DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3201 [14MY]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5430 [23JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8136 [5NO]

Articles and editorials

Victims’ Families—‘Our Lives Have Been Shattered Beyond Repair’, Carisa Cegavske, Roseburg (OR) News-Review, E1436• [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H5239 [15JY]

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

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 H. Res. 394), H6077 [16SE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H4769 [25JN]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2849), H5032 [9JY]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H3558 [21MY]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H6260 [25SE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2795 [1MY]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H4774 [25JN]

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

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

——— improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5850 [8SE]

——— provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1126), H1618 [4MR]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 2753), H7090 [21OC]

Bahrain: prohibit arms sales (see H.R. 3445), H7175 [23OC]

Bangladesh: protect human rights, strengthen democratic institutions and rule of law, and prevent growth of extremist groups (see H. Res. 396), H7255 [27OC]

Bankruptcy: make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 449), H1723 [17MR]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3758 [2JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H42 [6JA]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1456), H1769 [18MR]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2032 [25MR]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1987), H2463 [23AP] (see H.R. 4188), H9079 [8DE]

——— establish the National Icebreaker Fund to pay costs of construction, alteration, renovation, lease, or charter of icebreakers (see H.R. 3214), H5522 [27JY]

——— mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4544 [18JN]

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H2355 [21AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H8241 [16NO]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7347 [29OC]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 75), H704 [2FE]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H1038 [12FE]

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

Copyrights: allow consumers to permanently unlock all electronic devices and media that do not infringe on existing copyrights (see H.R. 1587), H2879 [12MY]

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

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H5470 [23JY]

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

——— prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see H.R. 1321), H4862 [7JY]

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

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H1610 [4MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H2467 [23AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: ban meat and poultry products processed in China from school food programs (see H.R. 2152), H4594 [23JN]

——— establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2715), H5592 [28JY]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 3316), H5944 [10SE]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H4774 [25JN]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H7742 [4NO]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H984 [11FE]

——— submit and provide access to a report on the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 2236), H2798 [5MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorize award of an Atomic Veterans Service Medal (see H.R. 2747), H5867 [9SE]

——— establish a backup for the global positioning system (see H.R. 1678), H2109 [26MR]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1232), H1723 [17MR]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1534), H1847 [23MR]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1131), H1663 [16MR] (see H.R. 1434), H1768 [18MR]

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

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

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (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), H8860 [1DE]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 850), H4243 [11JN]

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see H.R. 1956), H2773 [30AP]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see H.R. 1957), H2773 [30AP]

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

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H187 [9JA]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H4594 [23JN]

——— use excess revenue generated from the Federal Direct Loan Program to carry out the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 939), H2772 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3090), H7139 [22OC]

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H2212 [14AP]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H6228 [24SE]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3294), H5763 [29JY]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1602), H2212 [14AP]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1707), H2212 [14AP]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H8971 [2DE]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H3214 [14MY]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 1600), H2031 [25MR]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1411), H4243 [11JN]

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

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H9691 [17DE]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 1101), H3916 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H2212 [14AP]

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

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1373 [26FE]

Dept. of HUD: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 576), H6180 [18SE]

——— 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: establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1680), H7090 [21OC]

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H5404 [22JY]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 3091), H7139 [22OC]

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

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H2500 [28AP]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H5850 [8SE]

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

——— designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (see H.R. 2270), H2876 [12MY]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3927), H7741 [4NO]

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

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6748 [30SE]

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

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H4432 [16JN]

——— establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices (see H.R. 1302), H1612 [4MR]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H5849 [8SE]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1969), H7626 [3NO]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (see H.R. 2894), H9080 [8DE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1948), H5867 [9SE]

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

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 353), H9080 [8DE]

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

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 658), H1116 [24FE]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 577), H639 [27JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H105 [7JA]

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

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H7139 [22OC]

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

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

Drought: provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (see H.R. 2983), H4955 [8JY]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 1538), H6789 [1OC]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H2155 [13AP]

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

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H919 [10FE]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 704), H810 [4FE]

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

——— establish the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program (see H.R. 2469), H3505 [20MY]

——— provide assistance to protect water quality of Puget Sound (see H.R. 3630), H6306 [28SE]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 21), H1636 [13MR]

