BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5250 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4671 [20MY], H4739 [21MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5400 [17JN], H5458 [18JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3344 [30AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5878 [8JY]

Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), H5790 [26JN]

Articles and editorials

‘Out of Options’—Veterans With PTSD Hit Pot Underground, Bill Briggs, NBCnews.com (Internet site), H3344 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (see H. Res. 699), H7184 [31JY]

Agriculture: prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 4308), H7189 [31JY]

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

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

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

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

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H21 [7JA]

——— provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal ivory trade (see H.R. 5454), H8366 [3DE]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 4525), H7189 [31JY]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2841), H1719 [10FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H1881 [21FE]

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

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

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 3852), H3293 [29AP]

——— 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), H5877 [8JY]

Burma: call for an end to the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect of internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups (see H. Res. 418), H1432 [27JA]

CBO: require calculation of carbon score for all legislation (see H.R. 5733), H8133 [19NO]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a surveillance system relative to traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4251), H6217 [14JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: apply Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation waiver authority to Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in order to foster innovation (see H.R. 4543), H3413 [2MY]

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), H4064 [13MY]

——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5081), H6353 [16JY]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care (see H.R. 4058), H2611 [24MR]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2734), H5877 [8JY]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5271), H7125 [30JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2434 [13MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3409 [1MY]

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]

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

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 5267), H7939 [12NO]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H3448 [6MY]

Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 2646), H6352 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 5478), H7894 [18SE]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H2486 [14MR]

——— 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]

——— clarify cancellation of loans of Armed Forces members under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4232), H2697 [26MR]

——— establish Office of School Discipline Policy (see H.R. 3153), H6746 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 4826), H6108 [10JY]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H6656 [22JY]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 3510), H474 [15JA]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H3241 [28AP]

——— designate a Health Professional Shortage Area for maternity care (see H.R. 4385), H4686 [20MY]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H5024 [29MY]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H3940 [7MY]

——— prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 3322), H2362 [12MR]

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

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H6746 [23JY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H2302 [11MR]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 2130), H1772 [11FE]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 4080), H4061 [9MY]

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

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

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H2696 [26MR]

——— promote greater development of registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 5533), H7882 [18SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H1720 [10FE]

——— establish innovation in surface transportation program (see H.R. 4726), H7893 [18SE]

——— require States with an increase in fatalities or serious injuries of pedestrians or users of nonmotorized transportation to address increase in State strategic highway safety plans (see H.R. 4507), H4686 [20MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H5819 [26JN]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H7128 [30JY]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H2434 [13MR]

Diseases: develop international plans of action to address Alzheimer’s disease and dementia (see H. Res. 489), H5598 [20JN]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5640 [23JN]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2258 [6MR]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H7996 [14NO]

Drugs: exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H7129 [30JY]

——— provide for legitimate use of medicinal marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 4498), H7129 [30JY]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H6816 [24JY]

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), H3409 [1MY]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5515), H7674 [17SE]

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

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5159), H6816 [24JY]

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

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), H3144 [9AP]

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), H2486 [14MR]

FCC: 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), H1660 [5FE]

FDA: withdraw approval for the drug Zohydro ER and prohibit from approving such drug unless it is reformulated to prevent abuse (see H.R. 4241), H2488 [18MR]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 4885), H8273 [2DE]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H2486 [14MR]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H2610 [24MR]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5769 [25JN]

Food: provide that meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated (see H.R. 4966), H5877 [8JY]

Foreign aid: ensure the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in recruitment of foreign workers (see H.R. 3344), H2066 [27FE]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H2748 [28MR]

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]

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

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

——— extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H2803 [1AP]

——— 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), H7940 [12NO]

Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 564), H3408 [1MY]

Higher Education Act: establish requirements for preferred banking arrangements (see H.R. 4714), H5073 [5JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3513), H1432 [27JA]

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), H1243 [16JA]

IRS: extend authority to require truncated Social Security numbers on Form W-2 wage and tax statements (see H.R. 4910), H5557 [19JN]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H7189 [31JY]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3058 [8AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H2697 [26MR]

Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans’ Clinic, Dalles, OR: designate (see H.R. 4273), H2484 [14MR]

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

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 2123), H1431 [27JA]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 3662), H2915 [3AP]

——— 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), H4064 [13MY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H2485 [14MR] (see H.R. 1201), H2696 [26MR]

——— enhance beneficiary and provider protections and improve transparency in the Medicare Advantage market (see H.R. 4998), H7939 [12NO]

