DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5432 [23JY]

Appointments

Committee to escort Afghanistan President Mohammad A. Ghani into the House Chamber, H1904 [25MR]

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

Committee to escort Pope Francis into the House Chamber, H6191 [24SE]

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA], H7338 [29OC]

Articles and editorials

Research Ties Gun Violence to America’s Anger Problem, Easy Access to Guns, Vinnie Rotondaro, National Catholic Reporter (publication), E1519• [22OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— 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]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H3559 [21MY]

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

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H4345 [12JN]

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

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]

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

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

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 1674), H2156 [13AP]

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), H1373 [26FE]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 782), H854 [5FE]

——— increase discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3476), H5941 [10SE] (see H.R. 3708), H6935 [8OC]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H7091 [21OC]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (see H. Con. Res. 83), H6787 [1OC] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H8240 [16NO]

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

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]

——— 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]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H5850 [8SE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H535 [22JA]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1771 [18MR]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 1027), H7254 [27OC]

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

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H1636 [13MR]

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

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

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2087), H9206 [9DE]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H1661 [16MR]

Crime: denounce attacks on healthcare centers for women, providers of healthcare for women, and patients and affirm right of women to access reproductive services without fear of violence or intimidation (see H. Res. 558), H9079 [8DE]

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H758 [3FE]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2715), H6138 [17SE]

——— 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]

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

——— improve the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 3886), H9272 [10DE]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 3316), H7391 [2NO]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H3758 [2JN]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H7175 [23OC]

——— reform crop insurance program (see H.R. 3973), H8243 [16NO]

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

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1232), H4862 [7JY]

——— 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), H1850 [23MR] (see H.R. 1434), H1768 [18MR]

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

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H1612 [4MR]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H3559 [21MY]

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

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]

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

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H5788 [4AU]

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

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H8242 [16NO]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H5975 [11SE]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H6837 [6OC]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H5783 [31JY]

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

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H5848 [8SE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide loan repayment incentives for the physician assistants (see H.R. 3943), H8243 [16NO]

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

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H2794 [1MY]

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

——— require NIH to consider sex differences in medical research and direct FDA to guarantee clinical drug trials are sufficient to determine safety and effectiveness for both men and women (see H.R. 2101), H5776 [29JY]

——— 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), H5788 [4AU]

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), H5849 [8SE]

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

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

Dept. of HUD: 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: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1076), H9012 [3DE]

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H5776 [29JY]

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

——— provide a grant program for handgun licensing programs (see H.R. 2732), H4241 [11JN]

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

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]

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

——— 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), H2032 [25MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H157 [8JA]

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 H.R. 1567), H1898 [24MR]

——— provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 2100), H3582 [29MY]

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

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

Diseases: improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance (see H.R. 2035), H2960 [13MY]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 1849), H4383 [15JN]

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

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 2739), H6261 [25SE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H2154 [13AP]

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

Economy: acknowledge existence of, racial and ethnic components of, and public policy choices caused a wealth gap, and that addressing the wealth gap must be done through legislative changes (see H. Res. 159), H1769 [18MR]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 3555), H6136 [17SE]

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

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1284), H1663 [16MR]

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

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2764), H5849 [8SE]

Families and domestic relations: increase availability of of high-quality child care for working parents (see H. Res. 386), H5589 [28JY]

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

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

Farmington River and Salmon Brook: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 646), H8281 [17NO]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H1806 [19MR]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H9080 [8DE]

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

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

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

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see H. Res. 364), H5237 [15JY]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H4344 [12JN]

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

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 3411), H9692 [17DE]

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

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

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2216), H3643 [1JN]

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

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

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

Freedom of religion: express policy relative to, and strengthen advocacy on behalf of, freedom of religion or belief abroad and individuals persecuted in foreign countries due to religious belief (see H.R. 1323), H1613 [4MR]

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. 478), H530 [22JA]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6837 [6OC]

GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see H.R. 1887), H2800 [5MY]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6837 [6OC]

Health: provide protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1856), H5976 [11SE]

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

Health care professionals: improve educational opportunities for physician assistants (see H.R. 3944), H8243 [16NO]

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

Immigration: prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H9080 [8DE]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4592 [23JN]

International relations: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Joanne King Herring and posthumously to Charles Wilson and Gustav L. Avrakotos (see H.R. 438), H479 [21JA]

Iran: immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H3574 [22MY]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H4593 [23JN]

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 2052), H5238 [15JY]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relative to restoration and stewardship (see H.R. 2930), H4770 [25JN]

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), H4383 [15JN]

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

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

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3261), H5783 [31JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H5783 [31JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2156 [13AP]

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

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see H.R. 745), H6180 [18SE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H4383 [15JN]

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

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

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H8281 [17NO]

——— 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), H5848 [8SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2212 [14AP]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H10712 [18DE]

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

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H7391 [2NO]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H5783 [31JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H5775 [29JY]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to determine covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4207), H9205 [9DE]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3061), H5943 [10SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H7090 [21OC]

