SAFETY

Amendments

CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (H.R. 4212), S8372, S8377 [21DE], H7448 [30DE]

Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 1886), S1430, S1431 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 1440), S6860, S6868, S6869 [15NO], H7296 [19DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4025 [26JN]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S504, S505, S536, S538, S539, S540, S541, S543 [9FE], S570, S571, S572, S573, S574, S575, S576, S577, S581, S582 [13FE], S639, S640, S641, S642, S645, S646, S647, S650, S651, S652, S653, S654, S655, S656, S657 [14FE], S686, S687, S705, S706, S707, S708, S787, S788, S789, S790, S791, S792, S794, S795, S796, S797 [15FE], S860, S861, S862, S863, S864, S865, S866, S867, S870, S871, S872, S873, S874 [16FE], S913, S914, S919, S924, S925, S926, S927, S928, S1018, S1019 [17FE], S1051, S1052, S1053 [27FE], S1079, S1090, S1095, S1096, S1097 [28FE], S1151, S1152 [29FE], S1179, S1210, S1364, S1365, S1367 [1MR], S1385, S1386, S1387, S1389, S1392, S1395, S1396, S1397, S1398, S1399 [5MR], S1426, S1427, S1429, S1430 [6MR], S1463, S1464, S1466, S1467, S1468, S1470 [7MR], S1505, S1512, S1515, S1517, S1531, S1533, S1534, S1535, S1544, S1548, S1556 [8MR], S1573 [12MR], S1593, S1597, S1601, S1602, S1603, S1605, S1618 [13MR], S1647 [14MR], S1814 [19MR]

Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]

Transportation Security Administration: modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports (S. 3542), S7275, S7276 [29NO]

Analyses

National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 [18JY]

National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development Act, S1655–S1657 [14MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, H192 [31JA]

——— H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], H2108 [25AP]

Articles and editorials

Bizarre Outcome on Generic Drugs, S2499 [18AP]

In the House, a Transportation Train Wreck, H527 [7FE]

NTSB—An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: improve and enhance prevention and response to sexual assaults and sexual harassment (see S. 3647), S7215 [29NO]

——— support designation of ‘‘Initial Success or Total Failure’’ as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal organizations (see H. Res. 624), H2031 [19AP]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S3729 [5JN] (see H.R. 4350), H1845 [16AP]

——— establish an air travelers’ bill of rights (see S. 3302), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6449), H6230 [20SE]

——— require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 6159), H5077 [19JY]

——— require security screening of passengers at airports to be carried out by private screening companies (see S. 3303), S4203 [14JN]

Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other digital electronic devices and storage media (see H.R. 6651), H6765 [12DE]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a plan to ensure the placement of sufficient officers at certain U.S. international airports to effectively combat security threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), H692 [9FE]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 549), S6108 [11SE]

CERCLA: provide assistance for natural disaster response at Superfund sites, study the vulnerability of such sites to extreme weather, and develop protection plans for future natural disasters (see S. 3649), S7215 [29NO]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 3796), H82 [19JA]

Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 6065), H4654 [29JN]

Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues (see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]

Coast Guard: require development and posting of passenger capacity limits for recreational vessels over a certain length (see S. 3537), S6339 [13SE]

Colleges and universities: increase civil penalties for institutions of higher education that fail to comply with campus security disclosure and campus crime statistics policies (see S. 2285), S2324 [16AP]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see S. 3705), S8364 [21DE] (see H.R. 6655), H6806 [13DE]

Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 4263), H1641 [27MR]

——— provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see S. 2102), S567 [13FE]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (see S. 3189, 3190), S3234 [16MY] (see H.R. 6312), H5705 [2AU]

——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan (see S. 3376), S4893 [11JY]

Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see S. 3577), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 6436), H6150 [19SE]

Courts: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (see S. 2127), S909 [17FE]

CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]

——— require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 4326), H1804 [29MR]

Crime: encourage reporting of child abuse (see S. 3708), S8364 [21DE]

——— protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service expedited authority to remove geese that threaten aircraft (see S. 2377), S2821 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ‘‘produced’’ to include melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see S. 2087), S494 [9FE]

——— develop a strategy to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process (see S. 3646), S7040 [28NO]

——— prohibit use of private security contractors and Afghan Public Protection Force members to provide security for Armed Forces members and military installations and facilities in Afghanistan (see H.R. 4117), H1133 [1MR]

Dept. of Education: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see S. 2106), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 6714), H7435 [27DE]

Dept. of HHS: ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless children and families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]

——— 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), H950 [24FE]

——— improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3436), S5381 [25JY]

——— make grants to train elementary and secondary school nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]

——— promulgate regulations on patient medication information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality information about prescription drugs (see S. 3212), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 6514), H6275 [21SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6672), H6828 [17DE]

——— require a criminal background check for child care providers and adults residing with child care providers in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]

——— require child care providers receiving Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funds to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 4283), H1739 [28MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4068), H901 [16FE]

——— make certain considerations when assigning chemical facilities to risk-based tiers pursuant to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (see H.R. 6711), H7435 [27DE]

——— require a feasibility study on meeting the 100 percent requirement to scan containers destined for U.S. ports in order to extend the deadline for such scanning (see H.R. 6713), H7435 [27DE]

——— research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]

——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (see H.R. 4005), H692 [9FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see S. 3653), S7401 [4DE] (see H.R. 6629), H6622 [4DE]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 2554), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5742), H2712 [15MY]

——— report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along the Southwest border (see H.R. 6368), H5765 [10SE]

——— strengthen the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see S. 3693), S8203 [19DE]

Dept. of Labor: conduct a review of forms related to obtaining workers’ compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung Benefits Program (see H.R. 4298), H1803 [29MR]

——— prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]

Dept. of State: raise travel advisory for Egypt from ‘‘Travel Alert’’ to ‘‘Travel Warning’’ until all detained nongovernmental organization workers are given the freedom to leave Egypt (see H. Res. 546), H726 [14FE]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 6451), H6230 [20SE]

——— establish a pilot program to study the benefits of using hair specimens for preemployment controlled substances tests of commercial motor vehicle operators (see H.R. 6641), H6675 [5DE]

