TAKANO, MARK (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H163 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3188 [14MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5637 [29JY]

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), H7604 [3NO]

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), H8934 [2DE]

Appointments

Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H7391 [2NO]

——— 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]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 523), H8415 [19NO]

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

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5777 [29JY]

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

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H4432 [16JN]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H4957 [8JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H5849 [8SE]

——— require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see H.R. 2742), H4863 [7JY]

——— 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]

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

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), H10712 [18DE]

——— allow credit reporting agencies to notify active servicemembers when an adverse action is posted on their credit report (see H.R. 1514), H1803 [19MR]

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

——— extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 1292), H6893 [7OC]

——— provide additional training opportunities for members under the Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 2133), H2767 [30AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 283), H3561 [21MY]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 1674), H3879 [3JN]

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), H9329 [15DE]

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), H3758 [2JN]

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: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see H.R. 472), H8860 [1DE]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H7255 [27OC]

——— require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3811), H7190 [26OC]

California Coastal National Monument: expand boundary (see H.R. 3565), H9013 [3DE]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide that took place from 1975–1979 (see H. Res. 436), H6227 [24SE]

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 136), H918 [10FE]

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), H224 [12JA]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H3391 [19MY]

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]

——— promote trauma-informed practices, positive behavioral intervention, services for children who have experienced trauma or toxic stress, and improved coordination between programs that serve young children (see H.R. 2217), H5404 [22JY]

——— 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]

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]

Climate: protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 1971), H2417 [22AP]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]

Colleges and universities: clarify application of prepayment amounts on student loans (see H.R. 3786), H7190 [26OC]

——— prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see H.R. 2079), H2497 [28AP]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4109), H8411 [19NO]

——— 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), H1723 [17MR]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7176 [23OC]

Computer Science Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H9330 [15DE]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H7254 [27OC]

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]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 145), H2880 [12MY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 23), H480 [21JA]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H6976 [9OC]

Corps of Engineers: clarify term ‘‘water resources project’’ and ‘‘water resources development project’’ include water supply and environmental infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2689), H5525 [27JY]

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), H5118 [13JY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H6837 [6OC]

Courts: create special motion to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) (see H.R. 2304), H5776 [29JY]

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

——— reform sentencing laws (see H.R. 3713), H9013 [3DE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2309), H3917 [4JN]

——— 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]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see H.R. 1133), H1369 [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), H4383 [15JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize purchase of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, CA, by the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District (see H.R. 3281), H5762 [29JY]

——— establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2715), H8242 [16NO]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H4774 [25JN]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 3886), H10712 [18DE]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2660), H4594 [23JN]

——— modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see H.R. 1025), H1526 [2MR]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H4862 [7JY]

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), H4383 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List (see H.R. 315), H357 [13JA]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 2026), H5524 [27JY]

——— review citizenship and residency eligibility requirements for enlistment of certain aliens in Armed Forces (see H. Res. 179), H2111 [26MR]

——— 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]

——— assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 1306), H10712 [18DE]

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see H.R. 408), H705 [2FE]

——— clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see H.R. 3512), H6074 [16SE]

——— clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H479 [21JA]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H4432 [16JN] (see H.R. 2680), H4004 [9JN]

——— ensure that student loan interest rates never exceed rates available to banks that borrow from the FRS (see H.R. 3675), H6787 [1OC]

——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2149), H2768 [30AP]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1519), H1803 [19MR]

——— extend eligibility for Federal student loans to certain short-term career and technical education programs (see H.R. 3964), H8415 [19NO]

——— 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]

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (see H.R. 823), H1084 [20FE]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2375), H3252 [15MY]

——— prevent and reduce use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools (see H.R. 927), H1033 [12FE]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see H.R. 2962), H4954 [8JY]

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

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H1164 [25FE]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H5465 [23JY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H1721 [17MR]

——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 4223), H9270 [10DE]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H5332 [21JY]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H2499 [28AP]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see H.R. 1490), H5592 [28JY]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 717), H810 [4FE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 3179), H5465 [23JY]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 3988), H8152 [5NO]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 3177), H5465 [23JY]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 565), H639 [27JA]

