SCHIFF, ADAM B. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H5012 [24JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4284 [9JY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H497 [13FE]

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), H7508 [4DE]

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), H6290 [4OC]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 2201), H2955 [23MY]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2719 [16MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H2913 [22MY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H818 [28FE]

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H5656 [18SE]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H5436 [9SE]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H5172 [30JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1861 [9AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]

Armed Forces: 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), H7394 [2DE]

——— express importance of easing the transition of members and their families from military to civilian life (see H. Res. 104), H3097 [4JN]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H3253 [6JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 189), H2393 [26AP]

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

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

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H4858 [22JY]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1630), H2157 [18AP]

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

Cargo transportation: establish national policies and programs to strengthen freight-related infrastructure (see H.R. 974), H1911 [10AP]

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), H1629 [19MR]

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see H.R. 1038), H2913 [22MY]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 3323), H6829 [28OC]

——— improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 669), H6545 [11OC]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H5548 [12SE]

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), H1430 [14MR]

——— 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]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H342 [4FE]

Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (see H.R. 2043), H4040 [25JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2486 [7MY]

Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (see H. Res. 110), H1357 [12MR]

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

Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see H.R. 2656), H4482 [11JY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H316 [1FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H1911 [10AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 764), H1550 [15MR]

——— establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 400), H280 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense: establish centers of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open-air burn pits (see H.R. 2510), H5477 [10SE]

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

Dept. of Education: authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H5802 [20SE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 2702), H5477 [10SE]

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

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2195), H7357 [21NO]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 1732), H5834 [25SE]

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

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H7357 [21NO]

——— 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), H6676 [22OC]

——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H176 [18JA]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H6225 [3OC]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H4827 [19JY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5802 [20SE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H6012 [28SE]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 541), H5922 [27SE]

——— reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1784), H2391 [26AP]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 1981), H4858 [22JY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H499 [13FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1718 [20MR]

——— permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognition of a State court order amending an internationally adopted child’s birth date or name (see H.R. 3386), H8112 [12DE]

Dept. of HUD: establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (see H.R. 2424), H5513 [11SE]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H2656 [15MY]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5768 [19SE]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H6902 [29OC]

Dept. of State: list Vietnam as a ‘‘Country of Particular Concern’’ relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 218), H2717 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H8118 [16DE]

——— prepare a feasibility study and implement demonstration projects to restore the San Gabriel River watershed in California (see H.R. 2436), H3927 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: improve cruise passenger security and safety (see H.R. 2800), H6103 [1OC]

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

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 182), H983 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H455 [12FE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H7688 [11DE]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 1452), H1857 [9AP]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3369), H6901 [29OC]

——— repeal limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in the Independent Living Program (see H.R. 3330), H6768 [23OC]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H344 [4FE]

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

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H5090 [25JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H5922 [27SE]

Dryden Flight Research Center, Palmdale, CA: redesignate as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (see H.R. 667), H501 [13FE]

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

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 765), H2570 [9MY]

——— clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2436 [6MY]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2342), H7357 [21NO]

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), H2717 [16MY]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H2571 [9MY]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H6999 [12NO]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6290 [4OC]

FEMA: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 3333), H6902 [29OC]

FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 1145), H2775 [17MY]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H544 [14FE]

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), H2400 [30AP]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 137), H173 [15JA]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H950 [4MR]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 138), H86 [14JA]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]

——— repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 661), H500 [13FE]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H173 [15JA]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H5052 [24JY]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 69), H950 [4MR]

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]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2030), H2717 [16MY]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H3253 [6JN]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H6676 [22OC]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H4599 [17JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6998 [12NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6545 [11OC]

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]

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

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H417 [6FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

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

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 221), H2774 [17MY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H950 [4MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H7111 [14NO]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H170 [15JA]

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

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]

Jordan: recognize long-term partnership and friendship with the U.S. and commend response to Syrian humanitarian crisis by hosting refugees fleeing conflict (see H. Res. 222), H2774 [17MY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H6676 [22OC]

Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see H. Con. Res. 41), H5263 [31JY]

Los Angeles, CA: celebrate upcoming 2015 Special Olympics World Games (see H. Res. 317), H5050 [24JY]

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

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (see H.R. 3304), H6675 [22OC]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H5802 [20SE]

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), H4177 [28JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H5175 [30JY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H1956 [11AP]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H6225 [3OC]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H6643 [16OC]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H1568 [18MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 1588), H5589 [17SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1829 [21MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H3592 [13JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H550 [14FE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6103 [1OC]

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]

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 526), H2125 [17AP]

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), H2804 [20MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H7365 [22NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H7365 [22NO]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H6053 [30SE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2396 [26AP]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H1911 [10AP]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H2027 [15AP]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2484 [7MY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4215 [8JY]

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 154), H2125 [17AP]

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

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 406), H6997 [12NO]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2124 [17AP]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 1803), H6053 [30SE]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 1356), H1823 [21MR]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4143 [27JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit annual reports on violations of law or executive order by intelligence community personnel (see H.R. 3779), H8117 [16DE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 2697), H6103 [1OC]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H7628 [10DE]

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 2044), H5403 [2AU]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H344 [4FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H372 [5FE]

——— 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), H2299 [24AP]

——— 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), H1328 [7MR]

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

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H5348 [1AU]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H2485 [7MY]

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

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

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2392 [26AP]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H2485 [7MY]