——— issue categorical exclusions from requirement that an environmental assessment or impact statement be prepared for highway safety improvement projects (see H.R. 6387), H5922 [12SE]

——— withhold certain highway funds from States unless they enact a law strengthening penalties for motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 4236), H1497 [21MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 3309), S4238 [18JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see S. 3409), S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), H3914 [20JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]

Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 [7MY]

Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see S. 3694), S8203 [19DE]

Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act: amend (see H.R. 6556), H6276 [21SE]

——— provide further clarity for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5844), H3162 [18MY]

Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence (see H.R. 3810), H114 [23JA]

EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]

——— amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 5911), H3660 [7JN]

——— clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 6345), H5706 [2AU]

——— establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of agricultural operations (see S. 3467), S5870 [1AU]

——— establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 6093), H4774 [10JY]

——— establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon levels in public schools (see H.R. 6396), H5999 [13SE]

——— implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 533), H373 [1FE]

——— establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements (see H.R. 3824), H181 [25JA]

——— modify regulations governing aircraft maintenance providers (see H.R. 6002), H3974 [21JN]

——— reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 3816), H158 [24JA]

FDA: enhance oversight of medical device recalls and provide for conditional clearance of certain medical devices (see H.R. 5866), H3266 [30MY]

——— ensure continued research and development of drugs and medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), S2392 [17AP]

——— ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]

——— establish procedures and requirements for registration of cosmetic product manufacturing entities, submission of cosmetic product and ingredient statements, and reporting of adverse events (see H.R. 4395), H1977 [18AP]

——— establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see H.R. 6679), H7264 [18DE]

——— help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices (see S. 2301), S2545 [19AP]

——— improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for medical devices (see H.R. 5341), H2317 [7MY]

——— improve safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4262), H1570 [26MR]

——— improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), H1016 [28FE]

——— incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]

——— include devices in the postmarket risk identification and analysis system and expedite implementation of the unique device identification system for medical devices (see S. 2193), S1733 [15MR]

——— limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see H.R. 3984), H640 [8FE]

——— limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products (see H.R. 6509), H6274 [21SE]

——— permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 4384), H1976 [18AP]

——— prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]

——— promote accountability, transparency, innovation, efficiency, and timeliness (see S. 2292), S2392 [17AP]

——— reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 2067), S323 [2FE]

——— 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), H2267 [27AP]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO] (see H.R. 6638), H6675 [5DE]

Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as ‘‘cancer free’’ (see H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]

——— establish programs in regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as ‘‘carcinogen free’’ (see H.R. 6601), H6428 [16NO]

Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see S. 3585), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6306), H5705 [2AU]

FEMA: allow rebuilding of certain structures located in special flood hazard zones (see H.R. 6614), H6535 [29NO]

——— audit regional offices’ support of coordinated and integrated Federal preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities in response to act of terrorism or other incident (see H.R. 5807), H3102 [17MY]

——— authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for mandated security personnel (see H.R. 5803), H3102 [17MY]

——— authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for replacement of certain security equipment or facilities (see H.R. 5802), H3102 [17MY]

——— codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]

——— make grants to State and local governments to assist in preparing for and responding to mass casualty incidents (see H.R. 6715), H7435 [27DE]

——— modernize the integrated public alert and warning system (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]

——— provide guidance and coordination for mass fatality planning (see H.R. 6566), H6297 [28SE]

——— provide guidance and coordination for outreach to people with disabilities during emergencies (see H.R. 5806), H3102 [17MY]

——— provide guidance to and coordination with local educational agencies and school districts that are at high risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (see H.R. 5804), H3102 [17MY]

——— reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see S. 3362), S4773 [29JN] (see H.R. 4090), H965 [27FE]

Fire prevention: facilitate interagency agreements with the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves to secure Defense Support to Civil Authority missions in the initial airborne response to fighting wildfires (see H.R. 6639), H6675 [5DE]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ‘‘cop-killer’’ handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 6685), H7359 [19DE]

——— implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (see H.R. 6680), H7264 [18DE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (see H.R. 6704), H7429 [21DE]

——— 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]

Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4774 [10JY]

——— modify training requirements for certain fire departments applying for Federal grants (see H.R. 5900), H3577 [6JN]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 6200), H5291 [25JY]

Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]

Foreign trade: establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives relative to application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture (see H.R. 6538), H6276 [21SE]

Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]

Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA] (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]

Hazardous substances: amend regulations relative to certain mercury compounds, products, and processes (see S. 3697), S8203 [19DE] (see H.R. 6686), H7359 [19DE]

——— certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]

International Water Safety Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 658), H2714 [15MY]

Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation (see H. Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]

——— encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 5947), H3702 [12JN]

——— improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]

Mental health: require disclosure to parents of information on mental illness treatment for their children under a certain age (see H.R. 6712), H7435 [27DE]

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 S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]

——— require greater experience of mine safety inspectors (see H.R. 6547), H6276 [21SE]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall (see S. 3502), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6094), H4774 [10JY]

——— prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 3706), S8364 [21DE]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), S1422 [6MR]

National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association specifications (see S. Res. 483), S3782 [6JN]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see S. 3682), S8042 [13DE] (see H.R. 6691), H7423 [20DE]

——— establish and operate and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide funding (see H.R. 3915), H567 [7FE]

National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 624), H2031 [19AP]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 553), S6271 [12SE]

National forests: declare state of emergency and implement hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 4331), H1804 [29MR]

National Guard: allow Federal reimbursement of States that choose to use National Guard troops to enhance school safety (see S. 3692), S8203 [19DE]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 562), S6454 [19SE]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 564), S6454 [19SE]

National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6610), H6505 [28NO]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S2731 [25AP]

National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 593), H1497 [21MR]

National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 798), H6232 [20SE]

National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 798), H6232 [20SE]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 754), H5629 [1AU]

National security: promote civil defense and power generation (see H. Res. 762), H5707 [2AU]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), S208 [31JA]

National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 441), S2824 [26AP]

Nuclear energy: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 [19MR]

Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act: extend limited antitrust exemption (see S. 3715), S8548 [30DE]

Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 3889), H440 [2FE]

Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]

Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: eliminate certain limitations on length of Secret Service protection for former Presidents and their children (see H.R. 6620), H6578 [30NO]

Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 4759), H2125 [25AP]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see S. 3306), S4238 [18JN] (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]

Public lands: expedite authorizations for private landowners to conduct vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM lands to reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten residential structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]

Public utilities: authorize the obtaining of national criminal history background checks of certain employees in sensitive positions (see S. 3707), S8364 [21DE]

Real estate: establish programs to provide counseling to homebuyers regarding voluntary home inspections and train counselors to provide such counseling (see H.R. 4219), H1426 [20MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (see H.R. 4239), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 4276, 4281), H1739 [28MR] (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP] (see H.R. 6057), H4603 (see H.R. 6058), H4604 [28JN] (see H.R. 6064), H4654 [29JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 [7MR]

Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]

Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S388 [7FE]

——— establish a grant program to enhance training and services to prevent abuse in later life (see H.R. 4979), H2267 [27AP]

——— protect elder adults from exploitation and financial crimes, prevent elder adult abuse and financial exploitation, and promote safety for elder adults (see S. 3598), S6546 [20SE]

——— provide for a Seniors’ Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 3621), S6625 [21SE]

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 [16JY]

States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]

Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]

Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]

Telecommunications: continue an advisory committee considering optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of communications systems (see H.R. 6552), H6276 [21SE]

——— ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and surcharges are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative to prepaid mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]

——— ensure that security is taken into account in certain efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]

——— establish an advisory committee on national security telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]

——— provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning system (see H. Res. 671), H3362 [31MY]

Transportation: amend certain motor vehicle safety laws (see H.R. 6051), H4603 [28JN]

——— authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (see H.R. 7), H218 [31JA]

——— authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]

Transportation Security Administration: modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports (see S. 3542), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6028), H4064 [26JN]

——— prohibit establishment by air carriers and airport operators of expedited lines at airport screening checkpoints for specific categories of passengers (see S. 2235), S2030 [26MR]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see S. 3306), S4238 [18JN] (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]

Water: require a health advisory and drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]

Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 6249), H5628 [1AU]

Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]

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 S. 3547), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 4122), H1133 [1MR]

——— 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), H1803 [29MR]

Women: provide protections against violence against immigrant women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]

World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]

Chronologies

Pilot’s Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]

Cloture motions

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 [2MR], S1410 [6MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]

Conference reports

FAA Modernization and Reform Act (H.R. 658), H230–H304 [1FE]

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21) (H.R. 4348), H4432–H4601 [28JN]

Letters

American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]

Armed Forces incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan Security Forces incentive pay funding: Raymond C. Kelley, VFW, H4978 [18JY]

Asthma Inhalers Relief Act: Maureen Donahue Hardwick, International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium (excerpt), H6727 [12DE]

Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: Greg Principato, Airports Council International-North America, H4013 [26JN]

——— Roger J. Dow, U.S. Travel Association, H4013 [26JN]

——— Stephen A. Alterman, Cargo Airline Association, H4013 [26JN]

BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 [15FE]

——— Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 [15FE]

——— John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]

——— Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]

——— Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council Presidents, S695 [15FE]

——— Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]

Border Security Information Improvement Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6119 [19SE]

——— Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6119 [19SE]

Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]

——— Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]

——— David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]

——— Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]

Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6136 [19SE]

Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production facilities safety: Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, H2843 [17MY]

——— Alliance of Nuclear Workers Advocacy Groups, H2842 [17MY]

——— Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H2840 [17MY]

——— Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H2842 [17MY]

——— Peter S. Winokur, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, H2834–H2836 [17MY]

——— Ronald E. Ault, AFL–CIO, H2840 [17MY]

——— Sean McGarvey, AFL–CIO, H2840 [17MY]

——— Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America (organization), H2842 [17MY]

——— Terry O’Sullivan, Laborers International Union of North America, H2836 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons reauthorization: James C. Greenwood, Biotechnology Industry Organization, H7294 [19DE]

——— Maureen Donahue Hardwick, Alliance for Biosecurity, H7294 [19DE]

——— several public health organizations, H7295 [19DE]

——— Stephanie Silverman, Roundtable on Critical Care Policy (organization), H7295 [19DE]

——— Thomas K. McInerny, American Academy of Pediatrics, H7294 [19DE]

FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: Brenda Battat, Hearing Loss Association of America, S2550 [19AP]

——— Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, S2550 [19AP]

——— Jim Mullen, National Emergency Management Association, S2550 [19AP]

——— John G. Paré, Jr., National Federation of the Blind, S2550 [19AP]

——— National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, S2550 [19AP]

Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]

——— Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]

Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and amending labeling requirements: Chuck Bell and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3552 [24MY]

——— Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public Interest, S3552 [24MY]

Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4889 [17JY]

——— Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4889 [17JY]

Limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products: Ellen Bloom and Ami V. Gadhia, Consumers Union, E1619 [21SE]

Local Courthouse Safety Act: Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5792 [11SE]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5792 [11SE]

——— Senator Coburn, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6427 [19SE]

Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act: Tim Stephens, Emergency Services Coalition for Medical Preparedness, H6440 [27NO]

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21): Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, S404 [9FE]

——— Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]

——— Transportation Construction Coalition, S416 [9FE]

National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]

Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act: Allison M. Zieve, Public Citizen (organization), S2499 [18AP]

——— Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S2498 [18AP]

——— several consumer organizations, S2499 [18AP]

Pilot’s Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]

Preserving America’s Family Farms Act: several agricultural organizations, H5166 [24JY]

Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA concurs with such approval: Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3496 [23MY]

——— Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited (organization), S3497 [23MY]

Surface Transportation Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]

——— Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]

Lists

House of Representatives staff who worked on H.R. 658, FAA Modernization and Reform Act, H455 [3FE]

Surface transportation extensions passed in the House of Representatives, H1756 [29MR]

Washington Regional Alcohol Program (organization) Law Enforcement Award of Excellence recipients, E2038 [2JA]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S382 [7FE], S686 [15FE], S1172, S1179 [1MR], S1518 [8MR], S1605 [13MR], S1650 [14MR]

——— 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), H1959 [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]

Press releases

CBO—Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts Highway Trust Fund—Republican Leadership’s Bill Falls $78 Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: Representative Rahall, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 [15FE]

Remarks in House

American Bureau of Shipping: anniversary, E36 [18JA], E92 [31JA]

