BUSTOS, CHERI (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3832 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: include Livingston County, IL, Jonesboro, IL, and Freeport, IL (see H.R. 2879), H4650 [24JN]

Africa: 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), H7189 [26OC]

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

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5525 [27JY]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2661), H5469 [23JY]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 413), H430 [20JA]

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

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

Armed Forces: allow credit reporting agencies to notify active servicemembers when an adverse action is posted on their credit report (see H.R. 1514), H4862 [7JY]

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]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1925), H2354 [21AP]

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2032 [25MR]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2341), H3212 [14MY]

Business and industry: eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (see H.R. 625), H1806 [19MR]

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

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]

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), H5850 [8SE]

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), H2109 [26MR]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H8241 [16NO]

Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (see H. Res. 34), H4493 [17JN]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see H.R. 479), H530 [22JA]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see H.R. 1321), H4492 [17JN]

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]

Crime: denounce attacks on healthcare centers for women, providers of healthcare for women, and patients and affirm right of women to access reproductive services without fear of violence or intimidation (see H. Res. 558), H9079 [8DE]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H1807 [19MR]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 285), H224 [12JA]

Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 3687), H7255 [27OC]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H858 [5FE]

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

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 985), H4593 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 2026), H2880 [12MY]

——— 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]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H1612 [4MR] (see H.R. 2680), H3914 [4JN]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 2773), H4381 [15JN]

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

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2467 [23AP]

——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H5867 [9SE]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see H.R. 3446), H5847 [8SE]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H4652 [24JN]

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

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H2115 [26MR]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H5031 [9JY]

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

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

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

Dept. of the Treasury: establish regional infrastructure accelerator program to facilitate investment in and financing of certain infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2485), H3506 [20MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 3997), H8239 [16NO]

——— establish innovation in surface transportation program (see H.R. 1393), H1721 [17MR]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6789 [1OC]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 1694), H2109 [26MR]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1694), H8243 [16NO]

——— strengthen domestic content standards (see H.R. 2451), H3388 [19MY]

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

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2008), H2800 [5MY]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H3214 [14MY]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H1807 [19MR]

——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H4957 [8JY]

——— establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (see H.R. 2237), H7175 [23OC]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H2500 [28AP]

——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 1978), H2417 [22AP]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 563), H7254 [27OC]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 203), H226 [12JA]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1969), H4957 [8JY]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H6077 [16SE]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 1899), H2353 [21AP]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5293 [16JY]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 353), H1626 [10MR]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H479 [21JA]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2499 [28AP]

——— 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]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H1900 [24MR]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 577), H984 [11FE]

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), H3643 [1JN]

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: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H2500 [28AP]

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]

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]

——— promote public and private partnerships to increase training programs, tax incentives, and industry and State apprenticeships (see H. Res. 286), H5850 [8SE]

EPA: expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1736), H2500 [28AP]

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

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

FAA: revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions (see H.R. 1964), H2416 [22AP]

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

FCC: revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 2125), H4652 [24JN]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 484), H2499 [28AP]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 1760), H2152 [13AP]

——— provide access to and use of information by Federal agencies in order to reduce improper payments (see H.R. 2320), H3211 [14MY]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2810), H4491 [17JN]

Federal employees: ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 485), H531 [22JA]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H7175 [23OC]

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

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see H. Res. 364), H5237 [15JY]

FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see H.R. 1043), H1626 [10MR]

——— require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see H.R. 1685), H2109 [26MR]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H3254 [15MY]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H2500 [28AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H858 [5FE]

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), H9307 [11DE]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2216), H4594 [23JN]

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: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H2880 [12MY]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 478), H530 [22JA]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3642 [1JN]

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

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

House Rules: prohibit former House officials with business before Congress from admission to the Hall of the House for ceremonial or educational functions (see H. Res. 93), H855 [5FE]

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

——— require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H814 [4FE]

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), H583 [26JA]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4775 [25JN]

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), H4493 [17JN]

——— 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), H2880 [12MY]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H3759 [2JN]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1850 [23MR]

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), H2799 [5MY]

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), H5849 [8SE]

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

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2799 [5MY]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see H.R. 2292), H5776 [29JY]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7091 [21OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2156 [13AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H7189 [26OC]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H705 [2FE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2656 [29AP]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4243 [11JN]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H705 [2FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H1902 [24MR]

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

——— extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1054), H1114 [24FE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 187), H226 [12JA]

——— prohibit use of official funds for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations or for long-term vehicle leases (see H.R. 1339), H1771 [18MR]

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

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), H9329 [15DE]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 1267), H1902 [24MR]

National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 216), H2773 [30AP]

National Credit Union Administration: hold public hearings and receive comments from the public on its budget (see H.R. 2287), H4957 [8JY]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2661), H5469 [23JY]

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

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H1165 [25FE]

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

National Voting Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1114 [24FE]

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

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 360), H1850 [23MR]

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H5867 [9SE]

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

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

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 3690), H6835 [6OC]

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3223), H6837 [6OC]

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), H3758 [2JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5298 [20JY]

——— 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), H7090 [21OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H2155 [13AP]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H408 [14JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1526 [2MR]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1663 [16MR]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H919 [10FE]

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

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

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 3064), H5943 [10SE]

