[Congressional Record Index (2013)]
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ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Appointments
Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693),
H818 [28FE]
Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of
military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits
that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 683),
H544 [14FE]
------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see
H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]
------limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see
H.R. 383), H416 [6FE]
------protect child custody rights of deployed members (see H.R.
1898), H2533 [8MY]
------require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of
precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R.
833), H1632 [19MR]
Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic
content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies,
States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain
renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 1524), H1990 [12AP]
Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae
Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley
honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist
Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1398 [13MR]
------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of
wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]
------prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H53 [4JA]
Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a
request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt
decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 839), H659 [26FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying
control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program
and private sector (see H.R. 730), H1721 [20MR]
------oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House)
proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
benefits (see H. Res. 90), H2028 [15AP]
Dept. of Defense: reprogram amounts appropriated for the Medium
Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) (see H.R. 1481), H2249
[23AP]
Dept. of Education: make Federal student loans more affordable
by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on
subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans
(see H.R. 1946), H2605 [14MY]
------update reporting requirements for institutions of higher
education and provide for more accurate and complete data on
student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (see H.R.
1937), H2568 [9MY]
Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing
Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 421), H950 [4MR]
------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for
auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a
Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see H.R.
354), H818 [28FE]
Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system
through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of,
employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798),
H983 [5MR]
Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H627 [25FE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a program to build on and help
coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of
the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 644), H500 [13FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to
exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of
Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1860 [9AP]
------conduct cost-benefit analyses for the provision of
departmental medical care in certain geographic areas served
by multiple departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 834),
H659 [26FE]
------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World
War II City'' (see H.R. 864), H1721 [20MR]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address
their own health needs and the health needs of their families
(see H.R. 1286), H2125 [17AP]
------allow that certain Federal job training and career
education programs give priority to programs that lead to
recognized postsecondary credentials (see H.R. 497), H1322
[6MR]
ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for
dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798),
H2392 [26AP]
Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal
firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall
be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H1861 [9AP]
FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out
the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H28 [3JA]
Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the
authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R.
688), H1398 [13MR]
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. 1565), H2396 [26AP]
------prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1829 [21MR]
Flag--U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of
deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency
medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 558),
H818 [28FE]
Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products
imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the
U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against
such manufacturers (see H.R. 1910), H2567 [9MY]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations
(see H.R. 44), H28 [3JA]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts,
strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of
Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2438 [6MY]
House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately
request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal
year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174),
H2247 [23AP]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents
to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see
H.R. 519), H2396 [26AP]
Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial
sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear
weapons (see H.R. 850), H1331 [11MR]
Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R.
938), H1322 [6MR]
Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City,
NJ: designate (see H.R. 1376), H1824 [21MR]
Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue
Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an
officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty
(see H.R. 180), H950 [4MR]
Medicare: change rules relative to enrollment of residents of
Puerto Rico under part B (see H.R. 670), H703 [27FE]
------require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs
dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription
drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H2066 [16AP]
------require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D
prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102),
H1431 [14MR]
Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for
the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H499
[13FE]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the
consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]
Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law
compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent
workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace
accident victims and families (see H.R. 1373), H1824 [21MR]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.
Res. 69), H547 [14FE]
National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 446),
H818 [28FE]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con.
Res. 33), H2159 [18AP]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of
anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2125 [17AP]
NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy
Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H629 [25FE]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see
H.R. 874), H950 [4MR]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified
preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated
multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 566), H412 [6FE]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure
requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other
entities (see H.R. 148), H32 [3JA]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery
service (see H. Res. 30), H629 [25FE]
------provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for
postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the
disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see
H.R. 961), H1958 [11AP]
------recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations,
eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement,
restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives,
and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H818 [28FE]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual
orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R.
1652), H2158 [18AP]
Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of
maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children's Health
Insurance Program (see H.R. 896), H1398 [13MR]
Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building,
Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1458), H1908 [10AP]
Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res.
29), H1909 [10AP]
------strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other
relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 419), H628
[25FE]
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. 1620), H2157 [18AP]
------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability
expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647),
H2161 [18AP]
------extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see
H.R. 1738), H2350 [25AP]
------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit
(see H.R. 721), H2125 [17AP]
------permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion
of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R.
769), H594 [15FE]
------provide for an investment credit relative to the
production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924),
H2404 [3MY]
------provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer
emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H1319 [6MR]
------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by
certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H417 [6FE]
Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane
passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger
aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2249 [23AP]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected
disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164),
H1720 [20MR]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H455
[12FE]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting
for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see
H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]
Women: ensure access to best available overall and reproductive
health care and affordable insurance, reduce health
disparities, end gender-based violence, and promote economic
security (see H. Res. 94), H1360 [12MR]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of
Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H372 [5FE]
------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special
Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Education: verify eligibility of certain borrowers on
loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or
already in default before such borrowers obtain a
consolidation loan (see H.R. 1991), H2653 [15MY]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H455
[12FE]
Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional
amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H2568
[9MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Education: verify eligibility of certain borrowers on
loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or
already in default before such borrowers obtain a
consolidation loan (H.R. 1991), H2655 [15MY]
Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional
amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 43), H2570 [9MY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), consideration (H.
Res. 99), H993, H994 [6MR]
Audubon, NJ: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 88, E175 [25FE]
Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts
and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), H994 [6MR]
------repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R.
699), H645 [26FE], H993, H994 [6MR], H1925 [11AP]
------setting forth the Federal budget for 2014-2023 (H. Con.
Res. 25), H1708 [20MR]
------temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold
salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to
agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H246 [23JA]
------temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold
salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to
agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), consideration (H.
Res. 39), H234 [23JA]
Camden County College: tribute to Garden State Pathways Program
graduates, E678 [16MY]
Cherry Hill, NJ: tribute to Cherry Hill High School West Patriot
Club, E178 [25FE]
Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds
to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2369 [26AP]
Deptford Township, NJ: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.,
contest winners, E135 [13FE]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H993 [6MR], H1925
[11AP]
Education: establish academic competition in fields of science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in each
congressional district (H. Res. 77), H645 [26FE]
Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees
the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for
overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2511 [8MY]
------reform and strengthen the workforce investment system
(H.R. 803), H1437 [15MR]
FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out
the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), H44 [4JA]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care
related provisions (H.R. 45), H2690, H2694 [16MY]
------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45),
consideration (H. Res. 215), H2676 [16MY]
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from
damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H44 [4JA]
------making supplemental appropriations for recovery from
damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H116 [15JA]
------making supplemental appropriations for recovery from
damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H.
Res. 23), H103 [15JA]
Laurel Springs, NJ: anniversary, E456 [15AP]
------tribute to Laurel Springs School sixth grade class play
commemorating anniversary of Laurel Springs, E511
[23AP]
Medicare: reform, H1708 [20MR]
NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been
confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided,
or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120),
H1964, H1965, H1966, H1967, H1968, H1969, H1970 [12AP]
------prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been
confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided,
or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120),
consideration (H. Res. 146), H1925 [11AP]
Parliamentary inquiry, H645 [26FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 45),
H2690, H2694 [16MY]
------repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2676
[16MY]
Pennsauken, NJ: tribute to Phifer Middle School concert band,
E280 [13MR]
Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance
with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work
requirements (H.R. 890), H1378 [13MR]
Taiwan: anniversary of the 228 incident, E227 [28FE]
Tributes
MacAdams, Tom, E473 [16AP]
Redd, William H., E268 [12MR]
Strassler, Stephen, E522 [23AP]