American Herbal Products Association: anniversary, E187 [14FE]

Armed Forces: assist victims of sexual harassment, E827 [17MY]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H2831, H3006 [17MY], H7272 [19DE]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (H.R. 3435), H735 [15FE], H1215, H1216 [7MR], H1434 [21MR], H1646 [28MR], H2142 [26AP], H2822 [17MY], H3583 [7JN], H4160 [28JN], H5019 [19JY]

——— incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]

——— preserve right to keep and bear arms for active duty military personnel stationed or residing in the District of Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H519, H520 [7FE]

——— implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H4917 [18JY], H5208 [25JY], H5296 [26JY]

California: protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]

——— protect water quality and availability for agricultural producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1065, H1066 [29FE]

Campus Fire Safety Month: observance, E1554 [19SE]

Charity Productions (organization): tribute to Ecumenical Hurricane Forum, H3279 [31MY]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 3796), H5450–H5452 [31JY], H5618 [1AU], E1379 [1AU]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (H.R. 1381), H2453 [9MY]

Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues (H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]

Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]

Coast Guard: Great Lakes search and rescue operations funding, H3550, H3551 [6JN]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (H.R. 6655), H7313–H7317 [19DE]

Costa Concordia (vessel): failure of safety measures aboard cruise liner, E328 [7MR]

CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions, E1428 [3AU]

——— designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (H.R. 4212), H6134–H6137 [19SE]

——— designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (H.R. 4212), Senate amendment, H7448–H7450 [30DE]

Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, H1648, H1650 [28MR]

——— amend stalking laws, H2730 [16MY]

——— increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (H.R. 3668), H3719–H3721 [18JN], E1101 [21JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Horse Protection Program funding, H2819 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military commanders and mental health professionals to discuss privately-owned firearms by Armed Forces members who appear to be a threat to themselves or others, H7393 [20DE]

——— Defense Environmental Restoration Program-Formerly Used Defense Sites funding, H4954 [18JY]

——— develop a strategy to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process, H6775–H6780 [13DE]

——— F–22 Fighter program funding, H2821 [17MY]

——— require GAO review of handling, labeling, and packaging procedures for hazardous material shipments, H3129 [18MY]

——— require posting on departmental websites information on sexual assault prevention and response resources, H3129 [18MY]

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

——— survey all deployed troops to find lapses in equipment provided by the military, H3064 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: address safety at nuclear weapons laboratories and production facilities, H2833 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: allow to cause destruction of any drug refused admission due to reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences or death or valued below a certain amount, H3228 [30MY]

——— make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 6672), H7282–H7296 [19DE]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 1440), H7296–H7301 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, H3247 [30MY]

——— research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure, H6500–H6503 [28NO]

——— research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]

——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4009–H4011 [26JN], E175 [9FE], E1181 [29JN]

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]

——— condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof vests and body armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear policy, E1401 [3AU]

——— impose penalty on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program grants for States with Stand Your Ground laws, H2392, H2393 [8MY]

——— report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6118, H6119 [19SE]

Dept. of Labor: issue interim occupational safety and health standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 522), H520 [7FE]

——— prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming, H2080 [25AP]

——— prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5162–H5167 [24JY]

——— reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming, H581 [8FE]

Dept. of the Interior: require consultation with independent drilling safety organization and completion of mandatory safety and environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]

——— require new leases offered under congressional plan to conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians, H4624 [29JN]

——— distracted driving prevention and research funding through reductions in financial management funding, H4035, H4036 [26JN]

——— Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration funding, H4052 [26JN]

——— reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program, H731 [15FE]

——— Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238 [12JY]

——— State distracted driving prevention grant funding, H3953–H3955 [21JN], E1149 [27JN]

——— submit report estimating the number of lost jobs, fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by new fuel economy standards for motor vehicles, H6214–H6216 [20SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination, H5335, H5416–H5432 [31JY]

——— require a policy on reporting and tracking sexual assaults and other safety incidents occurring at departmental medical facilities, H5428, H5429 [31JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029–H4062 [26JN], H4079–H4151 [27JN], H4630–H4635 [29JN], E1156 [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 [12JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4017–H4027 [26JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, H4634 [29JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent agreement, H4630 [29JN]

Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, H3271, H3278, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H3584 [7JN], E932, E942 [31MY], E954, E956 [1JN], E1007 [7JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 645), H3074 [17MY]

Drugs: improve safety, H3224 [30MY]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H1021 [29FE]

EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (H.R. 6190), H6724–H6728 [12DE], E1780 [16NO], E1937 [17DE]

FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private security companies to conduct passenger screening, H453 [3FE]

——— authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and fund the national aviation system (H.R. 658), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H445–H447 [3FE]

——— authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H192 [31JA]

——— clarify that fractional aviation is non-commercial and not subject to commercial aviation ticket tax, H456 [3FE]

——— establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements (H.R. 3824), E76 [25JA]

——— implement reforms to improve aviation safety, H2081 [25AP], H5236 [25JY]

——— improve integration of unmanned aerial system into the National Airspace System, H455 [3FE]

——— Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, H449, H450 [3FE], E147 [6FE]

——— prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]

FCC: preserve ability for effective and efficient communication systems to alert the public of dangerous weather conditions, H1623 [27MR]

——— promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted by potential intruders, H1619, H1620 [27MR]

——— provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct incentive auctions, H914, H918–H921 [17FE], E237–E239 [24FE]

FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design that adversely affects safety, H3225 [30MY]

——— expedite process for requesting de novo classification of a device, H3228 [30MY]

——— improve humanitarian device regulation, H3867 [20JN], E917 [31MY]

——— improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for medical devices, H3224 [30MY], H3865 [20JN]

——— incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs, H6836 [18DE]

——— incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (H.R. 6160), H5531 [1AU]

——— limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products (H.R. 6509), E1619 [21SE]

——— make clarifications relative to persons accredited to review reports and make recommendations for initial classification of devices, H3230 [30MY]

——— permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand name drugs (H.R. 4384), E580 [18AP]

——— regulations concerning safe dietary ingredients in dietary supplements, E342 [8MR]

