SHEA-PORTER, CAROL (a Representative from New Hampshire)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H6400 [17JY]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H2148 [4MR]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 4525), H7389 [9SE]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 4807), H5072 [5JN]

——— 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), H4476 [19MY]

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

——— equalize treatment under the Survivor Benefit Plan accorded Reserve component members who die from injury or illness incurred during inactive duty training with members who die on active duty (see H.R. 1770), H7041 [29JY]

——— extend maternity leave for women serving in the military (see H.R. 4628), H4058 [9MY]

——— modify enhanced selective discharge authority to permit certain commissioned officers appointed from enlisted ranks to retire in the officer’s commissioned rank (see H.R. 5832), H9044 [10DE]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 2654), H6860 [25JY]

——— require consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and preserve rights of members to bring class actions (see H.R. 4068), H6816 [24JY]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 4305), H6297 [15JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3804), H184 [13JA]

BLM: adjust minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation (see H.R. 3859), H2066 [27FE]

Burma: call for an end to the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect of internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups (see H. Res. 418), H2362 [12MR]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 4611), H5399 [17JN]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3741), H1481 [28JA]

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

——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (see H.R. 5185), H7129 [30JY]

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), H5319 [11JN]

——— improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H5877 [8JY]

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: create protected credit reports for minors, protect the credit of minors, and protect minors from identity theft (see H.R. 5843), H9044 [10DE]

——— expand and improve Federal programs to reduce child hunger (see H.R. 4249), H7893 [18SE]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 3481), H4476 [19MY]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 3532), H7893 [18SE]

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

Colleges and universities: establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (see H.R. 3903), H1240 [16JA]

——— require notification of students about whether student housing facilities are equipped with fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 4675), H4475 [19MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H2257 [6MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H4017 [8MY]

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

Contracts: limit taxpayer-funded salaries of Government contractors (see H.R. 2444), H5249 [10JN]

Copyrights: require infringement of a copyright for a violation relative to circumvention of copyright protection systems (see H.R. 1892), H2260 [10MR]

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

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 5486), H7617 [16SE]

——— require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4864), H6217 [14JY]

Credit: establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (see H.R. 4511), H7893 [18SE]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 736), H2199 [5MR]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H4434 [15MY]

DEA: improve regulation of anabolic steroids (see H.R. 4771), H6036 [9JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 5242), H7901 [19SE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 5012), H7901 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish centers of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open-air burn pits (see H.R. 2510), H7893 [18SE]

——— limit retirement of A–10 aircraft (see H.R. 3657), H73 [8JA]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H3446 [6MY]

——— award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 5168), H7190 [31JY]

——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see H.R. 521), H3241 [28AP]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1512 [29JA]

——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4108), H3242 [28AP]

——— establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 563), H3241 [28AP]

——— establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 1243), H1719 [10FE]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 4902), H5556 [19JN]

——— provide career education pathways in manufacturing (see H.R. 4815), H7041 [29JY]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4515), H7529 [15SE]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H7189 [31JY]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see H.R. 5277), H7619 [16SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 4162), H3199 [10AP]

——— 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), H4016 [8MY]

——— better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 1732), H4434 [15MY]

——— establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 2073), H20 [7JA]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H5024 [29MY]

——— include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1037), H3144 [9AP]

——— increase funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program for child care for families with infants or toddlers (see H.R. 5000), H5817 [26JN]

——— issue guidelines relative to certain primary care Federal health professionals completing continuing medical education on nutrition and require Federal agencies to submit reports relative to such guidelines (see H.R. 4378), H7129 [30JY]

——— prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 3322), H6297 [15JY]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 4427), H6217 [14JY]

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

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H20 [7JA]

——— reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see H.R. 4290), H5319 [11JN]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 3902), H6816 [24JY]

——— 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]

——— provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3714), H2611 [24MR]

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

——— issue occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard (see H.R. 2480), H6746 [23JY]

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), H2361 [12MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H6137 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H2645 [25MR]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 182), H5640 [23JN]

——— reauthorize the State Infrastructure Bank program (see H.R. 3872), H2199 [5MR]

——— 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), H2611 [24MR]

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 (see H.R. 5484), H8033 [17NO]

——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 3451), H2915 [3AP]

——— establish standards for access to care for veterans seeking health care from departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 241), H4475 [19MY]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 1936), H163 [10JA]

——— 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 enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see H.R. 3456), H6860 [25JY]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims (see H.R. 4191), H5187 [9JN]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H5065 [30MY]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 921), H3144 [9AP]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 3398), H1772 [11FE]

Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 4040), H2258 [6MR]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3241 [28AP]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 4592), H6746 [23JY]

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

——— provide for scientific framework relative to vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 4701), H6217 [14JY]

Drugs: 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 H.R. 4299), H4476 [19MY]

