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Addresses

Prevent Cancer Foundation Excellence in Cancer Awareness Award: Andrew J. Sussman, CVS Health Corp., E1482 [19SE]

State of the Union: President Obama, S521–S526 [28JA], H1473–H1478 [28JA]

Amendments

BLM: permanently reauthorize Permit Processing Improvement Fund and provide flexibility to designate new pilot offices and revise fee structures relative to oil and gas permitting (S. 2440), S5642, S5649 [16SE]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), H5624, H5629, H5631, H5632, H5634, H5635, H5636 [23JN]

Computers: provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (S. 1353), S6639 [11DE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2650, S2659, S2670, S2671, S2672, S2673, S2675, S2676 [5MY], S2722, S2723, S2724, S2725, S2729, S2733, S2735, S2736, S2737 [6MY], S2763, S2800, S2801, S2814, S2815, S2816, S2817, S2818, S2819, S2820, S2822 [7MY], S2879, S2880, S2882, S2884 [8MY], S2913 [12MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), S4427, S4428 [10JY], S4574, S4582, S4584, S4585 [17JY]

Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7690 [18SE]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S3972, S3975, S3979, S3991, S4006, S4086, S4087, S4088 [25JN], H5887 [9JY]

EPA: promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (H.R. 4795), H8141, H8142 [20NO]

——— promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (H.R. 4795), consideration (H. Res. 756), H8048 [18NO]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S360, S361, S380 [15JA], S449, S450, S451, S452, S453, S454, S455 [16JA], H256 [15JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 458), H253, H254 [15JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 74)—consideration (H. Res. 458), H253, H254 [15JA]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (S. 2270), S3382, S3383 [3JN]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2037, H2039, H2040, H2041 [27FE]

——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), consideration (H. Res. 475), H1738 [11FE]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), H2077, H2079 [28FE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), consideration (H. Res. 492), H2048 [27FE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 487), H1958 [26FE]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (S. 2578), S4560 [16JY]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), S2475, S2487 [29AP]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), S529, S530, S531, S542, S543, S545 [28JA], S565, S566, S568, S571, S573, S574, S577, S579, S604, S605 [29JA]

Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (S. Res. 289), S832, S834 [6FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), S2958, S2959, S2976, S2978 [13MY], S3018, S3019, S3033, S3034, S3035, S3036, S3037, S3038, S3039, S3040, S3041 [14MY], S3082, S3083, S3084, S3086, S3088, S3089, S3090, S3092, S3093, S3094, S3095, S3096, S3097, S3098, S3101, S3102, S3103, S3104, S3105, S3106, S3107, S3108, S3109, S3110, S3111, S3113, S3114, S3115, S3117, S3119, S3120, S3124, S3132, S3133, S3134, S3135, S3136, S3137, S3138, S3139, S3140, S3141, S3142, S3143, S3144, S3145 [15MY], S3191, S3192 [20MY], S5271 [31JY]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to offer current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3522), consideration (H. Res. 717), H7407 [10SE]

——— clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees (H.R. 4414), consideration (H. Res. 555), H3264 [29AP]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2165 [5MR]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), consideration (H. Res. 530), H2818 [2AP]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, and conduct surveillance and information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), consideration (H. Res. 590), H4705 [21MY]

Taxation: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), S4562 [16JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6454 [9DE], S6791, S6792 [12DE], S6924 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), S3087, S3088 [15MY]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5263 [11JN]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 4718), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6048 [10JY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), consideration (H. Res. 670), H6362 [17JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 4457), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5263 [11JN]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4781, S4782, S4784, S4786, S4789, S4790, S4794, S4795, S4800, S4803, S4804, S4816, S4818, S4819, S4824, S4826, S4832, S4834, S4836, S4838, S4840, S4841 [23JY], S4913, S4914, S4915, S4916, S4917, S4918, S4919, S4921, S4922, S4923, S4924, S4927, S4930, S4933, S4943, S4945, S4946, S4949, S4958, S4959, S4960, S4961, S4962, S4963, S4964, S4965, S4966, S4967, S4971 [24JY], S4988, S5001 [28JY], S5067, S5068 [29JY]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (S. 517), S4510 [15JY]

Analyses

Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act (H.R. 5421), H8179–H8181 [1DE]

Articles and editorials

Bank’s Lobbyists Help in Drafting Financial Bills, S6720 [12DE]

Barney Frank Criticizes Planned Rollback of Namesake Financial Law, H9068 [11DE]

Barry Meyer Ends 42–Year Tenure at Warner Bros.—A Modest Mogul Who Shunned the Spotlight, S101 [8JA]

Boycott Canned Tuna Made by Child Labor, E1687 [2DE]

Buzz on Bumble Bee, E1688 [2DE]

Carbon Tax Could Bolster Green Energy, S6152 [19NO]

‘Carbon Tax’ Would Help Iowa, Planet, S6151 [19NO]

Census Report Shows Rise in Full-Time Work, Undercutting Claims by Health Reform Opponents, H7816 [18SE]

Changing Climate—More Extreme Weather Ahead (excerpt), S1453 [10MR]

Congress Poised To Slam States on Internet Access Charges, H6233 [15JY]

Corporate Tax Dodgers Leave the Rest of Us To Foot the Bill (excerpt), H6263, H6264 [15JY]

Craft Beer, the (Very) Limited Edition, S647 [30JA]

Crucial Vote on the Surveillance Bill, S6033 [18NO]

Democrats on Hobby Lobby—‘‘Misspeaks’’ ‘‘Opinion’’ and Overheated Rhetoric, S4525 [16JY]

Do Economists All Favour a Carbon Tax?, S6152 [19NO]

Everyone Deserves Clean Air and Equal Protection From Pollution, S6038 [18NO]

Good Citizens and Good Neighbors—The Gun Owner’s Role (excerpt), S4206 [7JY]

GOP ‘Cost-Benefit’ Bill Benefits Wall Street and Costs Americans, H5633 [23JN]

Here’s What Reformers Say Is Missing From Congress Cellphone Unlocking Bill, H1909 [25FE]

Hobby Lobby Decision and Its Distortions, S4526 [16JY]

House’s Cellphone Unlocking Bill—Thanks but No Thanks, H1910–H1912 [25FE]

How Obama Neglects the Poor (excerpt), S49 [7JA]

In Chicago, Piles of Petroleum Coke Suggest the Future of Canadian Tar Sands Oil, S6040 [18NO]

Instead of Welcoming Free Debate, Collectivists Engage in Character Assassination, S2140 [3AP]

It’s Time To Level the Playing Field for Main Street Businesses, S2712 [6MY]

Jamie Dimon—Companies Should Feel Free To Bail on the U.S., S4691 [22JY]

Mary Powell Named Woman of the Year, S6770 [12DE]

Nelda Barton-Collings, Leader in Business and Republican Politics, Dies in Corbin at 85, S3806 [18JN]

New Proposal Includes XBRL Exemption—and Major Setback for Open Data, E1476 [19SE]

NSA Reform Takes Its First Steps, H4797 [22MY]

NSA Reform That Only ISIS Could Love, S6028 [18NO]

ObamaCare’s Hidden Hit on Businesses, S2084 [2AP]

Positively Un-American Tax Dodges, S4689–S4691 [22JY]

Presbyterians Join the Anti-Israeli Choir—Divesting From Companies Like Motorola Solutions To Show Solidarity With the Palestinians, H5644 [24JN]

Reining in the NSA Is Something That All Americans Can Embrace, S6033 [18NO]

Rep. Goodlatte Slips Secret Change Into Phone Unlocking Bill That Opens the DMCA Up for Wider Abuse, H1908 [25FE]

Republican Case for Climate Action, S6151 [19NO]

Senate Should Approve a Bipartisan Proposal To Reform the NSA, S6033 [18NO]

Texas Toxic Town Lures Industry While Residents Wheeze, S6038 [18NO]

Time To Tame Washington’s Intelligence Beast, H5050 [30MY]

Tuna Firms Spar Over School Lunch Access, E1687 [2DE]

Unacceptable Face of Putinism, E1480 [19SE]

Unlocking To Get a Vote in Congress, but the Bill Is Flawed, H1908 [25FE]

Wage Hike Cost Is No Myth, S2537 [30AP]

Whatever Happened to ‘‘Every Man a King?’’, S5300 [31JY]

Wind-Power Tax Credits Need To Be Blown Away, S3004 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products (see H.R. 3935), H1431 [27JA]

Air pollution: provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission fees (see S. 2940), S6148 [19NO]

American Airlines, Inc.: allow employees to contribute recently received bankruptcy settlements into retirement accounts without incurring a tax penalty (see S. 2614), S4557 [16JY]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see S. 1957), S439 [16JA]

Antitrust policy: provide for review of, and repeal of, antitrust exemptions for professional sports (see S. 2974), S6350 [4DE]

Armed Forces: require consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and preserve rights of members to bring class actions (see S. 1999), S821 [6FE] (see H.R. 4068), H1780 [18FE]

Aviation: encourage investments in airports through public-private partnerships (see S. 2750), S5217 [31JY]

——— limit fees charged to passengers of air carriers (see H.R. 5462), H7528 [15SE]

Bankruptcy: facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy (see H.R. 5421), H7387 [9SE]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 2589), S4404 [10JY]

——— limit ability of companies in bankruptcy to reduce or terminate wages or benefits, require continuation of health benefits, and provide information on duration of health benefits (see S. 2418), S3367 [3JN]

——— streamline oil and gas permitting process and recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units (see S. 2894), S5783 [18SE]

Budget: clarify that the standard setting body designated pursuant to the Securities Act, Securities Investor Protection Corp., and Public Accounting Oversight Board funding is not subject to the sequester (see H.R. 4270), H2484 [14MR]

Buy American Act: amend relative to certain waivers and provide greater transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements (see S. 2391), S3294 [22MY] (see H.R. 4724), H4828 [22MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the U.S. Capitol Grounds (see H.R. 4243), H2433 [13MR]

Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Acceleration Fund: establish (see S. 2776), S5325 [1AU]

Career and Technical Education Act: amend and improve by using workforce data to ensure career and technical education curricula are aligned with employer needs (see H.R. 4425), H3057 [8AP]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 362), S1174 [26FE]

Cargo transportation: improve national freight policy (see S. 2380), S3237 [21MY]

CERCLA: make responsible parties liable for certain costs relating to the release of pollutants or contaminants (see S. 1951), S439 [16JA]

——— 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]

CFTC: align exemptions for general solicitation of investment in commodity pools similar to the exemption provided for general solicitation of securities under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (see H.R. 4392), H2913 [3AP]

——— improve futures and swaps trading (see S. 2330), S2953 [13MY]

——— prevent manipulation of physical commodities prices (see S. 3013), S6788 [12DE]

——— provide relief for end users who use physical contracts with volumetric optionality (see H.R. 4267), H2484 [14MR]

——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (see H.R. 4413), H2990 [7AP]

——— require the de minimis quantity of swap dealing needed to qualify for exemption from designation as a swap dealer to be changed by a vote of the CFTC (see H.R. 3814), H20 [7JA]

——— specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions (see S. 2976), S6350 [4DE] (see H.R. 5471), H7528 [15SE]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2548), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 4996), H5817 [26JN]

Chemicals: allow marketing, distribution, or sale of solid antimicrobial copper alloys with certain claims and exclude certain solid antimicrobial copper alloys from regulation as drugs or devices (see H.R. 5350), H7182 [31JY]

Children and youth: provide for youth jobs (see S. 2832), S5629 [16SE] (see H.R. 5489), H7617 [16SE]

China: call for further defense against state-sponsored cyber-enabled theft of trade secrets by China, including by the People’s Liberation Army (see H. Res. 643), H5768 [25JN]

——— impose sanctions on Chinese state-owned enterprises and certain associated persons for benefitting from cyber and economic espionage against the U.S. (see H.R. 5103), H6215 [14JY]

——— recognize cooperation in science and technology with the U.S. (see S. Res. 601), S6788 [12DE]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), consideration (see H. Res. 639), H5640 [23JN] (see H. Res. 678), H6655 [22JY]

Clean Energy Consortia: establish (see H.R. 5548), H7882 [18SE]

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]

Coal: direct Federal investment in carbon capture and storage and other clean coal technologies (see S. 2152), S1730 [25MR]

——— establish a worker adjustment assistance program to provide assistance and job retraining for workers who have lost their jobs due to unplanned closures of coal and coal-dependent industries (see H.R. 5529), H7882 [18SE]

Colleges and universities: provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see S. 2230), S2327 [9AP] (see H.R. 4436), H3142 [9AP]

——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 2898), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 5572), H7883 [18SE]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: provide for a net benefit review of any transaction between U.S. and foreign companies (see H.R. 5581), H7884 [18SE]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on offshore tax evasion and efforts to collect taxes on hidden offshore accounts (see S. Res. 398), S1731 [25MR]

——— authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on offshore tax strategy of Caterpillar Inc. (see S. Res. 468), S3475 [5JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: ensure futures commission merchant compliance (see S. 2601), S4502 [15JY]

Conservation of energy: clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program (see H.R. 4856), H5363 [12JN]

——— encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings (see H.R. 3820), H72 [8JA]

——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 2971), S6302 [3DE] (see H.R. 5027), H5876 [8JY]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 2074), S1233 [27FE] (see S. 2262), S2424 [28AP]

Consumers: establish standardized labeling allowing consumers to identify products manufactured in the U.S., allow a tax credit for equity investments in small business, and establish small business savings accounts (see S. 2680), S5050 [29JY]

——— preclude law firms and licensed attorneys from the definition of a debt collector when taking certain actions (see S. 2328), S2953 [13MY]

——— provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 3909), H1241 [16JA]

Contraceptives: ensure employers cannot prohibit access, call for an FDA study on whether prescriptions are necessary for contraceptives, and allow use of certain health accounts to purchase over-the-counter drugs (see S. 2605), S4502 [15JY]

——— establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2625), S4620 [17JY]

Contracts: amend laws relative to justification and approval of all sole-source contracts exceeding a certain amount (see H.R. 5211), H6859 [25JY]

——— improve design-build process in Federal contracting (see S. 2652), S4903 [24JY]

——— prohibit awarding of Federal contracts to contractors responsible for delayed openings of Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4394), H2913 [3AP]

——— prohibit contracts that prohibit consumers from making certain public comments on businesses (see H.R. 5499), H7617 [16SE]

——— require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (see S. 2247), S2379 [10AP]

Corporations: establish criminal penalties for corporate officers failing to inform and warn of serious dangers posed by corporate actions or products (see S. 2615), S4557 [16JY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H2198 [5MR]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 2267), S2470 [29AP] (see H.R. 5233), H7039 [29JY]

——— require upon request a probable cause hearing in connection with property seizures relative to certain monetary instruments transactions (see H.R. 5833), H9044 [10DE]

——— restrict confidentiality agreements that prohibit disclosure of information relative to hazards to public safety or health (see S. 2317), S2910 [12MY]

——— restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see S. 2364), S3184 [20MY] (see H.R. 4361), H2801 [1AP]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 2581), S4404 [10JY] (see H.R. 5486), H7617 [16SE]

Credit: enhance accuracy, ensure consumers receive information, improve transparency of agencies, and provide a means to dispute errors relative to credit reporting (see S. 2224), S2326 [9AP]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see H.R. 5061), H6105 [10JY]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H2432 [13MR]

——— provide justice for victims of trafficking, stop exploitation through trafficking, and provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see S. 2564), S4224 [7JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see S. 2617), S4557 [16JY]

Defense Production Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 4809), H5185 [9JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: disclose crop insurance premium subsidies made on behalf of Members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries and expenses covered and underwriting gains earned by private insurance providers (see H.R. 5634), H7885 [18SE]

——— exempt school-based enterprises from nutrition standards for foods sold in schools (see H.R. 4713), H4784 [21MY]

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency (see H. Res. 502), H2198 [5MR]

——— improve the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and regional innovation programs (see H.R. 3918), H1241 [16JA]

——— prepare and submit to Congress a report and recommendations to promote sustained economic development of Indian tribes and lands (see H.R. 4699), H4783 [21MY]

——— provide for the eligibility of the Republic of Korea for the license exception for encryption commodities under Export Administration Regulations (see H.R. 4665), H4434 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: provide for greater oversight of service contracts (see S. 2286), S2614 [1MY]

——— require a report on procurement supply chain vulnerabilities (see H.R. 5855), H9302 [11DE]

——— require cost or price to the Federal Government be given at least equal importance as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for defense contracts (see H.R. 3844), H162 [10JA]

Dept. of Education: create career and technical education teacher training grant partnership (see S. 2867), S5782 [18SE]

——— ensure student data handled by private companies is protected (see S. 2690), S5134 [30JY]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (see S. 2788), S5507 [10SE]

——— 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), H5248 [10JN]

——— establish the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Innovation Fund (see S. 2331), S2953 [13MY]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and establish institutional risk-sharing commission (see S. 2993), S6540 [10DE]

——— 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]

——— provide career education pathways in manufacturing (see H.R. 4815), H5185 [9JN]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 2837), S5697 [17SE]

Dept. of Energy: assess impact on the public interest prior to approval of additional permits to export natural gas (see S. 2088), S1365 [6MR]

——— authorize a research program, loan guarantees, and tax credits to facilitate development and commercial deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies (see S. 2287), S2647 [5MY]

——— conduct a motor and motor-driven systems market assessment and public awareness program (see S. 2002), S821 [6FE]

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

——— establish and carry out comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy-related jobs (see S. 2907), S5783 [18SE]

——— expand number of countries to which energy firms can export liquified natural gas (see S. 2083), S1315 [5MR]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (see S. 1973), S599 [29JA] (see H.R. 5120), H6351 [16JY]

——— improve technology transfer by removing bureaucratic barriers to industry and small businesses and ensuring investments in research development generate maximum returns (see S. 2129), S1652 [13MR]

——— provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (see S. 2638), S4705 [22JY]

——— recognize voluntary certification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater products energy conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 4219), H2360 [12MR]

Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers to conduct lawful businesses (see S. 2278), S2614 [1MY]

——— require certain health insurance premium increase information be disclosed to Congress (see H.R. 4633), H4058 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services EB–5 regional center program permanent (see H.R. 4659), H4064 [13MY]

Dept. of Justice: create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (see H.R. 4452), H3195 [10AP]

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), H3407 [1MY]

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

——— develop performance measures for individuals who receive entrepreneurial training as a part of any workforce investment activity and create requirements for providers of such training (see H.R. 4063), H1776 [14FE]

——— ensure labor organization financial transparency and accountability (see S. 2688), S5134 [30JY]

——— establish a competitive grant program for community colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 5842), H9044 [10DE]

——— establish a scholarship program for dislocated workers or unemployed individuals transitioning into manufacturing employment (see H.R. 4824), H5248 [10JN]

——— establish an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative (see S. 2412), S3341 [2JN]

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

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 2964), S6205 [20NO] (see H.R. 4163), H2255 [6MR]

——— make grants to carry out employment training programs to assist the long-term unemployed obtain skills and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in high-growth sectors of the economy (see H.R. 3888), H472 [15JA]

——— prepare individuals with multiple barriers to employment to enter the workforce by providing such individuals with support services, job training, and education (see S. 2269), S2470 [29AP]

——— promote greater development of registered apprenticeship programs (see S. 2859), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 5533), H7882 [18SE]

——— promulgate regulations implementing Good Jobs Model Employer Standards requiring Federal agencies to contract with companies that provide good jobs (see H.R. 5250), H7039 [29JY]

——— provide for demonstration projects designed to expedite reemployment of unemployed workers (see H.R. 3864), H223 [14JA]

——— restore overtime protections for low- and mid-wage salaried workers by raising the overtime salary threshold for executive, administrative, and professional employees (see S. 2486), S3811 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow offshore South Atlantic energy production, provide revenue sharing from such leases, establish veterans workforce training, and create partnerships with institutes of higher education (see S. 2202), S2095 [2AP]

——— establish regional joint Outer Continental Shelf lease and permit processing offices (see S. 2071), S1233 [27FE]

——— provide with a mechanism to cancel certain Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts and allow for the sale of certain lands to compensate the contract holders (see S. 2938), S6095 [18NO] (see H.R. 5742), H8132 [19NO]

——— retire coal preference right lease applications for which an affirmative commercial quantities determination have been made (see H.R. 5176), H6744 [23JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see S. 2208), S2161 [3AP] (see H.R. 4386), H2913 [3AP]

——— develop and submit class life recommendations for depreciable assets (see H.R. 4819), H5185 [9JN]

——— establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank (see S. 2411), S3341 [2JN]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see S. 2244), S2378 [10AP]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), consideration (see H. Res. 775), H8930 [9DE]

——— impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that engage in certain transactions with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 5431), H7432 [10SE]

——— require the Federal Insurance Office to carry out a study on illegal steering and redlining in the insurance industry (see H.R. 5067), H6106 [10JY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize partnership with industry to strengthen the safety culture and practices of short line and regional freight railroads (see S. 2478), S3719 [17JN]

——— carry out activities to improve rail safety (see S. 2784), S5507 [10SE]

——— create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (see H.R. 4727), H4828 [22MY]

——— eliminate cap on maximum civil penalties allowed against automakers for safety violations or failure to report known defects (see S. 2398), S3294 [22MY]

——— enhance rail safety and provide for safe transport of hazardous materials (see S. 2858), S5782 [18SE]

——— ensure that minority- and women-owned businesses have fair and full opportunity to compete in rail projects and contracts and that such federally subsidized projects do not discriminate (see H.R. 4439), H3143 [9AP]

——— establish new standards for automobile hoods and bumpers to reduce pedestrian injuries (see S. 2284), S2614 [1MY]

——— provide States with greater flexibility in innovative highway financing (see S. 2051), S1233 [27FE]

——— require regulated pipelines be made of steel produced in the U.S. and originating from iron ore and taconite mined and processed in the U.S. (see H.R. 4441), H3143 [9AP]

——— suspend Federal funding for California high-speed rail project until sufficient non-Federal funds are available (see H.R. 3893), H1240 [16JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program entering into partnership agreements with non-Federal entities for construction of major medical facility projects (see H.R. 5042), H6034 [9JY]

——— improve oversight of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 4281), H2565 [21MR]

Depts. of Labor and HHS: draft disclosures describing the rights and liabilities of customers of domestic care services and require such services to provide such disclosures in their contracts (see H.R. 3828), H134 [9JA]

Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 4246), H2433 [13MR]

Drugs: encourage development and use of new antimicrobial drugs in order to treat antibiotic-resistant infections (see H.R. 4187), H2300 [11MR]

Economy: create jobs by revising Federal labor laws, decreasing regulatory burdens, providing comprehensive energy reform, and streamlining access to investment capital (see H.R. 4304), H2695 [26MR]

——— eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (see H.R. 5857), H9302 [11DE]

——— enhance competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing and exports through tax relief, regulatory relief, liability relief, and access to abundant and affordable energy supplies (see H.R. 5360), H7183 [31JY]

——— extend unemployment benefits, approve Keystone XL Pipeline, repeal medical device tax, restore 40-hour work week, and provide reemployment assessments (see H.R. 3885), H472 [15JA]

——— invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see S. 2757), S5217 [31JY]

——— promote economic growth and job creation and strengthen strategic partnerships with U.S. allies (see H.R. 4139), H2147 [4MR]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 2821), consideration (see H. Res. 686), H6814 [24JY]

Education: establish grants to assist in cost of compensation paid by employers to recent college graduates and to provide funding for further education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 5540), H7882 [18SE]

——— exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain Social Security benefit transfers used for educational purposes (see H.R. 5539), H7882 [18SE]

——— include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs (see S. 2968), S6262 [2DE] (see H.R. 5569), H7883 [18SE]

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 S. 2642), S4705 [22JY] (see H.R. 5159), H6654 [22JY]

——— carry out pilot programs to improve skills and job training (see H.R. 5567), H7883 [18SE]

