CRENSHAW, ANDER (a Representative from Florida)
Appointments
British-American Interparliamentary Group, H806 [28FE]
C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]
Conferee: H.J. Res. 59, continuing appropriations, H6049 [30SE]
House Democracy Partnership, H6915 [30OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3289 [11JN]
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6344 [7OC]
Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2840 [21MY]
——— 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]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6999 [12NO]
Bullard, Larcenia J.: tribute (see H. Res. 139), H1825 [21MR]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H544 [14FE]
C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]
Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H700 [27FE]
Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1720 [20MR]
Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H2575 [13MY]
Conservation of natural resources: establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation (see H.R. 2935), H7312 [20NO]
Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H344 [4FE]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H416 [6FE]
Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 778), H6902 [29OC]
Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 839), H1430 [14MR]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]
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]
——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H2654 [15MY]
Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 2252), H3289 [11JN]
Dept. of HHS: limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H341 [4FE]
Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H1322 [6MR]
Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H5435 [9SE]
——— submit a report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti (see H.R. 3509), H7253 [19NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4726 [18JY]
Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2535 [8MY]
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7394 [2DE]
Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H1718 [20MR]
Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist foreign countries in environmentally sustainable administration of natural resources (see H.R. 1195), H1427 [14MR]
EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H3216 [5JN]
Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6290 [4OC]
FEMA: 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]
Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H6676 [22OC]
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]
——— provide that certain States have exclusive fishery management authority over reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico in waters that, on average, are 20 fathoms or less in depth (see H.R. 1219), H1569 [18MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 19), H5436 [9SE]
Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H5175 [30JY]
Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 1427), H2354 [25AP]
——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H5656 [18SE]
——— 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), H1632 [19MR]
——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H1825 [21MR]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H7253 [19NO]
Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1837 [25MR]
IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H628 [25FE]
Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1829 [21MR]
Jordan: recognize long-term partnership and friendship with the U.S. and commend response to Syrian humanitarian crisis by hosting refugees fleeing conflict (see H. Res. 222), H4858 [22JY]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H7109 [14NO]
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), H596 [15FE]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H700 [27FE]
——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2298 [24AP]
——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 991), H2535 [8MY]
——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1325), H1821 [21MR] (see H.R. 1428), H1856 [9AP]
Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H3217 [5JN]
NASA: provide for termination liability costs for certain projects (see H.R. 3625), H7508 [4DE]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H1332 [11MR]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1550 [15MR]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H5403 [2AU]
NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H3253 [6JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5922 [27SE]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H7312 [20NO]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2535 [8MY]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H2958 [23MY]
Privacy: 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), H2914 [22MY]
Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 451), H3654 [14JN]
Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H1861 [9AP]
Shaw, E. Clay, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 343), H5547 [12SE]
Space policy: streamline process of commercial space launch licensing and establish demonstration projects involving use of experimental aircraft in support of commercial space launch activities (see H.R. 3038), H7053 [13NO]
Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7357 [21NO]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H6053 [30SE]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H6957 [30OC]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H950 [4MR]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4040 [25JN]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]
——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H28 [3JA]
——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H432 [8FE]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]
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), H3990 [20JN] (see H.R. 333), H416 [6FE]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H6643 [16OC]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H5435 [9SE]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H8136 [26DE]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (see H.J. Res. 71), H6102 [1OC]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 2786), H4978 [23JY]
Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 2139), H2952 [23MY]
Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H500 [13FE]
World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2247 [23AP]
Constitutional authority statements
District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (H.J. Res. 71), H6103 [1OC]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2786), H4978 [23JY]
Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (H.R. 2139), H2956 [23MY]
Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 647), H503 [13FE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5777 [20SE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (H. Res. 368), H6138 [2OC]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6138 [2OC], H6388 [8OC]
Congress: results of First Tee Congressional Challenge golf tournament, H5142 [30JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4918 [23JY], E1123• [24JY]
——— nuclear-armed Ohio-class submarine research funding, H4918 [23JY]
——— tribute to contribution of management companies assisting the Defense Personal Property Program, E1123• [24JY]
——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5640• [18SE]
District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations and allowing use of local funds (H.J. Res. 71), H6077, H6078, H6081 [1OC], H6133, H6134, H6135, H6138 [2OC]
Duval County, FL: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, E602• [7MY]
Federal employees: making continuing appropriations for salaries and related expenses of excepted Federal employees who work during a Government shutdown (H.J. Res. 89), H6384, H6385, H6388 [8OC]
——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6385 [8OC]
Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), H6918 [30OC]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H5777 [20SE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6138 [2OC], H6388 [8OC]
IRS: condition funding on implementation of recommendations to address inappropriate criteria used to identify tax-exempt applications for review, H5777 [20SE]
——— impose a moratorium on conferences (H.R. 2769), H5210• [31JY]
Jewish Community Alliance: anniversary, E233• [4MR]
SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2735 [17MY]
——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), H6865• [29OC]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), H3324 [12JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H82 [14JA], H6544 [11OC]
Reports filed
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 113–172), H4978 [23JY]
Tributes
Ariale, John, H7196 [19NO]
Rosenthal, Suzanne, E154• [14FE]