VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1963 [25MR]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2602 [29AP]
Appointments
Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA], H7338 [29OC]
Conferee: S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, H2198 [14AP]
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]
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H6981 [16OC]
Air Force: require a demonstration program on the accession as officers of candidates with auditory impairments (see H.R. 1722), H2111 [26MR]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2661), H5592 [28JY]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5777 [29JY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2849), H5525 [27JY]
——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H4003 [9JN]
——— 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), H2960 [13MY]
Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H6307 [28SE]
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: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 742), H812 [4FE]
ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see H.R. 1858), H6307 [28SE]
Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 1674), H3507 [20MY]
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]
Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 4278), H9374 [16DE]
Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H7255 [27OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1566 [3MR]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 2612), H3757 [2JN]
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), H5405 [22JY]
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]
Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 3862), H7346 [29OC]
——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H2355 [21AP]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H3582 [29MY]
Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H6976 [9OC]
Consumers: provide for additional protections and disclosures to consumers when financial products or services are related to the consumers’ military or Federal pensions (see H.R. 3850), H7331 [28OC]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 145), H2880 [12MY]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 36), H1370 [26FE]
Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see H.R. 2470), H7391 [2NO]
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]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 864), H1038 [12FE]
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), H6307 [28SE]
Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2309), H3582 [29MY]
——— 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), H5032 [9JY]
——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H3759 [2JN]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H758 [3FE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H103 [7JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2715), H5592 [28JY]
——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H5332 [21JY]
——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2660), H8242 [16NO]
——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 3316), H8281 [17NO]
——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H7189 [26OC]
——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H4137 [10JN]
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), H2419 [22AP]
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), H1768 [18MR]
——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H3914 [4JN]
——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges (see H.R. 3992), H8152 [5NO]
——— prevent and reduce use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools (see H.R. 927), H2356 [21AP]
——— 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]
——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 2773), H4381 [15JN]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1421), H2959 [13MY]
——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H6795 [5OC]
——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 495), H7175 [23OC]
Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see H.R. 2132), H2767 [30AP]
——— 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]
Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 4055), H8359 [18NO]
——— allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see H.R. 3160), H5402 [22JY]
——— 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]
——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4209), H9269 [10DE]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H5766 [29JY]
——— 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), H2879 [12MY]
——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H356 [13JA]
——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H4243 [11JN]
——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H5849 [8SE]
——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H3507 [20MY]
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), H5849 [8SE]
——— anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 327), H4775 [25JN]
——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]
——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1113 [24FE]
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]
——— enhance community-law enforcement relations through improved accreditation, development programs, due process, and data collection, combatting misconduct, and providing medallions for fallen officers (see H.R. 2875), H4650 [24JN]
——— establish a ‘‘Good Neighbor’’ code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 3569), H6308 [28SE]
——— 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), H2794 [1MY]
——— establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (see H.R. 4253), H9327 [15DE]
——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H661 [28JA]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— provide greater discretion in issuing firearms licenses and authorize greater scrutiny of firearms licensees who have transferred a firearm unlawfully or had several crime guns traced back to them (see H.R. 3853), H10712 [18DE]
——— 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), H3565 [21MY]
Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 3919), H7741 [4NO]
——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H757 [3FE]
Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6229 [24SE]
Dept. of the Interior: 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), H3391 [19MY]
——— 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]
——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3927), H8242 [16NO]
Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7743 [4NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 667), H9329 [15DE]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1663 [16MR]
——— 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), H8242 [16NO]
——— 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), H3565 [21MY]
——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H2212 [14AP]
——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H7027 [20OC]
——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2154 [13AP]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2193), H2769 [30AP]
——— 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]
——— submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review and establish a Chief Strategy Officer (see H.R. 216), H1372 [26FE]
