PINGREE, CHELLIE (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

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

Articles and editorials

Let Americans Decide for Themselves on GMOs, by, Boston (MA) Globe, H5425 [23JY]

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]

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 3563), H6178 [18SE]

——— prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 3564), H6178 [18SE]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H5239 [15JY]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5777 [29JY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2849), H5849 [8SE]

——— 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), H6893 [7OC]

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

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 2811), H4863 [7JY]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2067), H2497 [28AP]

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

——— extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 1292), H6893 [7OC]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1095), H1723 [17MR]

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

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]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H7391 [2NO]

——— impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H4862 [7JY]

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), H4383 [15JN]

——— 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), H2156 [13AP]

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]

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

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1613 [4MR]

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]

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

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

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]

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), H2652 [29AP]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children under the age of five from injury or illness (see H.R. 1139), H2959 [13MY]

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

——— 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), H1610 [4MR]

Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 738), H2356 [21AP]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 735), H2356 [21AP]

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

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

——— establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2715), H8155 [5NO]

——— 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), H7626 [3NO]

——— exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see H.R. 3187), H5465 [23JY]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H2271 [15AP]

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

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

——— modify grants for certain areawide integrated pest management projects (see H.R. 3893), H7623 [3NO]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H5591 [28JY]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H8414 [19NO]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 1276), H2356 [21AP]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 802), H2155 [13AP]

——— prohibit reduction in amount of per diem allowance to which Armed Forces members or civilian employees are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel (see H.R. 1193), H1524 [2MR]

——— 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]

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

——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals who are employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 2590), H3759 [2JN]

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

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

——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H5783 [31JY]

——— 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]

——— strengthen and reauthorize the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (see H.R. 2013), H5404 [22JY]

Dept. of Energy: enter into contracts for storage of certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, take title to such materials, and make certain expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund (see H.R. 3643), H6704 [29SE]

——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see H.R. 2132), H5592 [28JY]

——— study impact of solar net energy metering (see H.R. 3852), H9376 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 4055), H10712 [18DE]

——— authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 1877), H5592 [28JY]

——— develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 1275), H2356 [21AP]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H2772 [30AP]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see H.R. 3099), H8155 [5NO]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 665), H6076 [16SE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H7175 [23OC]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H5592 [28JY]

——— 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), H5943 [10SE]

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

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H4383 [15JN]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1411), H3254 [15MY]

——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 542), H2211 [14AP]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H1618 [4MR]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H4243 [11JN]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H5592 [28JY]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3913), H9272 [10DE]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3060), H10712 [18DE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H5524 [27JY]

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), H2310 [16AP]

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

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 251), H188 [9JA]

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), H1163 [25FE]

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H5943 [10SE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2197), H5776 [29JY]

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

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H2271 [15AP]

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

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H9013 [3DE]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 667), H1116 [24FE]

——— carry out a pilot program to provide veterans the option of using an alternative appeals process to more quickly determine disability claims (see H.R. 800), H3507 [20MY]

——— 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), H3921 [8JN]

——— eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2855), H5776 [29JY]

——— 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), H2357 [21AP]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 203), H226 [12JA]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1969), H4138 [10JN]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H2315 [17AP]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H4383 [15JN]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 2460), H4432 [16JN]

——— increase number of graduate medical education positions and improve compensation of health care providers, medical directors, and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks (see H.R. 4011), H8239 [16NO]

——— 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]

——— require congressional approval before appropriation of funds for major medical facility leases (see H.R. 2914), H4769 [25JN]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1170), H2156 [13AP]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H2031 [25MR]

——— 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), H1850 [23MR]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1503), H1803 [19MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H190 [9JA]

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), H8361 [18NO]

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 understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H5783 [31JY]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2191), H2769 [30AP]

——— 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), H5118 [13JY]

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

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol (see H.R. 1013), H1084 [20FE]

——— exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H5776 [29JY]

——— increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see H.R. 2536), H9691 [17DE]

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

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 2411), H9206 [9DE]

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

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]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 704), H1618 [4MR]

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

——— establish national goals for the reduction and recycling of municipal solid waste, address growing problem of marine debris, and promulgate regulations to attain those goals (see H.R. 1960), H2416 [22AP]

——— 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: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see H.R. 1062), H2419 [22AP]

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]

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

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H2500 [28AP]

FDA: require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 393), H9375 [16DE]

