WHITFIELD, ED (a Representative from Kentucky)

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 pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2813 [16MY]

Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]

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

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 [19SE]

Civil War—U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see H. Res. 517), H116 [23JA]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1428 [20MR]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 824), H7264 [18DE]

Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 6164), H5130 [23JY]

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]

Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H5766 [10SE]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H2447 [8MY]

Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4605 [28JN]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5328 [26JY]

——— reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]

——— repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 3827), H966 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H1543 [22MR]

Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H2447 [8MY]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H2033 [19AP]

——— improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), H1274 [7MR]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3733 [18JN]

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

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2135 [25AP]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H512 [6FE]

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

——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H5711 [2AU]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H6314 [23OC]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H5766 [10SE]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 [6FE]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5328 [26JY]

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), H115 [23JA]

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

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 4176), H1428 [20MR]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6578 [30NO]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3267 [30MY]

Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 632), H3808 [19JN]

University of Kentucky: tribute to men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Census: provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total population (see H.R. 5321), H2274 [27AP]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]

EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]

——— require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]

Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate threat (see H. Res. 772), H5708 [2AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Census: provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total population (H.R. 5321), H2288 [27AP]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (H.R. 4342), H1807 [29MR]

EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (H.R. 4255), H1543 [22MR]

——— require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy (H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (H.R. 6388), H6000 [13SE]

Letters

American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act: Bert Kalisch, American Public Gas Association and Dave McCurdy, American Gas Association, H6603 [4DE]

——— Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6602 [4DE]

——— Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6603 [4DE]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6603 [4DE]

Corps of Engineers Mississippi River water-release plan adjustment and rock pinnacle removal process expedition: several Representatives, H6577 [30NO]

Remarks

Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain FERC projects (H.R. 5625), H3985, H3986 [26JN]

Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust emissions from coal transport, H6243 [21SE]

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals (H.R. 4850), H3984, H3985 [26JN]

——— allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (H.R. 6582), H6599, H6602, H6606 [4DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, H7387 [20DE]

Dept. of Energy: clarify schedule for disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC, H7387 [20DE]

——— phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6010, H6011 [14SE]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6199, H6201, H6214, H6216 [20SE], H6242, H6243 [21SE]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H757, H759, H767, H771, H772 [15FE]

EPA: take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for oil, H6216 [20SE]

——— uphold scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers the public health and welfare, H6214 [20SE]

FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]

——— review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]

——— transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H757, H759 [15FE]

——— transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3043 [17MY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3043 [17MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4728 [10JY]

Madisonville, KY: tribute to Girl Scout Troop 33 Make a Difference Day Award recipients, E591• [19AP]

Mississippi River: require Corps of Engineers to adjust water-release plan and expedite rock pinnacle removal process, H6576 [30NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax burden, H4728 [10JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4728 [10JY]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3877 [20JN]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities, H6242 [21SE]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, H3873 [20JN]

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), motion to instruct conferees, H3043 [17MY], H3873 [20JN]

Turkey: U.S. policy, E743• [9MY]

Tributes

Baker, Gerald, H1979 [19AP]

Copeland, Robin J., E1815• [27NO], E1991• [21DE]

Denktas, Rauf R., E132• [3FE]

Lisanby, James W., E1957• [19DE]

Page, Leon, E1963• [19DE]