SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D. (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H166 [9JA]

Amendments

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H7723 [4NO]

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8936 [2DE]

Appointments

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Select Investigative Panel, H7741 [4NO]

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]

Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see H. Res. 394), H6077 [16SE]

——— encourage countries to provide first-time access to electricity and power services for a minimum number of people in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2847), H6180 [18SE]

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H1165 [25FE]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H8860 [1DE]

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

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H4432 [16JN]

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

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 3193), H6228 [24SE]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 2908), H9080 [8DE]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H4863 [7JY]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H5976 [11SE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2416 [22AP]

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

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H7189 [26OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H1567 [3MR]

Armed Forces: condemn policy advising the observance of cultural and religious practices in Afghanistan that allow sexual abuse and reinstate Charles Martland as a member of the Army (see H. Res. 451), H7391 [2NO]

——— 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]

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

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H1165 [25FE]

Bahrain: prohibit arms sales (see H.R. 3445), H7028 [20OC]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 1674), H2656 [29AP]

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), H3254 [15MY]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 782), H854 [5FE]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 4278), H9374 [16DE]

Bureau of Prisons: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 768), H853 [5FE]

Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see H. Res. 194), H2153 [13AP]

CBO: prepare long-term scoring estimates for reported bills and joint resolutions that could have significant economic and fiscal effects outside normal scoring periods (see H.R. 282), H4383 [15JN]

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 2474), H3505 [20MY]

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 335), H4592 [23JN]

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

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H6180 [18SE]

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), H1624 [6MR]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 1027), H3507 [20MY]

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

——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H2355 [21AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H3921 [8JN]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7139 [22OC]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H4862 [7JY]

Consumers: provide for additional protections and disclosures to consumers when financial products or services are related to the consumers’ military or Federal pensions (see H.R. 3850), H7331 [28OC]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H581 [26JA]

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

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see H.R. 238), H226 [12JA]

——— provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (see H.R. 1733), H3507 [20MY]

——— secure rights of artists of works of visual art to provide royalties (see H.R. 1881), H2307 [16AP]

Correctional institutions: eliminate private prisons, reinstate Federal parole system, increase oversight of companies providing inmate services, and end detention quotas and improve monitoring relative to immigrants (see H.R. 3543), H6136 [17SE]

——— require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see H.R. 2470), H7391 [2NO]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see H.R. 1321), H5524 [27JY]

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see H.R. 706), H2799 [5MY]

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

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 864), H1116 [24FE]

——— reform sentencing laws (see H.R. 3713), H8242 [16NO]

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), H1370 [26FE]

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

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3524), H6074 [16SE]

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]

——— improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H5239 [15JY]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H2879 [12MY]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 635), H702 [2FE]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 403), H412 [16JA]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 634), H702 [2FE] (see H.R. 664), H6138 [17SE]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 67), H984 [11FE] (see H. Res. 548), H9026 [7DE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2715), H8971 [2DE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H4137 [10JN]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2660), H3913 [4JN]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H3214 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1232), H2156 [13AP]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1534), H5976 [11SE]

——— 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), H1768 [18MR]

——— authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 649), H703 [2FE]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H6189 [22SE]

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 2022), H2464 [23AP]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 3594), H6308 [28SE]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges (see H.R. 3992), H8152 [5NO]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 882), H981 [11FE]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H10712 [18DE]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H187 [9JA]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1421), H1850 [23MR]

——— strengthen and reauthorize the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (see H.R. 2013), H6975 [9OC]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H4958 [8JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 756), H984 [11FE]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program (see H. Res. 92), H855 [5FE]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3090), H5290 [16JY]

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4209), H9269 [10DE]

——— conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see H.R. 2636), H4652 [24JN]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H3565 [21MY]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see H.R. 3099), H7028 [20OC]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 3284), H5762 [29JY]

——— establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 3520), H9013 [3DE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H9329 [15DE]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H1372 [26FE]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H4383 [15JN]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1411), H1850 [23MR]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2355), H7254 [27OC]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H7027 [20OC]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H5404 [22JY]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 1818), H2821 [8MY]

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

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see H.R. 1344), H4383 [15JN]

——— require NIH to consider sex differences in medical research and direct FDA to guarantee clinical drug trials are sufficient to determine safety and effectiveness for both men and women (see H.R. 2101), H8362 [18NO]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 938), H1117 [24FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

——— prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from contracting with private detention companies that require a minimum number of immigration detention beds (see H.R. 2808), H6189 [22SE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 372), H405 [14JA]

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), H8414 [19NO]

——— establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1680), H7090 [21OC]

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H5404 [22JY]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H8860 [1DE]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 3091), H5290 [16JY]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H8860 [1DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish a scholarship program for dislocated workers or unemployed individuals transitioning into manufacturing employment (see H.R. 3258), H5589 [28JY]

——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1069 [13FE]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H5591 [28JY]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H2155 [13AP]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6189 [22SE]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 590), H660 [28JA]

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

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 1977), H3215 [14MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 1652), H2156 [13AP]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out transit accessibility innovation program (see H.R. 1448), H3916 [4JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1117 [24FE]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2766), H4343 [12JN]

——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H5332 [21JY]

——— establish a pilot program to improve access to supportive services and community coordination for families of disabled veterans (see H.R. 1843), H6836 [6OC]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2193), H3310 [18MY]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4080), H8410 [19NO]

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H1609 [4MR]

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), H3391 [19MY]

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 Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H5290 [16JY]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2191), H9691 [17DE]

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

——— 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), H4241 [11JN]

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

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol (see H.R. 1013), H2155 [13AP]

——— exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H2773 [30AP]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H1116 [24FE]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1940), H2415 [22AP]

Eastland (vessel): honor victims, survivors, and responders on anniversary of sinking in the Chicago River and reaffirm importance of maritime safety policy (see H. Res. 375), H5467 [23JY]

Ecology and environment: support transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, infrastructure modernization, full employment, a sustainable economy, affordable energy, and ending poverty (see H. Res. 540), H8645 [30NO]

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), H1769 [18MR]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 3555), H6136 [17SE]

Education: express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 247), H2792 [1MY]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 988), H1166 [25FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H430 [20JA]

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]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 1775), H4003 [9JN]

——— reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 3384), H8362 [18NO]

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

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1284), H2500 [28AP]

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

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H5118 [13JY]

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

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H1032 [12FE]

——— prohibit operation of commercial aircraft not complying with certain noise levels (see H.R. 4171), H9080 [8DE]

Families and domestic relations: increase availability of of high-quality child care for working parents (see H. Res. 386), H5589 [28JY]

——— 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]

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

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see H.R. 196), H103 [7JA]

FDA: allow for regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems and e-liquids like tobacco cigarettes and establish labeling, packaging, and dosage limits for such products (see H.R. 1517), H1803 [19MR]

——— enhance reporting requirements pertaining to use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals (see H.R. 2459), H3388 [19MY]

——— ensure eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products to enable development and testing of new products (see H.R. 2841), H4541 [18JN]

——— incentivize the development of abuse-deterrent drugs (see H.R. 2335), H3212 [14MY]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget authority of any agency if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an independent auditor (see H.R. 942), H1034 [12FE]

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

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

——— prevent conflicts of interest by prohibiting bonuses from former private sector employers, increase lobbying prohibitions, and address associations between financial regulators and former clients or employers (see H.R. 3065), H6228 [24SE]

——— repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (see H.R. 785), H3390 [19MY]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 258), H188 [9JA]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H3254 [15MY]

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]

——— 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), H7028 [20OC]

——— prohibit the sale, manufacture, distribution, import, or electronic marketing or advertising of certain firearm receiver castings or blanks and assault weapon or machinegun parts kits (see H.R. 376), H405 [14JA]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 226), H9080 [8DE]

——— 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]

——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (see H.R. 3926), H9329 [15DE]

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

——— require homemade firearms to have serial numbers (see H.R. 377), H405 [14JA]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 2916), H4770 [25JN]

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

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 of religion: call for global repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 290), H6229 [24SE]

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]

FRS: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see H.R. 2979), H5118 [13JY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 3378), H6076 [16SE]

——— prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H3388 [19MY]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 478), H530 [22JA] (see H.R. 1517), H1803 [19MR]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H1165 [25FE]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 2280), H4863 [7JY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3574 [22MY]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1055), H1618 [4MR]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H755 [3FE]

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

——— require certain drug manufacturers entering into settlement agreements for violations of law to make supplemental payments to be used to increase medical research funding (see H.R. 744), H812 [4FE]

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), H5589 [28JY]

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

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), H6077 [16SE]

——— impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H1636 [13MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H2464 [23AP]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 325), H4491 [17JN]

