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Addresses

Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities: Senator Alexander, S1298 [4MR]

Implications of the Moynihan Report, ‘‘Negro Family—Case for National Action’’: Senator Alexander, S1435 [11MR]

State of the Union: President Obama, S277–S281 [20JA], H419–H424 [20JA]

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 3504), consideration (H. Res. 421), H6108 [17SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), S6851 [21SE]

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

Commission on Native Children: establish (S. 246), S3381 [1JN]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): establish a Select Investigative Panel to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices (H. Res. 461), H6878 [7OC]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (S. 142), S8610, S8611, S8614 [10DE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1337, S1338 [9MR], S1369, S1389, S1390, S1391, S1392, S1393, S1394 [10MR], S1408, S1441, S1442, S1444, S1445, S1446, S1447 [11MR], S1498 [12MR], S1533, S1543, S1545, S1547, S1548, S1549, S1550, S1551 [16MR], S1589 [17MR], S1633 [18MR], S1670 [19MR], S2162, S2182 [14AP], S2276 [20AP], S2306, S2307, S2308 [21AP], S2313, S2320, S2326, S2330, S2331, S2333, S2334, S2335, S2336 [22AP]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1253, H1255, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260, H1261, H1262, H1263, H1265, H1270, H1271, H1272, H1273, H1274, H1275, H1276, H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1283, H1285, H1286, H1289, H1290, H1291, H1292, H1293, H1295, H1297 [26FE], H1393, H1394 [27FE], H4908, H4910, H4912, H4913 [8JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1133 [25FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 125), H1191 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (S. 295), S919, S945 [11FE]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (S. 802), S3317 [23MY]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), consideration (H. Res. 231), H2683 [30AP]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7073 [21OC]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 480), H7046 [21OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4675, S4676, S4690, S4691, S4692, S4693, S4694, S4777, S4780, S4782, S4783, S4790, S4792, S4794, S4795, S4796, S4797, S4798, S4799, S4800, S4801 [7JY], S4827, S4828, S4845, S4846, S4847, S4849, S4851, S4852, S4853, S4854, S4856, S4859, S4862, S4863, S4864, S4872, S4874, S4875, S4876, S4879, S4880, S4881, S4882, S4884, S4885, S4886, S4887 [8JY], S4906, S4909, S4912, S4913, S4923, S4924, S4925, S4964, S4965, S4967, S4968, S4969, S4971, S4972, S4973, S4974, S4975, S4976, S4977, S4978, S4979, S4984 [9JY], S5012, S5013, S5015, S5016, S5018 [13JY], S5033, S5038, S5039, S5064, S5065, S5066, S5067, S5068, S5069, S5078, S5080, S5082, S5085, S5086, S5087 [14JY], S5094, S5095, S5096, S5097, S5098, S5099, S5102, S5103, S5104, S5131 [15JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 542), H8882 [2DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (H. Res. 526), H8257 [17NO]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (S. 993), S8611, S8614 [10DE]

——— mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (H.R. 515), S8828, S8831, S8834 [17DE], S8838 [18DE]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), consideration (H. Res. 444), H6322 [29SE]

Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (S. 1632), S6904, S6905 [22SE]

——— eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (S. Res. 65), S1079, S1080, S1081, S1082 [24FE]

NSF: support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), S6948, S6949 [24SE], H6780 [1OC]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2156, S2158, S2159, S2176, S2178, S2179, S2180 [14AP]

U.N.: condemn sexual violence against women and children of religious minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and support international prosecution of such crimes (S. Res. 310), S8727, S8732 [16DE]

Appointments

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Select Investigative Panel, H7170 [23OC], H7741 [4NO]

Conferees: S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, S8034 [18NO]

——— S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8272 [17NO]

Articles and editorials

Can the GOP Change?, S844 [9FE], S876, S890 [10FE]

Common-Core Standards’ Undemocratic Push, E270 [27FE]

Disagreement Is Not Discrimination, H2737 [30AP]

Don’t Let the Senate Throw Away 40 Percent of America’s Homeless Youth, S1408 [11MR]

Education Law Everyone Wants To Fix, S4905 [9JY]

How One Government Is Taking Drastic Measures To Save Kids From Islamic Extremist Brainwashing, H1280 [26FE]

Inside the Shadowy World of Birth Tourism at ‘‘Maternity Hotels’’, S1374 [10MR]

Looking Away From Abortion, S6059 [28JY]

McKinney, Texas, and the Racial History of American Swimming Pools, H3962 [9JN]

Misguided Attack on D.C.’s Needy Students, H7069 [21OC]

Narrows Is a Club To Call Home, E1116 [23JY]

No Vacancy at California Birth Hotels, S1374 [10MR]

Owensboro Boys Win Their First State Basketball Title Since 1980, S2025 [26MR]

Quality Controls Lacking for D.C. Schools Accepting Federal Vouchers, H7074 [21OC]

Republicans Target Social Security Disability, H436 [21JA]

Revising—Not Eliminating—Tests To Make Va. Schools Better, S4807 [8JY]

Setting the Record Straight on Measuring Fetal Age and the ‘20-Week Abortion’, S6861 [22SE]

Steps Against Juvenile Sex Trafficking, S1359 [10MR]

U of C’s Colegrove Honored at LTC, S1524 [16MR]

Videos About Planned Parenthood Are Grossly Misleading, E1168 [29JY]

Where Republicans and Democrats Agree the Government Needs To Spend More, H1282 [26FE]

Young Black High School Grads Face Astonishing Underemployment, S4822 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 492), H531 [22JA]

——— limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 217), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 448), H479 [21JA]

——— prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 2066), S6893 [22SE] (see H.R. 3504), H5980 [15SE]

——— prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 3504), consideration (see H. Res. 421), H6073 [16SE]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 48), S57 [7JA]

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 3515), H6074 [16SE]

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H866 [9FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1553), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 36), H37 [6JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), consideration (see H. Res. 38), H429 [20JA] (see H. Res. 255), H2875 [12MY]

——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1695), H2109 [26MR]

Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see S. Res. 237), S6187 [30JY] (see H. Res. 394), H5769 [29JY]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1911), S6187 [30JY] (see H.R. 3706), H6892 [7OC]

Alcohol Responsibility Month: designate (see H. Res. 241), H2770 [30AP]

——— support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 162), S2568 [30AP]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 316), S8080 [18NO] (see H. Res. 527), H8240 [16NO]

Armed Forces: condemn policy advising the observance of cultural and religious practices in Afghanistan that allow sexual abuse and reinstate Charles Martland as a member of the Army (see H. Res. 451), H6749 [30SE]

——— provide a period for relocation of spouses and dependents of certain members undergoing a permanent change of station in order to ease and facilitate the relocation of military families (see S. 2137), S7159 [6OC] (see S. 2403), S8684 [15DE] (see H.R. 4200), H9205 [9DE]

——— recognize dependent children of members serving on active duty or who have served on active duty through the presentation of an official lapel button (see H.R. 991), H1068 [13FE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 893), H981 [11FE]

Budget: provide relief from reductions in discretionary spending limits imposed by sequestration (see S. 515), S983 [12FE]

Business and industry: require certain large companies to submit to an independent annual audit of their supply chains to verify that their supply chains are free of child and forced labor (see H.R. 2385), H3252 [15MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1566 [3MR]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 51), S590 [28JA] (see H. Res. 35), H406 [14JA]

Charren, Peggy: tribute (see S. Res. 61), S698 [2FE]

Children’s Bill of Rights: establish (see H. Res. 476), H6974 [9OC]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see S. 2275), S7913 [10NO]

Coast Guard: expand Coast Guard Junior ROTC Program to include a unit at Pinellas Park High School, Pinellas Park, FL (see H.R. 142), H40 [6JA]

Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 246), S420 [22JA] (see H.R. 2751), H4343 [12JN]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): establish a Select Investigative Panel to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices (see H. Res. 461), H6835 [6OC]

Correctional institutions: eliminate the use of restraints on pregnant juveniles in State correction facilities (see S. 1851), S5526 [23JY]

——— eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup for status offenses which would not be judicial issues if the offender were not a juvenile (see S. 1850), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3782), H7088 [21OC]

——— ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see S. 1965), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 2823), H4541 [18JN]

Courts: encourage States to provide enhanced sentencing penalties for persons convicted of committing, or attempting to commit, an act of domestic violence in the presence of minor children (see H.R. 64), H38 [6JA]

——— express need to eliminate life without parole for children (see H. Res. 382), H5523 [27JY]

CPSC: ban certain chemical flame retardants from upholstered furniture and children’s products (see S. 1976), S6380 [5AU]

——— establish a consumer product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children under the age of five from injury or illness (see S. 588), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1139), H1370 [26FE]

——— improve requirements for imitation firearms (see S. 213), S347 [21JA]

——— issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 142), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 1375), H1661 [16MR] (see H.R. 3242), H5588 [28JY]

Credit: create protected credit reports for minors, protect the credit of minors, and protect minors from identity theft (see H.R. 1703), H2110 [26MR]

Crime: aid recovery and rehabilitation for victims of human trafficking (see S. 642), S1246 [3MR]

——— combat human trafficking (see S. 140), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 1201), H1525 [2MR]

——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see S. 656), S1302 [4MR] (see S. 1028), S2300 [21AP] (see H.R. 469), H530 [22JA]

——— enhance penalties for marketing candy-flavored controlled substances to minors (see S. 724), S1494 [12MR]

——— establish IRS office to prosecute sex traffickers for violations of tax laws, stiffen criminal and monetary penalties for such violations, and label victims of sex trafficking as whistleblowers (see H.R. 1311), H1612 [4MR]

——— expand funding available for victims of child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other crimes (see S. 1071), S2400 [23AP]

——— identify and review certain preventive strategies, improve services for, and protect and assist in the recovery of runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see S. 529), S983 [12FE]

——— improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H4771 [25JN]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 1115), H1369 [26FE]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems (see S. 381), S832 [5FE]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 246), H187 [9JA]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 468), H530 [22JA]

——— make persons who conspire to commit, commit, or benefit from an act of human trafficking ineligible for admission to the U.S. (see H.R. 345), H403 [14JA]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 201), S347 [21JA] (see S. 404), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 803), H855 [5FE]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see S. 572), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 285), H224 [12JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 181), H103 [7JA] (see H.R. 296), H357 [13JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3506 [20MY]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see S. 675), S1335 [9MR] (see H.R. 1672), H2108 [26MR]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 166), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 159), H41 [6JA]

——— treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl (see S. Res. 43), S590 [28JA]

Day of Recognition for Ebola Orphans: establish (see S. Res. 155), S2530 [29AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and implement a plan to promote the use of salad bars in schools participating in the national school lunch program (see H.R. 2627), H3877 [3JN]

——— establish feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 1676), H2108 [26MR]

——— improve child nutrition in tribal areas (see S. 1937), S6296 [4AU] (see H.R. 3502), H5975 [11SE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S1201 [27FE] (see H.R. 1728), H2111 [26MR]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S5455 [22JY] (see H.R. 3886), H7623 [3NO]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see S. 1796), S5170 [16JY] (see H.R. 2660), H3913 [4JN]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see S. 540), S1074 [24FE] (see H.R. 3316), H5764 [29JY]

——— prohibit further reductions in sodium levels and reinstate grain-rich requirements applicable to the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 1146), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 2508), H3558 [21MY]

——— prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (see H.R. 881), H981 [11FE]

——— prohibit regulations establishing certain limits for the school lunch program (see H.R. 1504), H1803 [19MR]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 569), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 1061), H1163 [25FE]

——— repeal rule and nutrition standards that impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H1635 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: maintain a registry of sexual offenders, require such offenders to register before release from military prisons, ensure civilian law enforcement and the public has access to the registry (see H.R. 956), H1035 [12FE]

——— require military and civilian personnel mandated to report suspected instances of child abuse to also report such abuse directly to State child protective service agencies (see H.R. 3894), H7623 [3NO]

Dept. of Education: add a work-study program at higher education institutions for off-campus community service at selected after-school activities (see H.R. 1574), H1899 [24MR]

——— aid gifted and talented and high-ability learners by empowering teachers (see S. 363), S772 [4FE] (see H.R. 2960), H4861 [7JY]

——— allow for portability of funds for programs improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged (see S. 72), S58 [7JA]

——— allow State teacher and personnel training and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 1369), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 1827), H2269 [15AP]

——— amend the weighted child count used to determine targeted grant amounts and education finance incentive grant amounts for local educational agencies (see H.R. 754), H853 [5FE]

——— assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 561), H638 [27JA] (see H.R. 1306), H1612 [4MR]

——— assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (see S. 419), S858 [9FE] (see H.R. 1081), H1163 [25FE]

——— assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1071), H1163 [25FE]

——— assure educational stability for children in foster care (see S. 1639), S4298 [18JN] (see H.R. 3087), H5289 [16JY]

——— authorize a parent to opt their child out of certain required educational assessments (see H.R. 2382), H3252 [15MY]

——— authorize appropriations to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (see H.R. 736), H811 [4FE]

——— authorize awarding of grants to promote civic learning and engagement (see H.R. 3008), H5029 [9JY]

——— authorize local educational agencies and schools to carry out child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs or activities (see S. 1665), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 3067), H5235 [15JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 3581), H6178 [18SE]

——— award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 541), H638 [27JA]

——— award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 251), S466 [26JA] (see H.R. 523), H581 [26JA]

——— award grants to States that enact laws making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see H.R. 2371), H3252 [15MY]

——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (see H.R. 3604), H6227 [24SE]

——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten programs and programs to support infants and toddlers (see S. 645), S1246 [3MR]

——— award grants to States to pay the Federal share of carrying out full-day prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 2528), H3559 [21MY]

——— clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see S. 1025), S2300 [21AP] (see H.R. 452), H479 [21JA]

——— create a competitive high school redesign program to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career (see S. 696), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 4020), H8240 [16NO]

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

——— create a partnership with the Corp. for National and Community Service to place individuals in low-performing schools to implement school turnaround strategies and provide additional support (see S. 1710), S4686 [7JY]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 2268), H2876 [12MY]

——— ensure student data handled by private companies is protected (see S. 1322), S2849 [13MY]

——— establish a competitive grant program assisting the development of innovative early learning curricula for low-income children (see H.R. 375), H405 [14JA]

——— establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 858), H917 [10FE]

——— establish a full-service community schools grant program (see S. 1787), S5170 [16JY]

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

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (see S. 1609), S4298 [18JN] (see H.R. 3346), H5765 [29JY]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (see S. 1166), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2186), H2769 [30AP]

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

——— establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program (see S. 1128), S2529 [29AP]

——— establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (see H.R. 374), H405 [14JA]

——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 72), H38 [6JA]

——— establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 2988), H4955 [8JY]

——— establish grant program to promote development of career education programs in computer science in secondary and postsecondary education (see S. 1184), S2599 [4MY] (see H.R. 2056), H2496 [28AP]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see S. 897), S2110 [13AP] (see H.R. 850), H916 [10FE]

——— establish Office of Rural Education Policy (see H.R. 3369), H5766 [29JY]

——— establish Office of School Discipline Policy (see H.R. 2797), H4431 [16JN]

——— establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support (see H.R. 2378), H3252 [15MY]

——— establish Promise Neighborhoods program (see S. 514), S983 [12FE]

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

——— improve privacy protections for students and their parents (see S. 1341), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 3157), H5402 [22JY]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see S. 2419), S8793 [17DE]

——— improve requirements for alternate standards and assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (see S. 528), S983 [12FE]

——— improve teacher and principal effectiveness by investing in evidence-based best practices in training, evaluation, and support (see H.R. 848), H916 [10FE]

——— increase out-of-school access to digital learning resources for eligible students to increase student and educator engagement (see S. 1606), S4297 [18JN] (see H.R. 3582), H6178 [18SE]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 1183), S2599 [4MY] (see H.R. 840), H916 [10FE]

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (see S. 1185), S2599 [4MY] (see H.R. 823), H915 [10FE]

——— invest in innovation for education (see S. 605), S1162 [26FE] (see H.R. 847), H916 [10FE]

——— make grants to promote the education of expectant and parenting students (see S. 416), S858 [9FE]

——— 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]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 937), H1034 [12FE]

——— permit alternate standards and assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (see S. 516), S983 [12FE]

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

——— prohibit Federal education mandates (see S. 182), S238 [16JA]

——— prohibit Federal grants and regulation waivers from being contingent upon whether States are using a certain curriculum or assessment policies (see H.R. 755), H853 [5FE]

——— promote advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs (see S. 557), S1118 [25FE]

——— promote environmental education (see S. 492), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 882), H981 [11FE]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 2062), H2497 [28AP]

——— provide access to free pre-kindergarten by providing funding to States from an Early Education Trust Fund (see H.R. 3542), H6136 [17SE]

——— provide additional funds to States to establish and make disbursements from high cost funds to reimburse local schools for special educational services (see H.R. 4028), H8279 [17NO]

——— provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 1070), H1163 [25FE]

——— provide certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see S. 1059), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 1959), H2416 [22AP]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (see S. 37), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 193), H103 [7JA]

——— provide grants for high-quality prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 4042), H8279 [17NO]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 2762), H4343 [12JN]

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

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see S. 671), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 2057), H2496 [28AP]

——— provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 581), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 2105), H2653 [29AP]

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

——— provide guidance on how dependent students with noncitizen parents without Social Security numbers may obtain Federal student assistance for college (see H.R. 1833), H2305 [16AP]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 312), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 1874), H2307 [16AP]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see S. 658), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 770), H853 [5FE] (see H.R. 1318), H1613 [4MR]

——— recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools (see S. 476), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 930), H1033 [12FE]

——— reduce testing requirements for certain struggling learners (see H.R. 3204), H5466 [23JY]

——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see S. 2267), S7912 [10NO] (see H.R. 4043), H8279 [17NO]

——— require disaggregation of educational outcomes of students with disabilities by disability category (see S. 1729), S4953 [9JY]

——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H5523 [27JY]

——— require State report cards to reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see S. 389), S832 [5FE]

——— require States and local educational agencies to report on the achievement of military-connected students (see H.R. 834), H916 [10FE]

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

——— require training for teachers in social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 497), H531 [22JA]

——— strengthen and reauthorize the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (see S. 1075), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 2013), H2464 [23AP]

——— strengthen charter school accountability and transparency, prevent fraud, and increase community involvement (see S. 1708), S4685 [7JY] (see H.R. 3795), H7089 [21OC]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see S. 643), S1246 [3MR]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 495), H531 [22JA]

——— support a reduction in school suspension and expulsions (see S. 672), S1303 [4MR]

——— support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (see S. 418), S858 [9FE]

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

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (see H.R. 5), H754 [3FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 121), H1112 [24FE] (see H. Res. 125), H1162 [25FE] (see H. Res. 347), H4860 [7JY]

——— support the education of Indian children through recruiting and retaining more teachers to Native American schools (see S. 1928), S6296 [4AU]

——— use amounts provided for the Fund for the Improvement of Education to establish a pilot program that supports year-round public elementary and secondary schools (see S. 325), S673 [30JA]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 4055), H8359 [18NO]

——— allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see S. 1439), S3238 [21MY] (see H.R. 3160), H5402 [22JY]

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

——— authorize additional funding for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (see S. 221), S347 [21JA]

——— authorize grants to States that extend or eliminate unexpired statutes of limitation applicable to laws involving child sexual abuse (see S. 2397), S8602 [10DE]

——— award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see S. 923), S2172 [14AP] (see H.R. 453), H479 [21JA]

——— condition receipt by States of preventive health services grants on the establishment of a State requirement for students in public elementary and secondary schools to be vaccinated (see H.R. 2232), H2792 [1MY]

——— conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations and unvaccinated populations (see H.R. 1636), H2033 [25MR]

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see S. 628), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 1209), H1565 [3MR]

——— 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 (see S. 205), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 398), H412 [16JA]

——— ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 311), H357 [13JA]

——— establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 2548), H3560 [21MY]

——— establish and implement mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) management guidelines for school-aged children (see S. 307), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 582), H660 [28JA]

——— establish education programs for patients and health care providers on cell-free DNA prenatal screening (see H.R. 3441), H5787 [4AU]

——— establish grant programs to improve the health and positive youth development impacts of youth sports participation (see H.R. 2932), H4770 [25JN]

——— establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (see S. 2224), S7655 [29OC] (see H.R. 2408), H3386 [19MY]

——— establish the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training pilot program to provide training to help identify and protect victims of human trafficking (see S. 1446), S3238 [21MY]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 1883), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3381), H5766 [29JY]

——— extend the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs (see H.R. 1372), H1661 [16MR]

——— improve Head Start Program by authorizing block grants to States for prekindergarten education (see S. 2290), S8020 [17NO] (see H.R. 4120), H8411 [19NO]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see S. 2311), S8160 [19NO] (see H.R. 3235), H5588 [28JY]

——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution of cough medicines by teenagers (see H.R. 3250), H5588 [28JY]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1462), H1801 [19MR]

——— prohibit applicants from enrolling in a health plan on an exchange, in Medicaid, or in a child health plan if their self-attested personal information is inconsistent with Federal data sources (see S. 42), S57 (see S. 118), S59 [7JA]

——— prohibit obligation or expenditure of funds for grants to develop or evaluate a video game to train parents in food parenting practices (see H.R. 3405), H5767 [29JY]

——— 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]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H2306 [16AP]

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

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking and ban production, sale, or possession of powdered alcohol (see S. 728), S1494 [12MR]

——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 1271), H1610 [4MR]

——— provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 3005), H5029 [9JY]

——— provide States with flexibility to use certain Federal foster care funding for child welfare programs to improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for all children needing welfare services (see S. 1932), S6296 [4AU]

——— publish physical activity recommendations (see S. 1793), S5170 [16JY] (see H.R. 1499), H1802 [19MR]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3913), H7624 [3NO]

——— reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 2060), S6809 [17SE]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see S. 2424), S8883 [18DE] (see H.R. 1344), H1625 [10MR]

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

——— require a safety assessment of food containers composed of bisphenol A and require food packaging containing bisphenol A to be labeled as such (see S. 821), S1660 [19MR]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3428), H5768 [29JY]

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

——— require children enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start programs be vaccinated (see S. 486), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 933), H1034 [12FE]

——— require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect (see S. 2352), S8378 [3DE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1588), S4202 [16JN] (see H.R. 1211), H1565 [3MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 327), H4542 [18JN]

——— continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children (see S. 575), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 1998), H2463 [23AP]

——— develop database to serve as a central location for information from investigations relative to human trafficking for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 63), H38 [6JA]

——— provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children and female detainees (see H.R. 3606), H6227 [24SE]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see S. 623), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 460), H480 [21JA]

Dept. of HUD: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see S. 256), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 576), H639 [27JA]

——— modernize and improve Family Unification Program (see S. 2289), S8020 [17NO]

——— provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for specialized housing and supportive services to elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of related children (see H.R. 2188), H2769 [30AP]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., and fund such investigation through rescission of funds appropriated to such organization (see S. 1877), S6073 [28JY]

——— appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities (see H.R. 1700), H2110 [26MR]

——— develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 3399), H5767 [29JY]

——— enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 68), H38 [6JA]

——— establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt firearms transfer and possession policies to prevent domestic violence perpetrators from possessing firearms (see S. 2198), S7470 [22OC] (see H.R. 3813), H7138 [22OC]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 2332), S8191 [30NO] (see H.R. 4073), H8360 [18NO]

——— establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (see S. 163), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 4253), H9327 [15DE]

——— establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see S. 2431), S8883 [18DE]

——— establish Victims of Terror Protection Fund for the victims of Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 528), H8240 [16NO]

