VARGAS, JUAN (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5496 [18JN]

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), H1938 [25FE]

African Americans: recognize difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1481 [28JA]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1084), H1938 [25FE]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8033 [17NO]

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

——— make determination on enlistment of aliens possessing employment authorization document issued under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 685), H6814 [24JY]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H7188 [31JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H1545 [3FE] (see H.R. 3804), H73 [8JA]

Biomedical Research Fund: establish (see H.R. 4384), H2913 [3AP]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of agents and officers (see H.R. 4303), H2915 [3AP]

Business and industry: ensure that the treatment of illiquid swaps does not disadvantage certain non-financial end users who use them to manage business risk (see H.R. 4330), H2743 [27MR]

California: authorize construction of San Luis Reservoir expansion (see H.R. 4126), H2097 [28FE]

——— authorize construction of Shasta Dam expansion (see H.R. 4125), H2097 [28FE]

——— authorize construction of the Upper San Joaquin River Storage (see H.R. 4127), H2097 [28FE]

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5468), H7528 [15SE]

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), H5187 [9JN]

Cesar Chavez Day: observance (see H. Res. 529), H2744 [27MR]

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), H4435 [15MY]

——— eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup for status offenses which would not be judicial issues if the offender were not a juvenile (see H.R. 4123), H2097 [28FE]

——— ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see H.R. 4124), H2097 [28FE]

——— expand and improve Federal programs to reduce child hunger (see H.R. 4249), H2433 [13MR]

——— issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see H.R. 2149), H1938 [25FE]

Clinical Research Innovation Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H7675 [17SE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2148 [4MR]

Colonel M.J. ‘Mac’ Dube, USMC Post Office Building, Twentynine Palms, CA: designate (see H.R. 5331), H7182 [31JY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H2696 [26MR]

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 2135), H2098 [28FE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H2915 [3AP]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H3293 [29AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H2001 [26FE]

Dept. of Defense: convey Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, CA, to Mount Soledad Memorial Association, Inc. (see H.R. 3810), H1481 [28JA]

——— 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), H3446 [6MY] (see H.R. 4622), H4057 [9MY]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1592 [4FE]

——— establish a grant program for career education in computer science (see H.R. 4929), H5597 [20JN]

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see H.R. 3921), H1481 [28JA]

——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4108), H2064 [27FE]

——— expand and improve Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 4373), H2853 [2AP]

——— 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]

——— modify grace period prior to repayment period for certain Federal direct student loans and exclude certain employer-provided student loan assistance from Federal income tax (see H.R. 5399), H7241 [1AU]

——— promote innovative education practices, help educational agencies ensure high-quality English proficiency instruction, and provide college and career knowledge to English learners (see H.R. 5219), H7129 [30JY]

——— 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), H4686 [20MY]

——— provide student loan eligibility for mid-career, part-time students (see H.R. 4832), H5320 [11JN]

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

——— 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), H2099 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H4685 [20MY]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants under the School-Based Health Centers Program (see H.R. 2632), H1780 [18FE]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H4785 [21MY]

——— 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]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H3292 [29AP]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: incorporate into design and construction of reconfigured and new ports of entry certain concerns relative to border location-dependent businesses (see H.R. 2213), H2611 [24MR]

Dept. of HUD: support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H8669 [4DE]

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

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

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 5327), H7939 [12NO]

Dept. of the Interior: take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians (see H.R. 3313), H1939 [25FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H4836 [27MY]

——— 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: 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]

——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5250 [10JN]

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

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H1938 [25FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Justice: promptly take all steps necessary or appropriate to execute and implement the San Luis Rey settlement agreement (see H.R. 4265), H2484 [14MR]

Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see H. Res. 701), H7184 [31JY]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California and other affected Western States (see H.R. 4239), H2432 [13MR]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H5824 [30JN]

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

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H3409 [1MY]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H7297 [8SE]

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), H4910 [28MY]

FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 648), H2746 [27MR]

