GRAYSON, ALAN (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3196 [14MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4064, H4124, H4125, H4160, H4161 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1286 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4754, H4775 [25JN], H4824 [7JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2616, H2657 [29AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3868, H3870, H3876, H3880 [3JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2657 [29AP], H2756 [30AP]

EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1029), H1686 [17MR]

FRS: establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (H.R. 3189), H8339 [18NO]

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8960 [2DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3741, H3744, H3747, H3761, H3762 [2JN]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3455 [20MY]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H2949 [13MY]

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), H583 [26JA]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2849), H7028 [20OC]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H7027 [20OC]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H5943 [10SE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H5943 [10SE]

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

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

Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1303), H8646 [30NO]

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), H9329 [15DE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3564 [21MY]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H7391 [2NO]

——— impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H5943 [10SE]

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]

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]

Colleges and universities: 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), H1636 [13MR]

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (see H.R. 1733), H2794 [1MY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 23), H9013 [3DE]

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

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

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H5867 [9SE]

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see H.R. 706), H8646 [30NO]

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

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see H.R. 1133), H6076 [16SE]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H1610 [4MR]

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

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H157 [8JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2715), H7175 [23OC]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H7027 [20OC]

——— 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), H7391 [2NO]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H7175 [23OC]

——— 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), H3879 [3JN]

Dept. of Defense: consolidate executive authority on use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) (see H.R. 2569), H3573 [22MY]

——— develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 802), H1526 [2MR]

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

——— 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), H1807 [19MR]

——— amend Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund (see H.R. 1751), H7189 [26OC]

——— authorize a parent to opt their child out of certain required educational assessments (see H.R. 2382), H7333 [28OC]

——— clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H7189 [26OC]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H8971 [2DE]

——— complete a data analysis study on the impacts of all income- or employment-based outcome measures of quality in higher education before issuing or implementing regulations utilizing such metrics (see H.R. 2815), H4957 [8JY]

——— 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), H7333 [28OC]

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H3391 [19MY]

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

——— require additional reporting on crime and harm that occurs during student participation in programs of study abroad (see H.R. 3551), H9080 [8DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H8361 [18NO]

——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1293), H1611 [4MR]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H6976 [9OC]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H9692 [17DE]

——— 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), H2500 [28AP]

——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 542), H1618 [4MR]

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

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H2420 [22AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1072 [13FE]

——— prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from contracting with private detention companies that require a minimum number of immigration detention beds (see H.R. 2808), H8646 [30NO]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2197), H10712 [18DE]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H2155 [13AP]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H5850 [8SE]

——— 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]

——— expedite review of aliens applying for U.S. admission to participate in a graduate medical education or training program and provide relevant Foreign Service officers with training regarding such aliens (see H.R. 1921), H2800 [5MY]

——— provide relevant Foreign Service officers with training related to medical graduates in the countries in which such officers are serving (see H.R. 1920), H5788 [4AU]

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

——— develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 3121), H5329 [21JY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for surface transportation research, development, and deployment (see H.R. 3458), H5865 [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H8241 [16NO]

——— 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), H1072 [13FE]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 1899), H3643 [1JN]

Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 3535), H6136 [17SE]

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

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

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H6976 [9OC]

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

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

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

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

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 988), H1068 [13FE]

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

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), H5788 [4AU]

——— 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), H5850 [8SE]

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

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

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1284), H7027 [20OC]

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H5333 [21JY]

——— express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H2213 [14AP]

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

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

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

FCC: require mobile service providers and smartphone manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from smartphones and render such devices inoperable (see H.R. 2024), H2464 [23AP]

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

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

Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act: modify (see H.R. 2717), H6789 [1OC]

Financial institutions: address the concept of ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ through improved regulation and breaking up large banks in order to prevent future Government bailouts (see H.R. 2600), H3641 [1JN]

——— exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 1422), H6076 [16SE]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H6076 [16SE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H858 [5FE]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H6975 [9OC]

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

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

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

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 Intelligence Surveillance Act: repeal certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see H.R. 1466), H1801 [19MR]

