NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES (a Delegate from the District of Columbia)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3860 [3JN], H3883, H3885 [4JN]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7073 [21OC]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8136 [5NO]

Articles and editorials

Quality Controls Lacking for D.C. Schools Accepting Federal Vouchers, Lyndsey Layton and Emma Brown, Washington (DC) Post, H7074 [21OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— 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]

African Americans: recognize difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights (see H. Con. Res. 16), H917 [10FE]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H2156 [13AP]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H3559 [21MY]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5777 [29JY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 608), H705 [2FE]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 523), H8415 [19NO]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2661), H5469 [23JY]

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

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 674), H754 [3FE]

Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 247), H187 [9JA]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 3193), H5466 [23JY]

Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (see H.R. 2269), H2876 [12MY]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H5867 [9SE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H6893 [7OC]

——— require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see H.R. 2742), H4594 [23JN]

——— support conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in conservation of such populations (see H.R. 2697), H4001 [9JN]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H5849 [8SE]

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

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 3632), H6792 [2OC]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 2811), H5332 [21JY]

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

——— extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 1292), H7175 [23OC]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1845), H2306 [16AP]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 501), H531 [22JA]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1095), H1368 [26FE]

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see H.R. 1858), H2467 [23AP]

——— repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 2939), H4771 [25JN]

Bahrain: prohibit arms sales (see H.R. 3445), H8362 [18NO]

Bankruptcy: dispense with requirement of providing assurance of payment for utility services under certain circumstances (see H.R. 98), H39 [6JA]

——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 1674), H2156 [13AP]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 13), H43 [6JA]

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]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1925), H2354 [21AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1806 [19MR]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 4278), H9374 [16DE]

Bureau of Prisons: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 768), H853 [5FE]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H6981 [16OC]

——— protect unpaid interns from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 3232), H5777 [29JY]

——— require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (see H.R. 3226), H7090 [21OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (see H. Con. Res. 83), H6787 [1OC] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H8240 [16NO]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1566 [3MR]

Census: provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 3838), H7253 [27OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 2612), H3757 [2JN]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 2768), H4381 [15JN]

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 2474), H3505 [20MY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 178), H2111 [26MR]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]

——— ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see H.R. 2823), H5469 [23JY]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 2734), H5089 [10JY]

——— promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 829), H1723 [17MR]

——— provide for overall health and well-being of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 1706), H2110 [26MR]

——— recognize importance of providing services to children of incarcerated parents (see H. Res. 322), H4491 [17JN]

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 James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 18), H1114 [24FE]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1613 [4MR]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 1966), H2417 [22AP]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 1027), H1113 [24FE]

——— protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 1971), H2417 [22AP]

——— provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 2804), H4490 [17JN]

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

Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see H.R. 2079), H2497 [28AP]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 3862), H7346 [29OC]

——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H2355 [21AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H7027 [20OC]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H6976 [9OC]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H705 [2FE]

Consumers: provide for additional protections and disclosures to consumers when financial products or services are related to the consumers’ military or Federal pensions (see H.R. 3850), H7331 [28OC]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H581 [26JA]

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

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see H.R. 1283), H4862 [7JY]

——— 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), H5332 [21JY]

——— provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (see H.R. 1733), H7090 [21OC]

Corps of Engineers: clarify term ‘‘water resources project’’ and ‘‘water resources development project’’ include water supply and environmental infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2689), H4594 [23JN]

——— provide funds to hire veterans and Armed Forces members to assist with curation and historic preservation activities (see H.R. 3114), H5469 [23JY]

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), H6189 [22SE]

——— require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see H.R. 2470), H5118 [13JY]

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

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2087), H2652 [29AP]

——— eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for all drug offenses (see H.R. 3489), H5942 [10SE] (see H.R. 3530), H6075 [16SE]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 864), H1038 [12FE]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H5850 [8SE]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H2357 [21AP]

——— remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 225), H412 [16JA]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2309), H2957 [13MY]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3524), H6074 [16SE]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see H.R. 1133), H5591 [28JY]

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), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide a criminal penalty for operating drones in certain locations (see H.R. 3669), H6787 [1OC]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 635), H702 [2FE]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 403), H412 [16JA]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 634), H702 [2FE] (see H.R. 664), H2467 [23AP]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 67), H703 [2FE] (see H. Res. 548), H9011 [3DE]

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), H7391 [2NO]

——— establish feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 1676), H2108 [26MR]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H7390 [2NO]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2660), H7139 [22OC]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 3316), H7743 [4NO]

——— make improvements to the food safety education program (see H.R. 3540), H6136 [17SE]

——— provide for an equitable distribution of formula funds between land-grant colleges and universities (see H.R. 3828), H7188 [26OC]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H3310 [18MY]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H7742 [4NO]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H8154 [5NO]

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), H2356 [21AP]

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

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1232), H1609 [4MR]

——— post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria (see H.R. 2376), H3252 [15MY]

——— prohibit reduction in amount of per diem allowance to which Armed Forces members or civilian employees are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel (see H.R. 1193), H1524 [2MR]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1534), H1847 [23MR]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5469 [23JY]

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

——— amend Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund (see H.R. 1751), H7390 [2NO]

——— award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 523), H705 [2FE]

——— award grants to States that enact laws making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see H.R. 2371), H3252 [15MY]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H3914 [4JN]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 2268), H2876 [12MY]

——— establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 858), H917 [10FE]

——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2149), H2800 [5MY]

——— 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), H7027 [20OC]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1519), H1803 [19MR]