Federal Correctional Officer Scott J. Williams Memorial Post Office Building, Lompoc, CA: designate (see H.R. 5562), H7883 [18SE]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4306), H2962 [4AP]

——— limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 2450), H6036 [9JY]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H7189 [31JY]

FHA: ensure stability in maximum mortgage amount limitations for areas experiencing decreases in median home prices (see H.R. 4208), H5024 [29MY]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5319 [11JN]

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), H5877 [8JY]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H2362 [12MR]

Giving Tuesday: designate (see H. Res. 761), H8169 [20NO]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 107), H6746 [23JY]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H8033 [17NO]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H4061 [9MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 723), H7528 [15SE]

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), H6400 [17JY]

Human rights: authorizing appropriations for domestic and foreign treatment centers for victims of torture (see H.R. 4987), H7297 [8SE]

——— prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 479), H2148 [4MR]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5065 [30MY]

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), H2432 [13MR]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), H6108 [10JY]

Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H2002 [26FE]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 5747), H8169 [20NO]

——— call for urgent international intervention on behalf of Iraqi civilians facing dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution in Nineveh Plain region (see H. Con. Res. 110), H7190 [31JY]

Isla Vista, CA: condemn rampage and mass shooting, offer condolences to the community, the victims, and their families, and call for action to prevent such tragedies in the future (see H. Res. 608), H5064 [30MY]

Israel: condemn murders of teenagers by members of Hamas (terrorist organization) and Mohammed Abu Khdeir by extremists and call for halt to attacks and recognition for Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 665), H6106 [10JY]

Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 5687), H7937 [12NO]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H7939 [12NO]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8226 [1DE]

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

Levinson, Robert: urge intensified cooperation by Iran on the case of the disappearance of former FBI agent while on business trip in Iran (see H. Res. 435), H5399 [17JN]

Maritime administration: require career and technical education for maritime careers (see H.R. 4468), H10318 [12DE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H1772 [11FE]

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), H1515 [31JA]

——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 3616), H1659 [5FE]

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

——— 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), H3409 [1MY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H224 [14JA]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H1772 [11FE]

——— 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: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H136 [9JA]

——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H5249 [10JN]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7619 [16SE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3448 [6MY]

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

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

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H4910 [28MY]

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: support mission and goals (see H. Res. 551), H3197 [10AP]

National Day of Prayer: observance (see H. Res. 547), H3057 [8AP]

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

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H6816 [24JY]

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 540), H3449 [6MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H1481 [28JA]

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

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H3058 [8AP]

Neil Havens Post Office, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 4939), H5639 [23JN]

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), H3941 [7MY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4122), H2697 [26MR]

Palestinian Authority: suspend foreign aid and designate as a terrorist organization pending dissolution of unity Government with Hamas (terrorist organization) and recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 622), H5400 [17JN]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H1431 [27JA]

Philmore Graham Post Office Building, Vallejo, CA: designate (see H.R. 5106), H6215 [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), H136 [9JA]

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

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7297 [8SE]

San Diego, CA: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the 1915 Panama-California Exposition (see H. Con. Res. 73), H134 [9JA]

SBA: ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small business owners (see H.R. 5084), H6135 [11JY]

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

——— extend and expand State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 3115), H7389 [9SE]

——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H3448 [6MY]

——— improve the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (see H.R. 2452), H3144 [9AP]

Serbia: support efforts to investigate and bring to justice individuals responsible for the execution-style murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in 1999 (see H. Con. Res. 61), H2435 [13MR]

Small business: streamline and simplify registration system used by small business concerns to be eligible to contract with the Federal Government (see H.R. 5154), H7297 [8SE]

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

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H7893 [18SE]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H7939 [12NO]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H1481 [28JA]

Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 587), H7129 [30JY]

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

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H3242 [28AP]

Taxation: allow small employers a credit against income tax for hiring individuals receiving unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3781), H1252 [23JA]

——— allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 3648), H1939 [25FE]

——— cut and reduce excess and duplicative tax assessments and paperwork for entrepreneurs (see H.R. 5636), H7886 [18SE]

