NUNES, DEVIN (a Representative from California)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4869 [13JY]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H5526 [31JY]

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

Clean Air Act: define next generation biofuel and allow States to opt out of corn ethanol portions of the renewable fuels standard (see H.R. 2009), H5711 [2AU]

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 Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 [17AP]

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]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3480 [5JN]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 [6FE]

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

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2289 [27AP]

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), H2288 [27AP]

Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]

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), H4907 [17JY]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H4656 [29JN]

——— create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 6446), H6429 [16NO]

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

——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H2447 [8MY]

——— provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3164 [18MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H6765 [12DE]

Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 6085), H5010 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices and committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 3799), H113 [23JA]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H641 [8FE]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 2418), H376 [1FE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1810), H2647 [10MY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H159 [24JA]

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), H1154 [5MR]

Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6469 [27NO]

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]

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), H5202 [24JY]

Taxation: 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), H1642 [27MR]

——— extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1808 [29MR]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H1807 [29MR]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H726 [14FE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H6152 [19SE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H1135 [1MR]

——— make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H3703 [12JN]

——— modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]

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

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H79 [18JA]

Wilderness areas: provide for reasonable and necessary access to wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (see H.R. 5791), H4686 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (see H.R. 4849), H2204 [26AP]

European Union: initiate negotiations to enter into a trade agreement (see H.R. 6536), H6276 [21SE]

Foreign trade: establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives relative to application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture (see H.R. 6538), H6276 [21SE]

Generalized System of Preferences: improve (see H.R. 6537), H6276 [21SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide a demonstration project under which beneficiaries are provided the choice of health benefits coverage and access to a debit-style card to purchase health benefits coverage and benefits (see H.R. 5994), H3974 [21JN]

Tariff: imazalil (see H.R. 4771), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5259), H2273 [27AP]

——— Penbotec 400SC (see H.R. 4772), H2125 [25AP]

U.S.-Brazil Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade: establish (see H.R. 6539), H6276 [21SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), H2208 [26AP]

European Union: initiate negotiations to enter into a trade agreement (H.R. 6536), H6279 [21SE]

Foreign trade: establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives relative to application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture (H.R. 6538), H6279 [21SE]

Generalized System of Preferences: improve (H.R. 6537), H6279 [21SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide a demonstration project under which beneficiaries are provided the choice of health benefits coverage and access to a debit-style card to purchase health benefits coverage and benefits (H.R. 5994), H3975 [21JN]

Tariff: imazalil (H.R. 4771), H2132 [25AP]

——— imazalil (H.R. 5259), H2285 [27AP]

——— Penbotec 400SC (H.R. 4772), H2132 [25AP]

U.S.-Brazil Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade: establish (H.R. 6539), H6279 [21SE]

Remarks

California: clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal contracts, H1067 [29FE]

——— eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt repayments, H1068, H1069 [29FE]

——— ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best available science relative to certain water-related concerns, H1071 [29FE]

——— protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1063 [29FE]

——— protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]

——— protect water quality and availability for agricultural producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1065, H1066 [29FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), H3291 [31MY]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6410 [16NO]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2161, H2162 [26AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain Russia’s full compliance with commitments under the protocol on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, H6410 [16NO]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6410 [16NO]

——— 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, H6410 [16NO]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), H1045, H1053, H1063, H1064, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1068, H1069, H1071 [29FE]

——— address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1033 [29FE]

Tributes

Cline, Phillip J., E1911• [12DE]

McFarlane, William F., E903• [30MY]

Osborne, Nancy, E1594• [21SE]

Rank, Everett, Jr. (Bud), E1279• [18JY]