——— expand cause of action relative to the pattern or practice of conduct by a governmental authority that deprives a person of constitutional rights to adults as well as juveniles (see H.R. 2955), H4861 [7JY]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 295), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 595), H661 [28JA]

——— investigate whether Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., affiliates have engaged in illegal activity pertaining to fetal tissue and defund any affiliate receiving compensation for such activities (see S. 1917), S6239 [3AU]

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

——— promote pro bono legal services as a critical way to empower survivors of domestic violence (see S. 2280), S7913 [10NO]

——— provide definitions of terms and services for community-based gang intervention to ensure funding for such intervention is utilized in a cost-effective manner and agencies are held accountable (see H.R. 3783), H7088 [21OC]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see S. 1770), S5129 [15JY] (see H.R. 2197), H2791 [1MY]

——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 1742), H2152 [13AP]

——— reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 2667), H3914 [4JN]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps (see H. Res. 252), H2799 [5MY]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see S. 974), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 1848), H2306 [16AP]

——— provide for youth jobs (see S. 1506), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 2714), H4135 [10JN]

——— provide grants to States for summer employment programs for youth (see H.R. 2796), H4431 [16JN]

Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (see S. 1300), S2794 [12MY]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see S. 1078), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 2014), H2464 [23AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: use revenue generated by certain fines, penalties, and settlements to fund evidence-based youth mentoring projects, justice reinvestment efforts, and medical research and development (see H.R. 1360), H1635 [13MR]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize States to enter into interstate compacts to standardize requirements for commercial driver’s licenses (see S. 1672), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 3283), H5762 [29JY]

——— issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 3334), H5764 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 1070), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 2008), H2464 [23AP]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1496), H1802 [19MR] (see H.R. 1948), H2416 [22AP]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 3365), H5766 [29JY]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 423), H478 [21JA]

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

——— provide for payment of childcare assistance to certain single parents who are participating in a departmental vocational rehabilitation program (see H.R. 3374), H5766 [29JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see S. 469), S926 [11FE]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see S. 1252), S2730 [7MY] (see H.R. 1567), H1898 [24MR]

——— provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see S. 802), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 2100), H2653 [29AP]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 164), S2568 [30AP]

Diseases: provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see S. 84), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 3658), H6749 [30SE]

——— provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see S. 1065), S2400 [23AP]

——— recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric AIDS worldwide (see H. Res. 265), H3252 [15MY]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (see S.J. Res. 10), S1629 [18MR] (see H.J. Res. 43), H2153 [13AP]

——— disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), consideration (see H. Res. 231), H2652 [29AP]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see S. 2171), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 10), H6794 [5OC]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 480), H7026 [20OC]

Drugs: promote development of safe drugs for neonates (see S. 2041), S6699 [16SE]

Drunken driving: designate a national day of remembrance for victims of drunken and drugged driving and for victims of consequences of underage drinking (see S. Res. 328), S8379 [3DE]

Education: allow a State to opt out of K-12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (see H.R. 121), H40 [6JA]

——— award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 966), H1067 [13FE]

——— call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 82), H756 [3FE]

——— encourage parent, family, and community involvement, provide needed integrated services and supports to assist students to stay in school, become successful learners, and improve academic achievement (see S. 412), S858 [9FE]

——— express importance of effective civic and government education programs in schools (see S. Res. 150), S2401 [23AP] (see H. Res. 515), H7742 [4NO]

——— improve early education (see S. 317), S653 [29JA]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1380), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 2411), H3386 [19MY]

——— improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects (see S. 867), S1891 [25MR]

——— improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 265), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 618), H662 [28JA]

——— promote use of blended learning in classrooms (see S. 342), S736 [3FE] (see H.R. 678), H755 [3FE]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 308), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 1042), H1113 [24FE]

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

——— support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (see S. 355), S736 [3FE] (see H.R. 3141), H5330 [21JY]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (see S. 1177), S2568 [30AP]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 542), H8859 [1DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (see H. Res. 526), H8239 [16NO]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 497), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 932), H1033 [12FE]

——— require employers to provide a certain amount of paid vacation time to eligible employees (see S. 1564), S4103 [11JN]

——— waive certain protections from requirements to take a polygraph test for certain prospective employees whose job would include caring for or interacting with children (see H.R. 2618), H3757 [2JN]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S1075 [24FE]

Every Kid Healthy Week: designate (see H. Res. 190), H2153 [13AP]

FAA: initiate a rulemaking relative to upgrading aircraft medical kits for children on airplanes (see H.R. 3379), H5766 [29JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2764), H4343 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: block any action from being taken to finalize or give effect to a certain proposed rule governing the Federal child support enforcement program (see S. 1525), S3860 [8JN] (see H.R. 2688), H4001 [9JN]

——— clarify ability to use consumer reports in certain cases to establish and enforce child support payments (see S. 2077), S6938 [24SE] (see H.R. 2091), H2652 [29AP]

——— enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see H.R. 2068), H2497 [28AP]

——— establish a grant program to empower relatives, friends, and coworkers of domestic violence victims to create safety plans (see H.R. 67), H38 [6JA]

——— establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see S. 1637), S4298 [18JN] (see H.R. 2818), H4541 [18JN]

——— improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty (see S. 473), S982 [12FE]

——— increase availability of high-quality child care for working parents (see S. Res. 292), S7470 [22OC] (see H. Res. 386), H5589 [28JY]

——— 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 S. 1382), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 2449), H3388 [19MY]

——— promote trauma-informed practices, positive behavioral intervention, services for children who have experienced trauma or toxic stress, and improved coordination between programs that serve young children (see H.R. 2217), H2791 [1MY]

——— recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 332), H4542 [18JN]

——— recognize importance of providing services to children of incarcerated parents (see H. Res. 322), H4491 [17JN]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see S. 622), S1217 [2MR] (see H.R. 1194), H1524 [2MR]

——— support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc.: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 349), H4955 [8JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 1302), S2794 [12MY] (see H.R. 2260), H2876 [12MY]

FDA: allow for regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems and e-liquids like tobacco cigarettes and establish labeling, packaging, and dosage limits for such products (see H.R. 1517), H1803 [19MR]

——— reauthorize a program of priority review to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 1537), H1847 [23MR]

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see S. 2033), S6651 [15SE] (see H.R. 532), H582 [26JA]

Firearms: protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see S. 1834), S5455 [22JY] (see H.R. 2216), H2791 [1MY]

5000 Role Models of Excellence Project (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 36), H406 [14JA]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 4148), H8859 [1DE]

——— reduce foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries based on the number of unaccompanied alien children who are placed in Federal custody due to their immigration status (see H.R. 530), H581 [26JA]

——— suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens (see H.R. 439), H479 [21JA]

FRS: establish a grant program in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 1866), H2306 [16AP]

FTC: establish regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals and improve laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children (see S. 547), S1075 [24FE] (see H.R. 1053), H1114 [24FE]

——— prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H3388 [19MY]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see S. 430), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 478), H530 [22JA] (see H.R. 1517), H1803 [19MR]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 86), H39 [6JA]

Health: improve access, certainty, and innovation relative to vaccines (see H.R. 786), H854 [5FE]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see S. 988), S2244 [16AP]

——— provide for overall health and well-being of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 1706), H2110 [26MR]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 419), H5980 [15SE]

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

Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 249), H2792 [1MY]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 739), H811 [4FE]

House Rules: amend to exclude certain nonprofit youth mentoring organizations from the definition of earmark (see H. Res. 409), H5847 [8SE]

Human rights: establish a national strategy to prevent, and provide services for victims of, female genital mutilation (see H.R. 783), H854 [5FE]

——— express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 285), H3561 [21MY]

——— identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H404 [14JA]

——— provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 62), H662 [28JA]

——— submit reports on definitions of placement and recruitment fees for purposes of enabling compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (see H.R. 400), H412 [16JA]

——— treat children trafficked for sex as victims or survivors of rape and sex trafficking and support efforts to arrest and prosecute such sex traffickers (see S. Res. 81), S984 [12FE]

Hunger: increase support for income support and food programs to address hunger in communities (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6749 [30SE]

Immigration: assert illegality of Executive orders to implement immigration reform notwithstanding passage of Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1848 [23MR]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see S. 45), S57 [7JA] (see H.R. 140), H40 [6JA]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1974), H2417 [22AP]

——— expedite processing of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S. (see S. 44), S57 [7JA]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1498 [27FE]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 1149), H1498 [27FE]

——— make aliens associated with a criminal gang inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for various forms of relief (see S. 1120), S2473 [28AP]

——— prohibit executive branch from exempting from removal categories of aliens considered to be unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 38), H37 [6JA]

——— prohibit funding for executive branch overreach and clarify that proper constitutional authority for immigration policy belongs to Congress (see S. 129), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 191), H103 [7JA]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 29), H36 [6JA]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (see S. 534), S1031 [23FE] (see H.R. 31), H37 (see H.R. 155), H41 [6JA] (see H.R. 206), H154 (see H.R. 227), H155 [8JA] (see H.R. 1715), H2110 [26MR]

——— provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 3436), H5782 [31JY]

——— provide for appointment of additional immigration judges (see H.R. 77), H38 [6JA]

——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H4770 [25JN]

——— provide that certain pregnant aliens are ineligible to receive visas or be admitted to the U.S. (see H.R. 2484), H3506 [20MY]

——— reform (see H.R. 52), H37 [6JA]

——— require consultation with State and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 2491), H3557 [21MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 130), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 551), H638 [27JA] (see H.R. 3581), H6178 [18SE]

Information technology: include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in the utility allowances for families residing in public housing (see H.R. 2372), H3252 [15MY]

Insurance: clarify treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 3463), H5865 [9SE]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 170), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 218, 220), H155 [8JA]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 2220), S7655 [29OC] (see H.R. 2866), H4592 [23JN]

Jones-Ayers, Georgia: tribute (see S. Res. 85), S1118 [25FE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1169), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2728), H4241 [11JN]

Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S2530 [29AP] (see S. Res. 179), S2933 [14MY]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see S. 993), S2245 [16AP] (see H.R. 1854), H2306 [16AP]

——— mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see S. 1867), S5928 [27JY] (see H.R. 515), H532 [22JA]

——— provide alternatives to incarceration for youth (see H.R. 3158), H5402 [22JY]

——— provide for the expungement and sealing of youth criminal records (see H.R. 3156), H5402 [22JY]

——— provide for the humane treatment of youths in police custody (see H.R. 3155), H5402 [22JY]

Lewisberry, PA: tribute to Red Land Little League baseball team (see S. Res. 249), S6533 [9SE] (see S. Res. 279), S7160 [6OC] (see H. Res. 422), H6075 [16SE]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see S. 694), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 1215), H1565 [3MR] (see H.R. 3283), H5762 [29JY]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see S. 2159), S7219 [7OC] (see H.R. 3495), H5974 [11SE]

——— allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), consideration (see H. Res. 444), H6306 [28SE]

——— anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA] (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see S. 1852), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3641), H6704 [29SE]

——— extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 737), S1495 [12MR] (see S. 2118), S7102 [1OC] (see H.R. 2253), H2876 [12MY]

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see S. 349), S736 [3FE] (see H.R. 670), H754 [3FE]

——— increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3930), H7742 [4NO]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see S. 429), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 835), H916 [10FE]

——— provide for updated and alternative certification requirements for participation in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 3865), H7346 [29OC]

——— provide greater clarity for States relative to excluding providers whose actions a State suspects causes termination of fetuses born alive (see H.R. 3494), H5974 [11SE]

Medicare: require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 42), H37 [6JA]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see S. 1945), S6379 [5AU] (see H.R. 2646), H3912 [4JN]

——— protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see S. Res. 184), S3238 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2210 [14AP]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO] (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO] (see H. Res. 538), H8412 [19NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO] (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO] (see H. Res. 538), H8412 [19NO]

National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 59), H4771 [25JN]

National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S2352 [22AP]

National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 132), S2041 [26MR]

National Bartter Syndrome Day: designate (see H. Res. 356), H5030 [9JY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 276), S7102 [1OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 171), S2688 [6MY]

National Cheerleading Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 175), H2111 [26MR]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 223), S5061 [14JY]

National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: reauthorize and update grants to address problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress (see S. 1494), S3678 [3JN] (see H.R. 2632), H3877 [3JN]

National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 115), S1891 [25MR] (see H. Res. 224), H2498 [28AP]

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 293), S7470 [22OC] (see H. Res. 492), H7189 [26OC]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 275), S7102 [1OC]

National Florence Crittenton Mission: rename as the National Critteton Foundation (see S. 1727), S4953 [9JY]

National Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 129), S2041 [26MR]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 168), S2651 [5MY] (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 266), S6894 [22SE]

National Lacrosse Month: designate (see H. Res. 267), H3252 [15MY]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 58), S653 [29JA] (see H. Res. 64), H662 [28JA]

National Middle Level Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 111), S1891 [25MR]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 153), H1721 [17MR]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 159), S2568 [30AP]

National Pediatric Bone Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 102), H917 [10FE]

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 156), S2568 [30AP] (see H. Res. 239), H2770 [30AP]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 312), S7913 [10NO] (see H. Res. 510), H7624 [3NO]

National Schizencephaly Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 181), S3060 [19MY]

National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 107), H982 [11FE]

National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 107), H982 [11FE]

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 30), S283 [20JA]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S737 [3FE] (see H. Res. 74), H703 [2FE]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 521), H8152 [5NO]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 175), S2730 [7MY] (see H. Res. 253), H2821 [8MY]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 75), S984 [12FE] (see H. Res. 114), H1069 [13FE]

National Upper and Lower Limb Differences Month: designate (see H. Res. 312), H4343 [12JN]

National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week: designate (see H. Res. 149), H1635 [13MR] (see H. Res. 151), H1661 [16MR]

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

Native Americans: improve education (see S. 410), S858 [9FE] (see H.R. 1082), H1163 [25FE]

——— promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see S. 1419), S3237 [21MY]

——— provide grants to eligible entities to develop and maintain or improve and expand before school, afterschool, and summer school programs for Indian and Alaska Native students (see S. 1745), S4953 [9JY] (see H.R. 3252), H5588 [28JY]

——— provide tribal demonstration projects for integration of early childhood development and education, including Native language and culture (see S. 2304), S8079 [18NO]

——— require background checks before foster care placements are ordered in tribal court proceedings (see S. 184), S238 [16JA] (see H.R. 1168), H1499 [27FE]

Native Hawaiian Education Act: strengthen (see S. 464), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 895), H981 [11FE]

Nepal: ensure unique needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of women and girls are considered and addressed in efforts to provide humanitarian relief and assistance in aftermath of earthquake (see H. Res. 261), H2958 [13MY]

Nigeria: develop a regional strategy to combat threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 3833), H7188 [26OC]

——— develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see S. 1632), S4298 [18JN]

——— develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization), support efforts to rescue abducted students, and provide humanitarian aid (see H.R. 2027), H2464 [23AP]

——— eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (see S. Res. 65), S772 [4FE] (see H. Res. 147), H1614 [4MR]

NIH: encourage a global pediatric clinical trial network (see H. Con. Res. 46), H3212 [14MY]

——— establish a Youth Mental Health Research Network (see H.R. 2736), H4241 [11JN]

——— publish guidelines on appropriate age groupings to be included in clinical research studies involving human subjects (see H.R. 2436), H3387 [19MY]

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

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

——— include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (see H.R. 3033), H5116 [13JY]

——— support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs (see S. 444), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 831), H916 [10FE]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (see H.R. 1020), H1084 [20FE]

Occupational safety and health: limit hours children work as actors, performers, and models, require blocked trust accounts for their financial protection, and clarify liability of employers for sexual harassment of such child performers (see H.R. 3383), H5767 [29JY]

Postage and stamps: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see S. 1254), S2730 [7MY]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 47), H2464 [23AP]

Privacy: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 1563), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 2734), H4241 [11JN]

——— require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (see S. 1788), S5170 [16JY] (see H.R. 2092), H2652 [29AP]

Product safety: prohibit the sale of infant formula after the expiration date on the product (see H.R. 2936), H4770 [25JN]

Public welfare programs: ensure that mental health screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth upon entry into foster care (see S. 2166), S7272 [8OC]

——— increase number of months of vocational training that may be counted as work to satisfy Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 1281), H1611 [4MR]

——— prevent States from counting certain expenditures as State spending to reduce Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 2959), H4861 [7JY]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 1179), H1499 [27FE]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 91), S1162 [26FE]

——— observance (see H. Res. 135), H1525 [2MR]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 667), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 1299), H1612 [4MR]

Rockingham County, VA: remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center (see S. 1329), S2850 [13MY] (see H.R. 2288), H2956 [13MY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 262), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 1779), H2209 [14AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3331), H5764 [29JY]

School Bus Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 256), S6651 [15SE]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 146), H1614 [4MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 2902), H4769 [25JN]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 102), S59 [7JA] (see S. 316), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 1639), H2033 [25MR]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 846), H916 [10FE]

——— improve transfer of earned school credits for foster youth (see H.R. 562), H638 [27JA]

——— reform induction, professional development, and systems for professional growth and improvement for teachers, librarians, and principals (see S. 882), S2041 [26MR]

——— require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired (see S. 63), S58 [7JA]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 474), S982 [12FE] (see S. 856), S1781 [24MR]

——— 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]

——— require States to develop positive school climate and school discipline policies (see S. 811), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1435), H1768 [18MR]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 2407), H3386 [19MY]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 83), S1031 [23FE] (see H. Res. 112), H1069 [13FE]

Social Security: enhance benefits for children, divorced spouses, and widows and widowers (see S. 2293), S8020 [17NO]

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

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

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 522), S983 [12FE] (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 173), H2031 [25MR]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 466), S926 [11FE]

——— invest child welfare funds to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families to reduce the prevalence and length of foster care (see S. 1964), S6380 [5AU]

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

——— prohibit recovery of certain overpayments through tax refund offsets and prohibit application of the earnings test relative to child’s insurance benefits (see H.R. 2774), H4381 [15JN]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 428), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 700), H810 [4FE]

——— provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (see H.R. 1570), H1899 [24MR]

——— 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 S. 298), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 546), H638 [27JA]

——— reduce Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program fraud in U.S. territories (see H.R. 3444), H5847 [8SE]

——— reform (see H.R. 1756), H2152 [13AP]

——— require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 1868), H2306 [16AP]

Sports: conduct a study on the causes of deaths related to high school football and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths (see H.R. 3986), H8151 [5NO]

——— promote youth athletic safety (see S. 436), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 829), H915 [10FE]

SSA: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see S. 369), S772 [4FE]

——— establish USAccounts family savings program (see H.R. 4045), H8279 [17NO]

——— prohibit seizing of tax refunds to repay overpayments, restore statute of limitations applicable to debt collection through administrative offset, and prevent recovery of overpayments to children (see S. 204), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 409), H430 [20JA]

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

——— reissue Social Security numbers to children in cases in which the confidentiality of the number has been compromised (see H.R. 1474), H1801 [19MR]

SSI: condition eligibility of disabled children aged 16 or 17 for benefits on school attendance (see H.R. 2511), H3559 [21MY]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H2654 [29AP]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 141), S2272 [20AP]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 1063), H1163 [25FE]

Taxation: allow a credit for providing programs to kindergarten, elementary, and secondary students that promote economic and financial literacy (see H.R. 1801), H2268 [15AP]

——— assist in the support of children living in poverty by allowing a refundable credit to grandparents for the purchase of household items for the benefit of those children (see H.R. 3475), H5941 [10SE]

——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see S. 53), S57 [7JA] (see H.R. 1333), H1613 [4MR]

——— create a credit for foster families (see S. 664), S1303 [4MR]

——— deny tax exemption to organizations which violate Federal prohibitions regarding human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3575), H6178 [18SE]

——— deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID number application process (see H.R. 192), H103 [7JA]

——— disallow the refundable portion of the child credit to taxpayers using individual taxpayer identification numbers issued by the IRS (see H.R. 713), H810 [4FE]

——— eliminate lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 1286), H1611 [4MR]

——— enhance the child and dependent care tax credit (see S. 820), S1660 [19MR]

——— enhance the dependent care credit to make child care more affordable (see S. 661), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 1780), H2209 [14AP]

——— establish a deduction for married couples who are both employed and have young children (see S. 660), S1303 [4MR]

——— expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 701), H810 [4FE]

——— expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses, adjust contributions for inflation, and make expansion of such accounts permanent (see S. 101), S59 [7JA]

——— increase and improve credit for dependent care expenses and provide a credit for education of employees of child care centers (see H.R. 1492), H1802 [19MR]

——— increase certain fuel taxes, strengthen the earned income tax and child tax credits, and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment (see S. 1994), S6381 [5AU]

——— increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see S. 446), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 2703), H4001 [9JN]

——— increase deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 4296), H10710 [18DE]

——— increase the allowable age of dependents that can have medical expenses paid from their families’ health savings accounts (see H.R. 3184), H5465 [23JY]

——— increase the annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts and include athletic equipment in qualified elementary and secondary education expenses (see S. 243), S420 [22JA]

——— inflation adjust the limitation on dependent care assistance programs and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2891), H4768 [25JN]

——— limit the earned income tax credit to citizens and lawful permanent residents and require a valid Social Security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2956), H4861 [7JY]

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

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses and allow Head Start teachers the same deduction (see H.R. 2692), H4001 [9JN]

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and provide equitable treatment relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 2203), S7470 [22OC] (see H.R. 4213), H9269 [10DE]

——— permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purpose of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 3209), H5466 [23JY]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit and child tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see H.R. 1332), H1613 [4MR]

——— provide a credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (see S. 2354), S8378 [3DE]

——— provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses (see S. 180), S238 [16JA] (see H.R. 964), H1066 [13FE]

——— provide an increasingly larger earned income credit for families with more than a certain number of children (see H.R. 1757), H2152 [13AP]

——— provide deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for home schooling expenses (see S. 100), S59 [7JA]

——— provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3552), H6136 [17SE]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 950), S2220 [15AP] (see H.R. 2434), H3387 [19MY]

——— provide for tax preferred savings accounts for dependent youth (see H.R. 1377), H1661 [16MR]

——— provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 18 (see H.R. 1125), H1369 [26FE]

——— provide incentives for education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (see H.R. 3570), H6178 [18SE]

——— provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 138), S100 [8JA] (see S. 1954), S6380 [5AU]

——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 1412), S3237 [21MY]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see S. 835), S1708 [23MR] (see H.R. 1542), H1848 [23MR]

——— repeal dollar limitation on contributions to flexible spending accounts (see H.R. 2207), H2791 [1MY]

——— repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 2184), H2769 [30AP]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2334), H3211 [14MY]

——— require that individual taxpayer identification number applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer assistance centers (see S. 1397), S3183 [20MY] (see H.R. 2478), H3506 [20MY]

——— strengthen the child tax credit (see S. 2264), S7912 [10NO]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and expand eligibility for childless individuals and youth formerly in foster care (see S. 2327), S8160 [19NO]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 1012), S2272 [20AP]

——— treat amounts paid for private umbilical cord or placental blood or tissue banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3982), H8151 [5NO]

Tobacco products: prevent the sale of electronic cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco to minors (see H.R. 3042), H5116 [13JY]

——— prohibit the sale or distribution to individuals under the age of 21 (see S. 2100), S7005 [29SE] (see H.R. 3656), H6749 [30SE]

Toxic Substances Control Act: amend to protect vulnerable populations from toxic chemicals (see S. 725), S1494 [12MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 611), H661 [28JA]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2071), H2497 [28AP]

21st Century Conservation Service Corps: establish (see S. 1993), S6381 [5AU]

U.N.: condemn sexual violence against women and children of religious minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and support international prosecution of such crimes (see S. Res. 310), S7860 [9NO] (see H. Res. 447), H6705 [29SE]

