MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H789 [4FE]

Articles and editorials

Small Businesses Bear Burden of Ex-Im Bank Shutdown, Nick Timiraos and Kristina Peterson, Wall Street Journal, H5615 [29JY]

Unnecessary Fix for the Fed, Alan S. Blinder, Wall Street Journal, H8325 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 448), H479 [21JA]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H3559 [21MY]

Alcohol Responsibility Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 241), H2770 [30AP]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 674), H754 [3FE]

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), H2880 [12MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H3310 [18MY]

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

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1845), H2306 [16AP]

——— provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1126), H1369 [26FE]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1095), H1368 [26FE]

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

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 2430), H3387 [19MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2467 [23AP]

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: promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 829), H4492 [17JN]

——— 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), H2500 [28AP]

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

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

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

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4544 [18JN]

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H5850 [8SE]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H6976 [9OC]

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (see H.R. 1733), H8646 [30NO]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H7028 [20OC]

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

——— strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 1415), H3214 [14MY]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children under the age of five from injury or illness (see H.R. 1139), H1771 [18MR]

——— issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H3643 [1JN]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2309), H2957 [13MY]

——— provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities (see H.R. 2121), 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), H2356 [21AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 181), H103 [7JA] (see H.R. 296), H357 [13JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 296), H1723 [17MR]

——— strengthen Federal statutes designed to deter money laundering and terrorism financing (see H.R. 4242), H10712 [18DE]

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

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), H2772 [30AP]

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), H4137 [10JN]

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations and unvaccinated populations (see H.R. 1636), H2033 [25MR]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H356 [13JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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: authorize pilot program to improve asset recovery levels, asset management, and homeownership retention relative to delinquent single-family mortgages insured under FHA mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 125), H157 [8JA]

——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 1908), H2354 [21AP]

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), H5332 [21JY]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 4073), H8360 [18NO]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H661 [28JA]

——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 2917), H6837 [6OC]

——— modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 1454), H1769 [18MR]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6308 [28SE]

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

——— designate at least one city in the U.S. each year as an ‘‘American Civil Rights City’’ (see H.R. 1161), H2035 [25MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: amend content requirements for certain gold and silver coins (see H.R. 1698), H2109 [26MR]

——— convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see H.R. 1910), H2501 [28AP]

——— regulate tax return preparers (see H.R. 1609), H2032 [25MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H6937 [8OC]

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

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

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2191), H2769 [30AP]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 2739), H9307 [11DE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H534 [22JA]

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 (see H. Res. 159), H2656 [29AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H4433 [16JN]

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

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 3071), H5236 [15JY]

EPA: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 1548), H1848 [23MR]

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

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

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

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

Federal agencies and departments: require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a plain language summary of the proposed rule (see H.R. 690), H755 [3FE]

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

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

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 797), H2270 [15AP] (see H.R. 801), H984 [11FE]

——— provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 3863), H7346 [29OC]

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable (see H.R. 2477), H3505 [20MY]

——— clarify treatment of certain debt and equity instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital requirements (see H.R. 2987), H4955 [8JY]

——— expand the purposes of advances and collateral available to community development financial institutions (see H.R. 1355), H1635 [13MR]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H2415 [22AP]

——— include credit unions as community financial institutions under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (see H.R. 2473), H8155 [5NO]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H661 [28JA]

——— provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and protect consumers (see H.R. 2642), H3877 [3JN]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H403 [14JA]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ‘‘cop-killer’’ handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 3497), H7391 [2NO]

——— 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), H6893 [7OC]

——— 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), H5768 [29JY]

——— 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), H5766 [29JY]

——— 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]

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

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 2283), H2877 [12MY]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 2916), H6837 [6OC]

——— restrict the sale of armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 1358), H1635 [13MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4242 [11JN]

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]

FTC: prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H3508 [20MY]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 478), H641 [27JA]

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

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6837 [6OC]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6837 [6OC]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4543 [18JN]

Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 1350), H1626 [10MR]

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

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

House of Representatives: require all Members, officers, and employees of the House to complete annual ethics training (see H.R. 1037), H1723 [17MR]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1354), H1635 [13MR]