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 3069), H5236 [15JY]

——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 483), H5775 [29JY]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1974), H2417 [22AP]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 1123), H1369 [26FE]

——— strengthen refugee resettlement support programs (see H.R. 2798), H4594 [23JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H1372 [26FE]

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

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

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 220), H2465 [23AP]

——— 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), H3922 [8JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 309), H4242 [11JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2960 [13MY]

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), H6189 [22SE]

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

Law enforcement officers: reaffirm right of individuals to record law enforcement authorities and full protection of law to possess recording devices and data saved on such devices (see H. Con. Res. 41), H2464 [23AP]

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

Marine mammals: prohibit the breeding, taking, importation, and exportation of orcas and orca products for public display (see H.R. 4019), H10712 [18DE]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H1165 [25FE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H8971 [2DE]

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

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H2035 [25MR]

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 670), H2035 [25MR]

——— provide equitable treatment of primary care services (see H.R. 1502), H1802 [19MR]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H2270 [15AP]

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

——— apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2624), H9307 [11DE]

——— 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), H1899 [24MR]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 2759), H6307 [28SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H3759 [2JN]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H5976 [11SE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H1623 [6MR]

——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 3712), H7028 [20OC]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2035 [25MR]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see H.R. 2292), H3254 [15MY]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H6938 [8OC]

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 3770), H7026 [20OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2032 [25MR]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 1383), H1661 [16MR]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1084 [20FE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H4593 [23JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H2821 [8MY]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H2270 [15AP]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 2083), H4383 [15JN]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 4277), H9374 [16DE]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H6138 [17SE]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 1653), H2311 [16AP]

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

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 2005), H3922 [8JN]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3061), H5172 [14JY]

——— treat audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing services, improve access to audiology services available for coverage, and enable beneficiaries to have their choice of audiologists (see H.R. 2519), H9329 [15DE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2212 [14AP]

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]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 3164), H5402 [22JY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1926), H4546 [19JN]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 963), H1074 [17FE]

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 912), H1032 [12FE]

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]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see H.R. 2198), H2791 [1MY]

National Association of Women Business Owners: anniversary (see H. Res. 276), H4383 [15JN]

National cemeteries: prohibit display of Confederate flag (see H.R. 3007), H5029 [9JY]

National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 2063), H8860 [1DE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 38), H2307 [16AP]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5850 [8SE]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 64), H662 [28JA]

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

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

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

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 137), H1663 [16MR]

Nepal: ensure unique needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of women and girls are considered and addressed in efforts to provide humanitarian relief and assistance in aftermath of earthquake (see H. Res. 261), H2958 [13MY]

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

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), H6074 [16SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: remove citizenship and immigration barriers to access to exchanges (see H.R. 3659), H7091 [21OC]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H2496 [28AP]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H4546 [19JN]

Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation and reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2623), H3877 [3JN]

——— ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3513), H6308 [28SE]

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

Pilgrims: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of arrival (see H.R. 2980), H6706 [29SE]

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]

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H225 [12JA]

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

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H705 [2FE]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3412), H6789 [1OC]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H854 [5FE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H758 [3FE]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 2721), H4135 [10JN]

Power resources: ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the U.S. and leased to a third party (see H.R. 1902), H2353 [21AP]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (see H.R. 1930), H4593 [23JN]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H4774 [25JN]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H814 [4FE]

——— submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H6893 [7OC]

Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 437), H6837 [6OC]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 513), H7624 [3NO]

Railroads: ensure safety (see H.R. 1405), H6893 [7OC]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H7027 [20OC]

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), H6227 [24SE]

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

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H1165 [25FE]

Roads and highways: add a national goal and performance measure to improve road conditions in economically distressed urban communities (see H.R. 3740), H6973 [9OC]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1779), H6076 [16SE]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 146), H1614 [4MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H6706 [29SE]

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

Science: improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see H.R. 3466), H5865 [9SE]

SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 1098), H1368 [26FE]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3351), H8155 [5NO]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3574 [22MY]

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

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 3377), H5766 [29JY]

——— disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 209), H2154 [13AP]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1033 [12FE]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 1811), H2268 [15AP]

——— invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families (see H.R. 3781), H7333 [28OC]

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

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1391), H2035 [25MR]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 700), H1165 [25FE]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H6749 [30SE]

——— 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), H1662 [16MR]

——— reform (see H.R. 1756), H2152 [13AP]