U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking: establish (see H.R. 500), H531 [22JA]

Voting: require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see H.R. 3522), H6074 [16SE]

Wear Orange Day: designate (see H. Res. 312), H4343 [12JN]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S1438 [11MR] (see H.R. 1340), H1623 [6MR]

——— ensure access to the best-available health care and support the right to make their own reproductive health care decisions (see S. Res. 37), S421 [22JA] (see H. Res. 47), H532 [22JA]

——— 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]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see S. 2321), S8160 [19NO] (see H.R. 4113), H8411 [19NO]

World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 204), S4299 [18JN]

Cloture motions

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6798 [17SE], S6864 [22SE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1475 [12MR], S1563, S1564, S1575 [17MR], S1614 [18MR], S1641 [19MR], S2162 [14AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5002 [13JY], S5098 [15JY], S5149 [16JY], S8030, S8033 [18NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8425 [3DE], S8453 [8DE]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), motion to proceed, S1152 [26FE], S1192 [27FE]

Comparisons

Background check requirements for child care and school employees in Dept. of HHS Child Care and Development Block Grant program and Senator Toomey’s legislation on agencies receiving Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds, S1429 [11MR]

Conference reports

Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177), H8444–H8634 [30NO]

Court decisions

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Texas, et al. v. U.S., on Executive orders to implement immigration reform: misrepresentations by Dept. of Justice lawyers, S2827 [13MY]

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Austin Hernandez, E442 [26MR]

Miracle Micah: Danielle Pickering, H2934 [13MY]

State of the Union: Alicia Muir, S343 [21JA]

——— Caroline Arthaud, S274 [20JA]

——— Connor Drown, S275 [20JA]

——— Craig Pelsor, S237 [16JA]

——— Curtis Richardson, S343 [21JA]

——— Eli Hulse, S342 [21JA]

——— Emily (Emery) Mead, S343 [21JA]

——— Freidemann Schmidt, S343 [21JA]

——— Hadley Menk, S237 [16JA]

——— Har Wa Bi, S275 [20JA]

——— Jacob Gallow, S276 [20JA]

——— Kathy Joseph, S342 [21JA]

——— Leo Lehrer-Small, S236 [16JA]

——— Liam Gibbons, S342 [21JA]

——— Peter Camardo, S275 [20JA]

——— Ryan Taggard, S237 [16JA]

——— Sam Anglum, S274 [20JA]

——— Sophia Seman, S344 [21JA]

——— Spencer Eckert, S276 [20JA]

——— Taylor Devaney, S275 [20JA]

What Does Freedom Mean to My Family? Amari Williams, S3308 [22MY]

Excerpts

‘‘Half the Sky—Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide’’: Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, S1601–S1613, S1619, S1620 [18MR]

Letters

Allow local educational agencies to administer their own, locally designed academic assessment system in place of the State-designed academic system: Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H1258 [26FE]

Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H4561 [23JN]

——— Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4561 [23JN]

Child Support Assistance Act: Ann Marie Ruskin, National Child Support Enforcement Association, S6934 [24SE]

Clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth: Dan Stein, Federation for American Immigration Reform, S1376 [10MR]

——— Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), S1376 [10MR]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: Representatives Van Hollen, DeLauro, and Slaughter, H6873 [7OC]

Condemn sexual violence against women and children of religious minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and support international prosecution of such crimes: Julia Frifield, Dept. of State, S8731 [16DE]

——— several Senators, S8731 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement activities relative to children in custody: Representative Blackburn, H8286 [18NO]

Dept. of HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement activities report: Representative Blackburn, H8286 [18NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security funding relative to Executive orders to implement immigration reform: Eusebio Elizondo, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H382 [14JA]

——— National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, H383 [14JA]

——— several law enforcement officers, H337 [13JA]

District of Columbia Council proposed legislation on reproductive health non-discrimination and other matters: Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, DC, H2730 [30AP]

——— Vincent C. Gray, H2729, H2730 [30AP]

District of Columbia funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers reauthorization: Anita Bonds, District of Columbia Council, H7066 [21OC]

——— several District of Columbia Council members, H7062 [21OC]

——— several District of Columbia parents of schoolchildren, H7068 [21OC]

District of Columbia law on reproductive health non-discrimination disapproval: Douglas D. Johnson and Susan T. Muskett, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H2733 [30AP]

——— John Garvey, Catholic University of America, H2733 [30AP]

——— Maggie Garrett and Elise Helgesen Aguilar, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H2736 [30AP]

——— several college professors, H2733 [30AP]

——— several religious and civil rights organizations, H2737 [30AP]

——— several religious leaders, H2734 [30AP]

——— Thomas W. Burnford, Archdiocese of Washington, H2733 [30AP]

Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H590 [27JA]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H590 [27JA]

International Megan’s Law To Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H544 [26JA]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H544 [26JA]

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: Darla Bardine, National Network for Youth, S1477 [12MR]

——— David Stacy, Human Rights Campaign, S1477 [12MR]

——— Donna Barry, Center for American Progress, S1478 [12MR]

——— Edith Klimoski, Give Way to Freedom (organization), S1478 [12MR]

——— Kreig Pinkham, Vermont Coalition of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs, S1477 [12MR]

——— several human rights and child welfare organizations, H3278 [18MY]

——— several law enforcement organizations, S1358 [10MR]

——— several organizations, S1356, S1357 [10MR]

——— several religious organizations, S2328 [22AP]

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: several medical and public health organizations, H446 [21JA]

Penalties for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts: National Association of Attorneys General, S1622 [18MR]

Repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H2043 [26MR]

——— Rich Umbdenstock, American Hospital Association, H2043 [26MR]

——— Richard C. Pieters, Massachusetts Medical Society, H2042 [26MR]

State education accountability systems requirement to provide additional resources to schools with low graduation rates, low-performing subgroups, or well-below average achievement: Mary Kusler, National Education Association (excerpt), S5117 [15JY]

Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H593 [27JA]

——— Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H593 [27JA]

Tribute to Maxima Jean-Pierre: Anjunelly Jean-Pierre, E1283 [15SE]

Women’s Public Health and Safety Act: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H6318 [29SE]

——— Karin Johanson and Georgeanne M. Usova, ACLU, H6317 [29SE]

——— Mark S. DeFranceso, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H6317 [29SE]

——— Reid B. Blackwelder, American Academy of Family Physicians, H6325 [29SE]

Lists

Anti-trafficking, child welfare, and law enforcement organizations supporting H.R. 181, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, H558 [26JA]

Barrington, RI, Boy Scout Troop 6 committee chairmen, S3924 [9JN]

Barrington, RI, Boy Scout Troop 6 Eagle Scout recipients, S3924 [9JN]

Barrington, RI, Boy Scout Troop 6 scoutmasters, S3924 [9JN]

Congressional Gold Medal recipients, E913 [17JN]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest high school participants, E1053 [13JY]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest middle school participants, E1053 [13JY]

Democratic Members of Congress who voted for Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002, H6086 [17SE]

Instances President Obama said he couldn’t ignore or create his own immigration law, S1097 [25FE], H967 [11FE]

Jefferson Middle School, Champaign, IL, archery team members, E497 [15AP]

New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E266 [27FE]

New Jersey 11th District Congressional Arts competition participants, E744 [19MY]

Northern Virginia Football Hall of Fame inductees and scholarship award recipients, E496 [15AP]

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

Organizations opposed to H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1132 [25FE]

Organizations supporting Casey amendment to S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, on improved early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4933 [9JY]

Organizations supporting conference report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act, H8891 [2DE]

Organizations supporting H.R. 2, repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S2152 [14AP], H2042, H2079 [26MR]

Organizations supporting Representative Robert C. Scott substitute amendment to H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1483 [27FE]

Organizations supporting S. 262, Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, S1359 [10MR]

Stennis Congressional Intern Program participants, S5926 [27JY]

Texas 24th District Congressional Arts competition participating schools and art teachers, E600 [28AP]

Memorandums

Arrests Made From Backpage.com (Internet site): Michael Anton, Cook County, IL, Sheriff’s Office, S1621 [18MR]

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: Edward C. Liu and Jon O. Shimabukuro, S2228 [16AP]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2016: President Obama, S695–S697 [2FE], H673–H675 [2FE]

Motions

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), S6798 [17SE], H2936 [13MY]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1614 [18MR]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4932 [8JY]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7076 [21OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S8029 [18NO], H8271 [17NO]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), S1152 [26FE]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), H6334 [29SE]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2158, S2159, S2160, S2161 [14AP]

Press releases

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: Legal Momentum (organization), S1478 [12MR]

Planned Parenthood Condemns Effort To Insert Extreme Anti-Abortion Agenda Into Bill on Human Trafficking: Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., S1477 [12MR]

Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Bipartisan Policy Center (organization), H2044 [26MR]

——— Massachusetts Hospital Association, H2042 [26MR]

Proclamations

Joanne Ellis California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: Representative Garamendi, E1354 [24SE]

Norma Montna California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: Representative Garamendi, E1348 [24SE]

Toni Scully California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: Representative Garamendi, E1353 [24SE]

Remarks in House

Abell, Ericka: Iowa Hawkeye Ten Conference All-Conference Character Award recipient, E861 [9JN]

Abington, MA: tribute to Abington High School football team, E319 [10MR]

Abortion: condemn, and call for investigation of, video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H5153 [14JY], H5185, H5188 [15JY], H5241, H5286, H5287 [16JY], H5318–H5328 [21JY], H5345 [22JY], H5453 [23JY], H5536, H5583 [28JY], H5856 [9SE], H6157, H6159 [18SE]

——— condemn video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H6153, H6154, H6156–H6159 [18SE]

——— editing of video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H6158, H6159 [18SE]

——— ensure the right of women to terminate a pregnancy after 20 weeks if health is at risk, H2936, H2937 [13MY]

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

——— limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (H.R. 448), H484, H488, H504 [22JA]

——— prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 3504), H6124, H6125 [17SE], H6143–H6152, H6174 [18SE], H8349 [18NO], E1327 [18SE], E1335 [22SE], E1362 [25SE]

——— prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 3504), consideration (H. Res. 421), H6096–H6109 [17SE]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers, H1190 [26FE]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 816), H6126 [17SE], H6311 [29SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H441, H442, H443, H461, H462–H467, H471 [21JA], H484, H485–H490, H501–H503, H508 [22JA], H2882, H2883, H2885, H2889, H2890, H2891, H2892, H2923–H2939, H2949–H2951 [13MY], H2970 [14MY], H5324, H5326, H5327 [21JY], H5345 [22JY], H5760 [29JY], E701, E706, E712 [14MY], E762 [20MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), consideration (H. Res. 38), H443–H453 [21JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), consideration (H. Res. 255), H2892–H2901 [13MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to recommit, H2936, H2937 [13MY]

Adair, IA: tribute to Kid Zone Early Learning Center, E1091 [21JY]

Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield, E1458 [9OC]

——— develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization), support efforts to rescue abducted students, and provide humanitarian aid, H95 [7JA], H231, H234, H235, H236 [13JA], H397 [14JA], H558 [26JA], H2092 [26MR]

Ahuja, Siddhant: President’s Volunteer Service Award recipient, E923 [18JN]

Ahuja, Smriti: President’s Volunteer Service Award recipient, E923 [18JN]

Akron, OH: anniversary of Akron Children’s Hospital, E1250 [10SE]

Alameda County, CA: tribute to Alameda County District Attorney’s Office Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H.E.A.T.) Unit, E132 [28JA]

Albers, Mark T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1229 [8SE]

Albuquerque, NM: anniversary of Bandelier Elementary School, E931 [18JN]

Allen, Megan: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Award recipient, E1270 [11SE]

Altoona, PA: tribute to Bishop Guilfoyle High School football team, H114 [8JA], E199 [12FE]

Alvear, Ben: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E384 [23MR]

Aly, Alaa: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient, E1573 [2NO]

American Education Week: observance, H8227 [16NO]

——— support goals and ideals (H. Res. 527), H8251 [17NO]

Anderson, Devin: American Legion Eagle Scout of the Year Award recipient, H3296 [18MY]

Ankeny, IA: tribute to Ankeny High School girls’ soccer team, E1007 [7JY]

Apraxia Awareness Day: observance, E638 [30AP]

Arcola, IL: tribute to Arcola Jr. Sr. High School football team, E1751 [9DE], E1806 [16DE]

Are You Kidding? (business): tribute, E527 [17AP]

Argyle, Alex: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E614 [29AP]

Argyle, Seth: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E614 [29AP]

Arizona: tribute to education programs for Latino children and youth in the 7th Congressional District, H7012 [20OC]

Arlington, TX: tribute to Sam Houston High School boys’ soccer team, H3319 [19MY]

Asian Pacific State Employees Association: tribute to scholarship gala, E535 [21AP]

Atwell, Nancie: Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize recipient, H1695 [17MR]

Aurora, CO: tribute to Cherokee Trail High School girls’ volleyball team, H10695 [18DE], E1738 [8DE]

Aurora, IL: Granger Middle School named Association of Illinois Middle-Grade Schools Illinois Horizon School to Watch, E786 [21MY]

——— tribute to Aurora Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board el Día de los Niños festival, E609 [29AP]

——— tribute to RoboGals, 11th Congressional District student robotics team, H6822 [6OC]

Auster, Daniel: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H5301 [21JY]

Backpack Buddies (organization): tribute, H4868 [8JY]

Balderas, Alicia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E413 [25MR]

Barry, Anna: Escambia County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E277 [27FE]

Batesville, MS: tribute to Hoskins Learning Center, E1580 [3NO]

Baton Rouge, LA: tribute to Catholic High School football team, H9034 [8DE]

Battles, Adam S.J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E613 [29AP]

Baudler, Mark: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E286 [2MR]

Bauer, Carly: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E362 [18MR]

Bayfield, CO: tribute to Bayfield High School football team, E1725 [8DE]

Beaudoin, Catherine: Okaloosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E256 [26FE]

Bellefonte, PA: Bellefonte Area High School winner of National FFA Organization ‘‘Big E’’ poultry science career development event, H6312 [29SE]

Bellingham, WA: tribute to Lummi Nation School boys’ basketball team, E612 [29AP]

Ben Wheeler, TX: tribute to Martin’s Mill High School girls’ basketball team, E697 [13MY]

Benton, MO: tribute to Thomas W. Kelly High School cheerleading team, E164 [4FE]

Bergman, Joseph: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E582 [23AP]

Berwyn, PA: tribute to Conestoga High School Music Dept., H1668 [17MR]

Binghamton, NY: tribute to Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, E907 [16JN]

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

Bloomington, MN: tribute to Oak Grove Middle School robotics team, H1652 [16MR]

Blue Springs, MO: tribute to Blue Springs South High School football team, E1833 [18DE]

Bluml, Tucker: Iowa Ron Scott Wrestler of Character Award recipient, E192 [10FE]

Bohl, Olivia: C–SPAN StudentCam documentary competition honoree, E610 [29AP]

Boone, Graham: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E877 [11JN]

Boswell, Chris: Rio Grande Council of the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1636 [17NO]

Boulanger, Joseph: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E582 [23AP]

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Waterbury, CT: opening of renovated facility, E372 [19MR]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 893), H4560–H4562 [23JN], H4779 [7JY]

Bradford, PA: anniversary of YWCA, H4605 [24JN]

Brady, Gideon R.: Civil Air Patrol General Billy Mitchell Award recipient, E1505 [21OC]

Branson, MO: tribute to Branson High School Future Farmers of America trap team, E1166 [29JY]

Bridgeport, WV: tribute to Bridgeport High School football team, H9213 [10DE]

Bridgewater, VA: anniversary of Blue Ridge Christian School, E1310 [17SE]

Brown, Korinna: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Indiana, E243 [24FE]

Brownsville, TX: tribute to Simon Rivera Early College High School boys’ soccer team, E566 [23AP]

Bruner, Gary M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E204 [12FE]

Bryn Mawr, PA: anniversary of Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, E1145 [28JY]

Buchanan, Justycelynn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E578 [23AP]

Bucks County, PA: anniversary of Bucks County Children and Youth Social Services Agency, E597 [28AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H710 [3FE], H764 [4FE], H7159 [23OC]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to South Park High School football team, H8655 [1DE]

Buffalo State College: tribute to Buffalo State Challenge program award recipients, E997 [7JY]

Burch, Karen: Santa Rosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E283 [2MR]

Burke, Stephanie: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, H5185 [15JY]

Burlingame, CA: anniversary of Avalon Academy, E1429 [6OC]

——— anniversary of Mercy High School Kohl Mansion, E13 [6JA]

Business and industry: provide regulatory relief to facilitate capital formation and to ensure greater consumer access to financial products and services, H7736, H7737 [4NO]

California: investigation of possible misconduct by Center for Medical Progress in producing video recordings of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., officials, H6155 [18SE]

Calton, Trenton Y.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1321 [18SE]

Camdenton, MO: inclusion of Camdenton High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1043 [13JY]

Cameron, Tom: Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service Excellence in Mentoring Award recipient, E107 [22JA]

Cape Cod, MA: anniversary of Cape Cod Childen’s Museum, E426 [26MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 21), H2332, H2333 [21AP]

Capolupo, James: Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E310 [4MR]

Carey, Brianna: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E383 [23MR]

Carmel, IN: tribute to Carmel High School girls’ swim team, E420 [25MR]

Carpenter, Allison: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient, E1300 [16SE]

Carr, Carl D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1504 [21OC]

Cassadaga, NY: tribute to Cassadaga Job Corps Center, E533 [21AP]

Castillo, Christian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E397 [24MR]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools, E115 [26JA]

Caviness, Jessica: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E1170 [29JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: whistleblower allegations relative to intentional omission of findings from study examining possible relationship between certain vaccines and autism, H5602 [29JY]

Central America: funding to address factors driving migration of citizens from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to the U.S., E1166 [29JY]

Cerritos, CA: anniversary of ABC Unified School District, E397 [24MR]

Chambersburg, PA: tribute to Franklin County Head Start Program, E1416 [2OC]

Chamois, MO: inclusion of Chamois High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1066 [14JY], E1306 [17SE]

Champaign, IL: tribute to Jefferson Middle School archery team, E497 [15AP]

Chanhassen, MN: tribute to Chanhassen High School baseball team, H4422 [16JN]

Chapin, SC: tribute to Chapin High School senior government class, E632 [30AP]

Charlotte, NC: tribute to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Dept., officers for efforts to assist victims of domestic violence incident, H2889 [13MY]

Charness, Ayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E403 [25MR]

Chaska, MN: tribute to Chaska High School student efforts to end human trafficking, H686 [2FE]

Chester, Ryan: Breakthrough Junior Challenge competition winner, E1779 [11DE]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Austin Peoples Action Center, E1397 [30SE]

——— tribute to Wendell Phillips Academy High School football team, H8864 [2DE]

Child Home and Community (organization): anniversary, E497 [15AP]

Children’s Cancer Connection (organization): Better Business Bureau Integrity Award recipient, E1028 [9JY]

Children’s Cardiomyopathy Awareness Month: observance, H5986 [16SE], E1324 [18SE], E1336 [22SE], E1380 [29SE]

Children’s National Health System: observance of International Day of Radiology, E1488 [20OC]

Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.: anniversary, E1662 [19NO]

Chrysafis, Robert: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E358 [18MR]

Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 6, E555 [22AP]

——— tribute to La Salle High School football team, H9067 [8DE]

Citizen Schools (organization): anniversary, E382 [23MR]

Citizens for Citizens, Inc.: anniversary, E1600 [5NO]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H4008 [10JN], H8437, H8439–H8443 [30NO], H9004 [3DE]

Clark, Aidan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E415 [25MR]

Clark, Trevor: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1357 [25SE]

Class, Robyn L.: California Head Start Association Administrator of the Year award recipient, E128 [28JA]

Clemmons, NC: tribute to Flat Stanley literacy activity in Clemmons Elementary School 2d grade class, H1856 [24MR]

Cleveland, MS: tribute to Bolivar Community Action Agency, E501 [15AP]

Clinton, SC: tribute to Bell Street Middle School Science Olympiad team, H2456 [23AP]

Coalition for Social Justice: anniversary, E935 [19JN]

Cobden, IL: tribute to Cobden High School baseball team, E874 [10JN]

Codr, Candice: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E398 [24MR]

Colorado State University: possible violation of Colorado State law by purchasing harvested fetal organs after abortions from Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., for medical research, H5323 [21JY]

Colosimo, Lucas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1435 [6OC]

Columbia, SC: call for investigation into confrontation between Spring Valley High School resource officer and student, H7198 [27OC]

Columbia County, NY: tribute to Columbia County Dept. of Social Services, E1182 [29JY]

Columbus, IN: tribute to Columbus North High School girls’ basketball team, E331 [16MR]

Committee on Economics (Joint): release of ‘‘How Working Mothers Contribute to the Economic Security of American Families’’ report, H2890 [13MY]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): establish a Select Investigative Panel to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices (H. Res. 461), H6846, H6869–H6879 [7OC]

——— investigation of video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H5322, H5323 [21JY]

Concerned Citizens for a Better Tunica County, Inc.: tribute to Tunica Teens in Action program, E479 [14AP]

Condon, James: National Association of Secondary School Principals Indiana Principal of the Year award recipient, H5123 [14JY], E1157 [29JY]

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: observance, E187 [10FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, H10698, H10699 [18DE]

——— results of First Tee Congressional Challenge golf tournament, H5565 [28JY]

——— tribute to Congressional Gold Medal recipients, E913 [17JN]

Congressional Black Caucus: accomplishments, purposes, and history, H8437–H8442 [30NO]

Converse, TX: tribute to Judson High School girls’ track and field team, E826 [2JN]

Conway, Austin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E363 [18MR]

Cook, Adam: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E420 [25MR]

Cook, Stephen: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1751 [9DE]

Coon Rapids, MN: tribute to Coon Rapids Little League baseball team, H5947 [11SE]

Coppell, TX: tribute to Coppell High School girls’ soccer team, E617 [29AP]

Corman, Chris: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1753 [9DE]

Correctional institutions: eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup for status offenses which would not be judicial issues if the offender were not a juvenile (H.R. 3782), H7169 [23OC]

Cottleville, MO: inclusion of Francis Howell Central High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1060 [14JY]

Council Bluffs, IA: tribute to Attack 121 volleyball team, E1150 [28JY]

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties, CO (organization): West Chamber (organization) Nonprofit of the Year award recipient, E242 [24FE]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children under the age of five from injury or illness (H.R. 1139), H1733 [18MR]

Cranston, Ethan: C–SPAN StudentCam documentary competition honoree, E609 [29AP]

Crime: combat human trafficking, H556–H564 [26JA], H585, H586, H588 [27JA], H644, H654 [28JA], H5573 [28JY], H8847, H8848, H8849 [1DE], E117, E125 [27JA], E127 [28JA]

——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (H.R. 469), H549–H553, H563 [26JA], H672 [2FE], E117, E123 [27JA], E135 [30JA]

——— establish IRS office to prosecute sex traffickers for violations of tax laws, stiffen criminal and monetary penalties for such violations, and label victims of sex trafficking as whistleblowers (H.R. 1311), E309 [4MR]

——— improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (H.R. 2944), H5288 [16JY], H7380–H7383 [2NO], H8439 [30NO]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking, H3281 [18MY]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (H.R. 246), H553–H557 [26JA], E118 [27JA]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (H.R. 468), H548, H549 [26JA], E121 [27JA]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts, H3280 [18MY]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (H.R. 285), H558–H560 [26JA], H596–H600 [27JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking, H5808 [8SE]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (H.R. 181), H558 [26JA], H600–H607 [27JA], H2023 [25MR], H5760 [29JY], E123 [27JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), H1668 [17MR], H2422 [23AP], H2480, H2493 [28AP], H3266–H3284 [18MY], H3319 [19MY], H4169 [11JN], E695 [13MY]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 47), H3504 [20MY]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (S. 675), H3299 [18MY], E529 [20AP]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking, H3281 [18MY]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (H.R. 159), H561, H562 [26JA], H592–H595 [27JA]

