SCHRADER, KURT (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Budget: require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), H384 [6FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3587 [13JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, H6557 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: express that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated (see H. Con. Res. 39), H3653 [14JN]

——— express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 182), H2351 [25AP]

Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (see H.R. 2796), H4978 [23JY]

Armed Forces: limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H504 [13FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 4), H87 [14JA]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H2532 [8MY]

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), H1549 [15MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehichles (see H.R. 724), H1398 [13MR]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4483 [11JY]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H8112 [12DE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H410 [6FE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H1357 [12MR]

Corps of Engineers: provide for ecosystem restoration in the lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay estuaries (see H.R. 3414), H6952 [30OC]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H5767 [19SE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H1359 [12MR]

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), H599 [15FE]

——— expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1727), H2485 [7MY]

——— expand the noninsured crop assistance program to provide coverages for eligible crops (see H.R. 1589), H2300 [24AP]

——— include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 1590), H2122 [17AP]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1317 [6MR]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H1959 [11AP]

Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 2646), H4524 [16JY]

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

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H3357 [12JN]

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

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H1550 [15MR]

——— increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 2228), H3256 [10JN]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 791), H1993 [12AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H342 [4FE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5051 [24JY]

Dept. of Labor: issue occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard (see H.R. 2480), H5404 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions (see H.R. 2341), H3356 [12JN]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 921), H5513 [11SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4371 [10JY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H8112 [12DE]

EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1959), H2602 [14MY]

——— establish a regulatory review process for proposed rules dealing with agricultural entities (see H.R. 2776), H4856 [22JY]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H2717 [16MY]

——— withdraw proposed order pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride (see H.R. 1496), H1955 [11AP]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (see H.R. 2919), H6644 [16OC]

Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order (see H.R. 816), H703 [27FE]

——— create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4524 [16JY]

——— 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]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4599 [17JY]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority of any agency if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an independent auditor (see H.R. 559), H412 [6FE]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 2122), H2952 [23MY]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4524 [16JY]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2068), H4827 [19JY]

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]

——— delay increases in premium rates for certain properties and allow monthly installments for flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program and increase funding for affordability study (see H.R. 3693), H8113 [12DE]

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

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1360 [12MR]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H3990 [20JN]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (see H.R. 1308), H1821 [21MR]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2656 [15MY]

——— require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 1916), H4858 [22JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2605 [14MY]

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]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H5656 [18SE]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1568 [18MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H3096 [4JN]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1568 [18MR]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H3760 [18JN]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H5051 [24JY]

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), H7446 [3DE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H4078 [26JN]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H3760 [18JN]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H1633 [19MR]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 1821), H4214 [8JY]

——— 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), H455 [12FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H3256 [10JN]

Members of Congress: extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1547), H2027 [15AP]

——— 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), H2533 [8MY]

——— reduce rate of compensation by percentage equal to reduction in pay of Federal employees subject to sequestration-related furloughs (see H.R. 2677), H4980 [23JY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1064), H1355 [12MR] (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 201), H2437 [6MY]

NOAA: improve ability to address severe marine debris events (see H.R. 1425), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities to address marine debris impacts of 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami (see H.R. 1491), H1955 [11AP]

Oregon: designate Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2491), H4037 [25JN]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2489), H4037 [25JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal enrollment website is fully functional (see H.R. 3425), H7153 [15NO]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2988), H5396 [2AU]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H3988 [20JN]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H949 [4MR]

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), H504 [13FE]

——— 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), H2913 [22MY]

——— 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]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H4980 [23JY]

Public debt: apply debt ceiling only to debt held by the public and adjust debt ceiling for increases in the gross domestic product (see H.R. 3148), H5766 [19SE]

——— establish debt stabilization process requiring negotiated budget compromise when debt grows faster than the economy (see H.R. 3149), H5766 [19SE]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H3253 [6JN]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H7394 [2DE]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 612), H454 [12FE]

Rural Electrification Act: amend (see H.R. 1639), H2158 [18AP]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H1567 [18MR]

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see H.R. 1106), H1861 [9AP]

——— provide for permanent establishment the State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 2333), H6957 [30OC]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2125 [17AP]

