MATSUI, DORIS O. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H6076 [16SE]

——— 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), H5293 [16JY]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2661), H6837 [6OC]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H5031 [9JY]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H7139 [22OC]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2795 [1MY]

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

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

——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 3558), H6706 [29SE]

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

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: designate (see H.R. 761), H3390 [19MY]

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]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 140), H6077 [16SE]

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), H3564 [21MY]

California Coastal National Monument: expand boundary (see H.R. 3565), H9206 [9DE]

——— include the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 908), H1723 [17MR]

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 136), H3879 [3JN]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 3660), H6787 [1OC]

——— require calculation of carbon score for all legislation (see H.R. 3748), H6974 [9OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 2612), H8860 [1DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (see H.R. 3243), H6076 [16SE]

Children and youth: promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 829), H4593 [23JN]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H6981 [16OC]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H641 [27JA]

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

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

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H2879 [12MY]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7028 [20OC]

Corps of Engineers: update and improve reservoir operations (see H.R. 813), H866 [9FE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H9691 [17DE]

Courts: create special motion to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) (see H.R. 2304), H5776 [29JY]

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

——— strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 1415), H3879 [3JN]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H1661 [16MR]

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), H9691 [17DE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H9012 [3DE]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H1663 [16MR]

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), H1526 [2MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1131), H2879 [12MY] (see H.R. 1434), H2310 [16AP]

——— assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 1306), H10712 [18DE]

——— authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 649), H2356 [21AP]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H5332 [21JY]

——— 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), H3643 [1JN]

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

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (see H.R. 823), H4593 [23JN]

——— prevent and reduce use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools (see H.R. 927), H2155 [13AP]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 882), H1166 [25FE]

——— 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), H5777 [29JY]

——— 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), H4652 [24JN]

——— 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), H4594 [23JN]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H6749 [30SE]

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

——— 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), H5867 [9SE]

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

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H5173 [14JY]

Dept. of Energy: enter into contracts for storage of certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, take title to such materials, and make certain expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund (see H.R. 3643), H6704 [29SE]

——— 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), H6260 [25SE]

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

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 4055), H8861 [1DE]

——— amend and reauthorize National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program (see H.R. 1725), H4137 [10JN]

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

——— authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 1877), H2307 [16AP]

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

——— develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 1275), H2356 [21AP]

——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H7333 [28OC]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1806 [19MR]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H5404 [22JY]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H5031 [9JY]

——— 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), H3214 [14MY]

——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution of cough medicines by teenagers (see H.R. 3250), H5588 [28JY]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H4862 [7JY]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2311 [16AP]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H2154 [13AP]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H4862 [7JY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H7347 [29OC]

——— 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), H3759 [2JN]

——— reauthorize residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women (see H.R. 3691), H6835 [6OC]

——— require children enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start programs be vaccinated (see H.R. 933), H1034 [12FE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H2356 [21AP]

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

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), H9012 [3DE]

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

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H8361 [18NO]

Dept. of State: 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), H3642 [1JN]

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

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1460), H9307 [11DE]

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

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

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7137 [22OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out certain major medical facility seismic safety projects for which appropriations were made (see H.R. 1543), H1848 [23MR]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1117 [24FE]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5298 [20JY]

——— 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]

——— identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans for program evaluation purposes (see H.R. 2915), H5867 [9SE]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H4003 [9JN]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H479 [21JA]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 2327), H5867 [9SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H5866 [9SE]

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), H5976 [11SE]

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), 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]

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

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H2773 [30AP]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), H1033 [12FE]

——— 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]

EPA: assess and manage risks of drought to drinking water (see H.R. 1709), H2110 [26MR]

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

——— 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), H8241 [16NO]

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

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H6707 [29SE]

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

Families and domestic relations: 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), H5293 [16JY]

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

FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (see H.R. 2669), H4594 [23JN]

——— promote certain unlicensed spectrum use and maximize the use of such spectrum for shared purposes in order to bolster innovation and economic development (see H.R. 821), H915 [10FE]

——— promulgate rules in an open proceeding relative to updating its competitive bidding rules (see H.R. 1506), H2115 [26MR]

——— provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use (see H.R. 1641), H2107 [26MR]

——— require material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity, including political ad buying information, to be made available in a format that is machine-readable (see H.R. 4179), H9011 [3DE]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 2125), H2767 [30AP]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 1078), H1163 [25FE]

——— reform program allowing for expanded access to certain experimental treatments or breakthrough drugs for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 909), H1032 [12FE]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H9080 [8DE]

