LEVIN, SANDER M. (a Representative from Michigan)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8278 [17NO]

Articles and editorials

Need To Address Currency Manipulation in TPP, and Why U.S. Monetary Policy Is Not at Risk, by, Huffington Post (Internet site), H3551 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H5404 [22JY]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend (see H.R. 1891), H2315 [17AP]

Alcohol Responsibility Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 241), H2770 [30AP]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 518), H8152 [5NO]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5777 [29JY]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H6076 [16SE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H5943 [10SE]

——— support conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in conservation of such populations (see H.R. 2697), H5788 [4AU]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H1567 [3MR]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 742), H812 [4FE]

——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 3558), H7626 [3NO]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 2430), H3387 [19MY]

Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see H. Res. 194), H2153 [13AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 2612), H3880 [3JN]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 2768), H4594 [23JN]

Children and youth: provide for overall health and well-being of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 1706), H3214 [14MY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H664 [28JA]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1624 [6MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]

Colorado Springs, CO: recognize National Museum of World War II Aviation as America’s National World War II Aviation Museum (see H. Res. 193), H5118 [13JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H1636 [13MR]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7028 [20OC]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 84), H756 [3FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 145), H7139 [22OC]

Corps of Engineers: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (see H.R. 1135), H1369 [26FE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H6076 [16SE]

Crime: denounce attacks on healthcare centers for women, providers of healthcare for women, and patients and affirm right of women to access reproductive services without fear of violence or intimidation (see H. Res. 558), H9079 [8DE]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H7390 [2NO]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H157 [8JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H6076 [16SE]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H8860 [1DE]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H1084 [20FE]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 985), H1626 [10MR]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1905), H2354 [21AP]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H2310 [16AP]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 2268), H3391 [19MY]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2545), H4004 [9JN]

——— prevent and reduce use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools (see H.R. 927), H1033 [12FE]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see H.R. 2962), H4954 [8JY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H7175 [23OC]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see H.R. 3446), H5847 [8SE]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H4594 [23JN]

Dept. of HHS: allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see H.R. 3160), H8646 [30NO]

——— anniversary of Head Start Program (see H. Res. 92), H855 [5FE]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]

——— expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 263), H1850 [23MR]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H668 [30JA]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H3879 [3JN]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1411), H2500 [28AP]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2355), H4957 [8JY]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2110 [26MR]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H2772 [30AP]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H2156 [13AP]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 648), H1116 [24FE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H3565 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H7625 [3NO]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2197), H4594 [23JN]

——— provide grants for prescription drug disposal sites (see H.R. 2463), H6076 [16SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H1084 [20FE]

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1088), H1164 [25FE]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6180 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1904), H2353 [21AP]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H6706 [29SE]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H6077 [16SE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1948), H6076 [16SE]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 732), H1165 [25FE]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1567), H6138 [17SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3185), H5465 [23JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2656 [29AP]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2191), H2769 [30AP]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H358 [13JA]

Education: recognize challenges and burdens associated with rising costs of a college education and support proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1072 [13FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H430 [20JA]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), H1033 [12FE]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H155 [8JA]

——— publish a health advisory and submit reports relative to microcystins in drinking water (see H.R. 243), H187 [9JA]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1284), H2500 [28AP]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2210 [14AP]

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H6789 [1OC]

——— express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H2213 [14AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2449), H3388 [19MY]

——— support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7391 [2NO]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (see H.R. 1809), H2268 [15AP]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 3635), H6704 [29SE]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 313), H1372 [26FE]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H5981 [15SE]

Firearms: 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 (see H.R. 1217), H6937 [8OC]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 752), H852 [5FE]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2216), H4594 [23JN]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 4269), H9374 [16DE]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 2283), H4863 [7JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4242 [11JN]

Foreign trade: eliminate consumptive demand exception to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor (see H.R. 1903), H2353 [21AP]

——— exclude from eligibility for the generalized system of preferences any country that fails to effectively enforce its environmental laws or meet its international environmental obligations (see H.R. 3627), H6306 [28SE]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H5333 [21JY]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 671), H754 [3FE]

FRS: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see H.R. 2979), H5293 [16JY]

