SMITH, ADAM (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3166 [14MY]

Appointments

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select), H859 [9FE]

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H4699 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H5333 [21JY]

——— 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), H479 [21JA]

Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see H. Res. 394), H5769 [29JY]

——— encourage countries to provide first-time access to electricity and power services for a minimum number of people in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2847), H5867 [9SE]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H8155 [5NO]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H4774 [25JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2849), H7391 [2NO]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H4345 [12JN]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2960 [13MY]

Arapaho National Forest: adjust boundary (see H.R. 1324), H2271 [15AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H3310 [18MY]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 1989), H2463 [23AP]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 560), H984 [11FE]

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2795 [1MY]

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]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H10712 [18DE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 178), H2111 [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), H668 [30JA]

——— 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), H1723 [17MR]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H1723 [17MR]

Computer Science Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H10713 [18DE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H190 [9JA]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 217), H226 [12JA]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 145), H5850 [8SE]

Correctional institutions: eliminate private prisons, reinstate Federal parole system, increase oversight of companies providing inmate services, and end detention quotas and improve monitoring relative to immigrants (see H.R. 3543), H6136 [17SE]

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]

——— improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H6750 [30SE]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H2879 [12MY]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 403), H5866 [9SE]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 67), H703 [2FE] (see H. Res. 548), H9026 [7DE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2715), H5783 [31JY]

——— establish and implement a plan to promote the use of salad bars in schools participating in the national school lunch program (see H.R. 2627), H10712 [18DE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H5173 [14JY]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H5591 [28JY]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H4137 [10JN]

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), H3391 [19MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see H.R. 1735), H2152 [13AP]

——— reform acquisition system (see H.R. 1597), H2031 [25MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H1768 [18MR]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H5592 [28JY]

——— 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. 2224), H7390 [2NO]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 840), H4651 [24JN]

——— provide guidance on how dependent students with noncitizen parents without Social Security numbers may obtain Federal student assistance for college (see H.R. 1833), H2305 [16AP]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H9080 [8DE]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H187 [9JA]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program (see H. Res. 92), H919 [10FE]

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4209), H9269 [10DE]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1411), H1807 [19MR]

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

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see H.R. 1344), H5469 [23JY]

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

——— prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from contracting with private detention companies that require a minimum number of immigration detention beds (see H.R. 2808), H4491 [17JN]

Dept. of Justice: develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 3399), H7028 [20OC]

——— 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), H3565 [21MY]

——— make the Controlled Substances Act inapplicable to marijuana in States that have legalized marijuana and have State regulations in effect to protect certain Federal interests (see H.R. 3746), H7139 [22OC]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 590), H660 [28JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1460), H1801 [19MR]

——— designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (see H.R. 2270), H2876 [12MY]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3927), H7741 [4NO]

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

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H1032 [12FE]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see H.R. 2291), H5031 [9JY]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H2031 [25MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H157 [8JA]

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), H1898 [24MR]

——— provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 2100), H3391 [19MY]

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: 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]

Earth Science Week: designate (see H. Res. 472), H7391 [2NO]

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), H3921 [8JN]

EPA: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 1548), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide assistance to protect water quality of Puget Sound (see H.R. 3630), H6306 [28SE]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4215), H9269 [10DE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2210 [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), H4957 [8JY]

——— support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

FDA: establish certain requirements relative to labeling of pollock and golden king crab as being from Alaska (see H.R. 3806), H8242 [16NO]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H3879 [3JN]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H3916 [4JN]

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), H2211 [14AP]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2076), H3391 [19MY]

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), H6975 [9OC]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see H.R. 3051), H5777 [29JY]

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

Foreign aid: establish guidelines for measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring of evaluation plans for U.S. foreign development and economic assistance programs and increase transparency (see H.R. 3766), H9080 [8DE]

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

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]

FTC: prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H3643 [1JN]

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]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 128), H1370 [26FE]

Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 419), H9013 [3DE]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1117 [24FE]

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H8243 [16NO]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H5089 [10JY]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5777 [29JY]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1354), H1635 [13MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H3879 [3JN]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H2211 [14AP]

——— establish processes for certain aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been or may be persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 1568), H7189 [26OC]

——— require that supplemental certifications and identity verifications be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4079), H8410 [19NO]

India: recognize independence anniversary and contributions of Americans of Indian descent and call for continued strengthening of relations and advancing the strategic partnership with the U.S. (see H. Res. 395), H5769 [29JY]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 263), H3212 [14MY]

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H8152 [5NO]

International Yoga Day: observance (see H. Res. 328), H4542 [18JN]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 220), H8155 [5NO]

——— 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), H3759 [2JN]

——— observe Nowruz, the Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 156), H1769 [18MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 757), H5866 [9SE]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H1084 [20FE]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 40), H5239 [15JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2880 [12MY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 1933), H2415 [22AP]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H3921 [8JN]

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

Marine mammals: prohibit the breeding, taking, importation, and exportation of orcas and orca products for public display (see H.R. 4019), H9692 [17DE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H9080 [8DE]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H4773 [25JN]

——— 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), H5776 [29JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2500 [28AP]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7391 [2NO]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2212 [14AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H7390 [2NO]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H4651 [24JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2310 [16AP]

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]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 731), H9080 [8DE]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: authorize concurrent compacts for purposes of regional economic integration and cross-border collaborations (see H.R. 2571), H3573 [22MY]

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), H2155 [13AP]