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

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H2772 [30AP]

Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 157), H1807 [19MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1378), H3214 [14MY]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 1457), H6981 [16OC]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2641), H3877 [3JN]

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

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

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 2442), H3387 [19MY]

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

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3215 [14MY]

Syria: convene international negotiations intended to stop the civil war, stem the flow of refugees, and create a strategy to defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 508), H7389 [2NO]

Taxation: deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for the discharge of oil or other hazardous substances into navigable waters (see H.R. 3760), H8282 [17NO]

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

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

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 762), H1636 [13MR]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 2103), H2653 [29AP]

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

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H1771 [18MR]

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

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in families and communities, improve infrastructure and the environment, strengthen financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility (see H.R. 1464), H1801 [19MR]

——— increase and improve credit for dependent care expenses and provide a credit for education of employees of child care centers (see H.R. 1492), H1802 [19MR]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 680), H755 [3FE]

——— limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 1305), H1612 [4MR]

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

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 990), H2879 [12MY]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 415), H1073 [17FE]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 1749), H2152 [13AP]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 297), H1116 [24FE]

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 1112), H4957 [8JY]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (see H.R. 2576), H4544 [18JN]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2821 [8MY]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit entrance into free trade agreements or investment treaty with a foreign country or countries if the agreement or treaty includes investor-state dispute settlement provisions (see H.R. 967), H1067 [13FE]

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]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 25), H480 [21JA]

——— 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. 885), H1902 [24MR] (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 1459), H1850 [23MR]

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]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 2824), H5525 [27JY]

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

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2654), H3913 [4JN]

——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see H.R. 3163), H5402 [22JY]

——— expand health programs (see H.R. 3652), H7028 [20OC]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7333 [28OC]

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

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 157), H1807 [19MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H6789 [1OC]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 69), H1624 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: assure that a nonemergency department physician is available to hospital patients at all times in all non-Federal hospitals with a certain number of beds (see H.R. 1638), H2033 [25MR]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1602), H2031 [25MR]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 3727), H6936 [8OC]

EPA: require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 1515), H1803 [19MR]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 3260), H5589 [28JY]

International MRSA Testing Week: designate (see H. Res. 439), H6227 [24SE]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3261), H5589 [28JY]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to determine covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4207), H9205 [9DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 952), H1035 [12FE]

Monuments and memorials: remove restriction prohibiting use of Federal funds to pay for maintenance of the memorial to Tomáš G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4072), H8360 [18NO]

National Federal Nurse Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 438), H6227 [24SE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (see H.R. 1181), H1499 [27FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 265), H188 [9JA]

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

Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see H.R. 4187), H9079 [8DE]

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

Taxation: end deferral of foreign source income of U.S. companies, close certain foreign tax credit loopholes, and prevent U.S. tax avoidance (see H.R. 1790), H2209 [14AP]

——— extend the renewable energy credit for wind, geothermal, hydro, and marine power and eliminate certain tax credits for oil and gas drilling and production (see H.R. 3733), H6973 [9OC]

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 389), H405 [14JA]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see H.R. 2619), H3757 [2JN]

——— reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, reduce estate value exemption level, include a billionaire’s surtax, tax dynasty trusts, and protect farmland and conservation easements (see H.R. 2907), H4769 [25JN]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 1340), H1623 [6MR]

World MRSA Day: designate (see H. Res. 439), H6227 [24SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: assure that a nonemergency department physician is available to hospital patients at all times in all non-Federal hospitals with a certain number of beds (H.R. 1638), H2035 [25MR]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (H.R. 1602), H2034 [25MR]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (H.R. 3727), H6937 [8OC]

EPA: require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (H.R. 1515), H1806 [19MR]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (H.R. 3260), H5591 [28JY]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 3261), H5591 [28JY]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to determine covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4207), H9206 [9DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (H.R. 952), H1037 [12FE]

Monuments and memorials: remove restriction prohibiting use of Federal funds to pay for maintenance of the memorial to Tomáš G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia (H.R. 4072), H8361 [18NO]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (H.R. 1181), H1501 [27FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (H.R. 265), H189 [9JA]

Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (H.R. 4235), H9271 [10DE]

Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (H.R. 4187), H9079 [8DE]

Taxation: end deferral of foreign source income of U.S. companies, close certain foreign tax credit loopholes, and prevent U.S. tax avoidance (H.R. 1790), H2211 [14AP]