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2882), H4650 [24JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see H.R. 2132), H4003 [9JN]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 4055), H9329 [15DE]

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

——— build a stronger health care workforce (see H.R. 1006), H1069 [13FE]

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H4243 [11JN]

——— develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 1275), H2356 [21AP]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1602), H2500 [28AP]

——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1293), H1611 [4MR]

——— establish grant programs to improve the health and positive youth development impacts of youth sports participation (see H.R. 2932), H5777 [29JY]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H5089 [10JY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H8646 [30NO]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 1600), H2212 [14AP]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2355), H4138 [10JN]

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

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 2540), H9307 [11DE]

——— reduce childhood obesity (see H.R. 3772), H7026 [20OC]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3060), H5172 [14JY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H2959 [13MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H5775 [29JY]

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

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]

——— set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of, and technology for, their facilities (see H.R. 2218), H8646 [30NO]

Dept. of Justice: develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 3399), H8362 [18NO]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 228), H757 [3FE]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H3879 [3JN]

——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 306), H918 [10FE]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 1257), H1610 [4MR]

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

——— reduce Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding to local governments that fund certain percentage of operating budget from traffic violation fines and fees (see H.R. 59), H10712 [18DE]

——— 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), H3879 [3JN]

Dept. of Labor: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (see H.R. 3286), H6894 [7OC]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H8361 [18NO]

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

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 1848), H6189 [22SE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2368), H3251 [15MY]

——— 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]

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see H.R. 1910), H3254 [15MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 1308), H2212 [14AP]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program (see H.R. 1187), H1499 [27FE]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H4593 [23JN]

——— carry out certain major medical facility seismic safety projects for which appropriations were made (see H.R. 1543), H1848 [23MR]

——— clarify period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (see H.R. 2531), H3880 [3JN]

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

——— 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), H2795 [1MY]

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

——— 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]

——— develop and publish an action plan for improving vocational rehabilitation services and assistance (see H.R. 356), H404 [14JA]

——— eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2855), H4591 [23JN]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H6076 [16SE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2622), H6750 [30SE]

——— 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), H5292 [16JY]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H1032 [12FE]

——— extend authority of the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans (see H.R. 2934), H4770 [25JN]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H5768 [29JY]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 607), H1116 [24FE]

——— give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (see H.R. 1382), H1661 [16MR]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1948), H2416 [22AP]

——— improve certification and licensing of employees and medical laboratories that furnish prosthetic and orthotic services (see H.R. 3414), H5768 [29JY]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1607), H2357 [21AP]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 732), H858 [5FE]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (see H.R. 1331), H3507 [20MY]

——— 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]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 2327), H3211 [14MY]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H3254 [15MY]

——— make grants to eligible educational institutions to provide child care services on campus (see H.R. 3419), H5768 [29JY]

——— make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1575), H3565 [21MY]

——— permit the centralized reporting of veterans enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions (see H.R. 182), H103 [7JA]

——— provide for additional qualification requirements for individuals appointed to marriage and family therapist positions (see H.R. 2639), H3877 [3JN]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 2139), H2767 [30AP]

——— 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]

——— require congressional approval before appropriation of funds for major medical facility leases (see H.R. 2914), H4769 [25JN]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H2031 [25MR]

Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 3535), H6136 [17SE]

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

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

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H1626 [10MR]

Earth Science Week: designate (see H. Res. 472), H6936 [8OC]

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: 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: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 2411), H10712 [18DE]

——— reform education system so that every child, regardless of race, ethnicity, social class, or State of residence, can receive a high-quality, academically rigorous education in a local public school (see H.R. 4013), H8240 [16NO]

——— strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education (see H.R. 2794), H4431 [16JN]

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: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 1278), H2357 [21AP]

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

——— establish programs to encourage water efficiency (see H.R. 3720), H6976 [9OC]

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

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 1515), H5524 [27JY]

