CARTWRIGHT, MATT (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4801 [7JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3844 [3JN]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), H7116 [22OC]

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), H7657 [4NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 463), H530 [22JA]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H6261 [25SE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5783 [31JY]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2661), H7175 [23OC]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service (see H.R. 363), H404 [14JA]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H4345 [12JN]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H4774 [25JN]

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

——— 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), H5976 [11SE]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H3759 [2JN]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H5776 [29JY]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 1776), H2209 [14AP]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see H.R. 1670), H2108 [26MR]

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

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 3632), H6306 [28SE]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 2811), H7028 [20OC]

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

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 501), H531 [22JA]

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

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2496 [28AP]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 2430), H3387 [19MY]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 140), H1663 [16MR]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 782), H1084 [20FE]

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see H.R. 472), H530 [22JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see H.R. 1107), H1368 [26FE]

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H6180 [18SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (see H.R. 3243), H6076 [16SE]

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]

Children and youth: promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 829), H3310 [18MY]

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]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 1027), H1113 [24FE]

——— 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: 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), H5332 [21JY]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H3916 [4JN]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see H.R. 2177), H2960 [13MY]

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

Corporations: 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), H2498 [28AP]

Corps of Engineers: update and improve reservoir operations (see H.R. 813), H866 [9FE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H5776 [29JY]

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

——— protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award (see H.R. 2664), H5776 [29JY]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H7333 [28OC]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 225), H10712 [18DE]

Credit: allow homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure to avoid deficiency judgments (see H.R. 1879), H2307 [16AP]

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), H1610 [4MR]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 159), H482 [21JA]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 67), H703 [2FE] (see H. Res. 548), H9011 [3DE]

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

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of adjacent municipalities (see H.R. 3620), H6306 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H1806 [19MR]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H4345 [12JN]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative (see H.R. 1007), H1069 [13FE]

——— 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), H2772 [30AP]

——— establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 1276), H2356 [21AP]

——— establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 1175), H1499 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: improve energy savings (see H.R. 3108), H6894 [7OC]

——— prohibit reduction in amount of per diem allowance to which Armed Forces members or civilian employees are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel (see H.R. 1193), H1524 [2MR]

——— 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. 1131), H1771 [18MR] (see H.R. 1434), H3565 [21MY]

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

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

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

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

——— establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 858), H1502 [27FE]

——— establish grant program to promote development of career education programs in computer science in secondary and postsecondary education (see H.R. 2056), H2496 [28AP]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 850), H916 [10FE]

——— establish task force to share best practices on computer programming and coding for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4041), H8279 [17NO]

——— improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see H.R. 3790), H8242 [16NO]

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

——— make grants to States to improve early education (see H.R. 587), H660 [28JA]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 882), H1850 [23MR]

——— provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students (see H.R. 386), H405 [14JA]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2035 [25MR]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H360 [13JA]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see H.R. 1490), H6076 [16SE]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 495), H858 [5FE]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 4106), H8411 [19NO]

——— provide loans and grants for solar installations in low-income and underserved areas (see H.R. 3041), H5976 [11SE]

——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program (see H.R. 3420), H6976 [9OC]

——— study impact of solar net energy metering (see H.R. 3852), H9080 [8DE]

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

——— authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 1877), H7743 [4NO]

——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H5332 [21JY]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1663 [16MR]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1602), H2156 [13AP]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H6076 [16SE]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H2772 [30AP]

——— include occupational therapists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1761), H6706 [29SE]

——— 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), H5943 [10SE]

——— 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), H2031 [25MR]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H2156 [13AP]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2110 [26MR]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H5975 [11SE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H3214 [14MY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H5867 [9SE]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H3643 [1JN]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H5404 [22JY]

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), H2500 [28AP]

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

Dept. of HUD: establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (see H.R. 201), H2467 [23AP]

——— modify premium charges and dollar amount limit on loans financing alterations, repairs, and improvements to, or conversion of, existing structures, including energy efficiency home improvements (see H.R. 2982), H6189 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1076), H1163 [25FE]

——— authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 613), H1501 [27FE]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H4383 [15JN]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 4073), H8360 [18NO]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 228), H1501 [27FE]

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H6076 [16SE]

