JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H167 [9JA]

Amendments

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H7593 [3NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3682 [2JN]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3446, H3459 [20MY]

Appointments

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

——— H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5086 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 608), H814 [4FE]

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

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

——— support conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in conservation of such populations (see H.R. 2697), H5788 [4AU]

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5593 [28JY]

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: observe anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable (see H. Res. 310), H4343 [12JN]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3758 [2JN]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H7743 [4NO]

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

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

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

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), H535 [22JA]

——— 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]

Climate: protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 1971), H8414 [19NO]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 145), H7139 [22OC]

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

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

——— reform sentencing laws (see H.R. 3713), H7175 [23OC]

Crime: denounce attacks on healthcare centers for women, providers of healthcare for women, and patients and affirm right of women to access reproductive services without fear of violence or intimidation (see H. Res. 558), H9079 [8DE]

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

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 403), H705 [2FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2715), H5867 [9SE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H5866 [9SE]

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

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), H5031 [9JY]

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

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see H.R. 1956), H2656 [29AP]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see H.R. 1957), H2656 [29AP]

——— provide certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see H.R. 1959), H2656 [29AP]

——— provide enhanced academic and career training in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 922), H1033 [12FE]

——— provide guidance on how dependent students with noncitizen parents without Social Security numbers may obtain Federal student assistance for college (see H.R. 1833), H2305 [16AP]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H9013 [3DE]

——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 4223), H9270 [10DE]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H5783 [31JY]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 1958), H2656 [29AP]

Dept. of Energy: enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (see H.R. 4084), H8410 [19NO]

——— 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), H1084 [20FE]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (see H.R. 1158), H1498 [27FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H5469 [23JY]

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

——— 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), H9080 [8DE]

——— 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), H6076 [16SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H2212 [14AP]

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

Dept. of HUD: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 1908), H2467 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: enhance community-law enforcement relations through improved accreditation, development programs, due process, and data collection, combatting misconduct, and providing medallions for fallen officers (see H.R. 2875), H4775 [25JN]

——— establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (see H.R. 4253), H9327 [15DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H5031 [9JY]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H7390 [2NO]

Dept. of State: 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]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 3997), H8282 [17NO]

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

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7391 [2NO]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H6836 [6OC]

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

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H4651 [24JN]

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

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

Dominica: increase relief and assistance (see H. Res. 453), H6790 [1OC]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H9206 [9DE]

Employment: promote public and private partnerships to increase training programs, tax incentives, and industry and State apprenticeships (see H. Res. 286), H4544 [18JN]

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

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

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

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

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H7333 [28OC]

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

——— repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (see H.R. 785), H1072 [13FE]

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

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H431 [20JA]

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

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 3411), H9692 [17DE]

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

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

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (see H.R. 891), H2155 [13AP]

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

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), H4773 [25JN]

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

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7346 [29OC]

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

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 839), H916 [10FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H6977 [13OC]

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 3069), H5333 [21JY]

——— 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), H7139 [22OC]

——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H4770 [25JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H8860 [1DE]

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

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), H4958 [8JY]

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

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

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 56), H705 [2FE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H7028 [20OC]

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

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

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H5031 [9JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H9307 [11DE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H4774 [25JN]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H4774 [25JN]

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

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H3912 [4JN]

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

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

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

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 810), H865 [9FE]

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

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

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

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 23), H36 [6JA]

Nepal: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2033), H2656 [29AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H7175 [23OC]

Nigeria: eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (see H. Res. 147), H4345 [12JN]

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

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (see H.R. 34), H37 [6JA]

——— improve weather research (see H.R. 1561), H1898 [24MR]

NSF: include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (see H.R. 3033), H6937 [8OC]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 1156), H1498 [27FE]

——— make technical changes to provisions authorizing prize competitions under the Technology Innovation Act (see H.R. 1162), H1498 [27FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H5332 [21JY]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H2794 [1MY]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 702), H6779 [1OC]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (see H.R. 2559), H3561 [21MY]

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

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

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H3879 [3JN]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H6706 [29SE]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H1074 [17FE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H4651 [24JN]

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

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 109), H1502 [27FE]

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

Research: establish a working group to review regulations and make recommendations to improve efficiency of Federal research and development (see H.R. 1119), H1369 [26FE]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to identification of high priority corridors on the National Highway System (see H.R. 301), H357 [13JA]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H3386 [19MY]

SBA: increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H5405 [22JY]

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

Science: ensure public access to published materials concerning scientific research and development activities funded by Federal science agencies (see H.R. 1426), H1768 [18MR]

