MacARTHUR, THOMAS (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4189 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: include Livingston County, IL, Jonesboro, IL, and Freeport, IL (see H.R. 1161), H1217 [16FE]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H733 [30JA]

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Res. 401), H733 [30JA]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H1076 [8FE]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 4693), H1076 [8FE]

Anti-Bullying Roundtable: establish (see H.R. 4536), H1477 [7MR]

Armed Forces: exclude receipt of basic allowance for housing for members in determining eligibility for certain Federal benefits (see H.R. 1078), H1342 [1MR]

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2220), H1342 [1MR]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H9092 [26SE]

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 613), H1373 [5MR]

Bush, George: tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H9820 [10DE]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see H.R. 4256), H903 [6FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: establish Patient and State Stability Fund to give States flexibility in how they provide assistance for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4666), H555 [18JA]

China: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all advocates of democracy and human rights in China (see H.R. 3960), H5286 [19JN]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 5233), H1501 [8MR]

Commission on Securing Our Nation’s Children: establish (see H.R. 5380), H3507 [24AP]

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: reauthorize and expand (see H.R. 5311), H1651 [15MR]

Crime: condemn hate crimes and other forms of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting minorities (see H. Res. 257), H903 [6FE]

——— establish IRS office to prosecute sex traffickers for violations of tax laws, stiffen criminal and monetary penalties for such violations, and label victims of sex trafficking as whistleblowers (see H.R. 889), H3707 [26AP]

——— prohibit importation or transportation of child sex dolls (see H.R. 4655), H903 [6FE]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H4850 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to grants and loans for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas (see H.R. 3566), H584 [19JA]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 3006), H3743 [27AP]

Dept. of Defense: study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 5671), H5581 [22JN]

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use Federal funds for programs and activities that address chronic absenteeism (see H.R. 1864), H3743 [27AP]

——— establish a Teacher Advisory Committee and a Parents and Families Advisory Committee (see H.R. 3246), H3743 [27AP]

——— establish American Technical Training Grant Program (see H.R. 5146), H1340 [1MR]

——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 6137), H5581 [22JN]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 949), H1267 [26FE]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3840), H3210 [12AP]

Dept. of Energy: develop a solar workforce training course for certain Armed Forces members (see H.R. 6166), H5362 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to States to establish comprehensive resources for prescribers to consult when helping patients manage pain and identifying signs of substance use disorders (see H.R. 1375), H3050 [26MR]

——— conduct programs to address usage of illicit drugs, particularly fentanyl (see H.R. 5580), H3451 [23AP]

——— establish and operate recovery home certification programs (see H.R. 5100), H1332 [27FE]

——— establish grant program to prevent student and student athlete opioid misuse (see H.R. 5992), H4738 [1JN]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 5115), H9467 [6NO]

——— make loans and loan guarantees for construction or renovation of qualified psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facilities (see H.R. 1253), H3052 [29MR]

——— provide for sharing of health information concerning an individual’s substance abuse history and treatment by certain entities (see H.R. 5009), H1126 [13FE]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 5899), H8728 [13SE]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H9511 [13NO]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal government exercises jurisdiction (see H.R. 5256), H3743 [27AP]

——— authorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program (see H.R. 3249), H1336 [27FE]

——— improve handling of crimes of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into initial response to and investigation of such crimes (see H.R. 4720), H903 [6FE]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that authorize the seizure of firearms from dangerous individuals (see H.R. 5717), H3884 [9MY]

——— provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to States that adopt red flag laws to remove guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others (see H.R. 6747), H9153 [27SE]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 3569), H3316 [13AP]

——— provide grants to local education agencies to purchase and install devices in schools for the immediate notification of appropriate officials in case of emergency (see H.R. 4811), H1507 [9MR]

——— provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 4653), H3148 [11AP]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program COPS in Schools program and require applicants to give hiring preference to veterans and retired police officers as school resource officers (see H.R. 5427), H4584 [22MY]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 1636), H1267 [26FE] (see H.R. 4909), H1478 [7MR]

——— reauthorize grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities (see H.R. 5547), H3576 [25AP]

——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see H.R. 4471), H1336 [27FE]

Dept. of Labor: enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector (see H.R. 3174), H3343 [16AP]

