[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MORAN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Virginia)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5038
[19JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325),
H3372 [1JN]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations
(H.R. 5882), H3681 [8JN]
Articles and editorials
Native American Tribal Leaders--Indian Country Shouldn't Be
Hostage to Far-Off Conflicts, Eric Bruguier and Lloyd Irvine,
Hill (publication), E1478 [11SE]
Why Malala Inspires Us, Laura Bush, Washington (DC) Post,
E1695 [12OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats
by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his
top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
------provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat
obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H2813 [16MY]
Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on
certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical
(see H.R. 3432), H182 [25JA]
------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing
and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H641 [8FE]
Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care
and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop
educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological
veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
Armed Forces: improve mental health assessments provided to
members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see
H.R. 1942), H6061 [14SE]
------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under
authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H27
[17JA]
------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement,
adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see
H.R. 4103), H1741 [28MR]
------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R.
2288), H220 [31JA]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res.
621), H2330 [7MY]
Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements
apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3105
[17MY]
Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers
overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants
and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their
physical location (see H.R. 3596), H727 [14FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for
Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 106),
H1100 [29FE]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see
H. Res. 289), H3707 [15JN]
Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H803 [15FE]
CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in
energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H2271 [27AP]
Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in
the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on
collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of
children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895),
H966 [27FE]
------protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical
restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H5078 [19JY]
China: condemn human rights and legal due process standards
violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]
------prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow
diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such
refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4864 [12JY]
Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English
language and government and history knowledge requirements for
naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in
other languages (see H.R. 2957), H945 [17FE]
Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims
arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914
[20JN]
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays:
establish (see H.R. 1564), H641 [8FE]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish
(see H.R. 3067), H3707 [15JN]
Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities:
establish (see H.R. 3653), H1741 [28MR]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's
History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see
H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]
Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in
the international community in conserving natural resources to
further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156
[27JN]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see
H.R. 192), H3915 [20JN]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights
given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on
elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate
corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]
Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial
facilitation of access to child pornography and require
Internet service providers to assist child pornography and
exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final
rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H3164
[18MY]
------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res.
564), H1018 [28FE]
------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic,
require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and
provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic
food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4065 [26JN]
------submit and provide access to a report on the animals
killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 6308), H5705 [2AU]
------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H.
Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
------terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012
crop year (see H.R. 2487), H28 [17JA]
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. 3395), H1543 [22MR]
Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to
due process, the court system, and will not be detained
indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite
Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve
members whose mobilization began before changes to the program
took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1847 [16AP]
Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal
Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
------strengthen connections to early childhood education
programs (see H.R. 2794), H5630 [1AU]
Dept. of HHS: conduct programs to screen adolescents, and
educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding
disorders (see H.R. 1919), H1543 [22MR]
------ensure that immigration status alone is not a
disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State
and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see
H.R. 6128), H6623 [4DE]
------establish a working group to develop and disseminate best
practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug
labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R.
4087), H1101 [29FE]
------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679),
H1847 [16AP]
------establish permanent national surveillance systems for
multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other
neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H79
[18JA]
------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 tree (see H.R. 4209), H3662 [7JN]
------provide States with incentives to require elementary and
secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to
administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2813 [16MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when
considering application for veterans status of an individual
who performed service in the merchant marines during World War
II (see H.R. 1288), H79 [18JA]
------protect children affected by immigration enforcement
actions (see H.R. 2607), H1571 [26MR]
Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising
practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street
gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721),
H1915 [17AP]
------provide incentives to States to invest in practices and
technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and
simplify voter registration (see H.R. 6590), H6765 [12DE]
Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust
Fund (see H.R. 870), H726 [14FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and
international legal status necessary for global operations and
continue financial support for the International Commission on
Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote
global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R.
