Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2013-04-09 Date2013-04-09 PublicationVolume 159, issue 46 Sections189 House · 41 Senate House sections CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 TRIBUTE TO EAGLE SCOUT BRYON KOSTER RECOGNIZING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE RIVERS COUNCIL RECOGNIZING THE WHITE OAK ROUGHNECKS FOR WINNING THE TEXAS CLASS 2A BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN RECOGNITION OF RITA WILLIAMS RECOGNIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF TOM FILLIPPO DON MacDONALD TRIBUTE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZING ROBERT "BOB" C. REILING IN RECOGNITION OF FIRE CHIEF DON DORNELL IN RECOGNITION OF RONALD LABAR FOR 40 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE WITH THE BANGOR, PENNSYLVANIA FIRE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZING DR. ANITA B. ENRIQUEZ ON RECEIVING THE 2013 U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S WOMEN IN BUSINESS CHAMPION AWARD FOR GUAM RECOGNIZING NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS HONORING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE MID-MAINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARDS RECOGNIZING MR. MICHAEL P. DOUGLASS FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY HONORING THE DEDICATION OF THE FIRST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN RECOGNITION OF MERLIN REPSHER FOR 50 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE WITH THE BANGOR, PENNSYLVANIA FIRE DEPARTMENT TRIBUTE HONORING GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY HONORING SANJEEV "SONNY" BHAGOWALIA EAU CLAIRE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL WISCONSIN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RECOGNIZING ELIE WIESEL HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA'S BELOVED REPRESENTATIVE, CLAY FORD, JR. HONORING OFFICER PIERCE'S RETIREMENT S. WILLIAM CLARK, III, MD--OUTSTANDING ADVOCATE AWARD RECIPIENT JAIR SALAZAR RECOGNIZING EDUARDO ILAO ON RECEIVING THE 2013 U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S FAMILY-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS AWARD FOR GUAM RECOGNIZING MARY STEPHANY CONGRATULATING THE BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM HONORING THE DePAUW UNIVERSITY LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL TEAM RECOGNIZING CONGRESSMAN JOHN R. LEWIS AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL PEACE MEDAL AND THE GLOBAL AND INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS AWARD JACQUELINE DELGADO HONORING VPP STATUS AT L.L. BEAN WORKPLACES A TRIBUTE TO HONOR THE ASIAN AMERICAN PROSECUTORS ASSOCIATION HONORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MAYOR BETSY PRICE RECOGNIZING CAMBODIAN DAY OF REMEMBRANCE ISSA GRIMES CELEBRATING CESAR CHAVEZ'S BIRTHDAY GABRIELLE BOND THE BRIDGE TO JOBS ACT HONORING GREENSBURG HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM FRANKIE OLIVAREZ RECOGNIZING FREDERICK J. HORECKY ON RECEIVING THE 2013 U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S MINORITY SMALL BUSINESS CHAMPION AWARD FOR GUAM HONORING THE LIFE OF ESTHER PADILLA INTRODUCING THE VETERANS PENSIONS PROTECTION ACT OF 2013 FRANK CURIEL IN CELEBRATION OF THE ONE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC SUPPORT OF EQUAL PAY DAY FRANCISCO AGUILAR HONORING THE LIFE OF MIKE PEREZ RECOGNIZING PATRICIA B. SALAS ON RECEIVING THE 2013 U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S FINANCIAL SERVICES CHAMPION FOR GUAM HONORING MT. VERNON HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM ERICA SIMPSON HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF PARK TOOL OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT ON SONJA NESBIT MOVING TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES EMMA BLOSENCO PERSONAL EXPLANATION FEAR THE RAVEN, SOMETHING TO RAVE ABOUT! EMMA EAKER IN RECOGNITION OF SHARON WILLIAMS RECOGNIZING RONALD M. YOUNG ON RECEIVING THE 2013 U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS AWARD FOR GUAM TRIBUTE TO EAGLE SCOUT CHAD FORD COMMENDING CAMPOLINDO HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC DECATHLON CLUB UPON WINNING THE 2013 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ACADEMIC DECATHLON RECOGNIZING JEFFERSON COLLEGE AS IT CELEBRATES ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY IN RECOGNITION OF CLARK E. GUINAN IN APPRECIATION FOR RON GOLDWYN'S SERVICE TO THE HOUSE RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT AND SERVICE OF MAYOR ADDISON LARRY HARTWIG IN HONOR OF COMMANDER KIRK H. JOHNSON HONORING THE CENTENNIAL OF THE CITY OF TUALATIN, OREGON RECOGNIZING CHRISTOPHER BEJADO ON RECEIVING THE 2013 U.S. SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR GUAM IN RECOGNITION OF EQUAL PAY DAY THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT NATIONAL SPRING CLEANING WEEK, MARCH 18-24, 2013 HONORING DAVID CURSON CONGRATULATING THE DUNCANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERETTES HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY CELEBRATING THE MEXICAN AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THE LIFE OF PETER SCOTT CARTER A TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO SUFFERED THE ATROCITIES OF THE BOSNIAN WAR House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIME MINISTER MARGARET THATCHER WAS A HEROINE FOR FREEDOM HONORING MEMPHIS SOUL CITY OF IRVING, TEXAS, AWARDED 2012 MALCOLM BALDRIDGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT HONORING THE