SBA: establish Scale-Up Manufacturing Investment Company (SUMIC) Program (see H.R. 3468), H6938 [8OC]

——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 2266), H5849 [8SE]

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

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H4137 [10JN]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H4958 [8JY]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2978), H4955 [8JY]

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

Social Security: merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5777 [29JY]

——— 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), H757 [3FE]

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

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

SSA: provide payment for fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining replacement Social Security card for certain victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3679), H6787 [1OC]

States: assess impact of Federal taxation and spending (see H.R. 787), H1084 [20FE]

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

——— encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H5850 [8SE]

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

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]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 2963), H5525 [27JY]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H4957 [8JY]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2155 [13AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H3214 [14MY]

——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H5788 [4AU]

——— 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 exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 1720), H2110 [26MR]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H2270 [15AP]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H5783 [31JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (see H.R. 636), H858 [5FE]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2156 [13AP]

——— provide a charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 343), H403 [14JA]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H1618 [4MR] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H2799 [5MY]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1171), H5031 [9JY]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 461), H1116 [24FE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H2959 [13MY]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H1850 [23MR]

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H2310 [16AP]

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

Transportation: improve public understanding of how transportation investments are made by public agencies through establishing greater transparency and accountability processes (see H.R. 3787), H7089 [21OC]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 3523), H6074 [16SE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H5591 [28JY]

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), H4001 [9JN]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H1567 [3MR] (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]

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

——— encourage corporations to include women in all levels of corporate management and commit to utilizing gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management (see H. Res. 445), H7091 [21OC]

——— 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]

——— recognize significance of women in education (see H. Res. 176), H2467 [23AP]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2170), H3879 [3JN]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 69), H918 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2826), H4541 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: require report on certain equipment purchased from foreign entities that could be manufactured in U.S. arsenals and depots (see H.R. 2055), H2496 [28AP]

Dept. of Education: reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 1064), H1163 [25FE]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study on adequacy of motor vehicle refueling assistance to disabled individuals and implement regulations in accordance with the results of such study (see H.R. 3217), H5522 [27JY]

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

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

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

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

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans or Ready Reserve or National Guard members, make such credit permanent, and expand and make permanent the employer wage credit for active duty servicemen (see H.R. 3003), H5029 [9JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (H.R. 2826), H4543 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: require report on certain equipment purchased from foreign entities that could be manufactured in U.S. arsenals and depots (H.R. 2055), H2498 [28AP]

Dept. of Education: reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (H.R. 1064), H1164 [25FE]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study on adequacy of motor vehicle refueling assistance to disabled individuals and implement regulations in accordance with the results of such study (H.R. 3217), H5524 [27JY]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (H.R. 2003), H2466 [23AP]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (H.R. 916), H1036 [12FE]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (H.R. 586), H663 [28JA]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (H.R. 2525), H3563 [21MY]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans or Ready Reserve or National Guard members, make such credit permanent, and expand and make permanent the employer wage credit for active duty servicemen (H.R. 3003), H5030 [9JY]

Motions

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H786 [4FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5945 [11SE]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, H1727 [18MR]

Dept. of Transportation: improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (H.R. 1694), E1629• [16NO]

——— Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration funding, H3832 [3JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), H6216 [24SE]

——— support programs related to veterans suicide prevention, H6216 [24SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3832 [3JN]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H6782 [1OC]

Federal agencies and departments: provide access to and use of information by Federal agencies in order to reduce improper payments (S. 614), H9020 [7DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6143 [18SE]

Government regulations: preserve regulations that provide critical protections against sexual and domestic violence, H786 [4FE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), motion to recommit, H786 [4FE]

Kewanee, IL: tribute to Reiman’s Harley-Davidson (business), E159• [4FE]

Knox College: President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll honoree, E151• [3FE]

Moline, IL: tribute to Lagomarcino’s (restaurant), E3• [6JA]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H6216 [24SE]

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), conference report, H8974 [3DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H2858 [12MY], H5124 [14JY], H8974 [3DE]

Silvis, IL; tribute to Ice Cream Palace (business), E5• [6JA]

Tennant Truck Lines, Inc.: tribute, E1• [6JA]

Thome, Jim: Greater Peoria, IL, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E478• [14AP]

Tornadoes: express condolences for tornado and commend first responders in Illinois, H5536 [28JY], E1114• [23JY]

Votes: position on missed, H1001• [12FE], H6109• [17SE], E903• [16JN], E1320• [18SE]

Young, Bernard: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E100• [22JA]

YouthHope (organization): anniversary, E893• [15JN]

Tributes

Burlingame, Duane, E8• [6JA]

French, Kristin K., E1013• [8JY]

Herm, Martha, E773• [21MY]

Hermansen, Jeff, E771• [21MY]

Holland, William G., E979• [25JN]

Juliot, Virgil, E896• [15JN]

Keys, Madison, H643 [28JA]

Leaver, Bill, H6940 [9OC]

Moreno, Victor, E1563• [29OC]

Scanlon, Larry, E301• [4MR]

Stephenson, Lonnie R., E898• [15JN]

Tyler-Jamison, Berlinda, E299• [4MR]

White, Mike, E777• [21MY]

Whiteside, Fred, E300• [4MR]