FTC: prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H8646 [30NO]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 478), H530 [22JA]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (see H.R. 1891), H2315 [17AP]

Great Lakes: provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to adjacent States (see H.R. 1955), H2416 [22AP]

Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program (see H.R. 1891), H2315 [17AP]

Hong Kong: reinstate reporting requirements relative to U.S.-Hong Kong relations (see H.R. 1159), H2156 [13AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5589 [28JY]

Human rights: impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H2499 [28AP]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H858 [5FE]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4592 [23JN]

Iran: immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H2880 [12MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 309), H4242 [11JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2773 [30AP]

LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9692 [17DE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H4650 [24JN]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation (see H.R. 2391), H3565 [21MY]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— improve integrity (see H.R. 1021), H1112 [24FE]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H6938 [8OC]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1116 [24FE]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1801 [19MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 2005), H2464 [23AP]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 244), H2792 [1MY]

Michigan: anniversary of Fort Michilimackinac (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3212 [14MY]

Middle East: support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 293), H7347 [29OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]

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. 963), H1066 [13FE]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 141), H1566 [3MR]

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 282), H3561 [21MY]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 86), H812 [4FE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H6180 [18SE]

National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 297), H3878 [3JN]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1900), H2794 [1MY]

National Voting Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1114 [24FE]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 137), H7190 [26OC]

Native Americans: reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of the Burt Lake Band as a distinct federally recognized Indian Tribe (see H.R. 3848), H9026 [7DE]

Nemtsov, Boris: condemn murder, offer condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues, express solidarity with the Russian people, and call for an international investigation into this crime (see H. Res. 227), H3508 [20MY]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2957), H5867 [9SE]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2654 [29AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H6893 [7OC]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H7390 [2NO]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see H.R. 3514), H7391 [2NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 265), H188 [9JA]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4204), H9205 [9DE]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1552), H1848 [23MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H478 [21JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H157 [8JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H535 [22JA]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H814 [4FE]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H810 [4FE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 513), H7743 [4NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 3064), H5235 [15JY] (see H.R. 3996), H8239 [16NO]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 146), H1614 [4MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H9271 [10DE]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1085 [20FE]

——— require States to develop positive school climate and school discipline policies (see H.R. 1435), H1768 [18MR]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2978), H9271 [10DE]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1166 [25FE]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2464 [23AP]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 1404), H1807 [19MR]

——— improve ability to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social Security Trust Fund (see H.R. 1419), H1767 [18MR]

Taxation: eliminate lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 1286), H1611 [4MR]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1260), H1610 [4MR]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 902), H981 [11FE]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see H.R. 2676), H3914 [4JN]

——— reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see H.R. 2970), H4954 [8JY]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 1749), H5849 [8SE]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 154), H1769 [18MR]

U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 2976), H4955 [8JY]

Ukraine: provide assistance for fulfillment of the economic, social, and government reform requirements necessary for membership eligibility to the European Union (see H. Res. 122), H1114 [24FE]

——— provide military assistance to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity (see H. Res. 162), H1848 [23MR]

——— support right to freely elect their government and determine their future (see H. Res. 348), H5032 [9JY]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H4593 [23JN]

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 3364), H6076 [16SE]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 411), H919 [10FE]

——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see H.R. 3522), H7626 [3NO]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H4863 [7JY]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1482), H2156 [13AP]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 1340), H7625 [3NO]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2654), H3913 [4JN]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H8646 [30NO]

——— commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember Holocaust victims, and support educational efforts on the Holocaust and prevention of future genocide (see H. Res. 49), H664 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities (see H.R. 1916), H2354 [21AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 820), H915 [10FE]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 3105), H5290 [16JY]

Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (see H. Res. 50), H582 [26JA]

Social Security: ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (see H.R. 3621), H6306 [28SE]

Taxation: modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 415), H430 [20JA]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 2889), H4768 [25JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities (H.R. 1916), H2356 [21AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (H.R. 820), H917 [10FE]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (H.R. 3105), H5292 [16JY]

Social Security: ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (H.R. 3621), H6307 [28SE]

Taxation: modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (H.R. 415), H431 [20JA]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (H.R. 2889), H4772 [25JN]

Letters

Health care reform: several organizations, H4477 [17JN]