Critchley, Matthew: Prince William County, VA, Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Program recipient, E1054 [13JY]

Crystal City, MO: tribute to Crystal City High School girls’ cross country team, E1755 [10DE]

Cumberland, MD: tribute to Fort Hill High School football team, E1743 [9DE]

Cunningham, Andrew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E168 [5FE]

Cunningham, Scott: YMCA Youth and Government Distinguished Service Award and Dr. Paul Grist Service Award recipient, E1102 [22JY]

Dallas, TX: Hockaday School inclusion in Niche.com, Inc., Best Private High Schools list, E481 [14AP]

——— tribute to Dallas Coalition for Hunger Solutions for hosting Dallas Hunger Summit, E1348 [24SE]

——— tribute to Medical City Children’s Hospital Kids Teaching Kids program, E1597 [4NO]

Damariscotta, ME: Great Salt Bay Community School recipient of National Association of Music Merchants Foundation SupportMusic Merit Award, E1010 [7JY]

Damascus, MD: tribute to Damascus High School football team, E1745 [9DE]

Danison, Angela: Michigan Dept. of Education Michigan Teacher of the Year award recipient, H672 [2FE]

Danner, Andrew N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E336 [16MR]

Dantzscher, Evan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1358 [25SE]

Davis, Alivia: Fourth Congressional District of Florida Arts Competition winner, E755 [20MY]

Davis, Angelee: C–SPAN StudentCam documentary competition honoree, E607 [29AP]

De Kruif, Nicholas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1500 [21OC]

De Kruif, Noah: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1499 [21OC]

Delitz, Jordan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E580 [23AP]

Delta Air Lines, Inc.: tribute to Blue Lightning Initiative training program to help identify and report suspected human trafficking, H610 [27JA]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest participants, E1053 [13JY]

DeMerchant, LaQuitta: World Youth Foundation Community Impact Award recipient, E863 [9JN]

Demory, Aaron: Iowa City, IA, Human Rights Commission Youth Human Rights Award recipient, E1126 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: demographics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants, H707 [3FE]

——— importance of Summer Food Service Program to ensure low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session, H5530 [28JY]

——— prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (H.R. 881), H1835 [23MR]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (H.R. 1061), H7199, H7245 [27OC], E1547 [27OC], E1564 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: Duchenne muscular dystrophy research funding, H4066, H4067 [10JN]

——— establish collaborative programs to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions, H3176 [14MY]

——— prohibit funding to contravene the President’s authority to promote the military’s ability to prevent the recruitment of U.S. youth into terrorists, H4129 [10JN]

——— require military and civilian personnel mandated to report suspected instances of child abuse to also report such abuse directly to State child protective service agencies (H.R. 3894), H7399 [3NO]

——— school districts that hold a military installation funding, H4065 [10JN]

——— STARBASE program funding, H4059 [10JN]

——— tribute to Junior ROTC programs, E804 [1JN]

Dept. of Education: allow funding targeted for teacher professional development to be used on early childhood education-focused teacher development, H1272, H1273 [26FE]

——— allow local educational agencies to administer their own, locally designed academic assessment system in place of the State-designed academic system, H1257–H1259 [26FE]

——— allow States to use local educational agencies’ aid funds for apprenticeships and comprehensive career counseling, H1259, H1260 [26FE]

——— anniversary of White House Initiative on Educational Excellance for Hispanics, H7012 [20OC], E1534 [26OC], E1543 [27OC], E1606 [5NO]

——— appoint a neutral ombudsman to ensure K–12 textbooks are held to high academic standards, H1259 [26FE]

——— assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance, H1286 [26FE]

——— authorize local educational agencies and schools to carry out child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs or activities (H.R. 3067), H5177 [15JY]

——— award grants to States that enact laws making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (H.R. 2371), E723 [15MY]

——— award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language, H1294 [26FE]

——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (H.R. 3604), E1352 [24SE]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘school leader’’, H1283 [26FE]

——— delay implementation of State funding allocation formulas to ensure funding for schools serving high percentages of students in poverty, H1265 [26FE]

——— develop a national research strategy for the collection, analysis, and assessment of student achievement data, H1290 [26FE]

——— disapprove any State plan that fails to demonstrate a separate reporting of academic assessments for foster children, H1257 [26FE]

——— encourage collaboration and sharing of best practices between charter schools and local education agencies, H1275, H1276 [26FE]

——— encourage States and local educational agencies to establish and support effective dropout prevention and reentry programs, H1289 [26FE]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (H.R. 2268), E673 [12MY]

——— ensure funds received by States under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act may not be used to fill prior unfunded liability shortfalls in teacher pension programs, H1291, H1292 [26FE], H8868 [2DE]

——— ensure proposed regulations will not adversely impact minorities, students with disabilities, English learners, and low income students, H1393, H1394 [27FE]

——— ensure that Native American children do not attend school in dilapidated or deteriorating buildings, H1281–H1283 [26FE]

——— establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools, H8881 [2DE]

——— establish a full-service community schools grant program, H8888 [2DE]

——— express importance of safeguarding students’ personally identifiable information, H1285 [26FE]

——— help States develop and improve qualifications and training of early childhood educator workforce, H1298 [26FE]

——— improve accountability and ensure proper oversight of taxpayer funded grants, H1291 [26FE]

——— improve teacher and principal effectiveness by investing in evidence-based best practices in training, evaluation, and support (H.R. 848), H4882 [8JY]

——— increase weight of non-connected children residing in public-private venture housing located on military property for the purposes of Impact Aid basic support payment calculations, H1281 [26FE]

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education, H1102 [24FE]

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (H.R. 823), H872 [10FE]

——— Preschool Development Grants program funding, H988 [12FE]

——— provide for additional disaggregation of data for local education agencies with larger populations of Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander students, E1745 [9DE]

——— provide for intensive care reading labs and for specialization of school staffing for the purposes of basic skills in language arts, math, and science, H1280 [26FE]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (H.R. 2773), E895 [15JN]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school counseling program, H993 [12FE]

——— reaffirm right of students, teachers, and school administrators to free exercise of religion, H1292, H1293 [26FE]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program, H1376 [27FE]

——— require annual statewide assessments to measure student growth and require student growth to be a component of achievement within a State’s established accountability system, H1256, H1257 [26FE]

——— require local education agencies to collaborate with Head Start agencies to carry out early childhood education activities, H1263 [26FE]

——— require school districts provide parents with information on any mandated assessments the student will have to take during the school year and any school district policy on assessment participation, H1274 [26FE]

——— require school districts that use local educational agencies’ aid funds for afterschool and summer programs to report and describe activities in local plans, H1260, H1261 [26FE]

——— require school districts to hire paraprofessionals with certain qualifications, H1261, H1262 [26FE]

——— require States and local educational agencies to adhere to certain maintenance of effort requirements prior to receiving Federal educational funds, H1262, H1263 [26FE]

——— require States to identify ‘‘workforce critical subjects’’ for schools, H1265, H1266 [26FE]

——— require States to provide a description for college and career counseling opportunities for homeless youth in their State plan, H1289, H1290 [26FE]

——— sunset certain Federal educational regulations, H1255, H1256 [26FE]

——— support accountability-based programs that enhance school safety and bullying, cyberbullying, and gang prevention programs, H1279 [26FE], H8881 [2DE]

——— support charter schools as a critical part of education system and support opening more charter schools, H1274, H1275 [26FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H985 [12FE], H1092 [24FE], H1121, H1138, H1142–H1150 [25FE], H1168, H1174, H1175, H1193–H1299 [26FE], H1393–H1483 [27FE], H2130 [13AP], H4014 [10JN], H4869, H4870, H4871, H4872, H4873, H4876, H4879, H4908–H4935 [8JY], H5337 [22JY], H5760 [29JY], H8652 [1DE], E262 [26FE], E274 [27FE], E1013 [8JY], E1021 [9JY], E1044, E1056 [13JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1126–H1134 [25FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 125), H1180–H1192 [26FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 347), H4879–H4887 [8JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), corrections in engrossment, H4946 [8JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H4933 [8JY]

——— 21st Century Community Learning Centers funding, H1188 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program, H3296 [18MY], H3320 [19MY], H3401, H3403, H3405 [20MY], H3511, H3545 [21MY], E736, E739 [18MY], E756 [20MY], E790 [22MY], E1416 [2OC]

——— anniversary of Head Start Program (H. Res. 92), H3510 [21MY], E172 [5FE], E774 [21MY]

——— 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), H618–H620 [27JA], H2422 [23AP]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (H.R. 3235), H5531 [28JY]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (H.R. 1462), H5798–H5801 [8SE], H7031 [21OC]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (S. 799), H8180–H8182 [16NO]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (H.R. 1344), H5794–H5796 [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H4350 [15JN], H4447, H4449 [17JN], H4536 [18JN], E932 [18JN]

——— continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children (H.R. 1998), H2422 [23AP]

——— Deferred Action for Parental Accountability program implementation, H3320, H3321 [19MY], H7266 [28OC]

——— end practice of holding mothers and children who have requested asylum in detention facilities, H4435 [17JN]

——— failure to enforce laws relative to immigration and aliens not lawfully present in the U.S., H2302–H2304 [16AP]

——— increase State and major urban area fusion centers funding and prohibit limitations on funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H391, H392 [14JA]

——— prohibit funding for any policy relative to deportation of illegal aliens that does not make deportation of child abusers, sexual offenders, and domestic abusers top priorities, H381–H384 [14JA], E75 [16JA]

——— prohibit funding for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to consider or adjudicate any new, renewal, or previously denied applications, H379–H381 [14JA]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (H.R. 460), H607–H611, H621 [27JA]

Dept. of HUD: Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes funding, H3830 [3JN]

Dept. of Justice: child abuse assistance programs funding through reductions in DEA funding, H3703 [2JN]

——— establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (H.R. 4253), E1794 [15DE]

——— establish Victims of Terror Protection Fund for the victims of Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (H. Res. 528), H8343 [18NO], H8444 [30NO], E1630 [16NO], E1836 [18DE]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (H.R. 1257), H2422 [23AP]

——— Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, H3729, H3740, H3741 [2JN]

——— provide definitions of terms and services for community-based gang intervention to ensure funding for such intervention is utilized in a cost-effective manner and agencies are held accountable (H.R. 3783), H7169 [23OC]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention, H8885 [2DE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (H.R. 2197), H4365 [15JN]

——— Sexual Assault Services Formula Grant Program and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program funding, H3815, H3816 [3JN]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps, E403 [25MR], E451, E463 [13AP], E533, E537 [21AP], E550, E557 [22AP], E1382 [29SE], E1395 [30SE]

Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (S. 1300), H6815–H6817 [6OC]

——— Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange program funding, H5529 [28JY]

——— ensure accurate reporting and administrative action relative to enforcement of International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act, E1086 [21JY]

——— Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons annual Trafficking in Persons Report using tier rankings to evaluate a country’s compliance with minimum standards for elimination of human trafficking, E563 [23AP], E1604 [5NO]

Dept. of Transportation: cancel pilot program to authorize teen truck drivers to obtain a commercial driver’s license to drive trucks across State lines, H7672, H7673 [4NO]

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, H8961–H8963 [2DE]

Des Moines, IA: tribute to Dowling Catholic High School girls’ golf team, E952 [23JN]

Dettmer, Bob: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Award recipient, E1272 [11SE]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (H.R. 1567), E1460 [9OC]

——— provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (S. 802), H3624–H3627 [1JN], E828 [3JN]

Devereux Foundation: opening of Downingtown, PA, Autism Assessment Center, H2199 [14AP]

Diaz, Angelo: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E422 [25MR]

DiFusco-Funk, Natalie: Virginia Dept. of Education Virginia Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1537 [26OC]

Diseases: address multistate measles outbreak, H686 [2FE]

——— pediatric cancer research funding, H8284 [18NO]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2727–H2742 [30AP], E658 [5MY]

——— disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), consideration (H. Res. 231), H2671–H2684 [30AP]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7038, H7061–H7079 [21OC], E1507 [22OC]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 480), H7041–H7047 [21OC]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), motion to recommit, H7076 [21OC]

——— require schools that receive private school vouchers to certify that they provide each student with all applicable civil rights protections, H7076 [21OC]

——— restore requirement to evaluate private school vouchers using strongest possible research design and limit voucher students to no more than certain percentage of total school enrollment, H7073–H7076 [21OC]

Dodd, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1622 [16NO]

Dos Palos, CA: inclusion of Dos Palos High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, H3647 [2JN]

Down Syndrome Awareness Month: observance, E1572 [2NO]

Downey, Garrett N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1318 [18SE]

Downing, Heath: Iowa 4–H (organization) food and nutrition project award recipient, E1298 [16SE]

Dublin, CA: anniversary of Tri-Valley YMCA, H8139 [5NO]

Dumfries, VA: dedication of Dumfries Elementary School Betty DeVane Covington Library, E1758 [10DE]

Dutcher, Joshua K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1703 [3DE]

Dyer, Jonathan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1286 [16SE]

Dyslexia Awareness Month: observance, H7038 [21OC], H7143 [23OC], H7260 [28OC]

Eaker, Emma: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E354 [18MR]

Earlham, IA: tribute to Earlham High School boys’ basketball team, E492 [14AP]

East Moriches, NY: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 29, E1674 [30NO]

Easter, Jaclyn: National Science Teachers Association Maitland P. Simmons Memorial Award recipient, E334 [16MR]

Echard, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1628 [16NO]

Eden Prairie, MN: tribute to Eden Prairie High School girls’ lacrosse team, H4362 [15JN]

Edmundson, Clare: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E389 [24MR]

Education: address participation of underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry, H3328 [19MY], H3448 [20MY]

——— allow parents to opt students out of required testing and exempt schools from including such students in the schools’ testing participation requirements, H4912, H4913 [8JY]

——— establish reading programs to promote literacy, H5185 [15JY]

——— importance of career and technical education, H1124 [25FE], H8436 [30NO]

——— provide college and career-ready standards and set performance, growth, and graduation rate targets for all student subgroups, H4923, H4924 [8JY]

——— recognize importance of investment in public education programs and promote and improve education opportunities for underserved populations, H2668 [30AP], H4369 [15JN]

——— reform education system so that every child, regardless of race, ethnicity, social class, or State of residence, can receive a high-quality, academically rigorous education in a local public school (H.R. 4013), H8227 [16NO]

——— support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (H.R. 3141), H7267 [28OC], E1093 [21JY]

——— tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, E242 [24FE], E247, E248 [25FE], E255, E256 [26FE]

Egg Harbor Township, NJ: Egg Harbor Township Police Athletic League SeaPerch middle school team recipient of Office of Naval Research SeaPerch Challenge awards for obstacle and finesse course, E1120 [23JY]

El Centro, CA: tribute to Southwest High School chess club, E368 [19MR]

Eldon, MO: inclusion of Eldon High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1045 [13JY]

——— tribute to Eldon High School cheerleading squad, E1682 [1DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: anniversary, H2130, H2131 [13AP], E467, E469 [13AP]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), H5337 [22JY], H8271 [17NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8438 [30NO], H8868, H8874, H8884–H8894 [2DE], H9002 [3DE], H9216 [10DE], H9677 [17DE], E1702, E1704 [3DE], E1736 [8DE], E1741, E1745 [9DE], E1764 [10DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 542), H8875–H8884 [2DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (H. Res. 526), H8254–H8259 [17NO]

Elk River, MN: tribute to Elk River High School for participation in Moody’s Mega Math Challenge, E747 [19MY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (H.R. 932), H7204 [27OC], H7647 [4NO]

Enrichment Services Program, Inc.: anniversary of Head Start Program, E644 [1MY]

EPA: ensure coal ash storage requirements protect vulnerable populations, H5364, H5374, H5375 [22JY]

Espinoza, Abigail: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E417 [25MR]

Ewoldt, Chase: St. Baldrick’s Foundation Ambassador designee, E663 [8MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (H.R. 2764), E979 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: clarify ability to use consumer reports in certain cases to establish and enforce child support payments (H.R. 2091), H6801, H6802 [6OC]

——— enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (H.R. 2068), H2491, H2492 [28AP]

——— impact of family structure on crime rates, H5181 [15JY]

——— improve access to affordable, safe child care, H707 [3FE]

——— support Working Families Agenda (H. Res. 506), H7319–H7322 [28OC], H8344 [18NO], E1561 [29OC]

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc.: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 349), H4875 [8JY]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases, E1307 [17SE]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt major rules relative to the health and safety of infants from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5561 [28JY]

Federal aid programs: nutrition assistance programs funding, H7033 [21OC]

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 532), E119 [27JA]

Festus, MO: inclusion of Festus High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1049 [13JY]

——— tribute to Festus High School boys’ cross country team, E1760 [10DE]

Fettig, Jake: C–SPAN StudentCam documentary competition honoree, E609 [29AP]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms, H4638 [24JN]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (H.R. 2216), H7265 [28OC]

Fischer, Emma: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E460 [13AP]

Fisher, Paddy: Greater Houston, TX, High School Rotary Lombardi Award recipient, E1807 [16DE]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: funding, H4061, H4062 [10JN]

Fitzgerald, Brandan S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E333 [16MR]

5,000 Role Models of Excellence (organization): tribute, H6088 [17SE]

Flint, MI: anniversary of Flint-Downtown Optimist Club, E1113 [23JY]

——— provide Federal assistance to reduce high lead levels in drinking water and monitor health of exposed individuals, H8157 [16NO]

Flood, Patti: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, H6845 [7OC]

Florida: investigation of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., possible involvement in the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H6156, H6157 [18SE]

——— tribute to 16th Congressional District Congressional Teacher Award recipients, E327 [16MR]

——— tribute to high school seniors in the 20th Congressional District enlisting in the Armed Forces, E535 [21AP]

——— tribute to high school seniors in the 22d Congressional District enlisting in the Armed Forces, E665 [8MY]

Florida A&M University: tribute, H713 [3FE]

Folsom, PA: Ridley School District recipient of State Farm Youth Advisory Board grant for horticulture programs, E1508 [22OC]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H1570 [4MR], H5855 [9SE], H6718 [30SE], H7259 [28OC]

Food Research and Action Center (organization): report on Dept. of Agriculture School Breakfast Program, H870 [10FE]

Foreign aid: allegations that U.S. foreign assistance to countries is conditioned upon such countries’ implementing certain social policies, H4338 [12JN]

——— provide assistance for prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 4148), E1686 [1DE]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, human rights, and environmental standards, H142–H147 [8JA]

Fort Bend, TX: tribute to Fort Bend Christian Academy baseball team, E932 [18JN]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: anniversary of Fort Lauderdale High School, E800 [1JN]

——— tribute to Dillard High School girls’ basketball team, H1125 [25FE], E332 [16MR]

Fort Payne, AL: tribute to Fort Payne High School Real World Design team, E218 [13FE]

Foster, Mark: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1357 [25SE]

Foster Youth Shadow Day: observance, E766 [20MY]

Frankel, Ron: Hillsborough, CA, City School District Associated Parents Groups Community Care Award recipient, E273 [27FE]

Fredericksburg, VA: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, E877 [11JN]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm right of school personnel and students to free exercise of religion, H7628, H7638 [4NO]

Fresno, CA: anniversary of Fresno High School Senate club, E439 [26MR]

FRS: establish a grant program in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (H.R. 1866), E520 [16AP]

Gadoua, Autumn: Iowa League of Cities ‘‘If I Were Mayor’’ student essay contest winner, H1111 [24FE]

Gallegos, Charlize: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E393 [24MR]

Galvan, Miriam: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E357 [18MR]

Garcia, Cruz: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E363 [18MR]

Garimella, Amulya: Discovery Education and 3M Co., America’s Top Young Scientist finalist, H6842 [7OC]

Garton, Logan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E171 [5FE]

Gary, IN: anniversary of Gary Chamber of Commerce Lakeshore Classic basketball tournament, E1658 [19NO]

Georgetown, IN: Highland Hills Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘Schools to Watch’’ list, E196 [11FE]

Geselle Institute of Child Development: anniversary, E1417 [2OC]

Giles, Larry: Mount Ayr, IA, Community Hall of Fame inductee, E1780 [11DE]

Gilmer, TX: tribute to Gilmer High School football team, E195 [11FE]

Girls Like Me Project, Inc.: tribute to Chicago Day of the Girl Child, E1453 [8OC]

Give Something Back Foundation: tribute, E630 [30AP], E671 [12MY]

Glew, Scott: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Award recipient, E1271 [11SE]

Godbey, Michael: National Association of Secondary School Principals Kentucky Secondary Principal of the Year Award recipient, E1072 [15JY]

Goffstown, NH: tribute to Goffstown High School football team, H7746 [5NO], E1587 [4NO]

Gomez, Alyssa: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E373 [23MR]

Gonzalez, Carlos: tribute to participation in NASA Aerospace Scholars Program, E1303 [16SE]

Gonzalez, Jordan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E579 [23AP]

Gouldsmith, Spencer C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E357 [18MR]

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

Grau, Bryson D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E330 [16MR]

Graves, Christopher M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E201 [12FE]

Grayslake, IL: tribute to Grayslake Central High School boys’ cross country team, E1622 [16NO]

Greenfield, IA: tribute to Nodaway Valley High School boys’ cross country team, E1794 [15DE]

Greenwood Village, CO: tribute to Cherry Creek High School football team, E335 [16MR]

Gregg, Allison: Kemin Industries, Inc., STEM Education Award for Inspired Teaching recipient, E294 [3MR]

Growth Awareness Week: observance, E1300 [16SE]

Gut, Austin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E355 [18MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries, E516 [16AP], E887 [12JN], E1803 [16DE]

Hamilton, Joseph: National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient, E1117 [23JY]

Hansen, Drake N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1381 [29SE]

Hardy, James: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Iowa History Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E493 [14AP]

Harris, Ashley: Iowa Hawkeye Ten Conference Academic All-Conference Award recipient, E862 [9JN]

Harrison, Donald F.: ‘‘LIVE With Kelly and Michael’’ (television show) America’s Top Teacher award recipient, E1320 [18SE]

Hay, Alexsander: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E353 [18MR]

Head Start Awareness Month: observance, H7168 [23OC], H7319 [28OC]

Health: importance of immunizations, H709 [3FE], H765 [4FE], H903 [10FE]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations, H2368 [22AP]

——— support cures for preventable childhood diseases, H7039 [21OC]

Heinly, Tom: Nobel Learning Communities, Inc., Principal of the Year award recipient, E1641 [17NO]

Hendrix, Gordon M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E328 [16MR]

Herbert, Jason and Erin: tribute to birth of child, E1766 [10DE]

Herculaneum, MO: tribute to Herculaneum High School boys’ cross country team, E1761 [10DE]

——— tribute to Herculaneum High School girls’ cross country team, E1765 [10DE]

Hermann, MO: inclusion of Hermann High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1049 [13JY]

Hess, Turner S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1382 [29SE]

Hess, William L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1384 [29SE]

Hickey, Kelly D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E377 [23MR]

Highland, IL: tribute to Highland High School baseball team, E932 [18JN]

Highlands Ranch, CO: tribute to Valor Christian High School football team, H9214 [10DE]

——— tribute to Valor Christian High School girls’ softball team, H9379 [17DE], E1735 [8DE]

Hines, Melanie: Fort Bend Independent School District, Sugar Land, TX, Elementary Teacher of the Year award recipient, E618 [29AP]

Hollywood, CA: anniversary of Blessed Sacrament School, E454 [13AP]

Holy Angels, Inc.: anniversary, H9088 [9DE]

