H5322 [12JN], H5401 [18JN], E935, E937, E946 [10JN], E952, E953, E961 [11JN], E977 [12JN], E1014 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4745), consideration (H. Res. 604), H5029–H5034 [30MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4745), motion to recommit, H5237, H5238 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for bonus award to contractors for work on projects that are behind schedule or over budget, H5181, H5182 [9JN], H5220 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding from being used in contravention of the Buy American Act, H5218 [10JN]

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]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H5870–H5873 [8JY], H7999 [17NO], H8074 [19NO], H8228, H8267–H8272 [2DE], H8288 [3DE], E1587 [14NO], E1698 [2DE], E1734 [4DE], E1814 [12DE]

——— cancer awareness, research, and prevention programs funding, H444 [15JA]

——— commend progress made by, and reaffirm commitment to, anti-tuberculosis programs, E425 [24MR]

——— develop plan of action to address Alzheimer’s disease, H4680–H4682 [20MY], H5869–H5873 [8JY], H8267–H8272 [2DE]

——— efforts to contain Ebola outbreak in Africa, E1346 [8SE], E1459 [19SE]

——— facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases through coordinated domestic and international efforts (H.R. 4847), E1346 [8SE]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (H.R. 1508), H5871 [8JY], E791 [20MY]

——— pancreatic cancer research funding, H5505 [19JN], H5771 [26JN]

——— provide for scientific framework relative to vector-borne diseases (H.R. 4701), H7344–H7347 [9SE]

——— provide research and education on triple-negative breast cancer (H.R. 80), H4012 [8MY]

Earth Day: observance, H3251 [29AP]

Elmira, NY: tribute to Susan G. Komen Twin Tiers Region Race for the Cure, E831 [22MY]

Endangered Species Act: economic impact of proposal to designate Northern Long-Eared Bat as an endangered species, H7279 [8SE]

——— exclude scientific information published solely in internal Dept. of the Interior publications from the definition of ‘‘best scientific and commercial data available’’, H7017, H7018 [29JY]

——— prohibit automatically defining all data submitted by State, county, or tribal governments as the ‘‘best scientific and commercial data available’’, H7018, H7019 [29JY]

EPA: allow proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon nonpublic information science when responding to emergencies and disasters, H8101 [19NO]

——— allow use of all peer-reviewed scientific publications to issue regulations, H8092, H8099 [19NO]

——— prohibit members of corporations and trade associations from serving on the Scientific Advisory Board if they represent an entity that has a financial interest in the outcome of Board decisions, H8062 [18NO]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), H3249 [29AP], H5602 [23JN], H6341 [16JY], H7852 [18SE], H8087–H8103 [19NO], E1631 [19NO]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), consideration (H. Res. 756), H8045–H8050 [18NO]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), motion to recommit, H8101 [19NO]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1422), H7852 [18SE], H8050–H8064 [18NO], E1631 [19NO]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1422), consideration (H. Res. 756), H8045–H8050 [18NO]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1422), motion to recommit, H8062 [18NO]

——— require all scientific and technical information used for rulemaking be made available online before proposing or finalizing new regulations, H8098 [19NO]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer’s Project, E1734 [4DE]

FDA: funding, H5260 [11JN]

——— improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases, E1321 [1AU]

——— incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines for ebola by adding the disease to priority review voucher program (S. 2917), H8344 [3DE]

——— proposed regulations relative to laboratory developed tests, H7248 [8SE]

FEMA: authorize use of grants under the Urban Areas Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program to work in conjunction with a Dept. of Energy national laboratory (H.R. 3438), H8196–H8198 [1DE]

Food Research and Action Center: tribute to antihunger programs, H5643 [24JN]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for treatment of hydrocephalus in children in developing countries, train health care providers in innovative methods to treat and cure hydrocephalus, and fund related research (H.R. 3525), E468 [28MR]