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see S. 2133), S1652 [13MR] (see H.R. 4227), H2432 [13MR]

——— encourage corporate, academic, and social entities to develop rules requiring consideration of minority candidates when searching for a business vendor or filling leadership positions (see S. Res. 511), S4705 [22JY]

——— ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 4611), H4015 [8MY]

——— exempt employers hiring long-term unemployed from employer health insurance mandate, provide payroll tax holiday and relocation loans, and reform and strengthen workforce investment system (see S. 2038), S1048 [25FE]

——— extend the emergency unemployment compensation program and stimulate the economy and create opportunities for new job creation (see H.R. 4550), H3407 [1MY]

——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (see H.R. 4), H7528 [15SE]

——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 727), H7616 [16SE]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see S. 2906), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 5583), H7884 [18SE]

——— provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick for every 30 hours worked (see H.R. 5849), H9302 [11DE]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see S. 1911), S223 [9JA]

EPA: allow States to impose a carbon tax on greenhouse gas emissions from existing stationary sources as a way to comply with certain Clean Air Act standards (see H.R. 5796), H8668 [4DE]

——— allow States to waive regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act relating to electric generating units under certain circumstances (see S. 1988), S763 [4FE]

——— clarify and confirm authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see S. 2156), S1731 [25MR]

——— establish grant program to assist communities and local agriculture industry with meeting total maximum daily loads through upgraded sewer and wastewater systems and improved agriculture runoff practices (see H.R. 4739), H4829 [22MY]

——— extend timeline to review and revise ambient air quality standards and delay decision on proposal to revise ozone standards (see S. 2514), S3938 [24JN] (see H.R. 4947), H5723 [24JN]

——— promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (see H.R. 4795), H5064 [30MY]

——— provide for certain special congressional review procedures for EPA rulemakings (see H.R. 5034), H6034 [9JY]

——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 5077), H6135 [11JY]

——— revise third-party certification requirements for labeling of certain electronic products under the Energy Star program (see H.R. 4921), H5557 [19JN]

Eximbank: extend and reauthorize (see S. 2709), S5135 [30JY]

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

——— redesignate as the Made-in-America Bank (see H.R. 5424), H7387 [9SE]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 458), H223 [14JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 74), H183 [13JA]

FCC: assign the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis the responsibility of bringing institutional focus to approving new technologies and improving regulatory certainty (see S. 2817), S5628 [16SE]

——— extend authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals (see S. 2799), S5564 [11SE]

——— extend expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (see S. 2454), S3544 [10JN] (see H.R. 4572), H3446 [6MY] (see H.R. 5036), H6034 [9JY] (see H.R. 5728), H8071 [18NO]

——— limit authority over providers of broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 4752), H4909 [28MY]

——— modify Federal labeling requirements for electronic devices to permit electronic device manufacturers to display Federal labeling requirements digitally (see S. 2583), S4404 [10JY] (see H.R. 5161), H6655 [22JY]

——— prohibit regulation of certain network management practices of broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 4070), H1880 [21FE]

——— prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 5376), H7184 [31JY]

——— promote certain unlicensed spectrum use and maximize the use of such spectrum for shared purposes in order to bolster innovation and economic development (see S. 2505), S3863 [19JN] (see H.R. 5125), H6351 [16JY]

——— promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see S. 2476), S3719 [17JN] (see H.R. 4880), H5398 [17JN]

——— restore authority to adopt certain rules relating to preserving the open Internet and take all actions necessary to restore to effect vacated portions of such rules (see H.R. 5429), H7387 [9SE]

——— 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 S. 1981), S702 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H1544 [3FE]

FDA: create a limited population pathway for approval of certain antibacterial drugs (see S. 2996), S6540 [10DE]

——— ensure eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products to enable development and testing of new products (see H.R. 5657), H7886 [18SE]

——— extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 5750), H8169 [20NO]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose details of, and tax treatment of payments under, settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies and require explanations of confidentiality of such settlements (see S. 1898), S132 [8JA] (see H.R. 4324), H2743 [27MR]

——— improve Government efficiency by cracking down on offshore tax evaders, maximizing competition and savings in contracting, and reducing costs of managing coin supplies (see H.R. 5652), H7886 [18SE]

——— prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (see S. 2704), S5135 [30JY] (see H.R. 5278), H7125 [30JY]

——— require agencies to make considerations relative to promotion of efficiency, competition, and capital formation before issuing or modifying certain regulations (see H.R. 3913), H1241 [16JA]

——— require debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of ‘‘Made in America’’ labels (see H.R. 4729), H4828 [22MY]

——— require online posting of regulatory fines and provide for judicial review of administrative fines (see H.R. 5791), H8668 [4DE]

——— require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 2001), S821 [6FE]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see S. 2691), S5134 [30JY] (see H.R. 4885), H5493 [18JN]

——— establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (see S. 2897), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 5564), H7883 [18SE]

FEMA: delay increases in premium rates under National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (H.R. 3370), technical corrections (see H. Con. Res. 93), H2433 [13MR]

——— ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage for business properties and second homes under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4313), H2695 [26MR]

——— ensure that holders of flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program do not receive premium refunds for coverage of second homes (see S. 2137), S1652 [13MR]

FERC: prohibit from issuing certain decisions that will raise costs for ratepayers (see S. 2928), S5993 [13NO] (see H.R. 4327), H2743 [27MR]

Financial institutions: allow mutual capital certificates to satisfy capital requirements for mutual depositories and establish mutual national banks (see H.R. 4252), H2483 [14MR]

——— amend certain banking statutes to ensure legitimate businesses have nondiscriminatory access to financial services and products (see H.R. 4986), H5817 [26JN]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see S. 2102), S1416 [10MR] (see S. 2270), S2470 [29AP] (see H.R. 4510), H3291 [29AP]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements and improve definitions of points and fees for mortgage transactions (see H.R. 5461), H7528 [15SE]

——— clarify that prohibitions on investments in certain funds shall not be construed to require divestiture of certain collateralized debt obligations backed by trust-preferred securities (see S. 1907, 1912), S223 [9JA] (see H.R. 3819), H72 [8JA]

——— establish the prudential regulator of community and independent depository institutions as the conduit and arbiter of all Federal financial oversight, examination, and reporting (see S. 2242), S2378 [10AP]

——— exclude certain debt securities of collateralized loan obligations from the prohibition against acquiring or retaining an ownership interest in a hedge fund or private equity fund (see H.R. 4167), H2255 [6MR]

——— exempt community banks from certain regulatory requirements, include a community bank representative in the FRS Board of Governors, and create a process to designate a county as a rural area (see H.R. 5786), H8365 [3DE]

——— provide that residential mortgages held in portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of presumption of ability to repay requirements (see S. 2641), S4705 [22JY]

——— specify that courses offered by lenders for their own employees may not satisfy pre-licensing or continuing education requirements of mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 5310), H7181 [31JY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H1776 [14FE]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 721), H7454 [11SE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: place a moratorium on authority to make financial stability determinations (see H.R. 4881), H5398 [17JN]

——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2212), S2161 [3AP]

——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H1718 [10FE]

Firearms: eliminate Federal mandate requiring manufacturers use unproven and unreliable microstamping technology in firearms (see H. Res. 732), H7675 [17SE]

Fish and fishing: promote sustainable conservation and management for fisheries and the communities that rely on them (see S. 2991), S6448 [9DE]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (see H.R. 4742), H4834 [23MY]

Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate U.S. development programs and private sector investment activities (see S. 2831), S5629 [16SE]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (see S. 1900), S223 [9JA] (see H.R. 3830), H134 [9JA]

——— facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 2994), S6540 [10DE]

——— provide for payment to affected producers and their employees of duties that are collected pursuant to countervailing and antidumping duty orders (see H.R. 4322), H2743 [27MR]

——— require certifications by prospective Government contractors that they are not boycotting a country with which the U.S. has a free trade agreement (see H.R. 5727), H8070 [18NO]

Forests: improve timber management on Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands by emphasizing both forestry and conservation (see S. 2734), S5217 [31JY]

FRS: apply the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4262), H2484 [14MR]

——— establish an advisory opinion process for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4662), H4434 [15MY]

——— increase threshold at which regulated depository institutions are subject to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau direct examination and reporting requirements (see S. 2732), S5216 [31JY]

——— nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 5403), H7295 [8SE]

——— provide for a notice and comment period before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues guidance (see H.R. 4684), H4684 [20MY] (see H.R. 4811), H5185 [9JN]

——— provide requirements that must be followed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau when carrying out certain examinations (see H.R. 4804), H5072 [5JN]

——— repeal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau authority to restrict mandatory pre-dispute arbitration (see H.R. 4734), H4829 [22MY]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see S. 2213), S2161 [3AP]

FTC: establish regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals and improve laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children (see S. 2378), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 4711), H4784 [21MY]

——— exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (see H.R. 5402), H7295 [8SE]

——— revise regulations relative to definitions for funeral industry practices (see H.R. 4213), H2360 [12MR]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see S. 2159), S1775 [26MR] (see H.R. 4301), H2694 [26MR]

GAO: submit a report to Congress on the entrepreneurial impact of technology transfer at the National Laboratories (see S. 2883), S5782 [18SE]

Government: improve efficiency of Federal research and development (see H.R. 5056), H6105 [10JY]

Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see H.R. 4626), H4057 [9MY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), consideration (see H. Res. 492), H2000 [26FE]

——— provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative (see S. 2931), S6022 [17NO] (see H.R. 4655), H4059 [9MY]

GPO: prohibit assembly or manufacture of secure credentials or their component parts (see H.R. 5268), H7125 [30JY]

Health: provide protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 5523), H7675 [17SE]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see S. 2546), S4153 [26JN]

Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act: make permanent certain tax provisions relative to timber (see H.R. 4657), H4064 [13MY]

House of Representatives: bring an action seeking relief in response to the failure of the Sec. of the Treasury to faithfully execute the law relative to health insurance-related IRS reporting requirements (see H. Res. 655), H5830 [7JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 487), H1937 [25FE]

Housing: reform the housing finance system (see H.R. 5055), H6105 [10JY]

Human rights: require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (see H.R. 4842), H5318 [11JN]

Hurricanes: extend replacement period for nonrecognition of gain for property involuntarily converted in the Hurricane Sandy disaster area (see H.R. 5716), H7995 [14NO]

Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see H.R. 5378), H7184 [31JY]

——— increase transparency and reporting requirements for temporary nonimmigrant work visas to prevent human trafficking (see H.R. 5197), H6814 [24JY]

——— provide for requirements for employers of H–2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 4238), H2432 [13MR]

——— reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see H.R. 4178), H2256 [6MR]

Income: encourage compensation transparency (see H.R. 5256), H7124 [30JY]

Information technology: apply first sale doctrine to any computer program that enables a machine or other product to operate (see H.R. 5586), H7884 [18SE]

——— call on health care, energy, telecommunications, and other industry sectors to continue efforts to protect critical infrastructure and prevent information and cybersecurity breaches (see H. Res. 769), H8273 [2DE]

——— enhance Federal procurement, expand use of simplified Federal acquisition procedures, and redesignate Office of Electronic Government as the U.S. Digital Government Office (see H.R. 5255), H7124 [30JY]

——— ensure the integrity of any software, firmware, or product developed for or purchased by the Federal Government that uses a third party or open source component (see H.R. 5793), H8668 [4DE]

——— establish a fund consisting of donations from private industry to provide financial support for unemployed individuals to obtain information technology certifications (see H.R. 4932), H5597 [20JN]

——— limit ability of companies to share consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic communications devices (see S. 2171), S1818 [27MR]

——— restrict ability of the Federal Government to undermine privacy and encryption technology in commercial products and in NIST computer security and encryption standards (see S. 2500), S3863 [19JN]

Insurance: clarify definition of nonadmitted insurer (see S. 2726), S5216 [31JY] (see H.R. 5388), H7184 [31JY]

——— clarify State authority to regulate private flood insurance coverage in order to provide more flexibility and options (see H.R. 4558), H3407 [1MY]

——— ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see S. 2578), S4336 [9JY] (see H.R. 5051), H6035 [9JY]

——— establish universal access programs to improve high risk pools and reinsurance markets to ensure coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions (see H.R. 4496), H3240 [28AP]

——— provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength (see H.R. 4557), H3407 [1MY]

——— require employers to notify employees and prospective employees if the employer is exempted or excepted from covering certain health services (see S. 2629), S4620 [17JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (see S. 2588), S4404 [10JY]

——— modify the purposes of authorized collection of business records, prohibit the bulk collection of metadata, and require judicial review of national security letters (see S. 2093), S1365 [6MR]

International Association of Insurance Supervisors: disapprove proposed measure to eliminate public observers (see S. Res. 561), S5783 [18SE] (see H. Res. 735), H7887 [18SE]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend (see S. 2735), S5217 [31JY]

Investments: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 702), H7184 [31JY]

——— allow a credit against income tax for equity investments by angel investors (see S. 2497), S3863 [19JN] (see H.R. 4931), H5597 [20JN]

——— 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]

Iran: expand economic sanctions, hold human rights violators accountable, and promote democracy (see S. 2585), S4404 [10JY]

IRS: delay application of revenue ruling on the characterization of payments as tips or service charges (see H.R. 5341), H7182 [31JY]

——— permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 4503), H3240 [28AP]

ITC: protect domestic industries from abusive patent litigation (see H.R. 4763), H5022 [29MY]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 2535), S4153 [26JN]

Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see S. 2598), S4454 [14JY] (see H.R. 5096), H6215 [14JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit current Members of Congress, and increase restrictions on congressional staff, from becoming lobbyists, ban lobbyists from joining congressional staff, and improve disclosure requirements (see S. 2417), S3367 [3JN]

——— require disclosure of political intelligence activities and restrict former employees and officials of executive and legislative branches relative to political intelligence contacts (see H.R. 5525), H7881 [18SE]

Manufacturing: provide tax credits to unemployed individuals who obtain manufacturing job training and employers who provide such training and establish a Presidential Manufacturing Job Training Award (see H.R. 5325), H7181 [31JY]

Medicaid: apply requirement that drug manufacturers that increase prices faster than inflation pay an additional rebate to State Medicaid programs to generic drug manufacturers (see S. 2948), S6204 [20NO] (see H.R. 5748), H8169 [20NO]

Medicare: crack down on fraud to protect seniors and people with disabilities (see S. 2361), S3184 [20MY] (see H.R. 5732), H8071 [18NO]

——— modify the surety bond requirement applicable to home health agencies as a condition of participation (see H.R. 3832), H134 [9JA]

——— repeal requirement for employer disclosure of information on health care coverage of employees who are beneficiaries (see H.R. 5102), H6215 [14JY]

——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see S. 2975), S6350 [4DE] (see H.R. 5809), H8868 [8DE]

——— require State licensure and performance guarantees for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4920), H5557 [19JN]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (see S. 2223), S2239 [8AP]

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 4839), H5318 [11JN]

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]

Motor vehicles: allow automotive industry employees who provide information on motor vehicle defects or noncompliance to receive a percentage of monetary penalties resulting from enforcement actions (see S. 2949), S6204 [20NO]

——— enhance the early warning reporting requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers (see S. 2151), S1730 [25MR] (see H.R. 5848), H9302 [11DE]

——— establish a program to accurately document vehicles that were significant in U.S. history (see H.R. 5366), H7183 [31JY]

——— establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 4013), H1686 [6FE]

——— prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 2819), S5628 [16SE]

——— reduce fuel economy obligations of automobile manufacturers whose fleets contain a certain percentage of fuel choice enabling vehicles (see H.R. 5107), H6295 [15JY]

MotorCities National Heritage Area: extend authorization (see S. 2221), S2239 [8AP] (see H.R. 4421), H3057 [8AP]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 558), S5698 [17SE] (see H. Res. 743), H7887 [18SE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 1926), S325 [14JA]

National Day of 3D Printing: designate (see H. Res. 767), H8273 [2DE]

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see S. Res. 582), S6095 [18NO]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H6215 [14JY]

National Labor Relations Act: strengthen current protections by providing a private right of action for certain violations (see H.R. 5280), H7125 [30JY]

National Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 386), S1653 [13MR]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 542), S5564 [11SE]

National Security Agency: limit acquisition of certain business records (see H.R. 3920), H1241 [16JA]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 583), H4064 [13MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: reallocate Federal Government spectrum for commercial use and provide transparency on use of the Federal spectrum (see S. 2473), S3668 [12JN]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 443), S2953 [13MY]

Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see S. 2923), S5993 [13NO]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 2844), S5698 [17SE] (see H.R. 5503), H7674 [17SE]

New Zealand: include in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by New Zealand (see S. 2048), S1174 [26FE]

NIST: provide for a competitive grant program for apprenticeship and internship programs through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 5663), H7886 [18SE]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 5035), H6034 [9JY]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see S. 2885), S5782 [18SE]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see S. 2814), S5628 [16SE]

——— repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 5880), H9303 [11DE]

NOAA: promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them (see S. 2824), S5628 [16SE]

NSF: implement Sustainable Chemistry Program (see S. 2879), S5782 [18SE]

——— increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 4833), H5248 [10JN]

——— support entrepreneurial programs for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions (see H.R. 5527), H7882 [18SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: develop a watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to U.S. trade secrets or proprietary information (see S. 2384), S3293 [22MY]

OMB: consider Brunswick County, NC, to be part of the same statistical area as Wilmington, NC (see S. 2369), S3237 [21MY]

Patents: curb unfair and deceptive practices during assertion of patents (see S. 2049), S1174 [26FE]

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 S. 2434), S3474 [5JN] (see H.R. 4865), H5363 [12JN]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 2190), S1923 [1AP]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see S. 2808), S5588 [15SE] (see H.R. 5453), H7454 [11SE]

——— clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees (see H.R. 4414), H2990 [7AP]

——— clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees (H.R. 4414), consideration (see H. Res. 555), H3240 [28AP]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 4118), H2097 [28FE]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), consideration (see H. Res. 497), H2147 [4MR]

——— enhance access for independent agents and brokers to information regarding marketplace enrollment (see S. 2175), S1818 [27MR]

——— exclude alien agricultural seasonal workers when determining employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5392), H7240 [1AU]

——— exempt certain small businesses from employer health insurance mandate and modify definition of full-time employee relative to mandate (see S. 2205), S2161 [3AP]

——— exempt small businesses which are experiencing hardship from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5651), H7886 [18SE]

——— impose restrictions on risk corridor program (see H.R. 4406), H2961 [4AP]

——— modify definition of applicable large employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 2168), S1818 [27MR]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), consideration (see H. Res. 530), H2801 [1AP]

——— permit health insurance issuers to offer additional plan options (see S. 1915), S291 [13JA]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see S. 2214), S2194 [7AP] (see H.R. 4354), H2801 [1AP]

——— provide temporary shift in scheduled collection of transitional reinsurance program payments (see S. 2253), S2379 [10AP] (see H.R. 4735), H4829 [22MY]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see S. 2106), S1519 [11MR] (see H.R. 4064), H1776 [14FE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2191), S1923 [1AP]

——— repeal provisions establishing a transitional reinsurance program and risk corridors for health plans to prevent taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3812), H20 [7JA] (see H.R. 3851), H162 [10JA]

——— repeal risk corridor program (see H.R. 5175), H6744 [23JY]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5725), H8033 [17NO]

——— revise reporting requirements to preserve the privacy of individuals (see S. 2176), S1818 [27MR]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see S. 2881), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 5213), H6976 [28JY]

——— study impact on small businesses (see S. 2383), S3293 [22MY] (see H.R. 4728), H4828 [22MY]

——— sunset provisions establishing a transitional reinsurance program and risk corridors, and repeal risk adjustment for health plans to prevent bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3985), H1544 [3FE]

Pensions: extend automatic extension of amortization periods and funding improvement and rehabilitation plan rules relative to multiemployer defined benefit pension plans (see H.R. 5773), H8225 [1DE]

——— permit multiemployer plans in critical status to modify plan rules relative to withdrawal liability (see H.R. 5802), H8669 [4DE]

——— reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (see S. 1979), S655 [30JA] (see H.R. 5828), H9044 [10DE]

Pesticides: permit commercial applicators to create, retain, submit, and convey pesticide application-related records, reports, data, and other information in electronic form (see H.R. 5714), H7995 [14NO]

Pharmaceuticals: establish a new class of ‘‘dormant therapy’’ drugs to remove disincentives to the development of certain treatments relative to the length of patent protections (see S. 3004), S6626 [11DE]

Political campaigns: apply laws restricting political speech of individuals to media corporations (see S. 2416), S3367 [3JN]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2516), S3938 [24JN]

——— reduce the influence of money and corporations and promote the participation of the people in politics and government (see H. Res. 695), H7126 [30JY]

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

Postal Service: allow provision of nonpostal services (see H.R. 3910), H1241 [16JA]

——— improve efficiency and competitiveness of mail service within Alaska (see H.R. 4011), H1686 [6FE]

——— take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7241 [1AU]

Power resources: ban hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands leased to a third party (see H.R. 5844), H9044 [10DE]

——— establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 4648), H4059 [9MY]

——— free the private sector to harness domestic energy resources to create jobs and generate economic growth by removing statutory and administrative barriers (see S. 2170), S1818 [27MR] (see H.R. 4286), H2610 [24MR]

——— promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4426), H3057 [8AP]

——— use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 4956), H5724 [24JN]

Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 5743), H8132 [19NO]

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1897), S132 [8JA] (see H.R. 3990), H1592 [4FE]

——— protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches (see S. 1927), S372 [15JA]

——— protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see S. 1976), S655 [30JA] (see H.R. 4400), H2961 [4AP]

——— protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable information (see S. 1995), S763 [4FE]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, and conduct surveillance and information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), consideration (see H. Res. 590), H4683 [20MY]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see S. 2025), S947 [12FE]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see S. 2572), S4336 [9JY] (see H.R. 5033), H6034 [9JY]

——— require businesses to warn employees, consumers, and the appropriate Federal officials of any product or service that poses serious danger to the public (see H.R. 4451), H3195 [10AP]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see H.R. 5395), H7240 [1AU]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 2204), S2161 [3AP] (see H.R. 4391), H2913 [3AP]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see S. 2737), S5217 [31JY]

——— require public construction and infrastructure projects to use U.S. iron, steel, wood, cement, and manufactured goods, establish American Star Program, and extend Build America Bonds program (see S. 2682), S5051 [29JY]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see S. 1962), S486 [27JA] (see H.R. 3929), H1430 [27JA]

Qatar: protect migrant workers from unfair labor practices, combat human trafficking, and ensure working conditions during construction of World Cup infrastructure comply with human rights standards (see H. Res. 682), H6814 [24JY]

Queens, NY: anniversary of 1964 World’s Fair (see H. Res. 552), H3197 [10AP]

Reed Larson Dept. of Labor Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5757), H8169 [20NO]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see H.R. 4646), H4058 [9MY]

Renewable energy: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development (see H.R. 5335), H7182 [31JY]

SBA: direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see S. 2794), S5564 [11SE] (see H.R. 5231), H7039 [29JY]

——— establish veterans’ business outreach center program and improve certain other veterans programs (see S. 2396), S3294 [22MY]

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (see S. 2143), S1652 [13MR] (see H.R. 5045), H6034 [9JY]

——— make grants for economic growth, business retention, and business recruitment to economically underserved communities (see H.R. 3956), H1480 [28JA]

Science: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 4186), H2260 [10MR]

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

——— support innovation (see H.R. 5812), H8930 [9DE]

Seattle, WA: anniversary of Fishermen’s Terminal (see S. Res. 467), S3424 [4JN]

SEC: clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days (see S. 2498), S3863 [19JN] (see H.R. 4915), H5557 [19JN]

——— enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (see H.R. 5405), H7295 [8SE]

——— exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting (see H.R. 4164), H2255 [6MR]