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

——— provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 62), H662 [28JA]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H2501 [28AP]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H1073 [17FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H3642 [1JN]

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), H3759 [2JN]

——— observe Nowruz, the Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 156), H1769 [18MR]

——— 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), H5850 [8SE]

Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2607), H3756 [2JN]

Jeanne Sobelson Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2527), H3559 [21MY]

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

Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 515), H532 [22JA]

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

Local government: require appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets (see H.R. 2209), H2791 [1MY]

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]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H3565 [21MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2156 [13AP]

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

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2821 [8MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2310 [16AP]

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2210 [14AP]

Middle East: support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 293), H7391 [2NO]

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), H9692 [17DE]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 378), H5467 [23JY]

National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 3683), H8155 [5NO]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H1116 [24FE]

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H5116 [13JY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2112 [26MR]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H6189 [22SE]

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: anniversary of Fire Dept. of New York (see H. Res. 43), H480 [21JA]

Nigeria: develop a regional strategy to combat threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 3833), H8242 [16NO]

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

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see H.R. 3514), H7028 [20OC]

No Name-Calling Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 8), H480 [21JA]

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), H2821 [8MY]

Officer Daryl R. Pierson Memorial Post Office, East Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 1884), H2500 [28AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H5943 [10SE]

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

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1552), H1848 [23MR]

Political campaigns: 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), H664 [28JA]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 446), H705 [2FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H814 [4FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1807 [19MR]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H2213 [14AP]

Power resources: ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the U.S. and leased to a third party (see H.R. 1902), H3759 [2JN]

Privacy: protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H3215 [14MY]

——— 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), H8361 [18NO]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H4003 [9JN]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H668 [30JA]

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

Refugees: condemn persecution and threats to ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria, call for protection and assistance for such persons, and document and respond to human rights abuses (see H. Res. 440), H7176 [23OC]

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

Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (see H. Res. 50), H705 [2FE]

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

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1038 [12FE]

SEC: establish an Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and a Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (see H.R. 3784), H8971 [2DE]

——— refund or credit excess payments made to the Commission (see H.R. 1975), H2417 [22AP]

Securities: clearly define and statutorily prohibit insider trading (see H.R. 1625), H2033 [25MR]

——— determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 1982), H2462 [23AP]

Small business: prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (see H.R. 432), H479 [21JA]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1663 [16MR]

——— 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]

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

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H5769 [29JY]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping program to be enforced by an independent Thoroughbred Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority (see H.R. 3084), H9271 [10DE]

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

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 1442), H1769 [18MR]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H3565 [21MY]

Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 256), H2877 [12MY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H2416 [22AP]

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), H1368 [26FE]

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

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

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 2405), H6307 [28SE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H1723 [17MR]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 3815), H8971 [2DE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H6749 [30SE]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 154), H1769 [18MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2114), H6893 [7OC]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4864 [7JY]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4863 [7JY]

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

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2694), H4432 [16JN]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H1636 [13MR] (see H.R. 2867), H5849 [8SE]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H6938 [8OC]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1482), H1850 [23MR]

Weapons: treat flamethrowers the same as machineguns (see H.R. 4009), H8239 [16NO]

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), H7391 [2NO]

Women: 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]

——— express that female athletes should be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions actively take part in combating the wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 60), H5088 [10JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (see H.R. 3226), H5523 [27JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 2612), H3757 [2JN]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 3078), H5236 [15JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 145), H1614 [4MR]

Crime: establish IRS office to prosecute sex traffickers for violations of tax laws, stiffen criminal and monetary penalties for such violations, and label victims of sex trafficking as whistleblowers (see H.R. 1311), H1612 [4MR]

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H1612 [4MR]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2545), H3560 [21MY]

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

Education: support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (see H.R. 3141), H5330 [21JY]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see H.R. 1450), H1769 [18MR]

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 532), H582 [26JA]

Firearms: develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see H.R. 2613), H3757 [2JN]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2380), H3252 [15MY]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 3455), H5865 [9SE]

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 2546), H3560 [21MY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 4148), H8859 [1DE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 3378), H5766 [29JY]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H406 [14JA]

Medicare: provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 729), H811 [4FE]