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

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

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1926), H2415 [22AP]

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 912), H1032 [12FE]

Minnesota: withdraw Federal land located within the Rainy River Drainage Basin from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 2072), H4138 [10JN]

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

National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see H. Res. 468), H6936 [8OC]

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

National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 3683), H6794 [5OC]

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

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1721), H2794 [1MY]

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]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 91), H855 [5FE]

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

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see H. Res. 458), H6788 [1OC]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H5849 [8SE]

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

——— strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see H.R. 3514), H6074 [16SE]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2553), H5293 [16JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 2090), H6836 [6OC]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 467), H530 [22JA]

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

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

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

Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see H.R. 4235), H9270 [10DE]

Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation and reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2623), H7333 [28OC]

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

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

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

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H190 [9JA]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H919 [10FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H4243 [11JN]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H7091 [21OC]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2307 [16AP]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H3758 [2JN]

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

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H1038 [12FE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 870), H6937 [8OC]

Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (see H. Res. 50), H814 [4FE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H7626 [3NO]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1526 [2MR]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8861 [1DE]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 3377), H5766 [29JY]

——— invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families (see H.R. 3781), H7333 [28OC]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5783 [31JY]

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

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H5783 [31JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H5980 [15SE]

——— 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]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2641), H8860 [1DE]

——— improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping program to be enforced by an independent Thoroughbred Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority (see H.R. 3084), H5976 [11SE]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3215 [14MY]

Taxation: expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 620), H662 [28JA] (see H.R. 2103), H2653 [29AP]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H4343 [12JN]

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

——— extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 2002), H2463 [23AP]

——— 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 tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 389), H7027 [20OC]

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

——— modify and extend certain tax incentives relating to energy (see H.R. 4040), H9013 [3DE]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 415), H1806 [19MR]

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

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 3095), H5788 [4AU]

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

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 3311), H5764 [29JY]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 297), H357 [13JA]

Texas Southern University: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H7174 [23OC]

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 1112), H3254 [15MY]

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]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall (see H.R. 321), H534 [22JA]

Ukraine: provide assistance for fulfillment of the economic, social, and government reform requirements necessary for membership eligibility to the European Union (see H. Res. 122), H1502 [27FE]

——— support right to freely elect their government and determine their future (see H. Res. 348), H6077 [16SE]

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

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

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

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

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2694), H4001 [9JN]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]

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), H8242 [16NO]

——— 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), H4770 [25JN]

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]

——— expand health programs (see H.R. 3652), H6976 [9OC]

——— recognize significance of women in education (see H. Res. 176), H2111 [26MR]

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

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2248), H2876 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 2474), H3505 [20MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: ban meat and poultry products processed in China from school food programs (see H.R. 2152), H2768 [30AP]

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

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H5589 [28JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities (see H.R. 3019), H5088 [10JY]

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

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 3071), H5236 [15JY]

FDA: 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), H1033 [12FE]

——— limit quantity of inorganic arsenic in rice and rice products (see H.R. 2529), H3559 [21MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (see H.R. 1809), H2268 [15AP]

Food: provide that meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated (see H.R. 2303), H2957 [13MY]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 609), H661 [28JA]

Human rights: 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]

Medicaid: provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 835), H916 [10FE]

Medicare: enhance beneficiary and provider protections and improve transparency in the Medicare Advantage market (see H.R. 4227), H9270 [10DE]

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

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

NIH: prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see H.R. 531), H581 [26JA]

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

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

Taxation: allow a tax credit for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons (see H.R. 1745), H2152 [13AP]

——— allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 2608), H3757 [2JN]

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

——— impose an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and dedicate the revenues from such tax to the prevention, treatment, and research of diet-related health conditions in priority populations (see H.R. 1687), H2109 [26MR]

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

Venture Smith’s Freedom Day: designate (see H. Res. 191), H2153 [13AP]

Women: require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see H.R. 716), H810 [4FE]

Constitutional authority statements

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (H.R. 2474), H3507 [20MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1619), H2034 [25MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: ban meat and poultry products processed in China from school food programs (H.R. 2152), H2771 [30AP]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.R. 2660), H3915 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities (H.R. 3019), H5088 [10JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (H.R. 932), H1036 [12FE]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (H.R. 3071), H5237 [15JY]

FDA: 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 (H.R. 931), H1036 [12FE]

——— limit quantity of inorganic arsenic in rice and rice products (H.R. 2529), H3563 [21MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (H.R. 1809), H2270 [15AP]

Food: provide that meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated (H.R. 2303), H2959 [13MY]

Food Safety Administration: establish (H.R. 609), H663 [28JA]

Medicaid: provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (H.R. 835), H917 [10FE]

Medicare: enhance beneficiary and provider protections and improve transparency in the Medicare Advantage market (H.R. 4227), H9271 [10DE]

National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: reauthorize and update grants to address problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress (H.R. 2632), H3878 [3JN]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (H.R. 3337), H5772 [29JY]