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

Dept. of Labor: encourage online workforce training (see H.R. 1121), H2959 [13MY]

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

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1088), H1806 [19MR]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 1848), H2306 [16AP]

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: acquire land in Martinez, CA, for inclusion in John Muir National Historic Site (see H.R. 1289), H2794 [1MY]

——— authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 581), H660 [28JA]

——— designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (see H.R. 2270), H3391 [19MY]

——— establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 1772), H2209 [14AP]

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 1977), H3759 [2JN]

——— prevent the waste of gas produced under oil and gas leases on Federal land and collect royalty on all gas production (see H.R. 3289), H5763 [29JY]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 124), H984 [11FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 3997), H8282 [17NO]

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

——— establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 1308), H2773 [30AP]

——— improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (see H.R. 1804), H4544 [18JN]

——— make grants to assist units of local government in developing and implementing Vision Zero plans, to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries (see H.R. 1274), H9375 [16DE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudicate and pay survivor’s benefits without requiring the filing of a formal claim (see H.R. 2691), H4774 [25JN]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H641 [27JA]

——— clarify distance requirements relative to eligibility of veterans to receive medical care and services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1096), H2467 [23AP]

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

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2008), H2960 [13MY]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H2115 [26MR]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H2773 [30AP]

——— develop and publish an action plan for improving vocational rehabilitation services and assistance (see H.R. 356), H4862 [7JY]

——— 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), H4774 [25JN]

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

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 563), H5031 [9JY]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H2475 [27AP]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H3922 [8JN]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 423), H2115 [26MR]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 732), H811 [4FE]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 353), H431 [20JA]

——— 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), H984 [11FE]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see H.R. 2291), H5031 [9JY]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 748), H2500 [28AP]

——— repeal limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in the Independent Living Program (see H.R. 993), H1068 [13FE]

——— 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 provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1170), H2467 [23AP]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H2500 [28AP]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1503), H1803 [19MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H360 [13JA]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see H.R. 2227), H2792 [1MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3185), H5465 [23JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2308 [16AP]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H5976 [11SE]

——— 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]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3917 [4JN]

Drought: provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (see H.R. 2983), H5298 [20JY]

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H3391 [19MY]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2850), H4591 [23JN]

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), H9206 [9DE]

Education: support the community schools model (see H.R. 718), H810 [4FE]

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see H.R. 126), H2310 [16AP]

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

——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 58), H4650 [24JN]

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), H5469 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see H.R. 1450), H7139 [22OC]

Endangered Species Act: extend import- and export-related provision to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered in order to ban bringing trophy animals killed abroad back to the U.S. (see H.R. 3526), H6074 [16SE]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H360 [13JA]

——— award grants for municipal solid waste prevention and recycling program development (see H.R. 3237), H6706 [29SE]

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

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 1775), H2209 [14AP]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1736), H6138 [17SE]

——— require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see H.R. 2030), H5298 [20JY]

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

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

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H5293 [16JY]

——— 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]

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see H.R. 1062), H2500 [28AP]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H5238 [15JY]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2764), H5943 [10SE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2449), H3388 [19MY]

FDA: ensure eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products to enable development and testing of new products (see H.R. 2841), H7743 [4NO]

——— require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 393), H482 [21JA]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H1526 [2MR]

Federal agencies and departments: authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of energy (see H.R. 3001), H5029 [9JY]

——— establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 1967), H5118 [13JY]

——— provide access to and use of information by Federal agencies in order to reduce improper payments (see H.R. 2320), H6138 [17SE]

——— require the use of two-phase selection procedures when design-build contracts are suitable for award to small business concerns (see H.R. 1666), H2156 [13AP]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H9307 [11DE]

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

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 313), H2115 [26MR]

——— repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (see H.R. 785), H854 [5FE]

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

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H4544 [18JN]

Financial institutions: expand the purposes of advances and collateral available to community development financial institutions (see H.R. 1355), H1635 [13MR]

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]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 3455), H9692 [17DE]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 226), H10712 [18DE]

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

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

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of firefighters, law enforcement officers, members of rescue squads or ambulance crews, and public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 723), H811 [4FE]

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

Foreign aid: establish guidelines for measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring of evaluation plans for U.S. foreign development and economic assistance programs and increase transparency (see H.R. 3766), H7626 [3NO]

Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement provides reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved for U.S. Armed Forces MIA search and recovery activities (see H. Con. Res. 56), H4243 [11JN]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and reaffirm fundamental freedom of expression (see H. Res. 37), H431 [20JA]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H2795 [1MY]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H2211 [14AP]

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 2633), H6789 [1OC]

——— issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see H.R. 3174), H5465 [23JY]

——— prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H7139 [22OC]

GAO: conduct reviews of certain budget requests for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (see H.R. 90), H105 [7JA]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 2280), H3215 [14MY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4492 [17JN]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3323), H9206 [9DE]

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

Health care professionals: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to population (see H.R. 1117), H1806 [19MR]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 894), H981 [11FE]

Highway Trust Fund: provide for sustainable funding (see H.R. 1846), H2880 [12MY]

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

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), H7255 [27OC]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1354), H1807 [19MR]

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]

——— identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H482 [21JA]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]

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

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2095), H9206 [9DE]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H1073 [17FE]

——— require that supplemental certifications and identity verifications be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4079), H8646 [30NO]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H5118 [13JY]

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), H8155 [5NO]

——— immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H2795 [1MY]

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), H2420 [22AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H3759 [2JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2268 [15AP]

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

Lewisberry, PA: tribute to Red Land Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 422), H6837 [6OC]

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

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

——— provide for the waiver of institutions for mental diseases (IMD) limitation in order to permit coverage for community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment (see H.R. 1988), H6138 [17SE]

——— require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation (see H.R. 2391), H6138 [17SE]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H5332 [21JY]

——— 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), H2773 [30AP]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 2759), H9206 [9DE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2357 [21AP]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 696), H1806 [19MR]

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

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 663), H1372 [26FE]

——— 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), H7175 [23OC]

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

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 1919), H3879 [3JN]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2036 [25MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2212 [14AP]

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

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H5943 [10SE]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 2948), H5943 [10SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2500 [28AP]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H2467 [23AP]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H5238 [15JY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H4003 [9JN]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H5944 [10SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1567 [3MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 2005), H3879 [3JN]

——— strengthen rules applied in case of competition for diabetic testing strips (see H.R. 771), H2419 [22AP]

——— treat audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing services, improve access to audiology services available for coverage, and enable beneficiaries to have their choice of audiologists (see H.R. 2519), H3559 [21MY]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H866 [9FE]

——— implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see H.R. 837), H916 [10FE]

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

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1198), H1525 [2MR]

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, 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), H2795 [1MY]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 963), H1066 [13FE]

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 912), H1902 [24MR]

Minnesota: withdraw Federal land located within the Rainy River Drainage Basin from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 2072), H3643 [1JN]

Motor vehicles: establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 2675), H4138 [10JN]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 86), H812 [4FE]

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

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2661), H7175 [23OC]

National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 511), H7624 [3NO]

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

National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see H.R. 1614), H2500 [28AP]

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

National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 3683), H8155 [5NO]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 2817), H4491 [17JN]

——— observe centennial through increased funding (see H.R. 3556), H7333 [28OC]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H1116 [24FE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 246), H3215 [14MY]

National Spine Ability Month: designate (see H. Res. 432), H10713 [18DE]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 184), H360 [13JA]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2773 [30AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H3759 [2JN]

Nigeria: develop a regional strategy to combat threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 3833), H8155 [5NO]

NIH: coordinate and advance fibrosis research activities (see H.R. 3666), H7333 [28OC]

——— expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 619), H2467 [23AP]

——— prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see H.R. 531), H1567 [3MR]

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

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

NOAA: create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see H.R. 349), H534 [22JA]

——— establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 1961), H2416 [22AP]

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), H5333 [21JY]

Palestinian Authority: deplore actions to join International Criminal Court and undertake legal action against Israel and oppose illegitimate use of law, known as lawfare (see H. Res. 209), H4383 [15JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3742), H9080 [8DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 33), H225 [12JA] (see H.R. 1191), H1663 [16MR]

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

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 267), H2154 [13AP]

Pharmaceuticals: ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3513), H6938 [8OC]

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

Political campaigns: 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), H157 [8JA]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1166 [25FE]