Dept. of the Interior: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 4647), H8728 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 4444), H1179 [14FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (see H.R. 66), H1075 [8FE]

——— provide veterans with discounted fares on public transportation (see H.R. 127), H3096 [10AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: apply requirements that Federal employees who are service-connected disabled veterans are provided leave to undergo treatment for such disabilities to Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 2648), H9420 [5OC]

——— carry out a grant program to provide Veteran Student Centers at institutions of higher education to assist veterans in the pursuit of higher education (see H.R. 3272), H1267 [26FE]

——— carry out a pilot program establishing a secure, patient-centered, portable medical records system, that would allow veterans to have access to their personal health information (see H.R. 3497), H975 [7FE]

——— carry out a pilot program to improve private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 3642), H1214 [15FE]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 1507), H1653 [15MR]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H975 [7FE]

——— enter into partnerships with public and private entities to provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 1993), H1373 [5MR]

——— establish a pilot grant program to acquire and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2733), H3050 [26MR]

——— establish Alzheimer’s disease research, education, and clinical centers (see H.R. 5191), H3148 [11AP]

——— 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. 1472), H3064 [9AP]

——— hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans (see H.R. 2147), H554 [18JA]

——— improve process for determining the eligibility of caregivers of veterans to certain benefits (see H.R. 1910), H903 [6FE]

Drugs: combat heroin epidemic and assist forensic labs with addressing seized drug identification backlogs (see H.R. 6074), H5093 [12JN]

——— provide for additional flexibility relative to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders (see H.R. 3692), H554 [18JA]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (see H.R. 6), H5363 [20JN]

——— stop production of fentanyl and its trafficking into the U.S. from China (see H.R. 7091), H9448 [26OC]

Elections: expose and deter interference in U.S. elections by Russia and other countries by imposing sanctions and blocking assets and coordinate with the European Union on such efforts (see H.R. 4884), H7156 [24JY]

——— require States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers (see H.R. 6449), H6651 [23JY]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H6651 [23JY]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H6175 [12JY]

FCC: ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking of content, services, and devices and impairment of Internet traffic, limit authority to preempt State law, and consider Internet service to be an information service (see H.R. 4682), H3507 [24AP]

——— provide a consistent local broadcast channel to provide emergency news and information in underserved States and ensure such channel can disseminate emergency warnings to broadcast stations around the State (see H.R. 6416), H7729 [26JY]

——— repeal requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum (see H.R. 5085), H1610 [14MR]

FDA: strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 2871), H1267 [26FE]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose incident report on false ballistic missile event in Hawaii, review current missile threat notification protocols, and strenthen public health readiness for various weapon attacks (see H.R. 4949), H1478 [7MR]

Federal employees: permit disabled law enforcement, intelligence, and other safety and security officers and employees to receive the same retirement benefits as if they had not been disabled (see H.R. 3303), H1267 [26FE]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees and criminalize theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club (see H.R. 3790), H1442 [6MR]

Fish and fishing: continue in effect for 2017–2018 fishing season certain fishing specifications for the summer flounder fishery (see H.R. 1411), H3055 [2AP]

——— improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 5248), H3060 [5AP]

Flags: require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the U.S. is displayed on certain Federal property (see H.R. 504), H1127 [13FE]

Frank Leone Post Office, Oakland, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6428), H6557 [18JY]

GAO: conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on best practices in use by Federal agencies and departments to reduce opioid usage following medical procedures (see H.R. 4903), H1179 [14FE]

——— evaluate and report on the in-patient and outpatient drug treatment capacity, availability, and needs of the U.S. (see H.R. 994), H3052 [29MR]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H9758 [30NO]

Global Partnership for Education (organization): support U.S. role in promoting children’s access to quality education (see H. Res. 466), H733 [30JA]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (see H. Res. 1075), H9153 [27SE]

Government: making continuing appropriations for payment of Armed Forces and Dept. of Homeland Security personnel performing national security activities and prohibit Members of Congress from being paid during a shutdown (see H.R. 4852), H610 [21JA]

Graham, Billy: tribute (see H.J. Res. 130), H1334 [27FE]

Health: ensure coverage for pre-existing conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 1121), H8727 [13SE]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1270), H3096 [10AP]

——— save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see H.R. 1318), H8727 [13SE]