——— establish Value-Based Insurance Design demonstration program to show that reduced copayments or coinsurance can increase utilization, improve clinical outcomes, and lower health care expenditures (see H.R. 5183), H6745 [23JY]

——— improve integrity (see H.R. 5780), H8272 [2DE]

——— increase access to ambulance services (see H.R. 5460), H8072 [18NO]

——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H2302 [11MR]

——— permit certain nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physician assistants, and certified nurse-midwives to provide certain certifications relative to inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 4663), H4911 [28MY]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H4910 [28MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H472 [15JA]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2645 [25MR]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 1821), H5069 [2JN]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H6217 [14JY]

——— provide for standardized post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning (see H.R. 4994), H5817 [26JN]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2002 [26FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H2610 [24MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate use of the frank for mail transmitted by Members and congressional officials (see H.R. 4872), H8033 [17NO]

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), H5319 [11JN]

——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H6656 [22JY]

——— protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 69), H2697 [26MR]

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), H8366 [3DE]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2611 [24MR]

National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H6859 [25JY]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H3243 [28AP]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 540), H3409 [1MY]

Naturopathic Medicine Week: designate (see H. Res. 508), H6353 [16JY]

Nazi Party—World War II: terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 5739), H8132 [19NO]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H2854 [2AP]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H4064 [13MY]

NIH: research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and urge the FDA to monitor and disclose contaminants in all menstrual hygiene products (see H.R. 4746), H7939 [12NO]

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

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

Office of National Drug Control Policy: strike provisions that prohibit from studying the legalization of marijuana and that require opposition to any attempt to legalize marijuana (see H.R. 4046), H2362 [12MR]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4122), H4685 [20MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employees’ dependents access to tax credits if the cost of family coverage through the employer is greater than a certain percentage of household income (see H.R. 4865), H5363 [12JN]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5187 [9JN]

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

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 270), H3364 [30AP]

——— 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: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H5187 [9JN]

——— impose temporary moratorium on the closure or consolidation of any mail processing facility (see H.R. 5445), H7433 [10SE]

——— improve fuel efficiency by replacing motor vehicle fleet with modern, efficient vehicles (see H.R. 3963), H2362 [12MR]

——— provide that the Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services (see H.R. 5179), H7190 [31JY]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H7189 [31JY]

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

Roads and highways: encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (see H.R. 4790), H8931 [9DE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (see H.R. 2955), H2486 [14MR]

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

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), H6217 [14JY]

Sports: reduce sports-related concussions in youth (see H.R. 2118), H5640 [23JN]

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

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H4830 [22MY]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 4748), H7901 [19SE]

——— make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 2139), H2065 [27FE]

——— recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 5646), H7886 [18SE]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for facilities using a qualified methane conversion technology to provide transportation fuels and chemicals (see H.R. 3424), H5640 [23JN]

——— allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 5178), H6745 [23JY]

——— broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 4567), H3446 [6MY]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4837), H5318 [11JN]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 5655), H7886 [18SE]

——— extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4743), H4911 [28MY]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H7434 [10SE]

——— extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 2193), H184 [13JA]

——— extend time period for contributing military death gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 4559), H3407 [1MY]

——— impose a mileage-based user fee for mobile mounted concrete boom pumps in lieu of the tax on taxable fuels (see H.R. 5474), H7528 [15SE]

——— make dependent care credit refundable and index the income phasedown of credit for inflation (see H.R. 3740), H6107 [10JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H4828 [22MY]

——— make permanent the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see H.R. 4619), H4015 [8MY]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 4740), H6656 [22JY]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 4679), H6656 [22JY]

——— 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), H6656 [22JY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H2853 [2AP]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 2737), H5495 [18JN]

——— provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 18 (see H.R. 5281), H10318 [12DE]

——— provide incentives for clean energy and repeal fossil fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 4753), H4909 [28MY]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 4237), H2962 [4AP]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 1278), H7434 [10SE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H1659 [5FE]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H5824 [30JN]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H5877 [8JY]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5826 [3JY]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: establish penalties for causing environmental damage while cultivating marijuana or other controlled substances on Federal lands or trespassing on private property (see H.R. 2735), H2488 [18MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H225 [14JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3243 [28AP]

Veterans: extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 3383), H2486 [14MR]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H6816 [24JY]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7894 [18SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 596), H6746 [23JY]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H7940 [12NO]

——— 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]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 5314), H7181 [31JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8868 [8DE]

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

——— require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3404), H4476 [19MY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6860 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 3870), H223 [14JA]

Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 4107), H2064 [27FE]

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

——— provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 5195), H6814 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 5762), H8169 [20NO]

EPA: establish the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program (see H.R. 5216), H6976 [28JY]

Medicare: cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4762), H5022 [29MY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions relative to energy (see H.R. 5559), H7883 [18SE]

——— increase maximum nameplate capacity of a small wind turbine qualifying for an energy credit (see H.R. 4761), H5022 [29MY]

Constitutional authority statements

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (H.R. 3870), H224 [14JA]

Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (H.R. 4107), H2065 [27FE]

Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (H.R. 4594), H3940 [7MY]

——— provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (H.R. 5195), H6815 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (H.R. 5762), H8171 [20NO]

EPA: establish the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program (H.R. 5216), H6976 [28JY]

Medicare: cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 4762), H5023 [29MY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions relative to energy (H.R. 5559), H7889 [18SE]

——— increase maximum nameplate capacity of a small wind turbine qualifying for an energy credit (H.R. 4761), H5023 [29MY]

Letters

Air National Guard F–15 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar upgrades funding: Gus Hargett, National Guard Association of the U.S., H4672 [20MY]

Motions

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), H6258 [15JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), E143• [29JA]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, H1484, H1487 [29JA], E152• [3FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5295 [11JN]

Air Force: Air National Guard F–15 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar upgrades funding through reductions in nuclear weapons programs funding, H4672, H4673 [20MY]

——— Air National Guard funding, H4688 [21MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, E95• [16JA], E1838• [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7651 [17SE], E1500• [19SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2805 [2AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3035, H3038 [8AP], H3178 [10AP]

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), E195• [11FE]

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

——— provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (H.R. 3870), E68• [14JA]

Children and youth: prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care, extend and improve adoption incentives, and improve international child support recovery (H.R. 4980), E1232• [24JY]

China: efforts to address pollution problem, H1547 [4FE]

Climate: global warming, H5344, H5346, H5347, H5348, H5349 [12JN], H5646 [24JN]

——— impact of global warming on water supplies and agriculture, H1547 [4FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5769), E1745• [4DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 5682), E1599• [17NO]

——— importance of bipartisanship, H5369 [17JN]

Congressional Research Service: anniversary, E1168• [16JY]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: tribute to American Graduate—Let’s Make It Happen initiative, E1486• [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Project funding through reductions in marketing and promotion administration account funding, H5295 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, E1739• [4DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4672, H4673 [20MY], H4688, H4739, H4740 [21MY]

——— cleanup and removal of unexploded ordnance funding through reductions in nuclear-armed, air-launched cruise missile funding, H5458, H5459 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5458, H5459 [18JN]

——— prohibit funding to provide additional or upgraded facilities for individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3339 [30AP]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, H1597 [5FE]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (H.R. 4107), E271• [27FE]

——— require annual CBO report on cost estimates for nuclear weapons, H4739, H4740 [21MY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of industrial hemp, H4980 [29MY]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H4984 [29MY]

Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (H.R. 4594), H6109 [11JY], H6219 [15JY], E706• [7MY]

——— extend Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs, H2613 [25MR]

——— provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (H.R. 5195), H6749 [24JY], H7073 [30JY], H8227 [2DE]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), Senate amendment, E1838• [12DE]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2627, H2628 [25MR]

——— prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H5791, H5792 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Road Usage Fee Pilot Program to study mileage-based fee systems (H.R. 3638), H2262 [11MR], H2736 [27MR]

——— infrastructure development funding, H2736, H2738, H2739, H2740, H2741 [27MR], H3035 [8AP]

——— Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H5151 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (H.R. 5762), E1657• [20NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement directive prohibiting access to clinical programs for veterans participating in State-approved marijuana programs, H3344, H3345, H3346, H3347, H3349 [30AP], H8035 [18NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3339, H3344, H3345, H3346, H3347, H3349 [30AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5151 [9JN], H5401 [18JN]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs, H5191 [10JN], H6225 [15JY]

Drugs: change Federal classification of marijuana relative to impact and danger, H1661 [6FE], H1721 [11FE]

——— decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate and tax marijuana, H7300 [9SE]

——— decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol, H6662 [23JY], H6863 [28JY]

——— decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol (H.R. 499), H185 [14JA]

——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws, H2995 [8AP]

EcoDistricts (organization): tribute, E1287• [31JY]

Employment: job creation through infrastructure investment, H2740 [27MR]

Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking, E1304• [1AU]