——— review classification of painkiller OxyContin for treatment of moderate pain and deny approval for generic versions, H5530 [1AU]

——— establish programs in regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as ‘‘carcinogen free’’ (H.R. 6601), E1788 [16NO]

Federal Railroad Administration: funding, H4045, H4046 [26JN]

FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3535, H3536 [6JN], E1003 [6JN], E1029 [8JN], E1998 [21DE]

——— authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for mandated security personnel, H4008 [26JN]

——— authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for replacement of certain security equipment or facilities, H4008 [26JN]

——— modernize the integrated public alert and warning system, H6111 [19SE]

——— Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 [6JN]

——— Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3650 [7JN]

——— Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research funding, H3557 [6JN], E1028 [8JN]

FERC: review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]

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], E1944 [17DE]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1918 [18AP], H5204 [25JY]

——— facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States, H3776 [19JN]

——— gun control, H1856 [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5081, H5117 [23JY], H5204 [25JY]

——— prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 227), H1854 [17AP], H7279 [19DE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 308), H6821 [17DE], H6837 [18DE], H7353 [19DE]

——— prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, H5135 [24JY]

Florida: tribute to 13th Congressional District Fire and Rescue and EMS Award recipients, E1327 [25JY]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]

——— strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 6200), E1327 [25JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 [12SE]

Forest Service: improve forest management and reduce hazardous fuels, H3970–H3972 [21JN]

Giesler, Marsha: National Fire Protection Association Fire and Life Safety Educator of the Year award recipient, H4830 [12JY]

Government regulations: exempt clean drinking water regulations from any regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]

——— exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]

——— exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in establishing safety regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, H5275, H5276 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]

——— exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276, H5277 [25JY]

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]

——— certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]

——— Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H809 [16FE]

——— Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H32 [18JA], H171–H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]

Health care professionals: require practitioners to obtain particular training or special certification on addiction and substance abuse, and appropriate and safe use of certain controlled substances (H.R. 2119), H5529 [1AU]

House of Representatives: prohibit funding for polystyrene containers in food service facilities, H3681, H3682 [8JN]

Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H6357–H6362 [14NO], E956 [1JN]

Imperial Sugar Co.: anniversary of explosion of sugar factory in Port Wentworth, GA, H520 [7FE]

Kansas State Firefighters Association: anniversary, E1390 [2AU]

Kennametal Inc.: Rogers, AR, facility recipient of Arkansas Three Million Work Hour Award, H2666 [15MY]

Lackland AFB, TX: call for congressional investigation of sexual assaults of recruits, H5019 [19JY]

Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation, H1836 [16AP], H1856 [17AP]

Lumberton, TX: anniversary of Lumberton Fire and EMS, E469 [28MR]

Michigan: passage of motorcycle helmet choice law for adult riders, E803 [15MY]

Minnesota: adoption of new rules to ensure player safety during high school hockey games, H11 [17JA]

Montrose, CA: tribute to Montrose Search and Rescue Team, H4789 [11JY]

Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H208–H213 [31JA]

——— require certain safety measures on motorcoaches, E923 [31MY]

——— use of motorcycles and scooters as transportation options, E874 [18MY]

Music and dance: tribute to ‘‘All About Bullies . . . Big and Small’’ album production team, E916 [31MY]

National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, H3812 [20JN], E1071, E1077, E1079 [19JN], E1125 [21JN]

National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide funding (H.R. 3915), E155 [7FE]

National Child Protection Training Center: tribute, E750 [9MY]

National Fire Protection Association: issuance of new standards for gas process safety following Kleen Energy Plant disaster, E943 [31MY]

National forests: improve land management and reduce fire hazards, H1981 [19AP]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities, H4107, H4108 [27JN]

——— State enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: expand eligibility period for Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel workers for Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H1399 [20MR], H5209 [25JY]

National Poison Prevention Week: observance, E347 [8MR]

National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 593), E423 [22MR]

National security: counterterrorism initiatives funding, H735 [15FE]

National Stalking Awareness Month: observance, E127 [3FE]

National Transportation Week: observance, E874 [18MY]

National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute: tribute, H3586 [7JN]

News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of Beef Products, Inc., E499 [29MR]

NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing activities funding, H3416–H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]

Oak Harbor, OH: concerns about relicensing of Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station due to structural defects, H3955, H3956 [21JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (H.R. 190), E691 [27AP]

Pharmaceuticals: Pharmaceutical Traceability Enhancement Code (RxTEC) proposal to establish national standard to address drug traceability and pedigree, H3226, H3229 [30MY], E917 [31MY]

Power resources: prohibit hydraulic fracturing activities within one thousand feet of a primary or secondary school, H3896 [20JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: eliminate certain limitations on length of Secret Service protection for former Presidents and their children (H.R. 6620), H6646, H6647 [5DE]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5791–H5793 [11SE]

Public safety: tribute to independent, not-for-profit standards development organizations (SDOs), E943 [31MY]

Railroads: positive train control requirements implementation funding, H4047 [26JN]

Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site, H5698 [2AU]

Ridgefield, CT: tribute to Ridgefield High School Students Against Internet Discrimination (organization), H590 [8FE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 14), H1448 [21MR], H1519, H1520 [22MR], H1586, H1594, H1595, H1603–H1608 [27MR], H1645, H1650, H1668, H1669 [28MR], H1746, H1747, H1750, H1756–H1761 [29MR], H1927, H1928, H1930, H1935 [18AP], H1994 [19AP], E418 [22MR], E513, E514 [30MR], E539 [16AP]

——— 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), H1932–H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817, H3881 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023–H4025, H4041 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]

——— 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, H2099–H2106 [25AP], H3038–H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505–H3513 [6JN], H3652–H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788–H3797 [19JN], H3868–H3875 [20JN], H3948–H3955 [21JN], H4151–H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN], E1149 [27JN]

——— streamline environmental reviews and approval requirements for surface transportation projects, H1934, H1953–H1955 [18AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students, H1644 [28MR], H2459 [9MY]

——— address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (H.R. 1648), H3809, H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]

Stand With Those Who Serve Week: observance, E1238 [12JY]

Strader, Greg: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, E138 [3FE]

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]

Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (S. Con. Res. 17), H5846, H5847 [11SE], E1486 [12SE]

Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children: establish (H.R. 6207), E1342 [26JY]

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 2009), H4888–H4894 [17JY]

Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), H201–H207 [31JA], H386 [2FE], H461–H463 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H526 [7FE], H632, H635 [8FE], H662 [9FE], H699, H720, H721 [14FE], H731, H732, H737, H739, H759 [15FE], H818, H894–H897 [16FE], H930 [17FE], H952 [27FE], H978 [28FE], H1161, H1189, H1190 [6MR], H1221 [7MR], H1433, H1448 [21MR], H1595, H1603–H1607 [27MR], H1668 [28MR], H1748, H1749, H1755–H1760 [29MR], H1934–H1937 [18AP], E213, E217 [16FE], E514 [30MR]

——— authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740–H750 [15FE]

——— extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]

——— importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation, E1906 [11DE]

——— allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 3173), H4015–H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]

——— call for investigation of allegations of airport screeners involved in a drug smuggling ring, H2138 [26AP]

——— ensure that certain transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for implementation of electronic readers for such credentials, H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4007 [26JN]

——— establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 1447), H4011–H4014 [26JN], H4421 [28JN], E1167 [28JN]

——— establish an Ombudsman Office (H.R. 1165), H5825 [11SE]

——— Federal Air Marshal Service funding, H3547, H3549, H3550 [6JN], H3619, H3643 [7JN], E1029 [8JN]

——— funding, H3546, H3547 [6JN], H3644 [7JN]

——— modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports (H.R. 6028), H5824–H5826 [11SE]

——— modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports (S. 3542), H6728–H6731 [12DE]

——— privatization proposals, H447 [3FE]

——— reform, H3547 [6JN]

——— require private companies contracted to provide security screenings to be owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, H3644 [7JN]

University of Maryland: anniversary of International Food Safety Training Laboratory, E1458 [10SE]

Violence Against Women Act: protect victims’ identity to avoid retaliation, H2779, H2780 [16MY]

Washington Regional Alcohol Program (organization): anniversary, E2038 [2JA]

Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 6249), E1382 [1AU]

Western New York Safety Conference, Inc.: tribute, E320 [6MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska Preparedness Month: observance, S6441 [19SE]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (S. 3263), S3731 [5JN]

BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads program, S692–S696 [15FE]

Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of L’Ambiance Plaza construction collapse killing 28 workers, S2579 [23AP]

Budget: reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway Trust Fund spending, S1517, S1518, S1530, S1531 [8MR], S1604, S1605 [13MR]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 549), S6238 [11SE]

Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (S. 847), S3463–S3466 [23MY], S5839 [1AU]

China: enforce product safety regulations on imports to the U.S., S379–S381 [7FE]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (H.R. 6655), S8666, S8667 [2JA]

——— establish (S. 3705), S8355, S8364 [21DE]

Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, S5429–S5433, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]

——— improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 2151), S1201–S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]

——— provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 2102), S568 [13FE]

Connecticut: tribute to EPA Environmental Merit Award recipients, S8504 [28DE]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, S3491, S3503 [23MY], S3546, S3548, S3556 [24MY], S4449 [25JN], S4625, S4630 [26JN]

——— place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), S680, S681 [15FE]

CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions, S5968 [2AU]

——— designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (H.R. 4212), S8377 [21DE]

Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking, S3507 [23MY], S3566, S3567 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]

——— increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 1886), S1431 [6MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: study feasibility of establishing an insurance product that covers food safety recalls, S4276 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorize additional Marine Corps personnel for performance of security functions for U.S. embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic facilities abroad, S7006 [28NO]

——— call for release of government records regarding the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, NC, S5190 [19JY]

——— develop a strategy to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process, S7160 [29NO], S7331 [3DE]

——— require each military department to establish policies mandating servicemembers convicted of sex offenses be processed for administrative separation, S7009, S7011, S7012 [28NO]

——— small arms weapons and ammunition modernization funding, S5832–S5835 [1AU]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations on patient medication information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality information about prescription drugs, S3564 [24MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 1440), S6868–S6870 [15NO]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (S. 34), S6939 [27NO]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 2554), S2930 [7MY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]

——— reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming, S371 [7FE], S490 [9FE], S895–S898 [17FE], S1112 [29FE]

Dept. of State: transfer previously appropriated funds to increase security at U.S. embassies, S8442 [27DE]

Dept. of Transportation: allow States to opt out of requirement to spend certain percentage of surface transportation funds on enhancement projects, S405 [9FE]

——— establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway, S665 [15FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms, S7194–S7196 [29NO]

——— establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure, S7287 [30NO], S7381 [4DE]

——— improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (S. 3309), S4241 [18JN]

——— presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], S5203 [19JY]

Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]

Drugs: modify certain exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act relating to drug inspection information obtained from foreign government agencies, S3547 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]

Electric power: infrastructure funding, S4843–S4845 [11JY]

EPA: address soil contamination issues in areas surrounding former lead smelter sites, S3322 [21MY]

——— establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of agricultural operations (S. 3467), S5872 [1AU]

——— investigate and address cancer and disease clusters, including in infants and children (S. 76), S7752 [11DE]

——— use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, S4381, S4382 [21JN]

FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private security companies to conduct passenger screening, S383 [7FE]

——— Essential Air Service Program funding, S341 [6FE]

——— improve treatment of certain sensitive national security information under the Freedom of Information Act, S342 [6FE]

——— Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, S335, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]

——— reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S4176–S4180, S4182, S4183 [14JN]

FDA: accelerate investigation into imported pet food from China, S380 [7FE]

——— create standards for information provided to patients when receiving prescription medications, S3464 [23MY]

——— ensure continued research and development of drugs and medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY], S3565 [24MY]

——— ensure continued research and development of drugs and medical devices for use in children (S. 2289), S2395 [17AP]

——— ensure regulations do not limit access to dietary supplements, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]

——— help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices (S. 2301), S2547 [19AP]

——— improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 [26JN]

——— improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and amending labeling requirements, S3413 [22MY], S3466, S3467, S3482–S3485 [23MY], S3552, S3563 [24MY]