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]

Social Security: 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]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 4201), H9205 [9DE]

——— 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), H4774 [25JN]

Sports: provide additional safety standards for professional boxing (see H.R. 2351), H3251 [15MY]

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

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3917 [4JN]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H7254 [27OC]

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

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H532 [22JA]

Texas Southern University: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H7174 [23OC]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H4493 [17JN]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 77), H6976 [9OC]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4493 [17JN]

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

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

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 411), H668 [30JA]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H6076 [16SE]

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

——— remove a financial assistance limitation for certain water projects (see H.R. 3756), H7333 [28OC]

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

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

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Balance Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 418), H5975 [11SE]

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

Discrimination: honor victims of hate crimes of Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment in the aftermath of 9/11, where individuals were targeted by violence and hatred because they were Muslim or perceived to be Muslim (see H. Res. 413), H5866 [9SE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 257), H2877 [12MY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 467), H530 [22JA]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H405 [14JA]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 324), H4491 [17JN]

Research: provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 591), H660 [28JA]

Space policy: advance U.S. leadership in planetary science and space exploration through education and outreach (see H.R. 3182), H5465 [23JY]

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]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for surface transportation research, development, and deployment (H.R. 3458), H5866 [9SE]

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 (H.R. 467), H532 [22JA]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (H.R. 379), H407 [14JA]

Research: provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 591), H663 [28JA]

Space policy: advance U.S. leadership in planetary science and space exploration through education and outreach (H.R. 3182), H5467 [23JY]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1898), H2355 [21AP]

Letters

Regulatory Integrity Protection Act: by, H2834 [12MY]

Secret Science Reform Act: David Morganstein, American Statistical Association, H1736 [18MR]

——— several science, engineering, and academic organizations, H1735 [18MR]

Secret Science Reform Act and EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act: several health organizations, H1735 [18MR]

Lists

Organizations opposed to H.R. 1806, provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness, H3420 [20MY]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), E712• [14MY]

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H691 [2FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: observe anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable (H. Res. 310), H4908 [8JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H2017• [25MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1698• [2DE]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H2206• [14AP]

Colleges and universities: address racism against African Americans on college campuses, H8232• [16NO]

Congressional Ethiopian American Caucus: support goals and ideals, H5395• [22JY]

Corps of Engineers: accept the Trinity River Authority payment, including interest owed, for water supply storage space in Joe Pool Lake, TX, H2751, H2752 [30AP]

Courts: reform sentencing laws (H.R. 3713), H7384• [2NO]

Cuba: lift trade embargo, H97 [7JA]

——— U.S. policy, H97 [7JA]

Dallas, TX: Parkland Health and Hospital System inclusion in Leapfrog Group (organization) Top Hospitals list, E1711• [3DE]

——— tribute to Dallas Coalition for Hunger Solutions for hosting Dallas Hunger Summit, E1348• [24SE]

——— tribute to Medical City Children’s Hospital Kids Teaching Kids program, E1597• [4NO]

Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.: tribute, E1436• [6OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H58 [7JA]

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), H4870 [8JY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H3458 [20MY]

——— eliminate additional reporting requirements and restrictions on sound scientific processes to independently verify scientific results, H3455 [20MY]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program, E739• [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: strike authority to redistribute unallocated Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) funds, H7593 [3NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), E851• [8JN]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2741• [30AP]

Domestic policy: address systemic inequalities for African Americans, H8232• [16NO]

Down Syndrome Awareness Month: observance, E1565• [29OC]

Economy: acknowledge existence of, racial and ethnic components of, and public policy choices caused a wealth gap, and that addressing the wealth gap must be done through legislative changes, H3640• [1JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2751, H2752 [30AP]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 1030), H1734, H1736 [18MR]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1029), H1683 [17MR]

Ethiopia: U.S. policy, H5395• [22JY]

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (H.R. 2068), H2492 [28AP]

Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, H5114• [13JY]

FRS: call on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect veterans from predatory payday loans, H7637 [4NO]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H5016• [9JY]

Hill, Lyda: Southern Methodist University Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award recipient, E471• [13AP]

Immigration: require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8394• [19NO]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5935• [10SE]

J. Waties Waring Judicial Center, Charleston, SC: designate (H.R. 2131), H4351 [15JN]

Lancaster, TX: tribute to Lancaster High School boys’ basketball team, E359• [18MR]

Law enforcement: assessment of criminal justice system relative to disparate treatment of African Americans and incarceration levels, H1517• [2MR]