Immigration: admit Canadian retirees who own or lease a home in the U.S. as long-term visitors for purpose of travel or recreation (see H.R. 3513), H903 [6FE]

——— amend the H-2B nonimmigrant visa program (see H.R. 2004), H554 [18JA]

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H6651 [23JY]

——— expedite naturalization processes for alien spouses of first responders who die as a result of their employment (see H.R. 6580), H8733 [17SE]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H2043 [22MR]

——— reinstate returning worker exemption for H-2B visas (see H.R. 4207), H584 [19JA]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 6183), H5750 [26JN]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions and reinstate such coverage in the case of a court ruling that would hinder such coverage (see H. Res. 1066), H9416 [2OC]

——— expand types of commercial insurance authorized for risk retention groups serving nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 6292), H5975 [28JN]

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3931 [10MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3936 [11MY]

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. Res. 930), H5021 [8JN]

Law enforcement officers: ensure access to lifesaving equipment needed in defense of attacks by terrorists and violent criminals by allowing the sale or donation of Federal surplus defense equipment (see H.R. 426), H1267 [26FE]

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act: improve (see H.R. 6105), H8732 [17SE]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death by preventing hate crimes and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and recognize tolerance efforts (see H. Res. 1121), H9430 [12OC]

Marine mammals: prohibit the breeding, taking, importation, and exportation of orcas and orca products for public display (see H.R. 1584), H3046 [23MR]

Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3931), H8886 [25SE]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H3743 [27AP]

——— ensure appropriate care for victims of sexual assault (see H.R. 3415), H7728 [26JY]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H629 [25JA]

——— establish a system to educate individuals approaching eligibility and simplify and modernize the enrollment process (see H.R. 2575), H1127 [13FE]

——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see H.R. 6056), H5020 [8JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1267 [26FE]

——— provide for review and adjustment of payments under outpatient prospective payment system to avoid financial incentives to use opioids instead of non-opioid alternative treatments (see H.R. 6110), H5199 [14JN]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3730), H8728 [13SE]

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see H.R. 3528), H554 [18JA]

——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2589), H6464 [17JY]

Members of Congress: provide for the temporary halt in pension payments for Members sentenced for certain offenses (see H.R. 4314), H733 [30JA]

Motor vehicles: promote awareness of, and encourage collaboration and communication to engage in efforts to end, motorcycle profiling (see H. Res. 318), H976 [7FE]

National Academy of Medicine: provide for study on use of genetic and genomic testing to improve health care (see H.R. 5062), H9539 [15NO]

National Credit Union Administration: delay effective date of rule titled ‘‘Risk-Based Capital’’ (see H.R. 5288), H3887 [9MY]

National FFA Organization: update charter (see H.R. 5595), H7728 [26JY]

National Fishing and Boating Week: designate (see H. Res. 871), H3782 [7MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H3316 [13AP]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful—National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 1622), H3930 [10MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H1213 [15FE]

National Senior Corps Week: designate (see H. Res. 344), H1443 [6MR] (see H. Res. 859), H3742 [27AP]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9430 [12OC]

9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor: provide that members of public safety agencies who died of 9/11-related health conditions are eligible (see H.R. 3834), H8171 [12SE]

Patents: strengthen the patent system and combat abuse (see H.R. 5340), H8172 [12SE]

Philadelphia Eagles (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 735), H1075 [8FE]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H7782 [31AU]

Private Henry Svehla Post Office Building, Belleville, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6626), H7921 [6SE]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 6246), H5815 [27JN]

——— support businesses and extend child tax credits for families (see H.R. 5975), H4731 [25MY]

Route 66 Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 66), H1075 [8FE]

Russia: condemn ongoing occupation of, and human rights violations in, Crimea and call for continued sanctions against those engaged in such illegal occupation (see H. Res. 1022), H8728 [13SE]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H6175 [12JY]

SEC: exempt from registration certain accredited investor transactions within transparent secondary markets (see H.R. 4971), H974 [7FE]

Susquehanna National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2991), H1213 [15FE]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H4850 [6JN]

——— exclude from gross income de minimus gains from certain sales or exchanges of virtual currency (see H.R. 3708), H3210 [12AP]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H676 [29JA]

——— modify rules relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 35), H1342 [1MR]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 1150), H4730 [24MY]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (see H.R. 4706), H903 [6FE]