Minorities: strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms (see H.R. 4238), H9306 [11DE]

Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2900), H4769 [25JN]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 275), H3388 [19MY]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 366), H5291 [16JY]

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

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2957), H8242 [16NO]

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), H7333 [28OC]

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

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 467), H4773 [25JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H6749 [30SE]

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), H157 [8JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H5118 [13JY]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H2880 [12MY]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H9206 [9DE]

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), H3921 [8JN]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H9329 [15DE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 502), H7626 [3NO] (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. 2410), H5469 [23JY]

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]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H7139 [22OC]

Singapore: commemorate independence anniversary and reaffirm partnership with the U.S. (see H. Res. 374), H8646 [30NO]

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), H4955 [8JY]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 3377), H5867 [9SE]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5592 [28JY]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 700), H1372 [26FE]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H2155 [13AP]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H5775 [29JY]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H5118 [13JY]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 1855), H2306 [16AP]

——— broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 869), H4862 [7JY]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 2429), H3387 [19MY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3507 [20MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H4003 [9JN]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1282), H3921 [8JN]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2500 [28AP]

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

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

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

——— 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), H5766 [29JY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H7626 [3NO]

Water: remove a financial assistance limitation for certain water projects (see H.R. 3756), H7391 [2NO]

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]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2920), H5032 [9JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 1340), H1623 [6MR]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H5850 [8SE]

——— 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), H4594 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3410), H5768 [29JY]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1088), H1164 [25FE]

Immigration: ensure humane treatment of certain detained persons (see H.R. 2314), H2957 [13MY]

Medicare: improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 1012), H1073 [17FE]

Ukraine: authorize assistance and sustainment to military and national security forces (see H.R. 955), H1035 [12FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (H.R. 3410), H5774 [29JY]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (H.R. 1088), H1165 [25FE]

Immigration: ensure humane treatment of certain detained persons (H.R. 2314), H2959 [13MY]

Medicare: improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (H.R. 1012), H1073 [17FE]

Ukraine: authorize assistance and sustainment to military and national security forces (H.R. 955), H1037 [12FE]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H6777 [1OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 3504), E1362• [25SE]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, E910• [16JN], E981• [25JN]

Americorps: anniversary of Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), E285• [2MR]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service, H3164 [14MY]

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act: clarify effective date of certain provisions (S. 1356), H8123, H8125, H8126 [5NO]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): establish a Select Investigative Panel to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices (H. Res. 461), H6871 [7OC]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (H.R. 217), H397 [14JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8123, H8125, H8126 [5NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H2940, H2941, H2942, H2945, H2946 [13MY], H3155, H3162, H3164, H3165, H3166, H3167, H3168, H3175 [14MY], H3228 [15MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, H6769, H6770, H6772, H6773, H6774, H6775 [1OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction(H.R. 1735), H2947 [13MY]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3167, H3168 [14MY]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, H3175 [14MY], H6769, H6770, H6772, H6774, H6775 [1OC]

——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, H3165, H3166 [14MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H1018 [12FE]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, E981• [25JN]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend, E910• [16JN], E981• [25JN]

Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program, E981• [25JN]

House of Representatives: improve bill cosponsoring process, H397 [14JA]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H1018 [12FE]

Jones, Grant: SBA Washington State Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E923• [18JN]

Kin On (organization): anniversary, E1588• [4NO]

Leuzzi, Helen: Washington State Jefferson Award recipient, E631• [30AP]

Moriguchi, Tomio: University of Washington Multicultural Alumni Partnership Dr. Samuel E. Kelly Award recipient, E1477• [16OC]

National security: impact of Budget Control Act on military readiness of U.S. forces funding, H2945 [13MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), E1362• [25SE]

Sacco, Janie: SBA Washington State Veteran Small Business Advocate Award recipient, E630• [30AP]

Seattle, WA: tribute to Rainier Beach High School, E629• [30AP]

SouthEast Effective Development (organization): anniversary, E1590• [4NO]

Tacoma, WA: anniversary of Habitat for Humanity, Tacoma and Pierce County, E1589• [4NO]

——— anniversary of Tacoma Housing Authority, E1593• [4NO]

Taxation: improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), Senate amendment, E910• [16JN], E981• [25JN]

Taylor, Quintard: Washington State Jefferson Award recipient, E633• [30AP]

Torklift Central (business): tribute, E628• [30AP]

Votes: correction, E1586• [4NO]

——— position on missed, H1546• [3MR], E94• [21JA], E197• [11FE], E367• [19MR], E410• [25MR], E464• [13AP], E600• [28AP], E607• [29AP], E725• [15MY], E842• [4JN], E1180•, E1189• [29JY], E1361• [25SE], E1509•, E1510•, E1511•, E1515• [22OC]

Washington (state): anniversary of Valley Cities Behavioral Health Counseling, E930• [18JN]

Tributes

Brackett, Gary, E1831• [18DE]

Chin, Donald, E1185• [29JY]

Earl, Joni, E1844• [18DE]

Gray, Betty, H8127 [5NO], E1603• [5NO]

Haggerton, Jim, E1690• [1DE]

Hodges, H. Charles, Jr., E1182• [29JY]

Province, Lori, E1593• [4NO]

Smith, Sterling, E1072• [15JY]

Stern, Hilary, E1591• [4NO]

Stone, Linda, E1838• [18DE]

Theofelis, Jim, E1186• [29JY]

Wakefield, Jill, E1591• [4NO]