SMITH, ADAM (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4721, H4728, H4730 [21MY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H3413 [2MY]

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]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H8931 [9DE]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H3242 [28AP]

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 3852), H2746 [27MR]

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

Cargo transportation: establish a Maritime Goods Movement User Fee and provide grants for international maritime cargo improvements (see H.R. 4105), H2064 [27FE]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H7388 [9SE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H3293 [29AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3293 [29AP]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents (see H. Res. 588), H4475 [19MY]

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]

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), H7241 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see H.R. 4435), H3142 [9AP]

——— 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), H5250 [10JN]

——— 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]

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

Dept. of HUD: support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H6978 [28JY]

Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 4594), H3939 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H4476 [19MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see H.R. 4386), H2913 [3AP]

——— use revenue generated by certain fines, penalties, and settlements to fund evidence-based youth mentoring projects, justice reinvestment efforts, and medical research and development (see H.R. 3580), H2991 [7AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 4999), H5817 [26JN]

——— 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), H5725 [24JN]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 3398), H8072 [18NO]

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

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), H2611 [24MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H6353 [16JY]

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

Feed the Future Initiative: authorize to reduce global poverty and hunger in developing countries on a sustainable basis (see H.R. 5656), H8868 [8DE]

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

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see H.R. 3374), H6400 [17JY]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H9045 [10DE]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H6352 [16JY]

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), H1939 [25FE]

Health: support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see H. Res. 688), H6859 [25JY]

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), H5368 [13JN]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H1545 [3FE]

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]

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H474 [15JA]

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]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 5235), H7039 [29JY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H183 [13JA]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H4061 [9MY]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H5249 [10JN]

Maritime Washington National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5038), H6108 [10JY]

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), H7939 [12NO]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H8072 [18NO]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H7128 [30JY]

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

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H8071 [18NO]

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 69), H6108 [10JY]

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

Millennium Challenge Corp.: authorize concurrent compacts for purposes of regional economic integration and cross-border collaborations (see H.R. 4877), H5398 [17JN]

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), H6297 [15JY]

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

National Police Week: designate (see H. Res. 578), H4064 [13MY]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3409 [1MY]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H4477 [19MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5399 [17JN]

NOAA: identify, declare, and respond to marine disease emergencies (see H.R. 5546), H7882 [18SE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2746 [27MR]

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

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H7893 [18SE]

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), H7530 [15SE]

SBA: provide for permanent establishment the State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 2333), H1512 [29JA]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (see H.R. 2981), H3448 [6MY]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education program from the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (see H.R. 3774), H3448 [6MY]

——— 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), H2566 [21MR]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H5065 [30MY]

——— continue to make Social Security number printouts and benefit verification letters available at field offices (see H.R. 4964), H6860 [25JY]

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 3997), H1780 [18FE]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H5023 [29MY]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H2001 [26FE]

——— broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 4567), H7129 [30JY]

——— exclude dividends from controlled foreign corporations from the definition of personal holding company income for purposes of the personal holding company rules (see H.R. 4589), H5073 [5JN]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H4911 [28MY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2803 [1AP]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H7893 [18SE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H225 [14JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

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]

Washington (State): express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, landslide (see H. Res. 634), H5597 [20JN]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H3941 [7MY]

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), H7893 [18SE]

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

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H4476 [19MY]

——— 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), H4911 [28MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H5023 [29MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H6036 [9JY]

——— 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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of detainees, provide alternatives to detention, inspect detention facilities regularly, and penalize noncompliant facilities (see H.R. 4620), H4015 [8MY]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4163), H2255 [6MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 3825), H134 [9JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of detainees, provide alternatives to detention, inspect detention facilities regularly, and penalize noncompliant facilities (H.R. 4620), H4016 [8MY]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (H.R. 4163), H2257 [6MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Program (H.R. 3825), H135 [9JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7557, H7562, H7575 [16SE], H7655 [17SE]

Armed Forces: repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases, H4674 [20MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, H1740, H1741 [11FE]

Batayola, Teresita: White House Champion of Change honoree, E866• [29MY]

Bellevue Downtown Association: anniversary, E206• [11FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8621, H8627 [4DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4542, H4548, H4674, H4676, H4679, H4680 [20MY], H4728, H4730, H4731, H4733, H4736, H4737, H4762, H4774, H4780 [21MY]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4548 [20MY], H4728 [21MY]

——— establish Military Community Infrastructure Program to ease traffic jams around military bases by making public highway improvements, H4733 [21MY]

——— establish that national security is the top priority for the Federal Government and should be the top priority for the use of public lands for military training purposes, H4680 [20MY]

——— remove sunset provision from START Treaty nuclear force structure plan, H4679 [20MY]

——— take full account of illegal taxes levied by the Afghan government against American companies and establish plan for reimbursement, H4676 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (S. 25), H1740, H1741 [11FE]

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), H7227 [1AU]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H1740 [11FE]

Nelson, Lance: Tacoma-Pierce County, WA, Chamber Military Affairs Committee Howard O. Scott Citizen-Soldier of the Year award recipient, E622• [29AP]

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (organization): anniversary, E422• [24MR]

Obama, President: condemn failure to notify Congress before releasing Taliban leaders detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and express concerns over their release and repercussions of negotiating with terrorists (H. Res. 644), H7326, H7327, H7329, H7331, H7333 [9SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4674 [20MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), Senate amendment, H8621, H8627 [4DE]

POW: provide for the disposition of certain persons detained in the U.S. pursuant to authorization for use of military force, H4730, H4731 [21MY]

Seattle, WA: tribute to Ranier Beach High School boys’ basketball team, E424• [24MR]

Seattle Seahawks (football team): Association of Washington Generals Washingtonians of the Year award recipients, E569• [10AP]

Seattle Sounders FC (soccer team): anniversary, E1506• [19SE]

Syria: authorize assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, and sustainment to appropriately vetted Syrian groups to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H7557, H7562, H7575 [16SE], H7655 [17SE], H8621 [4DE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): limit implementation funding, H4736, H4737 [21MY]

Votes: correction, E511• [3AP]

——— position on missed, E93• [16JA], E166•, E174• [5FE], E200• [11FE], E265• [27FE], E324• [6MR], E447• [26MR], E583• [10AP], E799• [21MY], E857• [29MY], E1068• [25JN], E1501• [19SE], E1622• [18NO], E1742• [4DE], E1852• [16DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H4545 [20MY], H4780 [21MY]

Tributes

Clapp, Ruth, E869• [29MY]

Dickerson, Bob, E1504• [19SE]

Earl, Ashley, E420• [24MR], E436• [25MR]

Rice, Norman B., E863• [29MY]

Wada, Debra S., H4780 [21MY]