MICHAUD, MICHAEL H. (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2364 [8MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1642 [27MR]

Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 4278), H3700 [8JN]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1543 [22MR]

American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see H.R. 4168), H1303 [8MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division members who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1542 [22MR]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see H.R. 4164), H5712 [2AU]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 129), H4686 [9JY]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans’ disability compensation to all members retired for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see H.R. 186), H2328 [7MY]

——— 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. 107), H5293 [25JY]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H3808 [19JN]

——— improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]

——— prevent and end occurrence of sexual assaults (see H.R. 1709), H5923 [12SE]

——— provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 493), H6765 [12DE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H115 [23JA]

——— expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to certain eligible organizations for funeral and other ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1847 [16AP]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H4656 [29JN]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H5010 [18JY]

Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H4862 [12JY]

Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3977 [21JN]

Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4828 [11JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2447 [8MY]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), H3977 [21JN]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H1642 [27MR]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]

Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in the international community in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H6280 [21SE]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H1273 [7MR]

Contracts: limit reimbursement for excessive compensation of Government contractors equal to the pay of Cabinet Secretaries (see H.R. 2980), H1642 [27MR]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (see H.R. 6312), H6304 [9OC]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H4157 [27JN]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4326), H4158 [27JN]

Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H6312 [19OC]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6310 [16OC]

——— require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3577 [6JN]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1529), H5923 [12SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]

——— stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4065 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H1846 [16AP]

——— ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]

——— establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 1612), H1846 [16AP]

——— preserve documentary evidence of incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military (see H.R. 1260), H5923 [12SE]

——— provide for military sexual assault and domestic violence accountability (see H.R. 1517), H5923 [12SE]

Dept. of Education: amend the weighted child count used to determine distribution of low-income student assistance funding to local educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H726 [14FE]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H1846 [16AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1498 [21MR] (see H.R. 4816), H2329 [7MY]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5328 [26JY]

——— restore and extend the grace period before repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 4286), H3734 [18JN]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3808 [19JN]

——— ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see H.R. 3897), H694 [9FE]

——— establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5923 [12SE]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5923 [12SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1847 [16AP]

——— provide certain information to intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 6012), H4828 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H5712 [2AU]

Dept. of Justice: establish a system of background checks for employers and employees of the electronic life safety and security system installation and monitoring industry (see H.R. 1331), H2072 [24AP]

——— establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H115 [23JA]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H5292 [25JY]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 6628), H6701 [11DE]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H1274 [7MR]

——— provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4051), H2033 [19AP]

Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H1847 [16AP]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H1846 [16AP]

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

——— require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 1695), H6623 [4DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2051), H1367 [16MR]

——— authorize certain major medical facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities (see H.R. 6375), H6152 [19SE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H79 [18JA]

——— clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 3279), H3578 [6JN]

——— develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through provision of information on institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H1847 [16AP]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6152 [19SE]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3404 [1JN]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]

——— extend eligibility period for veterans to enroll in certain vocational rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3329), H1847 [16AP]

——— improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 6101), H6234 [20SE]

——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 5948), H6152 [19SE]

——— provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H2033 [19AP]

——— reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral honors details at the funerals of veterans (see H.R. 811), H3267 [30MY]

——— require recipients of grants and other assistance for provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 4079), H1847 [16AP]

Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), H1978 [18AP]

Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H6069 [18SE]

Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H6234 [20SE]

——— reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), H1846 [16AP]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), H6397 [15NO]

Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H5079 [19JY]

Elvis Presley Day: designate (see H. Res. 818), H6469 [27NO]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H5526 [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. 1681), H5078 [19JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H903 [16FE]

Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]

——— require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]

——— treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H2813 [16MY]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2647 [10MY]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6280 [21SE]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H3578 [6JN]

Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H6429 [16NO]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860 [11SE]

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. 6170), H5526 [31JY]

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6623 [4DE]

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

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H4157 [27JN]

House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3662 [7JN]

Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 273), H4157 [27JN]

Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]

Iran: call for release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and all prisoners of conscience and utilization by the U.S. of direct multilateral and bilateral diplomacy to address human rights situation (see H. Res. 828), H6701 [11DE]

——— clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H4685 [9JY]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1498 [21MR]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3405 [1JN]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H5526 [31JY]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 [19AP]

——— reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access (see H.R. 1997), H512 [6FE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4685 [9JY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1543 [22MR]

——— improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians’ assistants (see H.R. 2134), H2040 [23AP]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H28 [17JA]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6675 [5DE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H3977 [21JN]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H945 [17FE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6001 [13SE]

——— provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 814), H5078 [19JY]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H6429 [16NO]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H1154 [5MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1847 [16AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), H1274 [7MR]

Members of Congress: support and promote the respectful and dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. Res. 757), H5767 [10SE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), H1741 [28MR]

National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H6234 [20SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1810), H4907 [17JY]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), H694 [9FE]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1561), H1571 [26MR]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H6152 [19SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1274 [7MR]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H3404 [1JN]

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

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H4158 [27JN]

Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]

——— support goals and ideals of the Olympic movement and congratulate the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams (see H. Res. 780), H6152 [19SE]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H3808 [19JN]

Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns (see H.R. 4335), H2212 [26AP]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1741 [28MR]

——— reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1808 [29MR]

——— suspend bonus authority for certain postal officials in any year in which a postal retail facility or mail processing facility is closed (see H.R. 4270), H2034 [19AP]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]

Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H2288 [27AP]

Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 3496), H3976 [21JN]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 4018), H1543 [22MR]

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

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

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]

——— make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (see H.R. 1575), H1846 [16AP]

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H803 [15FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 456), H27 [17JA]

——— establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H476 [3FE]

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. 1001), H6535 [29NO]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]

Sports: recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6680 [7DE]

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

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1811 [30MR]

Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or individual (see H.R. 5993), H5860 [11SE]

‘‘Taps’’: designate musical piece as National Song of Remembrance (see H.R. 595), H2813 [16MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2488), H6152 [19SE]

——— allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2888), H945 [17FE]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]

——— exclude from Federal tax certain payments made in connection with reductions in force (see H.R. 2263), H5860 [11SE]

——— exclude from gross income amounts distributed from tax-favored accounts during a period of unemployment (see H.R. 2262), H5860 [11SE]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5766 [10SE]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1847 [16AP]

——— extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets (see H.R. 4196), H4775 [10JY]

——— extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H4686 [9JY]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H6314 [23OC]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H3363 [31MY]

——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H7360 [19DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H3363 [31MY]

——— provide exception to additional estate tax for severance of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]

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

——— provide for the deductibility of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 953), H5860 [11SE]

——— provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 955), H5860 [11SE]

——— provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 957), H5860 [11SE]

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

Television: establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels and preserve support for such channels (see H.R. 1746), H3733 [18JN]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 3173), H2329 [7MY]

——— require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 3670), H1915 [17AP]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 506), H3707 [15JN]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6428 [16NO]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 3695), H159 [24JA]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 6229), H5766 [10SE]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), H5923 [12SE]

Veterans: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 3721), H5328 [26JY]

——— exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6361), H6069 [18SE]

——— exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 3895), H803 [15FE]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5860 [11SE]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4114, 4142), H2033 [19AP]

——— issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H5712 [2AU]

——— provide employment opportunities for veterans in transportation construction projects (see H.R. 3473), H115 [23JA]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 4124), H2072 [24AP]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 4115), H2134 [25AP]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see H.R. 2498), H1978 [18AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1808 [29MR]

Voting: require States to establish minimum early voting period and ensure that no individual be required to wait for longer than one hour to cast a ballot at a polling place in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 6591), H6429 [16NO]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H1847 [16AP]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), H1740 [28MR]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 4122), H6578 [30NO]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3700 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 797), H6232 [20SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (see H.R. 6534), H6276 [21SE]

——— recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]

LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain Russia’s full compliance with commitments under the protocol on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5008 [18JY]

Tariff: rayon staple fibers (see H.R. 4947), H2206 [26AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (H.R. 6534), H6278 [21SE]

——— recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment (H.R. 4327), H1806 [29MR]

LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States (H.R. 6533), H6278 [21SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain Russia’s full compliance with commitments under the protocol on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (H.R. 6149), H5009 [18JY]