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

Federal agencies and departments: establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 1967), H5524 [27JY]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H9272 [10DE]

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

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), H6750 [30SE]

FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see H.R. 1043), H1113 [24FE]

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

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H6937 [8OC]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H757 [3FE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H705 [2FE]

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), H5768 [29JY]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2380), H4863 [7JY]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see H.R. 3051), H5943 [10SE]

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

——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (see H.R. 3926), H7741 [4NO]

——— 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]

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

Flowers: express that domestically grown flowers support farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the U.S. and enhance the ability of people to honor their mothers on Mother’s Day (see H. Res. 245), H2792 [1MY]

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: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H664 [28JA]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 3378), H7391 [2NO]

Health: ensure access to qualified acupuncturist services for military members and dependents, veterans, and Medicare beneficiaries, and allow acupuncturists as officers in the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3849), H7391 [2NO]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H755 [3FE]

——— provide protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1856), H5469 [23JY]

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

House Rules: prohibit consideration of a bill implementing a trade agreement unless the final text of the agreement has been made available to the public for a certain period (see H. Res. 301), H3915 [4JN]

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

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H858 [5FE]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H5783 [31JY]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2744), H5943 [10SE]

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

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), H4493 [17JN]

——— 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), H9272 [10DE]

Kenya: condemn recent terrorist attack at Garissa University College, offer condolences to those personally affected, and reaffirm U.S. support and assistance to Kenyan people and government (see H. Res. 213), H2355 [21AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H3879 [3JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H3921 [8JN]

Law enforcement officers: reaffirm right of individuals to record law enforcement authorities and full protection of law to possess recording devices and data saved on such devices (see H. Con. Res. 41), H2464 [23AP]

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

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

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 835), H5332 [21JY]

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

——— authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H9329 [15DE]

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

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 2759), H5849 [8SE]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3261), H5589 [28JY]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H4493 [17JN]

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

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

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 663), H7254 [27OC]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H5776 [29JY]

——— 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), H9376 [16DE]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7139 [22OC]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 628), H2211 [14AP]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H1898 [24MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H4493 [17JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1626 [10MR]

——— 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), H2156 [13AP]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H661 [28JA]

——— 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), H7626 [3NO]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H3916 [4JN]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H5783 [31JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1662 [16MR]

——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 284), H224 [12JA]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2208), H5776 [29JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2212 [14AP]

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

Minnesota: withdraw Federal land located within the Rainy River Drainage Basin from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 2072), H3643 [1JN]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 989), H1068 [13FE]

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

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 2817), H5592 [28JY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H918 [10FE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 246), H3922 [8JN]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: observance (see H. Res. 479), H6974 [9OC]

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

Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (see H.R. 2719), H4135 [10JN]

——— 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), H6750 [30SE]

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), H5943 [10SE]

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

——— coordinate and advance fibrosis research activities (see H.R. 3666), H9329 [15DE]

——— expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 619), H2270 [15AP]

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), H7333 [28OC]

NOAA: provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities (see H.R. 1277), H2357 [21AP]

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), H3759 [2JN]

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

Political campaigns: prohibit entities from using Federal funds to contribute to political campaigns or participate in lobbying activities (see H.R. 3916), H8362 [18NO]

——— 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), H157 [8JA]

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

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1085 [20FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H157 [8JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H3391 [19MY]

——— 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), H2213 [14AP]

Power resources: ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the U.S. and leased to a third party (see H.R. 1902), H2467 [23AP]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 2233), H4243 [11JN]

——— 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 debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see H.R. 3807), H7137 [22OC]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H1618 [4MR]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H8242 [16NO]

Roads and highways: encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (see H.R. 2738), H4241 [11JN]

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), H1038 [12FE]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H9329 [15DE]

Senior citizens: increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H6980 [16OC]

——— provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3351), H6981 [16OC]

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]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 1811), H2268 [15AP]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5777 [29JY]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2464 [23AP]

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

——— 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), H10712 [18DE]

——— 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), H6180 [18SE]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2641), H7626 [3NO]

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

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

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H5867 [9SE]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2820), H5592 [28JY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H5943 [10SE]

Task Force on Super Pollutants: establish to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see H.R. 508), H4957 [8JY]

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]

——— 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 and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H5775 [29JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H7332 [28OC]

——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H7189 [26OC]

