CLAY, WM. LACY (a Representative from Missouri)

Addresses

Renaming of Poplar Street Bridge as Congressman William L. Clay, Sr., Bridge in St. Louis, MO: William (Bill) Clay, E1648• [13NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 3471), H7051 [13NO]

African Union: anniversary (see H. Res. 234), H3016 [3JN]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H6344 [7OC]

Air Force: make competitive grants to support research and development, education, and training to produce a bio-based aviation fuel for use by the Air Force (see H.R. 3125), H7253 [19NO]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4726 [18JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1360 [12MR]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6493 [10OC]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6412 [8OC]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H1824 [21MR]

——— modify the authorities and responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the findings and sentences of courts-martial (see H.R. 1079), H2067 [16AP]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 198), H3253 [6JN]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H5396 [2AU]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5175 [30JY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H2656 [15MY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 49), H342 [4FE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1630), H5513 [11SE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6999 [12NO]

Budget: exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H4522 [16JY]

——— repeal sequestration while achieving balance in deficit reduction between revenue and cuts and between non-defense and defense cuts and invest in job creation (see H.R. 505), H370 [5FE]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 868), H701 [27FE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the Mississippi River (see H. Con. Res. 5), H173 [15JA]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 248), H3095 [4JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H4858 [22JY]

Children and youth: require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 680), H501 [13FE]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2734), H6225 [3OC]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 852), H700 [27FE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H372 [5FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehichles (see H.R. 724), H1632 [19MR]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2536 [8MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H1430 [14MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H2025 [15AP]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 728), H1829 [21MR]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H703 [27FE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 21), H5436 [9SE]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H6998 [12NO]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 895), H814 [28FE]

Credit: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 2580), H4173 [28JN]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H2390 [26AP]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H1356 [12MR]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1077), H5513 [11SE]

——— prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2364), H3591 [13JN]

——— require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 1002), H1319 [6MR]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H1359 [12MR]

——— strengthen Federal statutes designed to deter money laundering and terrorism financing (see H.R. 3317), H6768 [23OC]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 10), H33 [3JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3108), H5656 [18SE]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1721 [20MR]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H3760 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H1956 [11AP]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5088 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 3401), H7112 [14NO]

——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 1334), H1994 [12AP]

——— establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1437), H1857 [9AP]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H950 [4MR]

——— provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2308), H5263 [31JY]

——— provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2878), H5548 [12SE]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2804 [20MY]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H1822 [21MR]

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2195), H2954 [23MY]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H1360 [12MR]

——— authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H550 [14FE]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H1829 [21MR]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H2354 [25AP]

——— include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1037), H1360 [12MR]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H5175 [30JY]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H1359 [12MR]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H5435 [9SE]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see H.R. 2893), H5260 [31JY]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H546 [14FE]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 541), H1359 [12MR]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H5403 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 285), H169 [15JA]

——— establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 385), H280 [23JA] (see H.R. 3743), H8108 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H5348 [1AU]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H701 [27FE] (see H.R. 1000), H2067 [16AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (see H.R. 930), H815 [28FE]

——— conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 520), H371 [5FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H2953 [23MY]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1395 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H1398 [13MR]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 897), H1550 [15MR]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H2840 [21MY]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 595), H818 [28FE]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 921), H1360 [12MR]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H5921 [27SE]

——— provide assistance to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable and equitable agricultural development, reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and stimulate rural economies (see H.R. 2822), H5087 [25JY]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H3016 [3JN]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H5262 [31JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 362), H278 [23JA]

——— statehood (see H.R. 292), H170 [15JA]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1861 [9AP]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H5050 [24JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H1718 [20MR]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H3216 [5JN]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H4599 [17JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1858 [9AP]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H5262 [31JY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H2914 [22MY]

——— provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2359), H3590 [13JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H370 [5FE]

FDA: require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 584), H1398 [13MR]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 2186), H2954 [23MY]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

Federal employees: modernize the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 3319), H6768 [23OC]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H2954 [23MY]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6901 [29OC]

FHA: ensure that any authority of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund to borrow amounts from the Treasury is used only to pay mortgage insurance claims (see H.R. 1028), H1550 [15MR]

Financial institutions: encourage institutions to work with their customers affected by the Government shutdown who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6545 [11OC]

——— establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H1630 [19MR]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1430 [14MR]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 2920), H5342 [1AU]

——— provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees (see H.R. 1538), H2959 [23MY]

Firearms: condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (see H. Res. 318), H5088 [25JY]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2485 [7MY]

——— impose excise tax on concealable firearms and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a firearms buyback grant program (see H.R. 793), H596 [15FE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H660 [26FE]

——— require all handguns manufactured, sold, or imported into the U.S. incorporate technology that precludes the average 5-year-old child from operating the handgun when it is ready to fire (see H.R. 2567), H4143 [27JN]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H86 [14JA]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H4371 [10JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]

Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 1749), H2350 [25AP]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5175 [30JY]

——— enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H8112 [12DE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H501 [13FE]

——— prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 1427), H5175 [30JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H546 [14FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5175 [30JY]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 363), H278 [23JA]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country (see H. Res. 88), H702 [27FE]

——— prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 88), H818 [28FE]

——— reinstate ‘‘Gephardt rule’’ setting debt ceiling automatically at level projected by concurrent budget resolution (see H. Res. 11), H87 [14JA]

Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 3003), H7357 [21NO]

——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 2352), H3760 [18JN]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6675 [22OC]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H1911 [10AP]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC] (see H.R. 3163), H6290 [4OC]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H3355 [12JN]

——— require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1531), H1991 [12AP]

Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H7687 [11DE]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H815 [28FE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1360 [12MR]

Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge Post Office, Cottleville, MO: designate (see H.R. 2391), H3653 [14JN]

Law enforcement: 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. 2812), H5090 [25JY]

——— mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7358 [21NO]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H6770 [23OC]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H5175 [30JY]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H3654 [14JN]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H596 [15FE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H5348 [1AU]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H5175 [30JY]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H4485 [11JY]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1661), H6775 [24OC]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H5175 [30JY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H5403 [2AU]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H5348 [1AU]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 805), H1860 [9AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5513 [11SE]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H1357 [12MR]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6454 [9OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H5342 [1AU]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3097), H5546 [12SE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 12), H454 [12FE]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H3016 [3JN]

National Anti-Bullying Month: designate (see H. Res. 398), H6954 [30OC]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 59), H413 [6FE]

National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 3407), H7508 [4DE]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 309), H4826 [19JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1632 [19MR]

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1909 [10AP]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4599 [17JY]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H371 [5FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H8113 [12DE]

Postal Service: enhance long-term profitability through enhanced innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, and regulatory relief (see H.R. 2690), H5090 [25JY]

——— ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H504 [13FE]

——— provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H4039 [25JN]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H1359 [12MR]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H4081 [26JN]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H6052 [30SE]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2077), H2838 [21MY]

——— update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H3216 [5JN]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]

Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 171), H1398 [13MR]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5404 [2AU]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 1622), H2157 [18AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2158 [18AP]

Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (see H.R. 1961), H2602 [14MY]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2633), H4524 [16JY]

Small business: transfer funds to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, improve microenterprise programs, and establish the SBA Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2474), H3989 [20JN]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 155), H1398 [13MR]

——— ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 3123), H5834 [25SE]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 896), H1398 [13MR]

——— prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H5655 [18SE]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3050), H5398 [2AU]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1466), H2354 [25AP]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H2656 [15MY]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (see H.R. 2383), H3652 [14JN]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H2297 [24AP]

Taxation: allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2141), H4524 [16JY]

——— deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 2831), H5088 [25JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1359 [12MR]

——— establish Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2483), H4037 [25JN]

——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H7109 [14NO]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1621), H2157 [18AP]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H2570 [9MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H5348 [1AU]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1125), H5175 [30JY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H2567 [9MY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

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), H2125 [17AP]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 664), H501 [13FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 358), H2719 [16MY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1359 [12MR]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H5175 [30JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]

Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 1966), H3929 [19JN]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H2603 [14MY]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 1748), H2350 [25AP]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]

——— ensure access to best available overall and reproductive health care and affordable insurance, reduce health disparities, end gender-based violence, and promote economic security (see H. Res. 94), H1360 [12MR]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H2568 [9MY]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H5051 [24JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H372 [5FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3654 [14JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1430 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 3400), H6952 [30OC]

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 2416), H3758 [18JN]

Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency of Federal advisory committees (see H.R. 1104), H1394 [13MR]

St. Louis, MO: designate as the National Chess Capital (see H. Res. 169), H2159 [18AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (H.R. 3400), H6955 [30OC]

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (H.R. 2416), H3759 [18JN]

Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency of Federal advisory committees (H.R. 1104), H1396 [13MR]

Remarks

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H561 [15FE]

——— establish certain procedures for allowing the recording of in-person or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees with individuals (H.R. 2711), H5189 [31JY]

McKay, Karen: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ACT! Lead of the Year award recipient, E1386• [26SE]

Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (H.R. 1961), H5813 [25SE]

St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Crown Candy Kitchen, E270• [12MR]

——— tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Tribute award recipients, E9• [3JA]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (H.R. 2383), H4004, H4005 [25JN]

Statements

Nomination of Karen McKay for ACS CAN Award for ACT Lead of the Year: Tim Freeman, American Cancer Society, E1387• [26SE]

Tributes

Emerson, Representative, E47• [22JA]

Everett, Sydney, E785• [4JN]

Gray, Bill, E1381• [26SE]

Gray, William H., III, E1040• [10JY]

Morgan, Dick, E1689• [18NO]

Smith, Representative Jason T., H3162 [5JN]