Foreign policy: require a strategy to counter, and prohibit use of ground forces against, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and repeal previous authorizations for use of military force (see H.J. Res. 30), H917 [10FE]

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

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see H. Res. 524), H8282 [17NO]

Freedom of the press: support in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists (see H. Res. 536), H9206 [9DE]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H6789 [1OC]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H36 [6JA]

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

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

House Rules: amend to protect House employees from employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity (see H. Res. 428), H6795 [5OC]

——— 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]

Human rights: impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H2155 [13AP]

——— submit reports on definitions of placement and recruitment fees for purposes of enabling compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (see H.R. 400), H641 [27JA]

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

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2095), H8860 [1DE]

——— clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 4135), H8645 [30NO]

——— establish processes for certain aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been or may be persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 1568), H2799 [5MY]

——— 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]

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

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

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]

Israel: condemn resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations (see H. Res. 318), H5867 [9SE]

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 Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 40), H5525 [27JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H6180 [18SE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 1933), H2501 [28AP]

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

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

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H6076 [16SE]

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

——— authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H8282 [17NO]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H6076 [16SE]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7091 [21OC]

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

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

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

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H3758 [2JN]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H6981 [16OC]

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

Middle East: support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 293), H4864 [7JY]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 3164), H8646 [30NO]

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

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

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]

——— express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2654 [29AP]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2033), H2773 [30AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H2773 [30AP]

NLRB: 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), H7333 [28OC]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2553), H6180 [18SE]

NRC: develop plans for dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 3587), H7391 [2NO]

NSF: provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (see H.R. 3293), H5763 [29JY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: make technical changes to provisions authorizing prize competitions under the Technology Innovation Act (see H.R. 1162), H2212 [14AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3742), H7391 [2NO]

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

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H7626 [3NO]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1552), H7743 [4NO]

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

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1085 [20FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H1117 [24FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1117 [24FE]

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

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H2959 [13MY]

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

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see H.R. 2977), H4955 [8JY]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H7027 [20OC]

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

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. 513), H7743 [4NO]

Real estate: prohibit certain financial benefits for referrals of business to title insurance companies and improve judicial relief for certain violations (see H.R. 1799), H7390 [2NO]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H7626 [3NO]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H2155 [13AP]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 3588), H8242 [16NO]

——— provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3351), H5765 [29JY]

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

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 209), H2154 [13AP]

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

——— 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), H1723 [17MR]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1663 [16MR]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H916 [10FE]

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

SSA: 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), H2156 [13AP]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3215 [14MY]

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

——— deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for the discharge of oil or other hazardous substances into navigable waters (see H.R. 3760), H7347 [29OC]

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

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

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and provide equitable treatment relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4213), H9692 [17DE]

——— 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), H7189 [26OC]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education to improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 1898), H2353 [21AP]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 14), H482 [21JA]

Tibet: call for substantive dialogue, without preconditions, in order to address Tibetan grievances and secure a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people (see H. Res. 337), H4650 [24JN]

——— promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 1112), H3254 [15MY]

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

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1282), H7027 [20OC]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 2767), H4381 [15JN]

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

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

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: repeal (see H.R. 1466), H1801 [19MR]

Venezuela: adjust immigration status of certain Venezuelan nationals who are in the U.S. (see H.R. 3744), H6973 [9OC]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 25), H8243 [16NO]

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

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2694), H4432 [16JN]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H2212 [14AP]

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]

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

World War II: commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember Holocaust victims, and support educational efforts on the Holocaust and prevention of future genocide (see H. Res. 49), H664 [28JA]

——— 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

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 1776), H2209 [14AP]

Armed Forces: extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see H.R. 189), H103 [7JA]

——— make mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections permanent (see H.R. 190), H103 [7JA]

Children and youth: improve transfer of earned school credits for foster youth (see H.R. 562), H638 [27JA]

Crime: make persons who conspire to commit, commit, or benefit from an act of human trafficking ineligible for admission to the U.S. (see H.R. 345), H403 [14JA]

Dept. of Education: assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 561), H638 [27JA]

