SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Appointments

Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3805), H114 [23JA]

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

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]

——— 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), H1367 [16MR]

Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), H901 [16FE]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1101 [29FE]

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

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), H3915 [20JN]

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

Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2570 [9MY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]

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

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 824), H6702 [11DE]

Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]

——— implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5728 [7AU]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H1978 [18AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2813 [16MY]

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), H2288 [27AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 2325), H3976 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3976 [21JN]

Disabled: expand and intensify NIH programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2695), H5711 [2AU]

Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H5766 [10SE]

——— establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H5711 [2AU]

——— expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H5860 [11SE]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 2960), H5766 [10SE]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H5766 [10SE]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H. Res. 351), H1847 [16AP]

——— reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), H5711 [2AU]

——— support goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by a certain date and other goals of the National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease draft (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]

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), H6280 [21SE]

Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see H. Res. 834), H7425 [20DE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H5331 [30JY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2033 [19AP]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5860 [11SE]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1741 [28MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 3586), H5860 [11SE]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H115 [23JA]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see H.R. 3590), H903 [16FE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H726 [14FE]

——— require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H5711 [2AU]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]

——— 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), H6152 [19SE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1498 [21MR]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H1274 [7MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]

——— 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), H1498 [21MR]

Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H1154 [5MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for universal condemnation of missile launch (see H. Con. Res. 145), H6828 [17DE]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H1846 [16AP]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H5766 [10SE]

——— improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H5860 [11SE]

——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H5766 [10SE]

——— provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 941), H5860 [11SE]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H5766 [10SE]

——— 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), H6061 [14SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6001 [13SE]

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 5303), H2329 [7MY]

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

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H5712 [2AU]

North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), H1541 [22MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]

——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5766 [10SE]

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]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 718), H5766 [10SE]

Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine Post Office Building, Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]

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), H2212 [26AP]

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), H1273 [7MR]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5202 [24JY]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6001 [13SE]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H1571 [26MR]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6683), H7359 [19DE]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2813 [16MY]

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

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

Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 3895), H1428 [20MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H4065 [26JN]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), H2072 [24AP]

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), H6280 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law (see H. Res. 686), H3703 [12JN]

China: prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1427 [20MR]

Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see H.R. 6436), H6150 [19SE]

Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and international legal status necessary for global operations and continue financial support for the International Commission on Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]

——— take steps in the U.N. to move the seat of the International Court of Justice from the Netherlands due to failure to investigate child rape allegations against a Ministry of Justice official (see H. Res. 838), H7360 [19DE]

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see H.R. 4221), H1426 [20MR]

Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify fundamental due process and human rights violation of imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5704 [2AU]

Law enforcement: direct the President to report to Congress on fugitives currently residing in other countries whose extradition is sought by the U.S. (see H.R. 6698), H7424 [20DE]

Payne, Donald M.: tribute (see H. Res. 571), H1209 [6MR]

Russia: continue to press authorities for full and complete accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 610), H1805 [29MR]

Taxation: provide a refundable tax credit for education and training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 6084), H4684 [9JY]

Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H4868 [13JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (H.R. 6436), H6151 [19SE]

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (H.R. 4221), H1427 [20MR]

Law enforcement: direct the President to report to Congress on fugitives currently residing in other countries whose extradition is sought by the U.S. (H.R. 6698), H7424 [20DE]

Taxation: provide a refundable tax credit for education and training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the number of teachers with such expertise (H.R. 6084), H4685 [9JY]

Obituaries

Kevin Frechette, Government Relations Executive, New Jersey Public Service Activist, Life-Long Monmouth County Resident Passes Away, E1543• [14SE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H102, H104, H105, H108 [23JA], H5623 [1AU]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3187 [30MY]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5446 [31JY]

Africa: recognize the growing threat of terrorist organizations, E684• [27AP]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H7577 [2JA]

Belarus: independence anniversary, E503• [29MR]

Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), E503• [29MR]

Bolivia: call for the release of Jacob Ostreicher, E1430• [3AU]

China: assessment of role in Africa, E516• [30MR]

——— forced abortion policy, E1227•–E1229• [11JY]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303• [24JY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: U.S. policy, E131• [3FE]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, E224• [17FE]

——— human rights violations, E224• [17FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (H.R. 2557), E1303• [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (H.R. 4305), H5789• [11SE]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 2800), H5791• [11SE]

Diseases: address contrasting views of Lyme disease science and research and increase efforts to combat the disease, E1303•–E1305• [24JY]

Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S. (H. Res. 193), H7508• [31DE]

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (H.R. 4221), E579• [18AP]

Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), H6086• [19SE]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to Donald M. Payne, H1179 [6MR]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H7562 [1JA], H7577 [2JA]

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

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 3783), H6083• [19SE]

——— strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5578• [1AU]

Israel: reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense, E1793• [16NO]

——— 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 (H.R. 4133), H2486 [9MY]

——— 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 (S. 2165), H4886 [17JY]

Journal of Medical Ethics: reaction to article supporting after-birth abortions, H1291 [8MR]

Mali: U.S. policy, E1201• [29JN]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6408 [16NO]

Nigeria: condemn Boko Haram (terrorist organization) attacks against Christians, E1234• [11JY]

——— U.S. policy, E1234• [11JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H892 [16FE]

Payne, Donald M.: tribute (H. Res. 571), H1178, H1179 [6MR]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 [23JA]

Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, H5623 [1AU]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6408 [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, H6408 [16NO]

Rwanda: U.N. report on support of rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, E1569• [19SE], E2033• [2JA]

South Sudan: U.S. policy, E689• [27AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H102, H104, H105, H108 [23JA]

Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H5578• [1AU]

Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6079• [19SE]

Ukraine: democracy efforts, E321• [6MR]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), H5837, H5838 [11SE], E72• [25JA]

Votes: correction, H350• [1FE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), H1817• [16AP]

Testimonies

China Forced Abortion Policy: Guo Yangling, E1228• [11JY]

Tributes

Ochs, Michael, E1938• [17DE]

Payne, Donald M., H1194 [6MR]

Payne, Representative, H6389 [15NO]