——— extend statute of limitations for certain securities law violations (see S. 2868), S5782 [18SE]

——— improve form 10-K and regulation S-K (see H.R. 4569), H3446 [6MY]

——— improve small company capital formation laws (see H.R. 4565), H3445 [6MY]

——— modify disclosures to investors in municipal and corporate debt securities (see S. 2114), S1584 [12MR]

——— provide for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller companies and provide appropriate regulation of such transfers (see S. 1923), S325 [14JA]

——— provide smaller public companies with access to capital-raising advantages by eliminating excessive filing requirements and expediting stock registration (see H.R. 4568), H3446 [6MY]

——— require disclosure of total corporate tax paid by a corporation in each annual report (see H.R. 5442), H7433 [10SE]

——— revise definition of a well-known seasoned issuer to reduce worldwide market value threshold under the definition (see H.R. 4697), H4783 [21MY]

——— revise regulation D relative to exemptions from registration requirements for certain sales of securities (see H.R. 4570), H3446 [6MY]

——— revise rules to increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans (see H.R. 4571), H3446 [6MY]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 2008), S852 [10FE]

Small business: establish a loan program to assist and provide incentives for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in the U.S. (see H.R. 5514), H7674 [17SE]

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

——— provide with a grace period for any regulatory violation (see S. 2216), S2194 [7AP]

Social Security: prevent disability fraud (see H.R. 5260), H7125 [30JY]

Space policy: improve transition between experimental permits and commercial licenses for commercial reusable launch vehicles (see S. 2140), S1652 [13MR]

——— promote development of a commercial asteroid resources industry for outer space and increase exploration and utilization of asteroid resources in outer space (see H.R. 5063), H6105 [10JY]

States: ensure methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens on behalf of States are fair and effective and do not discriminate against interstate commerce (see H.R. 5252), H7039 [29JY]

Surface Transportation Board: prohibit long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks without approval of the rail carrier’s rail car storage plan (see S. 2365), S3184 [20MY] (see H.R. 4689), H4684 [20MY]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 380), S1519 [11MR]

Tariff: amend laws relative to goods exported for processing abroad and reimported (see H.R. 5291), H7126 [30JY]

Taxation: adjust limits on expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 4501), H3240 [28AP]

——— allow a business credit for investments in rural microbusinesses (see H.R. 5346), H7182 [31JY]

——— allow a credit against income tax for equity investments by angel investors (see S. 2497), S3863 [19JN] (see H.R. 4931), H5597 [20JN]

——— allow a credit for manufacturing job training expenses (see H.R. 5234), H7039 [29JY]

——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 2234), S2327 [9AP] (see H.R. 5579), H7884 [18SE] (see H.R. 5720), H7995 [14NO]

——— allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars for assistance to employees purchasing health care policies in the individual market and except certain health reimbursement arrangements from group plan requirements (see H.R. 5860), H9302 [11DE]

——— allow small employers a credit against income tax for the cost of on-the-job training expenses (see H.R. 4473), H3196 [10AP]

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

——— deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see S. 2342), S3074 [15MY]

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

——— eliminate cap on income subject to Social Security payroll taxes (see H.R. 5852), H9302 [11DE]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 2609), S4502 [15JY]

——— encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 5875), H9303 [11DE]

——— end tax deferrals on profits accumulated offshore and terminate deferral of active income of controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 5443), H7433 [10SE]

——— establish a deduction for married couples who are both employed and have young children, increase the earned income tax credit for childless workers, and close certain tax loopholes (see S. 2162), S1775 [26MR]

——— establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (see S. 2792), S5564 [11SE]

——— establish Promise Zones to revitalize high-poverty communities through Federal-local partnerships (see S. 2597), S4454 [14JY] (see H.R. 4941), H5640 [23JN]

——— establish small business savings accounts (see H.R. 5427), H7387 [9SE]

——— exclude dividends from controlled foreign corporations from the definition of personal holding company income for purposes of the personal holding company rules (see H.R. 4589), H3939 [7MY]

——— exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock (see H.R. 4089), H1937 [25FE]

——— exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 3965), H1510 [29JA]

——— exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations and use such funds generated for domestic violence prevention and victims’ services programs (see S. 2816), S5628 [16SE]

——— exempt aircraft management services from the ticket tax (see S. 2775), S5325 [1AU] (see H.R. 5382), H7184 [31JY]

——— exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises which are independently supervised (see S. 2710), S5135 [30JY] (see H.R. 5645), H7886 [18SE]

——— expand and make permanent rules relative to investment by nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds (see H.R. 4555), H3407 [1MY]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2069), S1233 [27FE] (see H.R. 4128), H2097 [28FE] (see H.R. 4244), H2433 [13MR]

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

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H1511 [29JA] (see H.R. 5662), H7886 [18SE]

——— expand eligibility time period for credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4133), H2097 [28FE]

——— expand existing tax credits to encourage the capture, utilization, and sequestration of carbon dioxide (see S. 2288), S2647 [5MY]

——— expand the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4132), H2097 [28FE]

——— expand the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the Uniformed Services (see S. 2958), S6205 [20NO]

——— expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 5615), H7885 [18SE]

——— extend and modify the research and development credit to encourage innovation (see S. 1920), S325 [14JA]

——— extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4743), H4834 [23MY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2260), S2424 [28AP] (see H.R. 4469), H3196 [10AP]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (see H.R. 5771), H8225 [1DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), consideration (see H. Res. 766), H8272 [2DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 124), H9044 [10DE]

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

——— extend deduction allowable relative to income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3968), H1510 [29JA]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payment of interest on certain refinanced student loans (see S. 2429), S3424 [4JN] (see H.R. 5578), H7884 [18SE]

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

——— extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 4464), H3196 [10AP]

——— extend qualified zone academy bonds and reduce the private business contribution requirement with respect to such bonds (see H.R. 5347), H7182 [31JY]

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 4878), H5398 [17JN]

——— extend tax incentives for empowerment zones and renewal communities (see H.R. 4471), H3196 [10AP]

——— extend the 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant buildings and improvements, and qualified retail improvements (see H.R. 3948), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend the business research credit (see H.R. 3945), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3946), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3949), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend the new markets tax credit and provide designated allocations for areas impacted by decline in manufacturing (see S. 1896), S68 [7JA]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 3947), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit and provide such credit for hiring long-term unemployed individuals (see H.R. 4082), H1937 [25FE]

——— improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings (see S. 2189), S1923 [1AP]

——— include unrepatriated earnings in income of groups that include an inverted corporation (see S. 2895), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 5549), H7882 [18SE]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 4647), H4059 [9MY]

——— increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 3861), H183 [13JA]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see S. 2997), S6540 [10DE]

——— increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (see S. 2050), S1233 [27FE]

——— limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (see S. 2347), S3074 [15MY] (see H.R. 4085), H1937 [25FE]

——— limit interest expense deduction to prevent earnings stripping of domestic corporations involved in corporate inversion (see S. 2786), S5507 [10SE]

——— lower Federal tax on earnings of U.S. companies with foreign operations (see H.R. 5883), H9303 [11DE]

——— make permanent certain rules regarding basis adjustments to stock of S corporations making charitable contributions of property (see H.R. 4454), H3195 [10AP]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 4933), H5597 [20JN]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 4453), H3195 [10AP]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), consideration (see H. Res. 616), H5248 [10JN]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 5264), H7125 [30JY]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit and allow the transfer of such credit in the case of contracted veterans (see H.R. 5284), H7125 [30JY]

——— make technical corrections to recently enacted tax legislation and remove provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that are no longer applicable (see S. 2261), S2424 [28AP] (see H.R. 5528), H7882 [18SE]

——— modify and extend special expensing rules for certain film, television, and theatrical productions (see H.R. 5497), H7617 [16SE]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4718), H4828 [22MY]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 4718), consideration (see H. Res. 661), H6034 [9JY]

——— modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing bonds (see H.R. 5319), H7181 [31JY]

——— modify certain safe harbor requirements to encourage small business to offer retirement plans and to allow individuals to save more (see S. 1970), S599 [29JA] (see H.R. 4376), H2853 [2AP]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see S. 2388), S3293 [22MY] (see H.R. 4740), H4829 [22MY]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 4916), H5557 [19JN]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 2360), S3184 [20MY] (see H.R. 4679), H4684 [20MY]

——— 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]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 4719), H4828 [22MY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), consideration (see H. Res. 670), H6295 [15JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (see H.R. 4457), H3195 [10AP]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 4457), consideration (see H. Res. 616), H5248 [10JN]

——— permanently extend straight-line cost recovery and certain expensing for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4940), H5639 [23JN]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4212), H2360 [12MR]

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

——— permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 4429), H3057 [8AP]

——— prohibit replacement of gasoline excise tax with a GPS, location, or distance-based tax (see H.R. 5884), H9303 [11DE]

——— prohibit tax-exempt status to professional sports leagues that promote the use of the term ‘‘redskins’’ (see S. 2884), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 5690), H7937 [12NO]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see H.R. 3837), H134 [9JA]

——— provide a credit for job training expenses of employers (see H.R. 4204), H2301 [11MR]

——— provide a credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (see S. 2618), S4557 [16JY] (see S. 2627), S4620 [17JY] (see H.R. 5173), H6744 [23JY]

——— provide a special change in status rule for employees who become eligible for TRICARE (see S. 1918), S325 [14JA]

——— provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 4052), H1770 [11FE]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 2540), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 5372), H7184 [31JY]

——— provide an elective safe harbor for expensing costs of acquiring or producing tangible property by small businesses (see S. 2237), S2378 [10AP]

——— provide an exception for certain public-private research arrangements from the business use test for purposes of determining private activity bonds (see H.R. 5829), H9044 [10DE]

——— provide for 100 percent bonus depreciation for manufacturing property (see H.R. 4822), H5248 [10JN]

——— provide for a progressive consumption tax, individual and corporate tax reform, and refunds of excess consumption tax revenue (see S. 3005), S6626 [11DE]

——— provide for comprehensive tax reform (see H.R. 1), H9043 [10DE]

——— provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see H.R. 4696), H4783 [21MY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2562), S4154 [26JN] (see S. 2569), S4271 [8JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to keep jobs in the U.S. (see S. 2681), S5050 [29JY]

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

——— provide refundable credit for costs associated with Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (see S. 2717), S5216 [31JY]

——— provide tax relief for damages relating to federally declared disasters during September 2013 (see H.R. 4497), H3240 [28AP]

——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (see S. 2634), S4705 [22JY] (see H.R. 5082), H6135 [11JY]

——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012 and 2013 (see S. 2233), S2327 [9AP]

——— 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 S. 2345), S3074 [15MY] (see H.R. 4237), H2432 [13MR]

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 5494), H7617 [16SE]

——— reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances and return funds to the American people (see H.R. 4754), H4909 [28MY]

——— reduce the rate of tax on certain distilled spirits (see S. 2169), S1818 [27MR] (see H.R. 4083), H1937 [25FE]

——— reform rules relative to partnership audits and adjustments (see S. 3018), S6921 [16DE]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 5438), H7433 [10SE]

——— require student Social Security numbers and employer identification numbers for education tax credits (see S. 2702), S5135 [30JY]

——— tax capital at the same rate as ordinary income (see H.R. 5871), H9303 [11DE]

——— tax treatment of Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (see S. 2724), S5216 [31JY]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see S. 2279), S2614 [1MY]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 5622), H7885 [18SE]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (H.R. 1123), disapprove last-minute inclusion of new language in Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (see H. Res. 706), H7185 [31JY]

Telecommunications: create a Federal Spectrum Reallocation Commission and provide for the use of a portion of the proceeds from the auction of reallocated Federal spectrum for deficit reduction (see S. 2155), S1731 [25MR]

——— require mobile service providers and mobile device manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from mobile devices and render such devices inoperable (see S. 2032), S948 [12FE] (see H.R. 4065), H1776 [14FE]

Telephones: criminalize the knowing use of commercial robocalls without prior express written consent of the recipient (see S. 1959), S486 [27JA]

——— improve enforcement of prohibitions on robocalls, including fraudulent robocalls (see S. 3010), S6788 [12DE]

——— prevent caller ID spoofing (see S. 2956), S6204 [20NO]

Television: facilitate paid television service in certain counties in Colorado (see S. 2375), S3237 [21MY]

Transportation: allow States to regulate tow truck operations (see H.R. 4131), H2097 [28FE]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see S. 2250), S2379 [10AP] (see H.R. 4450), H3195 [10AP]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see H.R. 5395), H7240 [1AU]

U.S. Cotton Futures Act: modify definition of cotton futures contracts (see S. 2984), S6350 [4DE] (see H.R. 5810), H8868 [8DE]

Ukraine: provide assistance to reduce dependence on natural gas imports from Russia (see S. 2433), S3474 [5JN]

Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status or history of unemployment (see S. 1972), S599 [29JA] (see H.R. 3972), H1511 [29JA]

Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 5375), H7184 [31JY]

——— provide a payroll tax holiday for newly hired veterans (see S. 2138), S1652 [13MR]

——— provide tax credit to encourage private employers to hire veterans and clarify reasonable efforts employers may make under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 4110), H2064 [27FE]

Virtual currency: change tax status from property to foreign currency (see H.R. 4602), H3940 [7MY]

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]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 386), S1653 [13MR] (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]

Chronologies

Federal minimum wage affecting American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega, E1710–E1712 [3DE]

Cloture motions

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2763 [7MY], S2899 [12MY]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), motion to proceed, S2603 [1MY], S2690 [6MY]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S360 [15JA], S424 [16JA]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (S. 2578), motion to proceed, S4451 [14JY], S4535 [16JY]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), motion to proceed, S2409 [28AP], S2545 [30AP]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), S3019 [14MY], S3060 [15MY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), motion to proceed, S2850 [8MY], S2930 [13MY]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (S. 2685), motion to proceed, S5902 [12NO], S6079 [18NO]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4988 [28JY], S5082 [30JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), motion to proceed, S4650 [21JY], S4728 [23JY]

Comments

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act poll on Senator Cruz’s Facebook page, H2873–H2882 [3AP]

Cost Estimates

Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act (S. 2260): CBO, S2559 [30AP]

Tax Technical Corrections Act (S. 2261): CBO, S2559 [30AP]

Excerpts

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities, S6721 [12DE]

Explanations

Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 3547), H475–H1215 [15JA]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (H.R. 3979), H8671–H8819 [4DE]

Letters

Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act: David Levin and Frank Knapp, American Sustainable Business Council, H1994 [26FE]

America Gives More Act: Independent Sector (organization), H6366–H6369 [17JY]

America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act: National Association of Manufacturers, H5335 [12JN]

——— several businesses and organizations, H5335 [12JN]

Better Buildings Act: Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2119 [4MR]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H2119 [4MR]

Bonus depreciation modification and permanency: several organizations, H6117 [11JY]

Clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements and improve definitions of points and fees for mortgage transactions: several trade associations, H7513 [15SE]

Commodity Delivery Relief Act: Dave McCurdy, American Gas Association, E1101 [3JY]

Conduct pilot program to license, construct, and operate one or more government or privately owned consolidated nuclear and radioactive waste storage facilities: Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, H6067 [10JY]

Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: Alexander M. Cutler, Business Roundtable (organization), E1101 [3JY]

——— Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H5620 [23JN]

——— Amit Narang and Bartlett Naylor, Public Citizen (organization), H5615 [23JN]

——— Andy Blocker, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), E1103 [3JY]

——— Coalition for Derivatives End-Users, E1100 [3JY]

——— Dan Gilligan, Petroleum Marketers Association of America and Michael C. Trunzo, New England Fuel Institute, H5617 [23JN]

——— Dorothy Coleman, National Association of Manufacturers, E1102 [3JY]

——— Jo Ann Emerson, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, E1102 [3JY]

——— Micah Hauptman and Barbara Roper, Consumer Federation of America, H5615 [23JN]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E1100 [3JY]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5613 [23JN]

——— Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5613 [23JN]

——— several production agriculture and agribusiness organizations, E1103 [3JY]

——— Steve Suppan, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, H5618–H5620 [23JN]

——— Susan N. Kelly, American Public Power Association, E1101 [3JY]

——— Thomas R. Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute, E1103 [3JY]

——— William Funk, Richard Murphy, and Thomas O. McGarity, Center for Progressive Reform (organization), H5621 [23JN]

Dept. of the Treasury economic impact study of U.S. bank reporting requirements for interest paid to nonresident aliens: Bill Hampel, Credit Union National Association and Brian Branch, World Council of Credit Unions, Inc., H6183 [14JY]

Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date extension: Coalition To Insure Against Terrorism, S4579 [17JY]

——— David H. Stevens, Mortgage Bankers Association, S4579 [17JY]

——— Douglas M. Bibby, National Multifamily Housing Council and Douglas S. Culkin, National Apartment Association, S4578 [17JY]

——— Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., S4578 [17JY]

——— Jacob J. Lew, Sec. of the Treasury, H8965 [10DE]

——— James D. Grande, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, S4579 [17JY]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4580 [17JY]

——— several organizations, S4580 [17JY]

——— Steve Brown, National Association of Realtors, S4579 [17JY]

Employee Health Care Protection Act: Brad Jones, Cornerstone Staffing, Inc., H7419 [10SE]

——— Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7414 [10SE]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7414 [10SE]

Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: Calvin M. Dooley, American Chemistry Council, S2688 [6MY]

——— David M. Cote, Business Roundtable (organization), S2689 [6MY]

——— Graham Richard, Advanced Energy Economy (organization), S2689 [6MY]

——— Jim Lyon, National Wildlife Federation, S2689 [6MY]

——— Jo Ann Emerson, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, S2689 [6MY]

——— Kateri Callahan, Alliance To Save Energy, S2688 [6MY]

——— several business organizations, S2688 [6MY]

——— several energy efficiency and environmental organizations, S2688 [6MY]

Eximbank reauthorization: Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership and several Texas chambers of commerce (excerpt), H7118 [30JY]

——— Gabriel Ojeda, Fritz-Pak Corp. (excerpt), H7118 [30JY]

——— Greg Lay, Hansen Engineering Co., E1308 [1AU]

——— Greg Lay, Hansen Engineering Co. (excerpt), H7116 [30JY]

——— Michael P. Boyle, Boyle Energy Services and Technology, Inc., E1308 [1AU]

——— Ruth P. Briones, Greenergy Solutions Inc., E1308 [1AU]

——— several corporations, S4317 [9JY]

——— South Coast Products Co. (excerpt), H7118 [30JY]

——— Steve Wilburn, FirmGreen Inc., E1307 [1AU]

——— William A. Conrad, Brek Manufacturing Co., E1308 [1AU]

——— William A. Conrad, Brek Manufacturing Co. (excerpt), H7116 [30JY]

Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H3070 [9AP]

——— Council for Affordable Health Coverage, H3269 [29AP]

——— Gary Loveman, Business Roundtable (organization), H3270 [29AP]

——— Giev Kashkooli, United Farm Workers (organization), H3071 [9AP]

——— James A. Klein, American Benefits Council, H3071 [9AP], H3271 [29AP]

——— Janet Trautwein, National Association of Health Underwriters, H3270 [29AP]

——— Kate Hull, Corporate Health Care Coalition, H3272 [29AP]

——— Marielena Hincapié, National Immigration Law Center, H3071 [9AP], H3273 [29AP]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3072 [9AP], H3272 [29AP]

——— several labor organizations, H3273 [29AP]

——— Steph Serling, Service Employees International Union, H3071 [9AP]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H3071 [9AP]

Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act: several organizations, S3196 [21MY]

Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act: Senator Collins, S2473 [29AP]

Jobs for America Act: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H7817 [18SE]

Limit fees charged to passengers of air carriers: Nicholas E. Calio, Airlines for America (organization), H7613 [16SE]

Minimum Wage Fairness Act: Aric Newhouse, National Association of Manufacturers, S2539 [30AP]

——— Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S2538 [30AP]

——— David French, National Retail Federation, S2540 [30AP]

——— Jonathan Eisen, International Foodservice Distributors Association, S2538 [30AP]

——— Peter J. Larkin, National Grocers Association, S2539 [30AP]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2538 [30AP]

——— Robert J. Green, National Council of Chain Restaurants, S2538 [30AP]

——— Scott DeFife, National Restaurant Association, S2539 [30AP]

——— several business organizations, S2537 [30AP]

——— Stephen J. Caldeira, International Franchise Association, S2538 [30AP]

——— Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S2539 [30AP]

Money Remittances Improvement Act: Peter Yang, Wausau Area Hmong Mutal Association, Inc., H3424 [6MY]

Mortgage Choice Act: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, E984 [13JN]

——— Kenneth W. Edwards, Center for Responsible Lending (organization), E984 [13JN]

——— several housing and consumer organizations, E984 [13JN]

New light-duty motor vehicle dealer certification requirement removal under the Clean Air Act: several automotive trade associations, H35 [8JA]

No-action relief from clearing requirement for swaps entered into by eligible Treasury affiliates: Phyllis Dietz, CFTC, H8241–H8244 [2DE]

Online advertising that contributes to human trafficking: Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Blackburn, H4517 [20MY]

——— Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Nadler, H4518 [20MY]

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act: Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), H6232 [15JY]

——— several State and local government associations, H6232 [15JY]

Prohibit bulk unlocking of mobile wireless devices for resale: Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, H1906 [25FE]

Prohibit FCC preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws: Joanne Hovis, Coalition for Local Internet Choice, H6281 [15JY]

——— several organizations, H6281 [15JY]

Prohibit funding for proposed CPSC rule entitled ‘‘Voluntary Remedial Actions and Guidelines for Voluntary Recall Notices’’: Ann Brown, H6283 [15JY]

——— Senator King, H6283 [15JY]

——— Senators Casey and Toomey, H6283 [15JY]

Promoting New Manufacturing Act: S. William Becker, National Association of Clean Air Agencies, H8142 [20NO]

Regulation D Study Act: Jim Nussle, Credit Union National Association, H8245 [2DE]

Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act: Camden R. Fine, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), H3258 [29AP]

S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act: several organizations, H5326 [12JN]

Save American Workers Act: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, H2883 [3AP]

——— David French, National Retail Federation, H2884 [3AP]

——— Employers for Flexibility in Health Care (E-FLEX) Coalition, H2883 [3AP]

——— Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, H2833 [2AP]

——— Mary Kusler, National Education Association, H2828 [2AP]

——— Mike Aitken, Society for Human Resource Management, H2865 [3AP]

——— Peter J. Cotter and Misty Chally, National Franchise Association, Inc., H2833 [2AP]

——— Peter J. Larkin, National Grocers Association, H2832 [2AP]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2883 [3AP]

——— Scott DeFife, National Restaurant Association, H2829 [2AP]

——— Small Business Coalition for Affordable Health Care, H2884 [3AP]

——— Stephen J. Caldeira, International Franchise Association, H2829 [2AP]

Save American Workers Act and Forty Hours Is Full Time Act: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H2827 [2AP]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H2827 [2AP]

Sustainable growth rate repeal and improved Medicare payments through delay of individual health insurance mandate: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H2465 [14MR]

——— Karen Ignagni, America’s Health Insurance Plans (organization) and Scott P. Serota, BlueCross BlueShield Association, H2465 [14MR]

——— Richard E. Thorp, California Medical Association, H2466 [14MR]

——— Richard J. Fiesta, Alliance for Retired Americans, H2466 [14MR]

Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6627 [22JY]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6627 [22JY]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Katherine McFate and Robert Weissman, Coalition for Sensible Safeguards, H2078, H2081 [28FE]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2071 [28FE]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H2071 [28FE]

——— Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), H2071 [28FE]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H2070 [28FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Attorney General Holder and James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, S6032 [18NO]

——— several individuals, S6033 [18NO]

——— several technology companies, S6032 [18NO]

Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act: Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H1906 [25FE]

Lists

Americans for Financial Reform (organization) members, H5622 [23JN]

Americans for Financial Reform (organization) partners, H2030 [27FE]

