SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 465), H1456 [28JA]

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

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), consideration (H. Res. 722), H7547 [16SE]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 567), consideration (H. Res. 575), H3960 [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), consideration (H. Res. 694), H7070 [30JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6048 [10JY]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during August district work period (H. Res. 694), H7070 [30JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 710), H7212 [1AU]

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), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7212 [1AU]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7212 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), consideration (H. Res. 530), H2818 [2AP]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 935), consideration (H. Res. 694), H7070 [30JY]

Taxation: modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 4718), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6048 [10JY]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H5071 [5JN]

Committee to escort Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko into the House Chamber, H7680 [18SE]

Articles and editorials

Barney Frank Criticizes Planned Rollback of Namesake Financial Law, Andrew Ackerman, Wall Street Journal, H9068 [11DE]

Boehner-Bashers’ Track Record—Democrats Were for Suing the President Before They Were Against It, H7089 [30JY]

DACA Did Not Cause the Influx of Unaccompanied Minors, H7207 [1AU]

Medicare Finances Improve Partly Due to ACA, Hospital Expenses, Trustee Report Says—Outlook for Social Security, However, Remains the Same, Amy Goldstein, Washington (DC) Post, H7060 [30JY]

NRCC Fundraising Off of Benghazi, Jake Sherman, Politco (publication), H3955 [8MY]

Republicans Prepare for Looming Budget Battle, Carl Hulse, New York (NY) Times, H9067 [11DE]

Republicans Stick With Benghazi Cash Grab, Byron Tau and Katie Glueck, Politico (publication), H3955 [8MY]

Survey—Most Republicans Who Bought Obamacare Coverage Like Their Plans, Dylan Scott, Talking Points Memo (Internet site), H7061 [30JY]

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), H2258 [6MR]

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

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 3400), H1881 [21FE]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H1938 [25FE]

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

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 3852), H2854 [2AP]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 4608), H4015 [8MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H21 [7JA]

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), H1545 [3FE]

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), H4058 [9MY]

——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5081), H6135 [11JY]

——— expand authority of governmental social service agencies with child protection responsibilities to access the national crime information databases (see H.R. 3923), H1246 [17JA]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care (see H.R. 4058), H1776 [14FE]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 3532), H1772 [11FE]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H4434 [15MY]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H7129 [30JY]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 597), H3058 [8AP]

Copyrights: secure rights of artists of works of visual art to provide royalties (see H.R. 4103), H2486 [14MR]

Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4443), H4435 [15MY]

Corps of Engineers: carry out projects necessary to separate the hydrologic connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River to prevent interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species (see H.R. 5861), H9302 [11DE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H2803 [1AP]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 5486), H7940 [12NO]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H7676 [17SE]

——— establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (see H.R. 4511), H3448 [6MY]

Crime: provide for a grant program to prevent gun-related domestic violence homicides (see H.R. 3566), H5399 [17JN]

Cynthia Jenkins Post Office Building, Springfield Gardens, NY: designate (see H.R. 3957), H1480 [28JA]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 467), H1660 [5FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 5012), H7939 [12NO]

——— provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4904), H5725 [24JN]

——— 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), H4064 [13MY]

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), H2566 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (see H.R. 4485), H3365 [30AP]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H4476 [19MY]

——— authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H3293 [29AP]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 5661), H7886 [18SE]

——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 1343), H1659 [5FE]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 5354), H7389 [9SE]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 5005), H5818 [26JN]

——— establish a grant program for career education in computer science (see H.R. 4929), H6137 [11JY]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 3690), H5877 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H3364 [30AP]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H6036 [9JY]

——— 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]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3854), H2962 [4AP]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H4064 [13MY]

——— 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), H5770 [25JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H21 [7JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of the Inspector General for Probation and Pretrial Services (see H.R. 3669), H6977 [28JY]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 988), H4785 [21MY]

——— 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: authorize a national grant program for on-the-job training (see H.R. 3971), H1511 [29JA]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4064 [13MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H2362 [12MR]

——— 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), H2302 [11MR]

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), H1881 [21FE]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3384), H1772 [11FE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 5059), H7939 [12NO]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 3398), H7893 [18SE]

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

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5769 [25JN]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2611 [24MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H6215 [14JY]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H2432 [13MR]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 5764), H8169 [20NO]

——— carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see H.R. 2707), H3242 [28AP]

——— publish a health advisory and submit reports relative to microcystins in drinking water (see H.R. 5439), H7677 [17SE]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4641), H4058 [9MY]

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

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see H.R. 4880), H7619 [16SE]

——— 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), H1773 [11FE]

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]

Firearms: protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 4906), H7129 [30JY]

Food: provide that meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated (see H.R. 4966), H5767 [25JN]

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]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 1953), H7939 [12NO]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 4325), H7189 [31JY]

Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy and energy efficiency projects (see H.R. 4522), H3363 [30AP]

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

House of Representatives: mandate all Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics (House) (see H.R. 5095), H6977 [28JY]

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), H8072 [18NO]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 480), H1939 [25FE]

Immigration: expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrant women, men, and families by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4240), H4830 [22MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5661), H7886 [18SE]

Interagency Council on Healthy Housing: establish (see H.R. 5244), H7039 [29JY]

Inter-Parliamentary Union: provide for U.S. participation (see H.R. 5248), H7039 [29JY]

Jennings, Thomas: tribute (see H. Res. 514), H2360 [12MR]

Johnson, Henry: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 5459), H7454 [11SE]

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

Law enforcement: increase supervision of persons required to wear an electronic monitoring device as a condition of release from prison and criminalize disabling of such devices (see H.R. 3669), H6977 [28JY]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H7893 [18SE]

Make Music Day: designate (see H. Res. 630), H5598 [20JN]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 2123), H1772 [11FE]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 4016), H2611 [24MR]

Medicare: 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), H2362 [12MR]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H5877 [8JY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H2260 [10MR]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 1821), H1592 [4FE]

——— require State licensure and performance guarantees for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4920), H7893 [18SE]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H7529 [15SE]

——— 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), H5187 [9JN]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H3365 [30AP]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H4785 [21MY]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1431), H2611 [24MR]

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

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 4280), H2565 [21MR]

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

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

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

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 4221), H2645 [25MR]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H3242 [28AP]

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs (see H.R. 5217), H7434 [10SE]

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

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

Postal Service: impose temporary moratorium on the closure or consolidation of any mail processing facility (see H.R. 5445), H7530 [15SE]

——— improve fuel efficiency by replacing motor vehicle fleet with modern, efficient vehicles (see H.R. 3963), H2645 [25MR]

——— provide that the Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services (see H.R. 5179), H7389 [9SE]

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

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 631), H5598 [20JN]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 5033), H6034 [9JY]

Public safety officers: provide disability benefits to officers disabled before enactment of Federal public safety officer disability benefits law (see H.R. 5292), H7126 [30JY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H1592 [4FE]

Russia: impose sanctions and provide additional assistance to Ukraine (see H.R. 5782), H9045 [10DE]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2387), H3199 [10AP]

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

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H8033 [17NO]

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), H7939 [12NO]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H7939 [12NO]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H2302 [11MR]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H21 [7JA]

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 3997), H2066 [27FE]

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

St. Louis, MO: designate as the National Chess Capital (see H. Res. 169), H2803 [1AP]

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 5087), H6656 [22JY]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H3058 [8AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H4061 [9MY]

Taxation: encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 118), H2302 [11MR]

——— end tax deferrals on profits accumulated offshore and terminate deferral of active income of controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 5443), H9045 [10DE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H3940 [7MY]

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

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 5655), H8868 [8DE]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2486 [14MR]

——— extend certain expiring provisions relative to energy (see H.R. 5559), H7980 [13NO]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H6297 [15JY]

——— limit interest deduction for excessive interest of members of financial reporting groups (see H.R. 5444), H9045 [10DE]

——— make dependent care credit refundable and index the income phasedown of credit for inflation (see H.R. 3740), H2611 [24MR]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 4679), H5320 [11JN]

——— 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), H6977 [28JY]

Telecommunications: require mobile service providers and mobile device manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from mobile devices and render such devices inoperable (see H.R. 4065), H3413 [2MY]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 428), H7530 [15SE]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 1278), H2485 [14MR]

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

Ukraine: provide military assistance (see H.R. 5190), H6813 [24JY]

——— 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), H3144 [9AP]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2291), H2148 [4MR]

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]

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), H7189 [31JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H1659 [5FE]

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

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), H2746 [27MR]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H1772 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Health: provide protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 5523), H7675 [17SE]

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]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and restrict former employees and officials of executive and legislative branches relative to political intelligence contacts (see H.R. 5525), H7881 [18SE]

National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week: designate (see H. Res. 484), H1771 [11FE]

Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 5019), H5830 [7JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Health: provide protection for retiree health benefits (H.R. 5523), H7676 [17SE]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (H.R. 5051), H6036 [9JY]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and restrict former employees and officials of executive and legislative branches relative to political intelligence contacts (H.R. 5525), H7888 [18SE]

Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office, Rochester, NY: designate (H.R. 5019), H5830 [7JY]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H1457 [28JA], H2818 [2AP], H3960 [8MY], H6048 [10JY], H7070 [30JY], H7212 [1AU], H7548 [16SE]

Letters

Congressional authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or executive branch officials inconsistent with their constitutional duties: Representative Candice S. Miller, Committee on House Administration (House), H7066 [30JY]