Homerville, GA: tribute to Clinch County High School football team, H10695 [18DE]

Honduras: political reform, H6263 [28SE]

——— Washington Office on Latin America (organization) delegation trip to address factors driving migration of citizens, H6263 [28SE]

Hope, Steve: Indiana Association of School Principals Indiana High School Principal of the Year award recipient, H8655 [1DE], E1725 [8DE]

Hoskins-Cumbey, Madeline: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E380 [23MR]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Logos Preparatory Academy, E1117 [23JY]

——— tribute to Kingwood Park High School swim team, E262 [26FE]

——— tribute to Kipp Generations Collegiate High School graduates, H4437 [17JN]

——— tribute to Lutheran South Academy baseball and girls’ softball teams, E823 [2JN]

——— tribute to SpringSpirit Baseball, E880 [11JN]

——— tribute to Wheatley High School, H111 [8JA]

Huber, Eric: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E491 [14AP]

Human rights: identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (H.R. 350), H562 [26JA], H589–H592 [27JA]

Human Services Association: anniversary, E491 [14AP]

Humble, TX: Humble Independent School District recipient of H-E-B, Inc., Excellence in Education Award, E1049 [13JY]

Huntington, WV: tribute to Huntington Middle School and Huntington High School for participation in the Science Olympiad National Tournament, E772 [21MY]

Huntley, Dalton H.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1380 [29SE]

Hutcheson, Canon and Courtney: tribute to birth of child, H4010 [10JN]

Hutton, Jacob I.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1321 [18SE]

Hyundai Hope on Wheels (organization): tribute, E1287 [16SE]

Iannace, Alexa: Girl Scout National Young Woman of Distinction Award recipient, E1382 [29SE]

Imm, Trevor: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E729 [18MY]

Immigration: approval of Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, E1648 [18NO]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H4422 [16JN]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (H.R. 1153), H9061 [8DE]

——— prohibit funding for executive branch overreach and clarify that proper constitutional authority for immigration policy belongs to Congress (H.R. 191), H191 [12JA], H333 [13JA]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 29), H95 [7JA]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H194, H195, H208 [12JA], H233, H234, H235, H236, H237, H238–H247, H323–H341 [13JA], H362, H363, H375–H379, H381, H387 [14JA], H589 [27JA], H712 [3FE], H872 [10FE], H924, H925, H928, H930, H962–H969 [11FE], H989, H990, H991, H992, H993, H996–H999, H1017, H1018 [12FE], H1039, H1040 [13FE], H1087, H1088, H1090, H1092, H1093, H1102 [24FE], H1119, H1120, H1122, H1123, H1124, H1125, H1160 [25FE], H1167, H1172 [26FE], H1377–H1384, H1387–H1392, H1491, H1492 [27FE], H1514 [2MR], H1569, H1604, H1605 [4MR], E66, E69 [14JA], E75 [16JA], E80, E82 [20JA], E296 [3MR]

——— provide for appointment of additional immigration judges, H3670 [2JN]

——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (H.R. 2922), E1439 [7OC]

——— reform, H107 [8JA], H238, H242, H243–H247 [13JA], H469, H470 [21JA], H644 [28JA], H766 [4FE], H1155–H1158 [25FE], H1173 [26FE], H1605, H1606 [4MR], H2015 [25MR], H3323–H3327 [19MY], H4422 [16JN], H4447, H4449 [17JN], H5343 [22JY], H5452 [23JY], H5608 [29JY], H7200 [27OC], H7627 [4NO]

——— reform (H.R. 52), E885 [11JN]

——— require enforcement of existing immigration laws, H2164 [14AP], H3651 [2JN]

Imperial, MO: inclusion of Seckman High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1063 [14JY]

Independence, MO: tribute to Fort Osage High School football team, E1826 [18DE]

Indian Child Welfare Act: reform, H3589 [1JN]

Indiana: accomplishments of the 2d Congressional District, H10694 [18DE]

Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Crispus Attucks High School boys’ basketball 1955 championship, H6898 [8OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations, H4933 [8JY]

International Angelman Day: observance, H1053 [13FE]

International Day of the Girl Child: observance, H7101 [22OC], E1464, E1466 [9OC]

International Day To End Obstetric Fistula: observance, E793 [26MY]

International Dyslexia Association: tribute to Arizona branch, E1486 [20OC]

International Education Week: observance, E1666 [19NO]

Iowa: tribute to Dance Explosion (clogging quintet), E1359 [25SE]

——— tribute to State high school soccer championship teams from the 1st Congressional District, E908 [16JN]

Irvine, CA: tribute to Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School, E245 [25FE]

Irving, TX: Cistercian Preparatory School inclusion in Niche.com, Inc., Best Private High Schools list, E481 [14AP]

——— Irving Independent School District recognized by the College Board as the Advanced Placement District of the Year, H2255 [15AP]

Israel: condemn recent attacks on Israelis by members of Hamas (terrorist organization), H7097 [22OC]

Jackson, Megan Spindel and Kyle: tribute to birth of child, E734 [18MY]

Jackson, MS: tribute to Callaway High School, E525 [16AP]

Jacobson, Todd: VFW Iowa High School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E329 [16MR]

Jamestown, NY: tribute to Jamestown High School football team, E22 [7JA]

Jefferson City, MO: inclusion of Blair Oaks High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1067 [14JY]

——— tribute to Helias Catholic High School girls’ golf team, E1659 [19NO]

Jeffrey Modell Foundation: dedication of Diagnostic and Research Center for Primary Immunodeficiency at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, E1470 [9OC]

Jeffries, Mason: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E730 [18MY]

Jendrusina, James: Congressional Award Foundation Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E301 [4MR]

Jensen, Aireonna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E406 [25MR]

Jerusalem Outreach Center Inc.: tribute, E1119 [23JY]

Jewish National Fund: construction of indoor playground and recreation center in Israeli city near Gaza Strip that provides safe zone from rocket attacks, H9089 [9DE]

Jill’s House (organization): anniversary, E1649 [18NO]

Johnk, Kristin: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1677 [30NO]

Joliet, IL: anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Joliet, E1396 [30SE]

——— tribute to Joliet Central High School annual Veterans Ceremony, E1655 [19NO]

Jones, Valerie C.: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1371 [28SE]

Jordan Michael Filler Foundation: tribute to efforts to increase awareness of drug addiction, H5454 [23JY]

Jorgensen, Hannah: Iowa 4–H (organization) citizenship project award recipient, E1364 [25SE]

Jubilee Campaign (organization): tribute to Education After Escape Campaign, H766 [4FE]

Juvenile Children’s Research Foundation: tribute, H5219 [15JY]

Kannapolis, NC: tribute to A.L. Brown High School football team, E1553 [28OC]

Katy, TX: Harmony Science Academy winner of It’s Time Texas (organization) Growing Healthy Schools campaign, E1706 [3DE]

——— Seven Lakes High School Symphony Orchestra selected as Texas Music Educators Association Honor Full Orchestra, E1303 [16SE]

——— tribute to Cinco Ranch High School robotics team, E610 [29AP]

——— tribute to Katy High School girls’ softball team, E863 [9JN]

——— tribute to The Fellowship (church) ‘‘Run4theChildren’’ charity race, E202 [12FE]

Kauai Economic Opportunity, Inc.: anniversary, H5878 [10SE]

Kearney, MO: tribute to Kearney High School football team, E1838 [18DE]

Kelley, Cierah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E400 [24MR]

Kittler, Laurette: St. Benedict Preparatory School, Chicago, IL, Alumni Hall of Fame inductee, E1417 [2OC]

Knopp, Matthew L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E206 [12FE]

Knox, IN: tribute to Starke County Initiative for Lifelong Learning (SCILL), H6966 [9OC]

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

Kostelac, Cole M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E199 [12FE]

Kubik, Suzanne: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E1184 [29JY]

Kuprianczyk, Mary: Civil Air Patrol Amelia Earhart Award recipient, E866 [10JN]

La Crescenta, CA: tribute to Crescenta Valley High School JROTC program, H6169 [18SE]

La Gamma, Edmund F.: Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Mentor of the Year Award recipient, E132 [28JA]

LaGrange Park, IL: tribute to Nazareth Academy football team, E1703 [3DE]

Lake County, IL: tribute to One Billion Rising (organization), H992 [12FE]

Lake Ozark, MO: inclusion of Osage High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1050 [13JY]

Lamichhane, Arati: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E381 [23MR]

Lancaster, TX: tribute to Lancaster High School boys’ basketball team, E359 [18MR]

Lang, Talan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E210 [12FE]

Langfield, Kellan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E534 [21AP]

Largo, FL: tribute to Fuguitt Elementary School honor guard, H1089 [24FE]

Lavariega, Jasmine: National Youth Orchestra of the USA participant, H2669 [30AP]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (H.R. 1854), H2273 [16AP]

——— mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (H.R. 515), H542–H546, H561 [26JA], E126 [27JA], E745 [19MY]

——— mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (H.R. 515), correction to engrossment, H618 [27JA]

——— provide alternatives to incarceration for youth (H.R. 3158), H8443 [30NO]

——— provide for the expungement and sealing of youth criminal records (H.R. 3156), H8443 [30NO]

——— provide for the humane treatment of youths in police custody (H.R. 3155), H8443 [30NO]

——— use of young drug offenders as confidential informants, H9028 [8DE]

Le Grand, CA: inclusion of Le Grand Union High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, H3647 [2JN]

League City, TX: tribute to Clear Creek Independent School District robotics team, E863 [9JN]

Leesburg, GA: tribute to 1963 Leesburg Stockade Women who were imprisoned at a young age in abandoned stockade during civil rights movement, E434 [26MR]

Lenihan, Keagan and Brian: tribute to birth of children, E183 [10FE]

Letterman, Andrew: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1746 [9DE]

Lewisberry, PA: tribute to Red Land Little League baseball team, H6841 [7OC]

Lexington, KY: tribute to 21st Century Safehouse Program, E29 [8JA]

Li, Eric: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E823 [2JN]

Lincoln College: anniversary, E167 [5FE]

Lincolnshire, IL: tribute to Stevenson High School boys’ basketball team, E444 [26MR]

Linden, NJ: Linden Public Schools recognition as National Association of Music Merchants Best Communities for Music Education, E457 [13AP]

Linford, Devorah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E395 [24MR]

Lithia, FL: tribute to Newsome High School softball team, H3236 [15MY]

Lively, Justice: Boys and Girls Clubs of Washington State Youth of the Year award recipient, E611 [29AP]

Lopez, Marcus: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E536 [21AP]

Los Angeles, CA: decision by Los Angeles Unified School District to close schools due to terror threat, H9359 [16DE]

Louisiana: tribute to State high school basketball championship teams from the 2d Congressional District, E549 [22AP]

Lovstuen, Allysen: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E1200 [31JY]

Low, Alex: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E410 [25MR]

Lucas County, OH: tribute to Summer Meal Partners collaboration of community organizations to raise awareness and increase participation in summer meal programs, E779 [21MY]

Lufkin, TX: tribute to Lufkin High School boys’ soccer team, E673 [12MY]

Lunches of Love (organization): tribute, E1018 [8JY]

Luzerne County, PA: anniversary of Luzerne County Head Start program, E672 [12MY]

Lybarger, William: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1472 [9OC]

Lynchburg, VA: anniversary of Virginia Episcopal School, E1336 [22SE]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: observance, E1407 [1OC]

Maples, Chris: Boys Scouts Leader Wood Badge recipient, E1511 [22OC]

Maplewood, NJ: School District of South Orange and Maplewood recognition as National Association of Music Merchants Best Communities for Music Education, E457 [13AP]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H460, H461, H462–H467 [21JA], H513 [22JA]

Marckx, Bret: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E332 [16MR]

Marshall, Jessica: Congressional Arts competition winner for Iowa’s 3d District, E674 [12MY]

Marshall, TX: tribute to Marshall Christian Academy boys’ basketball team, E690 [13MY]

——— tribute to Marshall Christian Academy football team, E1789 [15DE]

——— tribute to Marshall High School boys’ track and field team, E753 [19MY]

Martinez, Bianca: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E360 [18MR]

Mason, OH: tribute to William Mason High School marching band for participation in Rose Bowl Parade, H7400 [3NO]

Maui Family Support Services, Inc.: tribute, H9214 [10DE]

Mayland, Brittany: Houston Texans (football team) and First Community Credit Union Star in the Classroom award recipient, E1761 [10DE]

McClain, Gwen: VFW Patriot’s Pen Award recipient, E333 [16MR]

McCombs, Devin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E360 [18MR]

McConnell, Kara: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E580 [23AP]

McDonald, Laquan: impact of poverty, sexual abuse, and social injustice prior to shooting death by law enforcement officer, H8871 [2DE]

McKinney, TX: incident of police misconduct while enforcing regulations at a community pool, H4018 [10JN]

McLean, Andrew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E873 [10JN]

McMullen, Sean C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1318 [18SE]

Meals From the Heartland (organization): USA Today Make a Difference Day Award recipient, E620 [29AP]

Mechanicsburg, PA: tribute to Cumberland Valley High School girls’ basketball team, H2130 [13AP]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), H6160 [18SE], H6324–H6337 [29SE], E1395 [30SE]

——— allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), consideration (H. Res. 444), H6316–H6324 [29SE]

——— allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), motion to recommit, H6334, H6335 [29SE]

——— anniversary, H5519 [27JY], H5534, H5573 [28JY], H5599, H5607, H5609 [29JY], E1159, E1173, E1176 [29JY], E1195 [31JY]

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (H.R. 670), H5601 [29JY]

——— funding, H6969 [9OC]

——— increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (H.R. 3930), E1592 [4NO]

——— provide for updated and alternative certification requirements for participation in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome (H.R. 3865), H8974 [3DE]

Meire Grove, MN: anniversary of St. John’s-St. Andrew’s Catholic School, E757 [20MY]

Memphis, TN: tribute to Trezevant High School football team, E1834 [18DE]

Meneses, Matheus: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1628 [16NO]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, H52 [7JA], H362 [14JA], H1177 [26FE], H3402 [20MY]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 2646), H4008 [10JN], H4166 [11JN], H4963 [9JY], H5537 [28JY], H5985 [16SE], H6217 [24SE], H6826–H6832 [6OC], H7039 [21OC], H7261 [28OC], H8655 [1DE], H9086 [9DE], H10694 [18DE]

Miami, FL: anniversary of Amigos for Kids (organization), H4168 [11JN]

Miami-Dade County, FL: tribute to collaboration between Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Florida International University that promotes science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teacher training, H5473 [27JY]

——— tribute to efforts of Miami-Dade County Public Schools to reform school discipline, H5472 [27JY]

Michael, Laura: National Youth Orchestra of the USA participant, H2669 [30AP]

Miera, Maddie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E535 [21AP]

Mike, Mary Jo: National Catholic Educational Association Principal of the Year award recipient, E599 [28AP]

Milledgeville, GA: tribute to Georgia Military College Prep School, H5538 [28JY], H6940 [9OC]

Milton, FL: anniversary of Milton High School, E1527 [23OC]

Mineola, NY: tribute to National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education Good Deed Awards for Long Island Teenagers recipients, E769 [21MY]

Minnesota: tribute to the Anoka-Hennepin Mustangs softball team, H5300 [21JY]

Minorities: improve economic condition of minorities, H2663 [30AP], H3634–H3640 [1JN], E169, E170 [5FE]

——— improve health of minority individuals, H2132–H2139 [13AP], E951 [23JN], E1077 [16JY]

Mishawaka, IN: tribute to Marian High School boys’ soccer team, H7636 [4NO], E1604 [5NO]

Missouri City, TX: anniversary of Missouri City Middle School, E1570 [2NO]

——— anniversary of Quail Valley Elementary School, E1572 [2NO]

——— tribute to Ridge Point High School football team, H9332 [16DE]

Montrose, CA: anniversary of Armenian Sisters’ Academy of Los Angeles, E48 [12JA]

Moore, Ryan: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E1726 [8DE]

Mora, Yuritzi: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E361 [18MR]

Morgan, Bradley E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1383 [29SE]

Morris Plains, NJ: anniversary of ARC/Morris County Chapter, E268 [27FE]

Morrison, Brian: Iowa Football Coaches Association Class 3A Region 2 Coach of the Year award recipient, E1125 [27JY]

Morristown, NJ: anniversary of Children on the Green (organization), E97 [22JA]

Mother’s Day: call to create ‘‘Mothers in Yellow’’ movement to address and combat violence in our communities, H2493 [28AP]

Mothers Trust Foundation: tribute, E570 [23AP]

Motor vehicles: encourage all States to adopt core graduated driver’s license requirements, H7598, H7599 [3NO]

Mount Holly, NJ: Rancocas Valley Regional High School recipient of Navy Junior ROTC Distinguished Unit award, E729 [18MY]

Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc.: tribute to Foster Grandparent Program volunteers, E618 [29AP]

Moweaqua, IL: tribute to Central A&M High School girls’ basketball team, E327 [16MR]

Mundelein, IL: opening of new Safe Place domestic violence shelter, E463 [13AP]

Napa County, CA: anniversary of Children’s Health Initiative, E989 [25JN]

Nashville, IL: tribute to Nashville Community High School girls’ softball team, E922 [18JN]

National Academy of Sciences: child poverty analysis funding, H9190 [9DE]

National Adoption Month: observance, H7638 [4NO]

National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 59), H6797 [6OC]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E566 [23AP]

National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, H6846 [7OC]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: tribute, H549 [26JA]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H2159 [14AP]

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H6719 [30SE], E1287 [16SE]

National Day of Silence: observance, H2253 [15AP], H2295 [16AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H6901, H6902 [8OC], H7197, H7244 [27OC], H7261, H7265, H7267 [28OC], E1547 [27OC]

National FAA Organization: tribute to Arkansas members, H8253 [17NO]

National Farm to School Month: observance, H7198, H7245 [27OC], H7266, H7267 [28OC], H7402 [3NO]

National FFA Organization: tribute, H3218 [15MY]

——— tribute to North Miami, FL, chapter, H5534 [28JY]

——— tribute to Pennsylvania students participating in national convention, H7258 [28OC]

National FFA Week: observance, H1506 [2MR]

National Foster Care Month: observance, H2785 [1MY], H3401, H3402, H3403 [20MY], H3544 [21MY], E736 [18MY], E789 [22MY]

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

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: revise crash investigation data collection system to include data on type of child restraint system in use during vehicle crash, H7668 [4NO]

National Neuroblastoma Awareness Day: observance, E1307 [17SE]

National Night Out: observance, E1098 [22JY]

National Pediatric Bone Cancer Awareness Day: designate (H. Res. 102), H6719 [30SE]

National School Choice Week: observance, H644, H645 [28JA]

National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month: observance, H561, H563 [26JA], H606, H610 [27JA], E132 [28JA]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H6214–H6222 [24SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: observance, H2671 [30AP]

National Youth Orchestra: tribute, E1065 [14JY]

Native Americans: require background checks before foster care placements are ordered in tribal court proceedings (H.R. 1168), H3587, H3588 [1JN]

——— tribute to Miccosukee tribe for receiving flexibility to use Dept. of Education culturally responsive academic standards, E858 [9JN]

NDI New Mexico (organization): Albuquerque Business First (publication) NonProfit of the Year award recipient, E1618 [16NO]

Nebraska: issuance of drivers licenses and State ID cards to certain long-term resident aliens, H2274 [16AP]

Needville, TX: tribute to Needville High School girls’ softball team, E864 [9JN]

Nelson, Breanna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E402 [24MR]

Nevada: tribute to Future Farmers of America Livestock Judging team, H5126 [14JY]

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

New Castle, PA: tribute to Neshannock High School baseball team, H4362 [15JN]

New Haven, MO: inclusion of New Haven High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1064 [14JY]

——— tribute to New Haven High School volleyball team, E1768 [10DE]

New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E265 [27FE]

——— tribute to 11th District Congressional Arts competition participants, E744 [19MY]

New Martinsville, WV: tribute to Magnolia High School football team, H9213 [10DE]

New Mexico: improve Federal and State accountability for schools’ performance, H9002 [3DE]

——— tribute to 3d Congressional District organizations recognized by White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics as Bright Spots in Hispanic Education, E1504 [21OC]

New York: anniversary of Central New York Storm Cheerleading All Star Program, E1776 [11DE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Holcombe Rucker Park and Rucker Pro Basketball Tournament, E1844 [18DE]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, H9084, H9086 [9DE]

Nigeria: condemn ongoing violence, human rights violations including the abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province, and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H153 [8JA], H9358 [16DE]

——— condemn the abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization), H1733 [18MR], H1834 [23MR], H2253, H2254 [15AP], H3772 [3JN], H4018 [10JN], H4607 [24JN], H5187 [15JY], H8254 [17NO], H8406 [19NO], E1543 [27OC]

——— condemn the abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H2890, H2891 [13MY], H3399 [20MY], H5863 [9SE], H6717 [30SE], H7198 [27OC], H8657 [1DE], H9360 [16DE]

——— develop a regional strategy to combat threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization), H8401 [19NO]

——— develop a regional strategy to combat threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (H.R. 3833), H7402 [3NO], H8657 [1DE]

——— develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and support allies and other partners, H3225, H3226 [15MY], H3509 [21MY]

——— eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections, E271 [27FE]

——— eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (H. Res. 147), H4448 [17JN], H4607 [24JN], H4876 [8JY], E1543 [27OC]

——— recognize anniversary of abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H2161, H2165 [14AP], H2217, H2221, H2222, H2223 [15AP], E495 [15AP]

——— tribute to girls who escaped from Boko Haram (terrorist organization), H2094 [26MR]

——— tribute to rescue of women and female students abducted by Boko Haram (terrorist organization), H2670 [30AP]

Noe, Robert E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1381 [29SE]

Norman, Tammy: Pearland, TX, Independent School District Elementary Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1016 [8JY]

North Carolina: tribute to graduating high school seniors, H4363 [15JN]

——— tribute to State Board of Education for efforts to advance global education, E1666 [19NO]

Northwest Center (organization): anniversary, E1368 [28SE]

Northwest New Jersey Community Action Partnership (NORWESCAP): anniversary, E1121 [23JY]

Norwalk, IA: tribute to Norwalk High School debate team, E1805 [16DE]

Notestine, Cory: American School Counselor Association School Counselor of the Year award recipient, E142 [2FE]

NSF: include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (H.R. 3033), H7143 [23OC], H7184–H7187 [26OC], E1541 [27OC]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), H1098–H1100 [24FE], E246 [25FE]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), Senate amendment, H6780 [1OC]

Oak Park, MI: anniversary of Berkley School District, E1467 [9OC]

Obama, President: use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H58 [7JA], H161, H183 [9JA], H750 [3FE], H2302–H2304 [16AP], H3766 [3JN], E62 [13JA]

Ocampo, Jessica: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E917 [17JN]

Odessa, TX: tribute to Permian High School football team, H3585 [1JN]

Okanogan, WA: tribute to Okanogan High School football team, H10697 [18DE]

Okolo, Joshua: Texas Summer THINK Challenge award recipient, E1629 [16NO]

Osseo, MN: tribute to Osseo Senior High School football team, H9090 [9DE]

Our Community Salutes (organization): tribute to Northern Virginia chapter for hosting high school enlistee recognition ceremony, E1031, E1032, E1033 [10JY]

Ozark Action, Inc.: anniversary, E1573 [2NO]

Pacheco, Briana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E408 [25MR]

PADS Lake County, Inc.: tribute, E462 [13AP]

Pakistan: human rights violations, E343 [17MR]

Palm Beach County, FL: tribute to high school students enlisting in the Armed Forces, E589 [28AP]

Pappas-Adamson, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E537 [21AP]

Paris, KY: anniversary of Paris Independent Schools, E1252 [10SE]