——— institute regulation and oversight of energy drinks as beverages to ensure safe caffeine levels, S6843–S6845 [15NO]

——— permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand name drugs (S. 2295), S2497–S2500 [18AP]

——— prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA concurs with such approval, S3495 [23MY], S3554 [24MY]

——— promote accountability, transparency, innovation, efficiency, and timeliness, S3494 [23MY]

——— promote accountability, transparency, innovation, efficiency, and timeliness (S. 2292), S4616, S4625 [26JN]

——— promote development of medical devices for patients with rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [23MY]

——— provide additional quality control of drugs, S3417 [22MY]

——— require imported catfish be subject to same inspection standards as domestic catfish, S4264 [19JN]

FEMA: improve provision of assistance to fire departments, S7167 [29NO]

——— modernize the integrated public alert and warning system (S. 2319), S2549 [19AP]

——— reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (S. 3362), S4775 [29JN]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (S. 35), S2773 [26AP], S4632 [26JN], S6939 [27NO]

——— gun control, S1729 [15MR], S6939 [27NO], S8049–S8051, S8056 [17DE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (S. 32), S4632 [26JN], S5863 [1AU], S6939 [27NO]

Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 [14JN], S4384 [21JN]

——— increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), S2542 [19AP]

Foreign trade: establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives relative to application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture, S7653 [6DE]

Forest Service: hazardous fuel reduction projects funding, S4660 [27JN]

——— reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of national forests and adjacents lands, S4127 [13JN], S4660 [27JN]

Forests: trees killed by bark beetles removal funding, S3891 [11JN], S4339 [20JN]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]

Information technology: ensure free flow of commerce through secure cyber communications, continued development of Internet and Intranet communications, and development of cybersecurity specialists, S5911 [2AU]

Kansas State Firefighters Association: anniversary, S5970 [2AU]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches, S1188 [1MR], S5178 [19JY]

——— improve safety of motorcoaches (S. 453), S7342 [3DE]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 389), S1431 [6MR]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 553), S6287 [12SE]

National Football League: investigation of alleged New Orleans Saints (football team) bounty program, S1985 [22MR]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 562), S6469 [19SE]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 564), S6469 [19SE]

National Preparedness Month: observance, S6441 [19SE]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 438), S2742 [25AP]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 360), S222 [31JA]

National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 441), S2886 [26AP]

OSHA: expedite approval of safety standards, S2579 [23AP]

Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act: extend limited antitrust exemption (S. 3715), S8552 [30DE]

Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540–S3545, S3557, S3559, S3562 [24MY], S4441–S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: eliminate certain limitations on length of Secret Service protection for former Presidents and their children (H.R. 6620), S8516, S8517 [28DE]

Privacy: protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable information, S1686 [15MR]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (S. 3306), S4240 [18JN]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (S. 2076), S390 [7FE], S1814 [19MR]

Public safety officers: include nonprofit and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits, S7015, S7016 [28NO], S8333–S8336 [21DE]

Railroads: positive railroad control crash avoidance systems implementation, S820 [16FE]

Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and approval requirements for certain emergency highway construction projects, S1647–S1650 [14MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S2209–S2212 [29MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S364–S366 [7FE], S423–S486 [9FE], S545, S550, S559, S561 [13FE], S585, S587, S593–S595, S599, S605, S607, S609 [14FE], S661–S665, S671, S672, S685–S690, S692–S697 [15FE], S818–S822, S826, S832, S836–S838, S842 [16FE], S880, S885, S886, S892 [17FE], S1072, S1073, S1077–S1083, S1085 [28FE], S1104–S1110, S1112–S1139, S1141, S1142, S1155, S1156 [29FE], S1159–S1173, S1179, S1188, S1189 [1MR], S1371–S1373 [2MR], S1376 [5MR], S1405, S1407–S1410 [6MR], S1434, S1435, S1437, S1440–S1443, S1448–S1452 [7MR], S1495–S1497, S1502–S1536 [8MR], S1561–S1564, S1572, S1573 [12MR], S1583, S1589–S1606, S1608, S1609 [13MR], S1639, S1641, S1644, S1645, S1647–S1662, S1667 [14MR], S1729 [15MR], S1877 [21MR], S1955, S1986–S1988 [22MR], S2009, S2013 [26MR], S2049, S2050, S2056–S2059, S2062, S2076 [27MR], S2135, S2149, S2157 [28MR], S2202–S2204, S2206, S2208, S2209 [29MR], S2314 [16AP], S2384–S2386 [17AP], S2458, S2476, S2487 [18AP], S2590 [23AP], S3067 [10MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S400–S406, S414–S417, S420–S423 [9FE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), unanimous-consent agreement, S838 [16FE], S1455 [7MR], S1573 [12MR], S1814 [19MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), unanimous-consent request, S1409, S1410 [6MR]

——— 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), S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S3744 [6JN], S3813, S3815, S3827 [7JN], S3957 [12JN], S4114–S4118 [13JN], S4165, S4195 [14JN], S4452 [25JN], S4659 [27JN], S4690 [28JN]

——— 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), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710–S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741–S4744, S4747–S4764 [29JN], S4810–S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]

——— increase Federal cost share for emergency relief permanent repairs in extreme disasters, S1648 [14MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (S. 506), S1928 [21MR]

Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21), S1644 [14MR]

——— tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21) conference report, S4760 [29JN]

Telecommunications: strengthen public safety by establishing a national wireless communications network for emergency responders, S888, S889 [17FE]

Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), S585, S587 [14FE]

Transportation Security Administration: modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports (S. 3542), S7276 [29NO]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (S. 3306), S4240 [18JN]

Water: infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, S5186 [19JY]

Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and natural resources (S. Res. 523), S5023 [16JY]

World Plumbing Day: designate (S. Res. 393), S1557 [8MR]

Reports

Armed Opposition Groups (AOG) Initiated Attacks: Afghanistan NGO Safety Office (excerpt), H812 [16FE]

Reports filed

American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 112–397), H696 [13FE]

Asthma Inhalers Relief Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6190) (H. Rept. 112–673), H6059 [14SE]

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 112–182), S4950 [12JY]

Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 112–188), S5084 [17JY]

Child Protection and Safety Act Programs Relative to Sex Offender Management and Registration Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 112–637), H5524 [31JY]