Businesses and organizations supporting S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, S2693 [6MY]

Effects of H.R. 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, on Texas, H6232 [15JY]

Industry groups supporting H.R. 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, S1631 [13MR]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc., Fellows Program inductees, E192 [11FE]

Newspapers endorsing Eximbank reauthorization, S5683 [17SE]

Organizations opposed to H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act, H2030 [27FE]

Organizations opposing H.R. 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, H6234 [15JY]

Organizations supporting Jackson Lee amendment to H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act, on preserving existing law requiring legal challenge to CFTC regulation be first reviewed by the district court, H5635 [23JN]

Patent Transparency and Improvements Act provisions impacting business and industry, H3288 [29AP]

Senators cosponsoring H.R. 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, S1632 [13MR]

Supporters of S. 2244, Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date extension, S4580 [17JY]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2015: President Obama, S1278–S1280 [4MR], H2122–H2125 [4MR]

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2015—Appendix, Analytical Perspectives, and Historical Tables: President Obama, S1415 [10MR], H2264 [11MR]

Iceland’s Commercial Whaling Activities: President Obama, S1918 [1AP], H2751 [1AP]

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S1581 [12MR], S5904 [12NO], H2348 [12MR], H7906 [12NO]

Motions

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2571 [1MY], S2625 [5MY], S2681 [6MY], S2743, S2763, S2768 [7MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), S4298 [9JY], S4588 [17JY]

Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), H7854 [18SE]

EPA: promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (H.R. 4795), H8144 [20NO]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S360 [15JA], H256 [15JA]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2052 [27FE]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), H2083 [28FE]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (S. 2578), S4443 [14JY], S4461 [15JY], S4513 [16JY]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 1737), S1860 [31MR], S1883 [1AP], S2043 [2AP]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), S2333 [10AP], S2409 [28AP], S2427 [29AP], S2527 [30AP]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), S383 [16JA], S467 [27JA], S573 [29JA]

——— 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]

——— clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees (H.R. 4414), consideration (H. Res. 555), H3264 [29AP]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), H2175 [5MR]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2889 [3AP]

Taxation: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), S5885 [12NO]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6823 [15DE], S6869 [16DE], H8341 [3DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), S2763 [7MY]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), H5329 [12JN]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 4718), H6119 [11JY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), H6375 [17JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 4457), H5338 [12JN]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4571 [17JY], S4637, S4650 [21JY], S4667 [22JY], S4853 [24JY], S4988 [28JY]

Press releases

Bumble BeeWare, Why America’s School Kids Should Just Say No to Tuna Sandwiches Made by Child Labor: Delegate Faleomavaega, E1688 [2DE]

Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: Dennis Kelleher, Better Markets (organization), H5616 [23JN]

Economic Benefits of Acting on Critical Legislative Issues: Representative Hoyer, H1264 [27JA]

Faleomavaega and McDonalds Meet To Discuss Construction at Utulei Beach: Delegate Faleomavaega (2005), E1651 [20NO]

Faleomavaega Calls for Cooperation Not Confrontation: Delegate Faleomavaega (2009), E1719 [3DE]

Faleomavaega Calls Upon McDonalds Corporate Officers To Intervene and Halt Construction at Utulei Beach: Delegate Faleomavaega (2005), E1651 [20NO]

Faleomavaega Informs Governor That Minimum Wage Is Not the Reason for Samoa Packing Relocating to Georgia: Delegate Faleomavaega (2009), E1719 [3DE]

Faleomavaega Makes Final Appeal to McDonald’s Corp.: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1647 [20NO]

Faleomavaega Responds to Governors Recent Comments About McDonalds: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1652 [20NO]

Faleomavaega Thanks Senator DeMint for Allowing Minimum Wage Delay To Move Forward by Unanimous Consent: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1722 [3DE]

Faleomavaega Thanks US National Park Service for Responding to His Concerns About Its Recent Meeting With Governor Togiola Regarding McDonalds Lease: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1647 [20NO]

House Passes Interior Appropriations Bill With Over $33 Million for American Samoa; Urges Accountability of Federal Funds and Discourages Commercial Development of Utulei Beach: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1648 [20NO]

House Passes Minimum Wage Delay for American Samoa on Anniversary of Tsunami; H.R. 3940 Now Awaiting President’s Signature: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1722 [3DE]

Maloney and Nadler Call on Village Voice Media To Shut Down Website Frequented by Sex Traffickers, H4518 [20MY]

On Second Anniversary of U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, U.S. Exports Down 11 Percent, Imports From Korea Up and Deficit With Korea Balloons 47 Percent: Public Citizen (organization), H2416 [13MR]

PCI Urges the Senate To Support the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014: Eileen Gilligan, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, S4579 [17JY]

President Obama Signs Minimum Wage Delay Into Law: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1723 [3DE]

Representatives Maloney and Blackburn Join Efforts To Address Online Promotion of Human Trafficking, H4518 [20MY]

Senate Passes Minimum Wage Delay by Unanimous Consent: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1722 [3DE]

Target Addresses Issue of Customers Carrying Firearms in Stores: Target Brands, Inc. (excerpt), S4206 [7JY]

Proclamations

ProCoaters, Inc., Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E777 [20MY]

Questions and answers

GPO anticompetitive practices relative to production of secure Federal credentials: Committee on House Administration (House) with Davita Vance-Cooks, Public Printer, E719–E721 [8MY]

Remarks in House

AbbVie Inc.: tribute to Week of Possibilites volunteer service initiative, E1152 [14JY]

Actuated Medical, Inc.: SBA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Tibbetts Award recipient, H5508 [19JN]

Adams, Bill: Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association Inventor of the Year award recipient, E639 [30AP]

Adams, Brett: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E534 [7AP]

Adent, John: Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, E350 [11MR]

Aerojet Rocketdyne (company): anniversary, E1039 [20JN]

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 (H.R. 2548), H2068 [28FE], H3923–H3929 [7MY], E320 [6MR], E1630 [19NO]

Agriculture: provide for country of origin labeling for beef, pork, and poultry products, H5282 [11JN]

——— provide for country of origin labeling for livestock, H1502 [29JA]

Albany, GA: anniversary of Mars, Inc., chocolate manufacturing facility, E1435 [17SE]

Albuquerque, NM: anniversary of Café Lush (business), E1159 [15JY]

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to new direct flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Hong Kong and Shanghai, H5257 [11JN]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects, H6236 [15JY]

——— establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (H.R. 2084), H2737 [27MR]

American Woolen Co., Inc.: purchase of Warren Corp., textile mill in Stafford Springs, CT, H5650 [24JN]

America’s PrepareAthon!: tribute to national campaign increasing emergency preparedness, H3221 [28AP]

Amherst, NY: tribute to Amherst Chamber of Commerce Small Business Award recipients, E776 [20MY]

Anliker, Cindy Hughes: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E543 [8AP]

Antle, Robert V.: Grower-Shipper Association of Central California E.E. ‘‘Gene’’ Harden Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient, E1027 [20JN]

Applied Research Associates, Inc.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E495 [2AP]

Arc Thrift Stores (organization): Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business Award recipient, E623 [29AP]

Arlington Heights, IL: tribute to Fred W. Buhrke Training Center Technology and Manufacturing Association training and education programs in advanced manufacturing industry, E763 [19MY]

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (H.R. 3793), H138 [10JA]

Arrowhead Building Supply, Inc.: Branson/Lakes, MO, Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award recipient, E1475 [19SE]

Association for Talent Development: tribute, E1777 [10DE]

——— tribute to Niagara Frontier Chapter, E1587 [14NO]

Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E95 [16JA]

Aviation: improve safety, H2615 [25MR]

——— limit fees charged to passengers of air carriers (H.R. 5462), H7612, H7613 [16SE]

Avista Corp.: anniversary, E381 [13MR]

Banasiak, Mike: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E538 [7AP]

Bangladesh: call for garment brands that sold garments produced by Rana Plaza factories to ensure International Labor Organization compensation fund benefitting fire survivors and victims’ families reaches full funding level, H9048 [11DE]

Bangor, ME: tribute to Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E100 [16JA]

Bankruptcy: facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy (H.R. 5421), H8174–H8181 [1DE]

Bateman, Kenneth: Somerset County, NJ, Business Partnership Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, E625 [29AP]

Bell Flavors and Fragrances (company): Illinois 10th Congressional District Top Exporter honoree, E386 [14MR]

Benesh, Joe: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E532 [7AP]

Berg, Bjorn: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E530 [7AP]

Best Buy Co., Inc.: tribute to electronics recycling initiative, E1446 [17SE]

Better Baked Foods, Inc.: tribute, H2202 [6MR]

Beyer, Daniel: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E533 [7AP]

BioMarin Pharmaceuticals Inc.: inclusion in Forbes (publication) Most Innovative Companies in the World list, E1666 [1DE]

Blumberg, Philip: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E535 [7AP]

Bob’s Atomic Burgers (business): Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business Award recipients, E619 [29AP]

Bolton, MS: tribute to Magnolia Windshield Repair and Replacement (business), E34 [9JA]

——— tribute to Robinson’s Grocery, LLC, E42 [10JA]

——— tribute to Super Auto Shop (business), E44 [10JA]

Boscov’s Investment Co., Inc.: anniversary, E1758 [9DE]

Bridgestone Americas, Inc.: anniversary of Wilson, NC, facility, E601 [28AP]

Bridgewater Interiors, LLC: Dept. of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency Minority Manufacturer of the Year Award recipient, E172 [5FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2812 [2AP], H6756 [24JY]

——— reduce the deficit by ending tax loopholes, H3028 [8AP]

——— treatment of tax preferences and tax expenditures, H3162 [10AP]

Bureau of Prisons: prohibit funding for contracts with for-profit prisons that require a guaranteed inmate population, H4985, H4986 [29MY]

Burns & McDonnell (company): inclusion in Daily Herald Business Ledger (publication) ‘‘Best Places To Work in Illinois’’ list, E1492 [19SE]

——— inclusion in Fortune (publication) ‘‘Best Companies To Work For’’ list, E1492 [19SE]

Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch and prohibit exceptions for products bearing an official congressional insignia (H.R. 194), H6637 [22JY]

——— modernize, H4690 [21MY]

——— strengthen requirements applicable to building ships for export of liquefied natural gas, H2795 [1AP], H6638 [22JY]

Campbell, Charley: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E527 [4AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the U.S. Capitol Grounds (H.R. 4243), E373 [13MR]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize, H7817 [18SE]

Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H1926 [25FE], H2093 [28FE]

CBO: release of report on economic impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H1600 [5FE], H1728, H1729 [11FE]

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), E68 [14JA]

——— conduct study to determine whether high-frequency trading increases market volatility, H5629 [23JN]

——— ensure that the assessment of costs and benefits regarding rules and orders will be affirmed by a court unless that assessment is found to be an abuse of discretion, H5631 [23JN]

——— exempt registered investment companies (RICs) from duplicative registration and regulatory requirements when such companies are currently registered with and regulated by the SEC, H5636, H5637 [23JN]

——— improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations and orders (H.R. 1003), H5509 [19JN]

——— preserve existing law requiring legal challenge to regulation be first reviewed by the district court, H5634, H5635 [23JN]

——— prohibit judicial review of any consideration of the costs and benefits of its rules and orders, H5631, H5632 [23JN]

——— provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps, H5622 [23JN]

——— require a report on number of entities regulated, their size, practice models, and managed assets, H5629–H5631 [23JN]

——— require the costs and benefits be considered when promulgating rules and issuing orders, H5633, H5634 [23JN]

——— specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions (H.R. 5471), H8240–H8244 [2DE]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets, H5663, H5664 [24JN]

Chateau on the Lake Resort Spa & Convention Center (business): Branson, MO/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce Ozark Mountain Hospitality award recipient, E1478 [19SE]

Chattanooga, TN: Volkswagen of America, Inc., plant workers vote on union representation, H2056–H2059 [27FE]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Museum of Science and Industry, H4924 [29MY]

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.: anniversary, E292 [4MR]

Chittenden, Jennifer: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E537 [7AP]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 1755), H229 [15JA], H5507 [19JN], H5592 [20JN], H5759 [25JN], E1141 [10JY]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (H.R. 724), H34–H36 [8JA], H1653, H1654 [5FE]

Cleats Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, E1395 [11SE]

Cleveland, NC: tribute to Daimler Trucks North America LLC plant, H7304 [9SE]

Clogg, Carrie: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E546 [8AP]

Colleges and universities: allow growth or cultivation of industrial hemp for agricultural or academic research in States that already permit industrial hemp growth, H4980, H4981, H4990, H4991 [29MY]

——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (H.R. 4436), E558 [9AP]

Columbia, SC: tribute to Manigault-Hurley Funeral Home, E492 [2AP]

Comstock’s (publication): anniversary, E1083 [26JN]

Congress: legislative priorities, H7132 [31JY], H7947 [13NO]

Conry, Rose: Jacksonville, FL, Chamber of Commerce Small Business Leader of the Year Award recipient, E212 [14FE]

Conservation of energy: facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings (H.R. 2126), H2115–H2122 [4MR], E321 [6MR], E339 [10MR]

Contracts: deny Federal contracts to contractors in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H5219 [10JN]

——— prohibit awarding of Federal contracts to contractors responsible for delayed openings of Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, H3319 [30AP]

Corning, NY: anniversary of Corning Area Chamber of Commerce, E391 [14MR]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (H.J. Res. 21), H1502 [29JA]

Corps of Engineers: closure of Mississippi River section to daytime river traffic, H7905 [12NO]

——— Port of Houston dredging project funding, H6101 [10JY], E1145 [11JY]

——— Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, H2144 [4MR], H2158 [5MR], H4486 [20MY], H6852 [25JY], E94 [16JA], E1855 [2JA]

Courts: prohibit litigation of cases involving oil and gas leases to take precedence over all other pending matters before the district court, H5789, H5790 [26JN]

CPSC: prohibit funding for proposed rule entitled ‘‘Voluntary Remedial Actions and Guidelines for Voluntary Recall Notices’’, H6282–H6284 [15JY], E1177 [16JY]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, H7510–H7512 [15SE], E1469 [19SE]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 3211), H5137, H5138 [9JN], E983 [13JN]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (H.R. 4225), H4486, H4515–H4522, H4531 [20MY], H4692 [21MY], H6664 [23JY], E833 [23MY]

CSHQA (business): anniversary, E1620 [18NO]

CVS Health Corp.: decision to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products, H1599 [5FE]

——— Prevent Cancer Foundation Excellence in Cancer Awareness Award recipient, E1482 [19SE]

Dania Beach, FL: tribute to Jaxson’s Ice Cream Parlour, E305 [5MR]

Davie, FL: grand opening of Rick Case Volkswagen, E7 [7JA]

Dayton, Michael: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E545 [8AP]

De Haan, Tyler: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E583 [10AP]

Defense Production Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 4809), H7002–H7004 [29JY]

Del Rio, TX: tribute, H5648 [24JN]

Delta Air Lines, Inc.: anniversary, E1007 [17JN], E1027 [20JN]

Dente, Blaise A.: UNICO National (organization) Man of the Year Award recipient, E1807 [12DE]

DePhillips, Niki: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 list honoree, E521 [4AP]

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency, H2348 [12MR], E303, E313 [5MR]

——— anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency (H. Res. 502), H3148 [10AP]

——— Bureau of Industry and Security funding to conduct a survey on usage of NIST cybersecurity framework, H4884 [28MY]

——— create the America Star Program to establish standardized labeling for manufactured products allowing consumers to identify the extent to which the products are manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 2664), H4920 [29MY], H8200 [1DE]

——— Economic Development Administration funding, H4885–H4887 [28MY]

——— establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (H.R. 2996), H7515–H7524 [15SE]

——— expand Economic Development Administration definition of grants to include Regional Innovation Program grants, H4885, H4886 [28MY]

——— Interagency Trade Enforcement Center funding through reductions in NASA exploration funding, H4883 [28MY]

——— prohibit funding for Economic Development Administration Innovative Technologies in Manufacturing Program, H4994, H4995 [29MY]

——— reauthorize Regional Innovation Program, H7520–H7522 [15SE]

——— report on sanctions against foreign companies that benefit from information acquired by hacking into private domestic computers, H4975, H4976 [29MY]

——— U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service funding through reductions in Bureau of Prisons funding, H4881 [28MY]

Dept. of Defense: comply with Buy American Act requirements relative to energy produced from solar panels used exclusively by the Dept. or generated from solar devices located on Government property, H4744 [21MY]

——— increase opportunities for women-owned small businesses, H4724 [21MY]

——— prohibit contracting with entities convicted of fraudulently using ‘‘Made in America’’ labels, E816 [22MY]

——— prohibit conversion of previously contracted functions to performance by Federal employees, H4733–H4735 [21MY], E828 [22MY]

——— prohibit funding to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H5524, H5525 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding to promulgate Dept. of Labor directive that certain recipients of health care-related Federal payments be treated as contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, H5523, H5524 [19JN], E1069 [25JN]

——— take full account of illegal taxes levied by the Afghan government against American companies and establish plan for reimbursement, H4675, H4676 [20MY]

Dept. of Energy: condition approval of permits to export natural gas on the consultation with the U.S. Maritime Administration on the availability of U.S.-flagged ships, H6077, H6078 [10JY]

——— condition approval of permits to export natural gas on use of domestic shipping components, H6076, H6077 [10JY]

——— condition approval of permits to export natural gas on use of domestic shipping components and prohibit approval of permits that increase prices for consumers or to nations that pose national security threat, H5750 [25JN]

——— conduct pilot program to license, construct, and operate one or more government or privately owned consolidated nuclear and radioactive waste storage facilities, H6066–H6068 [10JY]

——— develop a new process for determining whether applications to export natural gas are in the public interest, H5744, H5745 [25JN]

——— develop a new process for determining whether applications to export natural gas are in the public interest (H.R. 1189), H4716 [21MY]

——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program, nuclear energy, and fossil energy research and development funding, H6003, H6004 [9JY]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (H.R. 5120), H6595, H6601–H6604 [22JY]

——— prohibit consideration of the impact of life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions in the process to approve liquified natural gas export applications, H6054–H6056 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for National Energy Technology Laboratory transformation into a Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory, consolidation, or closure, H6085 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for use in contravention of whistleblower protections for contractor employees, H6052 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding to any entity that has commenced title 11 bankruptcy proceedings, H6070 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding to block approval of offshore drilling permits, H6079 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding to contravene the USEC Privatization Act relative to Secretarial Determination on uranium transfers’ impact on domestic uranium industry and all public notice and comment requirements, H6049, H6050 [10JY]

——— prohibit Loan Program Office funding, H6078, H6079 [10JY]

——— wind energy programs funding, H1943 [26FE], E252 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: foster further innovation and entrepreneurship in the health information technology sector (H.R. 2363), E1447 [17SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (H.R. 3488), H5842–H5845 [8JY]

——— submit report to Congress on anticipated homeland security benefits derived from establishing preclearance operations at foreign airports, H5845 [8JY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5159, H5160, H5172 [9JN], H5256 [11JN]

——— Community Development Block Grant Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding, H5158 [9JN]

——— establish demonstration program to use private capital to retrofit and install energy efficiency measures at multifamily residential units, H5168, H5169 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: condemn Operation Choke Point activities to financially intimidate certain industries, H5192 [10JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (H.R. 1436), H1683 [6FE]

——— establish the Small Business Liaison Pilot Program (H.R. 954), H5966 [9JY]

——— promulgate regulations implementing Good Jobs Model Employer Standards requiring Federal agencies to contract with companies that provide good jobs (H.R. 5250), E1264 [29JY]

——— provide a stipend to recipients of unemployment benefits to train for positions in industries that have shortage of skilled workers, H177 [13JA]

——— provide for demonstration projects designed to expedite reemployment of unemployed workers (H.R. 3864), H190 [14JA]

——— define South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf area for offshore energy exploration and production planning purposes, H5786, H5787 [26JN]

——— direct certain revenue from increasing energy exploration and production and streamlining energy permitting to CFTC to limit excessive speculation in energy markets, H5797, H5798 [26JN]

——— 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]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off certain areas of the coast of California, H5738 [25JN], H7845 [18SE]

——— provide with a mechanism to cancel certain Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts and allow for the sale of certain lands to compensate the contract holders (H.R. 5742), H9050–H9053 [11DE]

——— Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H6185, H6186 [14JY]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, H7984 [14NO]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), H5258 [11JN], H6379 [17JY], H8975–H8991 [10DE]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), consideration (H. Res. 775), H8962–H8967 [10DE]

Dept. of Transportation: capital investment grants funding for full funding grant agreements (FFGA), H5218 [10JN]

——— extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations relative to state of emergency declaration due to extreme weather conditions, H1484 [29JA]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (H.R. 2906), H7 [7JA]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: continue to enforce wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3319 [30AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands, H1567, H1568 [4FE], E176 [6FE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: prohibit funding to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H5227, H5228 [10JN]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (H.R. 2322), H3221 [28AP]

District of Columbia: opening of Joes’s Stone Crab (restaurant), H1528 [3FE]

Dix, Lincoln: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E548 [8AP]

Draper, Inc.: Healthiest Employer, LLC, America’s Healthiest Workplace award recipient, E162 [4FE]

Economy: Government bailout of automobile industry, H69–H71 [8JA]

——— impact of Government regulations, H1602 [5FE], H2102 [4MR], H2310 [12MR], H2428–H2431 [13MR], H3250 [29AP], H7398 [10SE], H8069 [18NO]

——— impact of illegal aliens, H8264 [2DE], H8863–H8866 [8DE]

——— impact of illegal immigration on job creation and hiring, H3402 [1MY], H6585 [22JY]

——— impact of tax cuts, H2928, H2929, H2931 [4AP], H3026 [8AP]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H113, H118–H121, H127 [9JA], H461, H462 [15JA], H1263–H1269 [27JA], H1435 [28JA], H1549 [4FE], H3229–H3234 [28AP], E129 [28JA]

——— importance of job creation, H30 [8JA], H84, H127 [9JA], H191, H209 [14JA], H239, H240 [15JA], H2310 [12MR], H2364 [13MR], H2844 [2AP], H3078 [9AP], H3367, H3395 [1MY], H6113 [11JY], H6140 [14JY], H6383 [17JY], H6641–H6649 [22JY], H7056 [30JY], H7175 [31JY], H7426 [10SE], H7458 [15SE], H8938 [10DE]

——— increase business engagement and improve training opportunities for occupations in-demand in order to get Americans back to work, H5966 [9JY]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H1550 [4FE], H3297 [30AP], H8067–H8070 [18NO]

——— promote economic growth and job creation and strengthen strategic partnerships with U.S. allies (H.R. 4139), E1224 [24JY]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 2821), H1662 [6FE], H3063 [9AP]

——— U.S. ranking internationally relative to economically free nations, H241 [15JA]

——— U.S. ranking internationally relative to size of the economy, H3297 [30AP]

Education: career and technical education programs funding, H1229 [16JA], H2093 [28FE], H2807 [2AP]

——— ensure access to quality education for minorities, H3231 [28AP]

Eich, Brendan: resignation as CEO of Mozilla Corp., due to backlash against views held on definition of marriage, H2963 [7AP]

Elkington, Susan: Manufacturing Institute STEP Award recipient, E130 [28JA]

Employee Appreciation Day: observance, E327 [6MR]

Employee Learning Week: observance, E1587 [14NO]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (H.R. 1286), H1927 [25FE], H7689 [18SE]

——— allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (H.R. 497), H7625 [17SE]

——— importance of career technical education and vocational training, H1728 [11FE]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, H5861 [8JY], H7398 [10SE]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H17, H18 [7JA], H214 [14JA], H1926–H1928 [25FE], H2144–H2146 [4MR], H5806 [26JN], H5965 [9JY], H6635–H6641 [22JY], H6670 [23JY]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs relative to affordable reliable energy, H7866 [18SE]