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

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1466), H3760 [18JN]

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

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 deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H5477 [10SE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H661 [26FE]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H6999 [12NO]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H4214 [8JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 4), H2249 [23AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H2575 [13MY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 898), H5513 [11SE]

Transportation: provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 2958), H5343 [1AU]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H7153 [15NO]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 664), H7188 [18NO]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 227), H2803 [20MY]

——— urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 188), H2393 [26AP]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7051 [13NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2604 [14MY]

——— clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7050 [13NO]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H284 [23JA]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H550 [14FE]

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

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 376), H372 [5FE]

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

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

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1921), H5435 [9SE]

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), H3016 [3JN]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H2602 [14MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H3991 [20JN]

——— require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3404), H6952 [30OC]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H224 [22JA]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2400 [30AP]

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

——— provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1835), H2436 [6MY]

Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1677), H2246 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2324), H3287 [11JN]

Aviation: allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports (see H.R. 2120), H2911 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see H.R. 2475), H3989 [20JN]

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. 31), H547 [14FE]

FAA: issue regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas of Los Angeles County, CA (see H.R. 456), H341 [4FE]

FEMA: revise evaluation process for requests for major disaster assistance (see H.R. 1859), H2483 [7MY]

Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (see H.R. 404), H280 [23JA]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 332), H221 [22JA]

Immigration: establish entrepreneur-based immigrant category for aliens who have completed or are in the process of completing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) related fields (see H.R. 1760), H2351 [25AP]

Intelligence services: require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges (see H.R. 2761), H4825 [19JY]

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: appoint public interest advocates to appear before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in matters involving significant legal interpretation (see H.R. 3159), H5801 [20SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Aviation: allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports (H.R. 2120), H2913 [22MY]

FAA: issue regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas of Los Angeles County, CA (H.R. 456), H343 [4FE]

FEMA: revise evaluation process for requests for major disaster assistance (H.R. 1859), H2484 [7MY]

Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (H.R. 404), H283 [23JA]

Intelligence services: require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges (H.R. 2761), H4826 [19JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6129 [2OC]

Arab countries: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, H6831 [29OC]

——— U.S. policy to sustain and support transition to democracy, H6686 [23OC]

Armed Forces: prohibit funding to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5012, H5013 [24JY]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2324), H5012 [24JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2251 [24AP]

Burbank, CA: anniversary of Burbank Coordinating Council, E197• [27FE]

——— anniversary of Jackson Fire Dept., E639• [9MY]

Climate: global warming, H4314 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H7631 [11DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H5012, H5013 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H4284 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: importance of special diabetes programs for type I diabetes, H7009 [13NO]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act, H17 [3JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4284 [9JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6129 [2OC], H6204 [3OC]

Hollywood, CA: anniversary of Hollywood sign, E1251• [9SE]

——— tribute to The Creative Life (TCL) Chinese Theatre for hosting the Beijing Film Panorama in America Festival, E1626• [12NO]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H17 [3JA]

Immigration: reform, H7637 [11DE]

Intelligence services: impact of Government shutdown, H6204 [3OC]

Iran: oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, H7255 [20NO]

Montrose, CA: anniversary, E168• [15FE]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, E211• [28FE]

National Women’s History Month: observance, E467•, E468•, E469•, E470• [16AP], E477•, E478•, E479•, E480•, E481•, E482• [17AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2101 [17AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), consideration (H. Res. 164), H2082, H2083 [17AP]

——— require companies that share cyber threat information either with the Government or other companies make reasonable efforts to remove personally identifiable information, H2082 [17AP]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary of Westridge School for Girls, E1365• [25SE]

Supreme Court: constitutional amendment to overturn decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H17 [3JA]

——— decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., v. Bullock on corporate spending in Montana political campaigns, H631 [26FE]

——— decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H631 [26FE]

Syria: protect rights of Christians, H7398 [3DE]

Tujunga, CA: anniversary of Bolton Hall, E267• [12MR]

U.S. Vets (organization): anniversary, E1487• [11OC]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6204 [3OC]

Votes: position on missed, H4130• [27JN], H4376• [11JY], H5290• [1AU], E713• [21MY], E1380• [26SE]

Tributes

Aratani, George T., H675 [27FE]

Arslanian, Nyla, E478• [17AP]

Betanzos, Rosie, E477• [17AP]

Cleghorn, Cindy, E481• [17AP]

Culpepper, Mel, E470• [16AP]

Devine, Paula, E469• [16AP]

Dominguez, Ceci, E482• [17AP]

Feng Xiaogang, E1626• [12NO]

Gant, Mary, E472• [16AP]

Garjian, Rose Dedeian, E525• [24AP]

Hacopian, Armine G., E476• [16AP]

Lindsey, Rahla Hall, E468• [16AP]

Mouw, Richard J., E582• [30AP]

O’Neill, Jack, E1252• [9SE]

Schaper-Gordon, Gail, E480• [17AP]

Shink, Heidi, E479• [17AP]

Siev, Robert, E1168• [31JY]

Sutton, Sylvia, E467• [16AP]

Tattini, Eugene L., E1329• [18SE]

Vendig, Stephanie, E477• [17AP]

Watts, James, H5180 [31JY], E1167• [31JY]

Wyatt, Joseph L., Jr., E591• [6MY]

Yoo, Grace, E473• [16AP]