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

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1723 [17MR]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3412), H5768 [29JY]

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

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

Power resources: impose tax on greenhouse gas emissions, reduce corporate tax rate to mitigate high energy costs, assist displaced coal industry workers, and protect consumers from transition to new energy sources (see H.R. 2202), H2791 [1MY]

——— promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4162), H9329 [15DE]

Privacy: 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 debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see H.R. 3807), H7137 [22OC]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H9329 [15DE]

Public lands: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see H.R. 2167), H2768 [30AP]

Public utilities: provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information and allow for the adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers manage energy usage (see H.R. 1980), H2417 [22AP]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 109), H1723 [17MR]

Religion: condemn violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslim Americans and express condolences to victims of hate crimes (see H. Res. 569), H10713 [18DE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 2663), H3913 [4JN]

Roads and highways: authorize the National Park Service Federal lands transportation program and establish the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation Project program (see H.R. 2595), H6076 [16SE]

——— encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (see H.R. 2738), H5867 [9SE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H5089 [10JY]

SBA: increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see H.R. 1023), H4003 [9JN]

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

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

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

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H4345 [12JN]

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), H6980 [16OC]

——— 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), H6180 [18SE]

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

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3917 [4JN]

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]

——— ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2806), H4491 [17JN]

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

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H6076 [16SE]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1391), H1720 [17MR]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H7027 [20OC]

——— 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), H6077 [16SE]

Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office, Knox, PA: designate (see H.R. 433), H479 [21JA]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 1404), H1721 [17MR]

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

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

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

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3917 [4JN]

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), H4544 [18JN]

Task Force on Super Pollutants: establish to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see H.R. 508), H531 [22JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for providing programs to kindergarten, elementary, and secondary students that promote economic and financial literacy (see H.R. 1801), H2773 [30AP]

——— allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 781), H854 [5FE]

——— allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2535), H3560 [21MY]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2591), H3641 [1JN]

——— clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax (see H.R. 214), H154 [8JA]

——— 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]

——— exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see H.R. 606), H1372 [26FE]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 762), H3758 [2JN]

——— 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), H1116 [24FE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H9080 [8DE]

——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H3386 [19MY]

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

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

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 680), H2467 [23AP]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H532 [22JA]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5469 [23JY]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1549), H1848 [23MR]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H3564 [21MY]

——— modify and extend certain tax incentives relating to energy (see H.R. 4040), H8279 [17NO]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 2657), H10712 [18DE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H1038 [12FE]

——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (see H.R. 4236), H9270 [10DE]

——— provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses (see H.R. 964), H1066 [13FE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— provide for tax preferred savings accounts for dependent youth (see H.R. 1377), H5332 [21JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H3758 [2JN]

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

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H4003 [9JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 1533), H1847 [23MR]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 684), H1501 [27FE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2071), H5592 [28JY]

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

Travel and tourism: encourage Canadian tourism in the U.S. (see H.R. 268), H2467 [23AP]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]

Veterans: acknowledge contributions to general welfare and security of the U.S., recognize debt to veterans should include a decent home and suitable living environment, and end veteran homelessness (see H. Res. 211), H2315 [17AP]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 366), H1501 [27FE]

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

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H2959 [13MY]

——— provide tax credit to encourage private employers to hire veterans and clarify reasonable efforts employers may make under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 76), H2154 [13AP]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4546 [19JN]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4546 [19JN]

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

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]

——— 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), H5766 [29JY]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 411), H668 [30JA]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H1038 [12FE] (see H.R. 2867), H8242 [16NO]

Water: reauthorize EPA WaterSense program, create State and local conservation and efficiency programs, support recycling, storage, and management projects, improve water data, and provide for drought preparedness (see H.R. 291), H4957 [8JY]

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

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 2824), H6076 [16SE]

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), H4863 [7JY]

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]

——— expand number of employers required to provide a reasonable time and place for employees to express milk at the workplace (see H.R. 2836), H4541 [18JN]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7743 [4NO]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see H.R. 4113), H9080 [8DE]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3917 [4JN]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 390), H6077 [16SE]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 69), H858 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1845), H2306 [16AP]

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 2804), H4490 [17JN]

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]

