ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3567, H3580 [13JN]

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H5175 [30JY]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H818 [28FE]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4370 [10JY]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H3592 [13JN]

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 683), H544 [14FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H8112 [12DE]

——— leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan (see H. Res. 286), H4175 [28JN]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H416 [6FE]

——— protect child custody rights of deployed members (see H.R. 1898), H2533 [8MY]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1632 [19MR]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 3172), H5832 [25SE]

Budget: 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]

Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 1524), H1990 [12AP]

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

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), H7446 [3DE]

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), H4143 [27JN]

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), H1398 [13MR]

——— 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]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6053 [30SE]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H3592 [13JN]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H3253 [6JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H53 [4JA]

Credit: 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. 839), H659 [26FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 730), H1721 [20MR]

——— oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H2028 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish a task force on urotrauma (see H.R. 984), H2959 [23MY]

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

——— prohibit performance of flight demonstration teams outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1721), H5175 [30JY]

——— reprogram amounts appropriated for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) (see H.R. 1481), H2249 [23AP]

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

Dept. of Education: authorize nonprofit institutions of higher education to provide payment to certain third-party entities (see H.R. 2525), H4079 [26JN]

——— establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 2252), H3688 [17JN]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (see H.R. 3136), H5765 [19SE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H3288 [11JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see H.R. 2574), H4173 [28JN]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (see H.R. 1946), H2605 [14MY]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H6676 [22OC]

——— provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2308), H3929 [19JN]

——— require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying (see H.R. 3660), H7566 [5DE]

——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (see H.R. 1937), H2568 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H6998 [12NO]

——— 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), H4726 [18JY]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 1984), H5884 [26SE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize private nonprofit organizations to administer permanent housing rental assistance for the homeless provided through the Continuum of Care Program (see H.R. 2790), H5655 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 421), H950 [4MR]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see H.R. 354), H818 [28FE]

——— share information with State and local governments that conduct criminal background checks when issuing taxi driver, chauffeur, and other public passenger vehicle operator licenses (see H.R. 2596), H4174 [28JN]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H983 [5MR]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H627 [25FE]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H5089 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 644), H500 [13FE]

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 Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1860 [9AP]

——— conduct cost-benefit analyses for the provision of departmental medical care in certain geographic areas served by multiple departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 834), H659 [26FE]

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

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H2913 [22MY]

Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and preparedness funding (see H.R. 1101), H3688 [17JN]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H7608 [9DE]

Electric power: provide for an independent assessment of the future resilience and reliability of the electric power transmission and distribution system (see H.R. 2962), H5344 [1AU]

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), H2125 [17AP]

——— allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (see H.R. 497), H1322 [6MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H3289 [11JN]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H2392 [26AP]

——— provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 2425), H3759 [18JN]

Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 3032), H5397 [2AU]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H5435 [9SE]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H6053 [30SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 1001), H4145 [27JN] (see H.R. 3179), H5832 [25SE]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H7153 [15NO]

Federal employees: 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), H7395 [2DE]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6052 [30SE]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H1861 [9AP]

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]

——— enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H4214 [8JY]

——— improve the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2199), H6770 [23OC]

——— modify phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates for certain properties (see H.R. 1485), H2840 [21MY]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H28 [3JA]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1398 [13MR]

Firearms: 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]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1829 [21MR]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 558), H818 [28FE]

——— provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (see H.R. 2386), H3653 [14JN]

Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 1910), H2567 [9MY]

Gambling: establish a program for licensing of Internet poker by States and federally recognized Indian tribes (see H.R. 2666), H6957 [30OC]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H6829 [28OC]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H28 [3JA]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H4858 [22JY]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 712), H6052 [30SE]

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), H2247 [23AP]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H5436 [9SE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H2396 [26AP]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H5348 [1AU]

——— provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 3020), H5397 [2AU]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1331 [11MR]

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), H3217 [5JN]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1322 [6MR]

Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1376), H1824 [21MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide a certain minimum level of income for the State Assistance Program (see H.R. 2727), H6225 [3OC]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 180), H950 [4MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H5404 [2AU]

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

Medicare: change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (see H.R. 670), H703 [27FE]

——— 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), H4039 [25JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H5548 [12SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2913 [22MY]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H5834 [25SE]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H5263 [31JY]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 3150), H5766 [19SE]

——— provide coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice (see H.R. 2619), H6770 [23OC]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H5435 [9SE]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H3015 [3JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5089 [25JY]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H2066 [16AP]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H1431 [14MR]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H5348 [1AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H3688 [17JN]

