McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3126 [18MY]

Articles and editorials

Georgian Politics—Blood Feud, G.E. Tbilisi, Economist (publication), E1438• [3AU]

GOP Budget Doesn’t Even Say the Word ‘‘Veteran’’, Jon Soltz, Huffington Post (Internet site), E425• [22MR]

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), H1428 [20MR]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3432), H4775 [10JY]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H2569 [9MY]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1498 [21MR]

Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]

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. 6046), H5202 [24JY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 621), H2330 [7MY]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3003), H694 [9FE]

Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]

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), H376 [1FE]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide that took place from 1975–1979 (see H. Res. 225), H79 [18JA]

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2329 [7MY]

Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H2033 [19AP]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see H.R. 6655), H6806 [13DE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H727 [14FE]

Crime: save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H182 [25JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]

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]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1294), H27 [17JA]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H79 [18JA]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1753), H2288 [27AP]

——— make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2229), H1543 [22MR]

——— make grants to State-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]

——— provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 1295), H27 [17JA]

——— provide information to foster youth on their potential eligibility for Federal student aid (see H.R. 6669), H6806 [13DE]

——— provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 [5JN]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H5630 [1AU]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H79 [18JA]

——— expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 883), H79 [18JA]

——— improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H220 [31JA]

——— 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), H6578 [30NO]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H966 [27FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H159 [24JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H1273 [7MR] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]

——— 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. 3086), H3404 [1JN]

——— require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), H3981 [25JN]

Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (see H.R. 4077), H1363 [13MR]

——— establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: expand authority to access the National Directory of New Hires for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 5543), H2441 [8MY]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H115 [23JA]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H5728 [7AU]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H220 [31JA]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 6087), H5202 [24JY]

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), H4656 [29JN]

Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H5328 [26JY]

——— bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]

——— establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H2813 [16MY]

——— recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]

——— support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]

Drugs: apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), H4685 [9JY]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]

——— develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H79 [18JA]

——— 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]

FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements (see H.R. 3824), H1847 [16AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H376 [1FE]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H2033 [19AP]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 5871), H3362 [31MY]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H3171 [25MY]

——— improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H3578 [6JN]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 949), H1846 [16AP]

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), H5712 [2AU]

Foreign trade: amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (see H.R. 6727), H7565 [1JA]

——— apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]

——— create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see H.R. 4221), H1543 [22MR]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6701 [11DE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1846 [16AP]

FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see H.R. 654), H27 [17JA]

Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H3164 [18MY]

Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), H1739 [28MR]

Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]

Health: 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]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), H2033 [19AP]

Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3105 [17MY]

Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H4065 [26JN]

Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 2161), H5766 [10SE]

——— 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), H7360 [19DE]

Insurance: require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), H2072 [24AP]

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), H6280 [21SE]

——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]

Jackson, Henry M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3162 [18MY]

Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 333), H160 [24JA]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H27 [17JA]

Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 3197), H4065 [26JN]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3733 [18JN]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H3 [6JA]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H28 [17JA]

——— provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 941), H1273 [7MR]

——— provide for a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (see H.R. 3667), H221 [31JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1589), H5526 [31JY]

Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), H5077 [19JY]

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 Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]

National Sarcoma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 722), H5328 [26JY]

National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 782), H6000 [13SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1808 [29MR]

NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H115 [23JA]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H945 [17FE]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 [20MR]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H571 [7FE]

Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1571 [26MR]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), H5077 [19JY]

——— 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), H2029 [19AP]

Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H79 [18JA]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]

——— 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: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), H4654 [29JN]

——— 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), H1741 [28MR]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy (see H. Res. 549), H1916 [17AP]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H159 [24JA]

——— allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1846 [16AP]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), H5077 [19JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H6234 [20SE]

——— exclude dividends from controlled foreign corporations from the definition of personal holding company income for purposes of the personal holding company rules (see H.R. 6660), H6806 [13DE]

——— expand availability of saver’s credit, make credit refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 [20SE]

——— expand credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4324), H1804 [29MR]

——— extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1808 [29MR]

——— extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]

——— extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]

——— extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H1390 [19MR]

——— extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]

——— extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]

——— extend the production and investment tax credits for wind facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]

——— extend the research and development tax credit, limit treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 6411), H6234 [20SE]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H1428 [20MR]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H4158 [27JN]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H801 [15FE]

——— modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3164 [18MY]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2569 [9MY]

——— modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H1846 [16AP]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]

——— provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]

——— provide an increased penalty in certain cases of fraudulent understatement of a taxpayer’s liability by a tax return preparer (see H.R. 5630), H2443 [8MY]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H5923 [12SE]

——— provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5711 [2AU]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H1916 [17AP]

——— reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 3173), H3404 [1JN]

Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 3860), H4605 [28JN]

——— issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2447 [8MY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]

——— require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]

——— require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5923 [12SE]

——— 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), H6397 [15NO]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1017 [28FE]

Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (see H.R. 5995), H4686 [9JY]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2211 [26AP]

Western Washington University: tribute to men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 607), H1805 [29MR]

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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders (see H.R. 3712), H945 [17FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1363 [13MR]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3268 [30MY]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6588), H6397 [15NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]

Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase availability of health care services in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H5999 [13SE]

——— provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 5444), H2318 [7MY]

Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 5798), H3102 [17MY]

——— reauthorize customs trade facilitation and enforcement programs (see H.R. 6656), H6806 [13DE]

Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, fair, and competitive manner (see H.R. 4258), H1570 [26MR]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]

National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]

Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 530), H187 [27JA]

Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 710), H4156 [27JN]

Tariff: fitness equipment (see H.R. 5818), H3103 [17MY]

——— returned property (see H.R. 5820), H3103 [17MY]

——— suspension system stabilizer bars (see H.R. 5819), H3103 [17MY]

——— U.S. Government property returned to the U.S. (see H.R. 5821), H3103 [17MY]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]

——— provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]

——— reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]

University of Washington: tribute to men’s crew team (see H. Res. 699), H3975 [21JN]

World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (see H. Res. 545), H726 [14FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (H.R. 4275), H1740 [28MR]

Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of coal by rail (H.R. 6202), H5292 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase availability of health care services in health professional shortage areas (H.R. 6400), H6000 [13SE]

——— provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families (H.R. 5188), H2282 [27AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 5444), H2325 [7MY]

Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (H.R. 5798), H3104 [17MY]

——— reauthorize customs trade facilitation and enforcement programs (H.R. 6656), H6807 [13DE]

Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, fair, and competitive manner (H.R. 4258), H1571 [26MR]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (H.R. 4123), H1134 [1MR]

National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (H.R. 4063), H902 [16FE]

Tariff: fitness equipment (H.R. 5818), H3104 [17MY]

——— returned property (H.R. 5820), H3104 [17MY]

——— suspension system stabilizer bars (H.R. 5819), H3104 [17MY]

——— U.S. Government property returned to the U.S. (H.R. 5821), H3104 [17MY]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4290), H1741 [28MR]

——— provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause business hardships (H.R. 4368), H1915 [17AP]

——— reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (H.R. 6338), H5710 [2AU]

Press releases

Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3185 [30MY]

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1414 [20MR]

Afghanistan: call for congressional hearings on war in Afghanistan, H813 [16FE]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (H.R. 5986), H5641, H5644 [2AU]

Armed Forces: track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving members, E980• [5JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E704• [7MY]

Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H164 [25JA]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5641 [2AU]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), H3582 [7JN]

Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (H.R. 4275), E472• [28MR]

Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of coal by rail (H.R. 6202), E1328• [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, E551• [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3130• [18MY], E848• [18MY], E980• [5JN]

——— ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the military, E848• [18MY]

——— require status report on sharing of environmental exposure incident data with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H3130• [18MY]

Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase availability of health care services in health professional shortage areas (H.R. 6400), E1524• [13SE]

——— provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families (H.R. 5188), H3581 [7JN], E694• [27AP]

Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), E1329• [25JY]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), E1635• [21SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (H.R. 210), E200• [15FE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 5986), H5641 [2AU]

Economy: importance of job creation, H57 [18JA]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H1217 [7MR]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 5444), E713• [7MY]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (S. 3472), H7452 [30DE]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1945 [18AP]

Firearms: gun control, H6831 [18DE]

Foege, William: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E758• [10MY]

Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (H.R. 4041), H3255• [30MY]

——— enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (H.R. 5798), E833• [17MY]

Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]

Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, fair, and competitive manner (H.R. 4258), E440• [26MR], E1438• [3AU]

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), H1945 [18AP]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H1945 [18AP]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1463 [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4736 [10JY]

Highline Community College: anniversary, E237• [24FE]

Hirabayashi, Gordon: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E765• [10MY]

Kidney Action Day: observance, E296• [1MR]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6410 [16NO]

National Kidney Month: observance, E296• [1MR]

National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (H.R. 4063), E218• [16FE]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings, H6831 [18DE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain Russia’s full compliance with commitments under the protocol on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, H6410 [16NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H343 [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4736 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1463 [21MR]

——— require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H3606 [7JN]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H57 [18JA]

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), H1945 [18AP]

Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio, E1141• [26JN]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6410 [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, H6410 [16NO]

Seattle, WA: anniversary of Museum of History & Industry and grand opening of new facility at Lake Union Park, E1867• [4DE]

——— anniversary of One World Now! educational program, E1562• [19SE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1217 [7MR]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (H.R. 5044), H6103 [19SE]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), H5666 [2AU]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4290), E477• [28MR]

——— make permanent certain tax cuts and relief for families making less than a certain income, increased expensing limitations, and alternative minimum tax relief (H.J. Res. 66), E1997• [21DE]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1993 [19AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3606 [7JN]

University of Washington: tribute to men’s crew team, E1126• [21JN]

Veterans: provide veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan access to health and mental health services, H1394 [20MR], E425• [22MR]

Votes: position on missed, H5220• [25JY]

World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (H. Res. 545), E187• [14FE]

World AIDS Day: observance, H6515 [29NO]

World Immunization Week: observance, E661• [26AP]

Summaries

Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 5188), E694• [27AP]

Tributes

Davis, Daniel L., H813 [16FE]

Giffords, Representative, H164 [25JA]