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

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1284), H3759 [2JN]

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

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see H.R. 2068), H2773 [30AP]

——— prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2449), H4594 [23JN]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H1663 [16MR]

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]

——— approve certain drugs and biological products for use in a limited population of patients to address increases in bacterial and fungal resistance to drugs and biological products (see H.R. 931), H1663 [16MR]

——— require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 393), H406 [14JA]

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

FEMA: establish a modernized integrated public alert and warning system (see H.R. 1472), H1801 [19MR]

——— reauthorize programs and activities (see H.R. 1471), H1801 [19MR]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2076), H3215 [14MY]

——— exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 1422), H6307 [28SE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H2419 [22AP]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H6836 [6OC]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H9272 [10DE]

Fish and fishing: make authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fisheries permanent (see H.R. 2168), H2768 [30AP]

——— prevent escapement of genetically altered salmon (see H.R. 394), H406 [14JA]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 774), H854 [5FE]

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

Food: provide that meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated (see H.R. 2303), H3922 [8JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4242 [11JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: repeal certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see H.R. 1466), H2212 [14AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 820), H2270 [15AP]

——— establish congressional procedures for the termination of economically harmful free trade agreements (see H.R. 1917), H2354 [21AP]

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

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 671), H754 [3FE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H918 [10FE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 3378), H5850 [8SE]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 1517), H1803 [19MR]

Health care professionals: exempt continuing medical education events and the distribution of medical textbooks and peer-reviewed journals from manufacturer transparency reporting requirements (see H.R. 293), H356 [13JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5867 [9SE]

House of Representatives: require all Members, officers, and employees of the House to complete annual ethics training (see H.R. 1037), H1723 [17MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H7027 [20OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H1372 [26FE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H866 [9FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H4957 [8JY]

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 H.R. 1854), H2500 [28AP]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2315 [17AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1373 [26FE]

Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans’ Clinic, Dalles, OR: designate (see H.R. 1762), H2153 [13AP]

Marine mammals: prohibit the breeding, taking, importation, and exportation of orcas and orca products for public display (see H.R. 4019), H9692 [17DE]

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

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H2035 [25MR]

——— provide equitable treatment of primary care services (see H.R. 1502), H1802 [19MR]

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

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1571), H1899 [24MR]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 2759), H7090 [21OC]

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

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H2155 [13AP]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H1807 [19MR]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H3922 [8JN]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see H.R. 745), H6975 [9OC]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2035 [25MR]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H6981 [16OC]

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

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2960 [13MY]

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

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H919 [10FE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2656 [29AP]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H2156 [13AP]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 2083), H2652 [29AP]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H3391 [19MY]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H2212 [14AP]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H918 [10FE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1526 [2MR]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3061), H7743 [4NO]

——— suspend implementation of zip code reclassifications for payment for ambulance services (see H.R. 817), H866 [9FE]

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

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H6981 [16OC]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2994), H6795 [5OC]

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

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

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1052), H1114 [24FE]

Motor vehicles: require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2526), H3880 [3JN]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 378), H5467 [23JY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H9080 [8DE]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2654 [29AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H6975 [9OC]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (see H.R. 34), H37 [6JA]

OPM: provide complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see H.R. 3029), H6789 [1OC]

Pacific Maritime Association: resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union with assistance of a mediator and allow Presidential intervention if ports shut down due to a lack of settlement (see H. Res. 108), H1072 [13FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: provide for permanent funding (see H.R. 1832), H2880 [12MY]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 9), H852 [5FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H4243 [11JN]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1270), H1850 [23MR]

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

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H2155 [13AP]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1552), H5849 [8SE]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (see H.R. 425), H5591 [28JY]

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

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

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

Portland Timbers (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 568), H9691 [17DE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H535 [22JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1373 [26FE]

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

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

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H919 [10FE]

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see H.R. 1719), H2156 [13AP]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H810 [4FE]

Public buildings: reduce costs of Federal real estate and improve building security (see H.R. 2322), H3211 [14MY]

Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (see H.R. 749), H852 [5FE]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see H.R. 999), H5976 [11SE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 2663), H6795 [5OC]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 3064), H5235 [15JY] (see H.R. 3763), H7026 [20OC] (see H.R. 3819), H7174 [23OC] (see H.R. 3996), H8239 [16NO]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H7254 [27OC]

