BENISHEK, DAN (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3920 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4706 [18JY]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H143 [15JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 1122), H1395 [13MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1958 [11AP]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 182), H2351 [25AP]

American College of Surgeons Days: designate (see H. Res. 307), H4826 [19JY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4177 [28JN]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian personnel and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3241), H6290 [4OC]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— express that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization by Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. Con. Res. 3), H550 [14FE]

——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H5093 [26JY]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H280 [23JA]

——— preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (see H.R. 1039), H1360 [12MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H8124 [19DE]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5263 [31JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6902 [29OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H629 [25FE] (see H.J. Res. 24), H5090 [25JY]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H5435 [9SE]

——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 282), H416 [6FE]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H1861 [9AP]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 46), H281 [23JA]

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see H.R. 1038), H1633 [19MR]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 972), H1861 [9AP]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1720 [20MR]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H2125 [17AP]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H456 [12FE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H173 [15JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H416 [6FE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H410 [6FE]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H3250 [6JN]

——— prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and their tributaries (see H.R. 985), H1318 [6MR]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H4177 [28JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 730), H1958 [11AP]

——— improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1657), H2485 [7MY]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1317 [6MR]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H3216 [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the transport to any country, without charge, supplies furnished by a nonprofit organization intended for distribution to Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1756), H4309 [9JY]

——— declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H6546 [11OC]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H4080 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see H.R. 1386), H2485 [7MY]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H3253 [6JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H4145 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 421), H1911 [10AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish requirements for oil and natural gas leasing of areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of South Carolina (see H.R. 771), H595 [15FE]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 279), H1430 [14MR]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 2231), H3253 [6JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H4178 [28JN]

——— provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 317), H176 [18JA]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H.R. 1861), H7153 [15NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H1721 [20MR]

——— improve mental health treatment provided to veterans who served in classified missions (see H.R. 3387), H6951 [30OC]

——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 894), H1860 [9AP]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H2249 [23AP]

——— prohibit medical exam requests of veterans who have submitted sufficient evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals and improve efficiency of disability claims processing (see H.R. 1980), H4309 [9JY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H432 [8FE]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H6289 [4OC]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2535 [8MY]

District of Columbia: authorize placement at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H.R. 165), H416 [6FE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H6103 [1OC]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1861 [9AP]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H1718 [20MR]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1523), H2300 [24AP]

Employment: allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (see H.R. 497), H599 [15FE]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H1994 [12AP]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H2717 [16MY]

——— prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (see H.R. 959), H1958 [11AP]

——— prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2791), H6999 [12NO]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 875), H7153 [15NO]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1422), H1856 [9AP]

FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2067 [16AP]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H1911 [10AP]

Federal agencies and departments: enhance authority to pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures (see H.R. 1931), H2568 [9MY]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority of any agency if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an independent auditor (see H.R. 559), H628 [25FE]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1072), H1355 [12MR]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (see H.R. 273), H455 [12FE]

——— provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 2579), H4173 [28JN]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 2098), H2910 [22MY]

Firearms: allow certain off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms to protect children in a school zone (see H.R. 2541), H4142 [27JN]

——— establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H7188 [18NO]

——— limit amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1764), H2438 [6MY]

——— repeal Federal laws mandating gun-free zones around schools (see H.R. 35), H504 [13FE]

Fish and fishing: develop a fishery management plan for Gulf of Mexico red snapper (see H.R. 3099), H6053 [30SE]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H2354 [25AP]

FRS: remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 492), H550 [14FE]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1911 [10AP]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 2773), H5348 [1AU]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H344 [4FE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H7357 [21NO]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H949 [4MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H3655 [14JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2604 [14MY] (see H.R. 2300), H3655 [14JN]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1733), H4178 [28JN]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H177 [18JA]

House Rules: require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 160), H2026 [15AP]

——— require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans’ affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 13), H417 [6FE]

Insurance: allow States to determine the age discount in their health insurance market in order to prevent an increase in young people’s premiums (see H.R. 544), H5554 [16SE]

——— condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5090 [25JY]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H4980 [23JY]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H1909 [10AP]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H4178 [28JN]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2575 [13MY]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H4858 [22JY]

——— suspend authority to conduct new audits (see H.R. 2045), H2773 [17MY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2404 [3MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn continuing acts of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H1994 [12AP]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4178 [28JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1431 [14MR]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H5802 [20SE]

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 2123), H7053 [13NO]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H4214 [8JY]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H4214 [8JY]

——— ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 986), H1861 [9AP]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H4039 [25JN]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H7357 [21NO]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H7311 [20NO]

——— make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and physicians’ services (see H.R. 1484), H3253 [6JN]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H6454 [9OC]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H4178 [28JN]

——— reduce administrative burdens and narrow filing periods for hospitals and providers while ensuring payment accuracy (see H.R. 2329), H3355 [12JN]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5176 [30JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H4858 [22JY]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H4214 [8JY]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6012 [28SE]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2657 [15MY]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H660 [26FE]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H594 [15FE]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 382), H416 [6FE]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H1399 [13MR]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H4177 [28JN]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 1526), H2067 [16AP]

National parks and recreation areas: make the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to veterans (see H.R. 2743), H5348 [1AU]

National security: prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (see H.R. 1242), H1633 [19MR]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H7688 [11DE]

——— grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe (see H.R. 780), H629 [25FE]

——— honor service in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 63), H6954 [30OC]

——— restore opportunity by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe for tribal economic development on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 1144), H2535 [8MY]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H3357 [12JN]

