PALLONE, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

EPA: extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (H.R. 2042), H4625 [24JN]

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), H8963 [2DE]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 1734), H5370 [22JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8278 [17NO]

——— H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5086 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H6180 [18SE]

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

American Pharoah (racehorse): tribute (see H. Res. 317), H4431 [16JN]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H7090 [21OC]

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

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see H.R. 1670), H6260 [25SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H5943 [10SE]

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), H3917 [4JN]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2115 [26MR]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H8242 [16NO]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 3660), H6787 [1OC]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 2768), H4381 [15JN]

Civil liberties: enhance unity in America through avoidance of ‘government speech’ which promotes or displays symbols, signs, and vestiges of racism, oppression, and intimidation (see H. Res. 342), H4771 [25JN]

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]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H9026 [7DE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 145), H5850 [8SE]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H5850 [8SE]

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), H7090 [21OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H4862 [7JY]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H2211 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1232), H1609 [4MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H1768 [18MR]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program (see H.R. 1725), H2111 [26MR]

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), H5031 [9JY]

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

——— study circumstances which may impact the effectiveness and availability of first responders before, during, or after a terrorist threat or event (see H.R. 2795), H4431 [16JN]

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: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see H.R. 2147), H5524 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for University Transportation Centers program (see H.R. 3665), H6981 [16OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H6180 [18SE]

——— 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), H5849 [8SE]

——— study feasibility of entering into public-private partnerships to improve veterans access to medical facilities in densely populated and rural communities (see H.R. 4125), H8411 [19NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H8281 [17NO]

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), H918 [10FE]

Drugs: improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (see H.R. 639), H702 [2FE]

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]

Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H1627 [10MR]

Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H2213 [14AP]

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

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

FCC: reform and modernize Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program (see H.R. 2638), H3877 [3JN]

——— require material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity, including political ad buying information, to be made available in a format that is machine-readable (see H.R. 4179), H9011 [3DE]

——— 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), H2767 [30AP]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose details of, and tax treatment of payments under, settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies and require explanations of confidentiality of such settlements (see H.R. 2648), H3912 [4JN]

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]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2254), H8242 [16NO]

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 559), H638 [27JA]

——— prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 797), H1501 [27FE]

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

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), H6893 [7OC]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 3411), H5768 [29JY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 752), H852 [5FE]

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

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

First Lieutenant Salvatore S. Corma II Post Office Building, Deptford Township, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3866), H7346 [29OC]

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]

Gordy, Berry, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 550), H9011 [3DE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3386 [19MY]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H7391 [2NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5589 [28JY]

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), H7091 [21OC]

Immigration: 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), H10712 [18DE]

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

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5849 [8SE]

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

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H3391 [19MY]

Lebanon: condemn terrorist attacks in Beirut, offer condolences to families of the victims and to the injured, and support efforts to bring to justice those involved in planning and execution of attacks (see H. Res. 535), H8412 [19NO]

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

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 2226), H3215 [14MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H2501 [28AP]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 670), H754 [3FE]

Medicare: permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3081), H5236 [15JY]

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

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1801 [19MR]

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

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

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

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

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H5333 [21JY]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 253), H2821 [8MY]

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

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see H.R. 3514), H6189 [22SE]

NOAA: identify, declare, and respond to marine disease emergencies (see H.R. 936), H1034 [12FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4204), H9205 [9DE]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H6076 [16SE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H478 [21JA]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H2357 [21AP]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H7175 [23OC]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H2311 [16AP]

Power resources: ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the U.S. and leased to a third party (see H.R. 1902), H4383 [15JN]

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

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

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 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]

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

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

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR]

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

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

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

Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports (see H.R. 416), H535 [22JA]

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

Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine Post Office Building, Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1524), H1847 [23MR]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H5943 [10SE]

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), H6189 [22SE]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 762), H853 [5FE]

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

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H6189 [22SE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2499 [28AP]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (see H.R. 2576), H3577 [26MY]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 684), H814 [4FE]

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

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

Voting: 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), H2356 [21AP] (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]

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

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see H.R. 1321), H1613 [4MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish single, front-of-package labeling system for all foods required to bear nutrition labeling and eliminate deceptive claims and update existing nutrition labels (see H.R. 4061), H8359 [18NO]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 4015), H8240 [16NO]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 1977), H2417 [22AP]

EPA: improve beach monitoring by requiring coastal States to adopt water quality standards, conduct quicker water testing, and improve monitoring and public notification programs (see H.R. 4136), H8645 [30NO]

FCC: commence proceedings relative to resiliency of critical telecommunications networks during times of emergency (see H.R. 3998), H8239 [16NO]