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

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

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

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1622), H2156 [13AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2764), H5867 [9SE]

Families and domestic relations: increase availability of high-quality child care for working parents (see H. Res. 386), H7333 [28OC]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1194), H5469 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— 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), H7743 [4NO]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 1078), H2821 [8MY]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H1116 [24FE]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal student loans (see H.R. 3967), H8151 [5NO]

——— provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H9206 [9DE]

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

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

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

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 471), H7091 [21OC]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H1618 [4MR]

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

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), H7626 [3NO]

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

——— express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 289), H10713 [18DE]

——— implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (see H.R. 3888), H9026 [7DE]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see H.R. 3051), H5777 [29JY]

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 2546), H7090 [21OC]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 752), H1116 [24FE]

——— 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]

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]

Foreign policy: require a strategy to counter, and prohibit use of ground forces against, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and repeal previous authorizations for use of military force (see H.J. Res. 30), H3880 [3JN]

FTC: 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]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4383 [15JN]

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

——— provide protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1856), H6180 [18SE]

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

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H4003 [9JN]

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7346 [29OC]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H535 [22JA]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6137 [17SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 839), H916 [10FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5783 [31JY]

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2173), H3577 [26MY]

House Rules: amend to protect House employees from employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity (see H. Res. 428), H7190 [26OC]

——— 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]

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

Human rights: 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), H6894 [7OC]

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

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2095), H2653 [29AP]

——— 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), H5333 [21JY]

——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 483), H705 [2FE]

——— 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]

——— prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H7175 [23OC]

——— 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), H4490 [17JN]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4863 [7JY]

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

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), H5850 [8SE]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H1084 [20FE]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4958 [8JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H6749 [30SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H5332 [21JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 1933), H3759 [2JN]

Law enforcement officers: provide for a hearing before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for State criminal charges against an officer whose use of deadly force causes a death (see H.R. 429), H867 [9FE]

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

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 329), H4542 [18JN]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 2226), H2792 [1MY]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 3938), H8149 [5NO]

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

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 3641), H6795 [5OC]

——— strengthen Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program clinics through improved reimbursement and expanded workforce and operations (see H.R. 3637), H7190 [26OC]

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), H1899 [24MR]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3261), H5944 [10SE]

——— disregard certain resident slots that include Dept. of Veterans Affairs training in determining payments for direct graduate medical education costs (see H.R. 3755), H6974 [9OC]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H3310 [18MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H7347 [29OC]

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

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H4003 [9JN]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7190 [26OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2310 [16AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 2748), H4343 [12JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1626 [10MR]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H3310 [18MY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H4138 [10JN]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H3214 [14MY]

——— 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), H6228 [24SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H3214 [14MY]

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]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2994), H7175 [23OC]

Middle East: support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 293), H7347 [29OC]

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), H2415 [22AP]

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), H9306 [11DE]

Moffett Air National Guard Base, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 3341), H5944 [10SE]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 849), H2356 [21AP]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 538), H8412 [19NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 538), H8412 [19NO]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 275), H3388 [19MY]

National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 2063), H4546 [19JN]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 366), H5291 [16JY]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 989), H1068 [13FE]

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

National Day of 3D Printing: designate (see H. Res. 547), H8971 [2DE]

National Federal Nurse Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 438), H6750 [30SE]

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

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 935), H1034 [12FE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5764 [29JY]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4541 [18JN]

National Middle Level Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 153), H1721 [17MR]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 388), H405 [14JA]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H1372 [26FE]

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

National Spine Ability Month: designate (see H. Res. 432), H8282 [17NO]

National Voting Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1618 [4MR]

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

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1721), H5524 [27JY]

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 182), H2111 [26MR]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H2420 [22AP]

NIH: prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see H.R. 531), H1662 [16MR]

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

——— 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]

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

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2553), H8362 [18NO]

NSF: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1924), H2354 [21AP]

——— include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (see H.R. 3033), H6789 [1OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 2090), H2652 [29AP]

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), H530 [22JA]