Government: improve efficiency of Federal research and development (H.R. 5056), H6143, H6147–H6149 [14JY]

Health: increase awareness of peripheral autoimmune neuropathies and related conditions, E1475 [19SE]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (H.R. 3091), H2004 [27FE]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (H.R. 3116), H4480 [20MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (H.R. 1098), H5699, H5700 [24JN], E1062 [24JN], E1095 [30JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (S. 2539), H7964 [13NO]

Hyundai USA, Inc.: tribute to Hope on Wheels program, E564 [9AP]

Illinois: tribute to Dept. of Energy Office of Science Early Career Research Program award recipients, H4484 [20MY]

Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation: tribute, H6661 [23JY]

Law enforcement: provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits, H2981 [7AP]

Library of Congress: anniversary of Hispanic Reading Room, E1454 [19SE]

Lupus Awareness Month: observance, H3436 [6MY], E664 [1MY]

Mathematics: research advances relative to twin prime numbers, H1729 [11FE]

Medicare: provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and coordination (H.R. 2477), H3457 [7MY]

Mendelsohn, John: American Society of Clinical Oncology Oncology Luminaries honoree, H4012 [8MY]

Mental health: address rising rates of autism, H4482 [20MY]

——— increase research, treatment, education, and outreach programs, H3126 [9AP]

——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (H.R. 4574), H3437 [6MY], H6778 [24JY]

Mesa, AZ: opening of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., Biorubber Process Research Center, E1483 [19SE]

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (H.R. 526), H2624 [25MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 5294), H7049, H7052 [30JY]

Mount Prospect, IL: tribute to Science Chicks club, H3297 [30AP]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month: observance, H2699 [27MR]

NASA: space technology funding, H4955, H4956 [29MY]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute to Fellows Program inductees, E192 [11FE]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, H2808, H2812 [2AP], H3249 [29AP], E420 [24MR]

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7304 [9SE]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H2246 [6MR], H2659 [26MR]

National HIV Testing Day: observance, E1084 [26JN]

National Inflammatory Bowel Disease Awareness Week: observance, E1732 [4DE]

National MPS Awareness Day: observance, E713 [8MY]

National Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 528), H2699 [27MR]

National objectives: economic recovery, H14–H18 [7JA]

National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan, H7520, H7521, H7523 [15SE]

——— direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (H.R. 2447), H6379 [17JY]

National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: observance, H4483 [20MY], H4816 [22MY], H5562 [20JN]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1786), H6143, H6144–H6147 [14JY]

New Mexico: increase investment in water resources management and technologies, E95 [16JA]

NIH: childhood cancer research funding, H7304 [9SE]

——— expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (H.R. 4221), H4483 [20MY]

——— funding, H2813 [2AP], H3066 [9AP], H4813 [22MY], E1629 [19NO]

——— justify award of NIH grant to Jonathan Gruber relative to controversial remarks on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and NIH funding priorities, H8136 [20NO]

——— prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (H.R. 5580), H8043 [18NO]

——— provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 2019), H1551 [4FE], H2994 [8AP]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (H.R. 594), H6933–H6935 [28JY]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (H.R. 4351), H4681, H4682 [20MY], H5872, H5873 [8JY], H8270 [2DE], E1720 [3DE], E1734 [4DE]

——— tribute to Accelerating Medicines Partnership, E332 [6MR]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 5309), H7263–H7267 [8SE]

——— climate research funding, H4879, H4892–H4895 [28MY]

——— improve ability to address severe marine debris events, H2775 [1AP]

——— Integrated Ocean Acidification research program funding, H4895, H4896 [28MY]

——— Office of Marine and Aviation Operations marine research funding, H4890 [28MY]

——— Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research weather research funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4889 [28MY]

——— prioritize and redirect resources to a program of attainable advances in improving weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events (H.R. 2413), H2759–H2763 [1AP], E529 [7AP]

NSF: Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences funding, H4957–H4959 [29MY]

