COFFMAN, MIKE (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3050, H3082 [17MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5011 [18JY], H5043 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2033 [19AP]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H5630 [1AU]

——— prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H803 [15FE]

Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization by Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1978 [18AP]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (see H.R. 4201), H1916 [17AP]

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

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Con. Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]

Budget: 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), H572 [7FE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3481 [5JN]

——— subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 6438), H6280 [21SE]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1175), H159 [24JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2288 [27AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4000), H727 [14FE]

Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with respect to webcasting (see H.R. 6480), H6318 [26OC]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H4907 [17JY]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H4605 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]

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), H5331 [30JY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H1978 [18AP]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H2447 [8MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4200), H1642 [27MR]

——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 4362), H3662 [7JN]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]

——— support appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on covert operations (see H. Res. 695), H4828 [11JY]

Dept. of Labor: pay Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program benefits to survivors of eligible Dept. of Energy contractor employees (see H.R. 1029), H6323 [2NO]

Dept. of State: designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H903 [16FE]

——— designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4228), H2072 [24AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H3481 [5JN]

——— streamline the application for permits to drill process and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see H.R. 4383), H3481 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enable certain nonprofit organizations that serve homeless veterans to participate in the Grant and Per Diem Program to provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless veterans (see H.R. 5830), H5331 [30JY]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H3177 [29MY]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H6234 [20SE]

District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. Con. Res. 87), H1154 [5MR]

Drugs: provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law governing marijuana (see H.R. 6606), H6469 [27NO]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), H1543 [22MR]

——— prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2284), H441 [2FE]

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

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H2570 [9MY]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3365), H476 [3FE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H476 [3FE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H950 [24FE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H2033 [19AP]

——— 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. 5513), H2320 [7MY]

Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]

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

Health care facilities: prohibit health care entities from reporting certain professional review actions against health care professionals before adequate notice and hearing procedures are afforded to such professionals (see H.R. 2472), H4685 [9JY]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 3586), H1359 [9MR]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), H6068 [18SE]

——— reform the H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 3443), H3177 [29MY]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1210 [6MR]

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

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5328 [26JY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 [25AP]

——— 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), H2134 [25AP]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1498 [21MR]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6319 [30OC]

——— extend reasonable cost contracts (see H.R. 2770), H1391 [19MR]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H6001 [13SE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 6721), H7566 [1JA]

Mexico: apply counterinsurgency tactics under a coordinated and targeted strategy to combat terrorist insurgency waged by transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 3401), H727 [14FE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3976 [21JN]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H3703 [12JN]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H5923 [12SE]

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

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H2034 [19AP]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H2072 [24AP]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1642 [27MR]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H79 [18JA]

Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see H.R. 5924), H4828 [11JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H27 [17JA]

——— repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H1363 [13MR]

——— 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]

Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4136), H1153 [5MR]

——— 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 (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]

——— streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see H.R. 4345), H3267 [30MY]

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]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5131 [23JY]

Refuse disposal: provide for the safe disposal of Federal Government-owned transuranic waste (see H.R. 2367), H512 [6FE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 1086), H1741 [28MR]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H2447 [8MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1392 [19MR]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H1847 [16AP]

——— exclude from gross income payments from the Aurora Victim Relief Fund to victims of Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings (see H.R. 6615), H6535 [29NO]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), H6062 [14SE]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4907 [17JY]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H1915 [17AP]

——— permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 3600), H79 [18JA]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1807 [29MR]

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

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3976 [21JN]

——— repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 547), H159 [24JA]

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

Television: provide certain rural counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see H.R. 4469), H2030 [19AP]

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. 1639), H641 [8FE]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 3670), H115 [23JA]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1410), H1846 [16AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5923 [12SE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

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), H5010 [18JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1808 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: require military command responsibility and accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and respect (see H.R. 4913), H2205 [26AP]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H1976 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for departmental employment in the competitive service (see H.R. 6372), H5859 [11SE]