Law enforcement officers: reform police practices in urban areas, H3301• [18MY]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, H1517• [2MR]

Minorities: improve economic condition of minorities, H3640• [1JN]

——— improve health of minority individuals, H2137• [13AP]

NAACP: anniversary, E217• [13FE]

NASA: authorize programs (H.R. 810), H889 [10FE]

National Anthropology Day: designate, E236• [24FE]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, E1436• [6OC]

National Minority Health Month: observance, H2137• [13AP]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, E1720• [7DE]

National Police Week: observance, E714• [14MY]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 23), H87• [7JA]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 23), Senate amendment, H5990• [16SE]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1839• [23MR]

NIST: forensics standards funding, H3682, H3683 [2JN]

——— funding, H3671 [2JN]

——— Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H3453, H3454 [20MY]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), H92• [7JA]

——— funding, H3671 [2JN]

——— improve weather research (H.R. 1561), H3372• [19MY]

NSF: establish science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) grant program for Hispanic-serving institutions, H3451 [20MY]

——— establish standard for award of grants that requires an explanation of scientific merit and national interest, H3446 [20MY]

——— expand Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program mission to include investment in and support for women entrepreneurs, H3450 [20MY]

——— funding, H3671 [2JN]

——— include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (H.R. 3033), H7186• [26OC]

——— Office of International and Integrative Activities Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) funding, H3446 [20MY]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), H1099 [24FE]

Older Americans Act: anniversary, E1066• [14JY]

OMB: reform process for extending Federal permit applications and ensure applications are reviewed in a timely manner, H7731 [4NO]

Parks, Rosa: anniversary of refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL, E1685• [1DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, H8999• [3DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7593 [3NO], H7731 [4NO]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6948 [9OC]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (H.R. 2559), H4352 [15JN]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H9192• [9DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H2969 [14MY], H4352 [15JN], H7593 [3NO], H7731 [4NO], H8999• [3DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), H3335 [19MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), H5210• [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3064), H5210• [15JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3671, H3682, H3683 [2JN]

Space policy: facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), H3515, H3516, H3532 [21MY]

——— facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), Senate amendment, H8191 [16NO]

——— promote competitiveness of U.S. commercial space sector, H3532 [21MY]

——— promote development of a U.S. commercial space resource exploration and utilization industry and increase the exploration and utilization of resources in outer space, H3532 [21MY]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1437• [6OC]

Technology: ensure congressional representation on certain science advisory boards, H3452 [20MY]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3420, H3446, H3450, H3451, H3452, H3453, H3454, H3455, H3458, H3483, H3485 [20MY]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education to improve U.S. competitiveness, H3483, H3485 [20MY]

Turkey: commend for permitting use of Incirlik Air Base for manned and unmanned airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), E1175• [29JY]

——— condemn recent terrorist attack in Ankara, offer condolences to those personally affected, and reaffirm U.S. support, E1517• [22OC]

University of Texas at Arlington: tribute to Justice for Congo Victims and Congo Reforms Peace Convention, E1182• [29JY]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, E340• [17MR]

World AIDS Day: observance, E1689• [1DE]

Zinser, Todd J.: call for removal as Dept. of Commerce Inspector General relative to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) investigation into alleged personal misconduct and professional mismanagement of duties, H2084–H2091 [26MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5520 [27JY], H10708 [18DE]

Statements

Tribute to Jim Wright: Virginia S. (Ginger) McGuire, H5383 [22JY]

Tributes

Belt, James, Jr., E1808• [16DE]

Billington, James H., E874• [10JN]

Bond, Julian, E1379• [29SE]

Brown, Billye, E1668• [19NO]

Coble, Howard, E1595• [4NO]

Fisher, Richard, E348• [17MR]

Halliday, Ebby, E1370• [28SE]

Hay, Jess T., E467• [13AP]

Haywood, Norcell D., E915• [17JN]

King, Darrielle, E1804• [16DE]

Luce, Thomas W., E1347• [24SE]

Pearson, Daniel, E1741• [9DE]

Robinson, Amelia Boynton, E1379• [29SE]

Romano, Phil, E1801• [16DE]

Schieffer, Bob L., E807• [1JN]

Stokes, Louis, H5820 [8SE], E243• [24FE], E1379• [29SE]

Watts, Wayne, E1237• [8SE]

Wildenthal, C. Kern, E385• [23MR]

Wright, Jim, H5383 [22JY], E680• [12MY]

Youngblood, Kneeland, E273• [27FE]