CHANDLER, BEN (a Representative from Kentucky)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: 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), H3481 [5JN]

Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H4605 [28JN]

——— prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 1092), H4064 [26JN]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]

Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1391 [19MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H5328 [26JY]

Civil War—U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]

Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in the international community in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 [27JN]

Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1391 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 1612), H1273 [7MR]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H3577 [6JN]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1847 [16AP]

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

Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H6152 [19SE]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H571 [7FE]

——— prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2134 [25AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4064 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H4064 [26JN]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4064 [26JN]

——— improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 2053), H4685 [9JY]

——— improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1855), H4685 [9JY]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H4064 [26JN]

Diseases: reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), H1210 [6MR]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H1497 [21MR]

FDA: provide for regulation of medical gases (see H.R. 2227), H1915 [17AP]

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

——— provide amortization authority in certain situations for capital calculation under the Financial Institutions Examination Council Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (see H.R. 1356), H3577 [6JN]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3577 [6JN]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1978 [18AP]

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), H6280 [21SE]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see H. Res. 837), H7360 [19DE]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1916 [17AP]

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), H1978 [18AP]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1789), H5009 [18JY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1915 [17AP]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H1846 [16AP]

Medicare: provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H3577 [6JN]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2787), H3578 [6JN]

——— repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H3481 [5JN]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H3976 [21JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1101 [29FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6279 [21SE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2970), H3578 [6JN]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H696 [13FE]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]

Taxation: 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), H3363 [31MY]

——— 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), H2813 [16MY]

——— express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should not be less than the effective rate paid by middle class Americans (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]

——— extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H4685 [9JY]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5766 [10SE]

——— provide a business tax credit for resilient construction (see H.R. 5839), H6280 [21SE]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H2447 [8MY]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H3267 [30MY]

Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]

——— issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1017 [28FE]

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), H3171 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Remarks

FDA: develop uniform Federal standards for third party logistics providers to ensure safety and security in the delivery of pharmaceuticals, H3230• [30MY]

——— 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), H3230• [30MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), H3293 [31MY]

National Teach Ag Day: observance, H1221 [7MR]

University of Kentucky: tribute to men’s basketball team (H. Res. 622), H1917 [18AP]

Versailles, KY: anniversary of Versailles High School 1962 State football championship, E1523• [13SE]

Tributes

Runyon, Keith, E1104• [21JN]

Schaars, Barbara, E1393• [3AU]