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), H2420 [22AP]
——— provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 2100), H3565 [21MY]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3185), H5465 [23JY]
——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2308 [16AP]
Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H5290 [16JY]
——— 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), H5867 [9SE]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H358 [13JA]
Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 1255), H8281 [17NO]
——— end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 1538), H6789 [1OC]
——— exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H2033 [25MR]
——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H2656 [29AP]
——— reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors and eliminate increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base (see H.R. 2153), H7743 [4NO]
——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2850), H4591 [23JN]
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), H8645 [30NO]
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]
Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 2411), H9206 [9DE]
——— support the community schools model (see H.R. 718), H7175 [23OC]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H430 [20JA]
——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 58), H4650 [24JN]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), 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]
Endangered species: provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn (see H.R. 1945), H4774 [25JN]
Endangered Species Act: extend import- and export-related provision to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered in order to ban bringing trophy animals killed abroad back to the U.S. (see H.R. 3526), H6074 [16SE]
EPA: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 1548), H1848 [23MR]
——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 1775), H2209 [14AP]
——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4215), H9269 [10DE]
——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 1515), H1803 [19MR]
——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1284), H8241 [16NO]
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), H5470 [23JY]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]
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), H5776 [29JY]
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]
——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1194), H3391 [19MY]
——— support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]
FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (see H.R. 2669), H4493 [17JN]
FDA: reauthorize a program of priority review to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 1537), H1847 [23MR]
Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 1336), H2467 [23AP]
——— prohibit administrative offset of Social Security benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal student loans (see H.R. 3967), H8151 [5NO]
——— provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H9307 [11DE]
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), H582 [26JA]
——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H357 [13JA]
——— prevent conflicts of interest by prohibiting bonuses from former private sector employers, increase lobbying prohibitions, and address associations between financial regulators and former clients or employers (see H.R. 3065), H5777 [29JY]
——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 3635), H6704 [29SE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1035), H5848 [8SE]
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see H. Res. 364), H5237 [15JY]
Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see H.R. 410), H6836 [6OC]
——— ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ‘‘cop-killer’’ handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 3497), H6077 [16SE]
——— 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), H3252 [15MY]
——— express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 289), H5525 [27JY]
——— 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), H5333 [21JY]
——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 2546), H7333 [28OC]
——— 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), H7090 [21OC]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 752), H852 [5FE]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2216), H3643 [1JN]
——— 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]
——— require every firearms seller to conduct background checks before selling a gun and prove the purchase was approved by the National Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2871), H4650 [24JN]
——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 2283), H2877 [12MY]
——— 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]
Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 774), H3214 [14MY]
Flags: urge States to remove the Confederate Flag from public and State locations and on property deemed governmental speech and urge businesses to discontinue selling such flags (see H. Res. 344), H4958 [8JY]
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), H5980 [15SE]
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]
FTC: prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H3388 [19MY]
Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 3470), H7028 [20OC]
Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 128), H1370 [26FE]
Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6792 [2OC]
Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6792 [2OC]
Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4593 [23JN]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1069 [13FE]
Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7743 [4NO]
Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H5089 [10JY]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5589 [28JY]
House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2173), H2769 [30AP]
House Rules: amend to protect House employees from employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity (see H. Res. 428), H7190 [26OC]
Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H2464 [23AP]
Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 4135), H8645 [30NO]
——— 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), H5524 [27JY]
——— 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), H7175 [23OC]
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]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H8152 [5NO]
International Year of Soils: designate (see H. Con. Res. 30), H3254 [15MY]
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), H3574 [22MY]
——— 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), H3254 [15MY]
——— 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), H6076 [16SE]
Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2108 [26MR]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 3105), H5298 [20JY]
Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H1084 [20FE]
Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 40), H7255 [27OC]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H3391 [19MY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H3310 [18MY]
