SERRANO, JOSÉ E. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H163 [9JA]

Appointments

House of Representatives Private Calendar Official Objectors, H5572 [28JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H9026 [7DE]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H4863 [7JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 2908), H4769 [25JN]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H7090 [21OC]

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

Armed Forces: remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (see H. Con. Res. 55), H4493 [17JN]

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), H6228 [24SE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2794 [1MY]

Bureau of Prisons: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 768), H853 [5FE]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H7255 [27OC]

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), H8155 [5NO]

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), H664 [28JA]

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

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 18), H2656 [29AP]

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

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H6789 [1OC]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7139 [22OC]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H4651 [24JN]

Correctional institutions: eliminate private prisons, reinstate Federal parole system, increase oversight of companies providing inmate services, and end detention quotas and improve monitoring relative to immigrants (see H.R. 3543), H6189 [22SE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H7028 [20OC]

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

——— eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for all drug offenses (see H.R. 3530), H6706 [29SE]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 225), H10712 [18DE]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3524), H6074 [16SE]

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]

——— improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H5118 [13JY]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H7027 [20OC]

Cuba: discontinue Radio Marti and Television Marti broadcasts (see H.R. 570), H1662 [16MR]

——— facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 635), H702 [2FE]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 403), H412 [16JA]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 634), H702 [2FE]

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), H7390 [2NO]

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

——— issue guidelines relating to civil fines imposed for violations of the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 3136), H5777 [29JY]

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), H7027 [20OC]

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1232), H1609 [4MR]

——— 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), H2310 [16AP]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H9206 [9DE]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see H.R. 2962), H4954 [8JY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2773 [30AP]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H3879 [3JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 756), H1662 [16MR]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 4055), H8861 [1DE]

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

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4209), H10712 [18DE]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H3917 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H5469 [23JY]

——— anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 327), H4542 [18JN]

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

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 372), H405 [14JA]

——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 1908), H2773 [30AP]

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

Dept. of Justice: appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities (see H.R. 1700), H2110 [26MR]

——— 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), H4775 [25JN]

——— establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1680), H3917 [4JN]

——— establish grant program for the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1124), H6789 [1OC]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H3565 [21MY]

——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 306), H2799 [5MY]

——— provide definitions of terms and services for community-based gang intervention to ensure funding for such intervention is utilized in a cost-effective manner and agencies are held accountable (see H.R. 3783), H7088 [21OC]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2197), H4594 [23JN]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H3565 [21MY]

Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 3919), H7741 [4NO]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H534 [22JA]

——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1069 [13FE]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6795 [5OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park in San Diego, CA (see H.R. 3711), H8362 [18NO]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 1652), H8971 [2DE]

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H8155 [5NO]

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]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2551), H3560 [21MY]

——— 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), H9206 [9DE]

——— 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]

——— extend authority of the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans (see H.R. 2934), H4770 [25JN]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2516), H3559 [21MY]

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

——— 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), H479 [21JA]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2794 [1MY]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2193), H3215 [14MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H5332 [21JY]

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), H7254 [27OC]

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

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

Diseases: recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric AIDS worldwide (see H. Res. 265), H6981 [16OC]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H534 [22JA]

Dominican Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 66), H667 [30JA]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H2821 [8MY]

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

Ecology and environment: support transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, infrastructure modernization, full employment, a sustainable economy, affordable energy, and ending poverty (see H. Res. 540), H8861 [1DE]

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), H5032 [9JY]

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), H6180 [18SE]

——— 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), H7139 [22OC]

EPA: 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), H1502 [27FE]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1622), H2794 [1MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2764), H6228 [24SE]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

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

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), H3390 [19MY]

——— 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), H2211 [14AP]

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

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 797), H1501 [27FE]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H7332 [28OC]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ‘‘cop-killer’’ handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 3497), H5974 [11SE]

——— 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), H6893 [7OC]

——— 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), H7091 [21OC]

——— extend period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System before being allowed to transfer a firearm (see H.R. 3375), H5766 [29JY]

——— 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), H5777 [29JY]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 226), H10712 [18DE]

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

——— reduce gun violence, increase mental health counseling, and enhance tracking of lost and stolen firearms (see H.R. 3830), H7255 [27OC]

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

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H5591 [28JY]

Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3922 [8JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4345 [12JN]

Foreign policy: establish a global affairs strategy and provide assistance for people of African descent (see H.R. 1039), H1113 [24FE]

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), H5975 [11SE]

FRS: modify goals of the Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee relative to employment rates, wages, job opportunities, and inflation (see H.R. 3541), H8282 [17NO]

GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see H.R. 1887), H8362 [18NO]

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

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

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), H6189 [22SE]

Human rights: submit reports on definitions of placement and recruitment fees for purposes of enabling compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (see H.R. 400), H664 [28JA]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 325), H4491 [17JN]

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 3069), H5236 [15JY]

——— 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]

——— 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), H7139 [22OC]

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

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 120), H1114 [24FE]

Iran: immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H3880 [3JN]

Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2607), H3756 [2JN]

Jeanne Sobelson Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2527), H3559 [21MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H4774 [25JN]

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

——— provide alternatives to incarceration for youth (see H.R. 3158), H5402 [22JY]

——— provide for the expungement and sealing of youth criminal records (see H.R. 3156), H5402 [22JY]

