BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3850 [3JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H7590 [3NO]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8136 [5NO]
——— H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5086 [10JY]
Articles and editorials
Amtrak Crash and America’s Declining Construction Spending, David Leonhardt, New York (NY) Times, H3207 [14MY]
One Day After Wreck, Increased Funding for Amtrak Fails in a House Panel, Michael D. Shear and Jad Mouawad, New York (NY) Times, H3207 [14MY]
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]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 3193), H5466 [23JY]
Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H5469 [23JY]
Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H6837 [6OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H6789 [1OC]
Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 742), H812 [4FE]
——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see H.R. 189), H157 [8JA]
——— 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 privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 1674), H2212 [14AP]
Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove FBI Miami Field Office, Miramar, FL: designate (see H.R. 1092), H1526 [2MR]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 13), H190 [9JA]
Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1925), H2354 [21AP]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3758 [2JN]
Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H7743 [4NO]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (see H. Con. Res. 83), H6787 [1OC] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H8240 [16NO]
——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 48), H3506 [20MY]
Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 284), H3880 [3JN]
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), H1663 [16MR]
Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]
——— promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 829), H7139 [22OC]
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 James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 18), H1114 [24FE]
——— 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 efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H4243 [11JN]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H1723 [17MR]
Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H3642 [1JN]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 145), H2880 [12MY]
Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see H.R. 230), H155 [8JA]
——— deauthorize the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project (see H.R. 231), H1771 [18MR]
——— modify certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system (see H.R. 2492), H3557 [21MY]
Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see H.R. 706), H3642 [1JN]
——— reform sentencing laws (see H.R. 3713), H7175 [23OC]
CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H2212 [14AP]
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]
Cruise Travel Professional Month: designate (see H. Res. 455), H6788 [1OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: use negotiated rulemaking to develop a rule about agriculture quarantine inspection (see H.R. 1091), H1526 [2MR]
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), H4432 [16JN]
Dept. of Education: allow an individual to qualify for both teacher loan forgiveness and public service loan forgiveness (see H.R. 3366), H5850 [8SE]
——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1131), H1663 [16MR] (see H.R. 1434), H1768 [18MR]
——— assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 1306), H10712 [18DE]
——— award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 541), H638 [27JA]
——— award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 523), H705 [2FE]
——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 2022), H2464 [23AP]
——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2149), H2768 [30AP]
——— 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), H8646 [30NO]
——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 72), H1501 [27FE]
——— provide access to free pre-kindergarten by providing funding to States from an Early Education Trust Fund (see H.R. 3542), H6750 [30SE]
——— 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 for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2321), H3211 [14MY]
——— 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]
——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school counseling program (see H.R. 1079), H1163 [25FE]
——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H7332 [28OC]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2500 [28AP]
——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H5776 [29JY]
——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H187 [9JA]
——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see H.R. 1490), H1802 [19MR]
——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H4958 [8JY]
——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2882), H4650 [24JN]
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]
——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4209), H9269 [10DE]
——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]
——— establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 3520), H7028 [20OC]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1602), H3643 [1JN]
——— expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 263), H814 [4FE]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H6789 [1OC]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H5032 [9JY]
——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H4243 [11JN]
——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 542), H2115 [26MR]
——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 1271), H1610 [4MR]
——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H918 [10FE]
——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H2271 [15AP]
——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 647, 648), H1618 [4MR]
——— reduce childhood obesity (see H.R. 3772), H7026 [20OC]
——— submit report on parasitic disease among poor Americans (see H.R. 2897), H4769 [25JN]
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), H4957 [8JY]
——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]
Dept. of Justice: establish Victims of Terror Protection Fund for the victims of Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 528), H9272 [10DE]
——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H4774 [25JN]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H3391 [19MY]
——— 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), H1723 [17MR]
——— modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 1454), H1769 [18MR]
——— 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), H3391 [19MY]
Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1069 [13FE]
Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6189 [22SE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1460), H9307 [11DE]
——— designate at least one city in the U.S. each year as an ‘‘American Civil Rights City’’ (see H.R. 1161), H1498 [27FE]
——— establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 2276), H2877 [12MY]
——— provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see H.R. 1541), H1848 [23MR]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for University Transportation Centers program (see H.R. 3665), H6837 [6OC]
——— carry out transit accessibility innovation program (see H.R. 1448), H4957 [8JY]
——— establish a veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 3997), H8239 [16NO]
——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6789 [1OC]
——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7347 [29OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H8410 [19NO]
——— carry out a pilot program to provide veterans the option of using an alternative appeals process to more quickly determine disability claims (see H.R. 800), H855 [5FE]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1502 [27FE]
——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H1661 [16MR]
——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 203), H226 [12JA]
——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1969), H2467 [23AP]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (see H.R. 3596), H6261 [25SE]
——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1948), H2416 [22AP]
——— improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety (see H.R. 2999), H5173 [14JY]
——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2499 [28AP]
Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1503), H1803 [19MR]
Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H2500 [28AP]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H5290 [16JY]
——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H358 [13JA]
Dominican Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 66), H667 [30JA]
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]
——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 3555), H6136 [17SE]
Education: strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education (see H.R. 2794), H4431 [16JN]
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]
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: 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: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H2213 [14AP]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1373 [26FE]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability of of high-quality child care for working parents (see H. Res. 386), H5589 [28JY]
——— support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]
FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H4774 [25JN]
——— prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone and video service rates (see H.R. 3638), H7139 [22OC]
Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H357 [13JA]
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see H. Res. 364), H5237 [15JY]
FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H8242 [16NO]
——— prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 797), H2115 [26MR]
Financial institutions: establish deferred presentment transaction requirements (see H.R. 4018), H8240 [16NO]
——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H6789 [1OC]
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), H6937 [8OC]
——— 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]
5000 Role Models of Excellence Project (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 36), H482 [21JA]
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), H4771 [25JN]
Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H1032 [12FE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4242 [11JN]
Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 671), H754 [3FE]
FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H6836 [6OC]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 3378), H5850 [8SE]
Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 128), H1370 [26FE]
Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4773 [25JN]
——— provide for an Institute of Medicine study on health disparities and direct the Dept. of HHS to develop guidelines on reducing health disparities (see H.R. 3285), H5762 [29JY]
Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 249), H3391 [19MY]
Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H9329 [15DE]
Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H5089 [10JY]
Homeless: eliminate homelessness by increasing funding for Federal housing and employment programs (see H. Con. Res. 98), H8412 [19NO]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 839), H916 [10FE]
Immigration: expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1974), H2417 [22AP]
Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4592 [23JN]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H8152 [5NO]
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), H3254 [15MY]
IRS: implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see H.R. 1595), H4593 [23JN]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 309), H4242 [11JN]
Kenya: condemn recent terrorist attack at Garissa University College, offer condolences to those personally affected, and reaffirm U.S. support and assistance to Kenyan people and government (see H. Res. 213), H2355 [21AP]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H9307 [11DE]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 1933), H2415 [22AP]
——— provide alternatives to incarceration for youth (see H.R. 3158), H5402 [22JY]
——— provide for the expungement and sealing of youth criminal records (see H.R. 3156), H5402 [22JY]
——— provide for the humane treatment of youths in police custody (see H.R. 3155), H5402 [22JY]
Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 2052), H2496 [28AP]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1663 [16MR]
Mangum, Elmira: tribute (see H. Res. 164), H1848 [23MR]
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]
——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H2035 [25MR]
——— require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation (see H.R. 2391), H5404 [22JY]
Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3355), H7028 [20OC]
——— anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H8155 [5NO]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H5118 [13JY]
——— establish a national Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project to change the Medicare payment for cancer care in order to enhance the quality of care and to improve cost efficiency (see H.R. 1934), H5592 [28JY]
——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5763 [29JY]
——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 3712), H6935 [8OC]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2035 [25MR]
——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7190 [26OC]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2156 [13AP]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2212 [14AP]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H5848 [8SE]
——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2821 [8MY]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H1902 [24MR]
——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H4003 [9JN]
——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H7391 [2NO]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1567 [3MR]
——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 2005), H3879 [3JN]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2310 [16AP]
Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H6789 [1OC]
——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H4863 [7JY]
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]
——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 122), H40 [6JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 2), H190 [9JA]
National African Immigrant Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 371), H7139 [22OC]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 366), H5291 [16JY]
National Lacrosse Month: designate (see H. Res. 267), H3252 [15MY]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 64), H662 [28JA]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 257), H2877 [12MY]
National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 3683), H6794 [5OC]
——— reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 295), H356 [13JA]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H1662 [16MR]
National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 246), H2792 [1MY]
National Spine Ability Month: designate (see H. Res. 432), H8415 [19NO]
National Voting Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1114 [24FE]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 137), H1566 [3MR]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H7189 [26OC]
Nigeria: develop a regional strategy to combat threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 3833), H8242 [16NO]
NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see H. Res. 458), H6788 [1OC]
——— enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 617), H1662 [16MR]
NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see H.R. 3514), H6074 [16SE]
NSF: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1924), H2354 [21AP]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 234), H814 [4FE]
Palestinian Authority: deplore actions to join International Criminal Court and undertake legal action against Israel and oppose illegitimate use of law, known as lawfare (see H. Res. 209), H3508 [20MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H3759 [2JN]
Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H477 [21JA]
Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1085 [20FE]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H157 [8JA]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1723 [17MR]
——— 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), H3215 [14MY]
Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H810 [4FE]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H1116 [24FE]
Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H2310 [16AP]
——— submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H7390 [2NO]
Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]
Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (see H.R. 749), H1372 [26FE]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H3386 [19MY]
SBA: direct Office of Veterans Business Development task force to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see H.R. 2221), H3565 [21MY]
——— increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H5469 [23JY]
——— provide for contracting preferences and other benefits for emerging business enterprises (see H.R. 2234), H2798 [5MY]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H7254 [27OC]
——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 3800), H7137 [22OC]
Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1166 [25FE]
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]
Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 1326), H1613 [4MR]
Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2978), H4955 [8JY]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]
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]
——— 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), H5469 [23JY]
——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H705 [2FE]
——— 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), H6894 [7OC]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1378), H1661 [16MR]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1439), H1768 [18MR]
States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H5777 [29JY]
Stokes, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 427), H6137 [17SE]
Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 256), H2877 [12MY]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3917 [4JN]
Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H1368 [26FE]
——— eliminate lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 1286), H1611 [4MR]
——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1260), H1610 [4MR]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1567 [3MR]
——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 680), H755 [3FE]
——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H532 [22JA]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H3564 [21MY]
——— provide a credit for hurricane and tornado mitigation expenditures (see H.R. 2746), H4342 [12JN]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H2773 [30AP]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H6836 [6OC]
Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 684), H755 [3FE]
Transportation: allow States to regulate tow truck operations (see H.R. 2563), H4138 [10JN]
Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2821 [8MY]
Turkey: urge respect for human rights and freedom of expression, including online or in social media, and reaffirm U.S. relationship (see H. Res. 279), H3574 [22MY]
Veterans: acknowledge contributions to general welfare and security of the U.S., recognize debt to veterans should include a decent home and suitable living environment, and end veteran homelessness (see H. Res. 211), H2315 [17AP]
——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3577 [26MY]
Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 271), H3214 [14MY]
Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4594 [23JN]
Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4594 [23JN]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 25), H480 [21JA]
——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H7391 [2NO]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 1556), H3582 [29MY]
Water: remove a financial assistance limitation for certain water projects (see H.R. 3756), H7028 [20OC]
White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 3034), H5116 [13JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]
——— recognize significance of women in education (see H. Res. 176), H2111 [26MR]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]
——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see H.R. 716), H810 [4FE]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H4432 [16JN]
Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 69), H858 [5FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: provide for an equitable distribution of formula funds between land-grant colleges and universities (see H.R. 3828), H7188 [26OC]
Dept. of Justice: 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), H2109 [26MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify treatment of administrative expenses during sequestration (see H.R. 215), H154 [8JA]
——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 2054), H2496 [28AP]
