BERA, AMI (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H91 [15JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 3471), H7051 [13NO]
Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy: extend (see H.R. 2449), H4599 [17JY]
Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3288 [11JN]
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H7446 [3DE]
American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2910 [22MY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H5403 [2AU]
Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H5348 [1AU]
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), H4826 [19JY]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 189), H2393 [26AP]
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate (see H.R. 1025), H1327 [7MR]
Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H4309 [9JY]
——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H4483 [11JY]
Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 1540), H1991 [12AP]
Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 1421), H3688 [17JN]
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), H5922 [27SE]
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), H703 [27FE]
——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2571 [9MY]
Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4524 [16JY]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3016 [3JN]
Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management projects (see H.R. 136), H2027 [15AP]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H6454 [9OC]
——— review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (see H.R. 399), H280 [23JA]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H7688 [11DE]
——— remove knowledge of age as an element of the offense for sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion (see H.R. 1690), H3016 [3JN]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H6999 [12NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H2571 [9MY]
——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H2570 [9MY]
Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]
——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3253 [6JN]
Dept. of Education: 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. 1763), H3688 [17JN]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H3990 [20JN]
——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 1089), H1356 [12MR]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H2604 [14MY]
——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 1981), H3016 [3JN]
Dept. of State: enhance security for facilities and personnel at U.S. diplomatic and consular posts abroad (see H.R. 2723), H4724 [18JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H3016 [3JN]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4174 [28JN]
Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H5921 [27SE]
Disasters: reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs (see H.R. 2132), H3760 [18JN]
Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 328), H5399 [2AU]
——— prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 2479), H5404 [2AU]
Education: improve early education (see H.R. 1041), H3097 [4JN]
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), H2604 [14MY]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2720 [16MY]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H6829 [28OC]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1751), H6290 [4OC]
FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H6412 [8OC]
——— provide for the regulation of medical software (see H.R. 3303), H7447 [3DE]
Federal agencies and departments: improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4522 [16JY]
——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4599 [17JY]
——— reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 1999), H2959 [23MY]
——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H5548 [12SE]
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), H7508 [4DE]
Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1837 [25MR]
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), H2605 [14MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]
General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H3253 [6JN]
Ghadar Party (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 259), H3356 [12JN]
Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H2605 [14MY]
Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H293 [25JA]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H7111 [14NO]
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), H2300 [24AP]
Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6604 [15OC]
Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1860 [9AP]
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), H3358 [12JN]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H3016 [3JN]
——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1860 [9AP]
James ‘Jim’ Kohnen Post Office, Dublin, CA: designate (see H.R. 1671), H2246 [23AP]
James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1378), H1824 [21MR]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn continuing acts of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H2536 [8MY]
——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H3289 [11JN]
Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H7052 [13NO]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H8127 [19DE]
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), H5884 [26SE]
——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H1360 [12MR]
——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4598 [17JY]
——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H1430 [14MR]
——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H6902 [29OC]
——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H1633 [19MR]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H2604 [14MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H6770 [23OC]
——— delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H5922 [27SE]
——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H1426 [14MR]
Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H499 [13FE]
——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H176 [18JA]
——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H3097 [4JN]
——— reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 1181), H1426 [14MR]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H7358 [21NO]
Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H1861 [9AP]
NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2616), H4310 [9JY]
——— provide for termination liability costs for certain projects (see H.R. 3625), H7508 [4DE]
National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 219), H2774 [17MY]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2396 [26AP]
National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (see H.R. 2447), H4371 [10JY]
Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 1356), H1823 [21MR]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4727 [18JY]
Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 334), H5399 [2AU]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers and return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of such fee (see H.R. 3367), H6901 [29OC]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H5834 [25SE]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H1360 [12MR]
——— 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), H5348 [1AU]
——— 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), H1860 [9AP]
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), H6900 [29OC]
Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see H.R. 1351), H1959 [11AP]
Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H3758 [18JN]
Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers (see H.R. 135), H2027 [15AP]
SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H1567 [18MR]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H3592 [13JN]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H5922 [27SE]
Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 1891), H2533 [8MY]
Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5922 [27SE]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H3096 [4JN]
Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H3253 [6JN]
Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7153 [15NO]
——— express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, support relief and reconstruction assistance, and commend the Filipino-American community for disaster relief efforts (see H. Res. 404), H7053 [13NO]
Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job training program or completing degree or certificate work remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1530), H1991 [12AP]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2535 [8MY]
——— 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), H2802 [20MY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H7508 [4DE]
Women: 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), H984 [5MR]
——— 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), H3097 [4JN]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3688 [17JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of HHS: provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H3988 [20JN]
Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2484), H4037 [25JN]
International Trade Data System: ensure participating Federal agencies develop and maintain necessary information technology infrastructure to support the system (see H.R. 3004), H5397 [2AU]
National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 154), H1992 [12AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of HHS: provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (H.R. 2457), H3989 [20JN]
Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (H.R. 2484), H4038 [25JN]
International Trade Data System: ensure participating Federal agencies develop and maintain necessary information technology infrastructure to support the system (H.R. 3004), H5400 [2AU]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2127 [18AP], H6291 [5OC]
Remarks
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3691 [18JN]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5668 [19SE], H5771 [20SE], H5844 [26SE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5929 [28SE], H6056 [1OC], H6109 [2OC], H6229 [4OC]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1415 [14MR]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1711, H1712, H1713, H1715 [20MR], H6571 [14OC]
——— 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), H233 [23JA]
Bureau of Reclamation: Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project funding, H4238 [9JY]
Capitol Police: tribute, H6229 [4OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1849 [9AP]
Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2794 [20MY], H6013 [30SE]
Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2916 [23MY]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H3735 [18JN]
Dept. of HHS: educate women on the importance of preventative wellness exam, H3691 [18JN]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H354 [5FE], H461 [13FE], H642 [26FE]
Elk Grove, CA: tribute to Pleasant Grove High School boys’ basketball team, H1870 [10AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4238, H4239 [9JY]
Equal Pay Day: observance, H1849 [9AP]
Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), consideration (H. Res. 66), H523 [14FE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6056 [1OC], H6109 [2OC], H6178 [3OC], H6229 [4OC], H6291 [5OC], H6358 [8OC], H6428 [9OC], H6460 [10OC], H6548 [12OC], H6571 [14OC], H6600 [15OC], H6614 [16OC]
House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (H. Res. 174), H2258 [24AP]
Medicare: reform, H1415 [14MR], H1711, H1712, H1713, H1715 [20MR]
Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress, H523 [14FE]
——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 310), H233 [23JA]
National Minority Health Month: observance, H2313 [25AP]
National Nurses Week: observance, H2538 [9MY]
NIH: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), H6178 [3OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, H3735 [18JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H6056 [1OC]
——— prohibit funding to implement, H5668 [19SE], H5844 [26SE], H5929 [28SE]
Public debt: ceiling, H6460 [10OC], H6548 [12OC], H6571 [14OC], H6600 [15OC], H6614 [16OC]
Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers, H4239 [9JY]
——— Mira Loma High School winner of Dept. of Energy National Science Bowl, H2491 [8MY]
——— tribute to Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce ‘‘Capitol to Capitol’’ trip to Washington, DC, H2129 [18AP]
University of California, Irvine: tribute to men’s volleyball team, H2850 [22MY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H740 [28FE]
Tributes
Saund, D.S. (Judge), H4047 [26JN]
Vivekananda, Swami, H3020 [4JN]