——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 72), H1624 [6MR]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2375), H3252 [15MY]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 882), H981 [11FE]

——— provide access to free pre-kindergarten by providing funding to States from an Early Education Trust Fund (see H.R. 3542), H6750 [30SE]

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

——— provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2321), H3211 [14MY]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 2762), H4343 [12JN]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 2773), H4381 [15JN]

——— 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]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H8155 [5NO]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H3559 [21MY]

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

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1421), H1767 [18MR]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see H.R. 1490), H1802 [19MR]

——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H5592 [28JY]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 565), H814 [4FE]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 495), H531 [22JA]

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

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2882), H4650 [24JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 2296), H2957 [13MY]

——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see H.R. 2132), H2960 [13MY]

——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 756), H853 [5FE]

——— provide loans and grants for solar installations in low-income and underserved areas (see H.R. 3041), H5592 [28JY]

——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program (see H.R. 3420), H5768 [29JY]

——— study impact of solar net energy metering (see H.R. 3852), H9206 [9DE]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 4055), H8359 [18NO]

——— allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see H.R. 3160), H5402 [22JY]

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

——— authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3090), H5290 [16JY]

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

——— coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 3952), H8150 [5NO]

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H1723 [17MR]

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

——— establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 3520), H6792 [2OC]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1602), H3507 [20MY]

——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1293), H2212 [14AP]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H7391 [2NO]

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

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 1600), H2031 [25MR]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2355), H3879 [3JN]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H4345 [12JN]

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

——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 1271), H1610 [4MR]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H918 [10FE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H7027 [20OC]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H7139 [22OC]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 1818), H3643 [1JN]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 3727), H6936 [8OC]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 2540), H8362 [18NO]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3913), H9272 [10DE]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H4652 [24JN]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 647, 648), H1618 [4MR]

——— reduce childhood obesity (see H.R. 3772), H7026 [20OC]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3060), H5239 [15JY]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 1101), H2155 [13AP]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H5404 [22JY]

——— submit report on parasitic disease among poor Americans (see H.R. 2897), H4769 [25JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 327), H4594 [23JN]

——— develop database to serve as a central location for information from investigations relative to human trafficking for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 63), H5332 [21JY]

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

——— modify the visa waiver program (see H.R. 2686), H3921 [8JN]

——— protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 4008), H8239 [16NO]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1113 [24FE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 372), H2310 [16AP]

——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 1908), H2354 [21AP]

——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 251), H2310 [16AP]

——— provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for specialized housing and supportive services to elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of related children (see H.R. 2188), H2769 [30AP]

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), H1163 [25FE]

——— appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities (see H.R. 1700), H2110 [26MR]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H6706 [29SE]

——— develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 3399), H8362 [18NO]

——— enhance community-law enforcement relations through improved accreditation, development programs, due process, and data collection, combatting misconduct, and providing medallions for fallen officers (see H.R. 2875), H4650 [24JN]

——— establish a ‘‘Good Neighbor’’ code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 3569), H6178 [18SE]

——— 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), H2311 [16AP]

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H5404 [22JY]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H661 [28JA]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H3310 [18MY]

——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 306), H2154 [13AP]

——— modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 1454), H1769 [18MR]

——— provide a grant program for handgun licensing programs (see H.R. 2732), H4383 [15JN]

——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 1742), H2880 [12MY]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 3091), H5290 [16JY]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H3310 [18MY]

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

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 1005), H1069 [13FE]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H403 [14JA]

——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1069 [13FE]

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

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 1848), H2500 [28AP]

——— provide for youth jobs (see H.R. 2714), H4135 [10JN]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H1368 [26FE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2368), H5849 [8SE]

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

——— 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]

——— establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 391), H405 [14JA]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 581), H757 [3FE]

——— carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 2014), H3643 [1JN]

——— conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see H.R. 1033), H1113 [24FE]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1460), H1801 [19MR]

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 1977), H4243 [11JN]

——— prevent the waste of gas produced under oil and gas leases on Federal land and collect royalty on all gas production (see H.R. 3289), H5763 [29JY]

——— provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 3707), H6938 [8OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: regulate tax return preparers (see H.R. 1609), H2032 [25MR]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure safety of DOT–111 tank cars by improving standards for new tank cars and upgrading existing tank cars (see H.R. 1789), H2209 [14AP]

——— establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 199), H431 [20JA]

——— establish a veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 3997), H8239 [16NO]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6789 [1OC]

——— improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (see H.R. 1804), H4137 [10JN]

——— make grants to assist units of local government in developing and implementing Vision Zero plans, to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries (see H.R. 1274), H1807 [19MR]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 2495), H3558 [21MY]

——— recognize hair as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers (see H.R. 1467), H1801 [19MR]

——— strengthen domestic content standards (see H.R. 2451), H3388 [19MY]

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

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H1526 [2MR]

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

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H3574 [22MY]

——— 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 pilot grant program to acquire and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3970), H9307 [11DE]

——— establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see H.R. 2522), H3559 [21MY]

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

——— 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]

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

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 732), H811 [4FE]

——— 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), H1071 [13FE]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2154 [13AP]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 3949), H8150 [5NO]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H3565 [21MY]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1503), H1803 [19MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H4492 [17JN]

——— authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1836), H2305 [16AP]

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), H7625 [3NO]

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: improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance (see H.R. 2035), H2960 [13MY]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 1849), H5943 [10SE]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H5290 [16JY]

——— 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]

——— recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric AIDS worldwide (see H. Res. 265), H8972 [2DE]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 2739), H8362 [18NO]