——— funding, H4887 [28MY], H4959, H4960, H4997 [29MY], E876 [29MY]

——— proposed changes to merit-based selection process, H4887 [28MY]

Oceans: create incentives for private sector and Federal researchers to strengthen ability to research, monitor, and mitigate impacts of ocean acidification, H4485 [20MY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (H.R. 5029), H6143, H6149, H6150 [14JY]

——— funding, H4953, H4954 [29MY]

Orion (spacecraft): tribute to first test flight of next-generation spacecraft, H8943 [10DE]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H2055 [27FE]

——— tribute to Lunar Lion Team for participation in the Google Lunar XPrize competition, H1725 [11FE]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Office of Forensic Science, E1369 [9SE]

Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of Pittsburgh Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition Engineering Inspiration Award, E560 [9AP]

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production, H7685 [18SE]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (S. 1762), H2690 [26MR]

Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Farm, E1202 [22JY]

Rare Disease Day: observance, H1925 [25FE], H2068 [28FE], E297 [4MR]

Richland, WA: anniversary of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, E1806 [12DE]

Rutgers University: tribute to Agricultural Experiment Station Cooperative Extension, E1123 [9JY]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (H.R. 2981), H7442 [11SE]

——— grant directors of national laboratories authority to accept grant funding from nonprofits and foundations for scientific research that supports the core missions of such laboratories, H4745 [21MY]

——— increase Federal investments in research and development, H3061 [9AP]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research and development and improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 4186), H4887 [28MY]

Science and innovation programs: funding, H251 [15JA]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, H2158 [5MR], E309 [5MR], E690 [6MY], E1104 [3JY], E1123 [9JY]

Space policy: support public-private partnerships to ensure continued space exploration and scientific research, H2619 [25MR]

Stony Brook University: tribute to Indianapolis Zoo Indianapolis Prize finalists, E391 [14MR]

Taxation: permanently extend the research and development credit, H3300 [30AP], H3462 [7MY], H7815 [18SE]

——— provide incentives for clean energy and repeal fossil fuel subsidies for big oil companies (H.R. 4753), E853 [28MY]

——— rates, H2012 [27FE]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), H3393, H3394 [1MY], H3943, H3945, H3949, H3980–H3988 [8MY], H4019 [9MY], H5325 [12JN], E728, E729 [9MY], E779 [20MY]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), consideration (H. Res. 569), H3465–H3471 [7MY]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3961–H3968 [8MY]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), motion to recommit, H4021 [9MY]

Textile industry and fabrics: support innovation and research in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry (H.R. 937), H8048 [18NO]

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: reauthorize (S. 2338), H10314 [12DE]

Unger, Roger: Karolinksa Institute Rolf Luft Award recipient, E445 [26MR]

University of California, Davis: anniversary of Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine Program, E187 [10FE]

University of California, Merced: tribute to environmental research studying impact of drought, fire, and global warming on soil and water resources, H5651 [24JN]

University of Texas at Dallas: tribute to Brain Performance Institute, H8075 [19NO]

Wagner, John C.: Dept. of Energy Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award in Computer, Information, and Knowledge Sciences recipient, E1131 [9JY]

Walters, Nicole: tribute to participation in NASA Aerospace Scholars Program, E1796 [12DE]

Woldar, Andrew: NSF research grant recipient, E147 [31JA]

World AIDS Day: observance, H8200 [1DE], H8262 [2DE], E1674, E1675 [1DE]

World Autism Awareness Day: observance, H2787 [1AP], H2808, H2812 [2AP]

World Tuberculosis Day: support goals, E425 [24MR]

Wright, David: resignation as Dept. of HHS Director of Office of Research Integrity, H2474 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), S44 [7JA], S396 [16JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S514–S516 [28JA], S561, S585 [29JA], S613, S619, S630–S632, S636, S640, S645 [30JA], S665–S690, S693–S697 [3FE], S710–S718, S720–S726, S729–S736, S746 [4FE], S813 [6FE], S997–S999 [24FE]