National Association of Women Business Owners: anniversary (see H. Res. 276), H3388 [19MY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H2209 [14AP]

NIH: research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and urge the FDA to monitor and disclose contaminants in all menstrual hygiene products (see H.R. 1708), H2110 [26MR]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 996), H1068 [13FE]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H4136 [10JN]

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

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see H.R. 4113), H8411 [19NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (H.R. 3226), H5524 [27JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (H.R. 2612), H3758 [2JN]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 3078), H5238 [15JY]

Crime: establish IRS office to prosecute sex traffickers for violations of tax laws, stiffen criminal and monetary penalties for such violations, and label victims of sex trafficking as whistleblowers (H.R. 1311), H1617 [4MR]

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (H.R. 1310), H1617 [4MR]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 2545), H3563 [21MY]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (H.R. 2722), H4137 [10JN]

Education: support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (H.R. 3141), H5331 [21JY]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (H.R. 1450), H1771 [18MR]

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 532), H583 [26JA]

Firearms: develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (H.R. 2613), H3758 [2JN]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (H.R. 2380), H3253 [15MY]

——— prevent gun trafficking (H.R. 3455), H5866 [9SE]

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (H.R. 2546), H3563 [21MY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 4148), H8860 [1DE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (H.R. 3378), H5773 [29JY]

Medicare: provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (H.R. 729), H813 [4FE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1786), H2211 [14AP]

NIH: research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and urge the FDA to monitor and disclose contaminants in all menstrual hygiene products (H.R. 1708), H2114 [26MR]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (H.R. 996), H1071 [13FE]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2723), H4137 [10JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 52), H3214 [14MY]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (H.R. 4113), H8413 [19NO]

Letters

Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date extension: several business organizations, H67 [7JA]

Homebuyers Assistance Act: Richard Cordray, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H6861 [7OC]

——— several Representatives, H6861 [7OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 3504), H6146 [18SE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H496, H506 [22JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 42), H490 [22JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H2933 [13MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), consideration (H. Res. 38), H449 [21JA]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9215 [10DE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 893), H4561, H4562 [23JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H713 [3FE]

——— revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, H7270 [28OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1856 [24MR], H1910, H1912, H1913, H1914 [25MR]

Business and industry: require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (H.R. 3226), E1130• [27JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (H.R. 2612), E822• [2JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1619), E490• [14AP]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 3078), E1075• [15JY]

Committee on Economics (Joint): release of ‘‘How Working Mothers Contribute to the Economic Security of American Families’’ report, H2890 [13MY]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): establish a Select Investigative Panel to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices (H. Res. 461), H6876 [7OC]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H177 [9JA]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (H. Res. 145), E304• [4MR]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (H.R. 1321), E1755• [10DE]

Crenshaw, Kimberlé Williams: National Organization for Women-New York City (NOW-NYC) Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E1571• [2NO]

Crime: establish IRS office to prosecute sex traffickers for violations of tax laws, stiffen criminal and monetary penalties for such violations, and label victims of sex trafficking as whistleblowers (H.R. 1311), E309• [4MR]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (H.R. 181), H605, H606 [27JA], H2023 [25MR]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), H2493 [28AP], H3279, H3280 [18MY]

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

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (H.R. 1310), E311• [4MR]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 2545), E786• [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve services and increase efficiency of the immigration benefits application process for legal immigrants, H387 [14JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), H387 [14JA], H872 [10FE], H1122 [25FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1183 [26FE]

Dept. of HUD: exclude disabled veterans’ aid and attendance pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance eligibility (H.R. 1816), H3265 [18MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: amend content requirements for certain gold and silver coins (H.R. 1698), H4563 [23JN]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), H66, H67, H69, H71 [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5615 [29JY]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5615 [29JY]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (H.R. 2722), H5129 [14JY], E867• [10JN]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2731 [30AP]

——— disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), consideration (H. Res. 231), H2677, H2680 [30AP]

Economy: importance of job creation, H1856 [24MR]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H363 [14JA], H992 [12FE]

Education: support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (H.R. 3141), E1093• [21JY]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (H.R. 1450), E358• [18MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance, E490• [14AP]