Dominican Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 66), H667 [30JA]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 3537), H6136 [17SE]

——— decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol (see H.R. 1013), H1084 [20FE]

——— end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 1538), H2115 [26MR]

——— exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H2033 [25MR]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H1502 [27FE]

——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see H.R. 1186), H5173 [14JY]

——— provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law governing marijuana (see H.R. 3629), H7139 [22OC]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2850), H4591 [23JN]

Earth Science Week: designate (see H. Res. 472), H6936 [8OC]

Ecology and environment: support transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, infrastructure modernization, full employment, a sustainable economy, affordable energy, and ending poverty (see H. Res. 540), H8645 [30NO]

Economy: acknowledge existence of, racial and ethnic components of, and public policy choices caused a wealth gap, and that addressing the wealth gap must be done through legislative changes (see H. Res. 159), H1769 [18MR]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 3555), H6136 [17SE]

Education: express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 247), H2792 [1MY]

——— support the community schools model (see H.R. 718), H810 [4FE]

EEOC: strengthen Federal antidiscrimination laws and expand accountability within the Federal Government (see H.R. 1557), H1898 [24MR]

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

——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 58), H4650 [24JN]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 3071), H5236 [15JY]

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), H6074 [16SE]

EPA: award grants for municipal solid waste prevention and recycling program development (see H.R. 3237), H5850 [8SE]

——— carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see H.R. 1093), H6893 [7OC]

——— eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 1548), H1848 [23MR]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 1775), H2209 [14AP]

——— establish national goals for the reduction and recycling of municipal solid waste, address growing problem of marine debris, and promulgate regulations to attain those goals (see H.R. 1960), H2416 [22AP]

——— establish programs to encourage water efficiency (see H.R. 3720), H6935 [8OC]

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

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

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

——— require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see H.R. 2030), H4774 [25JN]

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 1515), H1803 [19MR]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1284), H1663 [16MR]

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

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

FAA: improve process for establishing and revising flight paths and procedures (see H.R. 3965), H8151 [5NO]

——— initiate a rulemaking relative to upgrading aircraft medical kits for children on airplanes (see H.R. 3379), H5867 [9SE]

——— issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H3879 [3JN]

——— issue regulations to improve flight recorder and aircraft crash location requirements on certain commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 772), H4003 [9JN]

——— issue regulations to improve tracking of aircraft in flight (see H.R. 753), H4432 [16JN]

——— prohibit operation of commercial aircraft not complying with certain noise levels (see H.R. 4171), H9308 [11DE]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1622), H2033 [25MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2764), H5867 [9SE]

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see H.R. 2068), H2497 [28AP]

——— increase availability of of high-quality child care for working parents (see H. Res. 386), H5589 [28JY]

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

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 2260), H2876 [12MY]

FCC: prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone and video service rates (see H.R. 3638), H6704 [29SE]

FDA: allow for regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems and e-liquids like tobacco cigarettes and establish labeling, packaging, and dosage limits for such products (see H.R. 1517), H2357 [21AP]

——— approve certain drugs and biological products for use in a limited population of patients to address increases in bacterial and fungal resistance to drugs and biological products (see H.R. 931), H2212 [14AP]

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

Federal agencies and departments: provide for a strategic plan to reform and improve security clearance and background investigation processes (see H.R. 490), H531 [22JA]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal student loans (see H.R. 3967), H8151 [5NO]

Federal employees: ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 2175), H2769 [30AP]

——— ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 532), H582 [26JA]

——— ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 485), H531 [22JA]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H357 [13JA]

——— prevent conflicts of interest by prohibiting bonuses from former private sector employers, increase lobbying prohibitions, and address associations between financial regulators and former clients or employers (see H.R. 3065), H5777 [29JY]

——— provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures (see H.R. 1531), H2212 [14AP]

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

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 313), H357 [13JA]

——— repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (see H.R. 785), H854 [5FE]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see H. Res. 364), H5237 [15JY]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H4774 [25JN]

——— enter into agreement with National Research Council to study urban flooding (see H.R. 2616), H3757 [2JN]

——— prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 797), H2115 [26MR]

——— provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 1546), H1848 [23MR]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2076), H2497 [28AP]

——— exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 1422), H5524 [27JY]

——— include credit unions as community financial institutions under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (see H.R. 2473), H6837 [6OC]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H1636 [13MR]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H661 [28JA]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H405 [14JA]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 232), H2880 [12MY]

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), H6836 [6OC]

——— 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), H5768 [29JY]

——— establish a gun buyback grant program (see H.R. 307), H5980 [15SE]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2380), H3252 [15MY]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 3455), H5944 [10SE]

——— 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), H5333 [21JY]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 226), H431 [20JA]

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

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2216), H3310 [18MY]

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

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

——— require every firearms seller to conduct background checks before selling a gun and prove the purchase was approved by the National Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2871), H4650 [24JN]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 2283), H2877 [12MY]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 2916), H6706 [29SE]

Flags: urge States to remove the Confederate flag from public and State locations and on property deemed governmental speech and urge businesses to discontinue selling such flags (see H. Res. 344), H4771 [25JN]

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

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 609), H661 [28JA]

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 policy: establish a global affairs strategy and provide assistance for people of African descent (see H.R. 1039), H1113 [24FE]

Foreign trade: improve antidumping and countervailing duty laws (see H.R. 2523), H5298 [20JY]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H1116 [24FE]

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

FRS: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see H.R. 2979), H4955 [8JY]

——— establish a grant program in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 1866), H2306 [16AP]