——— support maple syrup production research and education, sustainability of maple syrup resources, promotion of maple products, and access to lands for maple sugaring activities, S813 [6FE]

AID: establish the U.S. Global Development Lab (S. 2502), S3865 [19JN]

Alaska: anniversary of Great Alaska Earthquake (S. Res. 400), S1800–S1805 [27MR]

Alvin (vessel): anniversary of deep-sea submersible, S5693 [17SE]

Biomedical Research Fund: establish (S. 2115), S2312, S2313 [9AP], S2553 [30AP]

Canton, GA: tribute to Creekview High School rocketry team for participation in the Team America Rocketry Challenge, S3231 [21MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (H.R. 5185), S6840 [15DE]

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (H.R. 669), S6219 [20NO]

Colleges and universities: establish a grant program to encourage universities to revamp engineering programs to focus on manufacturing engineering and curricula specifically related to targeted industries, S4981 [28JY]

Congress: legislative priorities, S6124–S6126 [19NO]

Congressional Research Service: anniversary, S4547 [16JY]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 508), S4626, S4627 [17JY]

Connecticut: promote renewable energy development and uses, S1450 [10MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program funding, S722 [4FE]

——— clarify regulations relative to the importation of seeds, S725 [4FE]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems, S713 [4FE]

Dept. of Defense: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program funding, S517 [28JA]

Dept. of Education: strengthen research in adult education (S. 2802), S5589 [15SE]

Dept. of Energy: approve loan guarantees for advanced fossil fuel projects, S3993 [25JN]

——— authorize a research program, loan guarantees, and tax credits to facilitate development and commercial deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies (S. 2287), S2649 [5MY]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (S. 1973), S602–S604 [29JA]

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]

——— Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S6287–S6289 [3DE]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (H.R. 4631), S5312 [31JY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), S6395 [8DE], S6531 [10DE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1417), S605 [29JA]

Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, S1899 [1AP]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize partnership with industry to strengthen the safety culture and practices of short line and regional freight railroads (S. 2478), S3721 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service, S1143 [26FE]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (S. 2738), S5186 [31JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S3776–S3784, S3788, S3792, S3798–S3800 [18JN], S3837–S3842, S3852 [19JN], S3887 [23JN], S6811 [13DE]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (S. 2755), S5233 [31JY]

Dryden Flight Research Center, Palmdale, CA: redesignate as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (H.R. 667), S185, S186 [8JA]

——— address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (S. 1254), House amendment, S3771 [17JN]

——— support advanced fossil energy research and development, S1401 [10MR]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses, S313 [14JA], S1907 [1AP], S2063 [2AP]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S4448 [14JY]

EPA: require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (S. 2526), S3900 [23JN]

FDA: funding, S3784 [18JN]

——— incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines for ebola by adding the disease to priority review voucher program (S. 2917), S6271 [2DE]

Hawaii: development of Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, S1445 [10MR]

Health: reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (S. 2539), S4214 [7JY], S4755 [23JY], S5643 [16SE]

Iowa: Iowa House of Representatives passage of resolution on H.R. 2642, Agricultural Act, S561 [29JA]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish, S6654 [11DE]

Mayo Clinic: anniversary (S. Res. 339), S855, S856 [10FE]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 366), S1252 [27FE]

Muscatine, IA: tribute to joint study between Muscatine High School and University of Iowa on efforts to improve youth nutrition, S3894 [23JN]

NASA: funding, S404 [16JA]

——— space technology funding, S3778 [18JN]

——— tribute to U.S. space program, S4640 [21JY]

National Cancer Research Month: designate (S. Res. 445), S3243, S3244 [21MY]

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 396), S1739 [25MR]

National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 414), S2202 [7AP], S2373 [10AP]

National Institute on Aging: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, S2303 [9AP]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize, S722 [4FE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 536), S5330 [1AU]

