BUCHANAN, VERN (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]

House Democracy Partnership, H6915 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 39), H4726 [18JY]

Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 182), H2438 [6MY]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3016 [3JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5435 [9SE]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 2066), H2959 [23MY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H818 [28FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H4309 [9JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1550 [15MR]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H7188 [18NO]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H5093 [26JY]

——— preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (see H.R. 1039), H1360 [12MR]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1360 [12MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 39), H4726 [18JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6676 [22OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H32 [3JA]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1762), H3097 [4JN] (see H.R. 1869), H5175 [30JY]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (see H.R. 444), H344 [4FE]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see H.R. 2149), H2953 [23MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4309 [9JY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1911 [10AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H86 [14JA]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H5176 [30JY]

——— establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H504 [13FE]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H301 [29JA]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H5589 [17SE]

David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: convey to Miami Dade College (see H.R. 1592), H2123 [17AP]

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. 1563), H7052 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1867), H2605 [14MY] (see H.R. 2207), H3289 [11JN]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H2914 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H5052 [24JY]

——— 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. 1339), H5589 [17SE]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3062), H5399 [2AU]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H3760 [18JN]

——— establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H4523 [16JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H3016 [3JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H7053 [13NO]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H4215 [8JY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H178 [18JA]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H5090 [25JY]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H1861 [9AP]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H6902 [29OC]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H4309 [9JY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2164 [19AP]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1318 [6MR]

European Union: support Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the U.S. (see H. Res. 76), H950 [4MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 3179), H6957 [30OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H4524 [16JY]

FBI: making automatic continuing appropriations for continuation of emergency and critical training programs in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3239), H6223 [3OC]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H2248 [23AP]

FDA: modify approval of any drug containing controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride to limit such approval to use for relief of severe-only pain (see H.R. 1366), H1861 [9AP]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6957 [30OC]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6901 [29OC]

——— delay increases in premium rates for certain properties and allow monthly installments for flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program and increase funding for affordability study (see H.R. 3693), H7687 [11DE]

——— enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H5655 [18SE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H86 [14JA]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 1953), H2574 [13MY]

Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 1896), H3688 [17JN]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H599 [15FE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H1568 [18MR]

——— incentivize the development of abuse-deterrent drugs (see H.R. 486), H342 [4FE]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3091), H6175 [2OC]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1360 [12MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2249 [23AP]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5090 [25JY]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H1909 [10AP]

——— 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. 109), H2605 [14MY]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1328 [7MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H5476 [10SE]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1322 [6MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H7188 [18NO]

Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2678), H4483 [11JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H5404 [2AU]

Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 1982), H2804 [20MY]

——— apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H2802 [20MY]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H4214 [8JY]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2438 [6MY]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1310), H4827 [19JY]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H4038 [25JN]

——— permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump (see H.R. 232), H1860 [9AP]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2485 [7MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 1331), H1861 [9AP]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H3289 [11JN]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H4214 [8JY]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H176 [18JA]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6012 [28SE]

——— reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 1181), H1861 [9AP]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2574 [13MY]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H168 [15JA]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H3016 [3JN]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H818 [28FE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]

National Nonprofit Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H5547 [12SE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2161 [18AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6902 [29OC]

——— delay implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub used to determine or verify eligibility for health plans (see H.R. 2837), H5589 [17SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2667), H4482 [11JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2668), H4482 [11JY]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H344 [4FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4173 [28JN]

——— prohibit a government subsidy for premiums of a health plan by a Member of Congress (see H.R. 3067), H6103 [1OC]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2248 [23AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H8113 [12DE]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

——— update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H3216 [5JN]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 1653), H3760 [18JN]

Public debt: require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H8113 [12DE]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 39), H4726 [18JY]

Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 451), H2404 [3MY]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H3251 [6JN]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H7508 [4DE]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 410), H7253 [19NO]

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 2925), H5342 [1AU]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2404 [3MY]

SSA: prevent identity theft associated with publication of the Death Master File (see H.R. 2720), H4858 [22JY]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H1360 [12MR]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5089 [25JY]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H5396 [2AU]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1634), H4214 [8JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H6175 [2OC]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H6957 [30OC]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 556), H1958 [11AP]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 3143), H6644 [16OC]

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. 792), H595 [15FE]

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see H.R. 2099), H3016 [3JN]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2437 [6MY]

——— 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. 569), H2803 [20MY]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2605 [14MY]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H3016 [3JN]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 43), H3254 [6JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H818 [28FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1549 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 5), H32 (see H.J. Res. 6), H33 [3JA]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H700 [27FE]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H1718 [20MR]

Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 2674), H4483 [11JY]

Egypt: prohibit U.S. assistance (see H.R. 276), H169 [15JA]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H4175 [28JN]

Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 167), H51 [4JA]

Shaw, E. Clay, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 343), H5547 [12SE]

Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts (see H.R. 1081), H1356 [12MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 5), H38 [3JA]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 6), H38 [3JA]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 853), H702 [27FE]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 1285), H1719 [20MR]

Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and regulatory flexibility (H.R. 2674), H4484 [11JY]

Egypt: prohibit U.S. assistance (H.R. 276), H172 [15JA]

Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (H.R. 167), H54 [4JA]

Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts (H.R. 1081), H1358 [12MR]

Remarks

Bradenton, FL: birthday of South Florida Museum’s Snooty the Manatee, E772• [3JN]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5632 [18SE]

Florida: tribute to 16th Congressional District Fire and Rescue and EMS Award recipients, E1257• [9SE]

——— tribute to 16th District Congressional Law Enforcement Award recipients, E596• [6MY]

Older Americans Month: observance, E606• [7MY]

Tributes

Landry, Mike, H2664 [16MY]

Mahadevan, Kumar, E457• [15AP]

Weeks, Carl D., E1188• [1AU]

Young, C.W. Bill, H6812 [28OC]