TONKO, PAUL (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

EPA: 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), H107 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4693), H7979 [13NO]

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]

Armed Forces: provide for behavioral health treatment for developmental disabilities under TRICARE (see H.R. 4630), H4911 [28MY]

Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 2595), H5319 [11JN]

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), H5399 [17JN]

CERCLA: clarify effect of State statutes of repose on the required commencement date for actions (see H.R. 4993), H5817 [26JN]

Children and youth: improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems (see H.R. 3905), H5187 [9JN]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H1687 [6FE]

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

Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4443), H4017 [8MY]

CPSC: 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), H5820 [26JN]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H6657 [22JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 5012), H7389 [9SE]

——— provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4904), H5557 [19JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H7189 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 5478), H7980 [13NO]

——— require payment of full amount of separation pay otherwise due to former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5009), H5827 [3JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5024 [29MY]

——— award grants to States to pay the Federal share of carrying out full-day prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3778), H1515 [31JA]

——— complete a data analysis on the impact of the proposed gainful employment rule prior to finalizing such rule (see H.R. 4897), H5494 [18JN]

——— establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 4827), H5495 [18JN]

——— help States develop and improve qualifications and training of early childhood educator workforce (see H.R. 3357), H1719 [10FE]

——— make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 4826), H5248 [10JN]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H5495 [18JN]

——— provide grants for core curriculum development (see H.R. 2897), H1938 [25FE]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H2098 [28FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 4092), H2149 [4MR]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H3144 [9AP]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2975), H1938 [25FE]

——— designate a Health Professional Shortage Area for maternity care (see H.R. 4385), H5187 [9JN]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H5249 [10JN]

——— 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]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 1981), H8033 [17NO]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1599), H1938 [25FE]

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

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

——— 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 presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 4344), H2744 [27MR]

——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system (see H.R. 4720), H4828 [22MY]

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), H7619 [16SE]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H1938 [25FE]

——— 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), H5399 [17JN]

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), H4911 [28MY]

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

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), H1593 [4FE]

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

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H5186 [9JN]

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

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

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

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), H2611 [24MR]

——— 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 employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3563), H2746 [27MR]

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), H5877 [8JY]

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), H1769 [11FE]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H7939 [12NO]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3750), H8669 [4DE]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H5187 [9JN]

——— 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), H8133 [19NO]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H4434 [15MY]

Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 640), H6353 [16JY]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 480), H2002 [26FE]

Immigration: establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 3914), H1241 [16JA]

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), H1246 [17JA]

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

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

Medicaid: provide an option of States to cover a children’s program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 4605), H5073 [5JN]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 3426), H7979 [13NO]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 5227), H7297 [8SE]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H5187 [9JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H5024 [29MY]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H5494 [18JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H7619 [16SE]

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

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H8033 [17NO]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2258 [6MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7938 [12NO]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H3446 [6MY]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H3292 [29AP]

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

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

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

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (see H.R. 5654), H7886 [18SE]

——— provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority (see H.R. 4364), H2802 [1AP]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H1246 [17JA]

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

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: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H2801 [1AP]

NIST: provide for a competitive grant program for apprenticeship and internship programs through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 5663), H9045 [10DE]

OMB: report on disaster assistance obligations of the Federal Government (see H.R. 5635), H7886 [18SE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2915 [3AP]

Poland: anniversary of Warsaw Uprising (see H. Res. 690), H6859 [25JY]

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 270), H5023 [29MY]

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

Postal Service: improve fuel efficiency by replacing motor vehicle fleet with modern, efficient vehicles (see H.R. 3963), H3144 [9AP]

——— take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7894 [18SE]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4426), H7129 [30JY]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H2066 [27FE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H224 [14JA]

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]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2387), H2065 [27FE]

SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2998), H1780 [18FE]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H7042 [29JY]

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

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), H3199 [10AP]

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

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1698), H5249 [10JN]

Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 5019), H6037 [9JY]

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

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1687 [6FE]

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

Taxation: allow certain discharged student loan debt to be included in gross income ratably over a certain number of years and disregard such income in determining eligibility for Federal means-tested programs (see H.R. 4020), H4685 [20MY]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4128), H7939 [12NO]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 5655), H8171 [20NO]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H1431 [27JA]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H6036 [9JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H2611 [24MR]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 4740), H7996 [14NO]

——— 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), H6860 [25JY]

——— 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), H6036 [9JY]

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

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 2921), H2258 [6MR]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H1242 [16JA]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2144), H2434 [13MR]

Technology: permit exemptions for external power supplies from certain efficiency standards (see H.R. 5057), H6105 [10JY]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H4435 [15MY]

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 5614), H7885 [18SE]

Ukraine: support democratic and European aspirations and their right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear (see H. Res. 447), H1481 [28JA]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H184 [13JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

Veterans: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3397), H2258 [6MR]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3453), H1720 [10FE]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H1592 [4FE]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2291), H2434 [13MR]

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

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H7893 [18SE]

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), H6977 [28JY]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H3243 [28AP]

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

World 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]

Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1677), H3413 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program (see H.R. 4345), H2744 [27MR]

EPA: increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities for good financial and environmental management of water systems and strengthen enforcement of safe drinking water requirements (see H.R. 5534), H7882 [18SE]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program (H.R. 4345), H2746 [27MR]

EPA: increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities for good financial and environmental management of water systems and strengthen enforcement of safe drinking water requirements (H.R. 5534), H7888 [18SE]

Johnson, Henry: award Medal of Honor posthumously (H.R. 5459), H7455 [11SE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H5883 [9JY]

Remarks

Albany Symphony Orchestra: Recording Academy Best Classical Instrumental Solo GRAMMY Award recipient, H1262 [27JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2145, H2146 [4MR]

——— deficit, H3035 [8AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3035 [8AP]

Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 1524), H6638 [22JY]

CERCLA: amend relative to applicability to Federal facilities, H97, H101, H102, H103 [9JA]

——— amend relative to State consultation on removal and remedial actions, State concurrence with listing on EPA National Priorities List, and State credit for contributions to removal or remedial action, H97, H101, H102, H103 [9JA]

Climate: global warming, H6383 [17JY]

——— impact of global warming on water supplies and agriculture, H175 [13JA]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (H.R. 863), H2616 [25MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H5669 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H8044 [18NO]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H2145 [4MR]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (H.R. 6), H5669, H5681 [24JN]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration Naval Reactors Program funding, H6014 [9JY]

——— Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy funding, H2145 [4MR]

——— State Energy Program and Weatherization Assistance Program funding, H6014 [9JY]

——— wind energy programs funding, H1943 [26FE]

Dept. of Transportation: develop comprehensive plan to ensure safety and adequate training for first responders along crude oil rail routes, H5229 [10JN], H5884 [9JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5229 [10JN]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H8269, H8270, H8271 [2DE]

——— develop plan of action to address Alzheimer’s disease, H4681, H4682 [20MY], H8269, H8270, H8271 [2DE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H214 [14JA], H2145, H2146 [4MR], H6638, H6639, H6640, H6641 [22JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6014 [9JY], H6383 [17JY]

EPA: prohibit implementation of provisions to simplify solid waste disposal process that increase litigation, reduce funding for cleanup, or delay cleanup of contaminated sites, H107, H108 [9JA]

——— promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (H.R. 4795), H8138 [20NO]

——— 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), H97, H101, H102, H103, H107, H108 [9JA]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 4950), H6638 [22JY]

Foreign trade: impact on the economy of shipping U.S. jobs overseas, H8115, H8118, H8120, H8121 [19NO]

Fulton-Montgomery Community College: anniversary, H3000 [8AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, H2438 [14MR]

Hoffman, Michael C.: Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York Flame of Hope Award recipient, H2287 [11MR]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (H. Res. 480), H3049 [8AP]

Hunger Action Network of New York State (organization): tribute, H8044 [18NO]

Idaho: reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls Reservoir (S. 276), H7408 [10SE]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 15), H8286 [3DE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), unanimous-consent request, H7197 [1AU]

McKinney, TX: inclusion in Money (publication) America’s Best Small Cities list, H8286 [3DE]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (H.R. 4574), H3437 [6MY]

Mental Health Month: observance, H3437 [6MY]

National objectives: economic recovery, H16, H17 [7JA]

Natural gas: ensure the U.S. export of natural gas to World Trade Organization countries does not adversely impact manufacturing jobs in the U.S., H5681 [24JN]

New York Bar Association: anniversary of Law, Youth and Citizenship Program, H8147 [20NO]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (H.R. 4351), H4681 [20MY], H8270 [2DE]

NOAA: climate research funding, H4893 [28MY]

Pelosi, Representative: National Women’s Hall of Fame inductee, H215 [14JA]

Power resources: remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), H7846 [18SE]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (H.R. 3301), H5669 [24JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), H6285 [15JY]

Schenectady, NY: anniversary of Schenectady Greenmarket, H2143 [4MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4893 [28MY]

Scotia, NY: tribute to Scotia-Glenville High School boys’ basketball team, H2788 [1AP]

Taxation: extend renewable energy production tax credit, H1943 [26FE]

Technology: permit exemptions for external power supplies from certain efficiency standards (H.R. 5057), H7409 [10SE]

Transportation: authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs (H.R. 4834), H6287, H6288, H6289 [15JY]

——— importance of infrastructure investment, H17 [7JA], H6285, H6286, H6287, H6288, H6289 [15JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H16 [7JA], H213 [14JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3824), H1230 [16JA]

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

Union College: tribute to men’s ice hockey team, H3222 [28AP]

Votes: correction, H5803• [26JN]

Women: improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices and increasing the minimum wage, H212 [14JA]

Tributes

Buhrmaster, John, H2158 [5MR]

Dingell, Representative, H8919 [9DE]

Dodge, Felicia, H2438 [14MR]

Miller, Representative George, H9033 [10DE]

Rumenapp, Matthew, H2593 [24MR]

Waxman, Representative, H9033 [10DE]