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 459), S3308, S3309 [22MY]

National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 585), S6307 [3DE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 575), S5880 [18SE]

National Prostate Cancer Council: establish (S. 2813), S5630 [16SE]

National security: recognize importance of biosecurity and agro-defense (S. Res. 373), S1326 [5MR]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 533), S5315 [31JY]

National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: observance, S3178 [20MY]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (S. 637), S3178 [20MY]

——— funding, S708 [4FE], S2743 [7MY]

——— medical reseach funding, S2553 [30AP]

——— prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, restore purchasing power (S. 2658), S4906 [24JY]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (H.R. 594), S5862 [18SE]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (S. 2181), S1805 [27MR]

Orion (spacecraft): tribute to first test flight of next-generation spacecraft, S6325 [4DE], S6365 [8DE]

Parkinson’s Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 408), S2041 [1AP]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (S. Res. 379), S1527 [11MR]

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production and extend certain renewable energy tax incentives, S1444 [10MR]

——— reform tax treatment of all energy production, S1389 [10MR]

Rare Disease Day: designate (S. Res. 368), S1252 [27FE]

Renewable energy: improve sources, S1389 [10MR]

Robins AFB, GA: application of Federal Acquisition Regulations relative to contracts with Mercer Engineering Research Center, S6687 [11DE]

Rockefeller, Senator: legislative accomplishments, S6331–S6334 [4DE]

Scripps Research Institute: symposium on theraputic approaches for extending healthspan, S2644 [5MY]

Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 2642, Agricultural Act, S734, S735 [4FE]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, S2863 [8MY]

——— observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (S. Con. Res. 33), S2330 [9AP]

South Carolina: tribute to Student Spaceflight Experiments Program participants, S6784 [12DE]

Taxation: expand existing tax credits to encourage the capture, utilization, and sequestration of carbon dioxide (S. 2288), S2649 [5MY]

——— extend and modify the research and development credit to encourage innovation, S6336 [4DE]

——— extend and modify the research and development credit to encourage innovation (S. 1920), S6503 [10DE]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations, make bonus depreciation and research and development credit permanent, and exclude certain capital gains income, S4878 [24JY]

——— permanently extend the research and development credit, S4872 [24JY]

——— provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes, S3013 [14MY]

——— provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (S. 193), S6503 [10DE]

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: reauthorize (S. 2338), S6697 [11DE]

University of Florida: tribute to College of Public Health and Health Professions Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) study, S518 [28JA]

——— tribute to Institute on Aging diabetes study, S4453 [14JY]

University of Hawaii: tribute to Ascent Conference, S1483 [10MR]

University of South Florida: tribute to Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute, S2324 [9AP]

USA Science & Engineering Festival: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 329), S83 [7JA]

Virginia: tribute to Virginia Longitudinal Data Systems, S6193 [20NO]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 314), S3043 [14MY]

World Autism Awareness Day: observance, S2090 [2AP]

Reports filed

Adding Ebola to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2917), S6148 [19NO]

Agricultural Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2642) (H. Rept. 113–333), H1430 [27JA]

American Research and Competitiveness Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4438) (H. Rept. 113–431), H3412 [2MY]

Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4631) (H. Rept. 113–490), H5639 [23JN]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2449), S4153 [26JN]

Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 429), S6388 [8DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 429) (S. Rept. 113–319), S6788 [12DE]

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]

Consideration of H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act, H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act, and H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 756) (H. Rept. 113–626), H8032 [17NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1874, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H.R. 1871, Baseline Reform Act, and H.R. 1872, Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 113–400), H2913 [3AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4366, Strengthening Education Through Research Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. Rept. 113–444), H3939 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 569) (H. Rept. 113–440), H3445 [6MY]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. Rept. 113–444), H3939 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4745, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. Rept. 113–465), H5022 [29MY]

Cybersecurity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1353), S4903 [24JY]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1353) (S. Rept. 113–270), S5918 [12NO]

