DelBENE, SUZAN K. (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2755, H2774 [30AP]

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), H7619 [3NO]

Appointments

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

President’s Export Council, H1511 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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: encourage countries to provide first-time access to electricity and power services for a minimum number of people in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2847), H8281 [17NO]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3410), H5768 [29JY]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H7391 [2NO]

——— submit to Congress a report on development and use of global health innovations in programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 2241), H5404 [22JY]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H5118 [13JY]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H5867 [9SE]

——— 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), H7189 [26OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H3310 [18MY]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 2811), H5867 [9SE]

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

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

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

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

Children and youth: promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 829), H5089 [10JY]

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), H641 [27JA]

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

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

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H2035 [25MR]

Computer Science Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H9025 [7DE]

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

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see H.R. 238), H187 [9JA]

Corps of Engineers: transfer an archaeological collection, commonly referred to as the Kennewick Man or the Ancient One, to the Washington State Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (see H.R. 4131), H8645 [30NO]

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), H5849 [8SE]

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

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H5764 [29JY]

——— reform sentencing laws (see H.R. 3713), H6935 [8OC]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H3643 [1JN]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2309), H2957 [13MY]

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), H5849 [8SE]

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), H7175 [23OC]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H3759 [2JN]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2660), H5849 [8SE]

——— modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see H.R. 1025), H1113 [24FE]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H984 [11FE]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H5848 [8SE]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3308 [18MY]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H5976 [11SE]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 985), H2475 [27AP]

Dept. of Defense: 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. 1434), H2156 [13AP]

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see H.R. 1507), H2879 [12MY]

——— 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), H2212 [14AP]

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

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 840), H1850 [23MR]

——— provide guidance on how dependent students with noncitizen parents without Social Security numbers may obtain Federal student assistance for college (see H.R. 1833), H3391 [19MY]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1318), H2212 [14AP]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1421), H1767 [18MR]

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

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H3390 [19MY]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2355), H5293 [16JY]

——— 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), H3916 [4JN]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H2420 [22AP]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H7027 [20OC]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H2310 [16AP]

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), H7175 [23OC]

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

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]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H6893 [7OC]

——— develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 3399), H7028 [20OC]

——— enhance community-law enforcement relations through improved accreditation, development programs, due process, and data collection, combatting misconduct, and providing medallions for fallen officers (see H.R. 2875), H4650 [24JN]

——— enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 2318), H3211 [14MY]

——— 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]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 1257), H1723 [17MR]

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

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1088), H1806 [19MR]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2368), H6837 [6OC]

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

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

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1460), H9307 [11DE]

——— 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]

——— develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 3121), H5867 [9SE]

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

——— provide for Indian trust asset management reform (see H.R. 812), H2155 [13AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 1550), H7175 [23OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 1308), H3642 [1JN]

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7137 [22OC]

——— make grants to assist units of local government in developing and implementing Vision Zero plans, to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries (see H.R. 1274), H3759 [2JN]

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

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program and set aside certain funding for smaller cities (see H.R. 278), H224 [12JA]

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]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5943 [10SE]

——— 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]

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

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1607), H2467 [23AP]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H3582 [29MY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H1900 [24MR]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H2310 [16AP]

——— 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. 572), H1501 [27FE]

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), H5849 [8SE]

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: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H6976 [9OC]

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

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), H2271 [15AP]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 2411), H5118 [13JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H2821 [8MY]

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]

Endangered species: provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn (see H.R. 1945), H7175 [23OC]

Endangered Species Act: extend import- and export-related provision to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered in order to ban bringing trophy animals killed abroad back to the U.S. (see H.R. 3526), H7028 [20OC]

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

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

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

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

FAA: revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions (see H.R. 1964), H3508 [20MY]

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

FCC: promote certain unlicensed spectrum use and maximize the use of such spectrum for shared purposes in order to bolster innovation and economic development (see H.R. 821), H915 [10FE]

FDA: establish certain requirements relative to labeling of pollock and golden king crab as being from Alaska (see H.R. 3806), H7190 [26OC]

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

——— prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (see H.R. 726), H811 [4FE]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H1723 [17MR]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 3579), H6178 [18SE]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1651), H2107 [26MR]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H5776 [29JY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2076), H2497 [28AP]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H3254 [15MY]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H2500 [28AP]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H3254 [15MY]

