MURPHY, PATRICK (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4841 [7JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2634 [29AP]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H411 [16JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H5239 [15JY]

——— limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 448), H583 [26JA]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H7626 [3NO]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 413), H430 [20JA]

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), H4243 [11JN]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H4652 [24JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H9329 [15DE]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 2811), H4491 [17JN]

Armed Forces: condemn policy advising the observance of cultural and religious practices in Afghanistan that allow sexual abuse and reinstate Charles Martland as a member of the Army (see H. Res. 451), H6894 [7OC]

Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove FBI Miami Field Office, Miramar, FL: designate (see H.R. 1092), H1526 [2MR]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1373 [26FE]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2032 [25MR]

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H2109 [26MR]

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), H535 [22JA]

——— 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), H1613 [4MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2500 [28AP]

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H4243 [11JN]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2826), H4652 [24JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H2794 [1MY]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7190 [26OC]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see H.R. 238), H187 [9JA]

Corps of Engineers: modify certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system (see H.R. 2492), H3557 [21MY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H6189 [22SE]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 685), H755 [3FE]

——— prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2309), H4493 [17JN]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3524), H7347 [29OC]

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), H6180 [18SE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H103 [7JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide relief for agricultural producers adversely impacted by the Oriental fruit fly (see H.R. 4226), H9376 [16DE]

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), H2155 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: require Federal, State, and local agencies to which surplus military equipment and property is sold or donated demonstrate they are certified, trained, or licensed in proper operation of the equipment (see H.R. 139), H40 [6JA]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize a parent to opt their child out of certain required educational assessments (see H.R. 2382), H4774 [25JN]

——— clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see H.R. 3512), H6074 [16SE]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 2350), H6893 [7OC]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H5777 [29JY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2357 [21AP]

——— verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 2677), H3922 [8JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs to improve the health and positive youth development impacts of youth sports participation (see H.R. 2932), H4770 [25JN]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H9307 [11DE]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H5089 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H8860 [1DE]

——— anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 327), H4775 [25JN]

——— continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children (see H.R. 1998), H2463 [23AP]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1076), H8971 [2DE]

——— establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1680), H4652 [24JN]

——— establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (see H.R. 4253), H9327 [15DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H7390 [2NO]

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1088), H1806 [19MR]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6189 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate at least one city in the U.S. each year as an ‘‘American Civil Rights City’’ (see H.R. 1161), H1498 [27FE]

——— establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 2279), H2877 [12MY]

——— place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 1632), H2212 [14AP]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H2154 [13AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency, accountability, governance, and operations of the Office of Financial Research (see H.R. 3738), H6973 [9OC]

——— improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 1550), H1902 [24MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 3997), H8282 [17NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 667), H4862 [7JY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5591 [28JY]

——— 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), H5849 [8SE]

——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 1978), H2417 [22AP]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 203), H226 [12JA]

——— extend authority of the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans (see H.R. 2934), H4770 [25JN]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5775 [29JY]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2499 [28AP]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H5783 [31JY]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H2212 [14AP]

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 (see H.R. 2227), H2792 [1MY]

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), H2308 [16AP]

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

Drugs: prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1940), H4863 [7JY]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 962), H1066 [13FE]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 2411), H9206 [9DE]

——— support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (see H.R. 3141), H5330 [21JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H2213 [14AP]

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), H7139 [22OC]

EPA: make competitive awards to national estuary programs (see H.R. 573), H639 [27JA]

——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (see H.R. 944), H1034 [12FE]

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), H5593 [28JY]

——— 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]

FAA: revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions (see H.R. 1964), H3879 [3JN]

Families and domestic relations: clarify ability to use consumer reports in certain cases to establish and enforce child support payments (see H.R. 2091), H2652 [29AP]

——— 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]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 484), H530 [22JA]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 2003), H2463 [23AP]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 1760), H2152 [13AP]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H8859 [1DE]

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 532), H7090 [21OC]

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

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 3579), H6178 [18SE]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H5031 [9JY]

——— ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage for business properties and residences under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2918), H4770 [25JN]

——— ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage for business properties and second homes under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 141), H40 [6JA]

——— provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 1546), H5173 [14JY]

Financial institutions: clarify treatment of certain debt and equity instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital requirements (see H.R. 2987), H5777 [29JY]

——— create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2076), H4243 [11JN]

——— establish deferred presentment transaction requirements (see H.R. 4018), H8240 [16NO]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H2415 [22AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H984 [11FE]

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (see H.R. 766), H1723 [17MR]

——— provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and protect consumers (see H.R. 2642), H3877 [3JN]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H1612 [4MR]

——— specify which smaller institutions may qualify for an 18-month examination cycle (see H.R. 1553), H5469 [23JY]