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

——— reduce opioid misuse and abuse (see H.R. 5587), H7884 [18SE]

Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H6217 [14JY]

——— 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), H5363 [12JN]

——— support a whole child approach to education, encourage parents, educators, and communities to support such an approach, and coordinate education, health, and social service sectors serving youth (see H. Res. 658), H7894 [18SE]

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

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 2852), H5877 [8JY]

EPA: make permanent the moratorium on certain regulations and fines governing incidental discharges from commercial vessels under a certain size (see H.R. 3464), H2258 [6MR]

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

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H5399 [17JN]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H4830 [22MY]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H2991 [7AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H20 [7JA]

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see H.R. 4880), H7893 [18SE]

——— restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices until final action is taken in proceedings on such rules that were remanded by a court decision (see H.R. 3982), H1593 [4FE]

FDA: approve certain drugs and biological products for use in a limited population of patients to address increases in bacterial and fungal resistance to drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3742), H4910 [28MY]

——— require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 2003), H6217 [14JY]

——— withdraw approval for the drug Zohydro ER and prohibit from approving such drug unless it is reformulated to prevent abuse (see H.R. 4241), H2433 [13MR]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 708), H7938 [12NO]

——— require debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of ‘‘Made in America’’ labels (see H.R. 4729), H4828 [22MY]

Federal employees: limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 2450), H6217 [14JY]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish a moratorium on foreclosure of mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on homes of individuals who have lost their unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4255), H2484 [14MR]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H6816 [24JY]

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), H1687 [6FE]

Food: provide that meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated (see H.R. 4966), H7893 [18SE]

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), H6656 [22JY]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4476 [19MY]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H3941 [7MY]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 5403), H7894 [18SE]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H4061 [9MY]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs (see H.R. 3665), H1432 [27JA]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H4685 [20MY]

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

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 5186), H7901 [19SE]

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]

House Rules: prohibit Committee on Ethics (House) waiver of requirement to include travel reimbursement information in financial disclosure reports of Members, officers, and employees of the House (see H. Res. 659), H5876 [8JY]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3543), H1780 [18FE]

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), H4831 [22MY]

Iraq: recognize the campaign of genocide against the Kurdish people in Iraq and reaffirm U.S. friendship with such people (see H. Res. 422), H7042 [29JY]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H5065 [30MY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H5364 [12JN]

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

MAGIC Foundation: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 313), H73 [8JA]

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

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 526), H2744 [27MR]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 3426), H7389 [9SE]

——— apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2827), H1719 [10FE]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 3662), H6217 [14JY]

——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H4476 [19MY]

——— eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H6656 [22JY]

——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 3024), H6746 [23JY]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H6656 [22JY]

——— 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), H7939 [12NO]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H5399 [17JN]

——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H3242 [28AP]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 4035), H4434 [15MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H4476 [19MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H4685 [20MY]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 1821), H3242 [28AP]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1274), H6217 [14JY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H1939 [25FE]

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

——— 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), H5063 [30MY]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H6657 [22JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5598 [20JN]

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]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 522), H4435 [15MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H3242 [28AP]

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

National First Responders Day: designate (see H.R. 4109), H2064 [27FE]

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

National Guard: establish Cyber and Computer Network Incident Response Teams in each State to respond to cyber emergencies (see H.R. 1640), H6217 [14JY]

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 540), H2914 [3AP]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3976), H1511 [29JA]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H5249 [10JN]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 471), H1544 [3FE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 583), H4064 [13MY]

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

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

NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 842), H6297 [15JY]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H3199 [10AP]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 3850), H7979 [13NO]

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: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1573), H6297 [15JY]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H6217 [14JY]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3709), H6217 [14JY]

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

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H2303 [11MR]

Power resources: establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 4648), H5073 [5JN]

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

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 5033), H7041 [29JY]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3929), H3448 [6MY]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (see H.R. 3654), H3413 [2MY]

Roads and highways: encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (see H.R. 4790), H5877 [8JY]

SBA: establish a grant program to empower encore entrepreneurs (see H.R. 4613), H6353 [16JY]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 498), H2148 [4MR]

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

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H6297 [15JY]

Senior citizens: develop and test expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older individuals to coordinate care and improve efficiency (see H.R. 4445), H6137 [11JY]

Small business: increase lending to small businesses (see H.R. 4652), H4059 [9MY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H8133 [19NO]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see H. Con. Res. 86), H2260 [10MR]

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), H7456 [11SE]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H7894 [18SE]

Sports: reduce sports-related concussions in youth (see H.R. 2118), H3293 [29AP]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H5187 [9JN]

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

St. Louis, MO: designate as the National Chess Capital (see H. Res. 169), H3144 [9AP]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence or addiction (see H.R. 5339), H7182 [31JY]

Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom (see H. Res. 601), H5073 [5JN]

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), H72 [8JA]

——— allow the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans or Ready Reserve or National Guard members, make such credit permanent, and expand and make permanent the employer wage credit for active duty servicemen (see H.R. 3649), H4476 [19MY]

——— deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 2831), H7893 [18SE]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 5239), H7297 [8SE]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 3987), H6977 [28JY]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health care shared responsibility (see H.R. 5262), H7297 [8SE]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4128), H2097 [28FE]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H2099 [28FE]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H21 [7JA]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1431 [27JA]

——— extend research credit, increase and make permanent alternative simplified research credit and provide for a biotechnology consortium research credit (see H.R. 3757), H163 [10JA]

——— increase and extend new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles credit and enable such credit to be converted to a rebate at the point of sale (see H.R. 4584), H4686 [20MY]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H7297 [8SE]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H5186 [9JN]

——— 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), H9305 [11DE]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 4679), H7389 [9SE]

——— 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]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H6217 [14JY]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see H.R. 2788), H2066 [27FE]

——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (see H.R. 2917), H2148 [4MR]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H6036 [9JY]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 3726), H225 [14JA]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H1938 [25FE]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H6816 [24JY]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 3467), H2002 [26FE]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H1720 [10FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H134 [9JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3448 [6MY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1719 [10FE]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 3383), H1720 [10FE]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7901 [19SE]

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]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H4476 [19MY]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H7675 [17SE]

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), H21 [7JA]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H3242 [28AP]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1229), H1515 [31JA]

——— recognize that cardiovascular disease continues to be an overwhelming threat to women’s health and the importance of providing basic, preventive heart screenings to women (see H. Res. 619), H7894 [18SE]

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

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 570), H6217 [14JY]

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), H2362 [12MR]

——— provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1835), H1719 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: allow members to defer principal on Federal student loans for a certain period in connection with orders for mobilization for war or national emergency (see H.R. 4560), H3408 [1MY]

Bankruptcy: provide protections for medically distressed debtors (see H.R. 4917), H5557 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and coordinate rapid response to these emergencies (see H.R. 5156), H6398 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for the repayment of higher education loans for departmental health care professionals (see H.R. 4974), H5768 [25JN]

——— specify requirements for updating the Office of Rural Health strategic plan for improving access to, and quality of, health care services for veterans in rural areas (see H.R. 4561), H3408 [1MY]

Immigration: provide for the eligibility of certain additional programs for the NSF competitive grant program for K-12 math, science, engineering, and technology education (see H.R. 4483), H3196 [10AP]

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): condemn killing of James W. Foley and Steven J. Sotloff and other terrorist acts and express condolences to their families (see H. Res. 720), H7454 [11SE] (see H. Res. 734), H7887 [18SE]

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

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3990), H1592 [4FE]

Taxation: allow a credit for manufacturing job training expenses (see H.R. 5234), H7039 [29JY]

——— increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 3861), H183 [13JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: allow members to defer principal on Federal student loans for a certain period in connection with orders for mobilization for war or national emergency (H.R. 4560), H3408 [1MY]

Bankruptcy: provide protections for medically distressed debtors (H.R. 4917), H5558 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and coordinate rapid response to these emergencies (H.R. 5156), H6399 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for the repayment of higher education loans for departmental health care professionals (H.R. 4974), H5769 [25JN]

——— specify requirements for updating the Office of Rural Health strategic plan for improving access to, and quality of, health care services for veterans in rural areas (H.R. 4561), H3409 [1MY]

Immigration: provide for the eligibility of certain additional programs for the NSF competitive grant program for K-12 math, science, engineering, and technology education (H.R. 4483), H3198 [10AP]

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (H.R. 3990), H1592 [4FE]

Taxation: allow a credit for manufacturing job training expenses (H.R. 5234), H7040 [29JY]

——— increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (H.R. 3861), H183 [13JA]

Motions

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2052 [27FE]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), E828• [22MY]

——— prohibit conversion of previously contracted functions to performance by Federal employees, E828• [22MY]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grants walking, biking, and transit projects funding, H5156 [9JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5156 [9JN]

Families in Transition (organization): tribute to I AM ONE—New Hampshire Day To End Childhood Homelessness, E1505• [19SE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), motion to recommit, H2052 [27FE]

Firearms: gun control, H5240 [10JN]

FRS: strengthen and maintain funding levels of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H2052 [27FE]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), H7224 [1AU]

New Hampshire: tribute to New Hampshire Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ceremony, H4461 [19MY]

Schools: frequency of school shootings, H5240 [10JN]

Supreme Court: decision in McCutcheon v. FEC on contribution limits for individual political campaign donors, H2812 [2AP]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3824), unanimous-consent request, H247 [15JA]

Tributes

Arkell, Stephen, H4461 [19MY]