——— modify goals of the Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee relative to employment rates, wages, job opportunities, and inflation (see H.R. 3541), H8646 [30NO]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 3378), H5766 [29JY]

——— prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H3388 [19MY]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 1517), H2357 [21AP]

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]

——— protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 3231), H5777 [29JY]

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

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

GSA: obtain an antivirus product to make available to Federal agencies in order to provide the product to individuals whose personally identifiable information may have been compromised (see H.R. 3000), H5298 [20JY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H37 [6JA]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4243 [11JN]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1055), H1162 [25FE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H755 [3FE]

——— provide protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1856), H4593 [23JN]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1069 [13FE]

Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 249), H3391 [19MY]

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7743 [4NO]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H664 [28JA]

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

Homeless: eliminate homelessness by increasing funding for Federal housing and employment programs (see H. Con. Res. 98), H8412 [19NO]

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 States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2173), H2769 [30AP]

House Rules: allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions (see H. Res. 499), H7254 [27OC]

——— amend to protect House employees from employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity (see H. Res. 428), H7333 [28OC]

——— 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), H188 [9JA]

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]

——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 3260), H5589 [28JY]

Human rights: impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H1372 [26FE]

Hunger: increase support for income support and food programs to address hunger in communities (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6749 [30SE]

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

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 3069), H5236 [15JY]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1974), H2417 [22AP]

——— 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), H7175 [23OC]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 1123), H1369 [26FE]

——— strengthen refugee resettlement support programs (see H.R. 2798), H4490 [17JN]

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

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 Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 120), H1114 [24FE]

Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 3338), H5850 [8SE]

IRS: clarify use of credentials by enrolled agents (see H.R. 828), H3564 [21MY]

——— strengthen protections from levy for taxpayers in economic hardship (see H.R. 1979), H2417 [22AP]

Johnson, Frank M., Jr.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 84), H6788 [1OC]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3290), H5763 [29JY]

Kenya: condemn recent terrorist attack at Garissa University College, offer condolences to those personally affected, and reaffirm U.S. support and assistance to Kenyan people and government (see H. Res. 213), H2355 [21AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H4862 [7JY]

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

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

——— provide alternatives to incarceration for youth (see H.R. 3158), H5402 [22JY]

——— provide for the expungement and sealing of youth criminal records (see H.R. 3156), H5402 [22JY]

——— provide for the humane treatment of youths in police custody (see H.R. 3155), H5402 [22JY]

——— support practices of community-oriented policing and encourage diversity hiring and retention in law enforcement (see H. Res. 262), H4345 [12JN]

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 2052), H2496 [28AP]

——— provide a penalty for assault or homicide committed by certain State or local officers (see H.R. 1102), H1368 [26FE]

——— provide for a hearing before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for State criminal charges against an officer whose use of deadly force causes a death (see H.R. 429), H478 [21JA]

Legislative Branch of the Government: protect unpaid interns in the legislative branch from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 3233), H5777 [29JY]

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

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 2226), H2792 [1MY]

Local government: require appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets (see H.R. 2209), H5524 [27JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H7333 [28OC]

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

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 3641), H6704 [29SE]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 835), H1618 [4MR]

——— require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation (see H.R. 2391), H3308 [18MY]

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

——— apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2624), H5776 [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), H7625 [3NO]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H3310 [18MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H3214 [14MY]

——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 3712), H6935 [8OC]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7028 [20OC]

——— 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), H3391 [19MY]

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

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 1383), H1661 [16MR]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H8646 [30NO]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 2948), H5867 [9SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2821 [8MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H2821 [8MY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H4003 [9JN]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1726), H7090 [21OC]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 1686), H9206 [9DE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1526 [2MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2419 [22AP]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H6704 [29SE]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H6228 [24SE]

——— protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3565 [21MY]

——— 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), H5029 [9JY]

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

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1198), H1723 [17MR]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 3164), H5402 [22JY]

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

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 122), H40 [6JA]

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), H4492 [17JN]

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 912), H1032 [12FE]

Minnesota: withdraw Federal land located within the Rainy River Drainage Basin from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 2072), H3643 [1JN]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 2), H43 [6JA]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8362 [18NO] (see H. Res. 538), H8412 [19NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8362 [18NO] (see H. Res. 538), H8412 [19NO]

National African Immigrant Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 371), H5403 [22JY]

National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 59), H4771 [25JN]

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

National cemeteries: prohibit display of Confederate flag (see H.R. 3007), H5029 [9JY]

National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 2063), H5293 [16JY]

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

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 989), H1068 [13FE]

——— study appropriate capital requirements for credit unions (see H.R. 2769), H5525 [27JY]

National Day of Reason: designate (see H. Res. 228), H2654 [29AP]

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

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2661), H5469 [23JY]

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

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 935), H1567 [3MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (see H.R. 1181), H2959 [13MY]

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

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4541 [18JN]

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

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 64), H662 [28JA]

National Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 174), H2033 [25MR]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 378), H5467 [23JY]

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

——— observe centennial through increased funding (see H.R. 3556), H6976 [9OC]

——— reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 295), H356 [13JA]

National Pediatric Bone Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 102), H1072 [13FE]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H4771 [25JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 345), H4771 [25JN]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H4862 [7JY]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1900), H3643 [1JN]

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H5867 [9SE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2112 [26MR]

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

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 114), H1069 [13FE]

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

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 137), H1566 [3MR]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1721), H2794 [1MY]

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 182), H2111 [26MR]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 368), H5291 [16JY]