Dept. of Energy: authorize Energy Frontier Research Centers (see H.R. 1872), H2307 [16AP]

——— authorize Energy Innovation Hubs (see H.R. 1870), H2307 [16AP]

——— authorize nuclear physics program (see H.R. 1871), H2307 [16AP]

——— support fusion energy innovation (see H.R. 3440), H5787 [4AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1170), H1499 [27FE]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4012), H8239 [16NO]

Labor unions: ensure receipt of all health insurance benefits to which a member of a union is entitled (see H.R. 2349), H3251 [15MY]

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

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246), H1609 [4MR]

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), H6980 [16OC]

Taxation: expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see H.R. 2157), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 2165), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 2162), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 2163), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend tax credit for combined heat and power system property (see H.R. 3895, 3902), H7623 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 3896, 3903), H7623 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for qualified microturbine property (see H.R. 3897, 3904), H7623 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for qualified small wind energy property (see H.R. 3898, 3905), H7623 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property (see H.R. 3899, 3906), H7623 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for solar energy property (see H.R. 3900, 3907), H7623 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for thermal energy property (see H.R. 3901, 3908), H7623 [3NO]

——— extend the 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant buildings and improvements, and qualified retail improvements (see H.R. 2164), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend the credit for energy-efficient existing homes (see H.R. 2158), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend the credit for energy-efficient new homes (see H.R. 2159), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2160), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 2161), H2768 [30AP]

——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2166), H2768 [30AP]

Technology: enable high-performance computation, supportive research, and nuclear energy innovation (see H.R. 4066), H8360 [18NO]

Turkey: urge respect for human rights and freedom of expression, including online or in social media, and reaffirm U.S. relationship (see H. Res. 279), H3506 [20MY]

Women: provide transportation of dependent patients relative to obstetrical anesthesia services (see H.R. 3966), H8151 [5NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (H.R. 1776), H2211 [14AP]

Armed Forces: extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (H.R. 189), H104 [7JA]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (H.R. 560), H640 [27JA]

——— make mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections permanent (H.R. 190), H104 [7JA]

Children and youth: improve transfer of earned school credits for foster youth (H.R. 562), H640 [27JA]

Crime: make persons who conspire to commit, commit, or benefit from an act of human trafficking ineligible for admission to the U.S. (H.R. 345), H406 [14JA]

Dept. of Education: assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (H.R. 561), H640 [27JA]

Dept. of Energy: authorize Energy Frontier Research Centers (H.R. 1872), H2309 [16AP]

——— authorize Energy Innovation Hubs (H.R. 1870), H2309 [16AP]

——— authorize nuclear physics program (H.R. 1871), H2309 [16AP]

——— support fusion energy innovation (H.R. 3440), H5788 [4AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (H.R. 1170), H1500 [27FE]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (H.R. 4012), H8241 [16NO]

Labor unions: ensure receipt of all health insurance benefits to which a member of a union is entitled (H.R. 2349), H3252 [15MY]

Medicare: expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (H.R. 3308), H5771 [29JY]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 1235), H1614 [4MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 1236), H1614 [4MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 1237), H1614 [4MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 1238), H1614 [4MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 1239), H1614 [4MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 1240), H1614 [4MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 1241), H1614 [4MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 1242), H1614 [4MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 1243), H1614 [4MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 1244), H1614 [4MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 1245), H1614 [4MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 1246), H1614 [4MR]

Senior citizens: increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (H.R. 3761), H6981 [16OC]

Taxation: expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (H.R. 2157), H2771 [30AP]

——— extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (H.R. 2165), H2771 [30AP]

——— extend deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (H.R. 2162), H2771 [30AP]

——— extend deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 2163), H2771 [30AP]