——— promulgate rules in an open proceeding relative to updating its competitive bidding rules (see H.R. 1506), H1803 [19MR]

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 801), H855 [5FE]

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

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

New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur sports gambling to the extent approved by the State legislature (see H.R. 457), H480 [21JA]

Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 2783), H4382 [15JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (H.R. 1321), H1617 [4MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish single, front-of-package labeling system for all foods required to bear nutrition labeling and eliminate deceptive claims and update existing nutrition labels (H.R. 4061), H8361 [18NO]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (H.R. 4015), H8241 [16NO]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (H.R. 1977), H2419 [22AP]

EPA: improve beach monitoring by requiring coastal States to adopt water quality standards, conduct quicker water testing, and improve monitoring and public notification programs (H.R. 4136), H8645 [30NO]

FCC: commence proceedings relative to resiliency of critical telecommunications networks during times of emergency (H.R. 3998), H8240 [16NO]

——— promulgate rules in an open proceeding relative to updating its competitive bidding rules (H.R. 1506), H1805 [19MR]

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (H.R. 801), H857 [5FE]

New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur sports gambling to the extent approved by the State legislature (H.R. 457), H482 [21JA]

Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (H.R. 2783), H4382 [15JN]

Letters

Defund Planned Parenthood Act: National Health Law Program (organization) and National Women’s Law Center, H6326 [29SE]

Disapprove EPA rules on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions and carbon emission guidelines from new, modified, or existing electric utility generating units: several consumer organizations, H8835 [1DE]

Women’s Public Health and Safety Act: Reid B. Blackwelder, American Academy of Family Physicians, H6325 [29SE]

Motions

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 161), H458 [21JA]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H498 [22JA]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9386 [17DE]

Autism New Jersey (organization): anniversary, E1610• [5NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H764 [4FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1858 [24MR]

Business and industry: allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the terms of warranties on Internet websites (S. 1359), H5805• [8SE]

Clean Air Act: impact, H4623 [24JN]

Climate: express agreement that climate change is real and is not a hoax, H952 [11FE]

——— global warming, H4618 [24JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H174, H177 [9JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), H951, H952, H953, H958 [11FE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (S. 535), H2328• [21AP]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (H.R. 1321), H9021, H9022 [7DE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4056• [10JN]

——— Vets4Warriors mental health program funding, H4056• [10JN]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), H644, H646, H648, H649, H650 [28JA]

——— report on methods to increase electric grid resilience relative to all threats, including cyber attacks, vandalism, terrorism, and severe weather, H8930 [2DE]

——— study legal and regulatory barriers that delay, prohibit, or impede export of natural energy resources, H8956 [2DE]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program (H.R. 1725), H5798• [8SE]

——— conduct outreach to minority-serving institutions and rural colleges to ensure that health professionals from under-represented populations are aware of biomedical research opportunities, H5079 [10JY]

——— develop and disseminate evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking and respond to such individuals appropriately (H.R. 398), H619 [27JA]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (H.R. 1462), H5801• [8SE]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (S. 799), H8181• [16NO]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (H.R. 647), E331• [16MR]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (H.R. 648), E331• [16MR]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (H.R. 1344), H5796• [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H993 [12FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1176 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (H.R. 471), H2332• [21AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 566), H9386 [17DE]

Depts. of Energy and Commerce: establish a youth energy enterprise competition to encourage youth to propose solutions to energy challenges and promote interest in careers in science, technology, engineering, and math, H8963 [2DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H4016 [10JN]

Drifters, Inc.: anniversary of Ocean, NJ, Chapter, E347• [17MR]

Drugs: improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (H.R. 639), H1641• [16MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H644 [28JA]

Education: proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, H712 [3FE]

Electric power: authorize voluntary vegetation management within a certain distance of the exterior boundary of the right-of-way near structures on Forest Service land, H8953 [2DE]

EPA: allow States to opt out of the Clean Power Plan rules if the Governor certifies the State plan would promote national security, economic growth, and public health through addressing climate change and increased use of clean energy, H4625 [24JN]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), H8823, H8833, H8834, H8835, H8836 [1DE]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), H8823, H8824 [1DE]

——— ensure coal ash storage requirements protect vulnerable populations, H5375 [22JY]

——— ensure existing planning and review regulations are followed, H8954 [2DE]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (H.R. 2042), H4618, H4623, H4625, H4629 [24JN]

——— provide for assessment and management of risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water (H.R. 212), H1095 [24FE]

——— recognize hydropower as a renewable energy source when issuing, implementing, and enforcing any final rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing sources, H4629 [24JN]

