SCHIFF, ADAM B. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5294 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4738, H4768 [21MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5221 [10JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6020 [9JY]

Appointments

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select), H4712 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H1770 [11FE]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 2066), H2065 [27FE]

Animals: provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal ivory trade (see H.R. 5454), H8366 [3DE]

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

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

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 509), H2855 [2AP]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide that took place from 1975–1979 (see H. Res. 464), H1881 [21FE]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4188), H3144 [9AP]

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

Children and youth: allow State child protective services systems to better serve the needs of children who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 4636), H5399 [17JN]

——— bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 4143), H2147 [4MR]

——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5081), H6400 [17JY]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H3413 [2MY]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5271), H7980 [13NO]

——— provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 5065), H7041 [29JY]

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

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H2611 [24MR]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see H.R. 4079), H3413 [2MY]

——— 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]

——— provide for the payment of royalties for the performance of sound recordings fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 4772), H8931 [9DE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H3058 [8AP]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 5267), H7530 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 5242), H7619 [16SE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 5012), H7893 [18SE]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 1783), H7892 [18SE]

——— provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4904), H5820 [26JN]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H7939 [12NO]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2696 [26MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H6036 [9JY] (see H.R. 4622), H4057 [9MY]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1431 [27JA]

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see H.R. 3921), H2991 [7AP]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1763), H5559 [19JN]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H6137 [11JY]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 5343), H8033 [17NO]

Dept. of Energy: 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: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H6107 [10JY]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H2488 [18MR]

——— improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 4680), H4684 [20MY]

——— publish physical activity guidelines (see H.R. 2179), H3293 [29AP]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H4834 [23MY]

——— 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), H6656 [22JY]

Dept. of HUD: support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H7389 [9SE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 4907), H5598 [20JN]

——— provide a report on U.S. efforts to survey and secure the return, protection, and restoration of stolen or otherwise unreturned Christian properties in Turkey and Turkish occupied territories (see H.R. 4347), H5249 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H5819 [26JN]

——— identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and coordinate rapid response to these emergencies (see H.R. 5156), H6860 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H1432 [27JA]

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), H2854 [2AP]

——— enter into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans (see H.R. 4004), H1658 [5FE]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H2914 [3AP]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H5186 [9JN]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2696 [26MR]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 4814), H6860 [25JY]

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

Drugs: exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H7939 [12NO]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1592 [4FE]

——— recognize importance of conducting research, education, and awareness of dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities and commend organizations dedicated to such causes (see H. Res. 623), H5830 [7JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H6297 [15JY]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H4435 [15MY]

EPA: regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H3448 [6MY]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H5559 [19JN]

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

Falkland Islands: recognize referendum to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 170), H5495 [18JN]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H7128 [30JY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7676 [17SE]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 1385), H2302 [11MR]

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

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H1777 [14FE]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5559 [19JN]

Firearms: express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 468), H1777 [14FE]

Food: provide that meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated (see H.R. 4966), H6353 [16JY]

Foreign aid: ensure the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in recruitment of foreign workers (see H.R. 3344), H2915 [3AP]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H5069 [2JN]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 4041), H6400 [17JY]

GAO: facilitate access to information in the possession of the intelligence community (see H.R. 3900), H1240 [16JA]

Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 5263), H7676 [17SE]

——— 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), H7940 [12NO]

Higher Education Act: establish requirements for preferred banking arrangements (see H.R. 4714), H4828 [22MY]

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]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H3448 [6MY]

Iraq: call for urgent international intervention on behalf of Iraqi civilians facing dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution in Nineveh Plain region (see H. Con. Res. 110), H7129 [30JY]

——— protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 683), H7242 [1AU]

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]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 91), H2435 [13MR]

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

Lunar New Year: encourage local education agencies serving a substantial Asian-American population to close schools (see H. Res. 457), H1432 [27JA]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H1431 [27JA]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 3662), H10318 [12DE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H3364 [30AP]

——— enhance beneficiary and provider protections and improve transparency in the Medicare Advantage market (see H.R. 4998), H7939 [12NO]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H5826 [3JY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H1431 [27JA]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H5187 [9JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H7041 [29JY]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 962), H3292 [29AP]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4017 [8MY]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 5060), H6105 [10JY]

Minorities: anniversary of Executive order addressing environmental justice in minority and low-income populations (see H. Res. 479), H2066 [27FE]

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

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

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

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

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 462), H1241 [16JA]

National Teacher Day: observance (see H. Res. 571), H3446 [6MY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H2695 [26MR]

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

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), H4017 [8MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H4785 [21MY]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5365 [12JN]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H4830 [22MY]

Philippines: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (see H.R. 3771), H1243 [16JA]

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

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H6353 [16JY]

Postal Service: impose temporary moratorium on the closure or consolidation of any mail processing facility (see H.R. 5445), H7940 [12NO]

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

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4426), H3057 [8AP]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3929), H3413 [2MY]

Real estate: allow State and local financing of energy and water efficiency and renewable energy modifications to privately-owned property through Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (see H.R. 4285), H2610 [24MR]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7389 [9SE]

San Gabriel National Recreation Area: establish as a unit of the National Park System in California (see H.R. 4858), H5363 [12JN]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 5024), H6860 [25JY]

——— prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 781), H7529 [15SE]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H6745 [23JY]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H6297 [15JY]

Space policy: promote development of a commercial asteroid resources industry for outer space and increase exploration and utilization of asteroid resources in outer space (see H.R. 5063), H6977 [28JY]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H5399 [17JN]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1515 [31JA]

