CRAVAACK, CHIP (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3061 [17MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3548, H3579 [6JN], H3641 [7JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4137, H4139 [27JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3405 [1JN], H3460 [5JN]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4845 [12JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2535 [9MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety, H192 [31JA]

——— 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: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H220 [31JA]

——— prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see H.R. 5731), H3164 [18MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H802 [15FE]

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), H2270 [27AP]

——— extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), H6274 [21SE]

——— permit a State to issue a commercial drivers’ license to a member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 6456), H6280 [21SE]

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

Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to certain eligible organizations for funeral and other ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H640 [8FE]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 126), H512 [6FE]

Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]

——— 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), H903 [16FE]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 824), H6622 [4DE]

Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 973), H220 [31JA]

Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see H.R. 3668), H2288 [27AP]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H1571 [26MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [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), H903 [16FE]

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), H4828 [11JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]

——— prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3916 [20JN]

——— provide for annual reports on the status of operational control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H5131 [23JY]

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), H1808 [29MR]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2288 [27AP]

Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H3267 [30MY]

——— 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), H82 [19JA]

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), H2448 [8MY]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H5328 [26JY]

——— 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]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H376 [1FE]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4656 [29JN]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H2570 [9MY]

——— protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H220 [31JA]

Fish and fishing: provide the necessary scientific information to properly implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), H220 [31JA]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H5712 [2AU]

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

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H2328 [7MY]

——— repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H1741 [28MR]

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), H2447 [8MY]

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), H1367 [16MR]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5860 [11SE]

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), H966 [27FE]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2716 [15MY]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H1642 [27MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), H950 [24FE]

Medicare: extend reasonable cost contracts (see H.R. 2770), H6701 [11DE]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1154 [5MR]

Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office, Cold Spring, MN: designate (see H.R. 6661), H6806 [13DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H1741 [28MR]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H115 [23JA]

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), H1392 [19MR]

Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from continued management as de facto wilderness areas and release certain inventoried National Forest System roadless areas from certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H966 [27FE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5293 [25JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H903 [16FE]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 662), H3734 [18JN]

Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H5202 [24JY]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H220 [31JA]

Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1741 [28MR]

——— repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 547), H1741 [28MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H1100 [29FE]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5846), H5860 [11SE]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), H1428 [20MR]

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), H2570 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H1845 [16AP]

Clean Air Act: provide that State implementation plans address impairment of visibility relative to emissions from taconite ore processing facilities (see H.R. 6507), H6274 [21SE]

Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5544), H2441 [8MY]

——— remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of certain activities (see H.R. 5797), H3102 [17MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (H.R. 4350), H1845 [16AP]

Clean Air Act: provide that State implementation plans address impairment of visibility relative to emissions from taconite ore processing facilities (H.R. 6507), H6278 [21SE]

Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H2444 [8MY]

——— remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of certain activities (H.R. 5797), H3104 [17MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H223 [1FE]

Letters

Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Tim Spreck, Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Alliance, H5607 [1AU]

Memorandums

Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]

——— D.L. Nichols, Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]

Remarks

Aviation: prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4139 [27JN]

Budget: deficit, H69 [18JA]

Colalillo, Michael: Medal of Honor recipient, H1022 [29FE]

Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport (H.R. 2947), H2048 [24AP]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding for development or submission of proposals to expand authorized uses of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, H3460 [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), E859• [18MY]

——— 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 (H.R. 4045), H2697 [15MY]

——— recognize essential service provided by fighter wings performing Aerospace Control Alert missions in defending sovereign U.S. airspace, E859• [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for grants requiring recipients to replace any lighting that does not comply with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, H3460 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H582 [8FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3548 [6JN], H3641, H3642 [7JN]

——— prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3641, H3642 [7JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to study alternatives to the current system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle, H4137, H4139 [27JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4137, H4139 [27JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3460 [5JN]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H192 [31JA]

Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and materials access to expedited review process instituted by the lead Federal agency, H4845, H4846 [12JY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4845, H4846 [12JY]

Minnesota: ensure that private property interests are not negatively impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 [12SE]

——— expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5014 [19JY], H5874, H5882, H5883, H5884, H5885 [12SE]

——— expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5782 [11SE]

——— remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5606, H5608 [1AU]

——— require land appraisals based on accepted Federal standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5885 [12SE]

——— restore public participation with environmental review relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5882 [12SE]

Native Americans: provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 (H.R. 1272), H3724 [18JN]

NSF: Climate Change Education Program funding, H2535, H2536 [9MY]

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), complete conference report, H3792 [19JN]

——— 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, H3792 [19JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2535, H2536 [9MY]

Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 620), H1984 [19AP]

Transportation Security Administration: Federal Flight Deck Officer program funding, H3548 [6JN]

Votes: correction, E351• [8MR]

Tributes

Hed, John R., H736 [15FE]