LARSEN, RICK (a Representative from Washington)

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), H7666 [4NO]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H4699 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3410), H5768 [29JY]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H7175 [23OC]

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H6749 [30SE]

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), H6138 [17SE]

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: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 68), H5769 [29JY]

——— establish the National Icebreaker Fund to pay costs of construction, alteration, renovation, lease, or charter of icebreakers (see H.R. 3214), H5522 [27JY]

——— mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H6749 [30SE]

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

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H6975 [9OC]

——— prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see H.R. 1321), H4774 [25JN]

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), H1807 [19MR]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), 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), H8646 [30NO]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H2111 [26MR]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 3886), H9272 [10DE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit reduction in amount of per diem allowance to which Armed Forces members or civilian employees are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel (see H.R. 1193), H4546 [19JN]

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

——— 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), H2773 [30AP]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school counseling program (see H.R. 1079), H1163 [25FE]

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

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H641 [27JA]

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

——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H5777 [29JY]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 565), H2879 [12MY]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program (see H. Res. 92), H1072 [13FE]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H2115 [26MR]

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

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

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

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 613), H7390 [2NO]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H7090 [21OC]

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

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

Dept. of State: establish a U.S. Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (see H.R. 1593), H1900 [24MR]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (see H.R. 2270), H2876 [12MY]

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

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]

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

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

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H6189 [22SE]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H4593 [23JN]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1969), H5976 [11SE]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H1032 [12FE]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 627), H2475 [27AP]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H7743 [4NO]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1607), H5173 [14JY]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2879 [12MY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H5849 [8SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H4137 [10JN]

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

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

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

Drugs: provide certain protections from civil liability for individuals prescribing or administering opioid overdose drugs (see H.R. 1821), H7743 [4NO]

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

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H535 [22JA]

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), H1636 [13MR]

——— 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: provide assistance to protect water quality of Puget Sound (see H.R. 3630), H6306 [28SE]

——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (see H.R. 944), H1034 [12FE]

——— 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: 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), H4957 [8JY]

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

FDA: establish certain requirements relative to labeling of pollock and golden king crab as being from Alaska (see H.R. 3806), H7391 [2NO]

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]

——— extend period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System before being allowed to transfer a firearm (see H.R. 3375), H8281 [17NO]

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

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2216), H2791 [1MY]

Fish and fishing: make authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fisheries permanent (see H.R. 2168), H2768 [30AP]

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

Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 2587), H3641 [1JN]

——— establish Trade Agreements Enforcement Trust Fund (see H.R. 1947), H3922 [8JN]

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

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), H7028 [20OC]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H4652 [24JN]

Hydroelectric power: promote and support (see H. Res. 351), H4955 [8JY]

Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 4135), H9080 [8DE]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H2211 [14AP]

——— ensure humane treatment of certain detained persons (see H.R. 2314), H2957 [13MY]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2744), H5173 [14JY]

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

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H8152 [5NO]

International Yoga Day: observance (see H. Res. 328), H4542 [18JN]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H1663 [16MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2773 [30AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 1933), H5238 [15JY]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2772 [30AP]

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

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

Medicare: 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), H2212 [14AP]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H5404 [22JY]

——— 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), H4862 [7JY]

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

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 1383), H2420 [22AP]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5031 [9JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1074 [17FE]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3356), H9329 [15DE]

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

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

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

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

National Wildlife Refuge Week: observance (see H. Res. 479), H6974 [9OC]

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

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H6836 [6OC]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H5404 [22JY]

NOAA: identify, declare, and respond to marine disease emergencies (see H.R. 936), H1034 [12FE]

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), H3214 [14MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: authorize to take discretionary action if a foreign country is engaging in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices relating to the environment (see H.R. 1946), H3922 [8JN]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 9), H852 [5FE]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1552), H4003 [9JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H583 [26JA]

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

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H105 [7JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H431 [20JA]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1807 [19MR]

Public debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see H.R. 3807), H7255 [27OC]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H9080 [8DE]

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

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H5776 [29JY]

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

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1779), H5976 [11SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H7254 [27OC]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1373 [26FE]

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), H7391 [2NO]

Singapore: commemorate independence anniversary and reaffirm partnership with the U.S. (see H. Res. 374), H5467 [23JY]

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

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 700), H4957 [8JY]

——— 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), H9080 [8DE]

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

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

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H6981 [16OC]

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

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H5469 [23JY]

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

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 1842), H2305 [16AP]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H6307 [28SE]

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

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 362), H404 [14JA]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 680), H4862 [7JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H1662 [16MR]

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

Ukraine: authorize assistance and sustainment to military and national security forces (see H.R. 955), H1166 [25FE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H5332 [21JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 210), H4594 [23JN]

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

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H7139 [22OC]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2920), H5298 [20JY]

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]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H5976 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (see H.R. 2542), H3560 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 2224), H2792 [1MY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 2667), H3914 [4JN]

Dept. of the Interior: place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 1632), H2033 [25MR]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program and set aside certain funding for smaller cities (see H.R. 278), H224 [12JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 3365), H5766 [29JY]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see H.R. 2291), H2956 [13MY]

Railroads: establish a local rail facilities and safety program to award grants for freight capacity projects (see H.R. 2933), H4770 [25JN]

SBA: establish a State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 2543), H3560 [21MY]

Taxation: reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 1172), H1499 [27FE]

Voting: permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 3364), H5766 [29JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Credit: establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (H.R. 2542), H3563 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (H.R. 2224), H2794 [1MY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (H.R. 2667), H3916 [4JN]

Dept. of the Interior: place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (H.R. 1632), H2035 [25MR]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program and set aside certain funding for smaller cities (H.R. 278), H225 [12JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (H.R. 3365), H5773 [29JY]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (H.R. 2291), H2958 [13MY]

Railroads: establish a local rail facilities and safety program to award grants for freight capacity projects (H.R. 2933), H4773 [25JN]

SBA: establish a State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (H.R. 2543), H3563 [21MY]

Taxation: reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (H.R. 1172), H1501 [27FE]

Voting: permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (H.R. 3364), H5773 [29JY]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3225, H3226 [15MY]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps, E1395• [30SE]

Dept. of Transportation: create an expedited process for smaller Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans for certain cities and counties, H7666 [4NO]

——— prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H7665• [4NO]

EPA: reauthorize National Estuary Program (H.R. 944), H3619 [1JN]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3614), H6274 [28SE]

GSA: convey certain Federal property in Alaska to Anchorage, AK (H.R. 336), H3618 [1JN]

Nepal: express condolences and support for assistance to the victims of earthquake, E611• [29AP]

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), Senate amendments, H7665•, H7666 [4NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7665•, H7666 [4NO]

Sedro-Woolley, WA: Cascades Job Corps Center recipient of Burlington, WA, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award, E1395• [30SE]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3614), H6274 [28SE]