[Congressional Record Index (2013)]
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BEATTY, JOYCE (a Representative from Ohio)

  Appointments
      Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (see H.R. 1593), H2775 [17MY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 49), H342 [4FE]
      Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with 
        respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), 
        H628 [25FE]
      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), H372 [5FE]
      ------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]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H2396 [26AP]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the 
        ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward 
        long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights 
        (see H. Res. 131), H1825 [21MR]
      Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS 
        program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 895), H814 [28FE]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 366), H1829 [21MR]
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 10), 
        H33 [3JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1569 [18MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2605 [14MY]
      ------make grants to States to hire additional school-based 
        mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), 
        H2354 [25AP]
      ------stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for 
        coordination and coherence of, science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see 
        H.R. 1089), H1356 [12MR]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize support for graduate medical education 
        programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 297), H344 [4FE]
      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. 1318), 
        H1821 [21MR]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), 
        H2354 [25AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H2027 [15AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: authorize States to use assistance 
        provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish 
        blighted structures (see H.R. 655), H2248 [23AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1958 [11AP]
      ------exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, 
        loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations 
        relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 1438), H1857 [9AP]
      ------identify persons other than next of kin that are eligible 
        to request headstones or markers for veterans' graves (see 
        H.R. 2018), H2716 [16MY]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        958), H1360 [12MR]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 595), H818 [28FE]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H2349 [25AP]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), 
        H2161 [18AP]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1825 [21MR]
      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. 1330), H2249 [23AP]
      Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1994 [12AP]
      Financial institutions: allow non-federally insured credit 
        unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system 
        (see H.R. 1862), H2484 [7MY]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H2656 [15MY]
      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), H2485 [7MY]
      ------prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H950 [4MR]
      Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts 
        following earthquake (see H.R. 1749), H2350 [25AP]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2570 [9MY]
      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), 
        H2354 [25AP]
      Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial 
        sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons (see H.R. 850), H2575 [13MY]
      Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 
        938), H2404 [3MY]
      Lance Corporal Daniel Nathan Deyarmin Post Office Building, 
        Tallmadge, OH: designate (see H.R. 1813), H2392 [26AP]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 1391), H1824 
        [21MR]
      Master Sergeant Jeffery J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 1393), H1825 [21MR]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 1392), 
        H1825 [21MR]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H2803 
        [20MY]
      Medicare: increase diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and related 
        dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2396 
        [26AP]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2574 [13MY]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 12), H454 [12FE]
      National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals 
        (see H. Res. 59), H413 [6FE]
      National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. 
        Res. 69), H547 [14FE]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 
        [18JA]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 
        [13MY]
      National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally 
        significant battlefields and associated sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 1033), H1861 [9AP]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), 
        H1632 [19MR]
      National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. 
        Con. Res. 17), H629 [25FE]
      Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H371 [5FE]
      Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery 
        service (see H. Res. 30), H818 [28FE]
      ------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), H2067 [16AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 1653), H2158 [18AP]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2164 [19AP]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (see H.R. 677), H1322 [6MR]
      Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index 
        (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits 
        (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]
      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]
      ------permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion 
        of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 
        769), H1398 [13MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1449), H2354 [25AP]
      Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), 
        H416 [6FE]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H504 [13FE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 569), H2803 [20MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 
        [22JA]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]
      ------promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent 
        unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used 
        in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1430 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 
        1237), H1567 [18MR]
      National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 123), 
        H1568 [18MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (H.R. 
        1237), H1568 [18MR]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1335 [12MR]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H2622 
        [15MY]
      Association of Residential Cleaning Services International: 
        tribute, E401 [9AP]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014-2023 (H. Con. 
        Res. 25), H1564 [18MR], H1578 [19MR], H1712 [20MR]
      Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument: designate, 
        H2035 [16AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1849 [9AP]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H2285 [24AP]
      ------affordability, H2799 [20MY]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1564 [18MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H2622 [15MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student 
        loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2799 
        [20MY]
      Domestic policy: address culture of violence, H79 [14JA]
      Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H672 [27FE]
      Education: increase participation of historically 
        underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry, 
        H2286 [24AP]
      ------Pell Grants funding, H2285 [24AP]
      ------recognize importance of investment in public education 
        programs and promote and improve education opportunities for 
        underserved populations, H2285 [24AP]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (H.R. 1330), 
        H2799 [20MY]
      Equal Pay Day: observance, H1849 [9AP]
      Firearms: gun control, H79 [14JA], H1850 [9AP], H1921 [11AP]
      Medicare: reform, H1712 [20MR]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H2423 [6MY]
      National Spring Cleaning Week: observance, E401 [9AP]
      Ohio: tribute to African-American faith-based leaders, H672 
        [27FE]
      Ohio Psychological Association: tribute, H1335 [12MR]
      Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp, E91 
        [4FE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H2389 [26AP]