TAKAI, MARK (a Representative from Hawaii)

Amendments

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 2289), H3951 [9JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3157 [14MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4065, H4161 [10JN]

Appointments

Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H7391 [2NO]

——— 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]

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), H5525 [27JY]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2880 [12MY]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2067), H5943 [10SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 283), H3561 [21MY]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 140), H4775 [25JN]

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

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

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

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

Climate: protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 1971), H2795 [1MY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H3391 [19MY]

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

Commission on Native Children: establish (see H.R. 2751), H4343 [12JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H8860 [1DE]

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation: modify accreditation standards to prevent the standards from negatively impacting Alaska Native and American Indian teacher candidates (see H. Res. 405), H5770 [29JY]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H6837 [6OC]

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), H2420 [22AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H4493 [17JN]

——— issue guidelines relating to civil fines imposed for violations of the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 3136), H5783 [31JY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 1175), H5866 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 802), H1662 [16MR]

——— establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List (see H.R. 315), H664 [28JA]

——— 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]

——— require military and civilian personnel mandated to report suspected instances of child abuse to also report such abuse directly to State child protective service agencies (see H.R. 3894), H7623 [3NO]

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

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H3759 [2JN]

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see H.R. 1956), H4432 [16JN]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see H.R. 1957), H4432 [16JN]

——— provide access to free pre-kindergarten by providing funding to States from an Early Education Trust Fund (see H.R. 3542), H8242 [16NO]

——— 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 State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H1164 [25FE]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1318), H1613 [4MR]

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

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 717), H919 [10FE]

Dept. of Energy: provide loans and grants for solar installations in low-income and underserved areas (see H.R. 3041), H6976 [9OC]

——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program (see H.R. 3420), H6976 [9OC]

——— study impact of solar net energy metering (see H.R. 3852), H9013 [3DE]

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

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H5981 [15SE]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H5332 [21JY]

——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 542), H1723 [17MR]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2794 [1MY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H2271 [15AP]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H4432 [16JN]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H4493 [17JN]

——— 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), H2959 [13MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H4957 [8JY]

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

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1166 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire land in Martinez, CA, for inclusion in John Muir National Historic Site (see H.R. 1289), H2156 [13AP]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (see H.R. 2531), H3560 [21MY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H5031 [9JY]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H1661 [16MR]

——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H2271 [15AP]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 732), H858 [5FE]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 2460), H8242 [16NO]

——— provide veterans affected by school closures certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see H.R. 3991), H8152 [5NO]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H2116 [26MR]

——— treat time spent by Armed Forces Reserve members receiving Dept. of Defense medical care as active duty for purposes of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1141), H7027 [20OC]

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]

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

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2308 [16AP]

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

——— 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), H5592 [28JY]

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

Drought: provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (see H.R. 2983), H4955 [8JY]

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

Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see H.R. 1042), H1771 [18MR]

——— strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education (see H.R. 2794), H4431 [16JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H4493 [17JN]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), H1626 [10MR]

EPA: establish programs to encourage water efficiency (see H.R. 3720), H7391 [2NO]

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

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

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

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H3565 [21MY]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H9307 [11DE]

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

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 313), H1071 [13FE]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 471), H7091 [21OC]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2076), H5332 [21JY]

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

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H6937 [8OC]

——— 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), H9307 [11DE]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2380), H9307 [11DE]

——— extend period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System before being allowed to transfer a firearm (see H.R. 3375), H9376 [16DE]

——— 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), H4493 [17JN]

——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (see H.R. 3926), H9272 [10DE]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 2916), H9307 [11DE]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 774), H2959 [13MY]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H5591 [28JY]

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]

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

——— nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H4862 [7JY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3879 [3JN]

——— provide for an Institute of Medicine study on health disparities and direct the Dept. of HHS to develop guidelines on reducing health disparities (see H.R. 3285), H5762 [29JY]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2192), H3917 [4JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H6189 [22SE]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of a bill implementing a trade agreement unless the final text of the agreement has been made available to the public for a certain period (see H. Res. 301), H3915 [4JN]

Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see H.R. 2220), H5298 [20JY]

Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 4135), H9692 [17DE]

——— 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]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H4383 [15JN]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2744), H5332 [21JY]

Iran: immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H3254 [15MY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5981 [15SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2268 [15AP]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H8241 [16NO]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H2035 [25MR]

——— restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see H.R. 2249), H2876 [12MY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H4543 [18JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2156 [13AP]

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

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2035 [25MR]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H5332 [21JY]

——— 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), H4383 [15JN]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H3643 [1JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H9080 [8DE]

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

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 2083), H5867 [9SE]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H6076 [16SE]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 2102), H2653 [29AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H6138 [17SE]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2023), H9329 [15DE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 963), H1066 [13FE]

Minnesota: withdraw Federal land located within the Rainy River Drainage Basin from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 2072), H3391 [19MY]

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

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 989), H1806 [19MR]

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

National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 511), H7624 [3NO]

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

National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 552), H9272 [10DE]

National Park Service: observe centennial through increased funding (see H.R. 3556), H7391 [2NO]

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

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 360), H404 [14JA]

