BROWNLEY, JULIA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4901 [28MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Veteran Access to Care Act, H5429 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8133 [19NO]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H2258 [6MR]

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]

——— allow aliens granted deferred action and work authorization to be appointed to and attend a military service academy and to be appointed as a commissioned officer (see H.R. 4723), H5187 [9JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H163 [10JA]

——— codify the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program to assist spouses of members in pursuing educational opportunities and career training (see H.R. 4818), H6656 [22JY]

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

——— establish an online significant event tracker system for tracking, reporting, and summarizing exposures of members to traumatic events (see H.R. 5336), H7676 [17SE]

——— 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), H6297 [15JY]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 4305), H5024 [29MY]

California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4685), H4684 [20MY]

——— establish national memorial to commemorate victims of St. Francis Dam collapse (see H.R. 5357), H7901 [19SE]

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), H5024 [29MY]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 3481), H2435 [13MR]

——— 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), H4017 [8MY]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 5111), H6400 [17JY]

——— provide for identification and dissemination of best practices for medical professionals and other health care providers relative to neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 4888), H6860 [25JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2258 [6MR]

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

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]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H3058 [8AP]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 5267), H8033 [17NO]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H3365 [30AP]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H6036 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see H.R. 4217), H2854 [2AP]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H3941 [7MY] (see H.R. 4622), H4057 [9MY]

——— award grants to establish STEM Innovation Networks (see H.R. 4828), H6860 [25JY]

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

——— 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), H6977 [28JY]

——— establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 5589), H8133 [19NO]

——— 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 for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3538), H1545 [3FE]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H6977 [28JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H3144 [9AP]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H8365 [3DE]

——— 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), H1772 [11FE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H4476 [19MY]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3854), H4910 [28MY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H163 [10JA]

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

Dept. of Justice: allow use of public safety and community policing grants to be used to hire veterans and other individuals as employees of law enforcement agencies for positions not requiring sworn authority (see H.R. 5015), H7242 [1AU]

——— improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs (see H.R. 3069), H2486 [14MR]

Dept. of Labor: address the skills gap by providing recommendations to increase on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities and employer participation in education and workforce training (see H.R. 4541), H4061 [9MY]

——— award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 5563), H7883 [18SE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H2486 [14MR]

——— withhold highway funds from States that do not have in effect laws requiring the use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see H.R. 5025), H7893 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess staffing shortages at medical facilities (see H.R. 5007), H6297 [15JY]

——— clarify manner in which an advance educational assistance payment is charged against the entitlement of a veteran to such assistance (see H.R. 4184), H2256 [6MR]

——— 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), H2098 [28FE]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 4971), H5877 [8JY]

——— 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), H5185 [9JN]

——— enter into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans (see H.R. 4004), H1658 [5FE]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 5484), H7894 [18SE]

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

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

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

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see H.R. 4841), H5495 [18JN]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4793), H6656 [22JY]

——— provide for additional qualification requirements for individuals appointed to marriage and family therapist positions (see H.R. 5398), H7677 [17SE]

——— provide per diem payments to eligible entities for furnishing care to dependents of certain homeless veterans (see H.R. 4140), H2147 [4MR]

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), H7189 [31JY]

——— improve health care by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care (see H.R. 3516), H1243 [16JA]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 3398), H5187 [9JN]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H9304 [11DE]

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

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H1938 [25FE]

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), H162 [10JA]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1481 [28JA]

——— recognize importance of conducting research, education, and awareness of dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities and commend organizations dedicated to such causes (see H. Res. 623), H5363 [12JN]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers and provide reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and loan cancellation in exchange for public service (see H.R. 3892), H2066 [27FE]

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

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H5364 [12JN]

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

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H7893 [18SE]

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]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H2746 [27MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H2914 [3AP]

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), H1720 [10FE]

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), H8171 [20NO]

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

Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see H.R. 533), H6217 [14JY]

——— limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 2450), H7041 [29JY]

FEMA: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 3333), H5073 [5JN]

FHA: ensure stability in maximum mortgage amount limitations for areas experiencing decreases in median home prices (see H.R. 4208), H2645 [25MR]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H4910 [28MY]

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), H6107 [10JY]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H1719 [10FE]

——— extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H4910 [28MY]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H2066 [27FE]

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

House of Representatives: mandate all Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics (House) (see H.R. 5095), H6400 [17JY]

——— require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2978), H3242 [28AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4136), H2962 [4AP]

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]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H2486 [14MR]

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), H225 [14JA]

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: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks (see H. Res. 657), H6037 [9JY]

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

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H2696 [26MR]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H3448 [6MY]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H224 [14JA]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 3662), H7893 [18SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H7188 [31JY]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H2098 [28FE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H6137 [11JY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H2696 [26MR]

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

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H8365 [3DE]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 1821), H2962 [4AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H8071 [18NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7892 [18SE]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of funds provided for official travel expenses of Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 4632), H5399 [17JN]

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), H7189 [31JY]

——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H4911 [28MY]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 4783), H5250 [10JN]

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

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H5186 [9JN]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4785 [21MY]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H8033 [17NO]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 563), H3449 [6MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1659 [5FE]

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

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 697), H7190 [31JY]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3976), H4061 [9MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H1659 [5FE]

National Teacher Day: observance (see H. Res. 571), H5399 [17JN]

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

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H7979 [13NO]

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), H6108 [10JY]

——— delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H5073 [5JN]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H7041 [29JY]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5320 [11JN]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2066 [27FE]