Nepal: ensure unique needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of women and girls are considered and addressed in efforts to provide humanitarian relief and assistance in aftermath of earthquake (see H. Res. 261), H2958 [13MY]

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

Nigeria: condemn recent terrorist attacks by, support victims of, strengthen efforts to protect civilians from, and assist search for school girls abducted by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 53), H1373 [26FE]

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

——— coordinate and advance fibrosis research activities (see H.R. 3666), H6787 [1OC]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H6789 [1OC]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 3690), H6835 [6OC]

——— strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see H.R. 3514), H6074 [16SE]

No Name-Calling Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 8), H480 [21JA]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 1961), H2416 [22AP]

NSF: include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (see H.R. 3033), H6261 [25SE]

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), H530 [22JA]

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

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

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 264), H431 [20JA]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H5867 [9SE]

——— provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see H.R. 4235), H9270 [10DE]

Pharmaceuticals: ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3513), H6074 [16SE]

——— preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1552), H5849 [8SE]

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 shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 446), H479 [21JA]

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

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1526 [2MR]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H854 [5FE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1526 [2MR]

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), H2353 [21AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: provide penalties for selling or counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony (see H.R. 1374), H1661 [16MR]

Privacy: require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (see H.R. 2092), H10712 [18DE]

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

Public debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see H.R. 3807), H7137 [22OC]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H412 [16JA]

Public lands: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see H.R. 2167), H3759 [2JN]

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), H6836 [6OC]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 502), H7391 [2NO]

Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (see H.R. 749), H1372 [26FE]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H7027 [20OC]

Religion: condemn violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslim Americans and express condolences to victims of hate crimes (see H. Res. 569), H9691 [17DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H3386 [19MY] (see H.R. 3064), H5235 [15JY] (see H.R. 3763), H7026 [20OC]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1779), H4137 [10JN]

SBA: increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H5469 [23JY]

——— reauthorize women’s business center program (see H.R. 4027), H8279 [17NO]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H6981 [16OC]

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

——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 3800), H7137 [22OC]

Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 3793), H7743 [4NO]

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]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]

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]

——— ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (see H.R. 3621), H6894 [7OC]

——— ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2806), H4491 [17JN]

——— invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families (see H.R. 3781), H7088 [21OC]

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

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1391), H1720 [17MR]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H3574 [22MY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1067 [13FE]

——— 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]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1378), H1661 [16MR]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 1457), H7027 [20OC]

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

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

——— 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]

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 2442), H3387 [19MY]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H3565 [21MY]

Stokes, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 427), H6137 [17SE]

Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 256), H2877 [12MY]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 94), H5332 [21JY]

——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H5849 [8SE]

Task Force on Super Pollutants: establish to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see H.R. 508), H531 [22JA]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1882), H2307 [16AP]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for the discharge of oil or other hazardous substances into navigable waters (see H.R. 3760), H8242 [16NO]

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

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 2963), H4954 [8JY]

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

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 620), H662 [28JA] (see H.R. 2103), H2653 [29AP]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H9026 [7DE]

——— 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]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 362), H858 [5FE]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in families and communities, improve infrastructure and the environment, strengthen financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility (see H.R. 1464), H1801 [19MR]

——— impose an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and dedicate the revenues from such tax to the prevention, treatment, and research of diet-related health conditions in priority populations (see H.R. 1687), H2109 [26MR]

——— increase and improve credit for dependent care expenses and provide a credit for education of employees of child care centers (see H.R. 1492), H1802 [19MR]

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 389), H405 [14JA]

——— limit interest deduction for excessive interest of members of financial reporting groups (see H.R. 3934), H8149 [5NO]

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

——— make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 1852), H2306 [16AP]

——— 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), H4001 [9JN]

——— modify and extend certain tax incentives relating to energy (see H.R. 4040), H8279 [17NO]

——— modify and permanently extend qualified zone academy bonds to facilitate school renovation and construction and treat such bonds as specified tax credit bonds (see H.R. 3046), H7391 [2NO]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 990), H4003 [9JN]

——— provide for the taxation of marijuana (see H.R. 1014), H1084 [20FE]

——— provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 1433), H1768 [18MR]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H534 [22JA]

——— reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances and return funds to the American people (see H.R. 972), H2419 [22AP]

——— reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 1172), H1618 [4MR]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 1749), H2152 [13AP]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 3311), H5764 [29JY]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 297), H357 [13JA]

——— terminate deferral of active income of controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 3935), H8149 [5NO]

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 1112), H1806 [19MR]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 684), H755 [3FE]

Transgender: support acceptance of the transgender community (see H. Res. 561), H9270 [10DE]

Transportation: allow States to regulate tow truck operations (see H.R. 2563), H3643 [1JN]

——— ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2071), H2497 [28AP]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1282), H1636 [13MR]

——— require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (see H.R. 1692), H2109 [26MR]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 2767), H4432 [16JN]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 3523), H6074 [16SE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2035 [25MR]

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

Urban areas: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address critical challenges and rebuild inner city neighborhoods (see H.R. 3295), H6228 [24SE]

Veterans: acknowledge contributions to general welfare and security of the U.S., recognize debt to veterans should include a decent home and suitable living environment, and end veteran homelessness (see H. Res. 211), H2315 [17AP]

——— 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), H404 [14JA]

——— 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), H4592 [23JN]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4546 [19JN]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4546 [19JN]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 1618), H2310 [16AP]

——— constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 25), H480 [21JA]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2887), H4768 [25JN]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H1723 [17MR] (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]

Water: prioritize assessment of quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources and produce a national water census to address inevitable challenges of ‘‘Peak Water’’ (see H. Res. 142), H1614 [4MR]