——— extend the renewable energy credit for wind, geothermal, hydro, and marine power and eliminate certain tax credits for oil and gas drilling and production (see H.R. 3733), H6973 [9OC]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in families and communities, improve infrastructure and the environment, strengthen financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility (see H.R. 1464), H3254 [15MY]

——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see H.R. 1145), 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]

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

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses and allow Head Start teachers the same deduction (see H.R. 2692), H4383 [15JN]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 641), H814 [4FE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H1663 [16MR]

——— provide a charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 343), H7090 [21OC]

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

——— provide for the taxation of marijuana (see H.R. 1014), H1084 [20FE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H431 [20JA]

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

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]

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

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

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), H5116 [13JY]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1372 [26FE] (see H.R. 333), H867 [9FE]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 675), H2155 [13AP]

——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 252), H188 [9JA]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2114), H6981 [16OC]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H5118 [13JY]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H5118 [13JY]

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

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H3577 [26MY] (see H.R. 2867), H8646 [30NO]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1482), H1850 [23MR]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 3190), H5465 [23JY]

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), H7255 [27OC]

——— 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), H5173 [14JY]

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

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

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

Endangered Species Act: exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers from licensing requirements (see H.R. 4245), H9306 [11DE]

Food: decrease incidence of food waste (see H.R. 4184), H9025 [7DE]

Immigration: permit aliens seeking asylum to be eligible for employment in the U.S. (see H.R. 3814), H7138 [22OC]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2553), H3560 [21MY]

Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see H.R. 2228), H2792 [1MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (H.R. 1607), H2034 [25MR]

Endangered Species Act: exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers from licensing requirements (H.R. 4245), H9307 [11DE]

Food: decrease incidence of food waste (H.R. 4184), H9025 [7DE]

Immigration: permit aliens seeking asylum to be eligible for employment in the U.S. (H.R. 3814), H7138 [22OC]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (H.R. 2553), H3564 [21MY]

Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (H.R. 2228), H2794 [1MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H9088 [9DE]

Remarks

Alderete, Samuel: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E1067• [14JY]

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

BLM: prohibit funding to implement revision of resource management plan for forests in western Oregon, H4820 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to increase royalty rate for oil and gas production on Federal lands, H4817, H4818 [7JY]

Children and youth: promote youth athletic safety (H.R. 829), E1324• [18SE]

Children’s Cardiomyopathy Awareness Month: observance, E1324• [18SE]

Damariscotta, ME: Great Salt Bay Community School recipient of National Association of Music Merchants Foundation SupportMusic Merit Award, E1010• [7JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (H.R. 2393), H4034, H4035 [10JN]

Dept. of Energy: Water Power Program funding, H2752 [30AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H1093 [24FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1093 [24FE]

Dept. of the Interior: funding for Atlantic lease sales from the proposed plan for offshore oil and gas development, H4843 [7JY], H4940 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4729, H4756 [25JN], H4817, H4818, H4819, H4820, H4843, H4844 [7JY], H4939, H4940 [8JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (H.R. 1607), H5518 [27JY]

El Faro (vessel): offer condolences to victims of, and call for investigation into, sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin, H6965 [9OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2752 [30AP]

EPA: prohibit funding to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any regulation of particulate matter emissions from residential barbecues, H4844 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to lobby for rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’, H4818, H4819 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to regulate location of ozone air monitors within a State, H4939 [8JY]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5433, H5435 [23JY]

Fish and fishing: prohibit fast-track analyses of environmental concerns required under the National Environmental Policy Act, H3604 [1JN]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3595, H3604, H3616 [1JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize, H3616 [1JN]

Food: decrease incidence of food waste (H.R. 4184), H9089 [9DE]

Forest Service: wildfire suppression and prevention funding through reductions in EPA funding, H4756 [25JN]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H1093 [24FE]

Maine: anniversary of Friendship Sloops, E982• [25JN]

Marine & Environmental Research Institute: anniversary, E1322• [18SE]

National Farm to School Month: observance, H7267 [28OC]

NOAA: fishery observer program funding, H3688 [2JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6161 [18SE]

Pratt & Whitney (company): anniversary, H5534 [28JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3688 [2JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1579• [3NO]

Tributes

Drinkwater, Harold, E1003• [7JY]

Gierie, Margaret T., E206• [12FE]

Norwood, Frank, E1676• [30NO]

Payne, Joe, E94• [21JA]

Watson, James, E99• [22JA]