LYNCH, STEPHEN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3840 [3JN]

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), H7602 [3NO]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), H7241 [27OC]

Articles and editorials

Kicking Dodd-Frank in the Teeth, Gretchen Morgenson, New York (NY) Times, H346 [13JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 632), H4003 [9JN]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 413), H430 [20JA]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 3193), H6837 [6OC]

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

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H4243 [11JN]

——— support conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in conservation of such populations (see H.R. 2697), H6180 [18SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H9329 [15DE]

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]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2467 [23AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 2612), H3757 [2JN]

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

——— promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 829), H2500 [28AP]

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]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H2879 [12MY]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7028 [20OC]

Consumers: provide for additional protections and disclosures to consumers when financial products or services are related to the consumers’ military or Federal pensions (see H.R. 3850), H7331 [28OC]

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

——— constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 36), H1370 [26FE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H9329 [15DE]

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

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see H.R. 917), H1626 [10MR]

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

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), H6138 [17SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H5031 [9JY]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H7090 [21OC]

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), H5848 [8SE]

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), H1768 [18MR]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H6138 [17SE]

——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H6139 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3090), H5290 [16JY]

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

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1602), H2500 [28AP]

——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1293), H1723 [17MR]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H6981 [16OC]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H6138 [17SE]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 1600), H6749 [30SE]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see H.R. 3235), H7091 [21OC]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H2467 [23AP]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H3214 [14MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1113 [24FE]

——— require States and Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics (see H.R. 1041), H1502 [27FE]

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), H9080 [8DE]

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

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 3091), H5290 [16JY]

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), H10712 [18DE]

——— disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6180 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1460), H9307 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H5031 [9JY]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H4862 [7JY]

——— identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans for program evaluation purposes (see H.R. 2915), H6139 [17SE]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H6307 [28SE]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H1165 [25FE]

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H5238 [15JY]

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), H5238 [15JY]

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), H2800 [5MY]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H5290 [16JY]

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

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

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]

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

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

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), H1636 [13MR]

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

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 3384), H6981 [16OC]

——— 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), H1373 [26FE]

FAA: improve process for establishing and revising flight paths and procedures (see H.R. 3965), H8151 [5NO]

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

FDA: incentivize the development of abuse-deterrent drugs (see H.R. 2335), H3212 [14MY]

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), H1071 [13FE]

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

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

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

FERC: provide that any inaction that allows a rate change to go into effect shall be treated as an order by the Commission for purposes of rehearing and court review (see H.R. 2984), H4955 [8JY]

Financial institutions: provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and protect consumers (see H.R. 2642), H3877 [3JN]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H405 [14JA]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H6893 [7OC]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ‘‘cop-killer’’ handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 3497), H6837 [6OC]

——— 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), H5768 [29JY]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2380), H4652 [24JN]

——— express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 289), H5850 [8SE]

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 2546), H3560 [21MY]

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

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

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 2283), H2877 [12MY]

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

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 3282), H5762 [29JY]

Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3304), H6894 [7OC]

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: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see H.R. 2979), H5118 [13JY]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 2280), H4003 [9JN]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H664 [28JA]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6137 [17SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H9692 [17DE]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1354), H1635 [13MR]

——— reform public housing demolition and disposition rules to require one-for-one replacement and tenant protections, and provide public housing agencies with additional resources and flexibility to preserve units (see H.R. 2231), H7175 [23OC]

Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 4135), H9692 [17DE]

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), H3254 [15MY]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2357 [21AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H6836 [6OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H5404 [22JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1114 [24FE]

Medicaid: allow for payments to States for substance abuse services furnished to inmates in public institutions (see H.R. 4076), H9080 [8DE]

——— 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), H2879 [12MY]

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), H2879 [12MY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H8414 [19NO]

——— make adjustments relative to competitive bidding program and durable medical equipment and establish a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) market pricing program project (see H.R. 4185), H9329 [15DE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H5293 [16JY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H9329 [15DE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H9206 [9DE]

——— 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), H4493 [17JN]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 2083), H6138 [17SE]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H4493 [17JN]

——— 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), H4544 [18JN]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H3879 [3JN]

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

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

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]

OPM: provide complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see H.R. 3029), H5333 [21JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H2496 [28AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

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), H583 [26JA]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H3508 [20MY]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H3508 [20MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H2499 [28AP]

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]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1723 [17MR]

——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 3800), H7137 [22OC]

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

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H2880 [12MY]

Securities and Derivatives Commission: establish (see H.R. 1167), H1499 [27FE]

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

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Social Security: provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 700), H5292 [16JY]

——— 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), H2155 [13AP]

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

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H2879 [12MY]

——— 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]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1378), H3507 [20MY]

Special Operations Forces Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Res. 423), H6075 [16SE]

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

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 94), H583 [26JA]

——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3310 [18MY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons (see H.R. 1745), H2960 [13MY]