——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), H7773–H7819, H7854–H7858 [18SE], E1603 [17NO]

——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7684–H7691 [18SE]

——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), motion to recommit, H7856, H7857 [18SE]

——— increase flexibility of States and local workforce boards to support local job training programs that demonstrate success, H5967 [9JY]

——— prevent modification of definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate if it results in increased deficit or a reduction in hours or wages for employees, H2889 [3AP]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations, H5966 [9JY]

——— promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement, H5967 [9JY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H5 [7JA], H30 [8JA], H151, H152 [10JA], H166 [13JA], H1254 [27JA], H1683 [6FE], H2086, H2087 [28FE], H2472 [14MR], H2567 [24MR], H2840 [2AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), Senate amendments, H5862 [8JY], H5881, H5882, H5883, H5884, H5885, H5886, H5887–H5971 [9JY], H6041 [10JY], H6361 [17JY], H6673, H6678 [23JY], H7054, H7109, H7114, H7115 [30JY], E1137 [10JY], E1146 [11JY]

Energy and water development: prohibit funding by related agencies to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H6050 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding by related agencies to implement or enforce Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements for Federal contracts, H6051 [10JY]

EPA: achievability of health-based proposal to revise ozone standards, H7538 [16SE]

——— clarify that outdated air quality standards do not apply toward a preconstruction permit if the applicable Federal, State, or local permitting agency determines that applying it would likely increase air pollution, H8141, H8142 [20NO]

——— clarify that States are not prohibited from imposing new or revised Federal air quality standards under State or local law, H8142 [20NO]

——— economic impact of enforcement of certain air pollution and water pollution regulations, H1649–H1656 [5FE]

——— exempt certain rules that protect children and seniors from cancer-causing pollution or cause small business job loss from certain air quality standards, H8144 [20NO]

——— impact of regulation revising ozone standards, H8275 [3DE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on certain regulations and fines governing incidental discharges from commercial vessels under a certain size, H2779 [1AP]

——— prohibit members of corporations and trade associations from serving on the Scientific Advisory Board if they represent an entity that has a financial interest in the outcome of Board decisions, H8062 [18NO]

——— promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (H.R. 4795), H8137–H8146 [20NO]

——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (H.R. 5077), H6356 [17JY]

——— regulate hydraulic fracturing, H2685–H2690 [26MR]

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.: anniversary, E1285 [31JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H3277–H3279 [29AP], H4814, H4815 [22MY], H5592 [20JN], H6040 [10JY], H6221 [15JY], H6670 [23JY], H7003 [29JY], H7400 [10SE], H7440 [11SE], H7541, H7546, H7547 [16SE], H7630, H7639, H7660 [17SE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4950), H5772 [26JN], H6123 [11JY], H6225 [15JY], H6638 [22JY], H6846, H6847 [25JY], H7115–H7118 [30JY], E1307, E1311 [1AU]

Exxon Mobil Corp.: National Association of Workforce Boards W.O. Lawton Business Leadership Award recipient, E457 [27MR], E507, E511 [3AP]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 458), H244–H255 [15JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 74), H452 [15JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), Senate amendments, H208 [14JA], H229, H232, H255–H452 [15JA], H1229, H1230 [16JA], E88, E94, E95, E96 [16JA], E140 [29JA]

Falmouth, MA, Chamber of Commerce: anniversary, E221 [21FE]

Farnsworth, David: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E549 [8AP]

FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, H4897, H4898 [28MY], H4926 [29MY], H5058 [30MY], E876 [29MY]

FCC: extend expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (H.R. 4572), H6588–H6592 [22JY], E1211, E1213 [23JY]

——— extend expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (H.R. 5728), H8081–H8087 [19NO]

——— increase consumer choice and competition in the wireless telecommications marketplace, H4020 [9MY]

——— modify Federal labeling requirements for electronic devices to permit electronic device manufacturers to display Federal labeling requirements digitally (H.R. 5161), H7349, H7350 [9SE], E1389 [11SE]

——— modify Federal labeling requirements for electronic devices to permit electronic device manufacturers to display Federal labeling requirements digitally (S. 2583), H7965 [13NO]

——— prohibit preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws, H6280–H6282 [15JY]

——— proposal to eliminate sports blackout rule, H7398 [10SE]

FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (H.R. 5750), H8938 [10DE]

——— improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases, E1321 [1AU]

——— proposed regulations relative to laboratory developed tests, H7248 [8SE]

Federal agencies and departments: allow use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, H3325 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H7661 [17SE]

——— require regulations with negative impact on jobs and wages be subject to heightened review and additional transparency requirements as well as statement from agency head acknowledging such impact, H1975, H1991, H1992 [26FE]

Federal contracts: prohibit funding for contractors who violate the Fair Labor Standards Act by refusing to pay employees for hours worked, H4993, H4994 [29MY], H5537 [19JN], H6069 [10JY], H6265 [15JY]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and determine flood risk (H.R. 3370), corrections in enrollment, H2142 [4MR]

——— delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program, H251 [15JA]

——— 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), H56–H62 [8JA], H1557–H1562 [4FE], H1601, H1606–H1608 [5FE], H1735–H1738 [11FE], H1955 [26FE], H2086 [28FE], H2102, H2128–H2139, H2143 [4MR], H2685 [26MR], E162 [4FE], E303, E306, E309 [5MR], E319, E320 [6MR], E339 [10MR], E347 [11MR]

——— delay increases in premium rates under National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (H.R. 3370), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 93), H2401 [13MR]

FEMCO Holdings, LLC: anniversary, H5861 [8JY]

FERC: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce new Hudson Valley capacity zone, H6080, H6081 [10JY]

——— reform decisionmaking process for creating new energy capacity zones to include local stakeholder input, H6054 [10JY]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements, H7510–H7515 [15SE]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (H.R. 4510), E1796 [12DE]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (S. 2270), H9019 [10DE], E975 [12JN]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements and improve definitions of points and fees for mortgage transactions (H.R. 5461), H7508–H7515 [15SE], E1423 [16SE], E1469 [19SE]

——— create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (H.R. 2652), H2659 [26MR], H7944 [13NO]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (H.R. 1750), H2032 [27FE]

——— prohibit funding to designate any nonbank financial companies as ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ or as a ‘‘systemically important financial instution’’, H6317, H6318 [16JY]

——— provide a process to allow financial institutions to go bankrupt (S. 1861), H8179 [1DE]

——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities, H9067–H9074, H9277, H9279, H9284, H9285 [11DE]

Financial services and general Government: prohibit funding by related agencies to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H6263, H6264 [15JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: require Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to analyze impact of proposed rules on financial industry and consumer and small business access to credit, H2039, H2040 [27FE]

——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H1681 [6FE], H1728 [11FE], H1947 [26FE], H2028–H2043, H2050–H2055 [27FE]

——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), consideration (H. Res. 475), H1731–H1739 [11FE]

——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), motion to recommit, H2052, H2053 [27FE]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security, H4918 [29MY]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (H.R. 1565), H2919 [4AP]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 4742), E959 [11JN]

Fleming County, KY: anniversary of Hinton Mills (business) Seed Days Customer Appreciation Event, E284 [28FE]

FLIR Systems, Inc.: debut of FLIR ONE consumer-oriented thermal imaging system, E180 [6FE]

Florida Business Development Corp.: tribute, E240 [25FE]

Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association, Inc.: anniversary, E602 [28AP]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H8117 [19NO]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (H.R. 3830), H460–H464, H466 [15JA], H1599, H1600 [5FE], H3223–H3229 [28AP], H3300 [30AP], E78 [15JA], E892 [30MY]

——— impact on job creation, H2415 [13MR]

——— impact on the economy of shipping U.S. jobs overseas, H8115–H8121 [19NO]

——— importance, H3223–H3229 [28AP]

Foster Communications, Inc.: anniversary, E1611 [18NO]

Foster Farms Co.: anniversary, E957 [11JN], E997 [17JN]

Friendship Industries, Inc.: anniversary, E1472 [19SE]

Frito-Lay North America, Inc.: Fayetteville, TN, manufacturing facility recipient of C.E. Doolin Award for Operations Excellence, H3064 [9AP]

FRS: acknowledge and honor work of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in providing protection and relief to consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices in financial markets, H2042, H2043 [27FE]

——— proposed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mortgage regulations, H30 [8JA], H2042, H2043 [27FE]

——— reform monetary policy to promote goals of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates, H5358–H5361 [12JN]

——— repeal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exclusive rulemaking authority and restore judicial review, H2029, H2040, H2041 [27FE]

FTC: study link between eating disorders and unrealistic body images depicted in advertising, H2152 [5MR]

Gainer, Kate: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E550 [8AP]

Gambling: opposition to expansion of legalized gambling, E1502 [19SE]

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 (H.R. 3240), H188 [14JA], H8244–H8246 [2DE]

General Electric Co.: tribute to expansion of West Jefferson, NC, manufacturing plant and partnership with Wilkes Community College to provide skills training for workers, H5190 [10JN]

General Motors Co.: investigation into allegations of releasing misleading information relative to ignition switch defects and National Highway Safety Traffic Administration oversight, H4461 [19MY]

Giles, Jason: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E551 [8AP]

Gilroy, Abbey: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E550 [8AP]

Golden, CO: Golden Farmers Market recipient of Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Civic Award, E76 [15JA]

Government: improve efficiency of Federal research and development (H.R. 5056), H6143, H6147–H6149 [14JY]

Government regulations: clarify that requirements of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act do not apply if a cost-benefit analysis demonstrates that the benefits of a regulation exceeds its costs, H2079–H2083 [28FE]

——— continue to exempt independent agencies from certain regulations under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, H2077 [28FE]

——— ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (H.R. 4626), H6997, H6998 [29JY]

——— ensure all impacted entities are provided an opportunity for consultation relative to imposing Federal mandates, H2077–H2079 [28FE]

——— exempt regulatory actions affecting veterans, seniors, consumers, and communities affected by natural disasters from certain regulations under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, H2083, H2084 [28FE]

——— include existing Dept. of the Treasury rule on U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens in any regulatory freeze, H6182 [14JY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates, H7687 [18SE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), H1883 [25FE], H2069–H2086 [28FE], H2102 [4MR], H2568 [24MR], H7904 [12NO], E361 [12MR]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), consideration (H. Res. 492), H2043–H2049 [27FE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), motion to recommit, H2083, H2084 [28FE]

GPO: anticompetitive practices relative to production of secure Federal credentials, H3373, H3374, H3376 [1MY], E719 [8MY]

Gruber, Jonathan: characterization of remarks relative to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H7904, H7925–H7927 [12NO], H7944, H7947 [13NO], H8002 [17NO], H8944 [10DE]

Haffner, David: Carthage, MO, Chamber of Commerce Richard M. Webster Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E551 [8AP]

Harbors: resolution of west coast ports ongoing contract negotiations, H8286 [3DE]

Hardy, Josh: tribute to support of family and friends relative to appeal to FDA for expedited approval of experimental drug treatment, H2369 [13MR]

Harris Corp.: opening of offices in Herndon, VA, E675 [6MY]

Hatfield, PA: anniversary of George Didden Greenhouses, E1349 [8SE]

Hazardous substances: clarify disclosure requirements of owners or operators of facilities holding certain quantities of substances included on the Dept. of Homeland Security Chemicals of Interest list, H99, H100 [9JA]

Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 2300), H1585 [4FE], H2011, H2013 [27FE]

——— reform audit system for medical equipment providers, H6043 [10JY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5739 [25JN]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 487), H1950–H1960 [26FE], E271 [27FE]

Houston, TX: tribute to Houston Jewelry (business), E1105 [3JY]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting, H85 [9JA]

——— require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (H.R. 4842), E960 [11JN]

Hurricanes: extend replacement period for nonrecognition of gain for property involuntarily converted in the Hurricane Sandy disaster area (H.R. 5716), E1592 [14NO]

——— implement emergency preparedness plans, H5193 [10JN]

IDEAL Fastener Corp.: expansion of Oxford, NC, manufacturing facility, H6750 [24JY]

Illinois: tribute to Deerfield, Bannockburn, Riverwoods, and Wilmette Chambers of Commerce award recipients, E919 [9JN]

Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (H.R. 5378), E1305 [1AU]

Industrial Controls & Repairs, Inc.: tribute to ICARTEAM and Solex College for partnership to develop and implement manufacturing repair services training programs, E844 [28MY]

Information technology: ensure the integrity of any software, firmware, or product developed for or purchased by the Federal Government that uses a third party or open source component (H.R. 5793), E1743–E1745 [4DE]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (H.R. 5051), H6238–H6240 [15JY], H6356, H6359–H6363 [17JY], E1186 [17JY]

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

Intelligence services: conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (H.R. 2434), H1649 [5FE]

——— protect U.S. military technology and industrial competitiveness from Chinese and other State-sponsored computer theft, H5054 [30MY]

——— require a waiting period for senior intelligence officials who leave Federal service before being employed by a company that is controlled by a foreign government that poses a high counterintelligence risk, H5048, H5049 [30MY]

International Ice Hockey Federation: plan to hold 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship in Belarus relative to human rights violations, H3276 [29AP]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend, H6313 [16JY]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (H.R. 4503), E595 [28AP]

——— reform reporting requirements for U.S. citizens living abroad, H6265 [15JY]

ITC: legal and technical assistance to small businesses funding, H4902 [28MY]

James, Christopher: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E544 [8AP]

Jansa, Andrea: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E699 [7MY]

Jared, Ashley: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E553 [9AP]

Kellogg Co.: employee lockout at Memphis, TN, plant, H112 [9JA]

Kentucky: tribute to equine industry, H3296 [30AP]

Kentucky Communities Economic Opportunity Council (KCEOC) Community Action Partnership, Inc.: anniversary, E1706 [3DE]

Kiesau, Jason: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E554 [9AP]

Kuder, Inc.: Dept. of Commerce President’s ‘‘E’’ Award recipient, E793 [21MY]

Lake County, IL: tribute to Lake County Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E761 [19MY]

Lakewood, CO: St. Anthony Hospital recipient of West Chamber Serving Jefferson County, CO (organization) Large Business of the Year Award, E298 [4MR]

Lakewood Brick and Tile Co.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Pioneer Award recipient, E498 [2AP]

Lamey-Wellehan (business): anniversary, E435 [25MR]

Lashier, Andy: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E558 [9AP]

Lebanese Taverna (business): anniversary, E1129 [9JY]

Leipprandt, Ted: Michigan Agri-Business Association Leaders and Legends Award recipient, E17 [8JA]

Les, George: Oak Lawn, IL, Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year award recipient, E137 [29JA]

Lexington, SC: tribute to Red Bank Elementary School Business Mentor Program, E313 [5MR]

Lighthouse Works, Inc.: Defense Logistics Agency Business Alliance Award for Outstanding AbilityOne Program Vendor recipient, E1643 [20NO]

Linebaugh, Jesse: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E557 [9AP]

Long Branch, NJ: anniversary of Montalvo’s Barber Shop (business), E1124 [9JY]

LPL Financial (company): tribute to San Diego, CA, sustainable office tower, E518 [4AP]

Magg, Brad: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E556 [9AP]

Mago, Ashok K.: India Padma Shri award recipient, E1122 [9JY]

Marble Brewery (company): Brewers Association World Beer Cup Kellerbier or Zwickelbier Gold award recipient, E1139 [10JY]

Marin French Cheese Co.: anniversary, E1769 [10DE]

Markowitz, Dennis I.: Feasterville, PA, Business Association Person of the Year award recipient, E451 [26MR]

Marks, MS: tribute to Smokehouse Grill (business), E36 [9JA]

Mars, Inc.: tribute to opening of manufacturing facility in Topeka, KS, H2699 [27MR]

Marshall, Keifer, Jr.: Temple, TX, Chamber of Commerce Drayton and Elizabeth McLane Community Achievement Award recipient, E188 [10FE]

Martin/Martin, Inc.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Genesis Award recipient, E498 [2AP]

McKay, Charles C.: Jefferson County, CO, Business Hall of Fame inductee, E239 [25FE]

McKinney, Matthew: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E563 [9AP]

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

Medicare: modify the surety bond requirement applicable to home health agencies as a condition of participation (H.R. 3832), E37 [9JA]

Mesa, AZ: opening of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., Biorubber Process Research Center, E1483 [19SE]

Mesa Meadows Land Co.: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award recipient, E75 [15JA]

Michigan Works! The Job Force Board (organization): National Association of Workforce Boards W.O. Lawton Business Leadership Award recipient, E507 [3AP]

Miller, William: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E564 [9AP]

Minimum wage: increase, H13 [7JA], H81 [9JA], H155 [10JA], H191 [14JA], H240 [15JA], H1975 [26FE], H2068 [28FE], H2161 [5MR], H2618 [25MR], H2657, H2681 [26MR], H2813 [2AP], H2859, H2867 [3AP], H2917 [4AP], H6041 [10JY], H6320–H6322 [16JY], H7629 [17SE], E285 [28FE]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index, H6801, H6803 [24JY], H7661 [17SE]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H1268 [27JA], H1548 [4FE], H1729 [11FE], H1927 [25FE], H1944, H1946, H1952, H1954 [26FE], H2012, H2057–H2060 [27FE], H2079, H2086, H2087, H2088 [28FE], H2202 [6MR], H2373 [13MR], H2598 [24MR], H2658, H2687 [26MR], H2816, H2817 [2AP], H2924 [4AP], H3263 [29AP], H3306 [30AP], H5076 [9JN], H7061 [30JY], H7422–H7424 [10SE], H7689 [18SE], H8024 [17NO], E265 [27FE], E1380 [10SE]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), unanimous-consent request, H7062–H7064 [30JY]

——— level, H1264–H1269 [27JA], H1538, H1540 [3FE]

Minorities: improve economic condition of minorities, H3230–H3234 [28AP], H3248 [29AP]

Monessen, PA: celebration of Founders Day, E1270 [30JY]

Moraine, OH: tribute, H4689 [21MY]

Motor Transportation Co., Inc.: anniversary, E1829 [12DE]

Mount Vernon (TX) Optic Herald: Texas Historical Commission Texas Treasure Business Award recipient, E147 [31JA]

Mueller & Co., LLP: inclusion in Daily Herald Business Ledger (publication) ‘‘Best Places To Work in Illinois’’ list, E1384 [10SE]

NAFTA: anniversary, H82 [9JA]

——— assess impact, require further negotiation of certain provisions, and withdraw unless certain conditions are met (H.R. 191), H82 [9JA]

Napa Valley Vinters (organization): creation of Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund, E1376 [10SE]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute to Fellows Program inductees, E192 [11FE]

National Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) Day: observance, E206 [11FE]

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Womens Clubs, Inc.: anniversary of Central Jersey Club, E603 [28AP]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), H1554 [4FE]

National Association of Women Business Owners: anniversary of Greater Detroit Chapter awards ceremony, E364 [12MR]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations, H5738 [25JN]

National Day of 3D Printing: designate (H. Res. 767), H8287 [3DE]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish, H5884 [9JY]

——— establish (H.R. 5101), H6251 [15JY], E1149 [14JY]

National Frozen Food Month: observance, H2202 [6MR], E345 [11MR]

National Manufacturing Day: observance, E1501 [19SE]

National objectives: economic recovery, H14–H18 [7JA], H1434 [28JA], H1707 [10FE], H3052 [8AP], H5733, H5761–H5765 [25JN], H6339–H6341 [16JY], H9040 [10DE]

——— modify tax benefits for insourcing and outsourcing expenses of corporations, and rules relative to inverted corporations, and provide for consideration of middle class jumpstart agenda, H7856, H7857 [18SE]

National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan, H7520, H7521, H7523 [15SE]

——— direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (H.R. 2447), H6379 [17JY]

National Small Business Week: observance, E755 [15MY]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, H4047 [9MY], E668 [2MY]

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

NetJets Inc.: anniversary, H4691 [21MY]

New Albany, IN: tribute to Badger’s Shoe Repair, E1741 [4DE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 5503), H7428–H7431 [10SE], E1432 [17SE]

——— tribute to People’s Climate March, E1479 [19SE]

Newkirk, John B. (Jack): Jefferson County, CO, Business Hall of Fame inductee, E229 [25FE]

NIH: tribute to Accelerating Medicines Partnership, E332 [6MR]

NIST: reauthorize (H.R. 5035), H6595, H6597–H6601 [22JY]

North American Professionals and Entrepreneurs Council: tribute to Innovation Conference, E591 [28AP]

North State Aviation (company): tribute, H8875 [9DE]

North Tonawanda, NY: DeGraff Memorial Hospital recipient of Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas Business of the Year award, E1683 [2DE]

NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (H.R. 4833), E943 [10JN]

NSF International (organization): tribute, E1279 [30JY]

Oakhurst, CA: anniversary of Erna’s Elderberry House Restaurant, E1640 [19NO]

Oakton Community College: tribute to Manufacturing Expo, E418 [24MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to allegations of crony capitalism and progressive policies, H2847 [2AP]

——— evaluation of economic policies, H69–H71 [8JA], H166 [13JA], H1529 [3FE], H1599 [5FE], H2153 [5MR], H3065 [9AP], H6750 [24JY]

——— evaluation of energy policies, H2157 [5MR]

——— State of the Union Message, H1485, H1508 [29JA]

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.: Dept. of Commerce President’s ‘‘E’’ Star Award for Exports recipient, E890 [30MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: study use of contractors for intelligence activities, H5038, H5048–H5050 [30MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: funding, H4879 [28MY]

Okonite Co.: tribute, H6671 [23JY]

OPIC: reauthorize programs, H3927 [7MY]

Orion Industries, Inc.: anniversary, E1340 [8SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: expand oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H6645, H6646 [22JY]

Outlast Technologies LLC: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E491 [2AP]

OZ Snowboards (business): Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E492 [2AP]

Parkland, FL: tribute to Rising Tide Car Wash (business), E420 [24MR]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H3285 [29AP], E1531 [12NO]

——— promote transparency in ownership and improve the patent system (S. 1720), H3285–H3288 [29AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate, H7812, H7813 [18SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), H2276–H2278 [11MR], H2309 [12MR], H7109 [30JY], E1024 [19JN]

——— 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]

——— clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees (H.R. 4414), H3067–H3072 [9AP], H3266–H3275 [29AP], H7110 [30JY], E678 [6MY]

——— clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees (H.R. 4414), consideration (H. Res. 555), H3261–H3266 [29AP]

——— delay implementation of modification of definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate until U.S. has reached full employment economy, H2831 [2AP]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, H1701 [10FE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H2170 [5MR]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate, H2376–H2380 [13MR], H2457–H2469 [14MR], E402 [18MR]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), H2086 [28FE], H2168–H2177 [5MR], H2261 [11MR], E339 [10MR], E356 [11MR], E368 [12MR]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2160–H2167 [5MR]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), motion to recommit, H2175, H2176 [5MR]

——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce employer mandate provisions, H114–H118 [9JA], H2850 [2AP]

——— impact of fines on for-profit corporations for not fulfilling health insurance coverage requirements to offer contraceptives, H2638–H2641 [25MR]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H1529 [3FE], H1556 [4FE], H1597 [5FE], H2933 [4AP], H4483 [20MY]

——— include commuting time in computation of hours for purposes of the definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate, H2831 [2AP]

——— modify definition of applicable large employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2577), H2011 [27FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H1649 [5FE], H2731 [27MR], H2789–H2794 [1AP], H2810, H2813, H2821–H2833, H2836, H2837 [2AP], H2858–H2893 [3AP], H2918 [4AP], E507, E509, E510, E513 [3AP]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), consideration (H. Res. 530), H2813–H2820 [2AP]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), motion to recommit, H2889 [3AP]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (H.R. 4064), H1926 [25FE]

——— repeal provisions establishing a transitional reinsurance program and risk corridors for health plans to prevent taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (H.R. 3812), H137 [10JA]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 5725), H8036 [18NO]