——— repeal final rule establishing standards for residential wood heaters, H8957 [2DE]

——— require utilities to publish information on the use of coal ash on a public Internet site, H5370 [22JY]

FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 734), H1097 [24FE]

——— provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 2583), H8184 [16NO]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5417, H5435 [23JY]

FERC: ensure taxpayers are not held liable and pipeline owners bear full responsibility for any repair or environmental damages resulting from a natural gas pipeline explosion, H458 [21JA]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3595 [1JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6153 [18SE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H5009, H5014 [9JY], H5070, H5072, H5074, H5076, H5079 [10JY]

——— support the recording of Unique Device Identifiers at the point-of-care in electronic health record systems to enhance the availability of medical device data for post-market surveillance purposes, H5076 [10JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H724, H728 [3FE]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H993 [12FE]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model, H4550 [23JN]

Keansburg, NJ: anniversary of Bayshore Senior Health, Education and Recreation Center, E1386• [29SE]

Matawan Italian American Association: anniversary, E1117• [23JY]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), H6325 [29SE]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), H8179• [16NO]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2071 [26MR]

Motor vehicles: extend regulations relative to vehicle recalls to used car dealers, H8997• [3DE]

——— prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety, H8997• [3DE]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, E275• [27FE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (H.R. 805), H4550 [23JN]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 161), H454, H455, H456, H457 [21JA]

——— provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 161), motion to recommit, H458 [21JA]

New Brunswick, NJ: anniversary of Civic League of Greater New Brunswick, E395• [24MR]

New Jersey State League of Municipalities: anniversary, E616• [29AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, H9386 [17DE]

NIH: establish medical prize program to incentivize health innovation by offering competitors the chance to win a prize for creating breakthrough research and technology, H5072 [10JY]

——— include data on underrepresented groups, such as women and minorities, in report on efforts to attract, retain, and develop emerging scientists, H5074 [10JY]

——— make NIH and Cures Innovation Fund a discretionary spending program, H5070 [10JY]

North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act: prevent from taking effect until after the Energy Information Administration analysis and publishing of report on carbon impacts, H8964 [2DE]

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, H8997• [3DE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H724, H728 [3FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H131 [8JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 1624), H6266• [28SE]

——— repeal, H644 [28JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H724, H728 [3FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 1190), H4532 [18JN]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7154 [23OC]

Perth Amboy, NJ: tribute to Cathedral International ‘‘Stop the Funeral Weekend‘‘, E925• [18JN]

Petroleum: prohibit export of crude oil, refined petroleum products, and petrochemical products to Iran, H6956 [9OC]

——— prohibit export of crude oil from the U.S. to state sponsors of terrorism, H6956 [9OC]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6941, H6949, H6956 [9OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H6325 [29SE], H7154 [23OC]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6153 [18SE]

——— women’s health care services funding, H6153 [18SE]

Power resources: create regulatory process at Dept. of Energy, FERC, and Dept. of State to permit cross-border infrastructure projects, H8933 [2DE]

——— ensure no permit for coal export facility can be denied before environmental reviews are complete, H8932 [2DE]

——— modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8841, H8845 [1DE], H8927, H8930, H8932, H8933, H8953, H8954, H8956, H8957, H8963, H8964 [2DE]

——— promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies, H646 [28JA]

Public utilities: clarify that electric plants using biomass as a fuel source can be considered reliable without having to enter into supply contracts greater than one year, H8927 [2DE]

Red Bank, NJ: anniversary of Monmouth Conservatory of Music, E802• [1JN]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 1734), H5359, H5360, H5361, H5362, H5363, H5370, H5374, H5375 [22JY]

——— require coal ash dam owners and operators to identify all drinking water supply wells within a certain radius and provide an alternate water supply if drinking water becomes contaminated, H5374 [22JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H2891 [13MY], H4016 [10JN], H8997• [3DE]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2071 [26MR]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2820), H5804• [8SE]

Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, H951 [11FE]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), H4556, H4558 [23JN], H4618 [24JN]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), H5538 [28JY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 2867), H5538 [28JY]

Statements

Ratepayer Protection Act: Executive Office of the President (excerpt), H4623 [24JN]

Tributes

Dressel, William G., Jr., E614• [29AP]

Hyman, Ruth, E341• [17MR], E370• [19MR]

Knopf, Claire, E924• [18JN]

Owens, Ronald L., E366• [19MR]

Peters, Frederick, E1729• [8DE]

Peterson, Dorothy, E632• [30AP]

Ryan, Michael B., E269• [27FE], E349• [17MR]

Siciliano, James, E1065• [14JY]

Weber, Donald A., E266• [27FE]