BECERRA, XAVIER (a Representative from California)

Amendments

House of Representatives: election of officers (H. Res. 1), H6 [6JA]

Appointments

Committee to escort Afghanistan President Mohammad A. Ghani into the House Chamber, H1904 [25MR]

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

Committee to escort Pope Francis into the House Chamber, H6191 [24SE]

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA], H7338 [29OC]

Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, H2948 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service (see H.R. 363), H404 [14JA]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 2811), H4491 [17JN]

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

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2496 [28AP]

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

California Coastal National Monument: include the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 908), H1902 [24MR]

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 136), H4773 [25JN]

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]

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]

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]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H103 [7JA]

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

Dept. of HHS: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H3917 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 327), H4594 [23JN]

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

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6180 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park in San Diego, CA (see H.R. 3711), H8242 [16NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into enhanced-use leases at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans and out-leases to provide critical services for such veterans (see H.R. 3484), H7333 [28OC]

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]

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), H482 [21JA]

Employment: 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]

Executive Office of the President: establish National Office of New Americans (see H.R. 3201), H7090 [21OC]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1502 [27FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2764), H6307 [28SE]

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), H3388 [19MY]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 471), H6936 [8OC]

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]

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

Foreign trade: exclude from eligibility for the generalized system of preferences any country that fails to effectively enforce its environmental laws or meet its international environmental obligations (see H.R. 3627), H6306 [28SE]

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

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

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

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]

Immigration: 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), H7255 [27OC]

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

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

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 3105), H5290 [16JY]

——— clarify use of credentials by enrolled agents (see H.R. 828), H2656 [29AP]

——— extend authority to require truncated Social Security numbers on Form W-2 wage and tax statements (see H.R. 3568), H6976 [9OC]

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), H7255 [27OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H6307 [28SE]

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

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

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

——— disregard certain resident slots that include Dept. of Veterans Affairs training in determining payments for direct graduate medical education costs (see H.R. 3755), H6974 [9OC]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7028 [20OC]

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

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 Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4541 [18JN]

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H8361 [18NO]

NSF: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1924), H2773 [30AP]

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: restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H2501 [28AP]

Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 870), H6836 [6OC]

Religion: condemn violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslim Americans and express condolences to victims of hate crimes (see H. Res. 569), H10713 [18DE]

Rubenstein, David M.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 10), H104 [7JA]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1072 [13FE]

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

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

Smithsonian Institution: provide for additional space for protection and preservation of national collections (see H.R. 3702), H6892 [7OC]

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

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]

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

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 1063), H1163 [25FE]

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

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 2963), H4954 [8JY]

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

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 902), H981 [11FE]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see H.R. 2676), H3914 [4JN]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4594 [23JN]

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

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H7189 [26OC]

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

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

World War II: 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

Committee on Ethics (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 71), H703 [2FE]

Committee on Natural Resources (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 387), H5590 [28JY]

Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 172), H2033 [25MR] (see H. Res. 219), H2417 [22AP]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), H43 [6JA] (see H. Res. 30), H358 [13JA] (see H. Res. 40), H480 [21JA] (see H. Res. 77), H756 [3FE] (see H. Res. 124), H1164 [25FE]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 8), H43 [6JA]

IRS: provide taxpayer protection and assistance by establishing a statement of taxpayer rights and tax return preparation programs and improving IRS procedures (see H.R. 4128), H8644 [30NO]

Social Security: merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5401 [22JY]

Special Olympics: tribute to World Games (see H. Res. 372), H5466 [23JY]

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

Constitutional authority statements

IRS: provide taxpayer protection and assistance by establishing a statement of taxpayer rights and tax return preparation programs and improving IRS procedures (H.R. 4128), H8645 [30NO]

Social Security: merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (H.R. 3150), H5403 [22JY]

SSA: improve ability to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social Security Trust Fund (H.R. 1419), H1770 [18MR]

Motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H138 [8JA]

Regulations

U.S. Code 29, Fair Labor Standards Sec. 218c, Protections for Employees (excerpt), H384 [14JA]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H497 [22JA]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9429 [17DE]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H20 [6JA]

Clyburn, Representative: selection as assistant minority leader of the House of Representatives, H6 [6JA]

Committee on Ethics (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 71), H686 [2FE]

Committee on Natural Resources (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 387), H5572 [28JY]

Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 172), H2021 [25MR]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 219), H2381 [22AP]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 7), H28 [6JA]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 30), H272 [13JA]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 40), H460 [21JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, E932• [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), H324 [13JA], H384, H385 [14JA]

——— reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, H4324 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H5017 [9JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9429 [17DE]

Executive Office of the President: refrain from pursuing policies that make hiring illegal aliens economically advantageous, H384, H385 [14JA]

Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, H5017 [9JY]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4520 [18JN]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (H. Res. 8), H28 [6JA]

——— election of officers (H. Res. 1), H6 [6JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H20 [6JA]

Hoyer, Representative: selection as minority whip of the House of Representatives, H6 [6JA]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), H5445, H5446 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H324 [13JA]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8389 [19NO]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5897 [10SE]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), H5897 [10SE]

IRS: provide taxpayer protection and assistance by establishing a statement of taxpayer rights and tax return preparation programs and improving IRS procedures (H.R. 4128), E1675• [30NO]

National Park Service: allow display of U.S. flag, POW/MIA flag, or restricted display of Confederate flags in national cemeteries and reaffirm policy to request removal of Confederate flag from concession stands, H5017 [9JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), motion to recommit, H138 [8JA]

Pelosi, Representative: nomination to be Speaker of the House, H3 [6JA], H7337 [29OC]

——— selection as minority leader of the House of Representatives, H6 [6JA]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (H.R. 692), H7056 [21OC]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), H5207 [15JY]

Social Security: merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (H.R. 3150), E1100• [22JY]

SSA: improve ability to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social Security Trust Fund (H.R. 1419), E356• [18MR]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), Senate amendment, H4520 [18JN]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H9429 [17DE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), H1009 [12FE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), Senate amendments, H4324 [12JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 1105), H2280 [16AP]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 880), H3414 [20MY]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: IMF protections against currency manipulations, H4324 [12JN]

——— ratification, H4324 [12JN]

Votes: position on missed, E358• [18MR], E695• [13MY], E824•, E826• [2JN], E881• [11JN], E1143• [28JY], E1376• [28SE]

Tributes

Flores-Lagunte, Edna, E192• [10FE]

Goethals, Gregory, H3317 [19MY]

Villanueva, Daniel D., E990• [25JN]