SERVICE OF THE 3RD U.S. INFANTRY REGIMENT, THE OLD GUARD PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT GENDER GAP IN THE UNITED STATES PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT SUPPORT WAGE EQUALITY PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE RECESS AFTER RECESS ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE BONNEVILLE UNIT CLEAN HYDROPOWER FACILITATION ACT AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2013 RECESS AFTER RECESS REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 678, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION SMALL CONDUIT HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND RURAL JOBS ACT ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE BONNEVILLE UNIT CLEAN HYDROPOWER FACILITATION ACT EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE DEATH OF THE BARONESS MARGARET THATCHER, FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2013 THE JOURNAL REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 1202 GE TRANSPORTATION RESTRUCTURING OPERATIONS EQUAL PAY DAY EQUAL PAY DAY EQUAL PAY DAY CLIMATE CHANGE EQUAL PAY DAY RECOGNITION OF EQUAL PAY DAY REMEMBERING SERGEANT FIRST CLASS JAMES GRISSOM EQUAL PAY DAY EQUAL PAY DAY EQUAL PAY DAY EQUAL PAY DAY EQUAL PAY DAY EQUAL PAY DAY EQUAL PAY DAY GUN LEGISLATION: A PATHWAY TO SAVING LIVES LEAVE OF ABSENCE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED A BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Constitutional Authority Statement Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1414 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1415 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1416 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1417 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1418 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1419 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1420 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1421 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1422 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1423 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1406 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1407 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1408 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1409 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1410 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1411 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1412 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1413 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1424 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1433 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1434 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1435 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1436 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1437 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1438 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1439 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1440 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1441 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1442 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1425 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1443 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1444 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1445 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1446 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1447 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1448 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1449 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1450 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1451 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1452 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1426 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1453 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1427 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1428 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1429 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1430 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1431 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 1432 DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS AMENDMENTS Text of House Amendment 1 Text of House Amendment 2 Text of House Amendment 3 Senate sections Senate prayer PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER SAFE COMMUNITIES, SAFE SCHOOLS ACT OF 2013--MOTION TO PROCEED EXECUTIVE SESSION LEGISLATIVE SESSION RECESS SAFE COMMUNITIES, SAFE SCHOOLS ACT OF 2013--MOTION TO PROCEED-- Continued MORNING BUSINESS GUN VIOLENCE TRIBUTE TO COLONEL STEVE STROBRIDGE THANKING STAFF POLITICAL IMPRISONMENT IN UKRAINE HONOR FLIGHT 2013 TRIBUTE TO DARRELL MUELLER MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Introductory Statement on S. 673 Introductory Statement on S. 677 Introductory Statement on S. 684 Introductory Statement on S. 690 SENATE RESOLUTION 94--RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING OF THE U.S.S. "THRESHER" (SSN 593) NOTICES OF HEARINGS AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR NOTICE: REGISTRATION OF MASS MAILINGS 180TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING OF U.S.S. THRESHER MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME--S. 680 AND S. 691 ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013 PROGRAM ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. TOMORROW NOMINATIONS CONFIRMATION