Pass Christian, MS: tribute to Qatar government support of Boys & Girls Club of the Gulf Coast, E601 [28AP]

Patel, Krushi: New York 14th Congressional District Veterans Day essay contest winner, E1638 [17NO]

Patterson, Marissa and Roy: tribute to birth of child, E1352 [24SE]

Pawtucket, RI: tribute to Rhode Island Walk for Epilepsy, H7037 [21OC]

Pearland, TX: Sablatura Middle School student council recipient of National Association of Elementary School Principals Student Council Excellence Award, E824 [2JN]

——— tribute to Pearland Saints softball team, E1342 [24SE]

——— tribute to Turner College and Career High School horse judging team, E689 [13MY]

Peeples, Shanna: Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year award recipient, E635 [30AP]

Pennsylvania: tribute to 5th District Congressional Art competition participants, H2492 [28AP]

Pennsylvania State Showmen’s Association: tribute, H440 [21JA]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1102 [24FE], H8974 [3DE]

Peppmeier, Zack: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1804 [16DE]

Perrin, Austin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1062 [14JY]

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

Peschka, Casey: Prince William County, VA, Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Program recipient, E1054 [13JY]

Peters, Kasandra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E607 [29AP]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Mathematic Science and Technology (MaST) Community Charter School, E1693 [2DE]

——— tribute to Sts. John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School girls’ basketball team, E526 [16AP]

Philippi, WV: tribute to individuals who assisted with Philip Barbour High School hostage situation, H5881 [10SE]

Phoenix, AZ: tribute to Trevor G. Browne High School, E1580 [3NO]

Piedmont, AL: tribute to Piedmont High School football team, E1731 [8DE]

Pikeville, KY: anniversary of Pikeville Independent School District, E1126 [27JY]

——— tribute to Pikeville High School football team, E1821 [17DE]

Pinky Swear Foundation: tribute, H9213 [10DE]

Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition Chairman’s Award, E490 [14AP]

Plaid House, Inc.: anniversary, E162 [4FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: support, and condemn tactics used in video of official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H5317 [21JY]

Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, Inc.: tribute, E1510 [22OC]

Plano, TX: tribute to Dallas Texans U–14 boys’ soccer team, E1618 [16NO]

Pleasant Gap, PA: tribute to Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology participation in National FFA Organization ‘‘Big E’’ competition, H6312 [29SE]

Pleasant Hill, IA: tribute to Southeast Polk High School baseball team, E1431 [6OC]

Plymouth, MN: tribute to Wayzata High School boys’ golf team, H5084 [10JY]

——— tribute to Wayzata High School boys’ track and field team, H4635 [24JN]

——— tribute to Wayzata High School girls’ swimming and diving team, E18 [6JA]

Pollard, Eric: Exchange Club of Yonkers and Yonkers Public School System Civil Service Employee of the Year Award recipient, E1641 [17NO], E1674 [30NO]

Poolesville, MD: tribute to Poolesville High School swim and dive teams, E319 [10MR]

Pope Francis: address to Congress, H6231 [25SE]

Port Lavaca, TX: tribute to Calhoun High School girls’ powerlifting team, E590 [28AP]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H9187–H9192 [9DE]

Powell, Ben: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E944 [23JN]

Powell, Charles E.: Texas Southwest Council of the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E671 [12MY]

Powers, Mamon and Cynthia: Calumet Council of the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award recipients, E1626 [16NO]

Prettyman, Caleb: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1320 [18SE]

Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky (organization): tribute, H2159 [14AP]

Prosser, WA: tribute to Prosser High School football team, H10697 [18DE]

Pueblo, CO: tribute to Pueblo East High School football team, E1725 [8DE]

Quad County Urban League: tribute, E883 [11JN]

Radford, VA: tribute to Radford High School girls’ volleyball team, E1784 [11DE]

Ramer, TN: tribute to Ramer School, E1290 [16SE]

Ramstad, Joe: Minnesota Future Farmers of America Association Star in Agriscience award recipient, H4548 [23JN]

Randolph, NY: tribute to Randolph High School football team, E27 [7JA]

Rawlings, Skyler: Iowa 4–H (organization) citizenship project award recipient, E1296 [16SE]

REAL School Gardens (organization): tribute, H7099 [22OC], E1578 [3NO]

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

Redlands Christian Migrant Association: anniversary, E1516 [22OC]

Reece, Brian: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E1035 [10JY]

Religion: condemn terrorist attacks on Christians and Jews by radical Islamists, H514–H517 [22JA], H656 [28JA], H751 [3FE], H1711 [17MR]

——— condemn terrorist attacks on Jews and Christians by radical Islamists, H8407 [19NO]

——— ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services, H3555 [21MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3494 [20MY], E635 [30AP]

Reston, VA: anniversary of Robert E. Simon, Jr., Children’s Center, E1200 [31JY]

Reyna, Jeffrey R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E202 [12FE]

Richards, Chancey: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1678 [30NO]

Riedel, Mackaela: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E533 [21AP]

Riverside County, CA: tribute to Riverside County Child Care Consortium, E602 [28AP]

Robert Hill Youth Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E515 [16AP]

Rockaway, NJ: anniversary of Sacred Heart Elementary School, E417 [25MR]

Rockingham County, VA: remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center (H.R. 2288), H8427, H8428 [30NO], E691 [13MY]

Rodgers, Logan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E170 [5FE]

Rodgers, Payton: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E615 [29AP]

Rodriguez, Alexander A.: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E383 [23MR]

Rome, GA: inclusion of Rome High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools in America’’ list, H3772 [3JN]

Romeo, MI: tribute to Romeo High School football team, E1717 [7DE]

Rowan County, NC: tribute to Rowan Little League girls’ softball team, H5861 [9SE]

——— tribute to Rowan-Kannapolis Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and Rowan-Salisbury Schools efforts to educate students on dangers of underage drinking, E527 [17AP]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize, H621 [27JA]

Russell, Gracie: Creston, IA, Youth of the Year award recipient, E1802 [16DE]

Sackett, Craig: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1818 [17DE]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Cabrillo Civic Club, E1428 [6OC]

——— tribute to Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento opening of Anderson Lucchetti Women’s and Children’s Center, E800 [1JN]

Sacramento Japanese American Citizens League: tribute to scholarship recipients, E948 [23JN]

Saeugling, Wyatt: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1677 [30NO]

Sager, Tucker: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1677 [30NO]

Saintil, Sabrina: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E913 [17JN]

Samaritan’s Purse (organization): tribute to Operation Christmas Child, H8366 [19NO]

San Antonio, TX: Memorial High School recipient of National Association of Music Merchants Foundation SupportMusic Merit Award, E595 [28AP]

San Elizario, TX: tribute to San Elizario High School boys’ soccer team, E812 [2JN]

San Mateo, CA: anniversary of San Mateo Park Elementary School, E609 [29AP]

Sante Fe, NM: tribute to Kiwanis Club of Sante Fe, E48 [12JA]

Sarcoxie, MO: tribute to Sarcoxie High School archery team, E780 [21MY]

Sardis, MS: tribute to North Panola High School, E1101 [22JY]

Savannah, GA: anniversary of Bethesda Academy, E633 [30AP]

——— anniversary of Living Vine Christian Maternity Home, H8291 [18NO]

Saxonburg, PA: tribute to Knoch High School baseball team, H4362 [15JN]

Schneider, Konrad: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E535 [21AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students, E1745 [9DE]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, H4881 [8JY], E1745 [9DE]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 846), H2295 [16AP]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees, H1174 [26FE]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (H.R. 2407), H3648 [2JN]

Schuetz, Ayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E358 [18MR]

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

Seattle, WA: tribute to Rainier Beach High School, E629 [30AP]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 112), H7262 [28OC]

Sedro-Woolley, WA: Cascades Job Corps Center recipient of Burlington, WA, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award, E1395 [30SE]

Sell, Jonalynn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E581 [23AP]

Seymore, Brittany: Humanities Texas (organization) Outstanding Teaching Award recipient, E189 [10FE]

Shafer, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1507 [22OC]

Shaw, Daisy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E394 [24MR]

Shay, Daniel G.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E358 [18MR]

Sheehan, Donald, III (Trae): Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1433 [6OC]

Sherman, Sarah-Leanne: Girl Scouts Silver Award recipient, E371 [19MR]

Shrewsbury, MA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 114, E1843 [18DE]

Silex, MO: inclusion of Silex High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1051 [13JY]

Skaneateles, NY: tribute to Skaneateles High School boys’ ice hockey team, E365 [19MR]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2038, H2045–H2084, H2091, H2098 [26MR], H2118, H2133 [13AP], H2293 [16AP], H2321 [21AP], E451 [13AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 173), H2038–H2045 [26MR]

——— importance of SSI, H54 [7JA], H114 [8JA], H436 [21JA]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, H727 [3FE]

Soper, Shelby: tribute to Iowa State 4–H (organization) Council membership, E1297 [16SE]

South Carolina: observance of Teacher Appreciation Month, H3218 [15MY]

Southborough, MA: tribute to St. Mark’s School, E276 [27FE]

Sparta, NC: tribute to Alleghany High School girls’ volleyball team, H9032 [8DE]

Spendlove, Ethan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1628 [16NO]

Spizirri, Clemencia: Iowa Dept. of Education Iowa Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1446 [7OC]

Sports: promote youth athletic safety (H.R. 829), H5986 [16SE], E1324 [18SE], E1336 [22SE]

Spradley, Jason: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H7100 [22OC]

St. Charles, MO: inclusion of Francis Howell High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1041 [13JY]

——— inclusion of Francis Howell North High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1054 [13JY]

St. Clair, MO: inclusion of St. Clair High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1062 [14JY]

St. Elizabeth, MO: inclusion of St. Elizabeth High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1053 [13JY]

St. Peters, MO: inclusion of Fort Zumwalt South High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1064 [14JY]

——— tribute to Lutheran High School girls’ volleyball team, E1767 [10DE]

Stafford, TX: tribute to Stafford High School track and field team, E823 [2JN]

Stanberry, MO: tribute to Stanberry High School football team, E1845 [18DE]

Stapor, Anna: Prince William County, VA, Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Program recipient, E1054 [13JY]

State College, PA: tribute to Centre County Youth Services Bureau, H6257 [25SE]

Statesville, NC: tribute to West Iredell High School Capitol Hill Challenge team, H2886 [13MY]

Stillwell, Gabriel: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E354 [18MR]

Stipicevic, John and Kristin: tribute to birth of child, E1709 [3DE]

Stockman, Andrew J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E30 [8JA]

Stolba, Kaleb: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1749 [9DE]

Stone, Katie: Girl Scouts Silver Award recipient, E371 [19MR]

Stone, Kevan and Alexis: tribute to birth of child, E1036 [10JY]

Storey, Aric M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E199 [12FE]

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) (organization): Wyoming County, WV, chapter recipient of National Chapter of the Year award, H4965 [9JY]

Sugar Land, TX: anniversary of Austin Parkway Elementary School, E209 [12FE]

——— anniversary of Sugar Land Middle School, E1569 [2NO]

——— tribute to Dulles High School academic team, E1065 [14JY]

——— tribute to Fort Bend Cares (organization), E1302 [16SE]

——— tribute to Fort Bend Christian Academy girls’ softball team, E925 [18JN]

——— tribute to Logos Preparatory Academy baseball team, E926 [18JN]

Sunny Hills Services (organization): anniversary, E865 [10JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H440, H441, H461, H462–H467, H470–H472 [21JA], H484, H501, H503–H505, H513, H520 [22JA]

——— impact of Roe v. Wade decision, H2949 [13MY]

Surdyke, Thomas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E819 [2JN]

Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) (organization): anniversary, E844 [4JN]

Syracuse, NY: tribute to Vera House annual White Ribbon Campaign, H1793 [19MR]

Tafoya, Andrew: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E378 [23MR]

Taxation: adjust child tax credit for inflation, H9187 [9DE]

——— deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID number application process (H.R. 192), E26 [7JA]

——— permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purpose of missing or exploited children investigations (H.R. 3209), H5520 [27JY]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit and child tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (H.R. 1332), H1854 [24MR]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit, H2890 [13MY]

Taylor, MI: anniversary of Taylor Dance Program, E1256 [10SE]

Taylorville, IL: anniversary of Taylorville Optimist Club, E1090 [21JY]

Texas: tribute to Texas Job Corps graduates, E1174 [29JY]

——— tribute to 20th Congressional District organizations recognized by White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics as Bright Spots in Hispanic Education, H7199 [27OC]

——— tribute to 24th District Congressional Arts competition finalists, E600 [28AP]

——— tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth Advisory Council participants, E392, E393, E395, E396, E398, E399, E401 [24MR], E406, E408, E409, E410, E412, E413, E415, E416, E418, E420 [25MR], E431, E434, E437, E439, E440, E442, E445, E447 [26MR], E466, E468, E470, E471, E472, E474 [13AP], E478, E480, E482, E487, E489 [14AP]

The House, Inc.: anniversary, E1049 [13JY]

——— tribute to ‘‘National Capital A Cinderella Ball’’, E1049 [13JY]

Thornton, Clifford and Susie: McDonald County, MO, Schools Foundation honorees, E202 [12FE]

Thousand Oaks, CA: anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Thousand Oaks, E1139 [28JY]

Together Center (organization): anniversary, E350 [17MR]

Torra, Sebastian: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H5301 [21JY]

Total Action for Progress (TAP) (organization): anniversary, E1518 [22OC]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, H556 [26JA]

——— amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (H.R. 611), H4246 [12JN]

Trampe, Nora: Congressional Arts competition winner for Iowa’s 3d District, E761 [20MY]

Trenton, FL: tribute to Trenton Senior High School football team, H9300 [11DE]

Trinity River Mission (organization): tribute, H7265 [28OC]

Trowbridge, CA: tribute to East Nicolaus High School football team, H10694 [18DE], E1847 [31DE]

Tucson, AZ: anniversary to Teen Challenge of Arizona (organization), H5653 [29JY]

Tuscumbia, MO: tribute to Tuscumbia High School academic team, E743 [19MY]

Twin Cities Public Television (organization): tribute to ‘‘Believe in Black Youth’’ programming, E1469 [9OC]

U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking: establish (H.R. 500), E129 [28JA]

U.S. Bowling Congress: National Council of Youth Sports Sports Teach Respect Initiative Values and Excellence (STRIVE) Organization of the Year award recipient, E1050 [13JY]

UMOS (organization): anniversary, E1088 [21JY]

United Way of Ventury County: anniversary of Ventura County Leadership Academy, E590 [28AP]

University of Kentucky: anniversary, E247 [25FE]

Urbandale, IA: tribute to Urbandale High School girls’ cross country team, E1799 [15DE]

VanSchaardenburg, Alexa: C–SPAN StudentCam documentary competition honoree, E609 [29AP]

Vazquez-Peterson, Julia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E580 [23AP]

Velazquez, Charles A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E356 [18MR]

Velazquez, Jacob L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E353 [18MR]

Velez, Valerie S.: tribute to efforts to preserve Peer Leaders Uniting Students (PLUS) program to address social disparities in tobacco use in Hemet, CA, E738 [18MY]

Vick, Kamelia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E578 [23AP]

Vienna, VA: anniversary of Optimist Club of Greater Vienna, E1052 [13JY]

Vinson, Stacy: Fort Bend Independent School District, Sugar Land, TX, Secondary Teacher of the Year award recipient, E608 [29AP]

Virgin Islands: tribute to graduating high school seniors, H4449 [17JN]

Virginia: tribute to Northern Virginia Football Hall of Fame inductees and scholarship award recipients, E496 [15AP]

——— tribute to Northern Virginia high school seniors enlisting in the Air Force, E1031 [10JY]

——— tribute to Northern Virginia high school seniors enlisting in the Army, E1032 [10JY]

——— tribute to Northern Virginia high school seniors enlisting in the Marine Corps, E1032 [10JY]

——— tribute to Northern Virginia high school seniors enlisting in the Navy, E1033 [10JY]

Voices for Children (organization): anniversary, E62 [13JA]

Voting: require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (H.R. 3522), E1299 [16SE]

Walker, Egan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E392 [24MR]

Walls, Jaelynn: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient, E824 [2JN]

Walters, Bobby: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E805 [1JN]

Ward, Melissa: Pearland, TX, Independent School District Secondary Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1015 [8JY]

Washington, DC: tribute to Savoy Elementary School, E1794 [15DE]

Washington, MO: tribute to St. Francis Borgia High School dance team, E426 [26MR]

Waskom, TX: tribute to Waskom High School football team, E200 [12FE]

Waynesboro, MS: tribute to Wayne County High School football team, H9358 [16DE]

Waynesboro, PA: anniversary of YMCA, E942 [23JN]

Weigand, Kyle: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1748 [9DE]

Welch, Kayce: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E305 [4MR]

Wentzville, MO: inclusion of Timberland High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1061 [14JY]

West Chester, OH: tribute to Lakota West High School girls’ basketball team, E373 [23MR]

West Des Moines, IA: tribute to Dowling Catholic High School boys’ cross county team, E1797 [15DE]

——— tribute to Valley High School Science Bowl team, E191 [10FE]

West Palm Beach, FL: tribute to Palm Beach Lakes Community High School girls’ basketball team, H1125 [25FE]

——— tribute to Palm Beach Lakes High School girls’ basketball team, E335 [16MR]

West Virginia: tribute to Project Blue November diabetes awareness campaign, E1578 [3NO]

Westphalia, MO: inclusion of Fatima High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1064 [14JY]

——— tribute to Fatima High School baseball team, E903 [16JN]

——— tribute to Fatima High School girls’ cross country team, E1757 [10DE]

Wheat Ridge, CO: Colorado ACTS Theatre recipient of Wheat Ridge Business Association Cultural Commission Award, E1510 [22OC]

Wheeling, WV: tribute to Wheeling Park High School football team, H9213 [10DE]

Whisenant, Katherine: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E533 [21AP]

Wilkerson, Audren: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E419 [25MR]

Wilkesboro, NC: tribute to Wilkes Central High School girls’ basketball team, H2481 [28AP]

Williams, Alea: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient, E1458 [9OC]

Wilson, Joy and Julian: tribute to birth of child, E1302 [16SE]

Winkie, Chris: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1360 [25SE]

Winston-Salem, NC: tribute to Marvin Ward Elementary School for disaster assistance provided to those affected by flooding in South Carolina, H6984 [20OC]

Winter Haven, FL: anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Winter Haven, E141 [2FE]

Wisdon, Dylan L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E29 [8JA]

Women: improve economic condition of women, H2023, H2024 [25MR]

World Day Against Child Labor: observance, E979 [25JN]

Wright City, MO: inclusion of Wright City High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1055 [13JY]

YMCA: anniversary of Kentucky YMCA, E396 [24MR]

Young America’s Foundation: tribute to National High School Leadership Conference, E890 [12JN]

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

Yucaipa, CA: tribute to Yucaipa High School girls’ softball team, E886 [11JN]

Yuen, HoYin: Massachusetts Art Education Association Middle School Art Educator of the Year award recipient, E1440 [7OC]

Yuma, AZ: Yuma Union High School District Ready Now Yuma initiative designee as White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Bright Spot in Hispanic Education, E1606 [5NO]

Zion-Benton Coalition for Healthy Communities: anniversary, E644 [1MY]

Remarks in Senate

Ables, Meghan: Arkansas Dept. of Education Arkansas Teacher of the Year award recipient, S8682 [15DE]

Abortion: condemn, and call for investigation of, video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, S5155 [16JY], S6059, S6060 [28JY], S6126 [29JY], S6832 [21SE]

——— limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (S. 217), S6837 [21SE]

——— prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 3504), S6855 [21SE], S6859 [22SE]

——— prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 2066), S6992 [29SE], S7021 [30SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), S6660 [15SE], S6662, S6674 [16SE], S6782, S6788 [17SE], S6868, S6875–S6877 [22SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6798 [17SE], S6821, S6824–S6826, S6828–S6847 [21SE], S6859–S6866 [22SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1553), S7021 [30SE]

Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine, Inc.: tribute, S7716 [3NO]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (S. 1911), S6190, S6191 [30JY]

Alcohol Responsibility Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 162), S2589 [30AP]

Americus, GA: anniversary of Americus Movement and the imprisonment of the ‘‘Stolen Girls’’, S7456 [22OC]

Anderson, Jessica: Montana Professional Teaching Foundation Montana Teacher of the Year award recipient, S7217 [7OC]

Armed Forces: provide a period for relocation of spouses and dependents of certain members undergoing a permanent change of station in order to ease and facilitate the relocation of military families (S. 2137), S7887 [10NO]

Atlanta, GA: reopening of Children’s Museum of Atlanta, S8239 [1DE]

Atwell, Nancie: Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize recipient, S1625 [18MR]

Autism Speaks Inc.: anniversary, S1334 [9MR]

Barrington, RI: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 6, S3924 [9JN]

Bean, Larry and Margo: Boys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming honorees, S6288 [4AU]

Best, Justice: C–SPAN StudentCam documentary competition winner, S2036 [26MR]

Bismarck, ND: tribute to Bismarck High School Vietnam Veterans research project, S3398 [1JN]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 893), S4656 [25JN]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (S. 301), S1830 [24MR]

Budget: impact of budget cuts on Federal aid programs for children, S1775–S1777 [24MR]

Butte, MT: tribute to Rocky Mountain Rifle Club, S8598 [10DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 21), S2417 [23AP]

Cardin, Senator: appointment as Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism, and Intolerance, S4593 [24JN], S8654 [15DE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (S. Res. 51), S609 [28JA]

Charleston, WV: tribute to Charleston Job Corps, S2106 [13AP]

Child, Jaydyn: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient, S4019 [10JN]

Climate: provide States and local educational agencies with resources on climate theory to promote improved science education., S5115 [15JY]

Colegrove, Michael: Leadership Tri-County (organization) Leader of the Year award recipient, S1523 [16MR]

Commission on Native Children: establish (S. 246), S422 [22JA], S3381–S3385 [1JN]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): establish a Select Investigative Panel to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices, S8182 [30NO]

Committee on Finance (Senate): accomplishments during 114th Congress, S8765–S8768 [17DE]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): priorities, S174 [13JA]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents, S2798 [12MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S4636–S4638 [25JN], S8181, S8182 [30NO], S8197 [1DE], S8325 [3DE], S8433–S8435 [7DE], S8469, S8473–S8475 [8DE], S8507 [9DE], S8655, S8657–S8659 [15DE], S8866 [18DE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary of Foster Grandparents Program, S6526 [9SE]

Correctional institutions: ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (S. 1965), S6387 [5AU]

Courts: Federal circuit court decision relative to use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S7870, S7956 [10NO]

Covington, KY: tribute to Holy Cross High School girls’ basketball team, S2026 [26MR]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (S. 142), S107 [8JA], S8613 [10DE], S8877 [18DE]

Crime: aid recovery and rehabilitation for victims of human trafficking, S1423 [11MR], S2349 [22AP]

——— clarify Federal mandate requiring State and local governments to collect data on human trafficking prior to receiving funds, S1466 [12MR], S2290 [21AP]

——— combat human trafficking, S1371 [10MR], S1457 [12MR], S2291 [21AP]

——— combat human trafficking (S. 140), S105 [8JA]

——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking, S1368 [10MR], S1420 [11MR], S2292 [21AP], S2336 [22AP]

——— enhance penalties for marketing candy-flavored controlled substances to minors (S. 724), S1496 [12MR]

——— identify and review certain preventive strategies, improve services for, and protect and assist in the recovery of runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (S. 529), S997 [12FE], S2325 [22AP]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems, S1361, S1370 [10MR], S1457 [12MR]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems (S. 381), S2291 [21AP]