——— make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1575), H1899 [24MR]
——— permit interments, funerals, memorial services, and ceremonies of deceased veterans at cemeteries during certain weekends if requested for religious reasons (see H.R. 3715), H6935 [8OC]
——— provide for temporary use of Veterans Choice Program funds for certain programs (see H.R. 3246), H5588 [28JY]
——— submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review and establish a Chief Strategy Officer (see H.R. 216), H154 [8JA]
——— transfer unobligated amounts to the medical accounts to improve the furnishing of health care to veterans (see H.R. 3200), H5466 [23JY]
Federal employees: provide that rates of basic pay for members of the Senior Executive Service are determined on the basis of the position (see H.R. 3768), H7026 [20OC]
Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 218), H155 [8JA]
Nigeria: condemn recent terrorist attacks, offer condolences to those personally affected, bring perpetrators to justice, and call for international efforts to combat terrorists and extremists (see H. Res. 46), H532 [22JA]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Agriculture: provide for an equitable distribution of formula funds between land-grant colleges and universities (H.R. 3828), H7189 [26OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (H.R. 1680), H2113 [26MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify treatment of administrative expenses during sequestration (H.R. 215), H156 [8JA]
——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (H.R. 2054), H2498 [28AP]
——— make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1575), H1901 [24MR]
——— permit interments, funerals, memorial services, and ceremonies of deceased veterans at cemeteries during certain weekends if requested for religious reasons (H.R. 3715), H6936 [8OC]
——— provide for temporary use of Veterans Choice Program funds for certain programs (H.R. 3246), H5590 [28JY]
——— submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review and establish a Chief Strategy Officer (H.R. 216), H156 [8JA]
——— transfer unobligated amounts to the medical accounts to improve the furnishing of health care to veterans (H.R. 3200), H5468 [23JY]
Federal employees: provide that rates of basic pay for members of the Senior Executive Service are determined on the basis of the position (H.R. 3768), H7027 [20OC]
Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (H.R. 218), H156 [8JA]
Letters
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services: Matthew M. Miller, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (organization), H2584 [29AP]
——— several organizations, H2584 [29AP]
Lists
El Faro (vessel) crew members, H6967 [9OC]
Press releases
VFW Calls New VA Appropriations Bill ‘Bad for Veterans’: VFW, H2584 [29AP]
Remarks
Amtrak: funding, H1598 [4MR], H3207 [14MY], H3499, H3500 [20MY], H3849, H3850, H3851 [3JN]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), E419• [25MR]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), H2511 [29AP]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4188), H9241 [10DE]
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: Veterans Braintrust Forum review of efforts to eliminate veterans’ homelessness, E1665• [19NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to instruct conferees, H1487 [27FE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1185 [26FE]
Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, H7213• [27OC]
——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (H.R. 1694), H8168 [16NO]
——— prohibit funding to finance a passenger rail project in Florida, H3891 [4JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (H.R. 1338), H8174, H8175 [16NO]
——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (H.R. 1384), H8176 [16NO]
——— enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (H.R. 294), H1509 [2MR]
——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), H198, H200, H201 [12JA]
——— extend authorization to replace existing medical center in Denver, CO, H6725 [30SE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (S. 2082), H6723, H6725 [30SE]
——— funding, H2583• [29AP]
——— improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety, H5640 [29JY]
——— make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1575), H6723 [30SE]
——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5573 [28JY], H5629, H5640 [29JY]
——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), H5648, H5649 [29JY]
——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (H.R. 280), H1507 [2MR]
——— submit an annual report on the Veterans Health Administration and the furnishing of hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (H.R. 2256), H5307, H5308 [21JY]
——— Veterans Choice Program funding, H5573 [28JY], H5648, H5649• [29JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2582, H2583 [29AP]
——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2511 [29AP]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3849, H3850, H3851 [3JN], H3891 [4JN]
El Faro (vessel): offer condolences to victims of, and call for investigation into, sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin, H6966, H6967 [9OC], E1435• [6OC]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2511 [29AP]
Jacob Trieber Federal Building, U.S. Post Office, and U.S. Court House, Helena, AR: designate (S. 1707), H6197 [24SE]
Memorial Day: observance, H3500 [20MY]
National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure: establish, H7591 [3NO]
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), conference report, H8993 [3DE]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7415, H7591 [3NO], H7659, H7660 [4NO]
Philadelphia, PA: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, Amtrak train derailment, H3207 [14MY]
Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (H.R. 749), H1584, H1598 [4MR]
Republican Party: national agenda, H3499 [20MY]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7415, H7591 [3NO], H7659, H7660 [4NO], H8993 [3DE]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), H3335 [19MY], H3499 [20MY]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), H5648, H5649 [29JY]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), H7213• [27OC]
Seminole State College: tribute to Seminole State College Theatre Dept., completion of playwright August Wilson’s ‘‘Pittsburgh Cycle’’, E186• [10FE]
Transportation: establish a program to permit the use of live plant materials for roadside maintenance, H7659 [4NO]
——— importance of infrastructure investment, H3499, H3500 [20MY]
Trucking industry: standardize State meal and rest break regulations for motor-carrier industry operators engaging in commerce, H7660 [4NO]
William J. Holloway, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Oklahoma City, OK: designate (S. 261), H6198 [24SE]
Statements
World War I History Lessons for Today’s Returning Iraq and Afghanistan Soldiers and Their Families: Ron Armstead, E101•–E103• [22JA]
Tributes
Evans, Lee P., Sr., E518• [16AP]
Gibson, Lois Davis, E310• [4MR]
Peete, Calvin, E690• [13MY]
Towers, Charles D., Jr., E697• [13MY]
Williams, Maureen V. Percival, E985• [25JN]
Wynn, Jeanette, E994• [25JN]
Yankah, Emelia R., E513• [16AP]