——— study impact on small businesses (H.R. 4728), E818 [22MY]

Peer, Jackie: Manufacturing Institute STEP Award recipient, E160 [4FE]

Pennsylvania: anniversary of Business Women’s Forum, E798 [21MY]

Pensacola, FL: anniversary of Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, E1487 [19SE]

Pensions: extend automatic extension of amortization periods and funding improvement and rehabilitation plan rules relative to multiemployer defined benefit pension plans (H.R. 5773), E1680 [1DE]

——— reform multiemployer pension plan system, H9281–H9284, H9286 [11DE]

Permanent Court of Arbitration: ruling that Russia violated the Energy Charter Treaty when it expropriated Yukos Oil Co., assets, E1323 [1AU], E1469, E1480 [19SE]

Peterbilt Motors Co.: anniversary, E98 [16JA]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2738 [27MR], H4687 [21MY], H8073 [19NO]

Pham, Anne: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E561 [9AP]

Philadelphia Macaroni Co.: anniversary, E527 [4AP]

Planet Honda (business): anniversary of membership in West Chamber Serving Jefferson County, CO (organization), E295 [4MR]

Plantronics, Inc.: Sec. of State Award for Corporate Excellence recipient, E154 [3FE]

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.: Sand County Foundation, California Farm Bureau Federation, and Sustainable Conservation (organization) Leopold Conservation Award recipient, E229 [25FE]

Political campaigns: increase of influence of money and corporations, H9067–H9074 [11DE]

——— reduce the influence of money and corporations and promote the participation of the people in politics and government, H7982 [14NO]

——— reduce the influence of money and corporations and promote the participation of the people in politics and government (H. Res. 695), H7305 [9SE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (H.R. 20), H2013 [27FE], H2246–H2250 [6MR], H2354–H2359 [12MR]

Port Gibson, MS: tribute to Heavenly Angels Daycare Center, E1233 [25JY]

Port St. Lucie, FL: inclusion in Forbes (publication) Best Places for Business and Careers list, E224 [21FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service, H5257, H5258 [11JN]

——— take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (H. Res. 711), E1322 [1AU]

Power resources: domestic oil and natural gas production, H6753 [24JY]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production, H7685 [18SE]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (S. 1762), H2690 [26MR]

——— extend certain renewable energy tax incentives, H7627 [17SE]

——— limit release of toxic air pollutants from petroleum coke, prohibit oil and natural gas exports to countries that support terrorist organizations, and allow CFTC actions to limit excessive speculation in energy markets, H7853 [18SE]

——— prohibit big oil companies signing new Federal drilling leases from receiving subsidies and prohibit all oil companies from exporting U.S. oil or natural gas, H5804 [26JN]

——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs, H8069 [18NO]

Presbyterian Church (USA): General Assembly decisions on definition of marriage, divesting from certain companies doing business with Israel, and minority faith communities in the Middle East, H5644–H5646 [24JN]

Prescott, Gene: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association Hotelier Hall of Fame Award recipient, H1261 [27JA]

Privacy: prevent bulk collection of personal records by requiring that court orders use ‘‘specific selection term’’ as basis for collecting customer information, H4799, H4803 [22MY], E825 [22MY], E873 [29MY]

——— protect the rights of individuals against Government violations, H2090–H2092 [28FE]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), H1649 [5FE], H4469–H4471, H4473 [19MY], H4788, H4789–H4804, H4819 [22MY], H4998 [29MY], H5037 [30MY], H5545–H5547 [19JN], E825 [22MY], E834, E835 [23MY], E843, E846, E852, E854 [28MY], E873 [29MY]

Public debt: reduce Federal spending to provide stable economic environment for private sector productivity and job creation, H2305 [12MR]

QuakeWrap Inc.: tribute, E1456 [19SE]

Qualcomm, Inc.: National Association of Workforce Boards W.O. Lawton Business Leadership Award recipient, E507 [3AP]

Rahab’s Rope (organization): tribute, H4691 [21MY]

Ranallo, Anthony: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E560 [9AP]

Reames, Wayne: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E559 [9AP]

Reavis, Jay: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E567 [10AP]

Reedy, Jon: National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association James M. Christie Safety and Health Professional of the Year award recipient, E278 [28FE]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish, H1990 [26FE]

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: application relative to religious hiring by religious organizations, H5971 [9JY]

Remington Arms Co., LLC: plans to open a firearms manufacturing plant in Huntsville, AL, H1883 [25FE]

Research: grant directors of national laboratories authority to accept grant funding from nonprofits and foundations for scientific research that supports the core missions of such laboratories, H4745 [21MY]

Reston, VA: tribute to Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce Awards for Chamber Excellence recipients, E1445 [17SE]

Risewick, JC: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E568 [10AP]

Robinson, IL: anniversary of Heath Brothers Confectionary, E412 [21MR]

Rollenhagen, Erin: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E569 [10AP]

San Antonio Manufacturers Association: anniversary, E634 [30AP]

Sargent Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, E1617 [18NO]

Save Mart Supermarkets (company): Stanislaus County, CA, Ag Hall of Fame inductee, E1537 [12NO]

SBA: entrepreneurial development programs funding, H6204, H6205 [14JY]

——— improve the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns, H8629 [4DE]

——— Small Business Development Centers funding, H6331, H6332 [16JY]

Schuylkill County, PA: tribute to Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E953 [11JN]

Science: increase Federal investments in research and development, H3061 [9AP]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research and development and improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 4186), H4887 [28MY]

Seattle, WA: anniversary of Fishermen’s Terminal, E844 [28MY]

SEC: enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 5405), H7497–H7504 [15SE], E1475 [19SE]

——— exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting, H7502 [15SE], E1475 [19SE]

——— improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders, H5618 [23JN]

——— improve form 10-K and regulation S-K (H.R. 4569), H8258–H8260 [2DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce Financial Accounting Standards Board final leasing accounting standard rules, regulations, or requirements, H6268 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding to study, promulgate, draft, review, implement, and enforce new standards of conduct for brokers, dealers, and investment advisers, H6322, H6323 [16JY]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), H7110 [30JY]

——— revise proposed rule to impose floating net asset value on certain money market funds, H6267, H6268 [15JY]

——— revise regulation D relative to exemptions from registration requirements for certain sales of securities (H.R. 4570), E1827 [12DE]

——— revise rules to increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans, H7501 [15SE]

——— update and improve cybersecurity disclosure guidance, H6179, H6180 [14JY]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, H7512 [15SE], H8963–H8966, H8986, H8988, H8990 [10DE]

——— provide for an optional pilot program allowing certain emerging growth companies to increase the tick sizes of their stocks (H.R. 3448), H1746–H1748 [11FE]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): anniversary of Orlando, FL, chapter, E698 [7MY]

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.: anniversary, H86 [9JA]

Small business: raise prime contracting and subcontracting goals, H4753 [21MY]

Smith, Philip P.: Fort Lauderdale (FL) Sun-Sentinel Business Leader of the Year Excalibur Award recipient, E622 [29AP]

Social Security: prevent disability fraud (H.R. 5260), H7054 [30JY]

South Paris, ME: tribute to Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E323 [6MR]

Southern Prestige International, LLC: tribute, H8823 [8DE]

Space policy: support public-private partnerships to ensure continued space exploration and scientific research, H2619 [25MR]

Spencer, NY: anniversary of Tioga State Bank, E281 [28FE]

Sports: decrease the frequency of sports blackouts and require the application of the antitrust laws to Major League Baseball (H.R. 3452), H7055 [30JY]

SpotXchange, Inc.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E491 [2AP]

St. Cloud, MN: tribute to St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E686 [6MY]

Stackhouse, Andrea: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E571 [10AP]

StaffTime (company): inclusion in Jacksonville Business Journal 50 Fastest Growing Companies list, E212 [14FE]

Stark, Shane: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E572 [10AP]

Staten Island, NY: tribute to Lowe’s Companies, Inc., employees who fixed broken wheelchair of Vietnam veteran Michael Sulsona, H6668 [23JY]

Statesville, NC: Chamber of Commerce dinner recognizing individuals, businesses, and nonprofits, H2568 [24MR]

Stevenson, Cynthia: Jefferson County, CO, Business Hall of Fame inductee, E232 [25FE]

Success North Dallas (organization): anniversary, E211 [14FE]

——— hearing of arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Sebelius relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, H2374 [13MR], H2592, H2600–H2609 [24MR], H2615, H2619, H2620, H2636–H2642 [25MR], H2658, H2684 [26MR], H2735 [27MR], E399 [14MR]

Tallgrass Energy (organization): Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E490 [2AP]

Tamillo, Chrystal: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E574 [10AP]

Tasty Baking Co.: anniversary, E241 [25FE]

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 wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (H.R. 1292), H1543 [3FE]

——— close tax loopholes for offshore corporations, H6830 [25JY]

——— deny certain tax benefits to inverted corporations moving operations to foreign countries, H6376, H6377 [17JY]

——— disallow deduction for income attributable to domestic oil and gas production activities of major integrated oil companies (H.R. 1426), H5739 [25JN]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 684), H6229, H6230, H6234 [15JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), H6313 [16JY]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (H.R. 851), H6671 [23JY], H6770, H6771 [24JY], H7061 [30JY], H7689 [18SE]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (H.R. 851), unanimous-consent request, H7063, H7064 [30JY]

——— extend bonus depreciation and modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries, H6119, H6120 [11JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H7401 [10SE], H7984 [14NO], E1024 [19JN]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), H8323–H8343 [3DE], H8872 [9DE], E1734, E1737, E1745 [4DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), consideration (H. Res. 766), H8305–H8310 [3DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 124), H8998 [10DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), motion to recommit, H8341, H8342 [3DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), H3963 [8MY]

——— 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]

——— extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (H.R. 2193), H101 [9JA]

——— extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets for two years, H5338, H5339 [12JN]

——— extend production and investment tax credit, E289 [4MR]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, H1945, H1946, H1947 [26FE], H2013 [27FE], H7685 [18SE]

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (H.R. 4878), E1005, E1007 [17JN]

——— extend the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations for two years, H5329, H5330 [12JN]

——— grandfather existing local collection fees under a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, H6231, H6232 [15JY]

——— make permanent certain rules regarding basis adjustments to stock of S corporations making charitable contributions of property (H.R. 4454), H5260 [11JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), H6140 [14JY], H6227, H6228–H6234 [15JY], H6355 [17JY], E1170 [16JY]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations, H7815 [18SE]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), H5324–H5330 [12JN]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5259–H5265 [11JN]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), motion to recommit, H5329, H5330 [12JN]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, H7812 [18SE]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 4718), H6110–H6121, H6123 [11JY]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 4718), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6043–H6049 [10JY]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 4718), motion to recommit, H6119, H6120 [11JY]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (H.R. 4679), H7404, H7407 [10SE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory, H9000 [10DE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), H6364–H6378 [17JY], E1168 [16JY], E1213 [23JY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), consideration (H. Res. 670), H6357–H6363 [17JY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), motion to recommit, H6376, H6377 [17JY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory considered wholesome and nutritious, H6371 [17JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 4457), H5324–H5340 [12JN], H6806 [24JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 4457), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5259–H5265 [11JN]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 4457), motion to recommit, H5338, H5339 [12JN]

——— permanently extend the research and development credit, H3300 [30AP], H3462 [7MY], H7815 [18SE]

——— prohibit subsidies to inverted corporations moving operations to foreign countries, H8341, H8342 [3DE]

——— prohibit tax-exempt status to professional sports leagues that promote the use of the term ‘‘redskins’’ (H.R. 5690), E1535 [12NO]

——— provide for comprehensive tax reform (H.R. 1), E1800 [12DE]

——— provide incentives for clean energy and repeal fossil fuel subsidies for big oil companies (H.R. 4753), E853 [28MY]

——— provide relief for small businesses, H3124 [9AP]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 2137), E1592 [14NO]

——— rates, H2012 [27FE], H3031 [8AP], H3080 [9AP], H8289 [3DE]

——— reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances and return funds to the American people (H.R. 4754), E848 [28MY]

——— reduce the corporate income tax rate, H8067 [18NO]

——— reduce the holding period used to determine whether horses qualify as certain assets (H.R. 998), H3296 [30AP]

——— reform the Federal tax code, H1963–H1967 [26FE], H7874–H7877 [18SE]

——— reform the Federal tax code in order to make the U.S. more internationally tax competitive, H7689 [18SE]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H181 [13JA]

——— temporarily extend certain deductions for charitable contributions, H6376, H6377 [17JY]

Teague, Jeff: Time (publication) Auto Dealer of the Year award recipient, H1648 [5FE]

Tech Molded Plastics, Inc.: Plastics News (publication) Processor of the Year award recipient, E315 [5MR], E436 [25MR]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (H.R. 1123), H1904–H1913 [25FE]

——— allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (S. 517), H6835 [25JY]

——— prohibit bulk unlocking of mobile wireless devices for resale, H1905–H1912 [25FE]

Technology and Manufacturing Association: tribute, E420 [24MR]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (H.R. 2309), H6230 [15JY]

Texas: grand opening of Cypress Waters commercial and residential planned community, in Dallas, Coppell, and Irving, TX, E692 [6MY]

Textile industry and fabrics: support innovation and research in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry (H.R. 937), H8048 [18NO]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Asheville, NC, facility recipient of IndustryWeek (publication) Best Plant award, E15 [8JA]

Transportation: allow States to regulate tow truck operations (H.R. 4131), E282 [28FE]

——— importance of infrastructure investment, H17 [7JA], H2795 [1AP], H2805 [2AP], H3945 [8MY], H5189, H5241–H5243 [10JN], H5322, H5334 [12JN], H5401 [18JN], H5501 [19JN], H5719–H5722 [24JN], H6284–H6290 [15JY]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (H.R. 4450), H4484 [20MY], H6626–H6631 [22JY], E1216 [23JY]

Trimble Navigation Ltd.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E503 [3AP]

TRW Automotive (company): Fowlerville, MI, facility recipient of Quality Magazine Plant of the Year in North America award, E830 [22MY]

Tucson, AZ: anniversary of Tucson Metro Chamber Military Affairs Committee, E1327 [1AU]

Tunica, MS: tribute to Woolf Funeral Home, E7 [7JA]

Turkey Lovers’ Month: anniversary, E1069 [25JN]

U.S. Cotton Futures Act: modify definition of cotton futures contracts (H.R. 5810), H9015, H9016 [10DE]

Unemployment: rate among veterans, H2245 [6MR]

——— rates, H174 [13JA], H1690 [10FE], H5834 [8JY], H8151 [20NO]

Vande Hoef, Julie: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E579 [10AP]

Velvet Ice Cream (company): anniversary, E661 [1MY]

Veterans: encourage private employers to hire veterans, H7056 [30JY]

Wag-A-Bag, Inc.: anniversary, E549 [8AP]

Walnut Park, CA: anniversary of Florence-Firestone/Walnut Park, CA, Chamber of Commerce, E1314 [1AU]

Water: require any manufacturer or processor of a chemical or mixture that has potential to contaminate water supplies to report the hazards of these chemicals to regulatory agencies, H1613 [5FE]

Werner, Michael: Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing (organization) Innovative Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1157 [15JY]

West Haven, CT: anniversary of Zuppardi’s Apizza (business), E1760 [9DE]

West Jefferson, NC: Dr Pepper Bottling Co., recipient of Caleb Bradham President’s Award, H5190 [10JN]

Weyerhaeuser Co.: inclusion in Corporate Responsibility Magazine Best Corporate Citizens list, E659 [1MY]

Whipple, Timothy: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E577 [10AP]

White, Jason: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E578 [10AP]

White Castle Management Co.: Time (publication) ‘‘Most Influential Burger of All Time’’ designee, E425 [24MR]

Williams, Nigeria: German American Chamber of Commerce Trainee of the Year award recipient, E1819 [12DE]

Wink, Gary: Jefferson County, CO, Business Hall of Fame inductee, E231 [25FE]

Wise, Murray: Parkland College V. Dale Cozad Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient, H4925 [29MY]

Women: improve economic condition of women, H1535–H1540 [3FE], H2371 [13MR]

——— improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices, H1760 [11FE]

——— improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices and encouraging manufacturing jobs, H243 [15JA]

——— 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 (H. Res. 507), H2659 [26MR]

Workers’ Memorial Day: observance, H3202 [28AP], E608 [28AP], E655 [1MY]

——— support goals and ideals (H. Res. 181), E577 [10AP]

Workforce Investment Act: integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards, H5968 [9JY]

World Intellectual Property Day: observance, H3222 [28AP]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (H.R. 1505), E614 [29AP]

Yamaha Motor Co.: tribute to expansion of Newnan, GA, manufacturing plant, E943 [10JN]

Yardley, PA: anniversary of Continental Tavern, E733 [9MY]

Yates Construction (business): anniversary, E1386 [10SE]

Yeti Cycles (company): Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Innovative Technology Award recipient, E507 [3AP]

Yountville, CA: anniversary of The French Laundry (restaurant), E1116 [8JY]

Zeiders Enterprises (company): anniversary, E371 [13MR]

Zonta International (organization): tribute to Zonta Club of the Tonawandas, NY, E1684 [2DE]

Zurich Insurance Group, Ltd.: tribute to groundbreaking of new headquarters in Schaumburg, IL, E1126 [9JY]

Remarks in Senate

A.O. Smith Corp.: anniversary, S5856 [18SE]

Agriculture: provide for country of origin labeling for livestock, S696 [3FE], S724 [4FE]

——— restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers, S673 [3FE]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S9–S11 [6JA], S718 [4FE], S1509 [11MR], S2752 [7MY], S3330 [2JN], S4989 [28JY], S5679 [17SE], S5897 [12NO]

——— oppose carbon pollution fee, S2059, S2078 [2AP]

——— provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission fees (S. 2940), S6149–S6151 [19NO], S6258 [2DE]

Alexandria, LA: anniversary of Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce, S1313 [5MR]

American Airlines, Inc.: allow employees to contribute recently received bankruptcy settlements into retirement accounts without incurring a tax penalty (S. 2614), S6517 [10DE], S6683 [11DE]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (S. 1957), S3447 [5JN]

Arctic regions: implementation of national strategy for development, S2170–S2173 [7AP]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations, S127 [8JA], S211 [9JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (S. 1844), S129 [8JA]

Aviation: limit fees charged to passengers of air carriers (H.R. 5462), S6354 [4DE]

Bear Paw Development Corp.: anniversary, S850 [10FE]

BLM: permanently reauthorize Permit Processing Improvement Fund and provide flexibility to designate new pilot offices and revise fee structures relative to oil and gas permitting, S6654 [11DE]

——— permanently reauthorize Permit Processing Improvement Fund and provide flexibility to designate new pilot offices and revise fee structures relative to oil and gas permitting (S. 2440), S5649 [16SE]

Blue Water Technologies, Inc.: tribute, S3069 [15MY]

Buhl, ID: tribute to La Plaza (restaurant), S6690 [11DE]

Bullet Tools (company): tribute, S2608 [1MY]

Burlington, VT: tribute to Thanksgiving Community Dinner at Sweetwaters American Bistro (business), S651 [30JA]

Butternut Mountain Farm, Vermont Maple Sugar Co.: tribute, S2376 [10AP]

Camille Beckman (company): tribute, S1046 [25FE]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 362), S1177 [26FE]

Cargo transportation: improve national freight policy (S. 2380), S3241 [21MY]

Cascade Rescue Co.: tribute, S2908 [12MY]

CBO: release of report on economic impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S781–S783, S809–S811 [6FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: allegations of waste and mismanagement against a contractor operating a processing center to handle health insurance applications, S3961 [25JN]

CFTC: improve futures and swaps trading (S. 2330), S2955 [13MY]

——— prevent manipulation of physical commodities prices (S. 3013), S6896 [16DE]

——— provide for greater regulation of high frequency trading of commodities futures and greater protection for derivatives traders and trading facilities, S1915 [1AP]

——— specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions (H.R. 5471), S6581 [10DE]

——— specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions (S. 2976), S6351 [4DE]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (S. 2548), S4158–S4160 [26JN]

Chelbi Engineering Consultants, Inc.: anniversary, S6299 [3DE]

Children and youth: provide for youth jobs (S. 2832), S5634 [16SE]

——— use of child labor in harvesting of cocoa beans, S3626 [12JN]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S1898 [1AP]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (H.R. 724), S3307 [22MY]

Climate: business and industry efforts to reduce carbon pollution, S355 [15JA]

——— efforts by foreign countries to confront global warming, S1478 [10MR]

——— impact of climate change on Connecticut, S1446–S1450 [10MR]

——— impact of climate change on energy infrastructure relative to production, extraction, refining, processing, transporting and storing, S1388 [10MR]

——— impact of climate change on insurance industry, S1472 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on the economy, S1422, S1454, S1481–S1483 [10MR], S6257–S6259 [2DE]

——— impact of large corporations on climate change, S1166 [26FE], S2593–S2595 [1MY]

Coal: direct Federal investment in carbon capture and storage and other clean coal technologies, S3993 [25JN]

——— direct Federal investment in carbon capture and storage and other clean coal technologies (S. 2152), S1732 [25MR]

Colleges and universities: establish a grant program to encourage universities to revamp engineering programs to focus on manufacturing engineering and curricula specifically related to targeted industries, S4981 [28JY]

——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (S. 2230), S3564 [11JN]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (S. 1269), S3980 [25JN]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Select): hearing on investment scams involving precious metals, S2632 [5MY]

——— authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on offshore tax strategy of Caterpillar Inc. (S. Res. 468), S3477, S3478 [5JN]

Congress: legislative priorities, S11 [6JA], S6124–S6126 [19NO]

Connecticut: promote renewable energy development and uses, S1450 [10MR]

Conservation of energy: encourage commercial real estate landlords and tenants to create a voluntary Tenant Star certification to encourage tenants to reduce energy consumption, S6909 [16DE]

——— facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings (H.R. 2126), S6854–S6857 [15DE], S6909–S6911 [16DE]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2074), S1396, S1413, S1454, S1472 [10MR]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2425 [28AP], S2427 [29AP], S2543 [30AP], S2763–S2773 [7MY], S2832, S2835, S2842, S2847, S2850, S2853–S2856 [8MY], S2889–S2892, S2899–S2903 [12MY], S2925, S2931, S2947 [13MY], S3461 [5JN], S3577 [11JN], S3923, S3924 [24JN], S3950–S3952 [25JN], S4753–S4755, S4846 [23JY]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), motion to proceed, S2571, S2587–S2590 [1MY], S2625, S2633, S2638 [5MY], S2681–S2699, S2701–S2703, S2704–S2706 [6MY], S2742–S2753, S2761, S2762 [7MY]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), unanimous-consent request, S2588 [1MY], S2762, S2767, S2768 [7MY], S2899 [12MY], S3923 [24JN], S3951, S3952 [25JN], S4753 [23JY]

——— establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (S. 2625), S4622 [17JY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to limit corporate spending in elections (S.J. Res. 18), S4388 [10JY]

Corps of Engineers: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, S1355 [6MR], S3277 [22MY]

Courts: restrict confidentiality agreements that prohibit disclosure of information relative to hazards to public safety or health (S. 2317), S2912 [12MY]

CPSC: hold Chinese manufacturers accountable for damages from installation of tainted drywall, S5299 [31JY]

——— issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (S. 2581), S4406 [10JY], S4447 [14JY]

Crime: prohibit and deter theft of metal, S2891 [12MY]

——— prohibit and deter theft of metal (S. 394), S3224–S3226 [21MY]

——— prohibit and deter theft of metal (S. 394), unanimous-consent request, S3224 [21MY]

CVS Health Corp.: decision to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products, S847 [10FE]

Defense Production Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 4809), S5720 [17SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: coordinate efforts with FDA to secure work visas for U.S. food safety inspectors to investigate Chinese processing facilities that produce pet food and chicken for human consumption, S3804 [18JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (S. 1468), S1357–S1359 [6MR], S2051–S2054 [2AP], S6503 [10DE]

