TONKO, PAUL (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H164 [9JA]

Amendments

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8923, H8938 [2DE]

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), H9329 [15DE]

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 632), H667 [30JA]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5173 [14JY]

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

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H6260 [25SE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H5849 [8SE]

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

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 3632), H6306 [28SE]

Armed Forces: grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1845), H2794 [1MY]

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

Bankruptcy: make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 449), H1071 [13FE]

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]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: observe anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable (see H. Res. 310), H4864 [7JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1373 [26FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H7090 [21OC]

——— clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (see H.R. 3243), H5588 [28JY]

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), H5783 [31JY]

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), H2879 [12MY]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H6976 [9OC]

Conservation of energy: promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (see H.R. 1268), H1610 [4MR]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H5849 [8SE]

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), H1370 [26FE]

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), H6189 [22SE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H5238 [15JY]

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), H4137 [10JN]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2660), H4004 [9JN]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H4003 [9JN]

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), H4593 [23JN]

——— establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 1175), H1499 [27FE]

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

——— 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]

——— require report on certain equipment purchased from foreign entities that could be manufactured in U.S. arsenals and depots (see H.R. 2055), H2496 [28AP]

——— 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]

——— award Early College Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 2065), H5776 [29JY]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H8971 [2DE]

——— establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 2224), H2792 [1MY]

——— 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), H4957 [8JY]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 840), H916 [10FE]

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

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H4433 [16JN]

Dept. of Energy: enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (see H.R. 4084), H8410 [19NO]

——— 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), H853 [5FE]

——— study impact of solar net energy metering (see H.R. 3852), H8242 [16NO]

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

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

——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H3922 [8JN]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H2959 [13MY]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H7028 [20OC]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H3214 [14MY]

——— 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), H6750 [30SE]

——— 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 abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution of cough medicines by teenagers (see H.R. 3250), H6308 [28SE]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H2156 [13AP]

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

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H1901 [24MR]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H6836 [6OC]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 2540), H5525 [27JY]

——— reauthorize residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women (see H.R. 3691), H6835 [6OC]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3060), H5172 [14JY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H1565 [3MR]

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), H3642 [1JN]

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

——— modify the visa waiver program (see H.R. 2686), H3921 [8JN]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1166 [25FE]

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]

——— authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 613), H662 [28JA]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H2959 [13MY]

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

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H3759 [2JN]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 1257), H1610 [4MR]

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

——— 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), H3759 [2JN]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H5783 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 581), H660 [28JA]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1460), H1801 [19MR]

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

——— prevent the waste of gas produced under oil and gas leases on Federal land and collect royalty on all gas production (see H.R. 3289), H5763 [29JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 1652), H2107 [26MR]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for surface transportation research, development, and deployment (see H.R. 3458), H5865 [9SE]

——— establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 199), H431 [20JA]

——— establish a veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 3997), H8282 [17NO]

——— improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (see H.R. 1804), H4432 [16JN]

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7391 [2NO]

——— make grants to assist units of local government in developing and implementing Vision Zero plans, to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries (see H.R. 1274), H9307 [11DE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2766), H4343 [12JN]

——— 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), H6836 [6OC]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 563), H2821 [8MY]

——— expand research and education on and delivery of complementary and alternative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 444), H1662 [16MR]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H2766 [30AP]

——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the departmental health care system (see H.R. 272), H223 [12JA]

——— 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), H6307 [28SE]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see H.R. 2227), H2792 [1MY]

Discrimination: honor victims of hate crimes of Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment in the aftermath of 9/11, where individuals were targeted by violence and hatred because they were Muslim or perceived to be Muslim (see H. Res. 413), H5866 [9SE]

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

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

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

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

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 2739), H5032 [9JY]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H2499 [28AP]

Drugs: increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see H.R. 2536), H3560 [21MY]

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

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

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 2411), H9329 [15DE]

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]

Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H1084 [20FE]

EPA: assess and manage risks of drought to drinking water (see H.R. 1709), H2110 [26MR]

——— authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H5089 [10JY]

——— award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 1278), H2357 [21AP]

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

——— establish programs to encourage water efficiency (see H.R. 3720), H6935 [8OC]

——— 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]

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H5118 [13JY]

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

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), H5849 [8SE]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1194), H2656 [29AP]

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

FCC: exempt application of joint sales agreement (JSA) attribution rule in case of existing agreements in order to protect local television broadcasting (see H.R. 3148), H5330 [21JY]

——— extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H1612 [4MR]

——— require material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity, including political ad buying information, to be made available in a format that is machine-readable (see H.R. 4179), H9329 [15DE]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 2125), H7027 [20OC]

Federal employees: ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 485), H664 [28JA]

——— provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2113), H2653 [29AP]

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

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H5404 [22JY]

Financial institutions: limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 3054), H5404 [22JY]

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4242 [11JN]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 820), H2270 [15AP]

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

Forest Service: amend the Forest Legacy Program to authorize States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the program (see H.R. 1582), H1899 [24MR]

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]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 2280), H2877 [12MY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3574 [22MY]

——— 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), H5849 [8SE]

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

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

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 894), H981 [11FE]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H535 [22JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5777 [29JY]

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]

Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (see H. Con. Res. 75), H7091 [21OC]

——— provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 62), H662 [28JA]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H3643 [1JN]

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

Immigration: establish processes for certain aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been or may be persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 1568), H3507 [20MY]

——— prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H7255 [27OC]

——— provide for appointment of additional immigration judges (see H.R. 77), H1501 [27FE]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 1123), H1369 [26FE]

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

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 2272), H3215 [14MY]

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

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), H3391 [19MY]

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), H4003 [9JN]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 1854), H4774 [25JN]

——— increase the penalty for fraudulent 9-1-1 calls that result in an emergency response from law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2031), H2821 [8MY]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H3921 [8JN]

——— support practices of community-oriented policing and encourage diversity hiring and retention in law enforcement (see H. Res. 262), H3565 [21MY]

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

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

——— require publication of a provider directory in the case of States providing for medical assistance on a fee-for-service basis or through a primary care case-management system (see H.R. 3821), H7174 [23OC]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H638 [27JA]

——— 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), H2467 [23AP]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H3759 [2JN]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 977), H1067 [13FE] (see H.R. 1784), H2209 [14AP]

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

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H8361 [18NO]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H3214 [14MY]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H6837 [6OC]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 663), H1526 [2MR]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see H.R. 745), H7175 [23OC]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H4957 [8JY]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7175 [23OC]

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

——— 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), 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), H1898 [24MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H9080 [8DE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H3642 [1JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H3391 [19MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H2156 [13AP]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H8861 [1DE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1567 [3MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H3758 [2JN]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 4276), H9374 [16DE]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 244), H2792 [1MY]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1198), H1525 [2MR]

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

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 963), H1066 [13FE]

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

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 259), H3880 [3JN]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 989), H1806 [19MR]

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

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

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (see H.R. 1181), H1499 [27FE]

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

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H9307 [11DE]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1721), H2111 [26MR]

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

New York, NY: anniversary of Fire Dept. of New York (see H. Res. 43), H480 [21JA]

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

NIH: coordinate and advance fibrosis research activities (see H.R. 3666), H7028 [20OC]

——— funding (see H.R. 777), H854 [5FE]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H1768 [18MR]

——— provide for a competitive grant program for apprenticeship and internship programs through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 2000), H2463 [23AP]

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

OMB: report on disaster assistance obligations of the Federal Government (see H.R. 385), H405 [14JA]

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

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 267), H5848 [8SE]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1552), H2799 [5MY]

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), H105 [7JA]

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), H1526 [2MR]

——— 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), H639 [27JA]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4162), H9329 [15DE]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2277), H2877 [12MY]

——— require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see H.R. 4187), H9079 [8DE]

——— 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: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H6189 [22SE]

——— submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H7027 [20OC]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H2772 [30AP]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 513), H8243 [16NO]

Railroads: prohibit transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail (see H.R. 2379), H3310 [18MY]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H8860 [1DE]

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: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H3565 [21MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2853), H4591 [23JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H4769 [25JN]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H2155 [13AP]

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

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), H8155 [5NO]

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 209), H2154 [13AP]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1033 [12FE]

——— 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]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H2794 [1MY]

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

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H5769 [29JY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1378), H2794 [1MY]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping program to be enforced by an independent Thoroughbred Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority (see H.R. 3084), H5289 [16JY]

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]

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

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H2416 [22AP]

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), H1372 [26FE]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 781), H1372 [26FE]

——— clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax (see H.R. 214), H858 [5FE]

——— 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 certain Internal Revenue Code provisions relative to fuel cells and hydrogen (see H.R. 3571), H6178 [18SE]