3795), H78 [18JA]
Dept. of the Interior: establish and collect fees for
inspections of Outer Continental Shelf facilities, including
mobile offshore drilling units (see H.R. 2566), H4907 [17JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in
financial literacy education for young adults and families
(see H.R. 300), H1915 [17AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to
exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of
Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1135 [1MR]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child
marriage (see H.R. 6087), H6234 [20SE]
Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention programs on translational research and
related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696),
H1210 [6MR]
------expand and intensify NIH programs on translational
research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see
H.R. 2695), H1210 [6MR]
Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism,
bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against
Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh
Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
------condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance
of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and
call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H.
Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws
for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053),
H5766 [10SE]
Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and
around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
------expand research and awareness activities relative to
scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H441 [2FE]
------improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic
telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H1846 [16AP]
------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease
research (see H. Res. 351), H2716 [15MY]
------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients
anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage
of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see
H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
------require group and individual health insurance coverage and
group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less
favorable than coverage provided for intravenously
administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H512
[6FE]
Drugs: apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based
offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316),
H4685 [9JY]
------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of
marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R.
6134), H4907 [17JY]
------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311),
H5705 [2AU]
Education: restore fairness in education financing through
student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate
caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see
H.R. 4170), H1916 [17AP]
Elections: 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. 111), H3977 [21JN]
Enterprise (U.S.S.): tribute to the Navy and current and former
officers and crew upon completion of final deployment (see H.
Con. Res. 143), H6622 [4DE]
Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 996), H27
[17JA]
Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see
H.R. 2234), H1741 [28MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic
violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and
include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H1571 [26MR]
FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical
statement identifying the source of any ingredient
constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing
ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2447 [8MY]
Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal
wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal
land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see
H.R. 6306), H5705 [2AU]
------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5131 [23JY]
Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices
related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage
programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566
[9MY]
Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 6195), H5291
[25JY]
------enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of
firearms (see H.R. 4190), H3976 [21JN]
------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of
ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of
ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and
activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R.
6200), H5766 [10SE]
Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and
Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution
efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628
[1AU]
Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy
countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and
Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 6303), H5705 [2AU]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand
boundaries (see H.R. 192), H3915 [20JN]
Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for
patients (see H.R. 3497), H512 [6FE]
------provide for medical neutrality protecting medical
facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish
accountability for violations of the principle of medical
neutrality (see H.R. 2643), H694 [9FE]
------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with
traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H3734 [18JN]
------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward
accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of
women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5328 [26JY]
Honduras: limit assistance pending certification that the
Government of Honduras has settled all outstanding
expropriation claims brought by U.S. companies (see H.R.
2200), H4157 [27JN]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts,
strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of
Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and
girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see
H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see
H.R. 4259), H2134 [25AP]
Hurricanes: express condolences to, commend resiliency and
courage of, and provide necessary resources for relief,
recovery, and rebuilding efforts of victims of Hurricane Sandy
(see H. Res. 820), H6505 [28NO]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H187 [27JA]
------modify certain provisions of law relative to refugee
resettlement (see H.R. 6460), H6280 [21SE]
------provide authority for immigration judges to terminate
proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with
mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H1101 [29FE]
------provide for visas for certain advanced science,
technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R.
6412), H6152 [19SE]
Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see H. Res. 837), H7469 [30DE]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor
child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due
to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H694
[9FE]
International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res.
713), H5079 [19JY] (see H. Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy
for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent
acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173),
H1978 [18AP]
------call for release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and all prisoners of
conscience and utilization by the U.S. of direct multilateral
and bilateral diplomacy to address human rights situation (see
H. Res. 828), H6701 [11DE]
------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and
sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see
H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
------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. 5796), H4864 [12JY]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618),
H3481 [5JN]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and
celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]
Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for
enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H6279 [21SE]
Medicare: cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home
needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and
disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or
similar program (see H.R. 3150), H5009 [18JY]
------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic
imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H6061 [14SE]
------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney
transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see
H.R. 2969), H512 [6FE]
------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory
therapists performed under the general supervision of a
physician (see H.R. 941), H1273 [7MR]
------provide for coverage and payment for complex
rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6001 [13SE]
------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests,
regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required
during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1543 [22MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments
and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic
health records (see H.R. 4066), H6001 [13SE]
Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to
change their sexual orientation or gender identity or
expression (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6765 [12DE]
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of
Board of Directors (see H.R. 6369), H5765 [10SE]
Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation
(see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
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. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate
(see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604
[28JN]
National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H.
Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R.
402), H79 [18JA]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res.
644), H2320 [7MY]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res.
748), H5713 [2AU]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of
anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6300 [2OC]
National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws
relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see
H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H.
Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against
Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such
crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154),
H4656 [29JN]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040),
H1306 [8MR]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization
of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved
wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H79 [18JA]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase
protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for
violators (see H.R. 190), H2134 [25AP]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee
to identify and coordinate international science and
technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or
exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R.
4318), H1804 [29MR]
Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for
elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia
employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees
relative to political activities (see H.R. 4152), H1272 [7MR]
------provide for additional disclosure requirements for
corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see
H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
Power resources: prevent Federal residential and commercial
mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that
contravene established State and local property assessed clean
energy (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H3662 [7JN]
Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R.
3496), H5526 [31JY]
Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (see H.R. 6077), H5526
[31JY]
Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters
(see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P (see
H.R. 2154), H4685 [9JY]
------revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System Unit P16 (see H.R. 2155), H4828 [11JY]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety,
motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate
polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention,
abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud
Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights
violations (see H.R. 4405), H5202 [24JY]
Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between
individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of
determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and
disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without
revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create
incentives for governments and persons to end support, and
reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1367 [16MR]
Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572),
H903 [16FE]
Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition
to democracy (see H. Res. 549), H6469 [27NO]
------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to
democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before
the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H6062
[14SE]
Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and
merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under
regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5130 [23JY]
Taxation: deny any deduction for advertising and marketing
directed at children to promote the consumption of food at
fast food restaurants or food of poor nutritional quality (see
H.R. 6599), H6428 [16NO]
------extend credit for electricity produced from certain
renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H115 [23JA]
------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided
health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries
(see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R.
3313), H376 [1FE]
------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1210 [6MR]
------provide an additional religious exemption from the
individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428
[16NO]
------provide for an investment credit relative to the
production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238),
H803 [15FE]
------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum
effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903),
H1847 [16AP]
------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement
savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of
religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate
Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see
H. Res. 609), H5767 [10SE]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641
[8FE]
Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously
(see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition
leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny
U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or
anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H5331 [30JY]
Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal
measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release
political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international
human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H966 [27FE]
------promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1410), H2715
[15MY]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting
for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see
H.R. 5799), H4158 [27JN]
------permit an individual who is required to present
identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such
requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the
individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]
------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R.
5816), H3103 [17MY]
------require States to establish minimum early voting period
and ensure that no individual be required to wait for longer
than one hour to cast a ballot at a polling place in an
election for Federal office (see H.R. 6591), H6429 [16NO]
Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R.
3001), H441 [2FE]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658),
H1498 [21MR]
White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3489), H6280
[21SE]
Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive
big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require
registration of big cats currently in possession by private
owners (see H.R. 4122), H1572 [26MR]
------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.
4306), H2289 [27AP]
Women: 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. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart
disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women
(see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
------promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs,
authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls
and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on
Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 2513), H966 [27FE]
------protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for
breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage
breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing
mothers (see H.R. 2758), H3105 [17MY]
------require mammography reports contain a breast density
summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary
screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see
H.R. 3102), H6397 [15NO]
Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618),
H3977 [21JN]
Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R.
6588), H6397 [15NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter
animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for
euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H5078 [19JY]
Armed Forces: pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit
Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for
the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant
(see H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]
Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate
understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues
(see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]
Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide
skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children
with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States for demonstration
projects to expand State registries on childhood immunization
or health to include body mass index (BMI) (see H.R. 6402),
H5999 [13SE]
Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit
organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist
foreign countries in environmentally sustainable
administration of natural resources (see H.R. 6422), H6060
[14SE]
Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (see H.R.