——— provide for the humane treatment of youths in police custody (see H.R. 3155), H5402 [22JY]

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 2052), H2496 [28AP]

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

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

Marine mammals: prohibit the breeding, taking, importation, and exportation of orcas and orca products for public display (see H.R. 4019), H9376 [16DE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H4650 [24JN]

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

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

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H9307 [11DE]

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

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income beneficiaries in Puerto Rico or other territories (see H.R. 4163), H8970 [2DE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H9329 [15DE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H9691 [17DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (see H.R. 2635), H8242 [16NO]

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

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

National African Immigrant Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 371), H5403 [22JY]

National cemeteries: prohibit display of Confederate flag (see H.R. 3007), H5029 [9JY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 38), H2315 [17AP]

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

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

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4541 [18JN]

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

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H1165 [25FE]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 368), H5291 [16JY]

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), H3215 [14MY]

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

New York, NY: anniversary of Fire Dept. of New York (see H. Res. 43), H535 [22JA]

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

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

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

Officer Daryl R. Pierson Memorial Post Office, East Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 1884), H2500 [28AP]

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

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), H157 [8JA]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1166 [25FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H705 [2FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H3565 [21MY]

——— 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), H1166 [25FE]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 2721), H4774 [25JN]

Power resources: ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the U.S. and leased to a third party (see H.R. 1902), H5089 [10JY]

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

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H9329 [15DE]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 870), H6836 [6OC]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 502), H7743 [4NO]

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

Roads and highways: add a national goal and performance measure to improve road conditions in economically distressed urban communities (see H.R. 3740), H6973 [9OC]

SBA: establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 208), H190 [9JA]

——— increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H5330 [21JY]

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

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H6706 [29SE]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

Social Security: invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families (see H.R. 3781), H7088 [21OC]

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

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

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H3565 [21MY]

——— 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), H5848 [8SE]

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H6894 [7OC]

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

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 2169), H3254 [15MY]

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 1442), H1769 [18MR]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in research intensive small business concerns (see H.R. 256), H583 [26JA]

——— allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing facility construction costs (see H.R. 255), H583 [26JA]

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

——— exclude certain employer-provided student loan assistance from Federal income tax (see H.R. 1713), H2357 [21AP]

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

——— increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 254), H583 [26JA]

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3553), H8242 [16NO]

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and provide equitable treatment relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4213), H9269 [10DE]

——— provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3552), H8242 [16NO]

——— provide for tax preferred savings accounts for dependent youth (see H.R. 1377), H8361 [18NO]

——— provide for the tax treatment of small business start-up savings accounts (see H.R. 253), H583 [26JA]

Territories: terminate the exemption from certain regulations of investment companies located in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any other possession of the U.S. (see H.R. 3610), H6259 [25SE]

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

Turkey: urge respect for human rights and freedom of expression, including online or in social media, and reaffirm U.S. relationship (see H. Res. 279), H3574 [22MY]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 77), H6075 [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]

——— 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), H404 [14JA]

——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3577 [26MY]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H1116 [24FE]

——— 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), H6076 [16SE]

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

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

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 25), H480 [21JA]

——— 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. 2867), H4957 [8JY]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 1459), H1801 [19MR]

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), H3759 [2JN]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 738), H811 [4FE]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 735), H811 [4FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 4121), H8411 [19NO]

Dept. of Education: authorize appropriations to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (see H.R. 736), H811 [4FE]

Dept. of HUD: provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for specialized housing and supportive services to elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of related children (see H.R. 2188), H2769 [30AP]

FCC: require mobile service providers and smartphone manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from smartphones and render such devices inoperable (see H.R. 2024), H2464 [23AP]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 737), H811 [4FE]

Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 1350), H1626 [10MR]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 739), H811 [4FE]

Immigration: provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 3436), H5782 [31JY]

NSF: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1924), H2354 [21AP]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments as contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 741), H811 [4FE]

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

——— provide a business credit for the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within designated nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 740), H811 [4FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (H.R. 738), H813 [4FE]

——— lift trade embargo (H.R. 735), H813 [4FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (H.R. 4121), H8414 [19NO]

Dept. of Education: authorize appropriations to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (H.R. 736), H813 [4FE]

Dept. of HUD: provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for specialized housing and supportive services to elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of related children (H.R. 2188), H2772 [30AP]

FCC: require mobile service providers and smartphone manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from smartphones and render such devices inoperable (H.R. 2024), H2466 [23AP]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (H.R. 737), H813 [4FE]

Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 1350), H1626 [10MR]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (H.R. 739), H813 [4FE]

Immigration: provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (H.R. 3436), H5782 [31JY]

NSF: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (H.R. 1924), H2356 [21AP]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments as contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (H.R. 741), H814 [4FE]

——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (H.R. 4236), H9271 [10DE]

——— provide a business credit for the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within designated nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act (H.R. 740), H814 [4FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9664 [17DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H333 [13JA]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9664 [17DE]

Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 1350), H4359 [15JN]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H333 [13JA]

NSF: establish science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) grant program for Hispanic-serving institutions, H3451 [20MY]

Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings, H9664 [17DE]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3451 [20MY]

Tributes

Coleman, Mary E., E438• [26MR]

Cuomo, Mario M., H210 [12JA]

Knuckles, Kenneth J., E444• [26MR]

Purvis, Margarette, E435• [26MR]

Shuffler, David, E431• [26MR]