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]

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

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]

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: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H2880 [12MY]

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

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

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 2280), H5943 [10SE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4651 [24JN]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H2772 [30AP]

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

Immigration: ensure humane treatment of certain detained persons (see H.R. 2314), H2957 [13MY]

——— establish processes for certain aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been or may be persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 1568), H5089 [10JY]

——— 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), H7255 [27OC]

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

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

Insurance: provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see H.R. 2911), H6307 [28SE]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4863 [7JY]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2744), H6706 [29SE]

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

International Year of Soils: designate (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2213 [14AP]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 220), H3582 [29MY]

——— 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), H3565 [21MY]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 3338), H5765 [29JY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 2728), H6837 [6OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2880 [12MY]

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

——— provide alternatives to incarceration for youth (see H.R. 3158), H5850 [8SE]

——— provide for the expungement and sealing of youth criminal records (see H.R. 3156), H5850 [8SE]

——— provide for the humane treatment of youths who are in police custody (see H.R. 3155), H5850 [8SE]

——— require a warrant to obtain e-mails or cell phone location information from communications-related service providers (see H.R. 656), H703 [2FE]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H1499 [27FE]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see H.R. 1269), H2271 [15AP]

Marine mammals: prohibit the breeding, taking, importation, and exportation of orcas and orca products for public display (see H.R. 4019), H9080 [8DE]

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

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H5848 [8SE]

——— 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]

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

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7091 [21OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2156 [13AP]

——— 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), H2959 [13MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2821 [8MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H3643 [1JN]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H3574 [22MY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H5943 [10SE]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H9376 [16DE]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 1686), H5943 [10SE]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H5332 [21JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H5089 [10JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2310 [16AP]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2023), H4594 [23JN]

——— withhold pay in the event of a shutdown of the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 1032), H1526 [2MR]

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2210 [14AP]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1198), H1850 [23MR]

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

Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2900), H5849 [8SE]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 989), H1618 [4MR]

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

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

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

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

National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 161), H2880 [12MY]

National Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 221), H2465 [23AP]

Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (see H.R. 2719), H4383 [15JN]

——— reaffirm trust status of land taken into trust by the U.S. for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust (see H.R. 3137), H7139 [22OC]

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), H5867 [9SE]

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

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2033), H2773 [30AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H5592 [28JY]

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

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see H.R. 3514), H9329 [15DE]

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

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

——— provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities (see H.R. 1277), H3642 [1JN]

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs (see H.R. 831), H1626 [10MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: provide for permanent funding (see H.R. 1832), H3215 [14MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H4243 [11JN]

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]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H190 [9JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H664 [28JA]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3412), H5944 [10SE]

——— 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), H1117 [24FE]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 2233), H3215 [14MY]

——— permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (see H.R. 689), H755 [3FE]

——— 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 (see H.R. 2048), H2496 [28AP]

——— 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: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 1566), H6076 [16SE]

Railroads: establish a local rail facilities and safety program to award grants for freight capacity projects (see H.R. 2933), H5777 [29JY]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H7625 [3NO]

Religion: condemn violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslim Americans and express condolences to victims of hate crimes (see H. Res. 569), H9691 [17DE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 2663), H4774 [25JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H5525 [27JY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1779), H4863 [7JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H4863 [7JY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1072 [13FE]

Securities: clearly define and statutorily prohibit insider trading (see H.R. 1625), H2475 [27AP]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1166 [25FE]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 700), H1165 [25FE]

——— 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), H1165 [25FE]

——— 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]

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

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

Sports: conduct a study on the causes of deaths related to high school football and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths (see H.R. 3986), H8646 [30NO]

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

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H3643 [1JN]

——— grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H4382 [15JN]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H4957 [8JY]

Tariff: increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 978), H1618 [4MR]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H1368 [26FE]

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

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 2429), H3508 [20MY]

——— 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), H4003 [9JN]

——— 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]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3508 [20MY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H4345 [12JN]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 600), H2356 [21AP]

——— provide a charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 343), H6180 [18SE]

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

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

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 461), H480 [21JA]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 3110), H5291 [16JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H1850 [23MR]

——— reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 1172), H1618 [4MR]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H2115 [26MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [6JA]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H3879 [3JN]

U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 2976), H4955 [8JY]

Ukraine: authorize assistance and sustainment to military and national security forces (see H.R. 955), H2500 [28AP]

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. 333), H705 [2FE]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 366), H535 [22JA]

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

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 3364), H5766 [29JY]

——— 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), H9329 [15DE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H4957 [8JY]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H7255 [27OC]

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), H10712 [18DE]

——— 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]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H5849 [8SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 177), H2111 [26MR]

Civil liberties: require the Federal Government to obtain warrants when conducting aerial surveillance (see H.R. 3962), H8150 [5NO]

Dept. of Education: establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 2089), H2652 [29AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit land border crossing fees (see H.R. 1394), H1721 [17MR]

Dept. of Justice: make the Controlled Substances Act inapplicable to marijuana in States that have legalized marijuana and have State regulations in effect to protect certain Federal interests (see H.R. 3746), H6974 [9OC]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H1032 [12FE]

EPA: require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see H.R. 2030), H2474 [27AP]

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

SBA: reauthorize women’s business center program (see H.R. 4027), H8279 [17NO]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Civil liberties: require the Federal Government to obtain warrants when conducting aerial surveillance (H.R. 3962), H8153 [5NO]

Dept. of Education: establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (H.R. 2089), H2654 [29AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit land border crossing fees (H.R. 1394), H1722 [17MR]

Dept. of Justice: make the Controlled Substances Act inapplicable to marijuana in States that have legalized marijuana and have State regulations in effect to protect certain Federal interests (H.R. 3746), H6975 [9OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (H.R. 915), H1036 [12FE]

EPA: require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (H.R. 2030), H2475 [27AP]

SBA: reauthorize women’s business center program (H.R. 4027), H8280 [17NO]

Taxation: expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (H.R. 762), H856 [5FE]

Motions

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 758), H6119 [17SE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H7264 [28OC], H9016 [7DE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 42), H487 [22JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H2929 [13MY]

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

BRAVO 369 Flight Foundation: tribute to ‘‘Warplanes to Siberia’’ project, E143• [2FE]

Civil rights: strengthen equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H6119 [17SE]

Climate: global warming, H9016 [7DE]

Corps of Engineers: require purchase of certain welded shipboard anchor and mooring chains from a manufacturer that is part of the national technology and industrial base, H2755 [30AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H1173 [26FE]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps, E1382• [29SE]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (H.R. 344), H406 [14JA], H769 [4FE]

Dept. of Transportation: submit report on Frontline Workforce Development Program, H7620 [3NO]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2737 [30AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2755 [30AP]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 758), motion to recommit, H6119 [17SE]

FEMA: standardize and share research and mapping methods across the country, increase research and hazard assessments in high-risk areas, and increase public awareness relative to landslides, H1835 [23MR]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), consideration (H. Res. 78), H769 [4FE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (H. Res. 78), H769 [4FE]

Immigration: reform, H1173 [26FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (H.R. 1814), H6009 [16SE]

Lively, Justice: Boys and Girls Clubs of Washington State Youth of the Year award recipient, E611• [29AP]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), consideration (H. Res. 444), H6319 [29SE]

National Farm to School Month: observance, H7266 [28OC]

National Forest Products Week: observance, E1517• [22OC]

Nepal: express condolences and support for assistance to the victims of earthquake, H2492 [28AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7620 [3NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6160 [18SE]

Port Roberts, WA: tribute to Whatcom County Sheriff’s Dept., Whatcom County Fire District 5, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection for cooperation during medical emergency, E1214• [8SE]

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), H2920 [13MY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7620 [3NO]

Science: research funding, E1307• [17SE]

Shoda, Yuichi: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, E1307• [17SE]

Together Center (organization): anniversary, E350• [17MR]

Washington (State): commend first responders on anniversary of landslide, H1835 [23MR]

Tributes

Church, Daniel K., E798• [1JN]

Craves, Robert, E142• [2FE]

Isackson, Bert, E31• [8JA]

Whitacre, Judith Davis, E1634• [17NO]

Wick, Don, E1483• [20OC]