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

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

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H8281 [17NO]

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

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 209), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H4003 [9JN]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1663 [16MR]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H916 [10FE]

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

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1439), H5943 [10SE]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2820), H4863 [7JY]

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

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

——— allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 1855), H3215 [14MY]

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

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

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 2429), H3387 [19MY]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 762), H1501 [27FE]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H8414 [19NO]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1567 [3MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H2794 [1MY]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 2940), H5849 [8SE]

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

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 415), H9026 [7DE]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 600), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide a tax credit for owning certain disaster resilient property (see H.R. 3397), H5767 [29JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H2880 [12MY]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 3095), H5469 [23JY]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H3214 [14MY]

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

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H155 [8JA]

——— remove bond requirements and extend filing periods for certain taxpayers subject to Federal excise taxes on distilled spirits, wine, and beer (see H.R. 2238), H2798 [5MY]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H5867 [9SE]

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

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 1112), H5788 [4AU]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 684), H4862 [7JY]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 764), H853 [5FE]

——— prohibit entrance into free trade agreements or investment treaty with a foreign country or countries if the agreement or treaty includes investor-state dispute settlement provisions (see H.R. 967), H1067 [13FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: repeal (see H.R. 1466), H2212 [14AP]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H3390 [19MY] (see H.R. 333), H5468 [23JY]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H1526 [2MR]

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

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H6138 [17SE] (see H.R. 2867), H5849 [8SE]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1482), H2156 [13AP]

Wildfires: implement reforms to Federal land management agency fire programs in order to address complexities of wildfires in a more cost-effective and efficient manner (see H.R. 3363), H5766 [29JY]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 3546), H7391 [2NO]

——— prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2920), H4958 [8JY]

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

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2654), H3913 [4JN]

——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see H.R. 3163), H5402 [22JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 2462), H3505 [20MY]

BIA: manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with laws pertaining to the management of Indian trust land (see H.R. 1437), H1768 [18MR]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (see H.R. 1438), H1768 [18MR]

——— convey certain Federal land to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians (see H.R. 1436), H1768 [18MR]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a tribal transportation self-governance program (see H.R. 1068), H1163 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase efficiency in recruitment and hiring of health care workers separating from the Armed Forces and create uniform credentialing standards for certain health care professionals (see H.R. 4134), H8645 [30NO]

Endangered species: provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn (see H.R. 1945), H2416 [22AP]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H1032 [12FE]

FEMA: carry out a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone (see H.R. 3240), H5588 [28JY]

Native Americans: require that certain Federal lands be held in trust for the benefit of certain Indian tribes in Oregon (see H.R. 2791), H4431 [16JN]

Oregon: withdraw certain land in Curry and Josephine Counties from coverage under public land laws, mining laws, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws (see H.R. 682), H755 [3FE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H3386 [19MY]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see H. Con. Res. 85), H6936 [8OC]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3961), H8150 [5NO]

Social Security: ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 1983), H2462 [23AP]

——— repeal cap on compensation subject to payroll tax, reallocate payroll taxes to trust funds, and improve cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1984), H2463 [23AP]

War Powers Resolution: require the President to seek advance congressional approval before sending U.S. Armed Forces into conflict except when there’s an immediate threat to the U.S. or its citizens (see H.J. Res. 77), H9328 [15DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 2462), H3506 [20MY]

BIA: manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with laws pertaining to the management of Indian trust land (H.R. 1437), H1770 [18MR]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (H.R. 1438), H1770 [18MR]

——— convey certain Federal land to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians (H.R. 1436), H1770 [18MR]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a tribal transportation self-governance program (H.R. 1068), H1164 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase efficiency in recruitment and hiring of health care workers separating from the Armed Forces and create uniform credentialing standards for certain health care professionals (H.R. 4134), H8645 [30NO]

Endangered species: provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn (H.R. 1945), H2418 [22AP]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (H.R. 913), H1036 [12FE]

FEMA: carry out a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone (H.R. 3240), H5590 [28JY]

Native Americans: require that certain Federal lands be held in trust for the benefit of certain Indian tribes in Oregon (H.R. 2791), H4431 [16JN]