——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H4979 [23JY]

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]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1373), H1824 [21MR]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H4039 [25JN]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 446), H818 [28FE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2159 [18AP]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H8126 [19DE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H3097 [4JN]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2125 [17AP]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H629 [25FE]

NOAA: establish a National Flood Research and Education Center (see H.R. 3034), H5398 [2AU]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium (see H.R. 2430), H3927 [19JN]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 874), H950 [4MR]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H4522 [16JY]

——— guarantee qualified preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 566), H412 [6FE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6770 [23OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H32 [3JA]

——— require corporations and labor organizations to disclose to shareholders and or members amounts disbursed for certain political activity (see H.R. 2670), H4482 [11JY]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H629 [25FE]

——— 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), H1958 [11AP]

——— 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), H818 [28FE]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H3988 [20JN]

Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 1187), H3760 [18JN]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H6999 [12NO]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H6829 [28OC]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H5175 [30JY]

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

Social Security: 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]

Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine Post Office Building, Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1458), H1908 [10AP]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H7153 [15NO]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 29), H1909 [10AP]

——— strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 419), H628 [25FE]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H2157 [18AP]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2797), H5806 [23SE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2161 [18AP]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2350 [25AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2125 [17AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H6053 [30SE]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H594 [15FE]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H2959 [23MY]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H2404 [3MY]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H1319 [6MR]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 2137), H2952 [23MY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H417 [6FE]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H5396 [2AU]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H7688 [11DE]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2249 [23AP]

——— transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1095), H4726 [18JY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H6829 [28OC]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7447 [3DE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1720 [20MR]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2056), H2959 [23MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H455 [12FE]

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

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. 1998), H4370 [10JY]

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]

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), H1828 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 1991), H2653 [15MY]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of Korean immigration in the U.S. (see H.R. 3729), H8107 [12DE]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H455 [12FE]

Pesticides: permit commercial applicators to create, retain, submit, and convey pesticide application-related records, reports, data, and other information in electronic form (see H.R. 3001), H5396 [2AU]

Railroads: require periodic inspection of certain facilities (see H.R. 3551), H7309 [20NO]

Safety: improve emergency response activities (see H.R. 3552), H7309 [20NO]

Taiwan: grant former President Chen Shui-bian medical parole to ensure that he receives the highest level of medical attention (see H. Con. Res. 46), H5173 [30JY]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (H.R. 1991), H2655 [15MY]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of Korean immigration in the U.S. (H.R. 3729), H8110 [12DE]

Pesticides: permit commercial applicators to create, retain, submit, and convey pesticide application-related records, reports, data, and other information in electronic form (H.R. 3001), H5400 [2AU]

Railroads: require periodic inspection of certain facilities (H.R. 3551), H7311 [20NO]

Safety: improve emergency response activities (H.R. 3552), H7311 [20NO]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 43), H2570 [9MY]

Motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H7139, H7142 [15NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4573 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4575 [17JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3873 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4380 [11JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration (H. Res. 352), H5690 [19SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 367), H6026 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (H. Res. 368), H6046 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5997 [28SE], H6129, H6154 [2OC], H6232, H6249 [4OC], H6295 [5OC], H6365 [8OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), consideration (H. Res. 99), H993, H994 [6MR]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6129 [2OC]

Arms control: require the President to convey to Congress any proposed deals with Russia concerning domestic missile defense systems or nuclear arms, H3556 [13JN]

Audubon, NJ: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 88, E175• [25FE]

Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), H994 [6MR]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H645 [26FE], H993, H994 [6MR], H1925 [11AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1708 [20MR], H6026 [30SE]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H246 [23JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), consideration (H. Res. 39), H234 [23JA]

Camden County, NJ: tribute to high school students enlisting in the Armed Forces, E704• [20MY]

Camden County College: tribute to Garden State Pathways Program graduates, E678• [16MY]

Cherry Hill, NJ: tribute to Cherry Hill High School West Patriot Club, E178• [25FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), H6267 [4OC]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4380 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8041 [12DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3339 [12JN], H3538, H3556 [13JN], H3596, H3598, H3600 [14JN]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3598 [14JN]

——— expand Chaplain Corps to include persons ordained by non-theistic organizations and institutions, H3600 [14JN]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H3339 [12JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4942 [23JY]

——— permit the performance of religious services on military property by military chaplains and other personnel during a lapse in appropriations (H. Con. Res. 58), H6295 [5OC]