NIH: prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (H.R. 531), H583 [26JA]

Postal Service: reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (H.R. 784), H857 [5FE]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (H.R. 1439), H1770 [18MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons (H.R. 1745), H2154 [13AP]

——— allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (H.R. 2608), H3758 [2JN]

——— eliminate lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (H.R. 1286), H1616 [4MR]

——— impose an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and dedicate the revenues from such tax to the prevention, treatment, and research of diet-related health conditions in priority populations (H.R. 1687), H2113 [26MR]

Tobacco products: prevent the sale of electronic cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco to minors (H.R. 3042), H5117 [13JY]

Women: require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (H.R. 716), H813 [4FE]

Letters

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

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, H4982 [9JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), consideration (H. Res. 38), H448 [21JA]

Albertus Magnus College: anniversary, E1418• [2OC]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9663 [17DE]

——— making continuing, H6735, H6739, H6741 [30SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H2020• [25MR]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 2289), H3938 [9JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1619), H2168 [14AP], H2226 [15AP]

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), H6877 [7OC]

Cuba: lift trade embargo, H102 [7JA], E1847• [31DE]

——— U.S. policy, H102 [7JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (H.R. 2393), H4036 [10JN]

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), H1147 [25FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H330 [13JA]

——— reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, H8848 [1DE], H9289 [11DE]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps, E537• [21AP]

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, H4270 [12JN], H4392 [16JN]

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

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9663 [17DE]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), consideration (H. Res. 231), H2677 [30AP]

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]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5432, H5433 [23JY]

Federation of University Employees: anniversary of Yale University Local 34, E147• [2FE]

Food: prohibit use of term ‘‘natural’’ on food consisting of a genetically engineered plant, H5432, H5433 [23JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency, H8848 [1DE]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4270 [12JN], H4392 [16JN], H4500 [18JN]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (H.R. 1890), H2450 [23AP]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, human rights, and environmental standards, H146 [8JA], H634, H635 [27JA], H1713, H1714 [17MR]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, H2450 [23AP], H4500 [18JN]

Geselle Institute of Child Development: anniversary, E1417• [2OC]

Gross, Alan P.: release from Cuba as a political prisoner, H102 [7JA]

Head Start Awareness Month: observance, H7168 [23OC]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 350), H4982 [9JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), consideration (H. Res. 70), H719 [3FE]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H18 [6JA]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H330 [13JA]

International Day To End Obstetric Fistula: observance, E793• [26MY]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5887 [10SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), extend vote reconsideration deadline (H. Res. 315), H4392 [16JN]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4270 [12JN]

Jeffrey Modell Foundation: dedication of Diagnostic and Research Center for Primary Immunodeficiency at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, E1470• [9OC]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Claire’s Corner Copia (vegetarian restaurant), E1326• [18SE]

——— anniversary of Shubert Theater, E377• [23MR]

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), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 512), H7647 [4NO]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), consideration (H. Res. 19), H123 [8JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), consideration (H. Res. 70), H719 [3FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7147 [23OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H7147 [23OC]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, H6739, H6741 [30SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), consideration (H. Res. 421), H6104 [17SE]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H9187 [9DE]

Pratt & Whitney (company): anniversary, H5533 [28JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7647 [4NO]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), consideration (H. Res. 491), H7204 [27OC]

Taxation: adjust child tax credit for inflation, H9187 [9DE]

——— allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 321), H4500 [18JN]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H9386 [17DE]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries and transfer such revenues to Highway Trust Fund, H18 [6JA]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), conference report, H9289 [11DE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), motion to instruct conferees, H8848 [1DE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 1105), E529• [20AP]

TEAM, Inc.: anniversary, E1430• [6OC]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: impact, H6923 [8OC]

——— ratification, H146 [8JA], H634, H635 [27JA], H1713, H1714 [17MR], H2450 [23AP], H4036 [10JN], H4500 [18JN]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 79), H6739, H6741 [30SE]

——— conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), Senate amendment, H6735 [30SE]

Ukraine: provide aid for mental health services, E1691• [1DE]

University of New Haven: tribute to Washington Program, E623• [30AP]

Votes: position on missed, H27• [6JA], H1051• [13FE], H1182• [26FE], H6965• [9OC], E218• [13FE]

Statements

Impact of Foreign Trade Agreements on Economy and Job Creation: John Barto, H2450 [23AP]

Tributes

Bramucci, Raymond L., E1279• [15SE]

DeLuca, Fred, E1415• [2OC]

DiNardo, Nancy J., E380• [23MR]

Dortenzio, Douglas, E382• [23MR]

Fradiani, Nick, Jr., E650• [1MY]

Griest, Kristen, E1280• [15SE]

Parris, Fred, E568• [23AP]

Rezendes, Dennis, E1812• [17DE]

Schenck, Charles N. (Newt), E1820• [17DE]

Schwartz, Ezra, E1818• [17DE]

Sweeney, Bernard, E1281• [15SE]

Zigler, Edward, E449• [13AP]