GALLEGLY, ELTON (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4953, H5010 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H641 [8FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2569 [9MY]

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), H1572 [26MR]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H113 [23JA]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H5923 [12SE]

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), H572 [7FE]

Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 4389), H1976 [18AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]

Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H5631 [1AU]

——— enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]

——— increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H1427 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 6248), H5628 [1AU]

Dept. of Education: strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H187 [27JA]

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), H4774 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 4362), H2813 [16MY]

——— reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]

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), H1359 [9MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H79 [18JA]

Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H5131 [23JY]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3164 [18MY]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3915 [20JN]

——— 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), H1571 [26MR]

Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4864 [12JY]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H513 [6FE]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H571 [7FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6152 [19SE]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), H6068 [18SE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H220 [31JA]

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), H948 [21FE]

Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E–2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 3992), H950 [24FE]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 [29MR]

——— 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]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 365), H2211 [26AP]

Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H6152 [19SE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1210 [6MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2211 [26AP]

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

——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H3808 [19JN]

——— study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H4907 [17JY]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall (see H.R. 6094), H4828 [11JY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H2212 [26AP]

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

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]

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

NIH: establish Skin Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 5716), H4775 [10JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1017 [28FE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H476 [3FE]

Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 6147), H5293 [25JY]

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), H5328 [26JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H1543 [22MR]

Syria: 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), H726 [14FE]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), H6001 [13SE]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H1153 [5MR]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1135 [1MR]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H220 [31JA]

Water pollution: clarify requirement that permit applications for the discharge of pollutants be approved by disinterested board members (see H.R. 2765), H1497 [21MR]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 4122), H1306 [8MR]

——— prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 4306), H6397 [15NO]

——— prohibit importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H903 [16FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4064 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas for national defense purposes (see H.R. 4043), H801 [15FE]

Fire prevention: facilitate interagency agreements with the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves to secure Defense Support to Civil Authority missions in the initial airborne response to fighting wildfires (see H.R. 6639), H6675 [5DE]

Forest Service: make First and Second Generation Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to certain Air National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage of air tankers to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5965), H3806 [19JN]

Los Padres National Forest: designate certain land as wilderness, make wild and scenic river designations, designate Condor Ridge Scenic Area, address off highway vehicle use, and facilitate land exchange (see H.R. 4109), H1099 [29FE]

Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6343 [13NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas for national defense purposes (H.R. 4043), H802 [15FE]

Fire prevention: facilitate interagency agreements with the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves to secure Defense Support to Civil Authority missions in the initial airborne response to fighting wildfires (H.R. 6639), H6675 [5DE]

Forest Service: make First and Second Generation Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to certain Air National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage of air tankers to fight wildfires (H.R. 5965), H3807 [19JN]

Los Padres National Forest: designate certain land as wilderness, make wild and scenic river designations, designate Condor Ridge Scenic Area, address off highway vehicle use, and facilitate land exchange (H.R. 4109), H1100 [29FE]

Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (H.R. 6587), H6344 [13NO]

Remarks

Air Force: Air National Guard firefighting aircraft funding, H4953 [18JY]

Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition of independence, E382• [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3004 [17MY]

——— establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas for national defense purposes, H3004 [17MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4953 [18JY]

Devil Pups, Inc.: tribute, E1309• [24JY]

E.J. Harrison and Sons, Inc.: anniversary, E1817• [27NO]

House of Representatives: tribute to departing California Members of Congress, H6495 [28NO]

Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB–5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J–1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), E1511• [13SE]

Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (H.R. 241), H3438 [5JN]

Military Order of the Purple Heart (organization): tribute to Michael A. DiRaimondo Chapter, E1102• [21JN]

Military Order of the World Wars (organization): tribute to Conejo Valley Chapter, E1102• [21JN]

Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (H.R. 6587), H7327 [19DE]

Pushmataha County, OK: tribute to Pushmataha County Historical Society, E2020• [31DE]

Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum ‘‘D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives’’ exhibit, E1201• [29JN]

Staff: tribute, E2017• [31DE]

Ventura County, CA: anniversary of Ventura County Stand Down, E1238• [12JY]

——— tribute to law enforcement officers, E1841• [29NO]

White, Colleen Toy: Gold Coast Veterans Foundation General Roger L. Brautigan Excellence in Leadership Award recipient, E1748• [13NO]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: tribute to departing Members, H6742–H6751 [12DE]

Tribute, H6495 [28NO], H7363 [20DE]

Tributes

Atsinger, Edward G., III, E1851• [29NO]

Beach, Edwin F., E1314• [24JY]

Boeckmann, Bert and Jane, E1815• [27NO]

Briner, Robert A., E492• [29MR]

Brown, Joseph P., E1743• [13NO]

Cimmarusti, Larry, E2007• [30DE]

Cimmarusti, Ralph, E2007• [30DE]

Gallegly family, E2023• [31DE]

Gillette, Dennis, E295• [1MR]

Glancy, Tom, E949• [1JN]

Groff, Howard and Susan, E1967• [19DE]

Hadley, David, E851• [18MY]

Moriarity, John, E1849• [29NO]

Plotkin, Ron, E1119• [21JN]

Rhoads, Randy, E40• [18JA]

Sedell, Mike, E1182• [29JN]

Shea, Joseph, H3487 [6JN]

Wachtell, Thomas and Esther, E1974• [19DE]

Zimring, Donald, E1124• [21JN]