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 1601), H4017 [8MY]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H2361 [12MR]

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

——— clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 3581), H6815 [24JY]

——— encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 118), H2257 [6MR]

——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H2302 [11MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H8365 [3DE]

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 4878), H6746 [23JY]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H2258 [6MR]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 4679), H7939 [12NO]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7041 [29JY]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H3365 [30AP]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5495 [18JN]

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), H4836 [27MY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H1720 [10FE] (see H.R. 3824), H474 [15JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3243 [28AP]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7940 [12NO]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2291), H4685 [20MY]

Voting: prohibit tactics that discourage college students from registering to vote or voting and allow use of school-issued photo identification when photo identification is required to vote (see H.R. 5144), H6398 [17JY]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2350), H7939 [12NO]

——— require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5741), H8132 [19NO]

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

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5109), H7190 [31JY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H2434 [13MR]

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), H5877 [8JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H2362 [12MR]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H163 [10JA]

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

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H7041 [29JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H2302 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H.J. Res. 125), H7617 [16SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 3902), H1240 [16JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 4580), H3446 [6MY]

Make Music Day: designate (see H. Res. 630), H5494 [18JN]

National security: report on the use of targeted lethal force by remotely-piloted aircraft (drones) (see H.R. 4372), H2853 [2AP]

National Security Agency: end the bulk collection of records under the telephone metadata program (see H.R. 3875), H223 [14JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (H.J. Res. 125), H7618 [16SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (H.R. 3902), H1242 [16JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (H.R. 4580), H3447 [6MY]

National security: report on the use of targeted lethal force by remotely-piloted aircraft (drones) (H.R. 4372), H2854 [2AP]

National Security Agency: end the bulk collection of records under the telephone metadata program (H.R. 3875), H224 [14JA]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5294 [11JN], H6299 [16JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7559 [16SE], H7644, H7658• [17SE]

Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H4738, H4739 [21MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3060 [9AP]

Bangladesh: condemn political violence, provide for free and fair elections, and support dialogue between political factions, H232 [15JA]

Burbank, CA: tribute to Burbank Community YMCA, E787• [20MY]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H8871 [9DE]

Climate: global warming, H5402 [18JN]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): divide committee membership equally between majority and minority parties, H3975 [8MY]

——— establish (H. Res. 567), H3975 [8MY]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), H7094 [30JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: study the effect of captivity on large marine mammals, H5294 [11JN], H6299 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4738, H4739, H4752 [21MY]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5222 [10JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6020, H6021 [9JY]

EPA: proposed rule to establish carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emission guidelines for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H5402 [18JN]

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

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E668• [2MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4681), H5037 [30MY]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4681), Senate amendment, H8961 [10DE]

Israel: independence anniversary, E784• [20MY]

Levin, Brenda: Los Angeles, CA, Parks Foundation Rose Award recipient, E554• [9AP]

Los Angeles City College: anniversary, E1597• [17NO]

LSC: anniversary, E1208• [23JY]

Manjikian, Hagop J. and Knar R.: tribute to books published on Armenian Genocide, E781• [20MY], E798• [21MY]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, E293• [4MR]

National objectives: economic recovery, H1434 [28JA]

National security: report on the use of targeted lethal force by remotely-piloted aircraft (drones), H5037 [30MY]

Navy: add names of victims of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans sinking to Vietnam Memorial Wall, H4752 [21MY]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary of Martin Severance DAR chapter, E865• [29MY]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), H4802 [22MY]

Rwanda: anniversary of genocide, H3185 [10AP]

Syria: authorize assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, and sustainment to appropriately vetted Syrian groups to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H7559 [16SE], H7644, H7658• [17SE]

Tujunga, CA: anniversary of Verdugo Hills Family YMCA, E534• [7AP]

Ukraine: provide for costs of loan guarantees (H.R. 4152), H2216 [6MR]

Votes: position on missed, H96• [9JA], H4042• [9MY], E1151• [14JY], E1421• [16SE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 3899), H7044 [30JY]

Women’s History Month: observance, E466• [27MR]

Tributes

Beattie, Louis A., Jr. (Andy), E1361• [9SE]

Boger, Mary W., E1241• [25JY]

Burns, Martha, E393• [14MR]

Couch, Shelli-Anne, E392• [14MR]

Coulombe, Alice Steere, E388• [14MR]

Davis, Cheryl, E385• [14MR]

Davitt, John A., E867• [29MY]

Ferris, Barbara, E386• [14MR]

Garo, Elizabeth, E466• [27MR]

Helfrich, Alexandra, E394• [14MR]

Juarez, Drian, E397• [14MR]

Krupp, Edwin C., E532• [7AP]

Lee, Nicholas C., H2372 [13MR], E366• [12MR]

Lennane, Blaire, E396• [14MR]

MacAdams, Lewis, Jr., E1598• [17NO]

Markarian, Tatoul, E1115• [8JY]

Miller, Representative George, H9035• [10DE]

Ownbey, Eleanor, E1795• [12DE]

Phipott, Bruce W., E1360• [9SE]

Schachter, Marvin, E1598• [17NO]

Schilling, Christy, E399• [14MR]

Studenmund, Scott R., E1118• [8JY]

Tatulian, Sonia, E390• [14MR]

Trujillo, Nadine, E389• [14MR]

Tyler, Sidney F., E531• [7AP]

Waxman, Representative, H9035• [10DE]

Williams, Ruth, E399• [14MR]