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), H4243 [11JN]
——— 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]
——— support practices of community-oriented policing and encourage diversity hiring and retention in law enforcement (see H. Res. 262), H3759 [2JN]
LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9011 [3DE]
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]
——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 3641), H6704 [29SE]
Medicare: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5763 [29JY]
——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7028 [20OC]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2960 [13MY]
——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H3916 [4JN]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5332 [21JY]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H4003 [9JN]
——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3061), H9026 [7DE]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H3758 [2JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H866 [9FE]
Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H6981 [16OC]
——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2994), H5029 [9JY]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 3164), H5402 [22JY]
——— increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]
Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 912), H5943 [10SE]
Minorities: strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms (see H.R. 4238), H9692 [17DE]
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 433), H6188 [22SE]
National African Immigrant Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 371), H5944 [10SE]
National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 282), H5173 [14JY]
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), H2307 [16AP]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2661), H5592 [28JY]
National Federal Nurse Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 438), H6227 [24SE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 541), H9272 [10DE]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5764 [29JY]
National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 3683), H6794 [5OC]
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and commend Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs for raising awareness of life-saving resources available to veterans and servicemembers (see H. Res. 443), H6750 [30SE]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 253), H2821 [8MY]
National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1721), H2794 [1MY]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 368), H5593 [28JY]
Nepal: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2033), H2800 [5MY]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H4593 [23JN]
NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 3690), H6894 [7OC]
——— 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]
NSF: include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (see H.R. 3033), H6706 [29SE]
OPM: provide complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see H.R. 3029), H5088 [10JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 265), H5980 [15SE]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2658), H4493 [17JN]
——— 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), H6138 [17SE]
Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see H.R. 4235), H9270 [10DE]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1552), H7743 [4NO]
Political campaigns: clarify treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (see H.R. 425), H478 [21JA]
——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 2143), H2767 [30AP]
——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections, establish a system for financing congressional elections, and promote disclosure of Federal campaign disbursements (see H.R. 424), 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]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H2357 [21AP]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H2467 [23AP]
——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H2213 [14AP]
Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 47), H2464 [23AP]
Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 2233), H3215 [14MY]
Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H3758 [2JN]
Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H7027 [20OC]
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: authorize the National Park Service Federal lands transportation program and establish the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation Project program (see H.R. 2595), H3641 [1JN]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H3508 [20MY]
Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (see H. Res. 50), H4594 [23JN]
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]
——— require States to develop positive school climate and school discipline policies (see H.R. 1435), H3916 [4JN]
Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H5767 [29JY]
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]
Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 3377), H5766 [29JY]
——— disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 209), H5788 [4AU]
——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1806 [19MR]
——— 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), H2880 [12MY]
——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H916 [10FE]
——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H5769 [29JY]
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), H2773 [30AP]
——— provide payment for fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining replacement Social Security card for certain victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3679), H6894 [7OC]
States: limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 1347), H1625 [10MR]
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), H531 [22JA]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons (see H.R. 1745), H2152 [13AP]
——— allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1882), H2307 [16AP]
——— allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H1368 [26FE]
——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1781), H2209 [14AP]
——— clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax (see H.R. 214), H154 [8JA]
——— eliminate lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 1286), H1611 [4MR]
——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 2429), H3387 [19MY]
——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness in connection with closures of educational institutions (see H.R. 3206), H5466 [23JY]
——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 2103), H2653 [29AP]
——— 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), H2356 [21AP]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H3214 [14MY]
——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H3386 [19MY]
——— extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see H.R. 1046), H1502 [27FE]
——— 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 minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 362), H534 [22JA]
——— 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), H2879 [12MY]
——— 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), H4001 [9JN]
