CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3557 [13JN]
Appointments
Committee on Economics (Joint), H529 [14FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2719 [16MY]
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4523 [16JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H818 [28FE]
Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H4727 [18JY]
——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1861 [9AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]
Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6643 [16OC]
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), H2157 [18AP]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6290 [4OC]
Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 900), H1360 [12MR]
——— prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7628 [10DE]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H2067 [16AP]
C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]
Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3741), H8108 [12DE]
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see H.R. 3139), H5765 [19SE]
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]
China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H5513 [11SE]
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: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H2299 [24AP]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H5589 [17SE]
Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3612), H7395 [2DE]
——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 340), H222 [22JA]
Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H3097 [4JN]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H6770 [23OC]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H5176 [30JY]
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H6454 [9OC]
——— provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H3015 [3JN]
Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 895), H814 [28FE]
Cowley, R. Adams: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2782), H4856 [22JY]
Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see H.R. 990), H1318 [6MR]
——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H7052 [13NO]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H301 [29JA]
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), H456 [12FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see H.R. 3353), H6827 [28OC]
——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H2161 [18AP]
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), H6829 [28OC]
Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H4146 [27JN] (see H.R. 2002), H4214 [8JY]
——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5088 [25JY]
Dept. of Education: create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3435), H6953 [30OC]
——— 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]
——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H4523 [16JY]
——— protect academic futures of collegiate student athletes (see H.R. 3545), H7309 [20NO]
——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see H.R. 1979), H2603 [14MY]
——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H3097 [4JN]
——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2195), H4178 [28JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H7353 [21NO]
——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H1360 [12MR]
——— issue regulations to make available a searchable Medicare claims and payment database (see H.R. 2843), H5088 [25JY]
——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H284 [23JA]
——— 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), H4309 [9JY]
——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H3990 [20JN]
——— 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]
Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1718 [20MR]
Dept. of HUD: 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), H7111 [14NO]
——— reduce housing-related health hazards (see H.R. 1282), H1718 [20MR]
Dept. of Justice: provide definitions of terms and services for community-based gang intervention to ensure funding for such intervention is utilized in a cost-effective manner and agencies are held accountable (see H.R. 2669), H4482 [11JY]
——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H1861 [9AP]
Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H701 [27FE] (see H.R. 1000), H2067 [16AP]
——— establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 3061), H7508 [4DE]
——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H1993 [12AP]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H2299 [24AP]
——— require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 2416), H3758 [18JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 3385), H6951 [30OC]
Dept. of Transportation: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 2428), H3927 [19JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H1829 [21MR]
——— exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans’ pensions (see H.R. 1438), H1857 [9AP]
——— 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), H431 [8FE]
——— 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), H1568 [18MR]
Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H3357 [12JN]
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1633 [19MR]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 3088), H5884 [26SE]
Economy: 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: create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 1617), H2156 [18AP]
EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2436 [6MY]
——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5087 [25JY]
FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H4178 [28JN]
Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2359), H3590 [13JN]
FBI: provide safeguards relative to criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes (see H.R. 2865), H5173 [30JY]
Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency of Federal advisory committees (see H.R. 1104), H1394 [13MR]
Federal agencies and departments: consolidate suspension and debarment offices into one centralized board (see H.R. 3345), H6827 [28OC]
——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]
——— require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see H.R. 2061), H2838 [21MY]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1362), H1823 [21MR]
——— clarify certain due process rights of employees serving in sensitive positions (see H.R. 3278), H6677 [22OC]
——— ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 1367), H1823 [21MR]
——— ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 3573), H7352 [21NO]
——— protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 388), H6675 [22OC]
——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H5765 [19SE]
——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6052 [30SE]
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), H6677 [22OC]
——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H628 [25FE]
Firearms: condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (see H. Res. 318), H5088 [25JY]
——— develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see H.R. 2005), H2654 [15MY]
——— 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), H2396 [26AP]
——— 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 (see H.R. 137), H86 [14JA]
——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H86 [14JA]
——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H341 [4FE]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H86 [14JA]
——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 142), H86 [14JA]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]
Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 1211), H1547 [15MR]
GAO: improve (see H.R. 1162), H1425 [14MR]
GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 1380), H1824 [21MR]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H501 [13FE]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6676 [22OC]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2438 [6MY]
House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2438 [6MY]
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]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H2299 [24AP]
——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC]
Information technology: improve Federal information security (see H.R. 1163), H1425 [14MR]
Intelligence services: conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (see H.R. 2434), H3927 [19JN]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 268), H3687 [17JN]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H5589 [17SE]
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), H5050 [24JY]
——— 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]
Libraries: require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (see H.R. 1133), H1431 [14MR]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]
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), H3015 [3JN]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H7153 [15NO]
——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2396 [26AP]
——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H1856 [9AP]
——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2775 [17MY]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H3688 [17JN]
Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H499 [13FE]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3097), H5546 [12SE]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 12), H454 [12FE]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 59), H413 [6FE]
National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 359), H278 [23JA]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]
National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2125 [17AP]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 60), H456 [12FE]
National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 17), H629 [25FE]
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), H4143 [27JN]
Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program: grant authority to oversee independent consultants used to carry out Federal banking agencies’ consent orders (see H.R. 1483), H1955 [11AP]
