LOEBSACK, DAVID (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5266 [25JY]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1284 [8MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H1428 [20MR]

Air Force: limit authority to retire or transfer certain aircraft of the Air National Guard (see H.R. 6690), H7423 [20DE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H4864 [12JY]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H6152 [19SE]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H221 [31JA]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1272 [7MR]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H571 [7FE]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H1847 [16AP]

Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to certain eligible organizations for funeral and other ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1428 [20MR]

——— provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their function as a critical component of the organic defense industrial base (see H.R. 5706), H2567 [9MY]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3267 [30MY]

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

Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 6438), H6234 [20SE]

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), H1135 [1MR]

Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6701 [11DE]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H2289 [27AP]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H6344 [13NO]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H3481 [5JN]

——— 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), H2033 [19AP]

Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H440 [2FE]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6234 [20SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or relocation of a county office (see H.R. 4330), H2647 [10MY]

——— improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]

——— require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency office (see H.R. 4313), H1847 [16AP]

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), H4907 [17JY]

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), H1428 [20MR]

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

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H441 [2FE] (see H.R. 4816), H2212 [26AP]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H5630 [1AU]

Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other related parts (see H.R. 5710), H5131 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6429 [16NO]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H115 [23JA]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H7425 [20DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1428 [20MR]

——— prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H1391 [19MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H3267 [30MY]

Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate online job searches (see H.R. 6401), H5999 [13SE]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1642 [27MR]

Dept. of Transportation: withhold certain highway funds from States unless they enact a law strengthening penalties for motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 4236), H4158 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1363 [13MR]

——— repeal modification of authority to make certain interval payments of educational assistance (see H.R. 1451), H1428 [20MR]

Disabled: expand and intensify NIH programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2695), H5292 [25JY]

Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H3976 [21JN]

Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 4869), H2204 [26AP]

——— expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H4864 [12JY]

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), H1392 [19MR]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1363 [13MR]

Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H3177 [29MY]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), H3700 [8JN]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), H5712 [2AU]

——— provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4685 [9JY]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H376 [1FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2447 [8MY]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H3481 [5JN]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H5079 [19JY]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1135 [1MR]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H7264 [18DE]

Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural communities designated as an area having special flood hazards for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6034), H4156 [27JN]

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

Government regulations: provide for presentation and expedited consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H3105 [17MY]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5331 [30JY]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3497), H3700 [8JN]

Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H4656 [29JN]

IRS: clarify application of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act and require convening of a regulatory review panel for certain rules (see H.R. 2545), H5292 [25JY]

——— permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers and employees (see H.R. 4030), H1428 [20MR]

Lobbyists: prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying Congress (see H.R. 3491), H1428 [20MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H966 [27FE]

——— require States to provide oral health services to aged, blind, or disabled individuals (see H.R. 1606), H115 [23JA]

Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2570 [9MY]

——— clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H187 [27JA]

——— count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), H5078 [19JY]

——— cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6413), H6280 [21SE]

——— ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H5631 [1AU]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6298 [28SE]

——— extend certain geographic practice cost index adjustments (see H.R. 3258), H159 [24JA]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H6701 [11DE]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H3404 [1JN]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H28 [17JA]

——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H3105 [17MY]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3790), H3363 [31MY]

——— provide for a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (see H.R. 3667), H2329 [7MY]

——— provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2195), H1273 [7MR]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H4656 [29JN]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H441 [2FE]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H1391 [19MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H4864 [12JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 6721), H7516 [31DE]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 5989), H7585 [2JA]

Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), H1916 [17AP]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5328 [26JY]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 2418), H79 [18JA]

National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1543 [22MR]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 644), H2320 [7MY]

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 6572), H6675 [5DE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), H221 [31JA]

National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 645), H2320 [7MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1808 [29MR]

NIH: establish Skin Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 5716), H6152 [19SE]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H1543 [22MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]

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

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]

SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3267 [30MY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3363 [31MY]

——— direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H5630 [1AU]

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

Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service members (see H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]

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

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), H1978 [18AP]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 3352), H3981 [25JN]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5079 [19JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H3105 [17MY]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H4157 [27JN]

——— 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 exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H5328 [26JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H3163 [18MY]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 3087), H5202 [24JY]

——— modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H158 [24JA]

——— prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H1428 [20MR]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3700 [8JN]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4907 [17JY]

——— 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), H6397 [15NO]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5078 [19JY]

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

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H5202 [24JY]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 3670), H1847 [16AP]

——— transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H159 [24JA]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4114), H1741 [28MR]

——— 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. 3884), H1741 [28MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H3915 [20JN]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H4158 [27JN]

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

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), H1740 [28MR]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6588), H6369 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs (see H.R. 6167), H5130 [23JY]

Education: authorize national elementary and secondary service-learning program that promotes student academic achievement (see H.R. 5436), H2318 [7MY]

Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (see H. Res. 720), H4655 [29JN]

Rural areas: authorize a competitive grant program to implement and evaluate digital learning in rural locales (see H.R. 5732), H2645 [10MY]

Tariff: o-toluidine (see H.R. 5155), H2271 [27AP]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs (H.R. 6167), H5130 [23JY]

Education: authorize national elementary and secondary service-learning program that promotes student academic achievement (H.R. 5436), H2325 [7MY]

Rural areas: authorize a competitive grant program to implement and evaluate digital learning in rural locales (H.R. 5732), H2647 [10MY]

Tariff: o-toluidine (H.R. 5155), H2281 [27AP]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (H.R. 6262), H5630 [1AU]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967• [1JN]

Air Force: Air National Guard funding, H7385 [20DE]

Army: depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic defense industrial base, H4988 [18JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and employees (H.R. 1148), H625 [8FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3051• [17MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, H7385 [20DE]

——— ensure competition in Government service contracts and remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain commercial products or services, H3051• [17MY]

——— 40-millimeter ammunition production funding, H4993 [18JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4988, H4993 [18JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3634 [7JN]

Eastern Iowa Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E979• [5JN], E1530• [14SE]

FEMA: State and local grant programs funding, H3634 [7JN]

Government regulations: exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5266, H5267 [25JY]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1516 [22MR]

Honor Flight Iowa (organization): tribute, E629• [24AP]

Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E634• [24AP], E1579• [20SE]

Medicare: home health care providers and caregivers funding, E1487• [12SE]

——— prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 [22MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions and require increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1485• [12SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2631 [10MY]

SEC: provide online information and conduct outreach to inform small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1284, H1285 [8MR]

Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H5872 [12SE]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, H5872 [12SE], H6349 [14NO]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6114 [19SE]

United Way: anniversary, E1101• [21JN]

Votes: position on missed, E93• [31JA]

Tributes

Boswell, Representative, H6787 [13DE]

Willard, Derek H., E1287• [19JY]