HERRERA BEUTLER, JAIME (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4151 [27JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]

——— H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H79 [18JA]

Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers’ license to a member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), H181 [25JA]

Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: establish (see H.R. 6218), H5712 [2AU]

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. 6362), H5764 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H3662 [7JN]

Diseases: issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against colorectal cancer (see H.R. 893), H1306 [8MR]

Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 6170), H5712 [2AU]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 6416), H6318 [26OC]

Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 3146), H4605 [28JN]

Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H1978 [18AP]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1808 [29MR]

Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 4133), H2329 [7MY]

Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 3197), H3976 [21JN]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3915 [20JN]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H3661 [7JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H5130 [23JY]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H2647 [10MY]

National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 748), H5713 [2AU]

National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]

NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H3915 [20JN]

SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract bundling (see H.R. 4081), H1543 [22MR]

Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see H.R. 3851), H1210 [6MR]

——— modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H1210 [6MR]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 [21SE]

Taxation: exclude dividends from controlled foreign corporations from the definition of personal holding company income for purposes of the personal holding company rules (see H.R. 6660), H6806 [13DE]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), H4828 [11JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2647 [10MY]

Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 4115), H4775 [10JY]

Western Washington University: tribute to men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 607), H1805 [29MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1915 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Hydroelectric power: recognize as the most abundant source of clean, renewable energy and should be fully utilized in pursuit of energy independence and affordable energy (see H. Res. 579), H1305 [8MR]

SBA: reform role of procurement center representatives in the Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H640 [8FE]

Constitutional authority statements

SBA: reform role of procurement center representatives in the Federal contracting acquisition process (H.R. 3980), H640 [8FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6309 [16OC]

Remarks

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 106), H2295, H2296 [7MY]

Community Foundation for Southwest Washington: Community Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, E1726• [26OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4151 [27JN]

Frozen Food Month: observance, E459• [27MR]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6551, H6552 [30NO]

Lewis County, WA: prohibit funding to build flood protection walls along certain section of Interstate 5, H4151 [27JN]

National Frozen Food Corp.: anniversary, E459• [27MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4623 [29JN]

Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1993 [19AP]

Tributes

Boldt, Marc, H6856 [18DE], E1965• [19DE]

McNabb, Barett W., E1447• [7AU]