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), H6893 [7OC]

——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (see H.R. 3926), H7741 [4NO]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H1032 [12FE]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see H.R. 2901), H4769 [25JN]

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: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3304), H5763 [29JY]

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: 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. 1737), H2500 [28AP]

FTC: prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H4957 [8JY]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 3470), H7028 [20OC]

Government-sponsored enterprises: exercise clean-up call options under securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and prohibit new mortgage-backed securities to contain provisions for such options (see H.R. 1224), H7390 [2NO]

Health care professionals: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to population (see H.R. 1117), H2879 [12MY]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H7626 [3NO]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6137 [17SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 839), H916 [10FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5783 [31JY]

House of Representatives: require all Members, officers, and employees of the House to complete annual ethics training (see H.R. 1037), H1850 [23MR]

House Rules: amend to protect House employees from employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity (see H. Res. 428), H6894 [7OC]

——— prohibit former House officials with business before Congress from admission to the Hall of the House for ceremonial or educational functions (see H. Res. 93), H855 [5FE]

——— require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H535 [22JA]

——— require each report of a committee on a public bill or public joint resolution to include an analysis of whether the bill or joint resolution creates a program, office, or initiative that would be duplicative (see H. Res. 45), H532 [22JA]

Housing: reform the housing finance system (see H.R. 1491), H1802 [19MR]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 325), H4491 [17JN]

Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 4135), H8861 [1DE]

——— 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. 3987), H8151 [5NO]

——— prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H7255 [27OC]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (see H.R. 586), H660 [28JA]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H3642 [1JN]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 1560), H2036 [25MR]

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), H3565 [21MY]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2156 [13AP]

Israel: condemn resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations (see H. Res. 318), H4594 [23JN]

——— promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel (see H.R. 825), H1116 [24FE]

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

LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9011 [3DE]

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act: provide a definition of recreational vessel (see H.R. 436), H479 [21JA]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H6937 [8OC]

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

Medicare: allow individuals to elect to receive Medicare Summary Notice electronically and increase flexibility and transparency of contracts with Medicare administrative contractors (see H.R. 289), H534 [22JA]

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

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1571), H5118 [13JY]

——— delay authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts for plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings (see H.R. 2506), H4383 [15JN]

——— establish annual rulemaking schedule for payment rates under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 2507), H4383 [15JN]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5850 [8SE]

——— extend annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 3831), H7188 [26OC]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income beneficiaries in Puerto Rico or other territories (see H.R. 4163), H9026 [7DE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H1769 [18MR]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H6981 [16OC]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 1919), H5238 [15JY]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H1898 [24MR]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1372 [26FE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 513), H532 [22JA]

——— hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (see H.R. 673), H754 [3FE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 187), H226 [12JA]

Men’s Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2269 [15AP]

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2210 [14AP]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1198), H1525 [2MR]

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), H7391 [2NO]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 3164), H6981 [16OC]

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

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 538), H8412 [19NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 538), H8412 [19NO]

National Credit Union Administration: study appropriate capital requirements for credit unions (see H.R. 2769), H5469 [23JY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 38), H2307 [16AP]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]

National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 3683), H6794 [5OC]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H2154 [13AP]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 246), H2792 [1MY]

National Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 221), H2465 [23AP]

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

Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (see H.R. 2719), H4135 [10JN]

——— reaffirm trust status of land taken into trust by the U.S. for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust (see H.R. 3137), H5330 [21JY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H2209 [14AP]

Nigeria: develop a regional strategy to combat threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 3833), H8242 [16NO]

——— eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (see H. Res. 147), H4594 [23JN]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2553), H4774 [25JN]

——— identify, declare, and respond to marine disease emergencies (see H.R. 936), H1034 [12FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing and related activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 2630), H3917 [4JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H154 [8JA]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1270), H1626 [10MR]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H2496 [28AP]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H1526 [2MR]

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

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H477 [21JA]

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H105 [7JA]

——— require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 418), H2475 [27AP]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 446), H2270 [15AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H535 [22JA]

——— 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), H1038 [12FE]

Printing: restrict printing and distribution of paper copies of congressional documents (see H.R. 3577), H6178 [18SE]

Privacy: protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H5524 [27JY]

——— restrict inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3779), H7088 [21OC]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H9080 [8DE]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 870), H7390 [2NO]

SBA: provide grants for university business incubators (see H.R. 3990), H8152 [5NO]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H4863 [7JY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1038 [12FE]

Securities: clearly define and statutorily prohibit insider trading (see H.R. 1625), H6836 [6OC]

——— determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 1982), H2462 [23AP]

Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 1326), H1613 [4MR]