——— 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), H4544 [18JN]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H5089 [10JY]

——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H3386 [19MY]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 362), H404 [14JA]

——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see H.R. 1145), H7254 [27OC]

——— increase and improve credit for dependent care expenses and provide a credit for education of employees of child care centers (see H.R. 1492), H2212 [14AP]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 2657), H7028 [20OC]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 990), H7625 [3NO]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 600), H2799 [5MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H2960 [13MY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H1662 [16MR]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H4345 [12JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H105 [7JA]

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

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education to improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 1898), H2353 [21AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 4287), H9690 [17DE]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (see H.R. 2576), H3577 [26MY]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 3523), H6074 [16SE]

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

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 764), H853 [5FE]

——— prohibit entrance into free trade agreements or investment treaty with a foreign country or countries if the agreement or treaty includes investor-state dispute settlement provisions (see H.R. 967), H1067 [13FE]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 154), H4004 [9JN]

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. 333), H6189 [22SE]

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

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

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H5293 [16JY]

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]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2920), H4958 [8JY]

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

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

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (see H.R. 823), H915 [10FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems (see H.R. 2961), H4861 [7JY]

——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program (see H.R. 3420), H5768 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: include occupational therapists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1761), H2152 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2622), H3757 [2JN]

Taxation: repeal limitation on imposition of employment taxes on wages in excess of the Social Security contribution and benefit base (see H.R. 2078), H2497 [28AP]

Constitutional authority statements

——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program (H.R. 3420), H5775 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: include occupational therapists in the National Health Service Corps (H.R. 1761), H2154 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (H.R. 2622), H3758 [2JN]

Taxation: repeal limitation on imposition of employment taxes on wages in excess of the Social Security contribution and benefit base (H.R. 2078), H2499 [28AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6191 [24SE]

Remarks

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

Budget: allocation of funds, H1653 [16MR]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), H649 [28JA]

——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program, H8842 [1DE], H8939 [2DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1184 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (H.R. 1076), H9100 [9DE]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H4425, H4426, H4427 [16JN]

——— develop plan of action to address Alzheimer’s disease, H4425, H4426, H4427 [16JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H746, H748 [3FE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H746, H748 [3FE], H1705 [17MR], H5166, H5167 [14JY], H6700 [29SE]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), H8826, H8828, H8830 [1DE]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), H8826, H8828, H8830 [1DE]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (H.R. 2042), H4621 [24JN]

Executive Office of the President: initiative to increase access to solar energy and expand training and education for jobs in the solar industry, H4878 [8JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H4363 [15JN], H6169 [18SE], H6700, H6701, H6702, H6703 [29SE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 597), H7225 [27OC]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 1031), H4611 [24JN]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4233 [11JN]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, human rights, and environmental standards, H142 [8JA], H632, H634, H635, H636 [27JA], H1712, H1714, H1715 [17MR]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, H969–H972 [11FE]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5930 [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), H4233 [11JN]

Medicaid: anniversary, H5519 [27JY]

Medicare: anniversary, H5519 [27JY]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (H.R. 1559), H4427 [16JN]

National Engineers Week: observance, H1102 [24FE]

National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (S. Res. 217), H6882 [7OC]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 23), Senate amendment, H5989, H5990 [16SE]

Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (H.R. 538), consideration (H. Res. 466), H6907 [8OC]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects, H8923 [2DE]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), consideration (H. Res. 466), H6907 [8OC]

Pope Francis: release of encyclical on global warming and climate change, H4583 [23JN]

——— U.S. visit, H5879 [10SE]

Public works: water infrastructure projects funding, H1706, H1707 [17MR], H2346 [21AP]

Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (H.R. 2130), consideration (H. Res. 556), H9100 [9DE]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 1734), H5361 [22JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H5108 [13JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (S. 611), H8420 [30NO]

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 305), H4233 [11JN]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3422 [20MY]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), H4557, H4558 [23JN]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H142 [8JA], H632, H634, H635, H636 [27JA], H969–H972 [11FE], H1712, H1714, H1715 [17MR]

Transportation: authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs, H1705, H1706, H1707, H1708, H1709 [17MR]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: support, H7400 [3NO]

Votes: position on missed, H94 [7JA], E22•, E23•, E24•, E26•, E27•, E28• [7JA], E296• [3MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H35 [6JA], H1522 [2MR]

Tributes

Cuomo, Mario M., H212 [12JA]

Horigan, Dick, H4598 [24JN]