SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON Y. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: recognize difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1431 [27JA]

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]

Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2841), H2001 [26FE]

——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 2907), H73 [8JA]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 2654), H7241 [1AU]

——— provide for behavioral health treatment for developmental disabilities under TRICARE (see H.R. 4630), H5399 [17JN]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5319 [11JN]

Business and industry: exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain Social Security benefit transfers used for educational purposes (see H.R. 5539), H7882 [18SE]

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

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: 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]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H7188 [31JY]

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

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ’’widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see H.R. 5617), H7885 [18SE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H2435 [13MR]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H7129 [30JY]

Crime: extend coverage of Federal prohibition against hate crimes in order to provide greater protections to persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (see H.R. 5711), H7995 [14NO]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H2802 [1AP]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5399 [17JN]

——— award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 5168), H6744 [23JY]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H3413 [2MY]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see H.R. 1979), H5319 [11JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 4162), H2255 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 1984), H1938 [25FE]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H4830 [22MY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H1772 [11FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H5816 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 1340), H2962 [4AP]

Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H6400 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H7297 [8SE]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see H.R. 4841), H5495 [18JN]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H5186 [9JN]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4793), H7980 [13NO]

Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see H. Res. 701), H7242 [1AU]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H2255 [6MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H6860 [25JY]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H3242 [28AP]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H2645 [25MR]

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

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H7939 [12NO]

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]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 107), H6860 [25JY]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H1881 [21FE]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H1431 [27JA]

Higher Education Act: establish requirements for preferred banking arrangements (see H.R. 4714), H5024 [29MY]

House of Representatives: mandate all Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics (House) (see H.R. 5095), H6816 [24JY]

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]

Investments: exempt certain college savings plans from asset limitations when determining SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, or LIHEAP eligibility (see H.R. 5783), H8365 [3DE]

IRS: extend authority to require truncated Social Security numbers on Form W-2 wage and tax statements (see H.R. 4910), H5557 [19JN]

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), H6137 [11JY]

Joseph F. Weis, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 5146), H7129 [30JY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 3426), H1659 [5FE]

——— include recreational therapy among the therapy modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation therapy program in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (see H.R. 4755), H7455 [11SE]

——— provide for bundled payments for certain episodes of care surrounding a hospitalization (see H.R. 3796), H1246 [17JA]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2002 [26FE]

Mental health: strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 4783), H5320 [11JN]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5365 [12JN]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3097), H3242 [28AP]

Motor vehicles: reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (see H.R. 4056), H2066 [27FE]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1939 [25FE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 540), H3243 [28AP]

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

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

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5065 [30MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employees’ dependents access to tax credits if the cost of family coverage through the employer is greater than a certain percentage of household income (see H.R. 4865), H5363 [12JN]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5725 [24JN]

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

Postal Service: take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7530 [15SE]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2645 [25MR]

Public safety officers: extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1828), H3365 [30AP]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H1719 [10FE]

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), H7297 [8SE]

Social Security: continue pre-Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act flexibility in providing State Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage (see H.R. 3931), H1430 [27JA]

——— credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 5024), H5876 [8JY]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H7434 [10SE]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H8072 [18NO]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H4434 [15MY]

——— continue to make Social Security number printouts and benefit verification letters available at field offices (see H.R. 4964), H5877 [8JY]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1881 [21FE]

——— improve ability to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social Security Trust Fund (see H.R. 4090), H2000 [26FE]

SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 4583), H3446 [6MY]

——— update eligibility (see H.R. 1601), H7892 [18SE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H1938 [25FE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1719 [10FE]

——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 2509), H1777 [14FE]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H2362 [12MR]

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

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 4679), H5824 [30JN]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries and transfer such revenues to Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 4985), H5817 [26JN]

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

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 2737), H2746 [27MR]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 3726), H73 [8JA]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H3365 [30AP]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H3941 [7MY]

Ukraine: support democratic and European aspirations and their right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear (see H. Res. 447), H1432 [27JA]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H184 [13JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3243 [28AP]

Veterans: extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 3383), H5495 [18JN]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2291), H1512 [29JA]

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

William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4838), H5318 [11JN]

Women: support equal pay, fair treatment in workplace, access to paid family and medical leave, retirement security, and fair access to business capital and Federal contracts (see H. Res. 507), H2256 [6MR]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2645 [25MR]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H2645 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and detail such departmental functions (see H.R. 5200), H6814 [24JY]

Social Security: adjust age limitations for payment of child’s insurance benefits to certain disabled individuals and for calculation of recent work for determining eligibility for disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 5715), H7995 [14NO]

Taxation: modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 4916), H5557 [19JN]

Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 5375), H7184 [31JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and detail such departmental functions (H.R. 5200), H6815 [24JY]

Social Security: adjust age limitations for payment of child’s insurance benefits to certain disabled individuals and for calculation of recent work for determining eligibility for disability insurance benefits (H.R. 5715), H7996 [14NO]

Taxation: modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (H.R. 4916), H5558 [19JN]

Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (H.R. 5375), H7188 [31JY]

Remarks

American Society of Clinical Oncology: recognize anniversary and commitment to cancer research, education, prevention, and patient care, E843• [28MY]

Etz Chaim (organization): anniversary, E640• [30AP]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H8935 [10DE]

Medicaid: States voluntary expansion of coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H6666 [23JY]

Medicare: reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (H.R. 574), H2467• [14MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2467• [14MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate, H2467• [14MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), H6256 [15JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage penalty in child tax credit, H6829 [25JY]

——— improve the child tax credit (H.R. 4935), H6829 [25JY]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit, H6829 [25JY]

Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for international response opposing Russia’s actions and in support of Ukrainian Government (H. Res. 499), H2273• [11MR]

Votes: position on missed, H3184• [10AP], H8015• [17NO], E159•, E161•, E164• [4FE], E177• [6FE], E305•, E313• [5MR], E349• [11MR], E392•, E397• [14MR], E473•, E479•, E483• [1AP], E543• [8AP], E680•, E693• [6MY], E1456• [19SE]

William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 4838), H6869• [28JY]

Resignations

Committee on the Budget (House), H1781 [21FE]

Subpoena Notices

Dept. of the Army Office of Staff Judge Advocate, H7906 [12NO]

Tributes

Gray, William H., III, H6869• [28JY]