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), H5293 [16JY]

Small business: prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (see H.R. 432), H479 [21JA]

Social Security: merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5783 [31JY]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2501 [28AP]

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H5769 [29JY]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 1404), H1721 [17MR]

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 2169), H5173 [14JY]

States: limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 1347), H1625 [10MR]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H5943 [10SE]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H5591 [28JY]

——— allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 1855), H4863 [7JY]

——— assist in the support of children living in poverty by allowing a refundable credit to grandparents for the purchase of household items for the benefit of those children (see H.R. 3475), H5941 [10SE]

——— clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax (see H.R. 214), H154 [8JA]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness in connection with closures of educational institutions (see H.R. 3206), H5466 [23JY]

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

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H2155 [13AP]

——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H9307 [11DE]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 3861), H7346 [29OC]

——— extend the renewable energy credit for wind, geothermal, hydro, and marine power and eliminate certain tax credits for oil and gas drilling and production (see H.R. 3733), H6973 [9OC]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 1720), H2110 [26MR]

——— increase limitations for deductible new business expenditures and consolidate provisions for start-up and organizational expenditures (see H.R. 2524), H4652 [24JN]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3211 [14MY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H2467 [23AP]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses and allow Head Start teachers the same deduction (see H.R. 2692), H6180 [18SE]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 622), H666 [30JA]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2499 [28AP]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 641), H702 [2FE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H3215 [14MY]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H1662 [16MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [6JA]

——— temporarily allow expensing of certain costs of replanting citrus plants lost by reason of casualty (see H.R. 3957), H8150 [5NO]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H703 [2FE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H9691 [17DE]

Tunisia: commend democracy efforts and free and fair elections and affirm relationship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 277), H6139 [17SE]

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

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: extend tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain (see H.R. 1696), H2800 [5MY]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 110), H1035 [12FE]

Venezuela: adjust immigration status of certain Venezuelan nationals who are in the U.S. (see H.R. 3744), H7028 [20OC]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H5591 [28JY]

——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3577 [26MY]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 25), H5118 [13JY]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 411), H668 [30JA]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H4137 [10JN] (see H.R. 2867), H5293 [16JY]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 1459), H5173 [14JY]

Women: 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), H7028 [20OC]

——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see H.R. 3163), H5402 [22JY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H3254 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see H.R. 230), H155 [8JA]

——— deauthorize the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project (see H.R. 231), H155 [8JA]

Dept. of Education: establish simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan (see H.R. 4256), H9327 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: require statistics relative to community trust in law enforcement in the National Crime Victimization Survey (see H.R. 4117), H8411 [19NO]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 2276), H2877 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H479 [21JA]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce duplication and increase efficiency (see H.R. 614), H662 [28JA]

National Spine Ability Month: designate (see H. Res. 432), H6179 [18SE]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see H.R. 1407), H1721 [17MR]

Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 3793), H7089 [21OC]

SSA: provide payment for fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining replacement Social Security card for certain victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3679), H6787 [1OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (H.R. 230), H156 [8JA]

——— deauthorize the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project (H.R. 231), H156 [8JA]

Dept. of Education: establish simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan (H.R. 4256), H9328 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: require statistics relative to community trust in law enforcement in the National Crime Victimization Survey (H.R. 4117), H8414 [19NO]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida (H.R. 2276), H2878 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 456), H482 [21JA]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce duplication and increase efficiency (H.R. 614), H664 [28JA]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (H.R. 1407), H1722 [17MR]

Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (H.R. 3793), H7090 [21OC]

SSA: provide payment for fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining replacement Social Security card for certain victims of domestic violence (H.R. 3679), H6789 [1OC]

Lists

Victims of Fort Pierce, FL, Independent Haitian Assembly of God bus accident, H2131 [13AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H504 [22JA]

Corps of Engineers: Everglades restoration project funding, H2634 [29AP]

Dept. of Education: protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H6888, H6889 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida, H4841 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4841 [7JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2634 [29AP]

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 (H. Res. 354), E1576• [3NO]

Fort Pierce, FL: offer condolences to families of victims of bus accident involving Independent Haitian Assemby of God members, H2131 [13AP]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H504 [22JA]

Iran: reaffirm U.S. policy of not allowing development of nuclear weapons, support diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, and allow reimposition of sanctions, H4496 [18JN]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 2646), H6828, H6832 [6OC], H9086 [9DE]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, H6828, H6832 [6OC]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, H9086 [9DE]

Palm Beach County, FL: tribute to high school students enlisting in the Armed Forces, E589• [28AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H504 [22JA]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 160), E1004• [7JY]

Votes: correction, H3901• [4JN]

——— position on missed, H390• [14JA], H5283• [16JY]