EMERSON, JO ANN (a Representative from Missouri)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]

Armed Forces: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans’ disability compensation to all members retired for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see H.R. 186), H3981 [25JN]

Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6328 [9NO]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6326 [6NO]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]

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), H6505 [28NO]

Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (see H.R. 5512), H2320 [7MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]

——— permit providers of eligible food purchasing and delivery services to be approved as retail food stores that accept and redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 4333), H1804 [29MR]

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 Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 4305), H3481 [5JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2033 [19AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4065 [26JN]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H3177 [29MY]

Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5844), H3162 [18MY]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1807 [29MR]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2289 [27AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H5712 [2AU]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5631 [1AU]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3481 [5JN]

Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H950 [24FE]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H220 [31JA]

——— require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (see H.R. 360), H6279 [21SE]

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

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2288 [27AP]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1848 [16AP]

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), H2134 [25AP]

Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefiting charities and fan appreciation (see H. Res. 702), H4065 [26JN]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2288 [27AP]

——— ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H5631 [1AU]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H5631 [1AU]

——— protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H513 [6FE]

Members of Congress: support and promote the respectful and dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. Res. 757), H5707 [2AU]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1112), H2329 [7MY]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1498 [21MR]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H3808 [19JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H726 [14FE]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H2040 [23AP]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H726 [14FE]

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

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H3981 [25JN]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 718), H6344 [13NO]

Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see H. Res. 701), H4065 [26JN]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H6469 [27NO]

Taxation: increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H5630 [1AU]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H2716 [15MY]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5630 [1AU]

——— 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), H3105 [17MY]

U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3594), H5009 [18JY]

Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 3895), H3733 [18JN]

——— 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), H3662 [7JN]

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), H2716 [15MY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H221 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs (see H.R. 6192), H5291 [25JY]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (see H.R. 6312), H5705 [2AU]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for Inspector General oversight for Federal entities not otherwise subject to such oversight (see H.R. 6723), H7516 [31DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs (H.R. 6192), H5292 [25JY]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (H.R. 6312), H5709 [2AU]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for Inspector General oversight for Federal entities not otherwise subject to such oversight (H.R. 6723), H7516 [31DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 6020), H4064 [26JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation programs (H.R. 6233), H5656 [2AU]

Congress: results of congressional women’s softball game, H3783 [19JN]

Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3375 [1JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E805• [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: allow to cause destruction of any drug refused admission due to reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences or death or valued below a certain amount, H3228• [30MY]

——— collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502• [29MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3375 [1JN]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3228• [30MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4765• [10JY]

National Poison Prevention Week: observance, E347• [8MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4765• [10JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2767 [16MY]

Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5656 [2AU]

Reports filed

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112–550), H4063 [26JN]

Tributes

George, Homer, E347• [8MR]

Greene, Michael, E202• [15FE]

Murray, James W., E1215• [10JY]

Nickell, Frank, E1768• [15NO]

Roby, Representative, H3783 [19JN]

Thomas, Karen, E1776• [15NO]

Williams, Daniel W., E1221• [10JY]