NATIONAL GUARD

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7786, S7794, S7823, S7831, S7832 [5NO], S7853, S7863, S7864, S7865, S7866 [9NO], S7879, S7880, S7918, S7919, S7931, S7932, S7933 [10NO], S8889 [18DE], H2476 [27AP], H2501 [28AP], H2583, H2586, H2589, H2591, H2592, H2593, H2594, H2596, H2598, H2599, H2600, H2602, H2603, H2604, H2605, H2606, H2607, H2609, H2610, H2612, H2613, H2614, H2615, H2616, H2617, H2618, H2619, H2620, H2621, H2622, H2657, H2658 [29AP], H9390, H9399, H9434 [17DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 566), H9388 [17DE]

Articles and editorials

Vermont Guard Member Becomes USA’s First Female Combat Engineer, S8480 [8DE]

Bills and resolutions

Air Force: modernize C–130 aircraft and ensure such aircraft meet applicable FAA regulations (see S. 1136), S2530 [29AP]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for eligibility for burial of certain members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2852), H4591 [23JN]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4251), H9327 [15DE]

——— allow members to defer principal on Federal student loans for a certain period in connection with orders for mobilization for war or national emergency (see S. 895), S2041 [26MR]

——— equalize treatment under the Survivor Benefit Plan accorded Reserve component members who die from injury or illness incurred during inactive duty training with members who die on active duty (see H.R. 2053), H2496 [28AP]

——— establish a tiered hiring preference for civil service jobs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 594), S1161 [26FE]

——— extend exemption from bankruptcy means test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 4246), H9327 [15DE]

Army: eliminate exceptions to limitations imposed on authority to take certain actions relative to the transfer of AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard (see H.R. 2195), H2790 [1MY]

Army ROTC: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 99), H8412 [19NO]

Captain John E. Moran and Captain William Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve Center, Great Falls, MT: designate (see S. 719), S1439 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program to enhance efforts to provide job placement assistance and related employment services directly to members of the National Guard and Reserves and veterans of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1227), H1566 [3MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see S. 1303), S2794 [12MY] (see H.R. 2282), H2877 [12MY]

——— make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed certain training (see H.R. 2294), H2957 [13MY]

——— treat time spent by Armed Forces Reserve members receiving Dept. of Defense medical care as active duty for purposes of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 602), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1141), H1370 [26FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see S. 2130), S7123 [5OC] (see H.R. 2029), H2474 [27AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration (see H. Res. 223), H2495 [28AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 566), H9373 [16DE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: provide behavioral health readiness services to certain members of the Selected Reserves based on need and expand eligibility to such members for readjustment counseling (see S. 832), S1708 [23MR]

District of Columbia: clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (see H.R. 1204), H1525 [2MR]

——— establish District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2860), H4592 [23JN]

Firefighters: authorize and provide flexibility for support of civilian firefighting activities (see S. 1437), S3238 [21MY]

——— require report on location of C–130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System units (see S. 1625), S4298 [18JN]

Government: prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt ceiling is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1122), H1369 [26FE]

Immigration: provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see S. 208), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 399), H412 [16JA]

Moffett Air National Guard Base, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 3341), H5765 [29JY]

Navy Reserve: centennial (see S. Res. 86), S1118 [25FE] (see H. Res. 144), H1614 [4MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: establish units of the National Guard (see H.R. 3649), H6705 [29SE]

State Partnership Program: modify and extend (see S. 1126), S2529 [29AP] (see H.R. 1614), H2032 [25MR]

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]

——— allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 2457), H3388 [19MY]

——— extend employer wage credit for activated military reservists (see S. 641), S1246 [3MR]

——— extend the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2160), H2768 [30AP]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see S. 448), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 868), H980 [11FE]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S8857, S8858 [18DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7014 [30SE], S7074 [1OC]

Letters

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services: Dale Barnett, American Legion, S7065 [1OC]

——— Matthew M. Miller, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (organization), H2584 [29AP]

——— several organizations, H2584 [29AP]

Eliminate exceptions to limitations imposed on authority to take certain actions relative to the transfer of AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard: Raymond T. Odierno and John M. McHugh, Dept. of the Army, H4091 [10JN]

Lists

Ohio high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S2563 [30AP]

Motions

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7014 [30SE], S7779 [5NO], S8844, S8858 [18DE], H2585 [29AP], H2708 [30AP], H9399 [17DE]

Remarks in House

Air Force: Air National Guard radio communications funding, H4072 [10JN]

——— Air National Guard time-sensitive emergency operations technology funding, H4054 [10JN]

Armed Forces: anniversary of Fort Drum Army National Guard 10th Mountain Division, H1503 [2MR], E301 [4MR]

——— extend exemption from bankruptcy means test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (H.R. 4246), H9335–H9337 [16DE], E1793 [15DE]

——— moment of silence in honor of members killed in helicopter accident off the coast of Florida, H1693 [17MR]

——— tribute to 3d Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Regiment of the New Hampshire National Guard, H114 [8JA]