Financial institutions: focus Federal banking regulators on credit availability and provide insured depository institutions with certain authorities when calculating the institution’s capital (see H.R. 6037), H4156 [27JN]

Small business: increase penalties for contracting fraud (see H.R. 4206), H1390 [19MR]

Taxation: allow an additional advance refunding for certain tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 6560), H6284 [25SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: require military command responsibility and accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and respect (H.R. 4913), H2209 [26AP]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing certainty (H.R. 4382), H1977 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for departmental employment in the competitive service (H.R. 6372), H5860 [11SE]

Financial institutions: focus Federal banking regulators on credit availability and provide insured depository institutions with certain authorities when calculating the institution’s capital (H.R. 6037), H4157 [27JN]

Small business: increase penalties for contracting fraud (H.R. 4206), H1391 [19MR]

Taxation: allow an additional advance refunding for certain tax-exempt bonds (H.R. 6560), H6284 [25SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2571 [10MY], H4076 [27JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: reduce end strength level for troops in Europe, H2571 [10MY], H3082, H3083 [17MY]

——— require military command responsibility and accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and respect (H.R. 4913), E663• [26AP]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5297, H5300 [26JY]

Budget: deficit, E23• [17JA], E41• [18JA], E47• [19JA], E55• [23JA], E68• [24JA], E77• [25JA], E93• [31JA], E111• [1FE], E125• [2FE], E138• [3FE], E144• [6FE], E154• [7FE], E164• [8FE], E177• [9FE], E187• [14FE], E195• [15FE], E218• [16FE], E234• [17FE], E246• [27FE], E271• [28FE], E283• [29FE], E303• [1MR], E311• [5MR], E323• [6MR], E330• [7MR], E355• [8MR], E379• [19MR], E392• [20MR], E409• [21MR], E435• [22MR], E440• [26MR], E455• [27MR], E471• [28MR], E507• [29MR], E527• [16AP], E549• [17AP], E573• [18AP], E601• [19AP], E646• [25AP], E670• [26AP], E701• [27AP], E712• [7MY], E730• [8MY], E776• [10MY], E794• [15MY], E906• [30MY], E976• [5JN], E998• [6JN], E1017• [7JN], E1054• [18JN], E1078• [19JN], E1094• [20JN], E1125• [21JN], E1140• [26JN], E1157• [27JN], E1172• [28JN], E1198• [29JN], E1204• [9JY], E1220• [10JY], E1231• [11JY], E1244• [12JY], E1262• [17JY], E1277• [18JY], E1288• [19JY], E1311• [24JY], E1324• [25JY], E1347• [26JY], E1433• [3AU], E1472• [11SE], E1566• [19SE], E1595•, E1647• [21SE], E1743• [13NO], E1755• [14NO], E1771• [15NO], E1829• [28NO], E1853•, E1859• [30NO], E1862• [3DE], E1873• [4DE], E1898• [11DE], E1916• [12DE], E1971• [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H2571 [10MY], H3050, H3082, H3083 [17MY]

——— ensure competition in Government service contracts and remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain commercial products or services, H3050 [17MY]

——— investigation into alleged corruption at Dawood National Military Hospital in Afghanistan, H6513 [29NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5044 [19JY]

——— NATO troop deployment funding, H5044 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing certainty, H3820 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for departmental employment in the competitive service (H.R. 6372), E1474• [11SE]

Financial institutions: focus Federal banking regulators on credit availability and provide insured depository institutions with certain authorities when calculating the institution’s capital (H.R. 6037), H4076 [27JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4762 [10JY]

National forests: improve land management and reduce fire hazards, H1981 [19AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4762 [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), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3820, H3821 [20JN]

——— establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 1287), H3663 [8JN]

Votes: position on missed, H7307• [19DE]

Tributes

Sotorodriguez, Hector, E1444• [3AU]