OPM: provide complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see H.R. 3029), H5867 [9SE]

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

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H3759 [2JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H7742 [4NO]

——— 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), H360 [13JA]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 446), H479 [21JA]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1085 [20FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H190 [9JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H758 [3FE]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H867 [9FE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1502 [27FE]

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

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see H.R. 2977), H4955 [8JY]

——— require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (see H.R. 2092), H10712 [18DE]

——— 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), H810 [4FE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H9206 [9DE]

——— submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H7390 [2NO]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 502, 513), H8243 [16NO]

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. 2410), H4138 [10JN]

SBA: ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small business owners (see H.R. 4156), H8970 [2DE]

——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 2266), H5469 [23JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H4769 [25JN]

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

——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 3800), H7137 [22OC]

Science: improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see H.R. 3466), H7139 [22OC]

Senior citizens: increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H8155 [5NO]

——— provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 3793), H8282 [17NO]

——— 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), H8362 [18NO]

Sierra National Forest: designate a mountain in John Muir Wilderness as ‘‘Sky Point’’ (see H.R. 979), H1067 [13FE]

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]

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

——— invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families (see H.R. 3781), H7088 [21OC]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5592 [28JY]

——— 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]

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

Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis ‘Lou’ J. Langlais Post Office Building, Santa Barbara, CA: designate (see H.R. 3218), H5522 [27JY]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping program to be enforced by an independent Thoroughbred Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority (see H.R. 3084), H6894 [7OC]

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

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

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

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H7175 [23OC]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1882), H2307 [16AP]

——— 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]

——— deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for the discharge of oil or other hazardous substances into navigable waters (see H.R. 3760), H9013 [3DE]

——— 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), H4954 [8JY]

——— establish a program to populate downloadable tax forms with taxpayer return information (see H.R. 1750), H2500 [28AP]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 2429), H7175 [23OC]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness in connection with closures of educational institutions (see H.R. 3206), H5466 [23JY]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 1842), H2467 [23AP]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (see H.R. 1581), H4544 [18JN]

——— 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), H10712 [18DE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H2155 [13AP]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H814 [4FE]

——— provide for identification of corporate tax haven countries and increase penalties for tax evasion practices in haven countries that ship U.S. jobs overseas (see H.R. 3812), H7190 [26OC]

——— 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]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education to improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 1898), H2353 [21AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 4287), H9690 [17DE]

Texas Western College: mint coins in recognition of anniversary of men’s basketball championship (see H.R. 2906), H6837 [6OC]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 684), H755 [3FE]

Transgender: support acceptance of the transgender community (see H. Res. 561), H9270 [10DE]

Transportation: allow States to regulate tow truck operations (see H.R. 2563), H5031 [9JY]

Veterans: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3040), H5239 [15JY]

——— 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), H5404 [22JY] (see H.R. 333), H5468 [23JY]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2861), H4592 [23JN]

——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3577 [26MY]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 271), H3507 [20MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the Fall of Saigon (see H. Res. 225), H2498 [28AP]

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

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 3364), H6180 [18SE]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 411), H919 [10FE]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2887), H4768 [25JN]

——— 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. 2867), H5293 [16JY]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1132), H1369 [26FE]

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), H5776 [29JY]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2920), H5777 [29JY]

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), H5592 [28JY]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7254 [27OC]

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

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see H.R. 716), H1626 [10MR]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 390), H5590 [28JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H4594 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air Force: require a demonstration program on the accession as officers of candidates with auditory impairments (see H.R. 1722), H2111 [26MR]

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 Education: allow State teacher and personnel training and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how to recognize child sexual abuse (see H.R. 1827), H2269 [15AP]

Dept. of Energy: make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery storage technologies (see H.R. 3263), H5589 [28JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to improve transportation safety, efficiency, and system performance through innovative technology deployment and operations (see H.R. 3825), H7174 [23OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance (see H.R. 2361), H3251 [15MY]

——— improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety (see H.R. 2999), H5029 [9JY]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2193), H2769 [30AP]