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

Native Hawaiian Education Act: strengthen (see H.R. 895), H981 [11FE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H4137 [10JN]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 3690), H7139 [22OC]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2553), H8362 [18NO]

——— establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 1961), H7390 [2NO]

——— provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities (see H.R. 1277), H7743 [4NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H4863 [7JY]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H1568 [3MR]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1166 [25FE]

——— improve fuel efficiency by replacing motor vehicle fleet with modern, efficient vehicles (see H.R. 1963), H2416 [22AP]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1373 [26FE]

Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 275), H5591 [28JY]

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), H7390 [2NO]

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), H5332 [21JY]

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

Railroads: issue commemorative postage stamp in honor of Chinese railroad workers from 1865 to 1869 (see H. Res. 94), H1117 [24FE]

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

SBA: establish Scale-Up Manufacturing Investment Company (SUMIC) Program (see H.R. 3468), H5865 [9SE]

——— expand participation in the Microloan Program (see H.R. 2670), H4004 [9JN]

——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 2266), H2876 [12MY]

——— increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H5330 [21JY]

Science: improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see H.R. 3466), H7391 [2NO]

Senior citizens: increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H7175 [23OC]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see H.R. 980), H3391 [19MY]

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

Social Security: merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5777 [29JY]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1391), H5118 [13JY]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H8281 [17NO]

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

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 1404), H2212 [14AP]

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

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H1368 [26FE]

——— establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 4039), H8279 [17NO]

——— establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans who have served overseas (see H.R. 3950), H8150 [5NO]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H6706 [29SE]

——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H5943 [10SE]

——— 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), H7391 [2NO]

——— 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), H7347 [29OC]

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2514), H3559 [21MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H5981 [15SE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 4088), H8972 [2DE]

——— provide for tax preferred savings accounts for dependent youth (see H.R. 1377), H8361 [18NO]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H4862 [7JY]

——— prohibit the sale or distribution to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 3656), H6749 [30SE]

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

Transportation Security Administration: exempt certain flights in Hawaii and Alaska from increased aviation security service fees (see H.R. 1074), H1163 [25FE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2156 [13AP]

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

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H2959 [13MY] (see H.R. 2867), H4863 [7JY]

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

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H4241 [11JN]

——— recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans (see H. Res. 118), H1070 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Compact of Free Association: provide for adequate impact aid to affected States and territories (see H.R. 854), H917 [10FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see H.R. 3870), H7389 [2NO]

Hawaii: recognize Hui Panala’au colonists who occupied remote Pacific islands on behalf of the U.S. prior to, and immediately after, World War II and extend condolences to families of those who lost their lives there (see H. Res. 169), H1900 [24MR]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 483), H530 [22JA]

National Learn To Swim Month: designate (see H. Res. 206), H2269 [15AP]

SBA: streamline and clarify small business contracting opportunities (see H.R. 2950), H4861 [7JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Compact of Free Association: provide for adequate impact aid to affected States and territories (H.R. 854), H918 [10FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (H.R. 3870), H7390 [2NO]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (H.R. 483), H533 [22JA]

SBA: streamline and clarify small business contracting opportunities (H.R. 2950), H4861 [7JY]

Motions

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 1030), H1746 [18MR]

Remarks

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H1573 [4MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5986 [16SE]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 2289), H3951 [9JN]

——— require a report of any plans of action and milestones to address any known information security vulnerabilities, H3951 [9JN]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, H6264 [28SE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3162 [14MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4065 [10JN]

——— provide training for servicemembers to meet requirements for merchant marine licenses and professional certifications, H3162 [14MY]

——— school districts that hold a military installation funding, H4065 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H925 [11FE], H1090 [24FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1090 [24FE], H1503 [2MR]

EPA: prevent use of science promoted by polluting companies when developing regulations or assessments, H1746 [18MR]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 1030), motion to recommit, H1746 [18MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H5986 [16SE], H6168 [18SE]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H7319 [28OC]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas, H539 [26JA]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H925 [11FE], H1090 [24FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize, H6939 [9OC]

National Learn To Swim Month: designate (H. Res. 206), H2322 [21AP]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 360), H1821 [23MR]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, H6168 [18SE]

SBA: increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), Senate amendment, H5510 [27JY]

——— increase funding available for certain general business loans, H5510 [27JY]

Votes: position on missed, H8135• [5NO], H8400• [19NO], H9000• [3DE], E818• [2JN], E1543• [27OC], E1553• [28OC], E1580• [3NO], E1590• [4NO], E1614• [5NO], E1639• [17NO], E1646• [18NO], E1655• [19NO], E1685• [1DE], E1696• [2DE], E1705• [3DE]

World War II: tribute to ‘‘Allegiance’’ (musical) about internment of Japanese Americans, H903 [10FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3640 [1JN], H7251 [27OC], H7621 [3NO]

Resignations

Committee on Natural Resources (House), H2381 [22AP]

Tributes

Akaka, Daniel K., E1449• [8OC]

Forkenbrock, John, H1577 [4MR]

Ito, Susumu, H6798 [6OC]

Kuroki, Ben, H6798 [6OC]

Shigeeda, Toyoei and Michiko, H4549 [23JN]

Williams, Daniel L., E1563• [29OC]