——— reauthorize EPA WaterSense program, create State and local conservation and efficiency programs, support recycling, storage, and management projects, improve water data, and provide for drought preparedness (see H.R. 291), H356 [13JA]

——— remove a financial assistance limitation for certain water projects (see H.R. 3756), H7028 [20OC]

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), H1850 [23MR]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 3190), H5465 [23JY]

White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 3034), H5116 [13JY]

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), H4863 [7JY]

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), H3913 [4JN]

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

——— expand number of employers required to provide a reasonable time and place for employees to express milk at the workplace (see H.R. 2836), H4541 [18JN]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7626 [3NO]

——— recognize significance of women in education (see H. Res. 176), H2111 [26MR]

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

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see H.R. 716), H810 [4FE]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 390), H5590 [28JY]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 69), H858 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Antitrust policy: make antitrust laws applicable to professional sports leagues that use, or promote or allow member teams or franchisees to use, the term ‘‘Redskins’’ or the term ‘‘Redskin’’ (see H.R. 3487), H5942 [10SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 70), H5782 [31JY]

Chuck Brown Day: designate (see H. Res. 391), H5590 [28JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1787), H2209 [14AP]

Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting Pierre L’Enfant from the District of Columbia and display the statue in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 2837), H4541 [18JN]

Curseen, Joseph P., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 490), H7174 [23OC]

Dalits: condemn practice of untouchability and discrimination in South Asia and Asian diaspora, call for an end to such practice, and put pressure on nations still practicing Dalit untouchability (see H. Res. 158), H1769 [18MR]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (see H.R. 3604), H6227 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity in the U.S. (see H.R. 3207), H5466 [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grantees to set up task forces on policing in local communities (see H.R. 2180), H2769 [30AP]

Dept. of Transportation: expand Federal safety oversight authority over public transit systems (see H.R. 3773), H7026 [20OC]

——— prohibit use of electronic cigarettes on passenger flights (see H.R. 3840), H7253 [27OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (see H.R. 4118), H8411 [19NO]

District of Columbia: change residency requirements for certain officials (see H.R. 4051), H8280 [17NO]

——— clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (see H.R. 1204), H1525 [2MR]

——— designate and modify boundaries of National Mall area reserved for commemorative works and make recommendations for termination of authority to establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 2453), H3388 [19MY]

——— eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local budget process, financial management, and the borrowing of money (see H.R. 552), H638 [27JA]

——— eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (see H.R. 730), H811 [4FE]

——— establish a local prosecutor’s office to prosecute all local crimes (see H.R. 1045), H1113 [24FE]

——— establish District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2860), H4592 [23JN]

——— make local funds available during any portion of the fiscal year at the rate of operations provided under the local budget act if no Federal law appropriating local funds is in effect (see H.R. 3633), H6306 [28SE]

——— statehood (see H.R. 317), H358 [13JA]

——— support and honor performers and sponsors of Lunchtime Music on the Mall festival (see H. Res. 264), H3213 [14MY]

Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (see H.R. 2741), H4242 [11JN]

——— tribute (see H. Res. 258), H2877 [12MY]

FEMA: establish a multi-agency Federal team to improve and reform Federal disaster assistance (see H.R. 4288), H9691 [17DE]

Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see H.R. 2381), H3252 [15MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (see H.R. 3528), H6075 [16SE]

Library of Congress: obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room (see H.R. 4231), H9270 [10DE]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3930), H7742 [4NO]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with auditing standards (see H.R. 2018), H2464 [23AP]

Morris, Thomas L., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 490), H7174 [23OC]

National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 216), H2355 [21AP]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 365), H5237 [15JY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 473), H6936 [8OC]

Nuclear weapons: abolish and redirect resources to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (see H.R. 1976), H2417 [22AP]

OPM: provide complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see H.R. 3029), H5088 [10JY]

Roads and highways: authorize the National Park Service Federal lands transportation program and establish the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation Project program (see H.R. 2595), H3641 [1JN]

Rock Creek National Park: designate (see H.R. 3619), H6260 [25SE]

Smithsonian Institution: apply requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (see H.R. 3387), H5767 [29JY]

——— revise composition of the Board of Regents so that members are appointed by the President from a list of nominees submitted by the leadership of the Congress (see H.R. 3169), H5402 [22JY]

Supreme Court: express that Justices should make themselves subject to existing and operative ethics guidelines set out in the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges (see H. Res. 465), H6835 [6OC]

Taxation: extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see H.R. 1046), H1113 [24FE]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see H.R. 2075), H2497 [28AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Antitrust policy: make antitrust laws applicable to professional sports leagues that use, or promote or allow member teams or franchisees to use, the term ‘‘Redskins’’ or the term ‘‘Redskin’’ (H.R. 3487), H5943 [10SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1787), H2211 [14AP]

Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting Pierre L’Enfant from the District of Columbia and display the statue in the U.S. Capitol (H.R. 2837), H4543 [18JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (H.R. 3604), H6228 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity in the U.S. (H.R. 3207), H5468 [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grantees to set up task forces on policing in local communities (H.R. 2180), H2772 [30AP]

Dept. of Transportation: expand Federal safety oversight authority over public transit systems (H.R. 3773), H7027 [20OC]

——— prohibit use of electronic cigarettes on passenger flights (H.R. 3840), H7254 [27OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (H.R. 4118), H8414 [19NO]

District of Columbia: change residency requirements for certain officials (H.R. 4051), H8281 [17NO]

——— clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (H.R. 1204), H1526 [2MR]

