DesJARLAIS, SCOTT (a Representative from Tennessee)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H512 [6FE]

Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), H476 [3FE]

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), H694 [9FE]

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H3404 [1JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3105 [17MY]

——— require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency office (see H.R. 4313), H2034 [19AP]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H5860 [11SE]

Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education and inform parents of their schools’ performance (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]

Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 [2AU]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H513 [6FE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2212 [26AP]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify congressional intent of agricultural hours-of-service regulations relative to the delivery of agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 3265), H79 [18JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2447 [8MY]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H115 [23JA]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3105 [17MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3703 [12JN]

Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 2206), H3976 [21JN]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H966 [27FE]

——— repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]

Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 [19AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H6234 [20SE]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H220 [31JA]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6505 [28NO]

——— exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H6234 [20SE]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1978 [18AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), H159 [24JA]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H903 [16FE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1543 [22MR]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5292 [25JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1100 [29FE]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 [18AP]

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]

——— exercise of recess appointment power during a congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), H1916 [17AP]

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

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6069 [18SE]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H5010 [18JY]

Taxation: make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H115 [23JA]

——— permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 6162), H5078 [19JY]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H1100 [29FE]

——— repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4656 [29JN]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3976 [21JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

FDA: 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), H218 [31JA]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H3733 [18JN]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]

Constitutional authority statements

FDA: 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 (H.R. 3848), H219 [31JA]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (H.J. Res. 112), H3733 [18JN]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (H.R. 5044), H2277 [27AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6301 [5OC], H6305 [12OC]

Remarks

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5165 [24JY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6348 [14NO], H7363 [20DE]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1386, H1387, H1388 [19MR], H1400 [20MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4746 [10JY]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (H.J. Res. 112), H4746 [10JY]

Medicaid: reform, H5184, H5186 [24JY]

Medicare: reform, H792 [15FE], H1386, H1387, H1388 [19MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid funding, H5184, H5186 [24JY]

——— impact on Medicare funding, H792 [15FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4746 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1386, H1387, H1388 [19MR], H1400 [20MR]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H63 [18JA]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (H.R. 5044), H6102, H6104 [19SE]

Tennessee: decision to not set up State health insurance exchanges, H6767 [13DE]

Votes: position on missed, H3945• [21JN], H4672 [9JY], H5450• [31JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4681 [9JY]

Tributes

Summitt, Pat, H2077 [25AP]