Dept. of HHS Grant Programs for Education and Outreach on Newborn Screening and Coordinated Followup Care Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1281) (H. Rept. 113–478), H5556 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS Traumatic Brain Injury and Trauma Research Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2539), S4762 [23JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4745) (H. Rept. 113–464), H4836 [27MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2438) (S. Rept. 113–182), S3474 [5JN]

EPA Comprehensive Assessment of Scientific and Technical Research on Implications of the Use of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends: Committee on Science, Space and Technology (House) (H.R. 875) (H. Rept. 113–667), H10317 [12DE]

Forensic Science and Standards Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2022), S6388 [8DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2022) (S. Rept. 113–320), S6788 [12DE]

Hermiston Reversionary Interest Release Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3366) (H. Rept. 113–402), H2960 [4AP]

Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4299) (H. Rept. 113–565), H7038 [29JY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4299) (H. Rept. 113–565), H7900 [19SE]

Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1419) (S. Rept. 113–294), S6540 [10DE]

Marine Debris Emergency Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1425) (H. Rept. 113–398), H2853 [2AP]

Muscular Dystrophy Research Program Reauthorization and Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 315), S4762 [23JY]

National Sea Grant College Program Act Reauthorization and Amendment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2030) (S. Rept. 113–279), S6234 [1DE]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program Reauthorization: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1786) (H. Rept. 113–380), H2432 [13MR]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 969) (S. Rept. 113–188), S3474 [5JN]

Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability (NEWS) Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1971) (S. Rept. 113–296), S6540 [10DE]

NIH Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers Reauthorization and Extension: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 594) (H. Rept. 113–556), H6813 [24JY]

Secret Science Reform Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4012) (H. Rept. 113–619), H7937 [12NO]

Strengthening Education Through Research Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4366) (H. Rept. 113–424), H3291 [29AP]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (H.R. 4366) (S. Rept. 113–275), S6022 [17NO]

Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 669) (H. Rept. 113–557), H6813 [24JY]

Support Goals and Ideals of World AIDS Day: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 597), S6626 [11DE]

Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4701) (H. Rept. 113–573), H7295 [8SE]

Traumatic Brain Injury and Trauma Research Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1098) (H. Rept. 113–456), H4683 [20MY]

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2338) (S. Rept. 113–281), S6234 [1DE]

U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation Improvement: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3683) (H. Rept. 113–341), H1657 [5FE]

Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization and Applied Water Supply Research Regarding Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 970) (S. Rept. 113–143), S1923 [1AP]

Weather Forecasting Improvement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2413) (H. Rept. 113–383), H2565 [21MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 465), H1443, H1445 [28JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5089, H5105, H5169, H5172, H5181, H5182, H5183, H5184 [9JN], H5218, H5223, H5226 [10JN]

Taxation: simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), consideration (H. Res. 569), H3466 [7MY]

Statements

Alzheimer’s Disease: Michael Ellenbogen, E1479 [19SE]

EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act: Executive Office of the President, H8054 [18NO]

Iowa Climate Statement 2013—A Rising Challenge to Iowa Agriculture: Several Iowa College and University Professors, S1722 [25MR]

Secret Science Reform Act: Executive Office of the President, H8092 [19NO]

Support Diabetes Awareness and Efforts To Find a Cure: Taryn Wilcox, E143 [29JA]

Tables

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5079–H5086 [9JN]

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. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 1874, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H.R. 1871, Baseline Reform Act, and H.R. 1872, Budget and Accounting Transparency Act, H2919 [4AP]

H. Res. 569, consideration of H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act, H3465 [7MY]

H. Res. 576, consideration of H.R. 4366, Strengthening Education Through Research Act, H3961 [8MY]

H. Res. 576, consideration of H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act, H3961 [8MY]

H. Res. 604, consideration of H.R. 4745, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 4681, intelligence services appropriations, H5029 [30MY]

H. Res. 756, consideration of H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act, H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act, and H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act, H8045 [18NO]