——— Representative Robert A. Brady, Committee on House Administration (House), H7066, H7067 [30JY]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H7066, H7067 [30JY]

——— several Representatives, Committee on Rules (House), H7066 [30JY]

Lists

50 things the House could be doing instead of undermining the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2162 [5MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 465), H1447, H1452, H1456 [28JA]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 465), H1449, H1451 [28JA]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9066, H9067, H9068, H9073 [11DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), consideration (H. Res. 722), H7542, H7543, H7544, H7546, H7547 [16SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), consideration (H. Res. 544), H3009, H3010 [8AP]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), consideration (H. Res. 629), H5510 [19JN]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (H.R. 5081), H6709• [23JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H7061 [30JY]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): divide committee membership equally between majority and minority parties, H3973 [8MY]

——— establish (H. Res. 567), H3972, H3975, H3978 [8MY], H7542 [16SE]

——— establish (H. Res. 567), consideration (H. Res. 575), H3954, H3956, H3957 [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), H7089, H7097 [30JY]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 694), H7059, H7061, H7064, H7065, H7067, H7068 [30JY]

Corps of Engineers: establish Great Lakes Navigation System, H4495• [20MY]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, H4495• [20MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1449 [28JA]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 4582), H7061 [30JY]

Dept. of Energy: University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics funding, E1150• [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories to reduce reliance on imported fuels and increase use of indigenous energy resources (H.R. 83), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 776), H9066, H9067, H9068, H9073 [11DE]

Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking, H6990 [29JY]

——— improve disclosure of funds expended to respond to lawsuits, dedicate employees to litigation, and cover attorneys fees, H6990 [29JY]

——— place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act, H6990 [29JY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), consideration (H. Res. 693), H6990 [29JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), E1150• [14JY]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (H.R. 5764), H8897• [9DE]

——— simplify the solid waste disposal process by eliminating unnecessary deadlines and overlapping regulations and allow for the review and revision of regulations as appropriate (H.R. 2279), consideration (H. Res. 455), H91 [9JA]

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities, H9067 [11DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6044, H6045, H6047, H6048 [10JY]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H8117 [19NO]

——— impact on the economy of shipping U.S. jobs overseas, H8116 [19NO]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 3992), H6047, H6048 [10JY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 776), H9066, H9067, H9068, H9073 [11DE]

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), consideration (H. Res. 696), H7137, H7139 [31JY]

——— making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7206, H7208, H7211 [1AU]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (H. Res. 696), H7137, H7139 [31JY]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7206, H7208, H7211 [1AU]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H7211 [1AU]

——— reform (H.R. 15), unanimous-consent request, H7195 [1AU]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (H.R. 5051), E1186• [17JY]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H6045 [10JY]

Minimum wage: increase, H2161 [5MR]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H2817 [2AP], H7061 [30JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2161 [5MR]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2815 [2AP]

——— implementation, H7059, H7061 [30JY]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), consideration (H. Res. 530), H2814, H2817 [2AP]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges has been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 3811), consideration (H. Res. 455), H91 [9JA]

——— prohibit coverage for abortion under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program except under certain circumstances, H6045 [10JY]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 3362), consideration (H. Res. 455), H91 [9JA]

Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: designate (S. 540), consideration (H. Res. 478), H1749, H1750 [11FE]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 935), consideration (H. Res. 694), H7059 [30JY]

Political campaigns: increase of influence of money and corporations, H9067 [11DE]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling, H1749, H1750 [11FE]

Rochester, NY: tribute to Ukrainian community, E1345• [8SE]

Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office, Rochester, NY: designate (H.R. 5019), H7253 [8SE]

Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building, Brockport, NY: designate (H.R. 1451), H2571 [24MR]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Sebelius relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, H2372 [13MR]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (H.R. 851), H7061 [30JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 647), consideration (H. Res. 766), H8307, H8309 [3DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), consideration (H. Res. 766), H8307, H8309 [3DE]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 4718), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6044, H6045, H6047, H6048 [10JY]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, E1345• [8SE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H91 [9JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3546), H2161 [5MR]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3936), H1451, H1452, H1456 [28JA]

Votes: position on missed, H1228• [16JA], E1616• [18NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1239 [16JA], H4782 [21MY], H4908 [28MY]

Reports

Bonus Depreciation—Economic and Budgetary Issues: Jane G. Gravelle, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), H6045 [10JY]

DACA Did Not Cause the Surge in Unaccompanied Children: Alex Nowrasteh, CATO Institute, H7207 [1AU]

Tributes

Bishop, Representative Tim, E1833• [12DE]

Cherry, James, Sr., E1461• [19SE]

Maffei, Representative, E1833• [12DE]

McCarthy, Representative Carolyn, E1833• [12DE]

Owens, Representative, E1833• [12DE]

Powell, Patrice Walker, E1605• [17NO]

Sisson, Don, H8047 [18NO]