——— improve disclosure of funds expended to respond to lawsuits, dedicate employees to litigation, and cover attorneys fees, E1304• [1AU]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), E1304• [1AU]

EPA: establish the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program (H.R. 5216), E1249• [28JY]

——— proposed rule to establish carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emission guidelines for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H5346, H5347, H5348, H5349 [12JN], H5646 [24JN]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), H2184 [5MR]

——— 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), H25 [8JA], H102, H103 [9JA]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (H.R. 2692), H5500 [19JN]

Escambia County, FL: convey certain property formerly part of Santa Rosa National Monument and conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance (H.R. 2954), E195• [11FE]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), Senate amendments, E95• [16JA]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 2641), H2228• [6MR]

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 (H.R. 3370), H2137 [4MR]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (H.R. 2652), H7944 [13NO]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), E1187• [17JY]

Firearms: gun control, H5252 [11JN]

Highway Trust Fund: funding, H5721 [24JN], H5879 [9JY]

——— funding through savings gained by Postal Service elimination of Saturday deliveries, H5721 [24JN]

——— infrastructure repair funding through increasing the Federal gas tax, H2736, H2738 [27MR]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), E1739• [4DE]

Iran: interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, H76 [9JA]

James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway: designate (H.R. 4926), E1770• [10DE]

James L. Oberstar National Scenic Byway: designate (H.R. 4926), E1770• [10DE]

Journal: question of approval, H1661 [6FE]

Medicare: cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 4762), E871• [29MY]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H2714 [27MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals, H2865, H2866 [3AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2463 [14MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 2305), H7391 [10SE]

——— extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), H2714 [27MR], H2865, H2866 [3AP]

——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (H.R. 1173), H2171, H2172 [5MR], H2307 [12MR], H2648 [26MR], H7621 [17SE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 3717), H5252 [11JN]

National Bike to School Day: observance, H3451 [7MY]

National Landscape Architecture Month: observance, E1113• [8JY]

National Pollinator Week: observance, H5500 [19JN]

North Carolina: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units (H.R. 3572), E1745• [4DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate, H2463 [14MR]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), H2171, H2172 [5MR]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), Senate amendment, E1739• [4DE]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H1597 [5FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2865, H2866 [3AP]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 3811), H149• [10JA]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2738 [27MR]

Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H3276 [29AP]

Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), H5791, H5792 [26JN]

Reagan, Ronald: anniversary of radio address on increasing excise tax on gasoline, H8285 [3DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), H6254, H6256 [15JY], H6979 [29JY], H7050, H7055 [30JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), consideration (H. Res. 669), H6237 [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), motion to recommit, H6259 [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), Senate amendment, H7174, H7175 [31JY]

——— shorten extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H6259 [15JY]

San Antonio Spurs (basketball team): tribute, H5369 [17JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4980, H4984 [29MY]

Ships and vessels: proposal to increase cargo preference for U.S. food aid, H3299 [30AP]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), E195• [11FE]

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), H7651 [17SE]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (H.R. 2240), H7944 [13NO]

——— clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum (H.R. 786), H3124 [9AP]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), H8338 [3DE], E1745• [4DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions relative to energy (H.R. 5559), E1496• [19SE]

——— extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes, H25 [8JA]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (H.R. 3636), H2151 [5MR], H5722 [24JN], H8281, H8285 [3DE]

——— increase maximum nameplate capacity of a small wind turbine qualifying for an energy credit (H.R. 4761), E864• [29MY]

——— modify and make permanent certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relative to charitable contributions (H.R. 5806), E1816• [12DE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), H6372 [17JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 4457), H5334 [12JN]

——— reform the gas tax, H6237 [15JY]

——— repeal the gas tax and rebuild roads and bridges (H.R. 4848), H5722 [24JN]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), H3943 [8MY]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H2805 [2AP], H5334 [12JN], H5401 [18JN], H5720, H5721 [24JN]

——— importance of mass transit, H2262 [11MR]

Votes: position on missed, E138•, E143• [29JA]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 2901), H2370 [13MR], H5191 [10JN], H6225 [15JY], H8870 [9DE], E1765• [9DE]

World Toilet Day: observance, H8073 [19NO]

World Water Day: observance, H2370 [13MR]

Tributes

Cooley, William R. (Dick), E350• [11MR]

Miller, Representative George, H9034 [10DE]

Oberstar, James L., H3451 [7MY], E1488• [19SE]

Terry, Trudi, H1484 [29JA]

Urner, Carol, E892• [30MY]

Waxman, Representative, H9034 [10DE]