ROSS, DENNIS A. (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3805), H114 [23JA]

——— prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]

Armed Forces: leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 503), H1306 [8MR]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5766 [10SE]

Aviation: establish an air travelers’ bill of rights (see H.R. 6449), H6230 [20SE]

——— require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), H803 [15FE]

Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos and filing of such reports (see H.R. 4369), H1914 [17AP]

Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1135 [1MR]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense categories (see H.R. 3662), H79 [18JA]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]

CBO: make all data and other information relating to the estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3916 [20JN]

Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production (see H.R. 6047), H6397 [15NO]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H5328 [26JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H187 [27JA]

CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (see H.R. 4212), H1543 [22MR]

Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6284 [25SE]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H1571 [26MR]

Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 [22MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3105 [17MY]

——— repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 6418), H6234 [20SE]

——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 6567), H6307 [12OC]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H903 [16FE]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H28 [17JA]

Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 6097), H5766 [10SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2716 [15MY]

——— prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3732 [18JN]

——— provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border region (see H.R. 1922), H1209 [6MR]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3261), H116 [23JA]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2570 [9MY]

——— prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H4606 [28JN]

Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (see H.R. 4077), H1498 [21MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H79 [18JA]

——— ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see H.R. 6073), H4655 [29JN]

Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H1642 [27MR]

Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H5631 [1AU]

Egypt: prohibit provision of U.S. assistance (see H.R. 6646), H7425 [20DE]

EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]

——— provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 [19JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), H1391 [19MR] (see H.R. 5969), H4606 [28JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1916 [17AP] (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]

FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H2212 [26AP]

——— improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H220 [31JA]

Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 3609), H79 [18JA]

——— require new policies and procedures to address duplication and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]

Federal employees: allow continuation of public service while partially retired (see H.R. 4363), H1914 [17AP]

——— clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (see H.R. 4365), H1914 [17AP]

——— extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 3835), H221 [31JA]

Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H966 [27FE]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3363 [31MY]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5328 [26JY]

GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H374 [1FE]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 2898), H512 [6FE] (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H1100 [29FE]

Health: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), H2072 [24AP]

——— prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H3267 [30MY]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 2206), H1154 [5MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3916 [20JN]

IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, repeal increase in the U.S. quota in that Fund, and certain other authorities, and rescind related appropriations (see H.R. 2313), H115 [23JA]

Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H803 [15FE]

——— prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), H6152 [19SE]

Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H2715 [15MY]

Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H5331 [30JY]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H1210 [6MR]

——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1306 [8MR]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]

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), H1642 [27MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H5328 [26JY]

——— require labor organizations to provide notice to employees related to fees collected for purpose of political speech (see H.R. 6322), H6623 [4DE]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1571 [26MR]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1274 [7MR]

Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H3733 [18JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6369 [14NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H2813 [16MY]

Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 2162), H79 [18JA]

——— increase the number of years of service required to be vested in an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 2652), H79 [18JA]

——— set the age at which Members are eligible for an annuity to the same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 2397), H79 [18JA]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3808 [19JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

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

National wildlife refuges: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3009), H5526 [31JY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1274 [7MR]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H966 [27FE]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2072 [24AP]

——— prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]

Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 3889), H2329 [7MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]

——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]

——— 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. 1580), H376 [1FE]

——— repeal section authorizing an education and outreach campaign (see H.R. 5894), H3916 [20JN]

Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for elective office (see H.R. 4186), H3700 [8JN]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1572 [26MR]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 [18AP]

Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express that such appointments are unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]

——— prevent payment for services to individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]

——— specify further conditions under which payment for services of a recess appointee may not be made from the Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]

——— prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6001 [13SE]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see H.R. 4405), H4908 [17JY]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 662), H5861 [11SE]

Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H4907 [17JY]

——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H1847 [16AP]

Sports: recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6680 [7DE]

Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 2502), H1741 [28MR]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H2072 [24AP]

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

——— exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 2327), H3733 [18JN]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H2212 [26AP]

——— make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H4869 [13JY]

——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 2311), H1807 [29MR]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3729), H2072 [24AP]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1641 [27MR]

——— repeal credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles (see H.R. 3768), H1978 [18AP]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H512 [6FE]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6428 [16NO]

Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 3895), H1571 [26MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 [27AP]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H5202 [24JY]

William ‘‘Bill’’ Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: increase maximum pay for services rendered by trustees and repeal trustee administration of certain employee pension plans (see H.R. 6349), H5707 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: reduce discretionary spending limit by an amount equal to the amount obligated to provide recreational facilities to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), H1304 [8MR]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 4377), H1976 [18AP]

——— reduce travel expensed for certain Federal employees (see H.R. 4472), H2039 [23AP]

Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (see H.R. 3813), H158 [24JA]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Bankruptcy: increase maximum pay for services rendered by trustees and repeal trustee administration of certain employee pension plans (H.R. 6349), H5710 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: reduce discretionary spending limit by an amount equal to the amount obligated to provide recreational facilities to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (H.R. 4188), H1305 [8MR]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 4377), H1977 [18AP]

——— reduce travel expensed for certain Federal employees (H.R. 4472), H2039 [23AP]

Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), H158 [24JA]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient (H.R. 6474), H6233 [20SE]

Remarks

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4167 [28JN]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), H649 [9FE]

Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5144 [24JY]

Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H304, H309 [1FE]

Government: require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (H.R. 2146), H2093 [25AP]

Government regulations: exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5238, H5272, H5273 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5144, H5145 [24JY]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4167 [28JN]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, E785• [15MY]

Medicare: protect access to home health services for beneficiaries, E1512• [13SE]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute, E122• [2FE]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H64 [18JA]

Taiwan: democracy efforts, E785• [15MY]

——— observance of National Day, E1551• [19SE]

University of South Florida: tribute, E122• [2FE]

Tributes

Mello, Matthew, H5869 [12SE]