6042), H4156 [27JN]
Firearms: require background checks for purchases and gun shop
employees, prohibit purchase by individuals on terrorist watch
list, report lost or stolen guns, and establish standards for
concealed carry permits (see H.R. 6725), H7516 [31DE]
Medicaid: provide an option of States to cover a children's
program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R.
4147), H1209 [6MR]
National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655),
H2646 [10MY]
Voting: modernize State voting systems by allowing for increased
use of the Internet in voter registration, automated
registration of certain individuals, and shortening voter wait
times and early voting (see H.R. 6632), H6622 [4DE]
Constitutional authority statements
Armed Forces: pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit
Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for
the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant
(H.R. 4329), H1806 [29MR]
Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide
skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children
with autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), H2283 [27AP]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States for demonstration
projects to expand State registries on childhood immunization
or health to include body mass index (BMI) (H.R. 6402), H6000
[13SE]
Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit
organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist
foreign countries in environmentally sustainable
administration of natural resources (H.R. 6422), H6061 [14SE]
Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R.
6042), H4157 [27JN]
Firearms: require background checks for purchases and gun shop
employees, prohibit purchase by individuals on terrorist watch
list, report lost or stolen guns, and establish standards for
concealed carry permits (H.R. 6725), H7516 [31DE]
Medicaid: provide an option of States to cover a children's
program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (H.R.
4147), H1209 [6MR]
Voting: modernize State voting systems by allowing for increased
use of the Internet in voter registration, automated
registration of certain individuals, and shortening voter wait
times and early voting (H.R. 6632), H6623 [4DE]
Letters
Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for
Educators Act: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board,
E688 [27AP]
------J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and
Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory
Committee, E688 [27AP]
------John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent
Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]
------Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools
Superintendent, E688 [27AP]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H7 [13JA]
Remarks
Alcorn, Walter: Fairfax County, VA, Citizen of the Year award
recipient, E402 [21MR]
Alexandria, VA: Days of Remembrance observance, E550
[17AP]
Alibhai, Suleiman: Prevention of Blindness Society of
Metropolitan Washington Professional Service Award recipient,
E212 [16FE]
American Society for Training and Development: tribute to
Employee Learning Week, E1938 [17DE]
Appropriations: legislative process, H6047 [14SE]
------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H6047 [14SE]
Arlington County, VA: anniversary of Rock Spring Congregational
United Church of Christ, E845 [18MY]
Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of
troops from Afghanistan, H1369 [19MR]
------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a
supplemental or special needs trust established for the
benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (H.R.
4329), E506 [29MR]
ATF: Multiple Sales Reporting Program funding, H2456 [9MY]
Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater
shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5212
[25JY]
Better Business Bureau: anniversary, E1454 [10SE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con.
Res. 112), H1772 [29MR], H1858 [17AP]
Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate
understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues
(H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia: Community
Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for
U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient,
E1451 [10SE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5775 [11SE],
H6047-H6051 [14SE], H6163 [20SE]
Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification
of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, H3372, H3376, H3377 [1JN]
Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company)
relative to role in arms sales to Syria, H5038, H5039, H5040
[19JY]
------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5038, H5039, H5040
[19JY]
Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide
skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children
with autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), E687
[27AP]
Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan
guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from
pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6049 [14SE]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or
the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or
suspected terrorists (H.R. 1506), H2456 [9MY]
Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed
Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R.
6168), H5214 [25JY]
------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date
under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R.
3409), E1630 [21SE]
------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf
oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that
will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5171 [24JY],
H5214 [25JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow
use of project labor agreements for Federal construction
projects, H3338 [31MY]
------extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3319
[31MY]
------making appropriations for military construction and
veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3319, H3338
[31MY]
Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit
organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist
foreign countries in environmentally sustainable
administration of natural resources (H.R. 6422), E1534
[14SE]
Economy: avert ``fiscal cliff'' economic crisis through
bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6516 [29NO],
H7520, H7554 [1JA]
------national objectives priority assignments, E101
[31JA]
------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and
reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R.
