ASHFORD, BRAD (a Representative from Nebraska)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H8155 [5NO]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5333 [21JY]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 527), H8240 [16NO]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 413), H3564 [21MY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (see H.R. 2835), H5118 [13JY]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3616), H6894 [7OC]

——— award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5523 [27JY]

——— eliminate age restriction on commencement of receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 4124), H9272 [10DE]

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), H981 [11FE]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H4652 [24JN]

Business and industry: eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (see H.R. 625), H1038 [12FE]

——— ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H6981 [16OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H8646 [30NO]

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), H664 [28JA]

——— 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), H2500 [28AP]

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

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2826), H4652 [24JN]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H8646 [30NO]

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), H6076 [16SE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H5238 [15JY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H1116 [24FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H5293 [16JY]

——— prohibit further reductions in sodium levels and reinstate grain-rich requirements applicable to the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2508), H3558 [21MY]

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

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H7090 [21OC]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3308 [18MY]

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), H8281 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H3565 [21MY]

——— clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H1116 [24FE]

——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals who are employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 2590), H7090 [21OC]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H10712 [18DE]

——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H5592 [28JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 1877), H6893 [7OC]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H8646 [30NO]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H8414 [19NO]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H8242 [16NO]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H7027 [20OC]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H4003 [9JN]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3913), H9272 [10DE]

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), H5775 [29JY]

——— certify that refugees admitted to the U.S. from Iraq or Syria are not security threats to the U.S. prior to admission (see H.R. 3999), H8362 [18NO]

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

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1166 [25FE]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a loan repayment program for certain architects (see H.R. 2938), H4771 [25JN]

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), H9080 [8DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H918 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate at least one city in the U.S. each year as an ‘‘American Civil Rights City’’ (see H.R. 1161), H1498 [27FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 1550), H6138 [17SE]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H8972 [2DE]

——— clarify period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (see H.R. 2531), H3560 [21MY]

——— 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), H2115 [26MR]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H1661 [16MR]

——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H6981 [16OC]

——— 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), H6076 [16SE]

——— 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]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H2880 [12MY]

——— 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), H7333 [28OC]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 732), H1072 [13FE]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5118 [13JY]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (see H.R. 1331), H2115 [26MR]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see H.R. 4063), H9080 [8DE]

——— 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]

——— provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see H.R. 3870), H9272 [10DE]

——— 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), H5173 [14JY]

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), H5332 [21JY]

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

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

Employment: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (see H.R. 4174), H9011 [3DE]

EPA: assist municipalities and regional sewer authorities that would experience a significant hardship raising revenue for projects and activities for construction of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 1705), H4003 [9JN]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1736), H3391 [19MY]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (see H.R. 2042), H4345 [12JN]

——— harmonize requirements of ozone national ambient air quality standards (see H.R. 4000), H8362 [18NO]

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

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H1723 [17MR]

——— revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions (see H.R. 1964), H8155 [5NO]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2031 [25MR]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 2003), H2463 [23AP]

——— reduce duplication and increase efficiency (see H.R. 614), H662 [28JA]

——— reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal vehicle fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (see H.R. 1613), H2032 [25MR]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 1336), H2156 [13AP]

——— provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H8859 [1DE]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 3635), H6704 [29SE]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 313), H1071 [13FE]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: withdraw and study proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership (see H.R. 3808), H9206 [9DE]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H6836 [6OC]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H8860 [1DE]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H6836 [6OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H1618 [4MR]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H1901 [24MR]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H2500 [28AP]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission and establish it as the Financial Product Safety Commission (see H.R. 1266), H3507 [20MY]

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see H.R. 957), H6836 [6OC]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see H.R. 707), H1567 [3MR]

GAO: assess the FDA’s current regulatory pathway for reviewing generic versions of nonbiologic complex drug products (see H.R. 1576), H1899 [24MR]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6308 [28SE]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6308 [28SE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4492 [17JN]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 865), H8241 [16NO]

——— protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H1567 [3MR]

House Rules: provide for consideration of continuing resolutions to fund the Government at the current rate of operations if offered not more than 24 hours before Government funding expires (see H. Res. 475), H6974 [9OC]

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), H5976 [11SE]

Immigration: require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8242 [16NO]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4038), H8362 [18NO]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (see H.R. 586), H660 [28JA]

Insurance: provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see H.R. 2911), H6894 [7OC]

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]

——— reaffirm commitment to stopping sponsorship of terrorism and human rights violations and support right of States and local governments to maintain economic sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9272 [10DE]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 3338), H5765 [29JY]

Israel: authorize assistance and establish an anti-tunneling defense (see H.R. 1349), H2156 [13AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5592 [28JY]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 1854), H2306 [16AP]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2467 [23AP]

——— strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3722), H6935 [8OC]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H5089 [10JY]

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

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 3641), H6894 [7OC]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H4003 [9JN]

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

——— authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H9329 [15DE]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 2759), H6894 [7OC]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H8155 [5NO]

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

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

——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 3712), H9206 [9DE]

——— promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay (see H.R. 2597), H6750 [30SE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H9080 [8DE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H6893 [7OC]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4957 [8JY]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 2102), 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), H8361 [18NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H6893 [7OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve electronic health records meaningful use programs (see H.R. 3309), H6228 [24SE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 513), H532 [22JA]

——— eliminate use of the frank for mail transmitted by Members and congressional officials (see H.R. 1873), H6307 [28SE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 187), H5788 [4AU]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 3757), H7028 [20OC]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2023), H5981 [15SE]

——— reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 688), H755 [3FE]

——— terminate further retirement benefits, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 584), H5848 [8SE]

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), H6894 [7OC]

Motor vehicles: establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 2675), H8362 [18NO]

National Credit Union Administration: hold public hearings and receive comments from the public on its budget (see H.R. 2287), H5849 [8SE]

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

National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see H.R. 1614), H2357 [21AP]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H4543 [18JN]

National Spine Ability Month: designate (see H. Res. 432), H8646 [30NO]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H2307 [16AP]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 253), H2880 [12MY]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 469), H8415 [19NO]

Nepal: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2033), H2501 [28AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H5943 [10SE]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6894 [7OC]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 22), H36 [6JA]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1191), H1663 [16MR]

——— exempt Indian tribal governments and other tribal entities from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3080), H7743 [4NO]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H36 [6JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H2271 [15AP]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1526 [2MR]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H5849 [8SE]

Pensions: make participant votes binding on suspension of benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status and count only votes that are returned (see H.R. 4029), H9080 [8DE]

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

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H919 [10FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H919 [10FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1723 [17MR]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H6894 [7OC]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 47), H2464 [23AP]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H6789 [1OC]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see H.R. 1407), H1721 [17MR]

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

SBA: establish size standards for small agricultural enterprises using the same process for establishing size standards for small business concerns (see H.R. 3714), H8242 [16NO]

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

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1373 [26FE]

——— 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), H6893 [7OC]

——— 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), H9329 [15DE]

Special Operations Forces Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Res. 423), H6075 [16SE]

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 1346), H1625 [10MR]

——— limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 1347), H1625 [10MR]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for facilities using a qualified methane conversion technology to provide transportation fuels and chemicals (see H.R. 2142), H7743 [4NO]

——— 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), H5117 [13JY]

——— allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 2457), H3917 [4JN]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H2800 [5MY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H5848 [8SE]

——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H7189 [26OC]

——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see H.R. 1145), H7139 [22OC]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 1720), H5332 [21JY]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H919 [10FE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H8241 [16NO]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H6228 [24SE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H5866 [9SE]

——— provide a business credit for the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within designated nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 740), H7254 [27OC]

——— provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals and investments in renewable chemical production facilities (see H.R. 3390), H7139 [22OC]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H1499 [27FE]

——— provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1665), H2156 [13AP]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 461), H6706 [29SE]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H6138 [17SE]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H4001 [9JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [6JA]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H6893 [7OC]

Terrorism: add support of a foreign terrorist organization to the list of acts for which U.S. nationals would lose their nationality (see H.R. 4186), H9079 [8DE]

——— better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H9026 [7DE]

Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 268), H6229 [24SE]

Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 366), H535 [22JA]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2861), H4592 [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: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.J. Res. 59), H6139 [17SE]

——— prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 594), H660 [28JA] (see H.R. 1732), H2212 [14AP]

Women: 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), H6976 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

House Rules: preclude the Committee on Rules (House) from reporting a rule or order that would provide for consideration of legislation with less than a certain number of hours of debate (see H. Res. 166), H1900 [24MR]

——— require the Clerk of the House to conduct the election of the Speaker of the House by secret ballot (see H. Res. 452), H6749 [30SE]

Immigration: expedite naturalization processes for alien spouses of first responders who die as a result of their employment (see H.R. 3159), H5402 [22JY]

Members of Congress: withhold pay in the event of a shutdown of the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 1032), H1113 [24FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Immigration: expedite naturalization processes for alien spouses of first responders who die as a result of their employment (H.R. 3159), H5403 [22JY]

Members of Congress: withhold pay in the event of a shutdown of the Dept. of Homeland Security (H.R. 1032), H1115 [24FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5985 [16SE], H7097 [22OC], H8289 [18NO]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: tribute, H3771 [3JN]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9675• [17DE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 893), H4562 [23JN]

CQuence Health Group (company): inclusion in Modern Healthcare (publication) ‘‘Best Places to Work in Healthcare’’ list, E1538• [26OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), H6215 [24SE]

——— support programs related to veterans suicide prevention, H6215 [24SE]

——— tribute to maketheconnection.net (Internet site) for mental health care, H2969 [14MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9675• [17DE]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H2891 [13MY], H5608 [29JY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 1031), H4611, H4612 [24JN]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce duplication and increase efficiency (H.R. 614), H644 [28JA]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4268 [12JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H5985 [16SE]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H1562, H1563 [3MR]

——— legislative priorities, H1562, H1563 [3MR]

——— legislative process, H1562, H1563 [3MR]

Immigration: reform, H5608 [29JY]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8388 [19NO]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4268 [12JN]

Journal: question of approval, H194 [12JA]

Matthews, Frank P., Jr.: Omaha, NE, St. Cecilia Cathedral Grade School Bernadette (Bonnie) Pryor Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient, E156• [3FE]

Mental Health Month: observance, H2969 [14MY]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H6215 [24SE]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1749 [18MR]

Nebraska: issuance of drivers licenses and State ID cards to certain long-term resident aliens, H2274 [16AP]

——— tribute to 2d Congressional District Military Voices Campaign, H1052 [13FE]

——— tribute to unicameral and nonpartisan legislature, H194 [12JA]

Nepal: tribute to U.S. Marines killed in helicopter crash while supporting earthquake relief efforts, H3320 [19MY]

Omaha, NE: Edward (Babe) Gomez Heritage Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, H3402 [20MY]

——— Wilson Focus School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, H3402 [20MY]

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, H7660 [4NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H5985 [16SE]

Public debt: ceiling, H7098 [22OC]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H5608 [29JY], H7660 [4NO]

Small Business Saturday: observance, H8252 [17NO]

Trucking industry: standardize State meal and rest break regulations for motor-carrier industry operators engaging in commerce, H7660 [4NO]

Tributes

Diamond, Byron L., E197• [11FE]

Dunlow, Melissa, E187• [10FE]

Harper, Mike, H6142 [18SE]

Heaney, Robert, H8289 [18NO]

Rumbaugh, John and Connie, E1567• [2NO]

Simon, Fred, H6714 [30SE]

Stothert, Jean, H1749 [18MR]

Warren, Thomas H., Sr., E274• [27FE]