Oregon: withdraw certain land in Curry and Josephine Counties from coverage under public land laws, mining laws, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws (H.R. 682), H756 [3FE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2410), H3389 [19MY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (H.R. 3961), H8153 [5NO]

Social Security: ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (H.R. 1983), H2465 [23AP]

——— repeal cap on compensation subject to payroll tax, reallocate payroll taxes to trust funds, and improve cost-of-living adjustments (H.R. 1984), H2465 [23AP]

War Powers Resolution: require the President to seek advance congressional approval before sending U.S. Armed Forces into conflict except when there’s an immediate threat to the U.S. or its citizens (H.J. Res. 77), H9328 [15DE]

Letters

Regulatory Integrity Protection Act: by, H2834 [12MY]

Remarks

Amtrak: funding, H1598 [4MR]

Arctic regions: arctic polar icebreakers construction funding, H9240 [10DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1876 [24MR]

Climate: express agreement that climate change is real and is not a hoax, H951 [11FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4188), H9240 [10DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H170, H171, H172, H173 [9JA]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3177 [14MY]

——— create a grant program in partnership with the FAA to fund air traffic control towers and airport infrastructure at airports that support departmental missions, H3177 [14MY]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, H4246 [12JN]

Dept. of Transportation: allow all States to compete for bus and bus facility funding and transfer the funds to the nationwide Competitive Bus Grants, H7685 [4NO]

——— allow projects that do not meet threshold of project costs for Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects funding to qualify for reserved small project funding, H7606 [3NO]

——— allow use of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funding for type II noise barriers, H7603 [3NO]

——— authorize surface transportation research and development strategic plan, H7601 [3NO]

——— clarify criteria used to determine division of funds under the Territorial Highway Program, H7606 [3NO]

——— clarify eligibility of projects within national scenic areas for Federal funding, H7581 [3NO]

——— conduct study on safety of double-decker motorcoaches equipped with luggage carriers on the rear of the vehicle, H7599 [3NO]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to address structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges, as defined by the National Bridge Inventory, H7585 [3NO]

——— ensure safety of DOT–111 tank cars by improving standards for new tank cars and upgrading existing tank cars, H7602 [3NO]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, H7212 [27OC]

——— increase air-mile radius for transportation of construction materials and equipment to satisfy reset period requirement under hours of service rule, H7674 [4NO]

——— increase penalties for drivers who knowingly operate a commercial vehicle that has a serious defect that results in a fatal crash, H7686 [4NO]

——— prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H7664 [4NO]

——— prohibit funding for streetcar projects, H7669 [4NO]

——— prohibit highway beautification funding, H7614 [3NO]

——— require local transit agencies to have a certain debt to equity ratio to be eligible for Federal funds, H7667 [4NO]

——— require tracking of all costs and time requirements for environmental reviews of transportation projects, H7581, H7582 [3NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), H5647 [29JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3828 [3JN]

Employment: job creation through infrastructure investment, H171 [9JA]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3614), H6273 [28SE]

FDA: ensure tribal sovereignty to prohibit or restrict the cultivation of genetically engineered plants on tribal lands, H5431 [23JY]

——— establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5423, H5424, H5430, H5431, H5432 [23JY]

——— establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), consideration (H. Res. 369), H5349, H5350 [22JY]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (H.R. 913), H5430 [23JY]

——— require U.S. companies labeling their products in foreign countries as containing genetically modified organisms to label the equivalent product the same way in the U.S., H5430, H5431 [23JY]

Federal Highway Administration: encourage use of geosynthetic materials and other innovative technologies, H7584 [3NO]

FEMA: carry out a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone (H.R. 3240), H5538 [28JY]

Food: prohibit use of term ‘‘natural’’ on food consisting of a genetically engineered plant, H5432 [23JY]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H2823 [12MY], H4164 [11JN], H4246 [12JN], H4436 [17JN]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, human rights, and environmental standards, H2823 [12MY]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H4991 [9JY]

——— reform management plan of Oregon and California Railroad Revested Lands (O&C Lands), H4991 [9JY]

GAO: conduct study on economic impact of west coast ports ongoing labor contract negotiations, H7676 [4NO]