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), H6139 [17SE]

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

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 3455), H6976 [9OC]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see H.R. 3051), H9329 [15DE]

——— prohibit the sale, manufacture, distribution, import, or electronic marketing or advertising of certain firearm receiver castings or blanks and assault weapon or machinegun parts kits (see H.R. 376), H405 [14JA]

——— 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]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 2916), H5089 [10JY]

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]

FTC: prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H7175 [23OC]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 478), H530 [22JA]

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

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3574 [22MY]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see H.R. 2104), H2653 [29AP]

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

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

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6308 [28SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5867 [9SE]

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2173), H3577 [26MY]

Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (see H. Con. Res. 75), H6894 [7OC]

——— identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H404 [14JA]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H6260 [25SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H5867 [9SE]

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

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 115), H1069 [13FE]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 3938), H8149 [5NO]

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), H2356 [21AP]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (see H.R. 3681), H8155 [5NO]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 835), H2318 [20AP]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H5943 [10SE]

——— anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [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), H4862 [7JY]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 2759), H6750 [30SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H3759 [2JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H8362 [18NO]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2357 [21AP]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H9376 [16DE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2356 [21AP]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H1663 [16MR]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H6976 [9OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2036 [25MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2656 [29AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H3643 [1JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4345 [12JN]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H2499 [28AP]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H3759 [2JN]

——— 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]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 1653), H5776 [29JY]

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

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H1806 [19MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3356), H7391 [2NO]

——— establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 952), H3642 [1JN]

——— improve payments for hospital outpatient department services and complex rehabilitation technology and improve program integrity (see H.R. 4273), H10712 [18DE]

Mental health: strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2994), H5029 [9JY]

——— strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 4276), H9374 [16DE]

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

Minimum wage: 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]

Moffett Air National Guard Base, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 3341), H5944 [10SE]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2661), H6837 [6OC]

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

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), H1499 [27FE]

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

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H1806 [19MR]

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

National Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 221), H2465 [23AP]

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]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H4003 [9JN]

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

NSF: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1924), H2354 [21AP]

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), H3758 [2JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 265), H1037 [12FE]

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

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

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H478 [21JA]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H408 [14JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1373 [26FE]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H4862 [7JY]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1663 [16MR]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4162), H8970 [2DE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H5172 [14JY]

——— 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), H1771 [18MR]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H2419 [22AP]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 502), H7391 [2NO] (see H. Res. 513), H7743 [4NO]

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

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1208), H1565 [3MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H4863 [7JY]

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

Sierra National Forest: designate a mountain in John Muir Wilderness as ‘‘Sky Point’’ (see H.R. 979), H1067 [13FE]

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]

——— disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 209), H6076 [16SE]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1033 [12FE]

——— 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), H5401 [22JY]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2501 [28AP]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1806 [19MR]

——— 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]

Southeast-Asian Americans: recognize economic, cultural, and political contributions on anniversary of the end of the Vietnamese Conflict and related historical events (see H. Res. 240), H2770 [30AP]

Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis ‘Lou’ J. Langlais Post Office Building, Santa Barbara, CA: designate (see H.R. 3218), H5522 [27JY]

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

——— improve ability to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social Security Trust Fund (see H.R. 1419), H1767 [18MR]

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 2442), H3759 [2JN]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H9206 [9DE]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2820), H4541 [18JN]

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

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 2429), H6307 [28SE]

——— 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), H1618 [4MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H3214 [14MY]

——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H3386 [19MY]

——— increase and improve credit for dependent care expenses and provide a credit for education of employees of child care centers (see H.R. 1492), H2212 [14AP]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 3917), H9307 [11DE]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H984 [11FE]

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

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]

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), H6138 [17SE] (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1132), H1626 [10MR]

Water: provide additional financing options for infrastructure projects in States in which a state of drought emergency has been issued (see H.R. 1710), H2110 [26MR]

——— 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), H482 [21JA]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 1340), H2035 [25MR]

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

——— encourage corporations to include women in all levels of corporate management and commit to utilizing gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management (see H. Res. 445), H6750 [30SE]

——— 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]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7254 [27OC]

——— 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 to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2170), H3310 [18MY]

——— 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

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 796), H855 [5FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 1175), H1499 [27FE]

——— promote innovation, investment, and economic growth by accelerating spectrum efficiency through a challenge prize competition (see H.R. 4190), H9079 [8DE]

Dept. of HHS: clarify circumstances under which health care providers and covered entities may disclose protected health information of patients with mental illness (see H.R. 2690), H4001 [9JN]