Dept. of Defense: reform procurement process to eliminate wasteful defense spending, S2630 [5MY]

——— reform procurement process to eliminate wasteful defense spending relative to large business information technology systems, S4202–S4204 [7JY]

——— require a study on the use of the Russian RD–180 rocket engine and the cost effectiveness of building the engines in the U.S., S3005 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: create career and technical education teacher training grant partnership (S. 2867), S5787 [18SE]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (S. 2788), S5509 [10SE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S1644 [13MR], S1762 [26MR], S3164 [20MY], S3357 [3JN], S3904 [24JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorize a research program, loan guarantees, and tax credits to facilitate development and commercial deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies (S. 2287), S2649 [5MY]

——— expand number of countries to which energy firms can export liquified natural gas (S. 2083), S2059 [2AP]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (S. 1973), S602–S604 [29JA]

——— provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (S. 2638), S4741 [23JY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S394 [16JA]

——— reduce Office of the Secretary funding if independent evaluations of certain job training programs are not submitted in a timely fashion, S3979, S3980 [25JN]

——— establish Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing Mechanisms, S4581, S4582, S4588 [17JY]

——— extend deadline for Terrorism Risk Insurance Program to collect terrorism loss risk-spreading premiums if mandatory recoupment is more than a billion dollars, S4585, S4587 [17JY]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), S4574–S4595 [17JY]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), motion to proceed, S4298, S4299 [9JY], S4367 [10JY]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), unanimous-consent agreement, S4392 [10JY], S4545 [16JY]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), unanimous-consent request, S6905 [16DE]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize partnership with industry to strengthen the safety culture and practices of short line and regional freight railroads (S. 2478), S3721 [17JN]

——— ensure recalls of defective exploding airbags occur and impose maximum allowable fine against automobile manufacturers for delays in replacing such airbags, S5899 [12NO]

——— maintain regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers, S3837–S3842 [19JN], S6671–S6673 [11DE]

Ecology and environment: local efforts to address ecological issues, S1444 [10MR]

——— preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2753 [7MY]

Economy: extend unemployment benefits, approve Keystone XL Pipeline, and restore 40-hour work week, S1907 [1AP]

——— impact of Government regulations, S2077 [2AP], S2537 [30AP], S3222 [21MY]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S504, S507 [28JA], S627–S630 [30JA], S708 [4FE], S1805–S1807 [27MR], S1897 [1AP], S2066 [2AP], S2303–S2305 [9AP]

——— importance of job creation, S88 [8JA], S276 [13JA], S344, S350 [15JA], S504 [28JA], S1743 [26MR], S1784 [27MR], S2044, S2047–S2049 [2AP], S2136 [3AP], S2175 [7AP], S2204, S2207, S2219 [8AP]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses, S313 [14JA], S1907 [1AP], S2063 [2AP]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S4448 [14JY], S5462 [9SE], S5484 [10SE], S6508–S6510 [10DE], S6760–S6764 [12DE]

——— promote economic growth and job creation and strengthen energy security of U.S. allies, S1901 [1AP], S2079, S2080 [2AP]

——— provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (S. 1383), S51 [7JA]

——— restore 40-hour work week, S2294 [9AP], S2334 [10AP]

Education: require certain protections for student loan borrowers (S. 1803), S921–S924 [12FE], S2778, S2780 [7MY], S3165 [20MY]

Eldertide LLC: SBA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Tibbetts Award recipient, S5127 [30JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections, S2072 [2AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked, S2217, S2220–S2222 [8AP]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (S. 1623), S3906 [24JN]

——— 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 (S. 2642), S4708 [22JY]

——— exempt employers hiring long-term unemployed from employer health insurance mandate, S2927 [13MY]

——— exempt employers hiring long-term unemployed from employer health insurance mandate, provide employer payroll tax holiday, provide employment relocation loans, and reform and strengthen workforce investment system, S191 [9JA], S307 [14JA]

——— expand the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable, S1909–S1912 [1AP]

——— expand the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (S. 202), unanimous-consent request, S4129 [26JN]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, S808 [6FE], S1357–S1359 [6MR], S3643 [12JN], S4981 [28JY], S6502 [10DE]

——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), S5957 [12NO], S5996 [13NO]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (S. 2906), S5795 [18SE]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation mandatory, S2141 [3AP]

——— promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement, S3970 [25JN]

——— provide flexibility for working parents to allow attendance at educational and extracurricular activities of their children, S2218 [8AP]

——— provide private sector employees with an opportunity for compensatory time off and a flexible credit hour program to help balance the demands of work and family (S. 1626), S2431 [29AP], S3774 [18JN], S4368 [10JY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system, S737 [4FE], S1785 [27MR], S2139, S2145 [3AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S192 [9JA], S344, S351 [15JA], S2412 [28AP], S3215–S3217 [21MY], S3903 [24JN], S3949, S3964–S3991 [25JN], S4124–S4126 [26JN], S4409 [10JY], S4668, S4669, S4685 [22JY], S4723 [23JY], S4981 [28JY], S5304 [31JY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), unanimous-consent agreement, S3884 [19JN], S3947 [24JN], S3950 [25JN]

——— reform Federal job retraining programs, S48 [7JA], S583 [29JA]

——— reform Federal job training programs, S3968 [25JN]

——— require States to implement corrective actions after one year for workforce investment board training programs and one-stop providers that fail to meet established performance accountability standards, S3975 [25JN]

——— streamline Federal job training system, steer training dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish Pay for Performance pilot program, and provide State access to National Directory of New Hires (S. 804), S2182 [7AP]

EPA: allow States to waive regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act relating to electric generating units under certain circumstances (S. 1988), S719 [4FE]

——— disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units, S1509 [11MR], S2752 [7MY]

——— economic impact of certain water pollution regulations, S4318–S4321 [9JY]

——— extend timeline to review and revise ambient air quality standards and delay decision on proposal to revise ozone standards (S. 2514), S3900 [23JN]

——— impact of regulation revising ozone standards, S6250 [2DE]

——— impose carbon pollution fee, S3993 [25JN]

——— impose carbon pollution fee and use proceeds to provide rebate to consumers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and regulate hydraulic fracturing (S. 332), S1399 [10MR]

Eximbank: extend and reauthorize (S. 2709), S5157 [30JY], S5159 [31JY], S5389–S5391 [9SE]

——— reauthorize, S3963 [25JN], S4315–S4318 [9JY], S4869–S4872 [24JY], S5682–S5684 [17SE]

——— reform, S2309 [9AP]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 74), S425 [16JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), House amendment, S300 [14JA], S345–S348, S360, S361 [15JA], S384–S387, S390–S392, S394–S425, S427 [16JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), unanimous-consent agreement, S419 [16JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), unanimous-consent request, S423 [16JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter, S1570 [12MR]

——— extend expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (H.R. 5728), S6219, S6220 [20NO]

——— extend expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (S. 2454), S3546 [10JN], S5846 [18SE]

——— modify Federal labeling requirements for electronic devices to permit electronic device manufacturers to display Federal labeling requirements digitally (S. 2583), S5874 [18SE]

——— promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (S. 2476), S3720 [17JN], S4388 [10JY], S6768 [12DE]

——— restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices, S2996 [14MY], S3168 [20MY], S5472 [10SE], S6119 [19NO]

FDA: investigate safety of pet food, pet treats, processed chicken, and animal feed imported from China, S3803 [18JN]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose details of, and tax treatment of payments under, settlement agreements entered into and require explanations of confidentiality of such settlements (S. 1898), unanimous-consent request, S6908, S6909 [16DE]

——— disclose details of, and tax treatment of payments under, settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies and require explanations of confidentiality of such settlements (S. 1898), S115 [8JA], S6909 [16DE]

——— prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (S. 2704), S5142 [30JY], S5406 [9SE]

Federal aid programs: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (S. 2897), S6321–S6323 [4DE], S6503 [10DE]

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), S1326 [5MR], S1330, S1369 [6MR], S1627–S1632, S1633 [13MR]

——— delay increases in flood insurance premium rates until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (H.R. 3370), unanimous-consent agreement, S1627 [13MR]

——— ensure that holders of flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program do not receive premium refunds for coverage of second homes (S. 2137), S1632 [13MR]

——— ensure that holders of flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program do not receive premium refunds for coverage of second homes (S. 2137), unanimous-consent agreement, S1627 [13MR]

Financial institutions: address concept of ‘‘too big to fail’’ through stricter limits on leverage and liabilities and through improved capital assessment and financial reporting, S6749 [12DE]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (S. 2270), S2471 [29AP], S3383 [3JN], S6530, S6531 [10DE]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (S. 1349), S4708 [22JY]

——— provide that residential mortgages held in portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of presumption of ability to repay requirements (S. 2641), S4708 [22JY]

——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities, S6488, S6510, S6532 [10DE], S6601, S6660 [11DE], S6721, S6722, S6749 [12DE], S6810 [13DE]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and address mental illness in the criminal justice system, S7 [6JA], S843 [10FE], S1808 [27MR], S2634 [5MY]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S1901 [1AP]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale, S4243 [8JY], S4290 [9JY]

Fisher’s Technology (company): tribute, S651 [30JA]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (S. 1214), S5643 [16SE]

Floods: establish limitations on force-placed insurance, S579 [29JA], S618 [30JA]

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa, S5080 [30JY]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S4879 [24JY]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (S. 1900), S224–S227 [9JA], S304 [14JA], S384, S400 [16JA], S505 [28JA], S754 [4FE]

FRS: anniversary of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, S4671 [22JY]

——— proposed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mortgage regulations, S57 [7JA]

——— reform monetary policy to promote economic growth and minimize risk, S12 [6JA], S59, S66 [7JA]

GAO: investigation of Federal coal leasing program, S699 [3FE]

General Motors Co.: allegations of releasing misleading information relative to ignition switch defects, S1723 [25MR], S2144 [3AP]

Germany: impact of transition to renewable energy from fossil fuels, S3410 [4JN]

Government regulations: impact on hiring and job loss, S1493 [11MR]

——— provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative, S188 [8JA]

Hardy, Josh: tribute to support of family and friends relative to appeal to FDA for expedited approval of experimental drug treatment, S1646 [13MR]

Harkin, Senator: impact of Senate achievements on Plymouth County, IA, S2606 [1MY]

Harrisburg, PA: anniversary of Harrisburg Regional Chamber, S3179 [20MY]

Hawaii: development of Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, S1445 [10MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S471 [27JA], S508 [28JA]

Health care facilities: prohibit medical device manufacturers from requiring hospitals and buyers from signing a confidentiality agreement to prevent them from revealing medical device prices to third parties, S3350 [3JN]

Highway Trust Fund: funding through closing certain corporate tax loopholes, S2222 [8AP], S3514 [10JN]

Hill Farmstead Brewery (business): tribute, S647 [30JA]

Immigration: impact of guest worker program and legalized immigration on employment, S469 [27JA], S632–S635 [30JA]

——— impact of legalized immigration on U.S. wages, S2997 [14MY]

——— proposal to extend employment authorizations to spouses of certain H–1B visa holders, S2713 [6MY]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates, S4602–S4605 [17JY]

Insurance: clarify definition of nonadmitted insurer (S. 2726), S5222 [31JY]

——— ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (S. 2578), S4365 [9JY], S4368 [10JY], S5401 [9SE], S5481, S5493 [10SE]

——— ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (S. 2578), motion to proceed, S4443, S4451 [14JY], S4461–S4468, S4474–S4476, S4480–S4483, S4489–S4491, S4495 [15JY], S4513, S4516, S4519–S4535, S4537 [16JY]

International Ice Hockey Federation: urge suspension of plan to hold 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship in Belarus relative to human rights violations, S433 [16JA]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend, S5169 [31JY]

——— extend (S. 2735), S5184, S5185 [31JY], S6830, S6831 [15DE]

——— extend (S. 2735), unanimous-consent request, S5183, S5184 [31JY]

Iron and steel industry: impact of foreign countries dumping steel produced from oil country tubular goods on domestic steel industry and call for investigation of such practices, S3643 [12JN], S3927 [24JN]

Kraft Foods Group Inc.: anniversary of Sprinfield, MO plant, S5370 [8SE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, S2044, S2077 [2AP], S2294 [9AP], S2334 [10AP]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 204), S3775 [18JN]

Latino Chamber of Commerce of Pueblo, Inc.: anniversary, S5860 [18SE]

Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (S. 2598), S4456 [14JY]

Ludlow, CO: anniversary of confrontation between miners and National Guard and Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., security personnel known as Ludlow Massacre, S2466 [29AP]

Marelli’s Market (business): anniversary, S2908 [12MY]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: anniversary of Sloan School of Management, S3541 [10JN]

Medicare: crack down on fraud to protect seniors and people with disabilities (S. 2361), S3190 [20MY]

Minimum wage: increase, S4 [6JA], S106 [8JA], S1768 [26MR], S1898 [1AP], S2191 [7AP], S2215 [8AP], S5400, S5401 [9SE], S5496 [10SE]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 1737), S559 [29JA], S837 [10FE], S2082 [2AP], S2146–S2149, S2154 [3AP], S2316, S2318 [9AP]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 1737), motion to proceed, S1860 [31MR], S1883, S1886–S1889 [1AP], S2043 [2AP]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), S2287 [8AP], S2293 [9AP]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), motion to proceed, S2333 [10AP], S2409, S2411–S2414, S2419 [28AP], S2427, S2428, S2430, S2435–S2441, S2453–S2462, S2524–S2526 [29AP], S2527–S2529, S2532–S2549 [30AP], S2597, S2599, S2605 [1MY]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (S. 460), S1219 [27FE], S2069–S2071 [2AP]

——— level, S507 [28JA], S583, S586 [29JA], S627–S629 [30JA], S709 [4FE], S782 [6FE]

——— raise, S3001, S3002 [14MY]

Mining and mineral resources: require U.S.-registered companies selling products using columbite-tantalite, coltan, cassiterite, and wolframite to disclose the country-of-origin of such materials to the SEC, S6189 [20NO]

——— require U.S.-registered companies selling products using tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold to disclose the country-of-origin of such materials to the SEC, S4140 [26JN]

Motor vehicles: enhance the early warning reporting requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers (S. 2151), S1723 [25MR], S2144 [3AP]

——— impact of increase in corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S1391 [10MR]

——— tribute to incentives for investment in advanced vehicle technology, development, and manufacturing, S5582 [15SE]

MotorCities National Heritage Area: extend authorization (S. 2221), S2241 [8AP]

Multanen, Gary: SBA Idaho Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S3026 [14MY]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. Res. 558), S5720 [17SE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: allow States to opt out of participation, S573, S581 [29JA], S617 [30JA]

——— reform, S4576, S4577, S4581, S4582, S4589 [17JY], S6905 [16DE]

——— reform (S. 1926), S334 [14JA], S335 [15JA], S565–S582, S584, S587–S589 [29JA], S612–S627 [30JA], S1399 [10MR]

——— reform (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S383, S432 [16JA], S467, S470, S471, S473, S474, S476–S479 [27JA], S493, S495–S498, S512–S514 [28JA], S565 [29JA]

——— reform (S. 1926), unanimous-consent agreement, S555 [28JA], S567, S581, S593 [29JA]

National Football League: sunset antitrust exemption and establish a commission to monitor leagues’ record of corporate citizenship, S5675 [17SE]

National objectives: economic recovery, S96 [8JA], S749 [4FE], S2632 [5MY], S6244, S6255–S6257 [2DE]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 542), S5571 [11SE]

National Small Business Week: observance, S2908 [12MY]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, S2626 [5MY]

——— observance (S. Res. 443), S2980 [13MY]

Natural gas: impact of U.S. export of natural gas to the Ukraine on manufacturing jobs in the U.S., S1355 [6MR], S1682 [24MR]

New York, NY: tribute to 47th Street Business Improvement District, S2951 [13MY]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (S. 1542), S2431 [29AP], S3775 [18JN], S3906 [24JN]

——— prohibit funding to require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information, S3648 [12JN]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (S. 2814), S5596, S5597, S5631 [16SE]

Noorda, Raymond J.: Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce Pillar of the Valley Award recipient, S1728 [25MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3443 [5JN]

——— evaluation of economic policies, S213–S215 [9JA], S273 [13JA], S407 [16JA], S472 [27JA], S504 [28JA], S557–S561 [29JA], S728 [4FE], S870 [11FE], S936 [12FE], S1135 [26FE], S1840 [31MR], S1899 [1AP], S2695 [6MY], S2926 [13MY], S3349 [3JN], S3517–S3519 [10JN], S3698 [17JN], S3906 [24JN], S4476 [15JY]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S1506 [11MR]

——— State of the Union Message, S582–S584 [29JA], S808 [6FE]

Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (S. Res. 289), S834 [6FE]

OMB: oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects, S4881 [24JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate, S2139 [3AP]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), S1669 [13MR], S1679 [24MR], S3018–S3020 [14MY], S3050–S3056, S3059–S3063 [15MY], S3153 [20MY], S3196, S3221 [21MY], S3245–S3249 [22MY], S3350 [3JN], S6173 [20NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), motion to commit, S3018 [14MY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), motion to proceed, S2831 [8MY], S2889 [12MY], S2923, S2925, S2927–S2930 [13MY], S2984–S2986, S2999–S3007, S3013, S3016 [14MY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), unanimous-consent agreement, S2946 [13MY], S3020 [14MY], S3064 [15MY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), unanimous-consent request, S3059 [15MY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (S. 2190), S5601 [16SE]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to sell current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3522), unanimous-consent request, S5669 [17SE]

——— clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees, S6771 [12DE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, S195 [9JA], S860, S874, S875 [11FE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, S36, S39 [7JA], S88, S90, S92–S94 [8JA], S195, S202 [9JA], S274 [13JA], S302 [14JA]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), S1369, S1370 [6MR], S1371 [10MR]

——— exempt certain small businesses from employer health insurance mandate and modify definition of full-time employee relative to mandate, S4756 [23JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S4477 [15JY]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, S45 [7JA], S746 [4FE], S781, S789, S802, S809–S811 [6FE], S930 [12FE], S1743 [26MR], S2084 [2AP], S2529–S2532 [30AP], S2695 [6MY], S2852 [8MY], S3996 [25JN], S5605 [16SE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate, S195 [9JA], S2139, S2145 [3AP], S6435 [9DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), S2202 [7AP], S2203 [8AP]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (S. 1188), S48 [7JA], S344 [15JA], S408 [16JA], S2412 [28AP], S2431 [29AP], S2548 [30AP], S2927 [13MY], S3775 [18JN], S3906 [24JN], S4477 [15JY], S5601 [16SE]

——— permit health insurance issuers to offer additional plan options, S2069 [2AP]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (S. 1726), S430 [16JA]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (S. 2106), S3007 [14MY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (S. 603), S48 [7JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (S. 2191), S1934 [1AP]

——— repeal implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, S2056 [2AP], S4879 [24JY]

Pensions: reform multiemployer pension plan system, S6719 [12DE]

——— reform the private retirement system by establishing ‘‘my retirement accounts (MyRA)’’, S1568 [12MR]

——— reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (S. 1979), S838–S840 [10FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, S610 [30JA], S2583, S2601 [1MY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 148), S2072 [2AP]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 2516), S3941 [24JN], S5352, S5361 [8SE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections, S2582 [1MY]

Powell, Mary: PennWell Corp., Power-Gen Woman of the Year Award recipient, S6769 [12DE]

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (S. 363), S4359 [9JY]

——— domestic energy production and opportunities to expand energy exports, S356–S358 [15JA], S2697–S2699 [6MY]

——— domestic oil and natural gas production, S215 [9JA]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production and extend certain renewable energy tax incentives, S1444 [10MR]

——— free the private sector to harness domestic energy resources to create jobs and generate economic growth by removing statutory and administrative barriers, S2461 [29AP]

——— increase domestic energy production and lift prohibition on energy exports, S1493–S1495 [11MR]

——— prohibit a national energy tax and revise regulations relative to discharge of pollutants by the coal industry into certain protected waters, S4852 [24JY]

——— prohibit a national energy tax and revise regulations relative to discharge of pollutants by the coal industry into certain protected waters (S. 1514), S385 [16JA], S979 [24FE], S4096 [26JN], S4574 [17JY]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (S. 2685), motion to proceed, S5902 [12NO], S6027–S6029, S6032, S6075–S6080 [18NO], S6107, S6108 [19NO]

PRWT Services, Inc.: tribute, S985 [24FE]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (S. 1962), S488 [27JA]

Ratcliffe, David: Senior Connections (organization) Community Connections Award recipient, S1917 [1AP]

Reid, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to Charles Koch and David H. Koch, S1218, S1219 [27FE], S2140 [3AP], S3214 [21MY]

Reno, NV: tribute to Tesla Motors, Inc., gigafactory to produce lithium batteries for electric cars, S5582 [15SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S2314 [9AP], S3483 [9JN], S6880 [16DE]

Rockefeller, Senator: legislative accomplishments, S6331–S6334 [4DE]

rosieMADE LLC: tribute, S5128 [30JY]

Salt Lake City, UT: Zions Bank recipient of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (organization) Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, S5859 [18SE]

SBA: improve the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns, S6440 [9DE]

——— provide for permanent establishment of the State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program, S6846 [15DE]

SCORE Association: anniversary, S3338 [2JN]

Seattle, WA: anniversary of Fishermen’s Terminal (S. Res. 467), S3430 [4JN]

SEC: extend statute of limitations for certain securities law violations (S. 2868), S5788 [18SE]

Senate: tribute to Senators who worked on H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, S3974 [25JN]

——— tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, S3975 [25JN]

——— tribute to staff who worked on legislation to reauthorize and improve Workforce Investment Act, S3217 [21MY]

Ships and vessels: clarify term shipyard relative to eligible companies which construct or repair commercial or government vessels, S6735 [12DE]

Springdale, AR: anniversary of Neal’s Café, S5583 [15SE]

Supreme Court: decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Burwell relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, S4205, S4212 [7JY], S4388 [10JY], S4451 [14JY], S4461–S4468, S4474–S4476, S4481–S4483, S4489–S4491, S4495 [15JY], S4516, S4519–S4529, S4531, S4533–S4535, S4537 [16JY], S5401 [9SE], S5493 [10SE]

——— decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S2582, S2601 [1MY], S2842 [8MY], S3214 [21MY], S4892 [24JY], S5351, S5357, S5360 [8SE], S5393, S5397, S5407, S5419 [9SE], S5495, S5501 [10SE]

Systems Application & Technologies, Inc.: anniversary, S6232 [1DE]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 380), S1527 [11MR]

Target Brands, Inc.: request for shoppers to not carry firearms in stores even where open carry is permitted by local laws, S4206 [7JY]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (S. 2234), S2328 [9AP]

——— eliminate cap on income subject to Social Security payroll taxes, S6835 [15DE]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), S4511 [15JY], S4513 [16JY], S4599–S4601 [17JY], S5184 [31JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), motion to proceed, S5885 [12NO]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2707–S2712 [6MY], S6126–S6130 [19NO]

——— establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (S. 2792), S5582 [15SE]

——— expand and permanently extend health care tax credit available to laid-off employees receiving trade adjustment assistance and retirees receiving Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., payments, S3017 [14MY]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in corporations, S5300 [31JY]

——— expand existing tax credits to encourage the capture, utilization, and sequestration of carbon dioxide (S. 2288), S2649 [5MY]

——— extend and modify the research and development credit to encourage innovation, S6336 [4DE]