——— increase penalties for sex traffickers, S1410 [11MR]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 201), S6846 [21SE]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts, S1377 [10MR], S1458 [12MR], S1621–S1623 [18MR], S2295 [21AP], S2332, S2333 [22AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S508, S509 [27JA], S1267, S1269, S1270, S1277 [4MR], S1323, S1324, S1327 [9MR], S1343–S1347, S1349–S1361, S1366–S1377 [10MR], S1397, S1398, S1403–S1421, S1423–S1432 [11MR], S1451–S1454, S1456–S1467, S1472–S1478, S1481 [12MR], S1511–S1515, S1517, S1521, S1522, S1551 [16MR], S1559–S1565, S1570–S1573 [17MR], S1591, S1596–S1625 [18MR], S1637–S1648, S1651–S1653 [19MR], S2141, S2144, S2161–S2163 [14AP], S2185, S2186, S2192 [15AP], S2227–S2232, S2234, S2239 [16AP], S2260 [20AP], S2281–S2283, S2286–S2292 [21AP], S2312, S2315–S2317, S2320, S2323, S2325–S2349 [22AP], S2361, S2379, S2392 [23AP], S2560 [30AP], S3013 [19MY], S3089 [20MY], S3232 [21MY], S3386 [1JN], S8711 [16DE]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 47), S3198 [20MY]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), unanimous-consent agreement, S1329 [9MR], S2295 [21AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), unanimous-consent request, S1374, S1376 [10MR], S1473 [12MR]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders, S991 [12FE]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (S. 675), S2034 [26MR]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking, S1359 [10MR], S1453 [12MR], S1597, S1601–S1613, S1618 [18MR], S1652 [19MR], S2326, S2337 [22AP]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (S. 166), S1267–S1270 [4MR], S1411, S1421 [11MR]

Day of Recognition for Ebola Orphans: establish (S. Res. 155), S2658 [5MY]

Dayton, OH: tribute to My Brother’s Keeper, S7294 [19OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S6616 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authorization of Summer Food Service Program and National School Lunch Program, S7072 [1OC]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (S. 1833), S7894 [10NO]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (S. 1796), S7894 [10NO]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (S. 540), S1077 [24FE]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (S. 569), S1120 [25FE]

——— tribute to Summer Food Service Program, S4131 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: require any federally mandated reporter with evidence of child abuse in military families and homes to notify both Family Advocacy Program and the appropriate State child welfare department, S4124 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: add career and technical education as a core academic subject, S4914, S4915 [9JY]

——— allow flexibility in establishing charter school authorizer standards, S5147 [16JY]

——— allow funds to be used for a site resource coordinator, S4913 [9JY], S4991 [13JY]

——— allow schools, districts, nonprofits, and small businesses to develop proposals based on the specific needs of the community, S4671 [7JY]

——— allow State teacher and personnel training and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how to recognize child sexual abuse (S. 1369), S3062 [19MY]

——— allow States and local governments to renegotiate contracts and to reallocate money and policies in more effective ways, S4672 [7JY]

——— allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program, S4819, S4831 [8JY], S5027, S5028 [14JY], S5167 [16JY]

——— allow States to use consolidated administration funds to pay for fiscal support teams, S4670 [7JY]

——— allow States to use Pay for Success initiatives funding to improve quality and coordination of early learning and care services, S4671 [7JY], S5143 [16JY]

——— allow use of funds by States to pay for efficiency reviews of schools, S4935 [9JY]

——— allow use of funds for programs and activities that promote volunteerism and community service, S4908, S4915 [9JY]

——— amend definitions of eligible technology and technology readiness survey and provide a restriction on funds, S5144 [16JY]

——— award grants for support of full-service community schools, S5142 [16JY]

——— award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities, S4673 [7JY], S8457 [8DE]

——— award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (S. 251), S467 [26JA]

——— clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered, S5026 [14JY]

——— create a competitive high school redesign program to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career, S8460 [8DE]

——— diversion of public education funding to private schools in the form of vouchers to allow for school choice, S4823–S4825 [8JY]

——— encourage science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in elementary and secondary instruction and encourage STEM professional development, S6765 [16SE]

——— ensure local governance of education, S4915 [9JY]

——— ensure States have resources necessary to enforce Title IX, promoting gender equality, S4895 [8JY]

——— ensure States will ensure unique needs of students at all levels of schooling, S5144 [16JY]

——— ensure student data handled by private companies is protected, S4992 [13JY]

——— ensure timely and meaningful consultation between State educational agencies and Governors in the development of State plans, S4915 [9JY]

——— establish a commission to develop procedures to regulate use of, and ensure protection of student personal data, S4672 [7JY], S4992, S4996, S4998 [13JY]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools, S4928 [9JY]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (S. 1609), S4301 [18JN]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (S. 1166), S7077 [1OC]

——— establish competitive grant program for States to develop and improve educational materials and teacher training on climate change science and solutions, S5115 [15JY]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming, S4896 [8JY]

——— establish partnerships between schools, businesses, universities, and nonprofit organizations to improve student learning in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects, S4936 [9JY]

——— establish Promise Neighborhoods program, S5143 [16JY]

——— expand Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) program to include violence prevention activities, S5143, S5144 [16JY]

——— expand science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) funding, S4920 [9JY], S5148 [16JY]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (S. 2419), S8795 [17DE]

——— include specialized instructional support personnel in literacy development of children, S5143 [16JY]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs, S8561 [9DE]

——— prohibit Federal education mandates, S4990 [13JY]

——— promote advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs, S4936 [9JY]

——— promote environmental education (S. 492), S987 [12FE]

——— provide educators with training to identify mental illness in students and services for those at risk, S4896 [8JY]

——— provide for a study on increasing the effectiveness of existing services and programs intended to benefit children, S4831 [8JY]

——— provide for additional disaggregation of data for local education agencies with larger populations of Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander students, S4809, S4826, S4830 [8JY]

——— provide for early college high school and dual or concurrent enrollment opportunities, S5035 [14JY]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning, S4673 [7JY], S4817, S4824 [8JY], S4933 [9JY], S5116 [15JY], S5147 [16JY], S8457 [8DE]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (S. 37), S19 [6JA]

——— provide grants to integrate behavior and mental health programs into schools, S5116 [15JY]

——— provide resources needed to study and review Native American language medium schools and programs, S5144 [16JY]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program, S4673 [7JY], S4814, S4815 [8JY], S8457 [8DE]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (S. 312), S656 [29JA]

——— reform Alaska Native Education Equity program, S5055 [14JY]

——— reform induction, professional development, and systems for professional growth and improvement for teachers, librarians, and principals, S4673 [7JY]

——— reform parental notification and opt-out of certain required educational assessments, S5038, S5039, S5045, S5046 [14JY]

——— require State accountability systems to provide additional resources and support to schools with low graduation rates, low-performing subgroups, or well-below average achievement, S5098, S5114, S5117 [15JY]

——— require State plans to include support for the education of children facing substance abuse in the home, S5143, S5145 [16JY]

——— require State report cards to include information on graduation rates of homeless children and children in foster care, S5034 [14JY]

——— require State report cards to include rates of enrollment in postsecondary education, and remediation rates, for high schools, S5144 [16JY]

——— require States to identify and support students at risk of dropping out of middle school, S5056 [14JY]

——— require States to provide an assurance regarding cross-tabulation of student data, S5144 [16JY]

——— restore certain Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native education programs, S4830 [8JY], S5026 [14JY]

——— Rural Education Achievement Program funding, S8458 [8DE]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs, S5115 [15JY]

——— substance abuse recovery support services for students funding, S4909, S4915 [9JY]

——— support professional development to help students prepare for postsecondary education and the workforce, S5143 [16JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, S2165 [14AP], S4661–S4669 [7JY], S4812 [8JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), S4906 [9JY]

——— support State assessments of school facilities, S5143 [16JY]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs, S1408 [11MR]

——— 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, S1366 [10MR], S2337 [22AP]

——— establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (S. 2224), S7893 [10NO]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (S. 1883), S6138 [29JY]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (S. 799), S1662 [19MR], S7368 [21OC], S7439–S7441 [22OC]

——— require a safety assessment of food containers composed of bisphenol A and require food packaging containing bisphenol A to be labeled as such (S. 821), S1667 [19MR]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs, S4935 [9JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S4229, S4231 [17JN], S4271, S4276 [18JN], S4541 [23JN], S4643 [25JN], S8027 [17NO], S8150 [19NO]

——— anniversary of Deferred Action for Parental Accountability program, S8028 [17NO], S8150 [19NO]

——— continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children, S1356, S1361, S1377 [10MR], S1458 [12MR]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities, S1464 [12MR]

Dept. of HUD: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth, S1366 [10MR], S1420 [11MR]

——— amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (S. 256), S543 [27JA]

——— modernize and improve Family Unification Program (S. 2289), S8023 [17NO]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., and fund such investigation through rescission of funds appropriated to such organization (S. 1877), S6077 [28JY]

——— extend authorization of child advocacy centers, S7072 [1OC]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (S. 295), S602 [28JA], S916–S920 [11FE]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (S. 295), unanimous-consent agreement, S916 [11FE]

——— investigate whether Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., affiliates have engaged in illegal activity pertaining to fetal tissue and defund any affiliate receiving compensation for such activities (S. 1917), S6241 [3AU]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape, S1404 [11MR], S1572 [17MR], S2332 [22AP]

——— promote pro bono legal services as a critical way to empower survivors of domestic violence (S. 2280), S7954 [10NO]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps, S2106 [13AP], S2213 [15AP], S2351 [22AP]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (S. 974), S2246 [16AP]

——— provide for youth jobs (S. 1506), S3917 [9JN], S4823 [8JY]

——— provide grants to States and local governments for summer and year-round employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth and for academic and occupational learning programs, S5112 [15JY], S5139, S5140 [16JY]

Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (S. 1300), S2798 [12MY], S5057 [14JY], S7173 [7OC]

——— treatment of certain countries on special watch list relative to compliance with minimum standards for elimination of human trafficking, S1647 [19MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (S. 469), S944 [11FE], S5437, S5438, S5441 [22JY]

Depts. of Education and the Interior: conduct study on elementary and secondary education in rural or poverty areas of Indian country to identify Federal barriers that restrict tribes from implementing regional policies, S4814 [8JY]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (S. 802), S3317, S3318 [23MY]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. Res. 164), S2589 [30AP]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (S. 2171), S7274 [8OC]

Domestic policy: education reform, S765 [4FE]

Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund: subject to annual appropriations process, S1651, S1652 [19MR]

Drunken driving: designate a national day of remembrance for victims of drunken and drugged driving and for victims of consequences of underage drinking (S. Res. 328), S8382 [3DE]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4821 [8JY], S6881 [22SE]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S1361–S1363 [10MR]

Education: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote the importance of civic and government education, S1967 [26MR]

——— establish innovation schools that operate without local, State, and Federal regulations, S5056 [14JY], S5206, S5207 [21JY]

——— expand pre-school programs for children of low- and moderate-income families, S2003 [26MR]

——— express importance of effective civic and government education programs in schools (S. Res. 150), S2417 [23AP]

——— funding, S1756 [24MR]

——— improve early education (S. 317), S1839 [25MR]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4929–S4933, S4936 [9JY], S5025, S5029–S5033, S5044 [14JY], S5098, S5111, S5114 [15JY], S5142, S5143, S5149 [16JY]

——— improve public school system by implementing local control funding formulas, expanding charter schools, and providing support services to at-risk students, S5124 [15JY]

——— improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects, S4820, S4821 [8JY], S4926 [9JY]

——— improve teacher and principal retention in schools serving Indian and Alaska Native students, S4920 [9JY]

——— improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (S. 265), S5027 [14JY]

——— partner with current and recently retired science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professionals and tailor educational resources to engage students and teachers in STEM, S5143 [16JY]

——— promote local authority over school districts in both regulatory and guidance process and limit role of Federal Government, S4678 [7JY]

——— provide for State-determined assessment and accountability systems for testing, S5139 [16JY]

——— provide professional development and training to schools to ensure teachers and principals have necessary knowledge and skills to address chronic absenteeism, S4920 [9JY]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers, S4936 [9JY], S5054 [14JY]

——— require local educational agencies to inform parents of any State or local agency policy, procedure, or parental right regarding student participation in mandated assessments for that school year, S5045 [14JY]

——— require States to establish a limit on the aggregate amount of time spent on assessments, S5045 [14JY], S5114 [15JY], S7536 [27OC]

——— support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training, S4927 [9JY], S8460 [8DE]

——— support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (S. 355), S738 [3FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow use of Title I funds for dual or concurrent enrollment programs at eligible schools, S5144 [16JY]

——— amend, S2456 [28AP]

——— amend accountability provisions, S5106–S5110 [15JY]

——— reauthorize, S1053–S1055 [24FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), S4659, S4661–S4680 [7JY], S4805–S4831, S4895 [8JY], S4901, S4902, S4904–S4915, S4920–S4937, S4940, S4984 [9JY], S4989–S4998, S5001, S5018, S5019 [13JY], S5022–S5057, S5090 [14JY], S5091–S5104, S5106–S5117, S5120, S5123–S5125 [15JY], S5133–S5154, S5167 [16JY], S5206, S5207 [21JY], S7536 [27OC], S7557 [28OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8237 [1DE], S8425, S8426 [3DE], S8445, S8450–S8454, S8457–S8471, S8476, S8504 [8DE], S8507–S8514, S8523–S8525, S8528, S8532–S8535, S8561 [9DE], S8564, S8565, S8596 [10DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), House amendment, S8029–S8034 [18NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), unanimous-consent agreement, S4608 [24JN], S4913 [9JY], S5097, S5115, S5125 [15JY], S5143 [16JY]

——— Title I funding formula reform, S4825 [8JY], S5030, S5035, S5038, S5044, S5051–S5054 [14JY], S5108, S5117 [15JY], S5141, S5148 [16JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, S2201, S2211 [15AP]

——— allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (S. 497), S4108 [11JN], S5000 [13JY], S6269 [4AU], S7049 [30SE]

——— allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (S. 497), unanimous-consent request, S6345 [5AU]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow for reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers, S1880 [25MR], S2000 [26MR]

——— require employers to provide a certain amount of paid vacation time to eligible employees (S. 1564), S4108 [11JN]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish, S1359 [10MR], S1465 [12MR], S8761 [17DE]

Families and domestic relations: block any action from being taken to finalize or give effect to a certain proposed rule governing the Federal child support enforcement program (S. 1525), S4011 [10JN]

——— importance of international adoption, S8058, S8059 [18NO], S8122 [19NO]

——— improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty, S7893–S7895 [10NO]

——— improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty (S. 473), S1839 [25MR]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children, S4673 [7JY], S5035, S5036 [14JY], S8457 [8DE]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (S. 622), S1219 [2MR]

FDA: allow for regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems and e-liquids like tobacco cigarettes and establish labeling, packaging, and dosage limits for such products, S2541 [29AP], S2551, S2557–S2559 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: restore program integrity funding to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S1973 [26MR], S2424, S2425 [27AP]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security, S2235–S2237 [16AP]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (S. 1834), S7148 [6OC]

——— tribute to victims of gun violence, S849 [9FE]

Fite, Aaron and Tami: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, S7158 [6OC]

Foundation for Excellence and Distinction: tribute to Señoras of Excellence and Señores of Distinction awards gala honorees, S2727 [7MY]

Francom, Jacob: Montana Association of Secondary School Principals Principal of the Year award recipient, S6804 [17SE]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm right of school personnel and students to free exercise of religion, S7559–S7561 [28OC], S7640 [29OC]

FTC: investigation into alleged inappropriate content on Google YouTube Kids mobile application, S4335 [22JN]

——— prohibit companies from reselling student data, using student data or profiles for advertising purposes, and ensure proper encryption to protect student data from cyber theft, S4995, S4996 [13JY]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children, S4929 [9JY], S7580–S7583, S7587 [28OC]

Galen, Helene: Desert AIDS Project (organization) 100 Women Award recipient, S854 [9FE]

Gallatin Gateway, MT: tribute to Lone Peak High School Capitol Hill Challenge team, S2684 [6MY]

GAO: conduct study of programs or initiatives related to human trafficking and determine if any programs or initiatives are duplicates, S2326 [22AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1493 [12MR], S3856 [8JN]

Google, Inc.: reform policies and procedures governing the inclusion of videos being posted on YouTube Kids mobile application to assure appropriate content, S7189 [7OC]

Growth Disorder Awareness Week: observance, S6802 [17SE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by U.S. citizens to allow admission to the U.S., S8059 [18NO]

Hair, Carrie: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, S5927 [27JY]

Harris, Laura: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Wyoming, S1216 [2MR]

Head Start Awareness Month: observance, S7456 [22OC], S7541 [27OC]

Health: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports, S4990 [13JY]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (S. 988), S2249 [16AP]

Henderson, NV: tribute to Foothill High School participants in Vans Custom Culture shoe designing contest, S4645 [25JN]

Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional (organization): anniversary, S8875 [18DE]

Homeless: streamline process and provide for additional means of certifying children, youth, parents, and families as homeless, S4909, S4915 [9JY]

Honduras: political reform, S2095 [13AP]

Hoxie, AR: anniversary of integration of Hoxie School, S4197 [16JN]

Hrindo, Jan: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, S5927 [27JY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in persons, S1266–S1270, S1277 [4MR]

——— prohibit use of child labor in harvesting of cocoa beans, S2835 [13MY]

——— treat children trafficked for sex as victims or survivors of rape and sex trafficking and support efforts to arrest and prosecute such sex traffickers (S. Res. 81), S1011 [12FE]

——— treat children trafficked for sex as victims or survivors of rape and sex trafficking, vacate their criminal convictions and expunge criminal record, S1408 [11MR]

Immigration: address the increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S893 [10FE]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S303 [21JA], S368 [22JA], S495–S497 [27JA], S550, S555 [28JA], S612 [29JA], S678–S680 [2FE], S709 [3FE], S741–S744 [4FE], S805, S806, S808 [5FE], S843 [9FE], S874–S876, S880, S883 [10FE], S908 [11FE], S963 [12FE], S1022 [23FE], S1039–S1041 [24FE], S1089 [25FE], S1130–S1134 [26FE], S1189 [27FE], S3010–S3012 [19MY], S4119–S4122, S4125, S4129 [15JN], S4271 [18JN]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth, S1374–S1376 [10MR], S1408–S1410 [11MR], S1453, S1465–S1467 [12MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to deter migration of unaccompanied alien children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to the U.S., S2007 [26MR]

——— Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S3638–S3640 [3JN]

——— expedite processing of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S., S2235 [16AP]

——— extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for those individuals who qualify under the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S7854 [9NO]

——— make aliens associated with a criminal gang inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for various forms of relief (S. 1120), S2478 [28AP]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S134–S136 [12JA], S161 [13JA], S251 [20JA], S303 [21JA], S368 [22JA], S495–S500 [27JA], S550, S553–S555, S563 [28JA], S612–S617, S634 [29JA], S668–S671 [30JA], S678–S680, S687–S690, S703–S705 [2FE], S707–S717, S720–S730, S732 [3FE], S741–S749, S752–S763, S799–S801 [4FE], S803–S813, S820–S826 [5FE], S843–S847 [9FE], S874–S876, S878–S881, S883, S889–S891, S893, S896, S897 [10FE], S908, S913, S914, S917, S922–S924 [11FE], S948, S951–S954, S956–S958, S963, S968, S974 [12FE], S1022–S1028, S1034–S1036 [23FE], S1038–S1041, S1043, S1045–S1053, S1056–S1058 [24FE], S1088–S1090, S1094–S1100, S1103–S1107 [25FE], S1129, S1130 [26FE], S1187–S1191, S1196 [27FE], S1213, S1214 [2MR], S8718 [16DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), S1034 [23FE], S1037, S1038 [24FE], S1085, S1096, S1104 [25FE], S1127, S1131–S1137 [26FE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), motion to proceed, S1187, S1189, S1192 [27FE]

——— provide for enhanced protections of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S., S8122 [19NO]

——— reform, S893–S896 [10FE], S977 [12FE], S1599 [18MR], S4119–S4122, S4125, S4129 [15JN], S4271, S4272 [18JN], S5179 [21JY], S6693 [16SE], S7291 [19OC], S7854 [9NO], S8123, S8150 [19NO], S8717–S8720 [16DE]

——— treat all unaccompanied alien children crossing the U.S. Southern border equally, allow for voluntary reunification with family, and expedite due process for claims to remain in the U.S., S8123 [19NO], S8201 [1DE]

Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Crispus Attucks High School boys’ basketball 1955 championship, S7201 [7OC], S7249, S7250 [8OC]

International Day of the Girl Child: observance, S7263 [8OC], S7541 [27OC]

Israel: condemn recent attacks on Israelis by members of Hamas (terrorist organization), S7262 [8OC]

Jones, Adam: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award Distinguished Finalist for Wyoming, S1216 [2MR]

Jones-Ayers, Georgia: tribute (S. Res. 85), S1509 [12MR]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 1169), S2578 [30AP]

Kalispell, MT: tribute to high school students who provided assistance during a house fire, S2522 [29AP]

Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 179), S2946 [14MY]

King, Representative Steve: characterization of remarks on Hispanic community, S496 [27JA]

Lafayette, LA: tribute to Learning Train (business), S1494 [12MR]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of After-School All-Stars Las Vegas, S6847 [21SE]

——— anniversary of Bishop Gorman High School, S1657 [19MR]

——— anniversary of Jo Mackey Academy of Leadership and Global Communication, S2027 [26MR]

——— tribute to Mountain Ridge Little League baseball team, S980 [12FE]

Law enforcement: create a pilot program that would allow retired FBI agents to assist local law enforcement in locating runaway children and teens, S1404 [11MR], S1572 [17MR]

——— facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (S. 993), S2251 [16AP], S2266 [20AP], S8614–S8617 [10DE]

——— mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (H.R. 515), S8831–S8834 [17DE], S8838 [18DE]

Lewisberry, PA: tribute to Red Land Little League baseball team (S. Res. 279), S7171 [6OC]

Lewiston, ME: tribute to Lewiston High School boys’ soccer team, S8155 [19NO]

——— tribute to Tree Street Youth Center, S4242 [17JN]

Louisiana Lemonade Day: observance, S2564 [30AP]

Lynch, Loretta E.: suitability to be Attorney General relative to position on Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S1518–S1520 [16MR], S1599 [18MR], S2363–S2366 [23AP]

Madisonville, LA: tribute to Crowns 4 Kids (business), S2729 [7MY]

Matty Fund (organization): tribute to Camp Matty day camp for children with epilepsy, S8063 [18NO]

Medicaid: anniversary, S6103, S6125, S6126 [29JY], S6148–S6151, S6166, S6170–S6175, S6181 [30JY], S6365 [5AU]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 25), S50–S53 [7JA], S109 [8JA]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve health outcomes and lower the costs of caring for medically complex children, S1741, S1744, S1750, S1751 [24MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve oral health care for pregnant women and children, S1967 [26MR]

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (S. 349), S6539 [9SE]

——— funding, S2645 [5MY]

——— make enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage reimbursement permanent, S8275 [2DE], S8342 [3DE]

——— States voluntary expansion of coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S733 [3FE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (S. 1945), S6924 [24SE], S7235 [8OC], S7381–S7383 [21OC]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, S2395 [23AP]

Miracle Flight for Kids (organization): anniversary, S4641 [25JN]

Montana: tribute to teens who attended Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc., National Leadership Conference in Washington, DC, S6375 [5AU]

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation: anniversary, S6128 [29JY]

Murnaghan, Janet: Delaware County, PA, Women’s Commission Women of Achievement Award recipient, S1072 [24FE]

National Adoption Day: observance, S8153 [19NO]

——— support goals and ideals (S. Res. 315), S8058–S8060 [18NO], S8154 [19NO]