Save American Workers Act: AFL–CIO, H135 [8JA]

——— De Ann Friedholm, Consumers Union, H134 [8JA]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H135 [8JA]

——— Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H135 [8JA]

——— Mary Kusler, National Education Association, E32• [8JA]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H135 [8JA]

Press releases

Save American Workers Act: Communications Workers of America (organization), E33• [8JA]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, H4689 [25JN]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9424, H9431 [17DE], E1840• [18DE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E573• [23AP]

Barndollar, Tanner: NASA Student Spaceflight Experiments Program participant, E248• [25FE]

Berman, Maxine: Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame inductee, E1553• [28OC]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, H7303 [28OC]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H20 [6JA]

Crime: combat human trafficking, H8848 [1DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H340• [13JA]

——— reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, H4323, H4332 [12JN], H8848 [1DE], H9287, H9294 [11DE]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, H4263, H4323, H4332 [12JN], H4689, H4693, H4696 [25JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9424, H9431 [17DE], E1840• [18DE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency, H8848 [1DE]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H3550, H3552–H3555 [21MY], H4234 [11JN], H4263, H4323, H4332 [12JN], H4523 [18JN], H4689, H4693, H4696 [25JN]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (S. 995), H4519 [18JN]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend, H4689 [25JN]

Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program, H4689 [25JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H729, H732 [3FE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7149 [23OC]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H20 [6JA]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H340• [13JA]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8395• [19NO]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5958, H5965 [11SE]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), H5958, H5965 [11SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), H3550, H3552–H3555 [21MY]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 305), H4234 [11JN]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4263, H4323, H4332 [12JN], H7303 [28OC]

Madison Heights, MI: anniversary, E1170• [29JY]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2076, H2080 [26MR]

NASA: authorize programs (H.R. 810), H892• [10FE]

Oak Park, MI: anniversary of Berkley School District, E1467• [9OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), H5489 [27JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H29, H31 [6JA]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H729, H732 [3FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H126, H127, H134 [8JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H729, H732 [3FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 1190), H4529 [18JN]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans, E1840• [18DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7149 [23OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H7149 [23OC]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (H.R. 692), H7054, H7055, H7060 [21OC]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), H5207, H5209 [15JY]

Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (H. Res. 50), H6184• [22SE]

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (S. 139), H6277 [28SE]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2076, H2080 [26MR]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), Senate amendment, H4519, H4523 [18JN]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H9424, H9431 [17DE], E1840• [18DE]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), Senate amendment, H4689, H4693, H4696 [25JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), H1003, H1005, H1008, H1010, H1012 [12FE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), conference report, H9287, H9294 [11DE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 305), H4234 [11JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), motion to instruct conferees, H8848 [1DE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), Senate amendments, H4323, H4332 [12JN]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 636), H1042, H1044, H1047, H1048 [13FE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (H.R. 2061), H6276 [28SE]

——— provide for comprehensive tax reform, H1003, H1005, H1008 [12FE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 160), H4473, H4477 [17JN]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 880), consideration (H. Res. 273), H3406 [20MY]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: IMF protections against currency manipulations, H3551–H3555 [21MY]

——— ratification, H3550–H3555 [21MY], H4519, H4523 [18JN], H4689, H4696 [25JN]

Ukraine: provide military assistance to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity (H. Res. 162), H1828• [23MR]

Votes: position on missed, H772• [4FE], E1231• [8SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5587 [28JY]

Statements

Default Prevention Act: Executive Office of the President (excerpt), H7054 [21OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act Health-Care Related Provisions Repeal (H.R. 596): Executive Office of the President, H732 [3FE]

Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act: Executive Office of the President, H4530 [18JN]

Tributes

Flynn, Rick, E1746• [9DE]

Ford, William C., Jr., E1253• [10SE]

Gillham, Ron, E1612• [5NO]

Gwyn, Nick, H6277 [28SE]

Hart, Jane, E946• [23JN]

Jacobs, Rachel, E772• [21MY]

Keith, Damon J., E953• [23JN]

Mozena, Dan, E44• [9JA]

Parrott, Thomas, E950• [23JN]

Taubman, A. Alfred, E648• [1MY]

Wahby, Ted B., E1732• [8DE]