Courts: clarify meaning of the term ‘‘prevailing party’’ relative to recovery of attorneys’ fees (see H.R. 4282), H9690 [17DE]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 1565), H1898 [24MR]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1905), H2354 [21AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 2296), H2957 [13MY]

——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see H.R. 2132), H2767 [30AP]

——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 756), H853 [5FE]

Dept. of HUD: make violators of rule requiring disclosure of information concerning lead paint upon transfer of residential property liable to residents and invitees of target housing for such violations (see H.R. 3085), H5289 [16JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H661 [28JA]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see H.R. 3625), H6306 [28SE]

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

——— improve coal royalties by collecting royalties based on actual market value of the coal and increasing transparency and standardizing the royalty collection process (see H.R. 3303), H5763 [29JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 1652), H2107 [26MR]

Dept. of Transportation: modify minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property (see H.R. 983), H1068 [13FE]

——— provide certain purchasing authority for recipients of public transportation grants (see H.R. 3613), H6259 [25SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1904), H2353 [21AP]

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

Depts. of Labor and HHS: draft disclosures describing the rights and liabilities of customers of domestic care services and require such services to provide such disclosures in their contracts (see H.R. 4170), H9010 [3DE]

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]

EPA: establish programs to encourage water efficiency (see H.R. 3720), H6935 [8OC]

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

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

——— limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 3492), H5974 [11SE]

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

Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3304), H5763 [29JY]

GSA: obtain an antivirus product to make available to Federal agencies in order to provide the product to individuals whose personally identifiable information may have been compromised (see H.R. 3000), H5029 [9JY]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H188 [9JA]

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

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 282), H3561 [21MY]

Schools: 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: support innovation (see H.R. 3959), H8150 [5NO]

Sports: provide additional safety standards for professional boxing (see H.R. 2351), H3251 [15MY]

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]

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

Water: prioritize assessment of quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources and produce a national water census to address inevitable challenges of ‘‘Peak Water’’ (see H. Res. 142), H1614 [4MR]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 3190), H5465 [23JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (H.R. 1845), H2308 [16AP]

Consumers: provide for additional protections and disclosures to consumers when financial products or services are related to the consumers’ military or Federal pensions (H.R. 3850), H7332 [28OC]

Courts: clarify meaning of the term ‘‘prevailing party’’ relative to recovery of attorneys’ fees (H.R. 4282), H9691 [17DE]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (H.R. 1565), H1900 [24MR]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (H.R. 1905), H2355 [21AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (H.R. 2296), H2958 [13MY]

——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (H.R. 2132), H2770 [30AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (H.R. 1460), H1804 [19MR]

——— improve coal royalties by collecting royalties based on actual market value of the coal and increasing transparency and standardizing the royalty collection process (H.R. 3303), H5771 [29JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (H.R. 1652), H2112 [26MR]

Dept. of Transportation: modify minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property (H.R. 983), H1070 [13FE]

——— provide certain purchasing authority for recipients of public transportation grants (H.R. 3613), H6260 [25SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (H.R. 1904), H2355 [21AP]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (H.R. 4080), H8412 [19NO]

EPA: establish programs to encourage water efficiency (H.R. 3720), H6937 [8OC]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (H.R. 4215), H9271 [10DE]

——— limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (H.R. 3492), H5975 [11SE]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (H.R. 346), H406 [14JA]

Medicare: provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (H.R. 2748), H4344 [12JN]

Schools: require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (H.R. 3800), H7138 [22OC]

Science: support innovation (H.R. 3959), H8153 [5NO]

Sports: provide additional safety standards for professional boxing (H.R. 2351), H3252 [15MY]

Voting: provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (H.R. 2887), H4771 [25JN]

Motions

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), H8986 [3DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H710 [3FE], H1574 [4MR], H4603 [24JN]

Remarks

Abortion: extend exception for incest to all women regardless of age relative to efforts to protect pain-capable unborn children, H451• [21JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), consideration (H. Res. 38), H451• [21JA]

Adonizio, Peter J.: Italian American Association of Luzerne County, PA, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1441• [7OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1129• [27JY]

Bangor, PA: anniversary, E946• [23JN]

Barbetti, Donna and Michael: Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern Pennsylvania Sam and Jane Cali Star Award recipients, E1655• [19NO]