National Adoption Month: observance, S7716 [3NO], S8122 [19NO]

——— support goals and ideals (S. Res. 315), S8058–S8060 [18NO], S8154 [19NO]

National Assistant Principals Week: designate (S. Res. 146), S2319 [22AP]

National Association of Social Workers: anniversary, S7653 [29OC]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 276), S7107 [1OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 171), S2697 [6MY]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 223), S5090 [14JY]

National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: reauthorize and update grants to address problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress (S. 1494), S3681 [3JN]

National Children’s Dental Health Month: observance, S905 [10FE]

National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 115), S1957 [25MR]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 293), S7534 [27OC], S7598 [28OC]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 275), S7224 [7OC]

National Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 129), S2088 [26MR]

National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 168), S3250 [21MY]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (S. Res. 266), S7052 [30SE], S7090 [1OC]

National Mentoring Month: observance (S. Res. 58), S662 [29JA]

National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR) (organization): anniversary, S7542 [27OC]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (S. Res. 159), S2589 [30AP]

National objectives: advance ‘‘opportunity agenda’’ to increase education and economic options for individuals in impoverished communities, S2727 [7MY]

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 156), S3318 [23MY]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (S. Res. 312), unanimous-consent request, S7871, S7872 [10NO]

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association: tribute to Electric Cooperative Youth Tour, S4247 [17JN]

National Schizencephaly Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 181), S3088 [19MY]

National School Choice Week: designate (S. Res. 30), S300 [20JA], S650 [29JA]

National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 64), S739 [3FE]

National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month: observance, S508 [27JA]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (S. Res. 175), S2734 [7MY]

National Women’s Law Center: Coalition on Human Needs Human Needs Hero award recipient, S5927 [27JY]

Native Americans: promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program, S4936 [9JY], S5055 [14JY]

——— provide recovery programs for survivors of human trafficking and training for local tribal law enforcement to help combat and prevent human trafficking, S1413 [11MR]

——— require background checks before foster care placements are ordered in tribal court proceedings (S. 184), S3381, S3383, S3384 [1JN]

Nevada PEP (organization): tribute, S6181 [30JY]

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

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, S8573–S8575 [10DE]

Nieslanik, Hannah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award Distinguished Finalist for Wyoming, S1216 [2MR]

Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (S. 1632), S6905 [22SE], S6933 [24SE]

——— eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (S. Res. 65), S782 [4FE], S1081 [24FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: reform, S175–S179 [13JA], S2392 [23AP]

NSF: grant funding to develop personalized social robots for use in classrooms, S7200 [7OC]

——— support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs, S4820 [8JY]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), S6948, S6949 [24SE]

Oak Park, MI: anniversary of Berkley School District, S7343 [20OC]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, S531 [27JA]

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

Owensboro, KY: tribute to Owensboro High School boys’ basketball team, S2025 [26MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7603 [29OC]

Patten, Robin T.: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, S7096 [1OC]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Sts. John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School girls’ basketball team, S2351 [22AP]

Pikeville, KY: anniversary of Pikeville Independent Schools system, S5166 [16JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: lack of media coverage relative to video of official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, S6523 [9SE], S6692 [16SE]

——— support, and condemn tactics used in video of official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, S6121 [29JY], S6157 [30JY]

——— support and recognize importance of services to communities, S6178–S6180 [30JY], S6279 [4AU], S8302 [2DE]

Poverty: improve circumstances to create opportunities for those living in abject poverty and implement criminal justice reforms, S2459 [28AP], S2662 [6MY]

——— improve the public school system to help the disadvantaged and reduce child poverty, S1053–S1055 [24FE]

Privacy: require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (S. 1788), S5912 [27JY]

Public welfare programs: ensure that mental health screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth upon entry into foster care (S. 2166), S8059 [18NO]

Raleigh, NC: A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School recipient of Magnet Schools of America (organization) Dr. Ronald P. Simpson School of Merit Excellence Award, S1435 [11MR]

Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 91), S1184 [26FE]

Reno, NV: anniversary of Davidson Academy of Nevada, S6376 [5AU]

——— Galena High School winner of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Solve for Tomorrow STEM Competition grand prize, S2268 [20AP]

Rich, Trinity: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Wyoming, S1216 [2MR]

Rockingham County, VA: remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center (S. 1329), S2851 [13MY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend, S1358 [10MR], S1407, S1414, S1415 [11MR], S1453, S1456, S1457, S1464 [12MR], S1651 [19MR], S2327–S2331 [22AP], S2560 [30AP], S3232 [21MY]

——— reauthorize and amend (S. 262), S544 [27JA], S1268, S1270 [4MR]

School Bus Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 256), S6660 [15SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students, S5041 [14JY], S5111 [15JY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, S4937, S4940 [9JY], S4991, S5001 [13JY], S5025, S5040, S5044, S5046, S5047 [14JY], S5111 [15JY], S5167 [16JY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 439), S1029 [23FE]

——— ensure that smoking bans include electronic cigarettes, S4929 [9JY]

——— reform induction, professional development, and systems for professional growth and improvement for teachers, librarians, and principals, S8457 [8DE]

——— reform induction, professional development, and systems for professional growth and improvement for teachers, librarians, and principals (S. 882), S2050 [26MR]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees, S1345–S1347 [10MR], S1405, S1427–S1430 [11MR], S1570–S1572 [17MR], S4673, S4676 [7JY], S4825, S4828 [8JY], S4907, S4908, S4914 [9JY], S8476 [8DE]

Skorkowsky, Pat: Jobs for America’s Graduates (organization) National Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S8879 [18DE]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2094, S2100–S2103 [13AP], S2141, S2144, S2145–S2152, S2154–S2161, S2163, S2164 [14AP], S2392 [23AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S2156 [14AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S. 522), S997 [12FE], S1341 [9MR], S1555 [16MR], S1777 [24MR]

——— invest child welfare funds to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families to reduce the prevalence and length of foster care (S. 1964), S6386 [5AU]

——— reform, S1482 [12MR], S4821 [8JY]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, S635 [29JA], S686 [2FE], S906 [10FE], S2646 [5MY]

Springfield, IL: tribute to Central Illinois Xpress basketball team, S460 [26JA]

SSA: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (S. 369), S8059 [18NO]

Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership: tribute to Stennis Congressional Intern Program, S5925 [27JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S388–S390 [22JA]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 141), S2277 [20AP]

Taxation: enhance the dependent care credit to make child care more affordable (S. 661), S1306 [4MR]

——— establish a deduction for married couples who are both employed and have young children (S. 660), S1306 [4MR]

——— establish a deduction for married couples who are both employed and have young children and enhance the dependent care credit, S8332, S8343, S8344 [3DE]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to enhance the child and dependent care tax credit, S1880 [25MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to extend and expand middle class tax relief, S2007, S2008 [26MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to extend certain expiring tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S1875 [25MR]

——— increase certain fuel taxes, strengthen the earned income tax and child tax credits, and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment (S. 1994), S6927 [24SE], S7257–S7260 [8OC], S7454 [22OC], S7631 [29OC]

——— make improvements to the earned income tax credit and child tax credit permanent, S8774, S8775 [17DE]

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and provide equitable treatment relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit, S8184 [30NO]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (S. 950), S8059 [18NO]

——— provide for improved compliance with the requirements of the earned income tax credit, S6110 [29JY]

——— provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 138), S104 [8JA]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit, S2232 [16AP]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S302 [21JA], S663 [29JA]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, S3232 [21MY]

Treaties and agreements: ensure any free trade agreement increases manufacturing jobs and wages in the U.S., S3052 [19MY]

——— prohibit entrance into free trade agreements or investment treaties with foreign countries that criminalize individuals based on sexual orientation or gender identity, S3052 [19MY]

——— require public notification when ‘‘Buy American’’ requirements are waived, S3052 [19MY]

U.N.: adoption of Agenda for Sustainable Development, S7093 [1OC]

——— condemn sexual violence against women and children of religious minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and support international prosecution of such crimes (S. Res. 310), S8730–S8732 [16DE]

Unemployment: youth and young adult unemployment rate, S3917 [9JN]

Utah: tribute to service academy nominees, S2522–S2524 [29AP]

Virginia Organizing (organization): anniversary, S148 [12JA]

Waters, Alice: National Endowment for the Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, S8238 [1DE]

Wayzata, MN: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 283, S7966 [16NO]

Wilson, Timothy P.: Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine (organization) Gerda Haas Award for Excellence in Human Rights Education and Leadership recipient, S2969 [18MY]

World Refugee Day: observance (S. Res. 204), S4303, S4304 [18JN], S5090 [14JY]

Yates, Sally Quillian: suitability to be Deputy Attorney General relative to position on Executive orders to implement immigration reform and supervision of lawyers litigating lawsuits on such Executive orders, S2827–S2829 [13MY]

Reports

Digital Forensics Analysis Report—Delivered to Alliance Defending Freedom: Coalfire Systems, Inc. (excerpt), H6329 [29SE]

Executive Grants of Temporary Immigration Relief, 1956–Present: American Immigration Council, S885 [10FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S177 [13JA]

Progress in Combating Trafficking in Persons—The U.S. Government Response to Modern Slavery: President’s Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking (excerpt), H609 [27JA]

Reports filed

Adoptive Family Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1300), S4952 [9JY]

Capitol Grounds Use for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 21) (H. Rept. 114–86), H2318 [20AP]

Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 142) (S. Rept. 114–12), S2110 [13AP]

Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 295), S858 [9FE]

Child Support Assistance Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2091) (H. Rept. 114–282), H6834 [6OC]

Commission on Native Children Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 246) (S. Rept. 114–39), S2759 [11MY]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Select Investigative Panel To Investigate Certain Matters Relative to Fetal Tissue Procurement and Abortion Practices: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 461) (H. Rept. 114–288), H6835 [6OC]

Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 993), S2566 [30AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 114–359), H8859 [1DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 43, District of Columbia Law on Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Disapproval: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 231) (H. Rept. 114–98), H2652 [29AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 114–50), H2031 [25MR]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 114–28), H1112 [24FE]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 114–29), H1162 [25FE]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act and H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 347) (H. Rept. 114–192), H4860 [7JY]

Consideration of H.R. 10, District of Columbia Funding for Public Schools, Charter Schools, and Opportunity Scholarship Program Private School Vouchers Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 480) (H. Rept. 114–300), H7026 [20OC]

Consideration of H.R. 36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 114–111), H2875 [12MY]

Consideration of H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act and H.R. 36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 114–3), H429 [20JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3134, Defund Planned Parenthood Act and H.R. 3504, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 421) (H. Rept. 114–262), H6073 [16SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3495, Women’s Public Health and Safety Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 114–269), H6306 [28SE]

Develop a Strategy To Protect Nigerian Civilians and Eliminate Threat Posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization): Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1632), S6134 [29JY]

District of Columbia Funding for Public Schools, Charter Schools, and Opportunity Scholarship Program Private School Vouchers Reauthorization: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 114–292), H6980 [16OC]

District of Columbia Law on Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Disapproval: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.J. Res. 43) (H. Rept. 114–99), H2766 [30AP]

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1344) (H. Rept. 114–241), H5846 [8SE]

Every Child Achieves Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1177), S2566 [30AP]

Every Student Succeeds Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1177) (H. Rept. 114–354), H8644 [30NO]

Girls Count Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 802), S3236 [21MY]

Human Trafficking Detection Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 460) (S. Rept. 114–46), S2933 [14MY]

Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 350) (H. Rept. 114–9), H637 [27JA]

Insert H.R. 5 Language in Lieu and Request Conference on S. 1177, Student Success Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 526) (H. Rept. 114–340), H8239 [16NO]

International Megan’s Law To Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 515), S8079 [18NO]

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 181) (H. Rept. 114–7), H637 [27JA]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 178), S1217 [2MR]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1169) (S. Rept. 114–181), S8684 [15DE]

Native American Children’s Safety Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 184) (S. Rept. 114–37), S2758 [11MY]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1168) (H. Rept. 114–79), H2267 [15AP]

Protecting Our Infants Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1462) (H. Rept. 114–244), H5846 [8SE]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 799), S7101 [1OC]

Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 466) (S. Rept. 114–100), S6186 [30JY]

Remove Use Restriction on a Certain Parcel of Land in Rockingham County, VA That Was To Be Used for a Child Care Center: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2288) (H. Rept. 114–286), H6835 [6OC]

Special Needs Trust Fairness Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 349) (S. Rept. 114–99), S6186 [30JY]

STEM Education Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 1020) (S. Rept. 114–115), S6294 [4AU]

Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 285) (H. Rept. 114–8), H637 [27JA]

Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 159) (H. Rept. 114–6), H637 [27JA]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 166), S1217 [2MR]

Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 114–24), H1084 [20FE]

U.N. Condemning of Sexual Violence Against Women and Children of Religious Minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 310), S8079 [18NO]

World Refugee Day: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 204), S4646 [25JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Childhood poverty: Marin City, CA, Hannah Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School Scholars, E1481 [20OC]

District of Columbia reproductive health non-discrimination clarification emergency amendment: Washington, DC, City Council, H2730 [30AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 125), H1180 [26FE]

Statements

ATEST Urges Senate To Reach Bipartisan Compromise on Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, S1427 [11MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Whistleblower Allegations Relative to Intentional Omission of Findings From Study Examining Possible Relationship Between Certain Vaccines and Autism: William Thompson, H5602 [29JY]

Digital Forensics Analysis Report of Video Recordings by the Center for Medical Progress (CMP): Kerri Kupec, Alliance Defending Freedom, H6329 [29SE]

District of Columbia Law on Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Disapproval: Executive Office of the President, H2728 [30AP]

Every Student Succeeds Act: Representatives Rokita and Kline, H8894 [2DE]

——— Senator Alexander, S8237 [1DE]

Fixing No Child Left Behind Act—Innovation To Better Meet the Needs of Students: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S765 [4FE]

Its Time To Fix No Child Left Behind: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S417 [22JA]

Maternal Health and Late-Term Abortion—Abortion Poses Significant Risks to Maternal Health by 20 Weeks Gestation: Americans United for Life (organization), H2932 [13MY]

Reemergence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases—Exploring the Public Health Successes and Challenges: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate), S979 [12FE]

Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Center for American Progress, H2043 [26MR]

——— Executive Office of the President, H2040 [26MR]

——— Speaker Boehner, S2152 [14AP]

School Choice: Senator Alexander, S765 [4FE]

Student Success Act: Executive Office of the President, H1148 [25FE]

Support State and Local Accountability for Public Education: Senator Alexander, S2165 [14AP]

Supporting Teachers and School Leaders: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S585 [28JA]

Summaries

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S. 178): Alexander Amendment Requiring Criminal Background Checks for School Employees, S1430 [11MR]

Safe, Healthy, and Ready To Learn Report: Futures Without Violence (organization), S5042 [14JY]

Tables

Five-year estimates of Federal allotments and number of children served by improved early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4932 [9JY]

Testimonies

Dystonia Awareness Month: Janice Nachbar, E1392 [30SE]

——— Len Nachbar, E1392 [30SE]

No Child’s Life Should End With a Bang: Karin Wilson, E428 [26MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 21, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, H2332 [21AP]

H. Con. Res. 47, corrections in enrollment of S. 178, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, H3504 [20MY]

H. Res. 38, consideration of H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act and H.R. 36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H443 [21JA]

H. Res. 121, consideration of H.R. 529, tax treatment of certain education savings plans improvement and H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1126 [25FE]

H. Res. 125, consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1180 [26FE]

H. Res. 173, consideration of H.R. 2, repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H2038 [26MR]

H. Res. 231, consideration of H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act, conference report on S. Con. Res. 11, Federal budget for 2016-2025, and H.J. Res. 43, DC law on reproductive health non-discrimination disapproval, H2671 [30AP]

H. Res. 255, consideration of H.R. 36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H2892 [13MY]

H. Res. 347, consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H4879 [8JY]

H. Res. 421, consideration of H.R. 3134, Defund Planned Parenthood Act and H.R. 3504, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H6096 [17SE]

H. Res. 444, consideration of H.R. 3495, Women’s Public Health and Safety Act and same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation, H6316 [29SE]

H. Res. 461, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Select Investigative Panel to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices, H6869 [7OC]

H. Res. 480, consideration of H.R. 10, District of Columbia funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers reauthorization and H.R. 692, Default Prevention Act, H7041 [21OC]

H. Res. 526, insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference on S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8254 [17NO]

H. Res. 542, consideration of H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act and conference report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act, H8875 [2DE]

H.J. Res. 43, District of Columbia law on reproductive health non-discrimination disapproval, H2727 [30AP]

H.R. 2, repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H2045–H2070 [26MR]

H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1194–H1253 [26FE]

H.R. 10, District of Columbia funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers reauthorization, H7070–H7073 [21OC]

H.R. 36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H2924–H2926 [13MY]

H.R. 159, Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, H592 [27JA]

H.R. 181, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, H600–H602 [27JA]

H.R. 246, improve response to victims of child sex trafficking, H553 [26JA]

H.R. 285, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act, H596 [27JA]

H.R. 350, Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act, H589 [27JA]

H.R. 398, Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act, H618 [27JA]

H.R. 460, Human Trafficking Detection Act, H607 [27JA]

H.R. 468, Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act, H548 [26JA]

H.R. 469, Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act, H550 [26JA]

H.R. 515, International Megan’s Law To Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders, S8832–S8834 [17DE]

H.R. 515, International Megan’s Law To Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking, H542–H544 [26JA]

H.R. 893, Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H4560 [23JN]

H.R. 1020, STEM Education Act, H1098 [24FE]

H.R. 1168, Native American Children’s Safety Act, H3587 [1JN]

H.R. 1344, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act, H5794 [8SE]

H.R. 1462, Protecting Our Infants Act, H5798 [8SE]

H.R. 2091, Child Support Assistance Act, H6801 [6OC]

H.R. 2288, remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center in Rockingham County, VA, H8427 [30NO]

H.R. 3033, Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia (READ) Act, H7184 [26OC]

H.R. 3495, Women’s Public Health and Safety Act, H6324 [29SE]

H.R. 3504, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H6143 [18SE]

S. 138, Incentives To Educate American Children (I TEACH) Act, S104 [8JA]

S. 140, Combat Human Trafficking Act, S106 [8JA]

S. 142, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act, S108 [8JA], S8613 [10DE]

S. 178, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, S205–S209 [13JA], S1349–S1356 [10MR], S2338–S2348 [22AP], H3266–H3277 [18MY]

S. 184, Native American Children’s Safety Act, S3383 [1JN]

S. 246, Commission on Native Children Act, S3381–S3383 [1JN]

S. 256, amend Dept. of HUD definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth, S543 [27JA]

S. 295, Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act, S920 [11FE]

S. 301, Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, S1831 [24MR]

S. 349, Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, S6539 [9SE]

S. 569, Farm to School Act, S1121 [25FE]

S. 588, Detergent Poisoning and Child Safety (Detergent PACS) Act, S1164 [26FE]

S. 799, Protecting Our Infants Act, S1662 [19MR], S7439 [22OC], H8180 [16NO]

S. 802, Girls Count Act, S3317 [23MY], H3624 [1JN]

S. 974, Dept. of Labor prohibition of work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor, S2247 [16AP]

S. 988, Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act, S2250 [16AP]

S. 993, Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act, S8614–S8617 [10DE]

S. 1070, GI Education Benefit Fairness Act, S2403 [23AP]

S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, S5326–S5428 [21JY]

S. 1300, Adoptive Family Relief Act, S5057 [14JY], H6815 [6OC]

S. 1369, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3062 [19MY]

S. 1397, ITIN Reform Act, S3186 [20MY]

S. 2280, Pro Bono Work To Empower and Represent (POWER) Act, S7954 [10NO]

S. 2397, Dept. of HHS grants authorization to States that extend or eliminate unexpired statutes of limitation applicable to laws involving child sexual abuse, S8609 [10DE]

S. Res. 25, Medicare/Medicaid anniversary, S109 [8JA]

S. Res. 30, National School Choice Week, S291 [20JA]

S. Res. 37, ensure access for women to the best-available health care and support the right to make their own reproductive health care decisions, S426 [22JA]

S. Res. 43, treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl, S603 [28JA]

S. Res. 51, recognize goals of Catholic Schools Week and honor contributions of Catholic schools, S607 [28JA]

S. Res. 58, National Mentoring Month, S660 [29JA]

S. Res. 61, tribute Peggy Charren, S702 [2FE]

S. Res. 64, National School Counseling Week, S738 [3FE]

S. Res. 65, eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Nigerian Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections, S781 [4FE], S1082 [24FE]

S. Res. 75, National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, S1006 [12FE]

S. Res. 81, treat children trafficked for sex as victims or survivors of rape and sex trafficking and support efforts to arrest and prosecute such sex traffickers, S1009 [12FE]

S. Res. 83, support goals and ideals of Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights, S1033 [23FE]

S. Res. 85, tribute to Georgia Jones-Ayers, S1122 [25FE]

S. Res. 91, Read Across America Day, S1171 [26FE]

S. Res. 111, National Middle Level Education Month, S1894 [25MR]

S. Res. 115, National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month, S1895 [25MR]

S. Res. 129, National Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) Awareness Day, S2055 [26MR]

S. Res. 132, National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Week, S2056 [26MR]

S. Res. 141, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, S2275 [20AP]

S. Res. 146, National Assistant Principals Week, S2357 [22AP]

S. Res. 150, express importance of effective civic and government education programs in schools, S2406 [23AP]

S. Res. 154, Kids to Parks Day, S2539 [29AP]

S. Res. 155, Day of Recognition for Ebola Orphans, S2540 [29AP]

S. Res. 156, National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month, S2578 [30AP]

S. Res. 159, National 9-1-1 Education Month, S2580 [30AP]

S. Res. 162, support goals and ideals of Alcohol Responsibility Month, S2581 [30AP]

S. Res. 164, Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans, S2582 [30AP]

S. Res. 168, National Foster Care Month, S2653 [5MY]

S. Res. 171, support goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week, S2692 [6MY]

S. Res. 175, National Teacher Appreciation Week, S2732 [7MY]

S. Res. 179, Kids to Parks Day, S2937 [14MY]

S. Res. 181, National Schizencephaly Awareness Day, S3071 [19MY]

S. Res. 184, Stop Harming Our Kids Resolution, S3245 [21MY]

S. Res. 204, World Refugee Day, S4302 [18JN]

S. Res. 223, National Child Awareness Month, S5063 [14JY]

S. Res. 237, condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities in Africa and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield, S6192 [30JY]

S. Res. 249, tribute to Lewisberry, PA, Red Land Little League baseball team, S6537 [9SE]

S. Res. 256, School Bus Safety Month, S6658 [15SE]

S. Res. 266, National Kinship Care Month, S6901 [22SE]

S. Res. 275, National Dyslexia Awareness Month, S7106 [1OC]

S. Res. 276, National Character Counts Week, S7106 [1OC]

S. Res. 279, tribute to Lewisberry, PA, Red Land Little League baseball team, S7162 [6OC]

S. Res. 292, increase availability of high-quality child care for working parents, S7473 [22OC]

S. Res. 293, support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, S7474 [22OC]

S. Res. 310, condemn sexual violence against women and children of religious minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and support international prosecution of such crimes, S8732 [16DE]

S. Res. 310, condemn sexual violence against women and children of religious minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and support international prosecution of such crimes by U.N., S7862 [9NO]

S. Res. 312, National Pregnancy Center Week, S7917 [10NO]

S. Res. 315, support goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month, S8081 [18NO]

S. Res. 316, support goals and ideals of American Education Week, S8082 [18NO]

S. Res. 328, designate a national day of remembrance for victims of drunken and drugged driving and for victims of consequences of underage drinking, S8381 [3DE]

S. Res. 1632, develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization), S6905 [22SE]