——— extend the renewable energy credit for wind, geothermal, hydro, and marine power and eliminate certain tax credits for oil and gas drilling and production (H.R. 3733), H6974 [9OC]

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (H.R. 389), H408 [14JA]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (H.R. 2619), H3758 [2JN]

——— reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, reduce estate value exemption level, include a billionaire’s surtax, tax dynasty trusts, and protect farmland and conservation easements (H.R. 2907), H4772 [25JN]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (H.R. 1340), H1623 [6MR]

Letters

Rabbinic letter on global warming and climate change: several rabbis, E927• [18JN]

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), H6151 [18SE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, H5073 [10JY]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H484 [22JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 42), H487 [22JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H484 [22JA]

American Sokol Organization: anniversary, E1548• [27OC]

California: investigation of possible misconduct by Center for Medical Progress in producing video recordings of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., officials, H6155 [18SE]

Climate: release of rabbinic letter on global warming and climate change, E926• [18JN]

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), H6874 [7OC]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 650), H2186 [14AP]

——— provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (H.R. 1210), H8316 [18NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (H.R. 1602), H2825 [12MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H195 [12JA], H929 [11FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1184 [26FE], H1376 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (H.R. 1076), H9035 [8DE], H9101 [9DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4973 [9JY]

Dept. of Transportation: require auto parts suppliers and manufacturers provide specific parts information to automotive recyclers to ensure defective auto parts are removed from supply chain and can be tracked if recall is ordered, H7723 [4NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), E863• [9JN]

EPA: ensure that in promulgating regulations any preference or incentive provided to electric vehicles is also provided to natural gas vehicles, H7725 [4NO]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (H. Res. 506), H7321 [28OC]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4500 [18JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6155 [18SE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H5073 [10JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H713, H725 [3FE]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H195 [12JA]

Institute for Policy Studies: release of ‘‘Billionaire Bonanza—The Forbes 400 and the Rest of Us’’ report relative to wealth inequality, E1707• [3DE]

Iran: anniversary of arrest and imprisonment of Baha’i religious leaders, E715• [14MY]

——— approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5896 [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), H5896 [10SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (H.R. 952), H2825 [12MY]

Mitzen, Phyllis: National Association of Social Workers National Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E629• [30AP]

Motor vehicles: clarify that only rental car companies whose primary business is renting vehicles are prohibited from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety, H7721 [4NO]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: funding, E863• [9JN]

——— increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers, H7724 [4NO]

——— increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (H.R. 1181), E863• [9JN]

——— increase funding, reform reporting requirements, exempt low-volume vehicle manufacturers from safety standards, and revise retention of safety records by manufacturers, H7727, H7728 [4NO]

National Nurses Week: observance, H2824 [12MY]

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, H4973 [9JY]

National Women’s Health Week: observance, H2824 [12MY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 511), H8263 [17NO]

Older Americans Act: anniversary, H5343 [22JY]

Oncology Nursing Society: anniversary, H2323 [21AP]

Park Ridge, IL: tribute to Maine South High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E456• [13AP]

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, H7721, H7723, H7724, H7725, H7727, H7728 [4NO]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H725 [3FE], H2824 [12MY]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), consideration (H. Res. 19), H121 [8JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H713, H725 [3FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6155 [18SE]

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8936, H8937 [2DE]

——— protect right of consumers to pursue breach of warranty claims against manufacturers for inaccurate certification of Energy Star products, H8936, H8937 [2DE]

Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (H.R. 2130), consideration (H. Res. 556), H9101 [9DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7721, H7723, H7724, H7725, H7727, H7728 [4NO]

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

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

SEC: make technical corrections to enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 37), H81 [7JA]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H484 [22JA]

Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) (organization): anniversary, E844• [4JN]

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), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 321), H4500 [18JN]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries, H5210• [15JY]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H4500 [18JN]

Votes: position on missed, H124• [8JA], H3295• [18MY], H4816• [7JY], H8211• [16NO]

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, E556• [22AP]

Tributes

Banks, Ernie, E118• [27JA]

Beattie, Ted A., E1782• [11DE]

Lee, Margaret Burke, E766• [20MY]

Lerps, David A., E92• [21JA]

Loutas, Aphrodite, E1076• [15JY]

Maday, Lloyd, E409• [25MR]

Pandya, Abha, E121• [27JA]

Schaalman, Herman and Lotte, E767• [20MY]

Tregay, Alice, E578• [23AP]