Tariff: rayon staple fibers (H.R. 4947), H2210 [26AP]

Motions

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), H531 [7FE]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE]

Remarks

Appalachian Trail: anniversary of completion, E1424• [3AU]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, H5429, H5431 [31JY]

Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E20• [17JA]

Bangor, ME: anniversary of James W. Williams American Legion Post 12, E1650• [21SE]

——— inclusion of St. Joseph Hospital on Thomson Reuters (news service) Top 100 Hospitals list, E1632• [21SE]

——— tribute to Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E45• [18JA]

Barclays PLC: Franklin County, ME, Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner honoree, E1754• [14NO]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H531 [7FE]

——— exempt certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities from decommissioning, H531 [7FE]

Colby College: anniversary, E1568• [19SE]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), H655 [9FE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (H.R. 1775), E1527• [14SE]

Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Administration funding, H2364, H2367 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 6375), H6096 [19SE]

——— develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through information on institutions of higher learning (H.R. 4057), Senate amendment, H7441 [30DE]

——— develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through provision of information on institutions of higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5820 [11SE]

——— ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), H7445 [30DE]

——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (H.R. 5948), H6093 [19SE]

——— presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination, H5429, H5431 [31JY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H200 [31JA]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H356, H358, H361 [1FE]

Farmington (ME) Daily Bulldog: Franklin County, ME, Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner honoree, E1754• [14NO]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (H.R. 4105), H1169 [6MR]

Fort Kent, ME: tribute to citizens and surrounding communities for downtown fire response efforts, E453• [27MR]

Franco American War Veterans (organization): anniversary, E1564• [19SE]

John F. Murphy Homes, Inc.: anniversary, E799• [15MY], E850• [18MY]

L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, E1195• [29JN]

Lewiston, ME: anniversary of Franco American War Veterans (organization) Post 31, E1564• [19SE]

——— tribute to Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E26• [17JA]

Maine: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary, E1048• [15JN]

Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association: anniversary, E105• [1FE]

Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Spokane, WA: designate (H.R. 3197), H7330, H7331 [19DE]

Mighty Women of Washington County (organization): tribute to Elder Award nominees, E1374• [1AU]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6411 [16NO]

Newport, ME: tribute to Sebasticook Valley, ME, Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E152• [7FE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain Russia’s full compliance with commitments under the protocol on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, H6411 [16NO]

Phillips, ME: anniversary, E247• [27FE]

Pine Tree Legal Assistance (organization): anniversary, E1238• [12JY]

Point of order, H7331, H7332 [19DE]

Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Medical Center, E931• [31MY]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6411 [16NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2364, H2367 [8MY]

South Paris, ME: tribute to Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E42• [18JA]

Southwest Harbor, ME: tribute to Claremont Hotel summer lecture and concert series, E1683• [5OC]

Television: anniversary of Telstar satellite first transatlantic television signal, E1248• [12JY]

Unemployment: require all money withdrawn from States’ unemployment funds be used solely for the payment of unemployment compensation, H356, H358, H361 [1FE]

Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E400• [21MR]

William ‘‘Bill’’ Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (H.R. 6443), H7332 [19DE]

Wilton, ME: Wilton Blueberry Festival honoree of Franklin County, ME, Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner, E1754• [14NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H683 [9FE]

Tributes

Boswell, Representative, E1925• [13DE]

Braestrup, Kate, H128 [24JA]

Brown, Lorraine, E245• [27FE]

Cannan, Rita, E1046• [15JN]

Caron, Paul, E1731• [2NO]

Cormier, Laurianne, E1241• [12JY]

Costello, Representative, H5910• [12SE]

Cyr, Adrian J., E1733• [2NO]

Driver, Roy, E1552• [19SE]

Gobin, Sean, E1327• [25JY]

Kalikow, Theodora J., E545• [17AP]

Kelleher, Nancy B., E29• [18JA]

Keller, Leroy, E1000• [6JN]

Mathieu, Bertrand D., E243• [27FE]

Newton, Ron, E891• [25MY]

Shepherd, Joseph, E889• [25MY]

Silvers, Mark, E1327• [25JY]

Veilleux, Laurent, E121• [2FE]

Wheeler, Keith, E672• [26AP]