3630), conference report, H919 [17FE]
------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and
modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back
to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6049 [14SE]
Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies
from Canada, H1885 [17AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325),
H3372, H3376, H3377 [1JN]
FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding,
H2457 [9MY]
FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription
drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for
generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3867 [20JN]
Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress
and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H230, H309 [1FE]
------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal
employees (H.R. 6726), H7525 [1JA]
------increase contribution by employees for defined retirement
benefits, H3319 [31MY]
------increase contribution by new employees for defined
retirement benefits, H919 [17FE]
------reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 6042),
E1152 [27JN]
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction
of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H2460
[9MY]
Firearms: 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 (H.R. 1781), H2456 [9MY]
------gun control, H7364 [20DE]
Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems,
fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and
create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H2460 [9MY]
House of Representatives: prohibit funding for polystyrene
containers in food service facilities, H3681, H3682 [8JN]
Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the
U.S., E1793 [16NO]
Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct
the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance
this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R.
4133), E810 [16MY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations
(H.R. 5882), H3681, H3682 [8JN]
Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, H3681
[8JN]
Links, Inc.: anniversary of Arlington, VA, chapter, E297
[1MR]
McLean, VA: tribute to Langley High School staff for efforts to
support Maureen Marsh during health crisis, E188
[14FE]
Medicaid: provide an option of States to cover a children's
program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (H.R.
4147), E321 [6MR]
Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6414
[16NO]
National objectives: economic recovery, H6048-H6051 [14SE]
Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against
Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such
crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2776
[16MY]
------facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and
encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American
communities (H.R. 2362), H5094 [23JY], E1478 [11SE]
Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School,
express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel
and first responders who responded to shootings, H7364 [20DE]
Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2514
[9MY]
Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to National Trademark Expo,
E1552 [19SE]
Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and
provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials
generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels,
H3870 [20JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, H6050 [14SE], E15
[13JA]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety,
motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear
reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H2460 [9MY]
------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier
safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs
pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348),
motion to instruct conferees, H3870 [20JN], H3951 [21JN]
Rodriguez, Andrew: Amateur Athletic Union James E. Sullivan
Award recipient, E482 [29MR]
Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H5980
[13SE]
------extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6414
[16NO]
------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention,
abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud
Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights
violations, H6414 [16NO]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2456, H2514 [9MY]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational
fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1885 [17AP]
Sudan: human rights violations and attacks on the border regions
of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, H1442 [21MR]
Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide
alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing
limitations (H.R. 8), Senate amendments, H7520, H7554 [1JA]
------provide a deduction for domestic business income of
qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2001 [19AP]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5775 [11SE]
Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public
transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs
(H.R. 7), H739 [15FE], H1221 [7MR]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment
compensation, E101 [31JA]
Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal
measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release
political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international
human rights standards (H. Res. 484), E1482 [11SE]
------promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), E1482
[11SE]
Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs
regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity,
H2776 [16MY]
------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic
violence and crime, H2776 [16MY]
------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2776 [16MY]
Statements
Economic Justice: Alex Lesser and Josh Fixler, Religious Action
Center for Reform Judaism and Union for Reform Judaism,
E101 [31JA]
Tributes
Bergdahl, Jim, E195 [15FE]
Bowens, Jacqueline, E1393 [3AU]
Chase, Peter M., E900 [30MY]
Dragoo, Gregory F., E1105 [21JN]
Fitch, Robert, E70 [25JA]
Gibert, Paul, E197 [15FE]
Goodridge, Gail A.W., E1170 [28JN]
Pennybacker, Gail, H5024 [19JY], E1267 [18JY]
Reiley, Mame, E1147 [27JN]
Summerall, Wilmot N., III, E275 [29FE]
Weissman, Joshua, E194 [15FE]
Yousafzai, Malala, E1694 [12OC]