——— extend and modify the research and development credit to encourage innovation (S. 1920), S6503 [10DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S1851 [31MR], S2925, S2927–S2930 [13MY], S2984–S2986, S2999–S3007, S3013, S3016, S3018–S3020 [14MY], S3050–S3056, S3059–S3063 [15MY], S3153 [20MY], S3196, S3221 [21MY], S3245–S3249 [22MY], S3350 [3JN], S6173 [20NO]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections, S6254 [2DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6281 [3DE], S6336–S6339 [4DE], S6396 [8DE], S6400, S6439 [9DE], S6506 [10DE], S6887, S6898–S6903, S6911 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 124), S6903 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), motion to proceed, S6823, S6832, S6833, S6836 [15DE], S6869 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), unanimous-consent agreement, S6898 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), unanimous-consent request, S6739 [12DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), S2559 [30AP], S3650 [12JN], S4291 [9JY], S6248–S6250 [2DE], S6282 [3DE], S6336 [4DE], S6506–S6508 [10DE], S6898, S6901, S6902 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), motion to proceed, S2763 [7MY]

——— extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets, S6837 [15DE]

——— extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property, S2139 [3AP]

——— extend production and investment tax credit, S1399 [10MR]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, S2082–S2084 [2AP], S2901 [12MY], S2932 [13MY], S3002–S3005 [14MY], S3050 [15MY], S6173 [20NO], S6282 [3DE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (S. 795), S1413 [10MR], S3577 [11JN]

——— extend the new markets tax credit and provide designated allocations for areas impacted by decline in manufacturing, S3016 [14MY]

——— extend the production and investment tax credits for wind facilities, S2179 [7AP]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit, S2548 [30AP]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (S. 1624), S698 [3FE], S883 [11FE]

——— extend total bonus depreciation, S3007 [14MY]

——— impose carbon tax, S1431 [10MR]

——— improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings (S. 2189), S1925–S1934 [1AP]

——— increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, S1557 [12MR]

——— lower corporate tax rate to promote more corporations remaining in the U.S. and under U.S. ownership and control, S2856 [8MY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, S4872 [24JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), S5182, S5184, S5185, S5194 [31JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), unanimous-consent request, S5183 [31JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (S. 1431), S3250 [22MY]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations, S4872 [24JY]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (H.R. 4453), S3687 [16JN], S3691 [17JN]

——— make permanent the reduced tax rate for repatriated corporate income, S4721 [23JY]

——— make technical corrections to recently enacted tax legislation and remove provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that are no longer applicable (S. 2261), S2559 [30AP]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 4718), S4459 [14JY], S4461 [15JY]

——— modify certain safe harbor requirements to encourage small business to offer retirement plans and to allow individuals to save more (S. 1970), S600, S601 [29JA]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (S. 2360), S3188 [20MY], S4722, S4724 [23JY], S5405–S5407 [9SE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), S4718 [22JY], S4722 [23JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations, make bonus depreciation and research and development credit permanent, and exclude certain capital gains income, S4878 [24JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets, S4872 [24JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 4457), S3687 [16JN], S3691 [17JN]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property, S3007 [14MY]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property, S3007 [14MY]

——— permanently extend the research and development credit, S4872 [24JY]

——— proposed merger of Pfizer Inc., and AstraZeneca PLC relative to treatment of existing inversions by corporations to avoid the U.S. corporate tax by reincorporating in a foreign country, S2932–S2935 [13MY]

——— provide a credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (S. 2618), S5161–S5163 [31JY]

——— provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes, S3013 [14MY]

——— provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (S. 193), S6503 [10DE]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2562), S4190 [26JN], S4197 [7JY], S5481 [10SE]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4285 [8JY], S4287 [9JY], S4876, S4878, S4881 [24JY], S4993 [28JY], S5075–S5077, S5082, S5090 [30JY], S5401 [9SE]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), motion to proceed, S4571 [17JY], S4637, S4640, S4650 [21JY], S4667, S4668, S4674, S4678, S4681, S4689–S4694 [22JY], S4723–S4725, S4727–S4730, S4733–S4737, S4740, S4743, S4755 [23JY], S4852, S4853, S4860, S4872 [24JY]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses (S. 1085), S784–S786 [6FE]

——— rates, S211 [9JA]

——— reduce the corporate income tax rate, S4691–S4694 [22JY], S4873 [24JY]

——— reform international tax system, S4755 [23JY]

——— reform rules relative to partnership audits and adjustments (S. 3018), S6921 [16DE]

——— reform the Federal tax code, S50 [7JA], S629 [30JA], S2933–S2935 [13MY], S6891 [16DE]

——— require wind farms claiming the production tax credit for wind power to be currently producing electricity, S3004 [14MY]

Teague, Jeff: Time (publication) Auto Dealer of the Year award recipient, S1231 [27FE]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (S. 517), S4510 [15JY], S4546 [16JY]

Telephones: prevent caller ID spoofing (S. 2956), S6208 [20NO]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, S3800 [18JN]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (S. 2250), S2626, S2627 [5MY]

Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status or history of unemployment (S. 1972), S698 [3FE]

——— rates, S2695 [6MY], S2926 [13MY], S5766 [18SE]

——— unemployment compensation program reform, S2061–S2063 [2AP]

Vanderschuere, Alicia: Idaho Business Review (publication) Woman of the Year honoree, S5128 [30JY]

Venezuela: assessment of economic and financial situation, S6676 [11DE]

Vermont Coffee Co.: tribute, S1577 [12MR]

Virginia: impact of Eximbank on Virginia businesses, S4871 [24JY]

West Virginia: contamination of water supply by chemical used in coal production process, S710 [4FE]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (S. 42), S5846 [18SE]

Reports

Bonus Depreciation—Economic and Budgetary Issues: Jane G. Gravelle, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), H6045 [10JY]

Employment Outlook for African Americans and Latinos in the Upstream Oil and Natural Gas Industry: IHS Global, Inc., H5795 [26JN]

Labor Market Effects of the Affordable Care Act: CBO, H2886–H2888 [3AP]

Reports filed

Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1773) (H. Rept. 113–674), H10318 [12DE]

All-American Flag Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1214) (S. Rept. 113–236), S5216 [31JY]

America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4457) (H. Rept. 113–432), H3412 [2MY]

Better Buildings Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2126) (H. Rept. 113–371), H2097 [28FE]

Bonus Depreciation Modification and Permanency: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4718) (H. Rept. 113–509), H5826 [3JY]

Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2581), S5779 [18SE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2581) (S. Rept. 113–311), S6788 [12DE]

Coal Jobs Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5077) (H. Rept. 113–604), H7881 [18SE]

Coltsville National Historical Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1259) (H. Rept. 113–391), H2801 [1AP]

Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 429), S6388 [8DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 429) (S. Rept. 113–319), S6788 [12DE]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 74, Corrections in Enrollment of H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 113–327), H223 [14JA]

Consideration of H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 727) (H. Rept. 113–601), H7616 [16SE]

Consideration of H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 113–362), H2000 [26FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act, H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act, and H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 756) (H. Rept. 113–626), H8032 [17NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 530) (H. Rept. 113–397), H2801 [1AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 113–350), H1718 [10FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3361, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 590) (H. Rept. 113–460), H4683 [20MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 113–584), H7387 [9SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act and H.R. 4118, Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals (SIMPLE) Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 113–373), H2147 [4MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 629) (H. Rept. 113–476), H5493 [18JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 555) (H. Rept. 113–422), H3240 [28AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4453, Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains Recognition Period Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 616) (H. Rept. 113–472), H5248 [10JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4457, America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 616) (H. Rept. 113–472), H5248 [10JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4719, America Gives More Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 670) (H. Rept. 113–522), H6295 [15JY]

Consideration of H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations and H.R. 4718, Bonus Depreciation Modification and Permanency: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 661) (H. Rept. 113–517), H6034 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act and H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 766) (H. Rept. 113–643), H8272 [2DE]

Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 487) (H. Rept. 113–361), H1937 [25FE]

Consideration of S. 2244, Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Termination Date Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 775) (H. Rept. 113–654), H8930 [9DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 113–327), H223 [14JA]

Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3193) (H. Rept. 113–346), H1685 [6FE]

Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2571) (H. Rept. 113–344), H1685 [6FE]

Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4413) (H. Rept. 113–469), H5072 [5JN]

Cybersecurity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1353), S4903 [24JY]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1353) (S. Rept. 113–270), S5918 [12NO]

Dept. of the Interior Retirement of Coal Preference Right Lease Applications for Which an Affirmative Commercial Quantities Determination Have Been Made: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5176) (H. Rept. 113–704), H10334 [2JA]

Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Termination Date Extension: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2244), S3898 [23JN]

——— Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2244) (S. Rept. 113–199), S4153 [26JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture Requirement for Annual Permits and Fees for Commercial Filming Activities on Federal Lands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 113–335), H1510 [29JA]

Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4569) (H. Rept. 113–642), H8272 [2DE]

Electrify Africa Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2548) (H. Rept. 113–433), H3412 [2MY]

Employee Health Care Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3522) (H. Rept. 113–580), H7295 [8SE]

Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2689) (H. Rept. 113–627), H8132 [19NO]

Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses (E-LABEL) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2583), S5697 [17SE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2583) (S. Rept. 113–280), S6234 [1DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5161) (H. Rept. 113–575), H7295 [8SE]

Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2260) (S. Rept. 113–154), S2424 [28AP]

Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1363) (H. Rept. 113–690), H10333 [2JA]

FCC Expiring Provisions Extension Relative to Retransmission of Signals of Television Broadcast Stations: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2454), S4153 [26JN]

FCC Extension of Expiring Provisions Relative to Retransmission of Signals of Television Broadcast Stations: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4572) (H. Rept. 113–518), H6135 [11JY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5036) (H. Rept. 113–544), H6654 [22JY]

Federal Spectrum Incentive Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 113–670), H10317 [12DE]

Fighting Hunger Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4719) (H. Rept. 113–498), H5816 [26JN]

Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5421) (H. Rept. 113–630), H8225 [1DE]

Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 363) (H. Rept. 113–709), H10334 [2JA]

Global Investment in American Jobs Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 2052) (S. Rept. 113–252), S5507 [10SE]

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 69) (H. Rept. 113–685), H10333 [2JA]

Improve Transition Between Experimental Permits and Commercial Licenses for Commercial Reusable Space Launch Vehicles: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2140), S6349 [4DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2140) (S. Rept. 113–318), S6788 [12DE]

Intelligence Services Sharing of Information About Cybersecurity Threats Enhancement: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2588), S4403 [10JY]

Legal Workforce Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1772) (H. Rept. 113–677), H10324 [16DE]

Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1419) (S. Rept. 113–294), S6540 [10DE]

Never Contract With the Enemy Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 675) (S. Rept. 113–216), S4762 [23JY]

New Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Dealer Certification Requirement Removal Under the Clean Air Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 724) (H. Rept. 113–320), H19 [7JA]

——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 724) (S. Rept. 113–144), S1923 [1AP]

Oregon and California Land Grant Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1784) (S. Rept. 113–307), S6626 [11DE]

Permanent Active Financing Exception Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4429) (H. Rept. 113–427), H3412 [2MY]

Permanent CFC Look-Through Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4464) (H. Rept. 113–428), H3412 [2MY]

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3086) (H. Rept. 113–510), H5826 [3JY]

Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains Recognition Period Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4453) (H. Rept. 113–429), H3412 [2MY]

Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contributions Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4454) (H. Rept. 113–430), H3412 [2MY]

Preclearance Authorization Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3488) (H. Rept. 113–511), H5826 [3JY]

Promoting New Manufacturing Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4795) (H. Rept. 113–488), H5639 [23JN]

Regulation D Study Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3240) (H. Rept. 113–640), H8272 [2DE]

Remove EPA Authority To Retroactively Disapprove Corps of Engineers Permits To Discharge Dredged or Fill Material Into Navigable Waters: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 524) (H. Rept. 113–485), H5596 [20JN]

Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2446) (H. Rept. 113–345), H1685 [6FE]

Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1468) (S. Rept. 113–247), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2996) (H. Rept. 113–599), H7527 [15SE]

Safe Rental Car Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 921) (S. Rept. 113–253), S5588 [15SE]

Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2799), S5697 [17SE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2799) (S. Rept. 113–322), S6788 [12DE]

Save American Workers Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2575) (H. Rept. 113–386), H2694 [26MR]

Shutdown Unworthy Spending (SUSPEND) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3345) (H. Rept. 113–669), H10317 [12DE]

Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2274) (H. Rept. 113–326), H223 [14JA]

Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 113–342), H1657 [5FE]

Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5402) (H. Rept. 113–658), H9302 [11DE]

Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4225) (H. Rept. 113–451), H4433 [15MY]

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4742) (H. Rept. 113–711), H10334 [2JA]

Supplying Knowledge-Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM (SKILLS) Visas Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2131) (H. Rept. 113–676), H10324 [16DE]

Tax Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2261) (S. Rept. 113–155), S2424 [28AP]

Telecommunications Carriers Requirement To Provide Call Location Information to Law Enforcement During Emergencies: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1575) (H. Rept. 113–729), H10335 [2JA]

Trade Secrets Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5233) (H. Rept. 113–657), H9302 [11DE]

Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2250) (S. Rept. 113–234), S5215 [31JY]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4450) (H. Rept. 113–542), H6654 [22JY]

Truth in Settlements Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1898), S5627 [16SE]

——— Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1898) (S. Rept. 113–259), S5779 [18SE]

U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation Improvement: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3683) (H. Rept. 113–341), H1657 [5FE]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 899) (H. Rept. 113–352), H1776 [14FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3361) (H. Rept. 113–452), H4433 [15MY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3361) (H. Rept. 113–452), H4433 [15MY]

Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1123) (H. Rept. 113–356), H1936 [25FE]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 517), S4403 [10JY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 517) (S. Rept. 113–212), S4618 [17JY]

Women’s Procurement Program Equalization Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2452) (H. Rept. 113–661), H9302 [11DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Taxation: modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 4718), H6113 [11JY]

Statements

America Gives More Act: Executive Office of the President, H6360, H6369 [17JY]

Bonus Depreciation Tax Modification and Permanency: Executive Office of the President, H6118 [11JY]

Clarify Treatment of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Health Plans in Which Expatriates Are the Primary Enrollees: Senators Wyden, Hatch, Harkin, Alexander, Sessions, Carper, Toomey, Coons, and Rubio, S6772 [12DE]

Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: Executive Office of the President, H5616 [23JN]

Employee Health Care Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, H7416 [10SE]

Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act: Executive Office of the President, H3273 [29AP]

How Eximbank Helped Save My Business: Gabriel Ojeda, Fritz-Pak Corp., E1308 [1AU]

Jobs for America Act: Executive Office of the President, H7816 [18SE]

——— Public Citizen (organization), H7809 [18SE]

Minimum Wage Fairness Act: Laurie A. Palmer, S2413 [28AP]

Minimum Wage Increase: Business for a Fair Minimum Wage (organization), S2460 [29AP]

Opposition to Legalized Gambling: Les Bernal and Tom Grey, Stop Predatory Gambling (organization), E1502 [19SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Implementation Impact on Health Care, Coverage, Costs, and Accessibility: Justin Carter, C&C Fabrication Co., Inc., H2154 [5MR]

Prohibit Conversion of Previously Contracted Dept. of Defense Functions to Performance by Federal Employees: American Conservative Union, H4735 [21MY]

——— American Legion, H4734 [21MY]

——— Business Coalition for Fair Competition, H4735 [21MY]

——— Competitive Enterprise Institute, H4735 [21MY]

——— Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS), H4735 [21MY]

——— National Veteran Small Business Coalition, H4735 [21MY]

——— Textile Rental Services Association, H4735 [21MY]

Save American Workers Act: Executive Office of the President, H2825 [2AP]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Executive Office of the President, H2047 [27FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Executive Office of the President, S6077 [18NO]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Several Members of Congress (excerpt), H5969–H5971 [9JY]

——— Several Senators and Representatives, S3982–S3990 [25JN]

Summaries

Customer Protection and End User Relief Act (H.R. 4413): End User Exemption for Certain Derivative Sales Provisions, H8990 [10DE]

Partnership Tax Audits and Adjustments Rules Reform (S. 3018), S6922 [16DE]

Senate Republican Omnibus Alternative to Unemployment Benefits Extension, S2175 [7AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 93, technical corrections to H.R. 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, H2401 [13MR]

H. Con. Res. 124, correction in enrollment of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, H8998 [10DE]

H. Res. 458, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 3547, and H. Con. Res. 74, correction in enrollment of H.R. 3547, consolidated appropriations, and House proceedings and actions during January district work period, H244 [15JA]

H. Res. 475, consideration of H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act, H1731 [11FE]

H. Res. 487, consideration of H.R. 3865, Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act, H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act, and suspension of House Rules to consider legislation, H1950 [26FE]

H. Res. 492, consideration of H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, H2043 [27FE]

H. Res. 497, consideration of H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act and H.R. 4118, Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals (SIMPLE) Fairness Act, H2160 [5MR]

H. Res. 530, consideration of H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act, H2813 [2AP]

H. Res. 555, consideration of H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act, H3261 [29AP]

H. Res. 590, consideration of H.R. 3361, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, H4699 [21MY]

H. Res. 616, consideration of H.R. 4453, Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains Recognition Period Act, H5259 [11JN]

H. Res. 616, consideration of H.R. 4457, America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act, H5259 [11JN]

H. Res. 629, consideration of H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act, H5508 [19JN]

H. Res. 661, consideration of H.R. 5016, financial services and general Government appropriations and H.R. 4718, bonus depreciation modification and permanency, H6043 [10JY]

H. Res. 670, consideration of H.R. 4719, America Gives More Act, H6357 [17JY]

H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act, H7402 [10SE]

H. Res. 727, consideration of H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act, H7684 [18SE]

H. Res. 756, consideration of H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act, H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act, and H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act, H8045 [18NO]

H. Res. 766, consideration of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act and H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, H8305 [3DE]

H. Res. 775, consideration of S. 2244, Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date extension, H8962 [10DE]

H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act, H7773–H7807 [18SE]

H.R. 724, new light-duty motor vehicle dealer certification requirement removal under the Clean Air Act, H34 [8JA]

H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, H5887–H5962 [9JY]

H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, H2075 [28FE]

H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, H1904 [25FE]

H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act, H2115–H2119 [4MR]

H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act, H192 [14JA]

H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act, H3924–H3926 [7MY]

H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act, H2821 [2AP]

H.R. 2996, Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act, H7515–H7518 [15SE]

H.R. 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, H6228 [15JY]

H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act, H2037–H2039 [27FE]

H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act, H5137 [9JN]

H.R. 3240, Regulation D Study Act, H8244 [2DE]

H.R. 3361, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, H4789–H4793 [22MY]

H.R. 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, H2128–H2132 [4MR]

H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act, H1746 [11FE]

H.R. 3474, Hire More Heroes Act, H2276 [11MR]

H.R. 3488, Preclearance Authorization Act, H5842 [8JY]

H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act, H7413 [10SE]

H.R. 3547, consolidated appropriations, H256–H437 [15JA]

H.R. 4118, Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals (SIMPLE) Fairness Act, H2168 [5MR]

H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act, H3257 [29AP]

H.R. 4225, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act, H4515 [20MY]

H.R. 4386, Money Remittances Improvement Act, H3422 [6MY]

H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act, H3067 [9AP], H3266 [29AP]

H.R. 4450, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act, H6626 [22JY]

H.R. 4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act, H5324 [12JN]

H.R. 4457, America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act, H5330 [12JN]

H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act, H8258 [2DE]

H.R. 4572, FCC extension of expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations, H6588 [22JY]

H.R. 4626, SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, H6997 [29JY]

H.R. 4718, bonus depreciation modification and permanency, H6110–H6112 [11JY]

H.R. 4719, America Gives More Act, H6364 [17JY]

H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act, H8140 [20NO]

H.R. 4809, Defense Production Act reauthorization and improvement, H7002 [29JY]

H.R. 5035, NIST reauthorization, H6597–H6599 [22JY]

H.R. 5056, Research and Development Efficiency Act, H6147 [14JY]

H.R. 5120, Dept. of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act, H6601–H6603 [22JY]

H.R. 5161, Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses (E-LABEL) Act, H7349 [9SE]

H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act, H7497–H7501 [15SE]

H.R. 5421, Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act, H8174–H8177 [1DE]

H.R. 5461, clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements and improve definitions of points and fees for mortgage transactions, H7508–H7510 [15SE]

H.R. 5462, limit fees charged to passengers of air carriers, H7612 [16SE]

H.R. 5471, specify how clearing CFTC requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, H8240 [2DE]

H.R. 5714, Pest Management Records Modernization Act, H8231 [2DE]

H.R. 5728, FCC extension of expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations, H8081–H8084 [19NO]

H.R. 5742, Soledad Canyon Settlement Act, H9050 [11DE]

H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, H8323–H8335 [3DE]

H.R. 5810, U.S. Cotton Futures Act definition of cotton futures contracts modification, H9015 [10DE]

S. 363, Geothermal Production Expansion Act, S4359, S4362 [9JY]

S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, S4510 [15JY], H6835 [25JY]

S. 1214, All-American Flag Act, S5643 [16SE]

S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act, S6665–S6668 [11DE]

S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H9294–H9299 [11DE]

S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, S134–S142 [8JA]

S. 1926, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers reform, S619–S626 [30JA]

S. 1962, Pullman National Historical Park Act, S489 [27JA]

S. 2137, ensure that holders of flood insurance policies under the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program do not receive premium refunds for coverage of second homes, S1632 [13MR]

S. 2189, Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act, S1925–S1932 [1AP]

S. 2204, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act, S2162–S2164 [3AP]

S. 2244, Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date extension, H8975–H8982 [10DE]

S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date extension, S4574, S4589–S4595 [17JY]

S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act, S2472 [29AP], H9019 [10DE]

S. 2330, End-User Protection Act, S2955–S2957 [13MY]

S. 2360, Stop Corporate Inversions Act, S3189 [20MY]

S. 2440, BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act, S5649 [16SE]

S. 2454, FCC expiring provisions extension relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations, S3546 [10JN]

S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act, S3721 [17JN]

S. 2486, Restoring Overtime Pay for Working Americans Act, S3812 [18JN]

S. 2540, Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, S4156–S4158 [26JN]

S. 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act, S4406 [10JY]

S. 2583, Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses (E-LABEL) Act, S5874 [18SE], H7965 [13NO]

S. 2589, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, S4410–S4414 [10JY]

S. 2598, Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA), S4456–S4458 [14JY]

S. 2614, allow American Airlines, Inc., employees to contribute recently received bankruptcy settlements into retirement accounts without incurring a tax penalty, S6518 [10DE]

S. 2629, Preventive Care Coverage Notification Act, S4622 [17JY]

S. 2642, Schedules That Work Act, S4709–S4713 [22JY]

S. 2685, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, S5055–S5065 [29JY]

S. 2794, Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act, S5565 [11SE]

S. 2956, Phone Scam Prevention Act, S6208 [20NO]

S. Res. 289, discourage ambush marketing relative to Olympic Games by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships, S834 [6FE]

S. Res. 362, support goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month, S1176 [26FE]

S. Res. 380, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, S1522 [11MR]

S. Res. 386, support goals and ideals of National Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day, S1663 [13MR]

S. Res. 398, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of records on offshore tax evasion and efforts to collect taxes on hidden offshore accounts, S1734 [25MR]

S. Res. 443, National Travel and Tourism Week, S2957 [13MY]

S. Res. 467, Seattle, WA, Fishermen’s Terminal anniversary, S3428 [4JN]

S. Res. 468, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of records on offshore tax strategy of Caterpillar Inc., S3477 [5JN]

S. Res. 511, encourage corporate, academic, and social entities to develop rules requiring consideration of minority candidates when searching for a business vendor or filling leadership positions, S4714 [22JY]

S. Res. 542, support goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, S5565 [11SE]

S. Res. 558, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, S5705 [17SE]

S. Res. 561, disapprove proposed measure by International Association of Insurance Supervisors to eliminate public observers, S5796 [18SE]

S. Res. 582, National Entrepreneurs Day, S6097 [18NO]

S. Res. 601, recognize cooperation in science and technology between the U.S. and China, S6790 [12DE]