LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H1528 [3MR]

Articles and editorials

Rep. Lowey—Mario Cuomo Was My Mentor and Inspiration, by, White Plains (NY) Journal News, E56• [13JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H4954 [8JY]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 3193), H5525 [27JY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2849), H5592 [28JY]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H4863 [7JY]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H4774 [25JN]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2416 [22AP]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H5592 [28JY]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2067), H3508 [20MY]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1095), H1663 [16MR]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 1674), H3254 [15MY]

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), H5867 [9SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: observe anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable (see H. Res. 310), H4864 [7JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3254 [15MY]

Budget: increase discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3476), H5941 [10SE] (see H.R. 3708), H6935 [8OC]

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), H641 [27JA]

——— 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), H2109 [26MR]

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H5850 [8SE]

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), H7347 [29OC]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H5591 [28JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 145), H2880 [12MY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H5776 [29JY]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H3214 [14MY]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2309), H4003 [9JN]

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), H1610 [4MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H1723 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 2026), H4003 [9JN]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5592 [28JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H1807 [19MR]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H2879 [12MY]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2545), H4243 [11JN]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H3577 [26MY]

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

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 3284), H6180 [18SE]

——— establish a pilot program to test the impact of early intervention on prevention, management, and course of eating disorders (see H.R. 4153), H8970 [2DE]

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), H5404 [22JY]

——— 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), H3643 [1JN]

——— improve enforcement against trafficking in cultural property and prevent stolen or illicit cultural property from financing terrorist and criminal networks (see H.R. 2285), H7626 [3NO]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H980 [11FE]

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), H2155 [13AP]

——— establish a ‘‘Good Neighbor’’ code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 3569), H9206 [9DE]

——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 2917), H7391 [2NO]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H534 [22JA]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H984 [11FE]

Dept. of Transportation: amend authorization relative to rail line relocation projects (see H.R. 705), H1501 [27FE]

——— establish a veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 3997), H8282 [17NO]

——— improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (see H.R. 1804), H2268 [15AP]

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]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5775 [29JY]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2766), H4343 [12JN]

——— 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), H3574 [22MY]

——— establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see H.R. 2522), H5332 [21JY]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1969), H5776 [29JY]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H5298 [20JY]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H3922 [8JN]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1948), H3643 [1JN]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5332 [21JY]

——— 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]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 1911), H3922 [8JN]

——— provide for additional qualification requirements for individuals appointed to marriage and family therapist positions (see H.R. 2639), H4594 [23JN]

——— 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), H1900 [24MR]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H5298 [20JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H5031 [9JY]

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

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H2499 [28AP]

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]

Endangered Species Act: extend import- and export-related provision to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered in order to ban bringing trophy animals killed abroad back to the U.S. (see H.R. 3526), H8155 [5NO]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 3384), H5767 [29JY]

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), H5029 [9JY]

——— 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), H1373 [26FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 2260), H4003 [9JN]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H1032 [12FE]

——— require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 3648), H6705 [29SE]

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

Financial institutions: clarify treatment of certain debt and equity instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital requirements (see H.R. 2987), H6837 [6OC]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H1662 [16MR]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ‘‘cop-killer’’ handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 3497), H7175 [23OC]

——— 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), H5591 [28JY]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 3411), H7626 [3NO]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2380), H3643 [1JN]

——— express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 289), H9206 [9DE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 3455), H7391 [2NO]

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 2546), H7175 [23OC]

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

——— reduce gun violence, increase mental health counseling, and enhance tracking of lost and stolen firearms (see H.R. 3830), H8646 [30NO]

——— 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), H2877 [12MY]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6837 [6OC]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 25), H535 [22JA]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6837 [6OC]

Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 1350), H1626 [10MR]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 894), H981 [11FE]

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

House of Representatives: require all Members, officers, and employees of the House to complete annual ethics training (see H.R. 1037), H1636 [13MR]

House Rules: 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), H1038 [12FE]

Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (see H. Con. Res. 75), H8362 [18NO]

Immigration: 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), H7391 [2NO]

Iran: reaffirm commitment to stopping sponsorship of terrorism and human rights violations and support right of States and local governments to maintain economic sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9272 [10DE]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2880 [12MY]