——— modify and extend certain tax incentives relating to energy (see H.R. 4040), H8279 [17NO]
——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 415), H430 [20JA]
——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 2889), H4768 [25JN]
——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 1749), H2152 [13AP]
——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 3311), H5764 [29JY]
——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 297), H357 [13JA]
——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 3591), H7175 [23OC]
Transgender: support acceptance of the transgender community (see H. Res. 561), H9270 [10DE]
Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2071), H2497 [28AP]
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), H2156 [13AP]
Tubman, Harriet: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1743), H2656 [29AP]
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), H1769 [18MR]
U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 2976), H5298 [20JY]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]
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), H1071 [13FE]
——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2861), H4592 [23JN]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 25), H4594 [23JN]
——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]
——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 3364), H5850 [8SE]
——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 411), H919 [10FE]
——— 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. 885), H6706 [29SE] (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 1459), H2156 [13AP]
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 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), H4863 [7JY]
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]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7626 [3NO]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H5849 [8SE]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H7742 [4NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: increase discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3476), H5941 [10SE] (see H.R. 3708), H6935 [8OC]
Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 1027), H1113 [24FE]
Dept. of Education: authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 3581), H6178 [18SE]
Dept. of Justice: provide a grant program for handgun licensing programs (see H.R. 2732), H4241 [11JN]
Health: require certain drug manufacturers entering into settlement agreements for violations of law to make supplemental payments to be used to increase medical research funding (see H.R. 744), H812 [4FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H638 [27JA] (see H.R. 3581), H6178 [18SE]
Iraq: condemn campaign of genocide against the Kurdish people and reaffirm friendship with the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 403), H5770 [29JY]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H478 [21JA]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 3064), H5235 [15JY]
Taxation: expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 620), H662 [28JA]
Transportation: allow States to regulate tow truck operations (see H.R. 2563), H3561 [21MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Budget: increase discretionary spending limits (H.R. 3476), H5942 [10SE]
——— increase discretionary spending limits (H.R. 3708), H6936 [8OC]
Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (H.R. 1027), H1115 [24FE]
Dept. of Education: authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (H.R. 3581), H6180 [18SE]
Dept. of Justice: provide a grant program for handgun licensing programs (H.R. 2732), H4242 [11JN]
Health: require certain drug manufacturers entering into settlement agreements for violations of law to make supplemental payments to be used to increase medical research funding (H.R. 744), H814 [4FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 551), H640 [27JA]
——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3581), H6180 [18SE]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 430), H481 [21JA]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3064), H5237 [15JY]
Taxation: expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (H.R. 620), H664 [28JA]
Transportation: allow States to regulate tow truck operations (H.R. 2563), H3564 [21MY]
Letters
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: by, H6873 [7OC]
Tribute to Douglas W. Elmendorf: by, Committee on the Budget (House), H1975 [25MR]
Motions
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), H2171 [14AP]
House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H25 [6JA]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), H5210 [15JY]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, H2082• [26MR]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), E110• [26JA]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), E762• [20MY]
African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, E917• [17JN]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9432• [17DE], E1832• [18DE]
Armed Forces: remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (H. Con. Res. 55), E945• [23JN]
Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau): tribute (H. Res. 299), E872• [10JN]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1011 [12FE], H7159 [23OC]
——— comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H1878, H1881 [24MR]
——— deficit, H1011 [12FE], H1882 [24MR]
——— revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, H7303, H7304, H7311 [28OC]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1872, H1873, H1875, H1876, H1877, H1878, H1879, H1880, H1881, H1882, H1884, H1886, H1888, H1890, H1892, H1893, H1894 [24MR], H1960, H1962, H1975, H1976, H1978, H1997, H1998, H2013, H2015, H2016, H2019 [25MR]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), E585• [27AP]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, H2694, H2696, H2697, H2700 [30AP]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), motion to instruct conferees, H2171, H2173, H2174, H2175, H2177 [14AP]
——— tribute to organizational support for the Democratic budget alternative, E423• [25MR]
CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H18 [6JA]
CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 2289), H3940• [9JN]
Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): establish a Select Investigative Panel to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices (H. Res. 461), H6872 [7OC]
Committee on the Budget (House): tribute to Democratic staff members, E664• [8MY]
Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): investigation of Hillary Rodham Clinton relative to attack on U.S. consulate and use of personal e-mail account while serving as Sec. of State, H7145, H7159 [23OC]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), E51• [12JA]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, E421• [25MR]
Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, E421• [25MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (H.R. 2393), E906• [16JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), E756• [20MY]
——— funding, H1881 [24MR]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), E954• [23JN]
——— overseas contingency operations funding, H1875, H1876, H1886, H1888, H1890, H1892 [24MR], H2015 [25MR], H2601, H2602, H2603 [29AP], E756• [20MY]
Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), E143• [2FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), H2428• [23AP]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), E111• [26JA]
——— reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, E911• [16JN], E1814• [17DE]
Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, H4270• [12JN], E917• [17JN]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4849• [7JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety, H5631• [29JY]
——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5631• [29JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2601, H2602, H2603 [29AP]
——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9432• [17DE], E1832• [18DE]
District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), E658• [5MY]
——— disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), consideration (H. Res. 231), H2677 [30AP]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8893• [2DE]
——— reauthorize (S. 1177), insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (H. Res. 526), H8256 [17NO]
EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), H8829• [1DE]
——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), H8829• [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), E975• [25JN]
——— prohibit funding to force Chesapeake Bay watershed States to comply with backstop requirements relative to total maximium daily load and watershed implementation plans, H4849• [7JY]
——— proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, H8829• [1DE]
Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 597), E1571• [2NO]
Families and domestic relations: provide for paid family and medical leave, H2171, H2177 [14AP]
FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5425• [23JY]
——— establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), consideration (H. Res. 369), H5350 [22JY]
Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 427), E1191• [29JY]
——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 185), E114• [26JA]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 758), E1317• [18SE]
Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4270• [12JN]
Frederick County, MD: tribute to Sergeant Lawrence Everhart National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Chapter and DAR Frederick and Carrollton Manor chapters on collaborative celebration of anniversary of Repudiation Act, E1627• [16NO]
FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (H.R. 1737), consideration (H. Res. 526), H8256 [17NO]
Generalized System of Preferences: extend, E917• [17JN]
Global Road Safety Week: observance, E666• [8MY]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), E203• [12FE]
Highway Trust Fund: funding, H1877 [24MR]
House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H18 [6JA]
——— open versus restrictive rules, H8256 [17NO]
Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), H5448• [23JY]
——— reform, H2015 [25MR]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), E914• [17JN]
——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), H2385• [22AP]
International Day of the Girl Child: observance, E1464• [9OC]
Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5909• [10SE], H5957 [11SE]
——— immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (H. Res. 233), E908• [16JN]
——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, E719• [15MY]
——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), H5957 [11SE]
Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), H5909• [10SE]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4270• [12JN], H7303, H7304, H7311 [28OC]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2250), E765• [20MY]
Medicaid: funding, H1880 [24MR]
Medicare: reform, H2171, H2173, H2174, H2175, H2177 [14AP]
——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2082• [26MR]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), E721• [15MY]
Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 511), consideration (H. Res. 526), H8256 [17NO]
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 (H.R. 161), E148• [2FE]
Parliamentary inquiry, H2601 [29AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, E1617• [16NO]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), Senate amendments, E719• [15MY]
——— Health Center Fund funding, H2082• [26MR]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), E41• [9JA]
——— repeal, H1878 [24MR]
——— repeal (H.R. 596), E203• [12FE]
——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7145, H7147, H7148, H7159 [23OC]
——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), corrections in engrossment (H. Res. 526), H8256 [17NO]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H7145, H7159 [23OC]
——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6158 [18SE]
——— women’s health care services funding, H6158 [18SE]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 430), H8256 [17NO]
Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), E726• [15MY]
Public debt: ceiling, H7145 [23OC]
——— ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (H.R. 692), H7159 [23OC]
Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H1960, H1962, H1978 [25MR]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2410), E752• [19MY]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), consideration (H. Res. 362), H5194 [15JY]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), motion to recommit, H5211 [15JY]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3064), H5194 [15JY], H5350, H5351 [22JY]
SEC: make technical corrections to enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 37), E76• [16JA]
——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), H7240• [27OC]
Serbia: call for release of Delta Holding (holding company) president Miroslav Miskovic from detention, E1312• [17SE]
Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2082• [26MR]
Taxation: expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration, H18 [6JA]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H9432• [17DE], E1832• [18DE]
——— improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), H1139• [25FE]
——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), Senate amendment, E917• [17JN]
——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries, H5211 [15JY]
——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), H1011 [12FE]
——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), conference report, E1814• [17DE]
——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), Senate amendments, E911• [16JN]
——— rates, H1976, H2015, H2016 [25MR]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 1105), E585• [27AP]
Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), E780• [21MY]
Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (H.R. 158), E1791• [15DE]
Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), E990• [25JN]
Votes: position on missed, H1748• [18MR], H3700• [2JN], H7609• [3NO]
Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 1732), E718• [15MY]
World Day of Road Safety Remembrance: observance, E1636• [17NO]
Tributes
Elmendorf, Douglas W., H1975 [25MR]
Goldstein, Ira, E868• [10JN]
Graves, Curtis M., E1150• [28JY]
Hankin, Stanley, E963• [24JN]
Harr, Thomas E., E1569• [2NO]
Kirwan, William E. (Brit), E1746• [9DE]
Miller, Kenneth, E636• [30AP]
Pagliano, Gary, E452• [13AP]