——— provide veterans affected by school closures certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see H.R. 3991), H8152 [5NO]

——— 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 H.R. 1141), H1370 [26FE]

——— waive certain requirements relative to the approval of educational facilities for purposes of utilizing GI Bill benefits (see H.R. 2360), H3251 [15MY]

Herrera, Juan F.: tribute (see H. Res. 353), H4956 [8JY]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2192), H2769 [30AP]

Political campaigns: limit time for the use of contributions or donations (see H.R. 1518), H1803 [19MR]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 1639), H2033 [25MR]

Social Security: provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2464 [23AP]

World War II: recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans (see H. Res. 118), H1070 [13FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Air Force: require a demonstration program on the accession as officers of candidates with auditory impairments (H.R. 1722), H2114 [26MR]

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 (H.R. 1227), H1567 [3MR]

Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how to recognize child sexual abuse (H.R. 1827), H2270 [15AP]

Dept. of Energy: make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery storage technologies (H.R. 3263), H5591 [28JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to improve transportation safety, efficiency, and system performance through innovative technology deployment and operations (H.R. 3825), H7175 [23OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance (H.R. 2361), H3253 [15MY]

——— improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety (H.R. 2999), H5030 [9JY]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (H.R. 2193), H2772 [30AP]

——— provide veterans affected by school closures certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (H.R. 3991), H8154 [5NO]

——— 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 (H.R. 1141), H1372 [26FE]

——— waive certain requirements relative to the approval of educational facilities for purposes of utilizing GI Bill benefits (H.R. 2360), H3253 [15MY]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2192), H2772 [30AP]

Political campaigns: limit time for the use of contributions or donations (H.R. 1518), H1806 [19MR]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 1639), H2035 [25MR]

Social Security: provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (H.R. 2025), H2466 [23AP]

Motions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5651 [29JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2117 [13AP]

Poems

‘‘Let Me Tell You What a Poem Brings,’’ Juan F. Herrera, H4548 [23JN]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), consideration (H. Res. 163), H1865 [24MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 1434), H1865 [24MR]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1146 [25FE], H4879 [8JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H362 [14JA]

Dept. of Transportation: allow a program of eligible projects to count as a single project to meet threshold of project costs for Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects funding, H7604, H7605 [3NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve accountability to the Inspector General, H5636 [29JY]

——— improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety, H5638, H5639 [29JY]

——— improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety (H.R. 2999), E1035• [10JY]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (H.R. 91), Senate amendment, H4782 [7JY]

——— prohibit removal or demotion of an employee based on performance or misconduct who has filed a whistleblower complaint or is seeking corrective action, H5651 [29JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5625, H5626, H5627, H5628, H5629, H5630, H5636, H5638, H5639 [29JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), motion to recommit, H5651 [29JY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2118 [13AP]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7064, H7065 [21OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8888 [2DE]

Federal employees: revise rules regarding overtime pay, H712 [3FE]

FRS: call on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect veterans from predatory payday loans, H7638 [4NO]

GAO: submit report to Congress on benefits of battery energy storage and impact on national grid and renewable energy utilization, H8934, H8935 [2DE]

Herrera, Juan F.: appointment as U.S. Poet Laureate, H4548 [23JN]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H362 [14JA]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8365 [19NO]

National Collegiate Honors Council: anniversary, E1446• [7OC]

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, H7604, H7605 [3NO], H7660 [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), H8934, H8935 [2DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7604, H7605 [3NO], H7660 [4NO]

San Bernardino, CA: express condolences for victims of shooting at Inland Regional Center, H9322 [15DE]

Supreme Court: decision in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage, H4778 [7JY]

——— hearing of arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage, H2451 [23AP]

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

University of California, Riverside: anniversary of Bourns College of Engineering, H2858 [12MY]

Votes: correction, E844• [4JN]

Tributes

Anderson, Dorella A., H4388 [16JN]

Corona, John, E310• [4MR]

Edwards, Don, H7086• [21OC]