Israel: oppose politically motivated boycotts, divestments, or sanctions and support State legislatures’ efforts to enact measures to oppose such acts (see H. Res. 402), H5981 [15SE]

——— 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), H2155 [13AP]

Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2607), H4138 [10JN]

Jordan: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 907), H1032 [12FE]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5332 [21JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H5976 [11SE]

Law enforcement: increase the penalty for fraudulent 9-1-1 calls that result in an emergency response from law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2031), H3215 [14MY]

LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9207 [9DE]

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

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

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H6180 [18SE]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5763 [29JY]

——— 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), H6260 [25SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H854 [5FE]

Mental health: strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2994), H7391 [2NO]

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), H7091 [21OC]

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

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 541), H9272 [10DE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5764 [29JY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H1662 [16MR]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H6077 [16SE]

National Voting Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H2311 [16AP]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 137), H1663 [16MR]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2880 [12MY]

New York, NY: anniversary of Fire Dept. of New York (see H. Res. 43), H480 [21JA]

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

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see H. Res. 458), H6788 [1OC]

NRC: develop plans for dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 3587), H6188 [22SE]

Officer Daryl R. Pierson Memorial Post Office, East Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 1884), H2500 [28AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H2880 [12MY]

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]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H431 [20JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1072 [13FE]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3412), H5768 [29JY]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H1902 [24MR]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H2213 [14AP]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 2721), H4135 [10JN]

Power resources: ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the U.S. and leased to a third party (see H.R. 1902), H5592 [28JY]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H7390 [2NO]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 996), H1068 [13FE]

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

Securities: clearly define and statutorily prohibit insider trading (see H.R. 1625), H7347 [29OC]

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), H5298 [20JY]

Small business: increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H5592 [28JY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H9206 [9DE]

Social Security: 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), H2499 [28AP]

——— 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), H916 [10FE]

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

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1439), H1768 [18MR]

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 1442), H1769 [18MR]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H4345 [12JN]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H6180 [18SE]

Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 681), H867 [9FE]

Taxation: adjust the phaseout of the health insurance tax credit for geographic variations in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1341), H1623 [6MR]

——— 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), H1368 [26FE]

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

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H4137 [10JN]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 990), H9206 [9DE]

——— provide adjustments in individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1758), H2152 [13AP]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1282), H1807 [19MR]

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]

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. 303), H5788 [4AU] (see H.R. 333), H1723 [17MR]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 366), H535 [22JA]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2861), H5089 [10JY]

——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 53), H4863 [7JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2114), H9206 [9DE]

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

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H1663 [16MR] (see H.R. 2867), H6180 [18SE]

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), H3921 [8JN]

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), H5298 [20JY]

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), H3212 [14MY]

——— encourage corporations to include women in all levels of corporate management and commit to utilizing gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management (see H. Res. 445), H6894 [7OC]

——— 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), H4594 [23JN]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H8362 [18NO]

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

World War II: 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), H582 [26JA]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 69), H6706 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bridges: authorize States to carry out bridge reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and replacement projects using previously allocated surface transportation funds that are excess or inactive (see H.R. 3376), H5766 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: reduce childhood obesity (see H.R. 3772), H7026 [20OC]

Dept. of Transportation: withhold highway funds from States that do not have in effect laws requiring the use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see H.R. 3501), H5974 [11SE]

European Union: oppose interpretive notice on labeling Israeli products and goods manufactured in certain areas, as such actions undermine efforts to achieve a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see H. Res. 567), H9375 [16DE]

Firearms: extend period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System before being allowed to transfer a firearm (see H.R. 3375), H5766 [29JY]

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]

Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 419), H5980 [15SE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H2464 [23AP]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: carry out a collaborative research effort to prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (see H.R. 3044), H5117 [13JY]

NRC: provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1972), H2417 [22AP]

——— retain safety-related fines and distribute those amounts to counties to maintain radiological preparedness plans required in connection with the nuclear facility from which the fines were collected (see H.R. 1973), H2417 [22AP]

Railroads: prohibit transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail (see H.R. 2379), H3252 [15MY]

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), H5766 [29JY]

——— eliminate two-year waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits following the divorce under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2780), H4382 [15JN]

——— provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2781), H4382 [15JN]