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

——— 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 income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services (see H.R. 2885), H4650 [24JN]

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

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

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H1116 [24FE]

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

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

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

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H9026 [7DE]

——— declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 14), H43 [6JA]

——— designate an existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure release of U.S. hostages of hostile groups of state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 1498), H1802 [19MR]

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 1112), H4957 [8JY]

Treaties and agreements: 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), H1373 [26FE]

Veterans: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3040), H6139 [17SE]

——— 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), H5775 [29JY]

——— 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), H5591 [28JY]

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]

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]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Defense: require death benefits to be paid to a deceased employee’s designated beneficiary or next of kin in the case of death resulting from a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism (see H.R. 312), H357 [13JA]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for a strategic plan to reform and improve security clearance and background investigation processes (see H.R. 490), H531 [22JA]

Federal employees: ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 2175), H2769 [30AP]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 313), H357 [13JA]

Law enforcement: amend laws relative to certain tort claims arising out of the criminal misconduct of confidential informants (see H.R. 2986), H4955 [8JY]

——— require Federal agencies to report to Congress serious crimes committed by confidential informants (see H.R. 2985), H4955 [8JY]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 2274), H2877 [12MY]

SEC: carry out a pilot program to examine maker-taker pricing (see H.R. 1216), H1565 [3MR]

——— provide for a temporary employment restriction for ex-employees seeking to work for companies against which the SEC brought enforcement actions that were participated on by such ex-employees (see H.R. 1463), H1801 [19MR]

Securities: prohibit trading on material inside information (see H.R. 1097), H1368 [26FE] (see H.R. 1173), H1499 [27FE]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see H.R. 995), H1068 [13FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (H.R. 1670), H2113 [26MR]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for a strategic plan to reform and improve security clearance and background investigation processes (H.R. 490), H533 [22JA]

Federal employees: ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (H.R. 2175), H2771 [30AP]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (H.R. 313), H359 [13JA]

Law enforcement: amend laws relative to certain tort claims arising out of the criminal misconduct of confidential informants (H.R. 2986), H4956 [8JY]

——— require Federal agencies to report to Congress serious crimes committed by confidential informants (H.R. 2985), H4956 [8JY]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs (H.R. 2274), H2878 [12MY]

SEC: carry out a pilot program to examine maker-taker pricing (H.R. 1216), H1567 [3MR]

Securities: prohibit trading on material inside information (H.R. 1097), H1370 [26FE]

——— prohibit trading on material inside information (H.R. 1173), H1501 [27FE]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (H.R. 995), H1071 [13FE]

Remarks

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

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, H4659 [25JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E586• [27AP]

Boston, MA: anniversary of Columbia Point Health Center, E1454• [8OC]

Community Health Centers (organization): anniversary, E1625• [16NO]

Corps of Engineers: harbor maintenance funding, E628• [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3203• [14MY]

Dept. of Justice: drug court program funding, H3675 [2JN]

Dept. of Labor: require financial advisors giving advice on workplace retirement savings to act solely in the best interest of their client, H7241 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3840 [3JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), E628• [30AP]

FAA: address overflights over Milton, MA, H3840 [3JN]

Federal agencies and departments: close out expired, empty grant accounts (H.R. 3089), H6272 [28SE]

——— reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal motor vehicle fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (S. 565), H6270 [28SE]

Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 1563), H2248 [15AP]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (S. 136), H6267, H6268 [28SE]

FERC: require an additional, independent safety review of an approved natural gas pipeline route, or segment of route, should a State or tribal government deem it necessary, H7602, H7603 [3NO]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3605• [1JN]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4231 [11JN], H4659, H4660 [25JN]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend, H4659 [25JN]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H776 [4FE]

Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program, H4659 [25JN]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5928, H5929 [10SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 305), H4231 [11JN]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2082• [26MR]

NOAA: authorize use of Asset Forfeiture Fund for enhanced fishery research, at-sea and shoreside monitoring, conservation gear engineering, development of fishery impact statements, and regional fishery management councils priorities, H3605• [1JN]

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, H7602, H7603 [3NO]

——— Health Center Fund funding, H2082• [26MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7602, H7603 [3NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3675 [2JN]

SEC: make technical corrections to enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 37), H79 [7JA], H346 [13JA]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), H7241 [27OC]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2082• [26MR]

Taxation: 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), Senate amendment, H4659, H4660 [25JN]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H4659, H4660 [25JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 305), H4231 [11JN]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (H. Res. 14), H986 [12FE]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H4659, H4660 [25JN]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 675), H5517• [27JY]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence, H3203• [14MY], H5517• [27JY]

Tributes

Bourgoin, Etienne, E319• [10MR]

DeVoe, Richard P., Sr., E752• [19MY]

Fitzpatrick, Edward T., E554• [22AP]

Wheeler, Charlene, E358• [18MR]

Wheeler, Charles, E355• [18MR]