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]
Pennsylvania: reauthorize Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, and Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area (see H.R. 2360), H4146 [27JN]
Pensions: protect Federal and military retirees by expanding Truth in Lending Act disclosure provisions when a Federal or military pension is used as consideration by predatory lenders (see H.R. 3310), H6767 [23OC]
Political campaigns: prohibit certain social welfare organizations from participating or intervening in any political campaign (see H.R. 2520), H4078 [26JN]
——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 268), H2396 [26AP]
——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H2349 [25AP]
Postal Service: 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), H1721 [20MR]
Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H7153 [15NO]
——— 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), H7688 [11DE]
Public debt: provide authority to increase the debt ceiling when an Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces revenues (see H.R. 103), H86 [14JA]
Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 949), H981 [5MR]
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]
Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3465), H7050 [13NO]
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]
Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2804 [20MY]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons (see H.R. 226), H180 [21JA]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2535 [8MY]
——— 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), H7111 [14NO]
——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 2509), H6770 [23OC]
——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2350 [25AP]
——— make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 3537), H7252 [19NO]
——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H594 [15FE]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H5513 [11SE]
——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H2025 [15AP]
——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H2775 [17MY]
Travel and tourism: require operators of international travel websites to provide information on potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on the website (see H.R. 1370), H1823 [21MR]
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. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 1516), H1956 [11AP]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7395 [2DE]
Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7050 [13NO]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H5052 [24JY]
——— 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]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H2532 [8MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]
——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H2602 [14MY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H2568 [9MY]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H173 [15JA]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1331 [11MR]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1430 [14MR]
——— ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1505), H1956 [11AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers, surviving spouses, and disabled veterans against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 1842), H2483 [7MY]
Colleges and universities: amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid (see H.R. 3446), H6997 [12NO]
Credit: establish independent oversight of mortgage servicing companies subjected to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing (see H.R. 1706), H2297 [24AP]
Dept. of Defense: provide and implement insurance for workers on military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-insurance program (see H.R. 2129), H2952 [23MY]
Dept. of Education: make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see H.R. 3694), H7687 [11DE]
Dept. of Justice: make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (see H.R. 2884), H5260 [31JY]
FDA: prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 1958), H2602 [14MY]
Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 1678), H2246 [23AP]
Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 3120), H5654 [18SE]
Postal Service: enhance long-term profitability through enhanced innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, and regulatory relief (see H.R. 2690), H4522 [16JY]
Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 1233), H1567 [18MR]
Public documents: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require a certification and reports relative to Presidential records (see H.R. 1234), H1567 [18MR]
Constitutional authority statements
Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers, surviving spouses, and disabled veterans against mortgage foreclosures (H.R. 1842), H2484 [7MY]
Colleges and universities: amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid (H.R. 3446), H6998 [12NO]
Credit: establish independent oversight of mortgage servicing companies subjected to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing (H.R. 1706), H2298 [24AP]
Dept. of Defense: provide and implement insurance for workers on military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-insurance program (H.R. 2129), H2956 [23MY]
Dept. of Education: make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (H.R. 3694), H7688 [11DE]
Dept. of Justice: make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (H.R. 2884), H5261 [31JY]
FDA: prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (H.R. 1958), H2603 [14MY]
Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (H.R. 1678), H2247 [23AP]
Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (H.R. 3120), H5654 [18SE]
Postal Service: enhance long-term profitability through enhanced innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, and regulatory relief (H.R. 2690), H4523 [16JY]
Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (H.R. 1233), H1568 [18MR]
Public documents: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require a certification and reports relative to Presidential records (H.R. 1234), H1568 [18MR]
Lists
Recent expert reports, disparity studies and congressional hearings addressing public procurement and minority-owned and women-owned enterprises, E940• [20JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3874 [19JN]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4377 [11JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6387 [8OC]
Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers, surviving spouses, and disabled veterans against mortgage foreclosures, H6799 [28OC], E947• [20JN]
Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, H1999 [15AP]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1387 [13MR]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1622, H1623 [19MR]
Contracts: require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (H.R. 882), H2002, H2004 [15AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4377 [11JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), E947•, E953• [20JN]
——— implement mandate requiring use of civilian employees for requirements extending over a certain time period, E953• [20JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: codify and improve the election requirements for receipt of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 2481), H6799 [28OC]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5119 [30JY], H5298 [1AU]
District of Columbia: allow the District of Columbia Treasurer or a Deputy Chief Financial Officer to perform functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer in an acting capacity if such position is vacant (H.R. 1246), H2001 [15AP]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H641 [26FE]
Education: Pell Grants funding, H1387 [13MR]
FDA: prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce, E784• [4JN]
——— strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1919), E784• [4JN]
Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 313), H5195 [31JY]
Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H558, H560, H561, H562, H563 [15FE]
——— establish certain procedures for allowing the recording of in-person or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees with individuals (H.R. 2711), H5188, H5189, H5191, H5193 [31JY]
——— limit bonuses, provide for investigative leave for the Senior Executive Service, and establish procedures for recording interactions with Executive branch employees (H.R. 2879), H5298, H5301, H5305 [1AU]
——— limit total amount of awards or other discretionary monetary payments (H.R. 1541), H5203 [31JY]
——— make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 249), H2005 [15AP]
——— making continuing appropriations for salaries and related expenses of excepted Federal employees who work during a Government shutdown (H.J. Res. 89), H6387 [8OC]
——— provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (H.R. 2579), H5197, H5199, H5201 [31JY]
——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6297, H6302 [5OC], H6387 [8OC]
Firearms: prevent gun trafficking (H.R. 452), H1391 [13MR]
Food for Peace Act: reform food assistance programs, H3874 [19JN]
GAO: improve (H.R. 1162), H1999 [15AP]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6297, H6302 [5OC]
Information technology: improve Federal information security (H.R. 1163), H2040, H2041 [16AP]
Medicare: reform, H1622 [19MR]
National Small Business Week: observance, E944• [20JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H1387 [13MR]
Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (H.R. 1961), H5810, H5812 [25SE]
Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H4135 [27JN]
——— hearing of arguments in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H616 [25FE]
Votes: correction, E855• [14JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2771 [17MY]
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