PITTS, JOSEPH R. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

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 pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]

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), H1428 [20MR]

Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), H1101 [29FE]

Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C–130 aircraft assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), H567 [7FE]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (see H.R. 94), H4157 [27JN]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 3583), H79 [18JA]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]

Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), H221 [31JA]

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

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]

——— 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for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3596), H1642 [27MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]

China: condemn human rights and legal due process standards violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]

——— prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4864 [12JY]

Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production (see H.R. 6047), H4869 [13JY]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H440 [2FE]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (see H.R. 6671), H6828 [17DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H6001 [13SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]

——— phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]

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]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6672), H6828 [17DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require States and Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics (see H.R. 3168), H2647 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on covert operations (see H. Res. 695), H4606 [28JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H5923 [12SE]

Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (see H.R. 4077), H1572 [26MR]

——— require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H4775 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for commemorative coin programs to private organizations or entities (see H.R. 6495), H6536 [29NO]

EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]

——— amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), H26 [17JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), H5923 [12SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]

FDA: establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (see H.R. 3988), H640 [8FE]

——— revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (see H.R. 5651), H2565 [9MY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 3609), H79 [18JA]

Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 615), H5860 [11SE]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 4180), H1304 [8MR]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4157 [27JN]

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), H4775 [10JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]

House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H4865 [12JY]

Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 [29JN]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: prohibit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 680), H159 [24JA]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H3977 [21JN]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2135 [25AP]

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

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1742 [28MR]

——— 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), H2447 [8MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H3707 [15JN]

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

Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain farm vehicles from certain operating requirements (see H.R. 2414), H115 [23JA]

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

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 [10MY]

——— prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H1543 [22MR]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 1111), H3976 [21JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H5923 [12SE]

——— streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see H.R. 4345), H5079 [19JY]

——— streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H2329 [7MY]

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]

——— prevent payment for services to individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H1808 [29MR]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]

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), H2029 [19AP]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]

Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H5079 [19JY]

Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6234 [20SE]

——— 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), H1134 [1MR]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 122), H2448 [8MY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H6001 [13SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), H5860 [11SE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H696 [13FE]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]

——— 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]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5846), H4864 [12JY]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), H1133 [1MR]

——— require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3615), H115 [23JA]

Venezuela: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 247), H160 [24JA]

Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the ‘‘adult entertainment’’ section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex trafficking (see H. Res. 646), H2570 [9MY]

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

Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), H3700 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: increase percentage of Federal education tax dollars spent in classrooms (see H.R. 3775), H26 [17JA]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]

Tariff: smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets (see H.R. 5459), H2319 [7MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: increase percentage of Federal education tax dollars spent in classrooms (H.R. 3775), H27 [17JA]

Tariff: smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets (H.R. 5459), H2326 [7MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H2335 [8MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3180 [30MY]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN]

——— repeal sugar price support program and marketing allotments, H2144 [26AP]

——— repeal sugar price support program and marketing allotments (H.R. 1385), H701 [14FE]

——— sugar price support program funding, H3710 [18JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H591 [8FE]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2606, H2607 [10MY]

Burma: U.S. decision to lift economic sanctions on business activities, E856• [18MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation grant funding, H3408 [5JN]

China: allegations of exporting pharmaceuticals containing human flesh, H2335 [8MY]

——— mandatory abortion and sterilization policies, H3743 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (H.R. 6118), H6140, H6141 [19SE]

——— ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H385 [2FE]

——— ensure that a majority of individuals above a certain age have access to private long-term care insurance, H336 [1FE]

——— establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 6163), H6140 [19SE]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (H.R. 733), H6144, H6145, H6146 [19SE]

——— Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2606 [10MY]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 1440), H7296, H7298 [19DE]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H42 [18JA]

Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers, H6144, H6145, H6146 [19SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3586 [7JN]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H2457 [9MY], H3223, H3227 [30MY]

——— revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3862 [20JN]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1458, H1462, H1465, H1466, H1467 [21MR]

——— reform health care and insurance procedures, H2607 [10MY]

——— study impact of not having long-term care insurance on Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H334 [1FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4726, H4734 [10JY]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. Res. 556), H1028, H1087, H1089 [29FE], H4709 [10JY]

——— conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy, H5869 [12SE]

Journal of Medical Ethics: reaction to article supporting after-birth abortions, H1220 [7MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: human rights violations, H5025 [19JY]

Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for territories, H2607 [10MY]

Medicare: reform, H1650 [28MR]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, E299• [1MR]

Nigeria: condemn Boko Haram (terrorist organization) attacks against Christians, H5208 [25JY]

NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing activities funding, H3586 [7JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation of medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance plans, H6514 [29NO]

——— prevent Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program repeal if failure to implement program would increase Medicaid spending, H337 [1FE]

——— repeal, H817 [16FE], H1547 [26MR]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H324, H326, H334, H336, H337, H349 [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4726, H4734 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1458, H1465, H1466, H1467 [21MR]

——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1547 [26MR]

Social Security: reform budget treatment of Social Security disability trust fund, H3488 [6JN]

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), H6142, H6143 [19SE]

Tributes

Colson, Charles W., H2044 [24AP]

Lafferty, Greg, H4161 [28JN]

Payne, Donald M., H1164 [6MR]

Shrum, Joel, H1500 [22MR]