——— extend tax credit for combined heat and power system property (H.R. 3895), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for combined heat and power system property (H.R. 3902), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for qualified fuel cell property (H.R. 3896), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for qualified fuel cell property (H.R. 3903), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for qualified microturbine property (H.R. 3897), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for qualified microturbine property (H.R. 3904), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for qualified small wind energy property (H.R. 3898), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for qualified small wind energy property (H.R. 3905), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property (H.R. 3899), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property (H.R. 3906), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for solar energy property (H.R. 3900), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for solar energy property (H.R. 3907), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for thermal energy property (H.R. 3901), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend tax credit for thermal energy property (H.R. 3908), H7625 [3NO]

——— extend the 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant buildings and improvements, and qualified retail improvements (H.R. 2164), H2771 [30AP]

——— extend the credit for energy-efficient existing homes (H.R. 2158), H2771 [30AP]

——— extend the credit for energy-efficient new homes (H.R. 2159), H2771 [30AP]

——— extend the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services (H.R. 2160), H2771 [30AP]

——— extend the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 2161), H2771 [30AP]

——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (H.R. 2166), H2771 [30AP]

Technology: enable high-performance computation, supportive research, and nuclear energy innovation (H.R. 4066), H8361 [18NO]

Women: provide transportation of dependent patients relative to obstetrical anesthesia services (H.R. 3966), H8153 [5NO]

Remarks

Animals: prohibit use of Armed Forces for combat activities relative to global anti-poaching and wildlife trafficking efforts, H7371• [2NO]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (H.R. 2494), H7371• [2NO]

Armed Forces: expedite award of Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers, H1577 [4MR], E306• [4MR]

——— tribute to 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers, E363• [18MR]

Dept. of Defense: Defense Health Program prostate cancer research funding, H4064, H4065 [10JN]

——— Gulf War Illness Research Program funding through reductions in operations and maintenance account funding, H4064 [10JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4064, H4065, H4125 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for intelligence community to subvert or interfere with the integrity of any cryptographic standard that is proposed, developed, or adopted by NIST, H4125 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance, H1286 [26FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1286 [26FE]

Dept. of Energy: authorize Energy Innovation Hubs, H3456 [20MY]

——— establish minimum privacy standards for smart meters and their use in the smart grid, H8961 [2DE]

Dept. of HUD: housing for the elderly funding, H3868 [3JN]

——— Limited English Proficiency Initiative funding, H3870 [3JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to compel a journalist or reporter to testify about information or sources regarded as confidential, H3747, H3748 [2JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4754 [25JN], H4824 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H4824 [7JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2616 [29AP]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H2616 [29AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3868, H3870, H3876 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for bonus award to contractors for work on projects that are behind schedule or over budget, H3876 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H3876 [3JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2756 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding for related agencies for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H2756 [30AP]

EPA: National Estuary Program funding, H4754 [25JN]

——— prohibit Science Advisory Board member from participating in any advisory action for which there is evidence that the action may involve a specific party in which the member has an interest, H1686 [17MR]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1029), H1686 [17MR]

Florida: tribute to LGBT marriage equality, E35• [8JA]

——— tribute to 9th Congressional District service academy nominees, E896• [15JN]

FRS: establish additional Federal Reserve districts in northern California, southern California, and Florida, H8340 [18NO]

——— establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (H.R. 3189), H8339, H8340 [18NO]

——— require an annual audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks, H8339 [18NO]

Medicaid: anniversary, H5599 [29JY]

Medicare: anniversary, H5599 [29JY]

National Dress in Blue Day: observance, E292• [3MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to negotiate or enter into a trade agreement whose negotiating texts are confidential, H3744, H3745 [2JN]

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8961 [2DE]

Puerto Rico: anniversary of Congregación Mita Church, E1522• [23OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3742, H3744, H3745, H3747, H3748 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H3742 [2JN]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3456 [20MY]

University of Central Florida: tribute to Collegiate Cyber Defense Club, E1563• [29OC]

Votes: position on missed, H4580• [23JN], E925• [18JN]

Tributes

Barnes, William S., E907• [16JN]

Colbourn, Trevor, E91• [21JA]

Donnelly, Joan M., E916• [17JN]

Fransetta, Tony, E729• [18MY]

Harris, John K., E601• [28AP]

Namey, Richard E., E163• [4FE]

Rodriguez, David Sanes, E554• [22AP]