Eximbank: expiration of charter, H5125 [14JY]

——— reauthorize, H4388 [16JN], H4605 [24JN], H5344 [22JY], H5536 [28JY], H5615, H5654 [29JY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 597), H7196, H7222 [27OC]

Families and domestic relations: clarify ability to use consumer reports in certain cases to establish and enforce child support payments (H.R. 2091), H6801, H6802 [6OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, E174• [5FE]

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 532), E119• [27JA]

Financial institutions: specify which smaller institutions may qualify for an 18-month examination cycle (H.R. 1553), H6803 [6OC]

Firearms: develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (H.R. 2613), E815• [2JN]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (H.R. 2380), E722• [15MY]

——— gun control, H6845 [7OC], E428• [26MR]

——— obligate gun dealers to use a prohibited person background check for every firearm sale or transfer, H6901 [8OC]

——— prevent gun trafficking (H.R. 3455), E1240• [9SE]

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (H.R. 2546), E775• [21MY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 4148), E1686• [1DE]

FRS: establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (H.R. 3189), H8325, H8326 [18NO]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (H.R. 3378), E1165• [29JY]

Greece: independence anniversary, E418• [25MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H992 [12FE]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (H. Res. 32), E68• [14JA]

Idaho: establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (H.R. 1138), E1139• [28JY]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H387 [14JA], H872 [10FE], H1122 [25FE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 495), H7270 [28OC]

Kraft-Stolar, Tamar: National Organization for Women-New York City (NOW-NYC) Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E1571• [2NO]

Krystal C.: National Organization for Women-New York City (NOW-NYC) Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E1571• [2NO]

Lavariega, Jasmine: National Youth Orchestra of the USA participant, H2669 [30AP]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), H6329 [29SE]

Medicare: provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (H.R. 729), E164• [4FE]

——— reform, H1914 [25MR]

——— reimbursement rates for off-site hospital-affiliated facilities considered as outpatient departments, H7270 [28OC]

Michael, Laura: National Youth Orchestra of the USA participant, H2669 [30AP]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform, H67 [7JA]

National Association of Women Business Owners: anniversary (H. Res. 276), E751• [19MY]

National objectives: economic recovery, H1733 [18MR]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 161), consideration (H. Res. 38), H449 [21JA]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, H9215 [10DE]

——— reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1786), H8656 [1DE], H9033 [8DE], E488• [14AP]

Nigeria: condemn the abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization), H1834 [23MR]

——— develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and support allies and other partners, H3225 [15MY], H3509 [21MY]

——— recognize anniversary of abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H2161 [14AP], H2222 [15AP]

NIH: research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and urge the FDA to monitor and disclose contaminants in all menstrual hygiene products (H.R. 1708), E441• [26MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 596), H992 [12FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H6329 [29SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6164• [18SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), consideration (H. Res. 421), H6104 [17SE]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (H.R. 996), E218• [13FE]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (H.R. 3192), H6860, H6861, H6862 [7OC]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H2971 [14MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3327 [19MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2410), H3403 [20MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5615 [29JY]

SEC: exempt certain transactions involving purchases by credited investors from Securities Act (H.R. 1839), H6807 [6OC]

——— improve form 10-K and regulation S-K (H.R. 1525), H6805 [6OC]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), H7234 [27OC]

Small business: prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (H.R. 432), H5141 [14JY]

Taxation: simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 880), E770• [21MY]

Unemployment: rates, H1912 [25MR]

Votes: position on missed, E25• [7JA], E1267• [11SE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 52), E705• [14MY]

Statements

Homebuyers Assistance Act: Executive Office of the President, H6862 [7OC]

Retail Investor Protection Act: Several Organizations, H7234 [27OC]

Testimonies

No Child’s Life Should End With a Bang: Karin Wilson, E428• [26MR]

Tributes

Cuomo, Mario M., H211 [12JA]

Freudenheim, Ellen, E428• [26MR]

Hohlt, Barbara, E428• [26MR]

Holzer, Harold, E990• [25JN]

Johnstone, Tina, E428• [26MR]

Ringler, Robyn, E428• [26MR]

Selikoff, Irving J., E1535• [26OC]