——— study purchasing power of Federal Highway Administration and quantify cost of compliance with Federal regulations, H7586 [3NO]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), E1045• [13JY]

Highway Trust Fund: funding, H1876 [24MR]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College, H6818 [6OC]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5874 [10SE], E1261• [11SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4164 [11JN], H4246 [12JN], H4436 [17JN]

Motor vehicles: reduce vehicle fleets and increase use of commercial ride-sharing companies by Depts. of Agriculture, the Interior, and Energy, H7674, H7675 [4NO]

NAFTA: economic impact, H2884 [13MY]

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 Truck Driver Appreciation Week: observance, E1319• [18SE]

Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (H.R. 538), H6915• [8OC]

——— require that certain Federal lands be held in trust for the benefit of certain Indian tribes in Oregon (H.R. 2791), H6001 [16SE]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), H91 [7JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, H8988, H8996 [3DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 512), H7643 [4NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7413, H7418, H7581, H7582, H7584, H7585, H7586, H7599, H7601, H7602, H7603, H7606, H7614, H7616, H7617 [3NO], H7655, H7656, H7658, H7659, H7660, H7664, H7667, H7668, H7669, H7674, H7675, H7676, H7679, H7683, H7685, H7686 [4NO]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H5203, H5206 [15JY]

——— index gasoline tax, H7643 [4NO]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), E701• [14MY]

Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (H.R. 749), H1579, H1598 [4MR]

Roads and highways: allow States to issue special permits for transportation of livestock on trailers up to a certain amount of weight, H7616 [3NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H2163 [14AP], H4436 [17JN], H7413, H7418, H7581, H7582, H7584, H7585, H7586, H7599, H7601, H7602, H7603, H7606, H7614, H7616, H7617 [3NO], H7643, H7655, H7656, H7658, H7659, H7660, H7664, H7667, H7668, H7669, H7674, H7675, H7676, H7679, H7683, H7685, H7686 [4NO], H8988, H8996 [3DE], E1319• [18SE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), H3333, H3337 [19MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2410), H3333, H3337 [19MY], E750• [19MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), H5203, H5205, H5206 [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), consideration (H. Res. 362), H5194 [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3064), H5194 [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), H5647 [29JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), H7212 [27OC]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College, E1436• [6OC]

Surface Transportation Board: establish as independent and make more efficient and accessible by increasing investigative authority, improving rate review timelines and advancing important proceedings (S. 808), H9222 [10DE]

Taxation: eliminate cap on income subject to Social Security payroll taxes, E181• [10FE]

——— ensure that all forms of bitumen or synthetic crude oil from bitumen are subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, H951 [11FE]

——— extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3614), H6273 [28SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 1105), H2163 [14AP]

TransCanada Pipelines LTD.: ensure use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell is consistent with the Constitution, H951 [11FE]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H1809 [23MR], H2884 [13MY], H4164 [11JN]

Transportation: allow local communities recovering from natural disasters to rebuild infrastructure without acquiring Federal environmental permits, H7617 [3NO]

——— establish a program to permit the use of live plant materials for roadside maintenance, H7658, H7659 [4NO]

——— facilitate commercial waterborne transportation of domestic aggregate for nationally significant freight and highway projects, H7655, H7656 [4NO]

——— importance of infrastructure investment, H5203, H5206 [15JY]

——— reform Federal role in transportation policy and empower States with taxing and spending authority over highway and transit programs, H7679 [4NO]

Trucking industry: standardize State meal and rest break regulations for motor-carrier industry operators engaging in commerce, H7659, H7660 [4NO]

Votes: position on missed, H618• [27JA], H654• [28JA], H1651• [16MR], H6965• [9OC], H8136• [5NO], H8211• [16NO], H9297• [11DE], E249• [25FE], E437• [26MR], E643• [1MY], E872• [10JN], E1242• [9SE]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 1732), H2827, H2828, H2830, H2831 [12MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H636 [27JA], H659 [28JA], H3999 [9JN], H6972 [9OC], H7741 [4NO], H8235 [16NO], H8639 [30NO], H9304 [11DE]

Tributes

Brown, GZ (Charlie), E1434• [6OC]

Coble, Howard, H7683 [4NO]

Frank, David, E200• [12FE]