H.R. 594, NIH Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers reauthorization and extension, H6933 [28JY]

H.R. 669, Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act, H7341 [9SE], H8345 [3DE]

H.R. 1022, Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act, H6593 [22JY]

H.R. 1098, traumatic brain injury and trauma research programs reauthorization, H5699 [24JN]

H.R. 1281, Dept. of HHS grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted reauthorization, H5696 [24JN]

H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act, H8050 [18NO]

H.R. 1786, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization, H6144 [14JY]

H.R. 1874, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H2935 [4AP]

H.R. 2413, Weather Forecasting Improvement Act, H2759–H2761 [1AP]

H.R. 2495, American Super Computing Leadership Act, H7260 [8SE]

H.R. 3366, Hermiston Reversionary Lands Act, H4856 [28MY]

H.R. 3438, National Laboratories Mean National Security Act, H8196 [1DE]

H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act, H8097 [19NO]

H.R. 4261, Gulf War Health Research Reform Act, H4863–H4865 [28MY]

H.R. 4366, Strengthening Education Through Research Act, H3988–H3999 [8MY]

H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act, H3980 [8MY]

H.R. 4631, Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act, H5688–H5690 [24JN]

H.R. 4701, Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act, H7344 [9SE]

H.R. 5029, establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation, H6149 [14JY]

H.R. 5056, Research and Development Efficiency Act, H6147 [14JY]

H.R. 5120, Dept. of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act, H6601–H6603 [22JY]

H.R. 5185, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer reauthorization, H8889 [9DE]

H.R. 5309, Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act, H7263–H7265 [8SE]

H.R. 5705, Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act, H8891 [9DE]

S. 1254, address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events, S961–S963 [12FE], H5126–H5128 [9JN]

S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act, S6665–S6668 [11DE]

S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H9294–H9299 [11DE]

S. 1417, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act, S605–S607 [29JA]

S. 1971, Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability (NEWS) Act, S602 [29JA]

S. 2115, American Cures Act, S1586 [12MR]

S. 2177, Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act, S1822–S1830 [27MR]

S. 2338, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency reauthorization, S6697 [11DE], H10314 [12DE]

S. 2539, traumatic brain injury and trauma research programs reauthorization, S5643 [16SE], H7964 [13NO]

S. 2917, Adding Ebola to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act, S6271 [2DE], H8344 [3DE]

S. Con. Res. 33, observe Smith-Lever Act anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, S1239 [27FE]

S. Res. 314, support goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, S3044 [14MY]

S. Res. 329, support goals and ideals of USA Science & Engineering Festival and designate National Science and Technology Week, S70 [7JA]

S. Res. 339, Mayo Clinic anniversary, S490 [27JA]

S. Res. 353, National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, S896 [11FE]

S. Res. 366, support goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, S1238 [27FE]

S. Res. 368, Rare Disease Day, S1238 [27FE]

S. Res. 373, recognize importance of biosecurity and agro-defense, S1324 [5MR]

S. Res. 379, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S1521 [11MR]

S. Res. 393, support goals of World Tuberculosis Day and commend progress made by, and reaffirm commitment to, anti-tuberculosis programs, S1694 [24MR]

S. Res. 396, National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, S1733 [25MR]

S. Res. 400, Great Alaska Earthquake anniversary, S1831 [27MR]

S. Res. 408, Parkinson’s Awareness Month, S1937 [1AP]

S. Res. 414, National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month, S2200 [7AP]

S. Res. 445, National Cancer Research Month, S3032 [14MY]

S. Res. 459, National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month, S3301 [22MY]

S. Res. 508, Congressional Research Service anniversary, S4623 [17JY]

S. Res. 533, National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, S5235 [31JY]

S. Res. 536, National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, S5326 [1AU]

S. Res. 575, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S5800 [18SE]

S. Res. 585, National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day, S6209 [20NO]

S. Res. 597, support goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, S6542 [10DE]