——— provide for increases in widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2782), H4382 [15JN]

——— repeal seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits based on disability under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2779), H4382 [15JN]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2248), H2876 [12MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Bridges: authorize States to carry out bridge reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and replacement projects using previously allocated surface transportation funds that are excess or inactive (H.R. 3376), H5773 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: reduce childhood obesity (H.R. 3772), H7027 [20OC]

Dept. of Transportation: withhold highway funds from States that do not have in effect laws requiring the use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (H.R. 3501), H5975 [11SE]

Firearms: extend period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System before being allowed to transfer a firearm (H.R. 3375), H5773 [29JY]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (H.R. 2016), H2466 [23AP]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: carry out a collaborative research effort to prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (H.R. 3044), H5117 [13JY]

NRC: provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities (H.R. 1972), H2419 [22AP]

——— retain safety-related fines and distribute those amounts to counties to maintain radiological preparedness plans required in connection with the nuclear facility from which the fines were collected (H.R. 1973), H2419 [22AP]

Railroads: prohibit transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail (H.R. 2379), H3253 [15MY]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (H.R. 3377), H5773 [29JY]

——— eliminate two-year waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits following the divorce under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (H.R. 2780), H4382 [15JN]

——— provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (H.R. 2781), H4382 [15JN]

——— provide for increases in widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (H.R. 2782), H4382 [15JN]

——— repeal seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits based on disability under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (H.R. 2779), H4382 [15JN]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (H.R. 2248), H2877 [12MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 42), H490 [22JA]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9661, H9674 [17DE]

——— making continuing, H6734, H6736, H6737, H6739 [30SE], H9295 [11DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 78), H9338 [16DE]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, H7305 [28OC]

Cohen, Joel E.: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, E1296• [16SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), consideration (H. Res. 100), H941 [11FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4052 [10JN]

Dept. of Energy: study and report the maximum level of volatility that is consistent with the safest practicable shipment of crude oil by rail, H8959 [2DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), E593• [28AP]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), H273, H323 [13JA], H376 [14JA], H941 [11FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to instruct conferees, H1486 [27FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), Senate amendment, H1547, H1550 [3MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 861), H996 [12FE], H1127 [25FE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 35), H1387, H1388, H1390, H1391 [27FE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 35), consideration (H. Res. 129), H1382, H1383 [27FE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 35), motion to recommit, H1493 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, H9031 [8DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4726 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H2585 [29AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2581, H2585 [29AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9661, H9674 [17DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3827 [3JN]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2730 [30AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2630 [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), H7375 [2NO]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 597), E1550• [27OC]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4781• [7JY]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims of Metro North commuter train crash, H787 [4FE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 121), H1127 [25FE]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 121), H1127 [25FE]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H376 [14JA], H1382, H1383, H1387 [27FE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), E593• [28AP]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5893 [10SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H2979 [14MY]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), H5893 [10SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H7305 [28OC]

Israel: independence anniversary, E569• [23AP]

Jordan: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (H.R. 907), H4781• [7JY]

La Gamma, Edmund F.: Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Mentor of the Year Award recipient, E132• [28JA]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2250), H3346 [19MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2250), Senate amendments, H9295 [11DE]

Middle East: support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (H. Res. 293), H7376 [2NO]

Mischel, Walter: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, E1296• [16SE]

National IBD Awareness Day: observance, E1689• [1DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), Senate amendments, H2979 [14MY]

PepsiCo Inc.: anniversary, E844• [4JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, H6734, H6739 [30SE]

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8959 [2DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3668 [2JN]

Small, Christopher: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, E1296• [16SE]

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), consideration (H. Res. 101), H996 [12FE]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 636), consideration (H. Res. 101), H996 [12FE]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 79), H6734, H6739 [30SE]

——— conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), Senate amendment, H6734, H6736, H6737 [30SE]

Votes: position on missed, E40• [9JA]

Statements

Consequences to Border Security Without a Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill: Jeh C. Johnson, Sec. of Homeland Security, H941 [11FE]

Tributes

Breen, Maura, E235• [24FE]

Cuomo, Mario M., E56• [13JA]

Fanelli, Frank, E897• [15JN]

Fish, Carolyn, E1294• [16SE]

Turner, Chuck, H9661 [17DE]