Drought: authorize funding for water recycling projects in areas experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought (see H.R. 2993), H5028 [9JY]

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see H.R. 196), H103 [7JA]

——— reform and modernize Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program (see H.R. 2638), H3877 [3JN]

FEMA: allow rebuilding, without elevation, of certain structures located in special flood hazard zones that are damaged by fire (see H.R. 947), H1034 [12FE]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 691), H755 [3FE]

Ships and vessels: improve cruise passenger security and safety (see H.R. 3142), H5330 [21JY]

Transportation: 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]

Constitutional authority statements

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project (H.R. 796), H857 [5FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (H.R. 1175), H1501 [27FE]

——— promote innovation, investment, and economic growth by accelerating spectrum efficiency through a challenge prize competition (H.R. 4190), H9080 [8DE]

Dept. of HHS: clarify circumstances under which health care providers and covered entities may disclose protected health information of patients with mental illness (H.R. 2690), H4002 [9JN]

Drought: authorize funding for water recycling projects in areas experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought (H.R. 2993), H5030 [9JY]

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (H.R. 196), H104 [7JA]

——— reform and modernize Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program (H.R. 2638), H3878 [3JN]

FEMA: allow rebuilding, without elevation, of certain structures located in special flood hazard zones that are damaged by fire (H.R. 947), H1037 [12FE]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (H.R. 691), H757 [3FE]

Ships and vessels: improve cruise passenger security and safety (H.R. 3142), H5331 [21JY]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (H.R. 2071), H2499 [28AP]

Motions

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), H8379 [19NO]

Remarks

Asian Pacific State Employees Association: tribute to scholarship gala, E535• [21AP]

Broadcasting: importance of local television and radio broadcasters, E302• [4MR]

California Northstate University: opening of College of Medicine, E1355• [24SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (H.R. 1076), H9092 [9DE]

Drought: authorize funding for water recycling projects in areas experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought (H.R. 2993), H5193 [15JY]

——— provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), consideration (H. Res. 362), H5193 [15JY]

France: tribute to U.S. citizens who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train, H5857 [9SE]

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), motion to recommit, H8379 [19NO]

——— prohibit financial companies convicted of misconduct that harms the financial health or stability of senior citizens from participating in any emergency lending program established by the Federal Reserve, H8379 [19NO]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6156 [18SE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 350), H4980 [9JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), consideration (H. Res. 70), H715, H716 [3FE]

House of Representatives: tribute to Las Vegas, NV, Chamber of Commerce hosting of Las Vegas Night in the Cannon Caucus Room, H5862 [9SE]

International Plasma Awareness Week: observance, E1451• [8OC]

Kahue, Jim: Asian Pacific State Employees Association Member of the Year Award recipient, E535• [21AP]

Kaiser Permanente (company): anniversary of Sacramento, CA, Medical Center, E676• [12MY]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), consideration (H. Res. 444), H6318 [29SE]

——— anniversary, H5609 [29JY]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), H8179 [16NO]

Medicare: anniversary, H5609 [29JY]

Organization of Chinese Americans: anniversary of Asian Pacific America Advocates, Sacramento, CA, chapter, E704• [14MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 596), consideration (H. Res. 70), H715, H716 [3FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H6318 [29SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6156 [18SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), consideration (H. Res. 421), H6103 [17SE]

——— women’s health care services funding, H6156 [18SE]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Fox & Goose Public House (business), E953• [23JN]

——— anniversary of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, E1079• [16JY]

——— tribute to C.K. McClatchy High School girls’ basketball team, E803• [1JN]

——— tribute to Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce honorees, E155• [3FE]

——— tribute to Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento opening of Anderson Lucchetti Women’s and Children’s Center, E800• [1JN]

Sacramento Japanese American Citizens League: tribute to scholarship recipients, E948• [23JN]

Women: expand Medicare and Social Security relative to women’s retirement security, H2972 [14MY]

Woo, Darrel H.: Asian Pacific State Employees Association President Award recipient, E535• [21AP]

Tributes

Edwards, Don, H7086• [21OC]

Hammer, Thomas J., Jr., E26• [7JA]

Karlton, Lawrence K., E1227• [8SE]

Lovelace, Parnell M., Jr., E112• [26JA]

McGowan, Mike, E83• [20JA]

Pennisi, Patricia, E1221• [8SE]

Perry, Elizabeth M., E727• [15MY]

Roberts, Edith Norle McMillan, E1225• [8SE]