——— prohibit funding for appointment of atheist chaplains, H4942 [23JY]

——— prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, H3596 [14JN]

Dept. of Education: convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data (H.R. 1949), H2896, H2898 [22MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2929 [23MY], H4227 [9JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), consideration (H. Res. 232), H2921 [23MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H2921 [23MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (H.R. 2574), H4227 [9JY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (H.R. 1946), H2929 [23MY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4622, H4695 [18JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 303), H4615 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), H6365 [8OC]

Dept. of Labor: issue fiduciary duty rule to protect access to investment education and advice and assure reasonable financial compensation to financial service providers, H6867 [29OC]

——— proposal to modify definition of fiduciary under ERISA, H6863 [29OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5365, H5370 [2AU]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2369 [26AP]

Deptford Township, NJ: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., contest winners, E135• [13FE]

District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (H.J. Res. 71), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6129 [2OC]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H993 [6MR], H1925 [11AP], H5690 [19SE]

Education: ensure States and local educational agencies maintain rights and responsibilities of determining educational curriculum, programs of instruction, and assessments for elementary and secondary education, H4695 [18JY]

——— establish academic competition in fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in each congressional district (H. Res. 77), H645 [26FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2511 [8MY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1437 [15MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), consideration (H. Res. 288), H4227 [9JY]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), H44 [4JA]

Food for Peace Act: reform food assistance programs, H3873 [19JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6046 [30SE], H6075 [1OC], H6154 [2OC], H6232, H6249, H6267 [4OC], H6295 [5OC], H6365 [8OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2690, H2694 [16MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2676 [16MY]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate, H3339 [12JN]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 352), H5690 [19SE]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 367), H6026 [30SE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H44 [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H116 [15JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H103 [15JA]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), H5523 [12SE]

Laurel Springs, NJ: anniversary, E456• [15AP]

——— tribute to Laurel Springs School sixth grade class play commemorating anniversary of Laurel Springs, E511• [23AP]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: tribute (H. Res. 242), H3002 [3JN]

Macedonia: encourage Dept. of State to help resolve dispute with Greece over use of name and NATO membership, E837• [11JN]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), concur in Senate amendments (H. Res. 441), H8041 [12DE]

Medicare: reform, H1708 [20MR]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6075 [1OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6129 [2OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), motion to recommit, H6154 [2OC]

New Jersey: tribute to Armed Forces members killed in military action, E1103• [19JY]

NIH: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6129 [2OC]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1964, H1965, H1966, H1967, H1968, H1969, H1970 [12AP]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), consideration (H. Res. 146), H1925 [11AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H645 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to offer current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), consideration (H. Res. 413), H7123 [15NO]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), motion to recommit, H7140, H7143 [15NO]

——— authorize State insurance commissioners to investigate and fine instances of arbitrary insurance cancellations and excessive or unjustified premium increases, H7140 [15NO]

——— delay implementation, H5997 [28SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4540 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), motion to recommit, H4573 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4540 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), motion to recommit, H4575 [17JY]

——— implementation, H6232, H6267 [4OC]

——— prohibit employers from reducing insurance coverage for individuals and families who currently receive job-based health benefits, H4573 [17JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H6046 [30SE]

——— protect consumers from premium increases and prohibit discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, H4575 [17JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2690, H2694 [16MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2676 [16MY]

Pennsauken, NJ: tribute to Phifer Middle School concert band, E280• [13MR]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any U.S. citizen who is detained in the U.S., H3538 [13JN]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1378 [13MR]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, H4615 [18JY]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), H6863, H6867 [29OC]

South Jersey Football Coaches Association: tribute to Hall of Fame inductees, E1223• [2AU]

Taiwan: anniversary of the 228 incident, E227• [28FE]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6129 [2OC]

Tributes

Bertini, Marino, E1005• [28JN]

Cellucci, Salvatore A., E13701• [25SE]

Falter, Edwin, E958• [25JN]

Fulbrook, Frank, E1379• [26SE]

Glatfelter, Arthur, Jr., E1073• [17JY]

Lautenberg, Frank R., H3273• [11JN]

MacAdams, Tom, E473• [16AP]

McMahon, Margaret (Peggy), E1807• [5DE]

Redd, William H., E268• [12MR]

Spencer, Dan, E862• [14JN]

Strassler, Stephen, E522• [23AP]

Sullivan, Barry K., H7301 [20NO]

Williams, Robert F., E1694• [18NO]