Officer James Bonneau Memorial Post Office, Jackson, MI: designate (see H.R. 3534), H7252 [19NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6902 [29OC]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2667), H4524 [16JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2668), H4599 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see H.R. 3359), H7112 [14NO]

——— discontinue eligibility of former Members of Congress and their dependents in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program if such Act is repealed (see H.R. 2894), H6999 [12NO]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H344 [4FE]

——— exempt veterans from requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage (see H.R. 2876), H5260 [31JY]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4173 [28JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5052 [24JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2604 [14MY] (see H.R. 2300), H3655 [14JN]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2835), H7357 [21NO]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2404 [3MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: hold compensation in escrow upon failure to submit budget in a timely manner (see H.R. 1082), H1356 [12MR]

Printing: ensure citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services, and public notices while providing the ability to opt-in to electronic access to such documents (see H. Res. 97), H1959 [11AP]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see H.R. 1847), H5262 [31JY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt ceiling is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian employees serving in combat zones (see H.R. 342), H222 [22JA]

——— prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 149), H416 [6FE]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H1860 [9AP]

——— retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (see H. Res. 360), H6225 [3OC]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H2400 [30AP]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see H. Res. 356), H7112 [14NO]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1526), H2067 [16AP]

Small business: provide with a grace period for any regulatory violation (see H.R. 746), H593 [15FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H7508 [4DE]

Syria: prohibit Federal funding to conduct military or paramilitary operations absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress (see H.R. 2501), H4146 [27JN]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H2299 [24AP]

——— allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 1552), H2438 [6MY]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H7608 [9DE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H500 [13FE]

——— establish Small Business Start-Up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 774), H595 [15FE]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1959 [11AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3592 [13JN]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H1860 [9AP]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H8112 [12DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H7312 [20NO]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3728), H8107 [12DE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H950 [4MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H7111 [14NO]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H28 [3JA]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 903), H1399 [13MR]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278 [23JA]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H1860 [9AP]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2299 [24AP]

——— transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1095), H4524 [16JY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H6103 [1OC]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

Veterans: appropriate funds necessary for benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3225), H6102 [1OC]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H5435 [9SE]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see H.R. 357), H1860 [9AP]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2485 [7MY]

War of 1812: anniversary of the Battles of River Raisin (see H. Res. 37), H177 [18JA]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H6103 [1OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1860 [9AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H224 [22JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: require an audiometric test before separation of each member (see H.R. 368), H279 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense: modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H2716 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: waive certain eligibility requirements relative to tribally controlled colleges and universities assistance (see H.R. 2069), H2838 [21MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: make certain payments to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (see H.R. 3068), H5434 [9SE]

——— make certain payments to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (H.R. 3068), refer to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 335), H5435 [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see H.R. 369), H279 [23JA]

——— improve accountability to the Inspector General (see H.R. 2072), H2838 [21MY]

Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI: designate (see H.R. 2223), H3014 [3JN]

FDA: prohibit use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption’’ (see H.R. 2071), H2838 [21MY]

Grayling, MI: anniversary of Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center (see H. Res. 290), H4308 [9JY]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (see H.R. 163), H51 [4JA]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2404 [3MY]

Veterans: improve veterans service organizations’ access to Federal surplus personal property (see H.R. 1171), H1425 [14MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: require an audiometric test before separation of each member (H.R. 368), H282 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense: modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (H.R. 2016), H2718 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: waive certain eligibility requirements relative to tribally controlled colleges and universities assistance (H.R. 2069), H2839 [21MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: make certain payments to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (H.R. 3068), H5435 [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (H.R. 369), H282 [23JA]

——— improve accountability to the Inspector General (H.R. 2072), H2839 [21MY]

Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI: designate (H.R. 2223), H3015 [3JN]

FDA: prohibit use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption’’ (H.R. 2071), H2839 [21MY]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (H.R. 163), H53 [4JA]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (H.R. 1825), H2404 [3MY]

Veterans: improve veterans service organizations’ access to Federal surplus personal property (H.R. 1171), H1428 [14MR]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H2446 [7MY]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3713 [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3726 [18JN], H3921, H3922 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4461 [11JY], H6484 [10OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6292, H6314 [5OC], H6355 [8OC], H6438 [9OC]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 36), H1724 [21MR]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6699 [23OC]

Dept. of Education: encourage States to include the number of enrolled public secondary school students attaining career and technical education proficiencies in its annual State report card, H4706 [18JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4706 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: require a scientific and economic analysis of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act before final regulations are enforced, H3921, H3922 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: restore non-Federal funding match requirement for Historic Preservation Grants, H143, H144 [15JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5365 [2AU]

FAA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), H6438 [9OC]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H3713 [18JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6085 [1OC], H6292, H6314 [5OC], H6355 [8OC], H6438 [9OC]

Great Lakes Exploration Group, LLC.: tribute to possible discovery of Le Griffon (vessel), E83• [4FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2697 [16MY]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H143, H144 [15JA]

Ishpeming, MI: tribute to Ishpeming High School football team, E1769• [3DE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H6692 [23OC]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H5866 [26SE]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive, H2446 [7MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6314 [5OC], H6355 [8OC]

——— implementation, H6314 [5OC]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6314 [5OC], H6355 [8OC]

——— repeal, H7064 [14NO]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2697 [16MY]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: signing, H5896 [27SE]

Veterans: improve veterans service organizations’ access to Federal surplus personal property (H.R. 1171), H4185 [8JY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 893), H6972 [12NO]

——— making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6085 [1OC]

Votes: position on missed, E710• [21MY]

Tributes

Butterfield, Paul, H5481 [11SE]

Musser, R.D. (Dan), E479• [17AP]