Child Protection Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 645), S6451 [19SE]

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1950) (S. Rept. 112–238), S6744 [13NO]

Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. Rept. 112–131), S131 [26JA]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 658, FAA Modernization and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 533) (H. Rept. 112–382), H373 [1FE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112–558), H4603 [28JN]

Consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112–398), H725 [14FE]

Consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 600) (H. Rept. 112–424), H1739 [28MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112–446), H1914 [17AP]

Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112–545), H3974 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), S6451 [19SE]

Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and Minerals Management Service Abolishment: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 112–601), H4906 [17JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5972) (H. Rept. 112–541), H3914 [20JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 112–157), S2545 [19AP]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 658) (H. Rept. 112–381), H373 [1FE]

Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 112–499), H3265 [30MY]

Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1744), S4950 [12JY]

Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 112–162), S2730 [25AP]

Inquiry Into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Dept. of Defense Supply Chain: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. Rept. 112–167), S3329 [21MY]

Local Courthouse Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6185) (H. Rept. 112–661), H5764 [10SE]

Location Privacy Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1223), S8071 [17DE]

Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112–467), H2441 [8MY]

Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1449), S6800 [14NO]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1449) (S. Rept. 112–261), S8363 [21DE]

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21): Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112–557), H4603 [28JN]

——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1813), S350 [6FE]

National Hurricane Research Initiative Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 692), S6800 [14NO]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 692) (S. Rept. 112–266), S8665 [2JA]

Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 646) (S. Rept. 112–150), S1049 [27FE]

——— Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 3479) (H. Rept. 112–666), H5922 [12SE]

Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5806) (H. Rept. 112–719), H7428 [21DE]

Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 911) (S. Rept. 112–260), S8363 [21DE]

Safe Chemicals Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 847) (S. Rept. 112–264), S8451 [27DE]

Safeguarding American Agriculture Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1673) (S. Rept. 112–240), S6894 [26NO]

Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1657) (S. Rept. 112–141), S163 [30JA]

Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From Disease Clusters Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 76) (S. Rept. 112–213), S6451 [19SE]

Strengthening Public-Safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization (SPECTRUM) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 911), S6800 [14NO]

Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness Enhancements for (SECURE) Facilities Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 772) (S. Rept. 112–202), S5976 [2AU]

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3065) (H. Rept. 112–529), H3706 [15JN]

Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112–523), H3706 [15JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]

Statements

American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Executive Office of the President, H745 [15FE]

Enewetak People—Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]

Tribute to Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation: Senator Hoeven, S3622–S3625 [24MY]

Summaries

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]

Pilot’s Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]

Tables

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080–H4095 [27JN]

Testimonies

Costa Concordia (vessel) Cruise Liner Safety Measures Failure: Brian Aho, E328 [7MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 533, consideration of conference report on H.R. 658, FAA Modernization and Reform Act, H445 [3FE]

H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, H740 [15FE]

H. Res. 600, consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1744 [29MR]

H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, H1925 [18AP]

H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]

H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21), H4609 [29JN]

H.R. 1447, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, H4011 [26JN]

H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act, H3246 [30MY]

H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation, H4015 [26JN]

H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act, H3719 [18JN]

H.R. 3796, Child Protection and Safety Act programs relative to sex offender management and registration reauthorization, H5451 [31JY]

H.R. 4005, Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act, H4009 [26JN]

H.R. 4157, Preserving America’s Family Farms Act, H5162 [24JY]

H.R. 4212, Drywall Safety Act, S8377 [21DE], H6134 [19SE]

H.R. 4239, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1600–H1603 [27MR]

H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1752–H1755 [29MR]

H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, H1940–H1944 [18AP]

H.R. 5997, Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, H6439 [27NO]

H.R. 6028, No-Hassle Flying Act, H5824 [11SE]

H.R. 6064, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act, H4637–H4641 [29JN]

H.R. 6185, Local Courthouse Safety Act, H5791 [11SE]

H.R. 6190, Asthma Inhalers Relief Act, H6724 [12DE]

H.R. 6368, Border Security Information Improvement Act, H6118 [19SE]

H.R. 6620, Former Presidents Protection Act, H6646 [5DE]

H.R. 6655, Protect Our Kids Act, H7313 [19DE]

H.R. 6672, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons reauthorization, H7282–H7292 [19DE]

S. 1335, Pilot’s Bill of Rights, S4733–S4735 [29JN], H5100 [23JY]

S. 1440, Dept. of HHS activities to reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity, S6869 [15NO], H7296–H7298 [19DE]

S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21), S423–S484 [9FE]

S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484–S1493 [7MR]

S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]

S. 2076, Local Courthouse Safety Act, S391 [7FE]

S. 2295, Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, S2498 [18AP]

S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2930 [7MY]

S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 [18JN]

S. 3362, Dam Safety Act, S4775 [29JN]

S. 3542, No-Hassle Flying Act, S7276 [29NO], H6728 [12DE]

S. 3708, Stop Abuse for Every (SAFE) Child Act, S8365 [21DE]

S. 3715, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act limited antitrust exemption extension, S8552 [30DE]

S. Con. Res. 17, accord Taiwan observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization, H5846 [11SE]

S. Res. 352, address gender-based violence against women and children in Haiti, S45 [23JA]

S. Res. 360, National Stalking Awareness Month, S213, S222 [31JA]

S. Res. 389, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S1425, S1432 [6MR]

S. Res. 393, World Plumbing Day, S1544, S1557 [8MR]

S. Res. 438, support goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month, S2736, S2742 [25AP]

S. Res. 441, National Youth Traffic Safety Month, S2832, S2887 [26AP]

S. Res. 454, tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management in the U.S., S3089 [10MY]

S. Res. 483, recognize efforts of National Association of State Fire Marshals to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association specifications, S3782 [6JN], S5090 [17JY]

S. Res. 523, tribute to efforts of firefighters and military personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and natural resources, S5024, S5050 [16JY]

S. Res. 549, Campus Fire Safety Month, S6110, S6238 [11SE]

S. Res. 553, National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, S6274, S6287 [12SE]

S. Res. 562, National Health Information Technology Week, S6465, S6469 [19SE]

S. Res. 564, National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, S6465, S6470 [19SE]