——— tribute to members killed in helicopter accident off the coast of Florida, H1695, H1697 [17MR], E346 [17MR], E507 [15AP]

——— tribute to Mississippi National Guard 209th Civil Engineer Squadron, E36 [8JA]

——— tribute to Virginia National Guard Company A, 2d Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, H9677 [17DE]

——— tribute to Virginia National Guard Detachment 2, Company B, 777th Aviation Support Battalion, H9677 [17DE]

Army: Bradley Fighting Vehicle modernization funding, H4070 [10JN]

——— eliminate exceptions to limitations imposed on authority to take certain actions relative to the transfer of AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard, H3202 [14MY], H4089–H4091 [10JN]

Bedford, IA: Bedford Community School District recipient of Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, E1052 [13JY]

Buckingham, PA: None Such Farm (business) recipient of Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, E1039 [10JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H2446 [23AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2574–H2623 [29AP], H2663, H2670, H2702–H2710 [30AP], E636, E638 [30AP], E640 [1MY], E725 [15MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2506–H2515 [29AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 566), H9379–H9390 [17DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to recommit, H2708, H2709 [30AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9364–H9367, H9369–H9372 [16DE], H9378, H9379, H9390–H9676, H9679–H9684, H9686 [17DE], H10694 [18DE], E1818 [17DE], E1823, E1825, E1826, E1827–E1829, E1831, E1832, E1833, E1834, E1835, E1840, E1842 [18DE], E1847 [31DE]

——— prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H2622 [29AP], E725 [15MY]

District of Columbia: clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (H.R. 1204), E285 [2MR]

——— establish District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 2860), E947 [23JN]

Florich, Thomas: Army decision to allow burial in Arlington National Cemetery, H4336 [12JN]

Hadley, Shelby M.: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Award recipient, E1267 [11SE]

Immigration: provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (H.R. 399), H511–H513 [22JA], H587, H622 [27JA], H789–H796 [4FE]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H539 [26JA]

Louisiana: tribute to improvements in National Guard, H8402 [19NO]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: funding, H4063 [10JN]

National security: southwest border protection funding, H4060 [10JN]

Navy Reserve: anniversary, E682 [12MY]

Shawnee, KS: Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipient, E1144 [28JY]

State Partnership Program: modify and extend (H.R. 1614), E414 [25MR]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (H.R. 2457), H3772 [3JN]

Washington (State): commend first responders on anniversary of landslide, H1835 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: report on feasibility of using the Air National Guard to assist with the RQ–4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial systems mission, S4013 [10JN]

Armed Forces: equalize treatment under the Survivor Benefit Plan accorded Reserve component members who die from injury or illness incurred during inactive duty training with members who die on active duty (H.R. 2053), S3201 [21MY]

——— extend exemption from bankruptcy means test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (H.R. 4246), S8835 [17DE]

——— tribute to deployment of 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard, S2294 [21AP]

——— tribute to members killed in helicopter accident off the coast of Florida, S1889 [25MR]

Dept. of Defense: Black Hawk UH–60M helicopters funding, S3885, S3886 [8JN]

——— modify and extend the National Guard State Partnership Program, S4004 [10JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7379 [21OC], S7786–S7796, S7801 [5NO], S7846, S7847, S7851, S7853 [9NO], S7869–S7875, S7878–S7881, S7888, S7955 [10NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8690–S8702, S8709–S8711, S8713–S8715, S8717–S8723 [16DE], S8733–S8735, S8739–S8742, S8750–S8765, S8773–S8776, S8780, S8789–S8791 [17DE], S8838, S8842–S8859, S8866, S8869–S8871, S8874, S8877 [18DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7014, S7038, S7041 [30SE], S7055, S7057–S7060, S7062–S7065, S7067–S7069, S7073–S7075 [1OC], S7779, S7785 [5NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), unanimous-consent agreement, S7878 [10NO], S8750 [17DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (S. 2130), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Navy Reserve: centennial (S. Res. 86), S1123 [25FE], S1298 [4MR]

New Jersey: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S2647 [5MY]

Ohio: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S2562 [30AP]

Washington (State): commend first responders on anniversary of landslide, S1649–S1651 [19MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2029, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 223) (H. Rept. 114–94), H2495 [28AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2029) (H. Rept. 114–92), H2474 [27AP]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2029) (S. Rept. 114–57), S3236 [21MY]

Secure Our Borders First Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 399) (H. Rept. 114–10), H637 [27JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2585, H2600, H2601, H2614 [29AP]

Statements

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Executive Office of the President, H2512 [29AP]

Tribute to Louisiana National Guardsmen Killed in Helicopter Accident Off the Coast of Florida: Glenn Curtis, E346 [17MR]

Tables

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2576–H2579 [29AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 223, consideration of H.R. 2029, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H2506 [29AP]

H.R. 2029, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S7786–S7793 [5NO]

H.R. 4246, National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act, H9336 [16DE]

S. 1625, require National Guard report on location of C–130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System units, S4302 [18JN]

S. Res. 86, Navy Reserve centennial, S1122 [25FE]