Veterans: protect veterans’ credit ratings by delaying inclusion of medical debt from services received through Veterans Choice Program and other VA programs from reports to credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 2683), H733 [30JA]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9092 [26SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see H.R. 667), H9091 [26SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H8728 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: study renovation, repair, or expansion needs of certain elementary schools and secondary schools that educate dependants of active duty military personnel (see H.R. 5601), H3505 [24AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish Prescription Safety Alert System to combat prescription drug abuse by collecting, maintaining, and providing to dispensers patients’ prescription and dispensing history (see H.R. 6688), H7776 [28AU]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States to acquire a mobile application that facilitates reporting of school safety threats to local law enforcement agencies for use by students in secondary schools (see H.R. 7056), H9425 [9OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: make available an online tax calculator to estimate the change in an individual’s income tax liability made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 4780), H168 [11JA]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6379), H6262 [16JY] (see H.R. 7187), H9742 [29NO] (see H.R. 7388), H10586 [21DE]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3628), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 148), H10586 [21DE]

Medicare: codify and permanently extend hospital wage index imputed rural floor (see H.R. 6855), H8738 [20SE]

——— suspend payments by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pending investigation of credible allegations of fraud by pharmacies (see H.R. 5676), H3749 [3MY]

Mental health: establish a pilot program to provide grants to community mental health centers for placement of social workers with law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 6604), H7723 [26JY]

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 6287), H5974 [28JN]

Postal Regulatory Commission: establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the U.S. to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office (see H.R. 6231), H5748 [26JN]

SEC: provide for exclusive Federal jurisdiction over civil securities fraud actions (see H.R. 5037), H1211 [15FE]

Taxation: increase limitation on State and local tax deduction for married individuals (see H.R. 5913), H4583 [22MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: study renovation, repair, or expansion needs of certain elementary schools and secondary schools that educate dependants of active duty military personnel (H.R. 5601), H3506 [24AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish Prescription Safety Alert System to combat prescription drug abuse by collecting, maintaining, and providing to dispensers patients’ prescription and dispensing history (H.R. 6688), H7776 [28AU]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States to acquire a mobile application that facilitates reporting of school safety threats to local law enforcement agencies for use by students in secondary schools (H.R. 7056), H9425 [9OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: make available an online tax calculator to estimate the change in an individual’s income tax liability made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 4780), H170 [11JA]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 6379), H6263 [16JY]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 7187), H9743 [29NO]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 7388), H10587 [21DE]

Medicare: codify and permanently extend hospital wage index imputed rural floor (H.R. 6855), H8738 [20SE]

——— suspend payments by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pending investigation of credible allegations of fraud by pharmacies (H.R. 5676), H3750 [3MY]

Mental health: establish a pilot program to provide grants to community mental health centers for placement of social workers with law enforcement agencies (H.R. 6604), H7727 [26JY]

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (H.R. 6287), H5977 [28JN]

Postal Regulatory Commission: establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the U.S. to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office (H.R. 6231), H5749 [26JN]

SEC: provide for exclusive Federal jurisdiction over civil securities fraud actions (H.R. 5037), H1213 [15FE]

Taxation: increase limitation on State and local tax deduction for married individuals (H.R. 5913), H4584 [22MY]

Remarks

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (S. 1182), H7128 [24JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify that adult failure to meet Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program household eligibility requirements will not make household children ineligible, H4190 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4190 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (H.R. 299), E916• [26JN]

——— provide for presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea, E916• [26JN]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program, H7128 [24JY]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3628), H10581, H10582 [21DE]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3628), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 148), H10582 [21DE]

Foreman, Erin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Jersey, E173• [13FE]

Medicare: suspend payments by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pending investigation of credible allegations of fraud by pharmacies (H.R. 5676), H5263 [19JN]

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (H.R. 6287), H8137 [12SE]

Small business: amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), H1636 [15MR]

——— amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), consideration (H. Res. 773), H1557 [14MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H8137 [12SE]

Vizzard, Meghan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Jersey, E178• [13FE]

Tributes

Bocher, Gordon L. (Box), E790• [7JN]

Corter, Walter J., E899• [22JN]

Costa, Louis and Judith, E920• [26JN]

Pederson, Doug, E135• [5FE]