——— designate and modify boundaries of National Mall area reserved for commemorative works and make recommendations for termination of authority to establish a commemorative work (H.R. 2453), H3390 [19MY]

——— eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local budget process, financial management, and the borrowing of money (H.R. 552), H640 [27JA]

——— eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (H.R. 730), H813 [4FE]

——— establish a local prosecutor’s office to prosecute all local crimes (H.R. 1045), H1115 [24FE]

——— establish District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 2860), H4593 [23JN]

——— make local funds available during any portion of the fiscal year at the rate of operations provided under the local budget act if no Federal law appropriating local funds is in effect (H.R. 3633), H6307 [28SE]

——— statehood (H.R. 317), H359 [13JA]

Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (H.R. 2741), H4242 [11JN]

FEMA: establish a multi-agency Federal team to improve and reform Federal disaster assistance (H.R. 4288), H9691 [17DE]

Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 2381), H3253 [15MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (H.R. 3528), H6075 [16SE]

Library of Congress: obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room (H.R. 4231), H9271 [10DE]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (H.R. 3930), H7742 [4NO]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with auditing standards (H.R. 2018), H2466 [23AP]

Nuclear weapons: abolish and redirect resources to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (H.R. 1976), H2419 [22AP]

OPM: provide complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (H.R. 3029), H5089 [10JY]

Roads and highways: authorize the National Park Service Federal lands transportation program and establish the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation Project program (H.R. 2595), H3642 [1JN]

Rock Creek National Park: designate (H.R. 3619), H6260 [25SE]

Smithsonian Institution: apply requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (H.R. 3387), H5773 [29JY]

——— revise composition of the Board of Regents so that members are appointed by the President from a list of nominees submitted by the leadership of the Congress (H.R. 3169), H5403 [22JY]

Taxation: extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (H.R. 1046), H1115 [24FE]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (H.R. 2075), H2499 [28AP]

Eulogies

Brooke, Edward W., S6800 [17SE]

Letters

District of Columbia funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers reauthorization: Anita Bonds, District of Columbia Council, H7066 [21OC]

——— several District of Columbia Council members, H7062 [21OC]

Federal surface transportation programs reauthorization: Phil Mendelson, National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, H2862 [12MY]

Regulatory Integrity Protection Act: by, H2835 [12MY]

Lists

National Capital region congressional delegation, H2862 [12MY]

Top five critical infrastructure projects in the District of Columbia stalled until there is a long-term surface transportation reauthorization, H2862 [12MY]

Motions

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 597), H7229 [27OC]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H11 [6JA]

Petitions and memorials

National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board: Federal surface transportation programs reauthorization, H2863 [12MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H505 [22JA], H2894 [13MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), consideration (H. Res. 255), H2894 [13MY]

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H1656 [16MR]

Antitrust policy: make antitrust laws applicable to professional sports leagues that use, or promote or allow member teams or franchisees to use, the term ‘‘Redskins’’ or the term ‘‘Redskin’’ (H.R. 3487), E1251• [10SE]

Appropriations: making continuing, H6740 [30SE]

Armed Forces: display flags of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands whenever the official flags of all 50 States are displayed, H2265 [15AP]

——— remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (H. Con. Res. 55), H4467 [17JN]

Beninda, Alexandra A.: Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, Distinguished Service Award recipient, E534• [21AP]

Black Data Processing Associates (organization): anniversary, E816• [2JN]

——— anniversary of District of Columbia chapter, E889• [12JN], E905• [16JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1961 [25MR]

Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing, H5110 [13JY]

Children’s National Health System: observance of International Day of Radiology, E1488• [20OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1619), E482• [14AP]

——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1787), E482• [14AP]

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), H6877 [7OC]

Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting Pierre L’Enfant from the District of Columbia and display the statue in the U.S. Capitol (H.R. 2837), E930• [18JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (H.R. 3604), E1352• [24SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity in the U.S. (H.R. 3207), E1117• [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a social media working group (H.R. 623), H682 [2FE]

Dept. of HUD: rental housing assistance program funding, H3861 [3JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grantees to set up task forces on policing in local communities (H.R. 2180), E631• [30AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a veterans business enterprises program (H.R. 3997), H8165 [16NO]

——— expand Federal safety oversight authority over public transit systems (H.R. 3773), E1487• [20OC]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, H7213 [27OC]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (H.R. 1694), H8165, H8166, H8167, H8168 [16NO]

——— prohibit funding to stop, investigate, detain, or arrest people on highways based on physical appearance, H3883 [4JN]

——— prohibit use of electronic cigarettes on passenger flights (H.R. 3840), E1546• [27OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), H5599, H5654 [29JY]

——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (H.R. 4118), E1663• [19NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3854, H3861 [3JN], H3883, H3885, H3886 [4JN]

District of Columbia: change residency requirements for certain officials (H.R. 4051), E1640• [17NO]

——— clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (H.R. 1204), E285• [2MR]

——— designate and modify boundaries of National Mall area reserved for commemorative works and make recommendations for termination of authority to establish a commemorative work (H.R. 2453), E747• [19MY]

——— disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2728, H2730, H2731, H2732, H2734, H2735, H2739, H2740 [30AP]

——— disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), consideration (H. Res. 231), H2672, H2676, H2679, H2681 [30AP]

——— discourage congressional intervention in marijuana legalization initiative, H1577 [4MR]

——— eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local budget process, financial management, and the borrowing of money, H2266 [15AP]

——— eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local budget process, financial management, and the borrowing of money (H.R. 552), E118• [27JA]

——— eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (H.R. 730), E161• [4FE]

——— establish a local prosecutor’s office to prosecute all local crimes (H.R. 1045), E235• [24FE]

——— establish District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 2860), E947• [23JN]

——— make local funds available during any portion of the fiscal year at the rate of operations provided under the local budget act if no Federal law appropriating local funds is in effect (H.R. 3633), E1371• [28SE]

——— observance of Emancipation Day, H2158 [14AP], H2263–H2266 [15AP]

——— Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School class of 1955 reunion, E1412• [1OC]

——— prohibit taxation without full voting representation in Congress and call for statehood, H2216 [15AP], H4467 [17JN]

——— prohibition on use of local funding to cover abortions for low-income women, H505 [22JA]

——— provide full voting representation in Congress, call for statehood, and honor war dead, H2158 [14AP], H2263–H2266 [15AP]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7062, H7064, H7065, H7066, H7068, H7073, H7075 [21OC]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 480), H7043 [21OC]

——— restore requirement to evaluate private school vouchers using strongest possible research design and limit voucher students to no more than certain percentage of total school enrollment, H7073, H7075 [21OC]

——— statehood (H.R. 317), E60• [13JA]

——— tribute to D.C. Flag Day, E881• [11JN]

——— tribute to DC Black Pride festival, E600• [28AP]

——— tribute to Tennis Week, E1129• [27JY]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H1709 [17MR]

FAA: prohibit funding to allow overnight flights at Ronald Reagan National Airport, H3885, H3886 [4JN]

Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 1563), H2248 [15AP]

——— provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (H.R. 2741), E885• [11JN]

FEMA: establish a multi-agency Federal team to improve and reform Federal disaster assistance (H.R. 4288), E1814• [17DE]

Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, H5110 [13JY]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (H.R. 1737), H8308• [18NO]

Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC: anniversary, E534• [21AP]

Georgetown University: anniversary of Federal charter, E598• [28AP]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H778 [4FE]

Hexagon, Inc.: anniversary, E305• [4MR]

Hicks, Chuck: Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, Distinguished Service Award recipient, E534• [21AP]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H10 [6JA]

——— permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, H57 [7JA]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5903 [10SE]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), H5903 [10SE]

James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building, Chisholm, MN: designate (S. 179), H5105, H5107 [13JY]

Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 2381), E723• [15MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (H.R. 3528), E1292• [16SE]

Library of Congress: obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room (H.R. 4231), E1762• [10DE]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (H.R. 3930), E1592• [4NO]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with auditing standards (H.R. 2018), E571• [23AP]

Nuclear weapons: abolish and redirect resources to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (H.R. 1976), E559• [22AP]

OPM: provide complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (H.R. 3029), E1040• [10JY], E1047• [13JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, H8989, H8990 [3DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to instruct conferees, H8134 [5NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7414 [3NO]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H5204 [15JY]

——— index gasoline tax, H8134 [5NO]

Phelps, Anne: Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, Distinguished Service Award recipient, E534• [21AP]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, H6740 [30SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6164• [18SE]

Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week: observance, E1066• [14JY]

PYXERA Global (organization): anniversary, E1345• [24SE]

Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (H.R. 749), H1583 [4MR]

Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H1961 [25MR]

Roads and highways: authorize the National Park Service Federal lands transportation program and establish the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation Project program (H.R. 2595), E807• [1JN]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H2826, H2859, H2860, H2861, H2862, H2863 [12MY], H2889 [13MY], H5084 [10JY], H5092 [13JY], H7414 [3NO], H8134 [5NO], H8989, H8990 [3DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), H3333 [19MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2410), H3333 [19MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), H5204 [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), H5599, H5654 [29JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), H7213 [27OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3996), H8216 [16NO]

Rock Creek National Park: designate (H.R. 3619), E1363• [25SE]

Secret Service: provide for additional resources and improve protections for restricted areas (H.R. 1656), H5493 [27JY]

Smithsonian Institution: apply requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (H.R. 3387), E1177• [29JY]

——— revise composition of the Board of Regents so that members are appointed by the President from a list of nominees submitted by the leadership of the Congress (H.R. 3169), E1103• [22JY]

Taxation: extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (H.R. 1046), E238• [24FE]

Transportation: authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs, H1707, H1709 [17MR], H1961 [25MR]

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), H6740 [30SE]

TruTech Heating and Cooling, Inc.: District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award recipient, E856• [9JN]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (H.R. 2075), E596• [28AP]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 885), H1656 [16MR]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, H1656 [16MR]

Washington, DC: tribute to Savoy Elementary School, E1794• [15DE]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H3854 [3JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H6296 [28SE]

Statements

District of Columbia Law on Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Disapproval: Executive Office of the President, H2728 [30AP]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court for the District of Columbia, H6743 [30SE]

Tributes

Ashe, Warren K., E1187• [29JY]

Benson-Walker, Gwen, E22• [7JA]

Blumrosen, Alfred W., E1202• [31JY]

Bond, Julian, H6296 [28SE]

Browne, Marjorie A., E1343• [24SE]

Campbell, Melanie L., E1431• [6OC]

Harrison, Maria, E1119• [23JY]

Hyman, Thelma Fagin, E1407• [1OC]

Johnson, Walter R., Sr., E734• [18MY]

Karimah, Aisha, E1753• [9DE]

Miller, Kerwin E., E814• [2JN]

Press, Bill, E1010• [7JY]

Robinson, Amelia Boynton, H6296 [28SE]

Saporta, Vicki, E536• [21AP]

Stokes, Louis, H6296 [28SE]