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]

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

Power resources: establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 4648), H5073 [5JN]

——— promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4426), H6297 [15JY]

SBA: reauthorize women’s business center program (see H.R. 5584), H7884 [18SE]

Science: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4159), H2255 [6MR]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H7980 [13NO]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H7997 [14NO]

Social Security: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 2744), H4017 [8MY]

——— credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 5024), H7189 [31JY]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H6656 [22JY]

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 3997), H2803 [1AP]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H2915 [3AP]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H6352 [16JY]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2645 [25MR]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H6400 [17JY]

——— make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 2139), H3413 [2MY]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H6217 [14JY]

——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 2509), H7455 [11SE]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H7241 [1AU]

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

——— 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), H6353 [16JY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 2945), H8133 [19NO]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H2065 [27FE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H4016 [8MY]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H2803 [1AP]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H1719 [10FE]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 3467), H2066 [27FE]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H6746 [23JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H1773 [11FE] (see H.R. 3824), H184 [13JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

Veterans: extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 3383), H2199 [5MR]

——— increase rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4741), H6036 [9JY]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H6580 [18JY]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 4977), H7434 [10SE]

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]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H2746 [27MR]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H7901 [19SE]

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), H2744 [27MR]

——— 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 I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6400 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: provide career education pathways in manufacturing (see H.R. 4815), H5185 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 4149), H2198 [5MR]

——— improve Specially Adapted Housing Grant program for individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 4674), H4475 [19MY]

——— provide emergency supplemental appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General (see H.R. 4948), H5723 [24JN]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 4026), H1718 [10FE]

Veterans: expand research and education on and delivery of complementary and alternative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 4887), H5493 [18JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: provide career education pathways in manufacturing (H.R. 4815), H5186 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (H.R. 4149), H2199 [5MR]

——— improve Specially Adapted Housing Grant program for individuals with terminal illnesses (H.R. 4674), H4475 [19MY]

——— provide emergency supplemental appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General (H.R. 4948), H5724 [24JN]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (H.R. 4026), H1719 [10FE]

Veterans: expand research and education on and delivery of complementary and alternative medicine to veterans (H.R. 4887), H5494 [18JN]

Motions

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), H6703 [23JY], H6792 [24JY]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), H2211 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3522), H7436 [11SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2370 [13MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H241 [15JA]

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

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 3804), H85 [9JA]

Black American Political Association of California: tribute to Ventura County, CA, chapter Juneteenth Independence Day celebration, E1023• [19JN]

Camarillo, CA: anniversary, E1543• [12NO]

Climate: global warming, H2811 [2AP]

Dept. of Defense: improve treatment of Armed Forces members and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault, H6792, H6793, H6796 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: veterans treatment courts funding, H4901 [28MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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 (H.R. 4810), H5198 [10JN]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, H3324 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3324 [30AP]

EPA: ensure ability to issue rules that save consumers money on electricity bills and encourage energy efficiency, H2211 [6MR]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), motion to recommit, H2211 [6MR]

Fillmore, CA: anniversary, E1144• [11JY]

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

Insurance: prohibit discrimination based on gender, including higher premiums for women or loss of contraception or maternity care, H7436 [11SE]

Lacayo, Leah: Jewish Labor Committee (organization) Western Region Elinor Glenn Leadership Award recipient, E1355• [8SE]

Oxnard, CA: anniversary of sister city relationship with Ocotlan, Mexico, E1183• [17JY]

——— tribute to Coast Guard Channel Islands Harbor Safe Boating Expo, E713• [8MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to offer current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3522), motion to recommit, H7436 [11SE]

Pleasant Valley Historical Society: anniversary, E1467• [19SE]

Rummel, Mary Kay: Ventura County, CA, Arts Council Poet Laureate designee, E65• [14JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4901 [28MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H241 [15JA]

Thousand Oaks, CA: anniversary, E1461• [19SE]

——— tribute to sister city Shibei District of Qingdao, China, delegation visit, E262• [27FE]

——— tribute to World War II veterans of Belmont Village Senior Living, E808• [21MY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H33 [8JA], H2371 [13MR]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3824), unanimous-consent request, H248 [15JA]

Ventura County, CA: anniversary of Rebozo Festival, E769• [19MY]

Women: improve economic condition of women, H2371 [13MR]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H4920 [29MY]

Tributes

Alweiss, Linda, E89• [16JA]

Buchanan, Lynn, E771• [19MY]

Evans, Kimberly, E1353• [8SE]

Fine, Jackson, E88• [16JA]

Foster, Jon C., E1465• [19SE]

Gibson, Terry, E722• [8MY]

Hall, Steve, E1541• [12NO]

Hammond, Kenneth J., E804• [21MY]

Harriman, Irma, E417• [24MR]

Hutton, Robin L., E1057• [24JN]

Kubota, Takayuki, E1309• [1AU]

Lotker, Michael, H5404 [18JN]

Onsgard, Richard R., E1310• [1AU]

Ralston, Hugh J., E1077• [26JN]

Robinett, Donald C. (Robby), E260• [27FE]

Rooney, Mary Anne, E86• [16JA]

Smith, David M., E1463• [19SE]

Stakes, Debra, E1539• [12NO]

Tucker, Kant, E417• [24MR]

Tufts, Dean A., E1024• [19JN]

Valenzuela, Leo and Marilyn, E1402• [15SE]

Weingardt, Celeste, E1266• [29JY]