——— disallow a deduction for any fine paid by an owner of a professional sports franchise (see H.R. 4544), H3407 [1MY]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of consumer indebtedness (see H.R. 5637), H7886 [18SE]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 5239), H7039 [29JY]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H2915 [3AP]

——— extend expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 4019), H1686 [6FE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H7246 [4AU]

——— extend research credit, increase and make permanent alternative simplified research credit and provide for a biotechnology consortium research credit (see H.R. 3757), H1432 [27JA]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H3199 [10AP]

——— make permanent the threshold for medical expense deduction for people 65 or older (see H.R. 4104), H3144 [9AP]

——— 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), H7434 [10SE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H3448 [6MY]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 3726), H1481 [28JA]

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), H2199 [5MR]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 4026), H1773 [11FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H134 [9JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

United Kingdom: support unity, security, and prosperity, express that cooperation with the U.S. is essential to national security, and respect right of Scotland to decide their status in a referendum (see H. Res. 713), H7245 [4AU]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2001 [26FE]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H1938 [25FE]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2291), H4685 [20MY]

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]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5109), H6296 [15JY]

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: 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]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H1938 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve dental health care (see H.R. 5022), H5875 [8JY]

Iraq: protect religious freedom, help secure safe havens for those seeking amnesty, and expedite visa processing for minority groups and lift quota cap for Iraqi Christians to streamline acceptance of refugees (see H. Res. 663), H6106 [10JY]

——— protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 683), H6814 [24JY]

Refugees: establish processes for certain aliens located in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, or Syria to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 5430), H7388 [9SE]

Science: recognize importance of breakthroughs in biomedicine, biotechnology, and life sciences in diagnosis and treatment of illness and address funding gap between basic research and clinical development (see H. Res. 709), H7185 [31JY]

Terrorism: include foreign terrorist organizations as enemies of the U.S. for purposes of treason (see H.R. 5695), H7937 [12NO]

U.S. Foreign Service Day: observance (see H. Res. 582), H4059 [9MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve dental health care (H.R. 5022), H5876 [8JY]

Refugees: establish processes for certain aliens located in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, or Syria to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (H.R. 5430), H7388 [9SE]

Terrorism: include foreign terrorist organizations as enemies of the U.S. for purposes of treason (H.R. 5695), H7938 [12NO]

Remarks

Elmore, Stephen H.: Imperial County Farm Bureau Jim Kuhn Memorial Farmer of the Year Award recipient, E1519• [12NO]

Feed the Future Initiative: authorize to reduce global poverty and hunger in developing countries on a sustainable basis (H.R. 5656), H9025, H9027 [10DE]

Immigration: ensure unaccompanied alien children who have crossed illegally into the U.S. are taken care of and treated with dignity until a course of action is taken to mitigate the humanitarian crisis, H6757 [24JY]

——— reform, H3252 [29AP], H8080 [19NO]

——— reform (H.R. 15), E473• [1AP]

Israel: independence anniversary, H3437 [6MY]

Obama, President: use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H8080 [19NO]

San Diego, CA: anniversary of Calvary Baptist Church, E685• [6MY]

——— tribute to San Diego All-American Soap Box Derby, E839• [27MY]

Ships and vessels: provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (H.R. 3470), H9019 [10DE]

——— provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (S. 1683), H9019 [10DE]

Southwestern Community College: tribute to student journalism publications, E178• [6FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H139 [10JA], H189 [14JA]

Venezuela: impose targeted sanctions on persons responsible for violations of human rights of antigovernment protesters and strengthen civil society (S. 2142), H9022, H9023 [10DE]

Votes: correction, E104• [17JA]

Tributes

Benavidez, Benny G., E1535• [12NO]

DeClerq, Frank, E1274• [30JY]

Franzen, Erik, E1341• [8SE]

Green, David R., E1107• [3JY]

Mallory, Anne J., E1615• [18NO]

Oberg, Scott, E1103• [3JY]

Winters, Timothy J., E442• [26MR]