SCHOCK, AARON (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3327, H3364 [31MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H513 [6FE]

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]

Armed Forces: provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H2134 [25AP]

Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1175), H1100 [29FE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 824), H6702 [11DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H2289 [27AP]

Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see H.R. 3668), H2134 [25AP]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3660 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1947), H5711 [2AU]

——— allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H1391 [19MR]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5526 [31JY]

——— make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H1543 [22MR]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H2288 [27AP]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H2288 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H376 [1FE]

Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H3481 [5JN]

——— 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), H1978 [18AP]

——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 4305), H5328 [26JY]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H3363 [31MY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 [29MR]

——— require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), H696 [13FE]

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), H1018 [28FE]

——— 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: conduct a special resource study of the Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H945 [17FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2051), H1978 [18AP]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4684 [9JY]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H4656 [29JN]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), H3660 [7JN]

Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see H. Res. 834), H7264 [18DE]

FDA: improve humanitarian device regulation (see H.R. 3211), H79 [18JA]

——— improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1391 [19MR]

——— prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H572 [7FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H5010 [18JY]

FEMA: suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired (see H.R. 898), H5711 [2AU]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H1392 [19MR]

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

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]

——— create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see H.R. 4221), H4828 [11JY]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H4828 [11JY]

Georgia (country): initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement (see H. Res. 374), H5767 [10SE]

Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), H2134 [25AP]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1409), H2033 [19AP]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]

——— repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit health insurance and provide for association health plans (see H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]

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

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 3586), H903 [16FE]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H2448 [8MY]

Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 273), H3404 [1JN]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see H.R. 4259), H2716 [15MY]

Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H4908 [17JY]

——— provide for expedited removal of certain aliens (see H.R. 2952), H2134 [25AP]

Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H2040 [23AP]

International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3578 [6JN]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H1572 [26MR]

——— 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]

——— 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), H4908 [17JY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 [18MY]

——— 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), H1274 [7MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), H1807 [29MR]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H6061 [14SE]

Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H5631 [1AU]

——— clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H2033 [19AP]

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

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H2288 [27AP]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H5009 [18JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), H803 [15FE]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H5711 [2AU]

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

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), H5079 [19JY]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1392 [19MR]

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), H903 [16FE]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H945 [17FE]

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

——— 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), H2288 [27AP]

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), H2134 [25AP]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5526 [31JY]

Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]

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), H2447 [8MY]

SEC: change asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred stock for, allow acquisition or holding of certain securities by, and revise rules on business development companies (see H.R. 5929), H4908 [17JY]

Securities: protect transactions in the U.S. from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by foreign governments (see H.R. 6616), H7264 [18DE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H571 [7FE]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6429 [16NO]

Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H2329 [7MY]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1572 [26MR]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy (see H. Res. 549), H1916 [17AP]

——— condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H4065 [26JN]

——— condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6284 [25SE]

——— strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2106), H512 [6FE]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H803 [15FE]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H2134 [25AP]

——— allow an ordinary and necessary business expense deduction for contributions to regional infrastructure improvement zones (see H.R. 3780), H4685 [9JY]

——— allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H2211 [26AP]

——— allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 2502), H2134 [25AP]

——— allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), H2134 [25AP]

——— clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products (see H.R. 4134), H2072 [24AP]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H1428 [20MR]

——— 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 income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 3195), H5526 [31JY]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2989), H1391 [19MR]

——— exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises which are independently supervised (see H.R. 4035), H4685 [9JY]

——— expand availability of cash method of accounting for small businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2212 [26AP]

——— expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1957), H1017 [28FE]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]

——— extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1642 [27MR]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]

——— extend eligibility of activities in Puerto Rico for the deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities (see H.R. 4605), H5712 [2AU]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), H1804 [29MR]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 3087), H2813 [16MY]

——— modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]

——— modify timing rules for determining gross income relative to certain construction contracts (see H.R. 1993), H5009 [18JY]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2813 [16MY]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H903 [16FE]

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

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2959), H803 [15FE]

——— 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), H5711 [2AU]

——— 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]

——— require student Social Security numbers and employer identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax fraud (see H.R. 4372), H3976 [21JN]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]

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: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 4124), H1133 [1MR]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H79 [18JA]

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), H3700 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of State: raise travel advisory for Egypt from ‘‘Travel Alert’’ to ‘‘Travel Warning’’ until all detained nongovernmental organization workers are given the freedom to leave Egypt (see H. Res. 546), H726 [14FE]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 6352), H5707 [2AU]

Tariff: carfentrazone-ethyl (see H.R. 4614), H2067 [24AP]

——— fluthiacet-methyl technical (see H.R. 4613), H2067 [24AP]

——— pyroxasulfone (see H.R. 4616), H2067 [24AP]

——— sulfentrazone (see H.R. 4615), H2067 [24AP]

——— 3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide (see H.R. 4612), H2067 [24AP]

——— 2-amino-4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine (see H.R. 4611), H2066 [24AP]

——— 2-methyl-4-methoxy-6-methylamino-1,3,5-triazine (see H.R. 4610), H2066 [24AP]

——— used compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (see H.R. 4618), H2067 [24AP]

——— used fuel, lubricating, or cooling medium pumps (see H.R. 4617), H2067 [24AP]

——— used gear boxes (see H.R. 4619), H2067 [24AP]

Taxation: exclude certain farm rental income from self-employment net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease agreement relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H3974 [21JN]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5629 [1AU]

——— prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H374 [1FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (H.R. 6352), H5711 [2AU]

Tariff: carfentrazone-ethyl (H.R. 4614), H2071 [24AP]

——— fluthiacet-methyl technical (H.R. 4613), H2071 [24AP]

——— pyroxasulfone (H.R. 4616), H2071 [24AP]

——— sulfentrazone (H.R. 4615), H2071 [24AP]

——— 3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide (H.R. 4612), H2071 [24AP]

——— 2-amino-4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine (H.R. 4611), H2071 [24AP]

——— 2-methyl-4-methoxy-6-methylamino-1,3,5-triazine (H.R. 4610), H2071 [24AP]

——— used compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (H.R. 4618), H2071 [24AP]

——— used fuel, lubricating, or cooling medium pumps (H.R. 4617), H2071 [24AP]

——— used gear boxes (H.R. 4619), H2071 [24AP]

Taxation: exclude certain farm rental income from self-employment net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease agreement relative to such income (H.R. 5990), H3975 [21JN]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (H.R. 6267), H5630 [1AU]

——— prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related to gross receipts and sales (H.R. 3877), H375 [1FE]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), E823• [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in rural areas to visit an approved non-departmental health care provider in their area, H3327, H3328 [31MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3327, H3328 [31MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4737 [10JY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4839• [12JY]

National Community Foundations Week: observance, E1753• [14NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4737 [10JY]

Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), H5674 [2AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5674 [2AU]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2005 [19AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3611 [7JN]

Tributes

Canning, Christopher, E167• [9FE]

Costello, Representative, H5907• [12SE]

Meyer, Mary Anna, E1696• [12OC]