Bendik, John: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Achievement Award recipient, E341• [17MR]

Bishop, Richard S.: Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc., Attorney Robert W. Munley Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1495• [21OC]

Blandina, Gloria: Greater Pittston (PA) Sunday Dispatch Joseph Saporito, Sr., Lifetime of Service Award recipient, E306• [4MR]

BLM: allow implementation of environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on Federal and Indian lands funding, H4801 [7JY]

Bruno, Anthony D.: Italian American Association of Luzerne County, PA, Person of the Year award recipient, E1471• [9OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H2038 [26MR]

Callahan, John F.: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) W. Francis Swingle Award recipient, E350• [17MR]

Climate: express that climate change is real and U.S. energy policy should remove market barriers that inhibit development of renewable energy infrastructure, H8986 [3DE]

Collins, Greg: Greater Wilkes-Barre, PA, Salvation Army Community Service Award recipient, E771• [21MY]

Crampsie, Kathleen: Panther Valley Irish American Association Shamrock Award recipient, E344• [17MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), Senate amendment, H1575 [4MR]

Dept. of the Interior: allow award of attorney fees recoverable under the Equal Access to Justice Act in litigation cases dealing with certain mining exploration and mining permits on Federal lands, H7117 [22OC]

——— ensure continued co-development of oil, gas, and potash deposits in designated potash areas in New Mexico, H7118 [22OC]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4801 [7JY], H4971 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5627 [29JY]

——— support programs related to veterans suicide prevention, H6219 [24SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3844, H3845 [3JN]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H4603 [24JN]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 597), H7225 [27OC]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: continue development, issuance, or implementation of regulations that increase minimum financial responsibility for transporting passengers or property, H3844, H3845 [3JN]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 758), H6114, H6115 [17SE]

Greater Wilkes-Barre Association of Realtors, Inc.: anniversary, E1499• [21OC]

Immigration: require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), consideration (H. Res. 531), H8369 [19NO]

Jewish Family Service (organization): anniversary, E904• [16JN]

Kane, Martin: Greater Wilkes-Barre, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E311• [4MR]

Mining and mineral resources: allow judicial review and awarding of attorney fees recoverable under the Equal Access to Justice Act in litigation cases dealing with certain mining exploration and mining permits on Federal lands, H7116 [22OC]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), H7116, H7117, H7118 [22OC]

National Federation of the Blind: anniversary, E1627• [16NO]

National Medical Assistants Week: observance, E1500• [21OC]

National Park Service: allow display of U.S. flag, POW/MIA flag, or restricted display of Confederate flags in national cemeteries and reaffirm policy to request removal of Confederate flag from concession stands, H4971 [9JY]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H6219 [24SE]

O’Donnell, Catherine R.: Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association President’s Award recipient, E1444• [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, H7657 [4NO]

Pottsville, PA: anniversary of Pottsville Rotary Club, E504• [15AP]

Reilly, Thomas J., Sr.: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year Award recipient, E348• [17MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7657 [4NO]

Schiandra, Barbara: Greater Pittston (PA) Sunday Dispatch Person of the Year award recipient, E309• [4MR]

Scranton, PA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 16, E1661• [19NO]

——— Women’s Resource Center recipient of Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc., Attorney Robert W. Munley Distinguished Service Award, E1500• [21OC]

Steever, Bobbie: Greater Wilkes-Barre, PA, Salvation Army Others Award recipient, E787• [21MY]

Transportation: evaluate environmental impact of certain regulations on transportation projects, H7657 [4NO]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 594), H711 [3FE]

Wiconisco, PA: tribute to Wiconisco High School Alumni Association annual reunion, E748• [19MY]

Wright, Robert: Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc., Attorney Robert W. Munley Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1501• [21OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H914 [10FE]

Tributes

Gross, Gerald W., E1791• [15DE]

Holmes, Larry, E1796• [15DE]

Keeney, Thomas J., E94• [21JA]

Lantz, Paul D., E112• [26JA]

McNulty, James B., E257• [26FE]

Mundy, Phyllis, E506• [15AP]

Steele, Glenn D., Jr., E501• [15AP]

Terry, John S., E625• [30AP]

Thomas, Mark P., E650• [1MY]

Wilding, John J., E1080• [16JY]

Williams, Lori A., E67• [14JA]