Small business: require the use of two-phase selection procedures when design-build contracts are suitable for award to small business concerns (see H.R. 2750), H5052 [24JY]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H2297 [24AP]

——— increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H7111 [14NO]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H6545 [11OC]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H8108 [12DE]

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

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 2921), H5554 [16SE]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 52), H7312 [20NO]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 901), H2656 [15MY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H3253 [6JN]

——— reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 1806), H2959 [23MY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H2567 [9MY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H1958 [11AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1837 [25MR]

——— 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. 303), H703 [27FE]

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

Wild Rogue Wilderness Area: expand (see H.R. 2488), H4037 [25JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6290 [4OC]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H8112 [12DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3929 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H2349 [25AP]

Budget: 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]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H2717 [16MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on congressional power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 32), H659 [26FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from goods whose sale or distribution may be prohibited subsequent to a violation (see H.R. 1387), H1824 [21MR]

Grand Ronde Reservation Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 841), H659 [26FE]

Medicare: provide coverage options for beneficiaries under the original fee-for-service program through a Medicare Link program (see H.R. 3567), H7310 [20NO]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3236), H6174 [2OC]

Molalla, OR: anniversary (see H. Res. 321), H5174 [30JY]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1230), H1548 [15MR]

Oregon: provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe (see H.R. 931), H815 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal or State enrollment websites are fully functional (see H.R. 3517), H7152 [15NO]

Taxation: provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1125), H1395 [13MR]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H1991 [12AP]

West Linn, OR: anniversary (see H. Res. 320), H5174 [30JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (H.R. 1731), H2352 [25AP]

Budget: 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 (H.R. 2686), H4485 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (H.R. 2037), H2719 [16MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on congressional power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (H.J. Res. 32), H660 [26FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from goods whose sale or distribution may be prohibited subsequent to a violation (H.R. 1387), H1828 [21MR]

Grand Ronde Reservation Act: technical corrections (H.R. 841), H660 [26FE]

Medicare: provide coverage options for beneficiaries under the original fee-for-service program through a Medicare Link program (H.R. 3567), H7311 [20NO]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3236), H6174 [2OC]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1230), H1549 [15MR]

Oregon: provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe (H.R. 931), H817 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal or State enrollment websites are fully functional (H.R. 3517), H7153 [15NO]

Taxation: provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (H.R. 1125), H1397 [13MR]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (H.R. 1528), H1992 [12AP]

Letters

Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act: Craig Pope, Aaron Felton, Robert Wolfe, and Doug Schmidt, Polk County, OR, Board of Commissioners, H5727 [19SE]

——— Henry Heimuller, Anthony Hyde, Earl Fisher, Jeff Dickerson, and Steve Atchinson, Columbia County, OR, Board of Commissioners, H5726 [19SE]

——— Janet Carlson, Samuel A. Brentano, Patricia Milne, Jason Myers, Walt Beglau, and Tom Rohlfing, Marion County, OR, Board of Commissioners, H5727 [19SE]

——— John Ludlow, Jim Bernard, Paul Savas, Martha Schrader, and Tootie Smith, Clakamas County, OR, Board of County Commissioners, H5727 [19SE]

——— Mark Labhart, Bill Baertlein, and Tim Josi, Tillamook County, OR, Board of Commissioners, H5727 [19SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3852, H3857, H3905, H3906 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4462 [11JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to restore Dept. of Agriculture authority to manage sugar supplies throughout the year (H. Res. 378), H6524 [11OC]

——— reform sugar price support program, H6524 [11OC]

Aurora Colony Historical Society: anniversary, E1042• [10JY]

Budget: require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), H384, H387 [6FE]

——— require the President to use National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform recommendations for revenue and spending reforms as the framework for his budget request, H384, H387 [6FE]

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: anniversary of restoration as a federally recognized tribe, H7196 [19NO]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2790 [20MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prevent imposition of fees on Christmas tree sales, H3905, H3906 [19JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3852 [19JN]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements, H3857 [19JN]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (H.R. 1526), H5726 [19SE]

Oregon State University: Northwest National Marine Energy Center construction of Pacific Marine Energy Center to test ocean wave energy devices, H98 [15JA]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), H5726 [19SE]

Tributes

Percin, John, Jr., E1041• [10JY]

Rees, Raymond F., E1043• [10JY]