DENT, CHARLES W. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), H2361 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H545 [14FE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5435 [9SE]

——— 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]

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3578), H8127 [19DE]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H2299 [24AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7111 [14NO]

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

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H4483 [11JY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H544 [14FE]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H5349 [1AU]

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]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6053 [30SE]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4483 [11JY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H2397 [26AP]

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 454), H950 [4MR]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H4178 [28JN]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H278 [23JA]

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), H2775 [17MY]

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), H6344 [7OC]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H2396 [26AP]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H7688 [11DE]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 2703), H4597 [17JY]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see H.R. 297), H344 [4FE]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H8107 [12DE]

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. 644), H500 [13FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H5093 [26JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7311 [20NO]

EPA: apply emission limits to hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide emitted by electric utility steam generating units that use circulating fluidized bed technology to convert coal refuse into energy (see H.R. 3138), H5765 [19SE]

——— clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 888), H2604 [14MY]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H5403 [2AU]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H5403 [2AU]

——— require congressional review of certain rules (see H.R. 2916), H5342 [1AU]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H8112 [12DE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4599 [17JY]

——— 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]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7358 [21NO]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4599 [17JY]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H4214 [8JY]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property (see H.R. 1513), H1994 [12AP]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H5343 [1AU]

——— provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2433), H3927 [19JN]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 712), H546 [14FE]

Holmes, Larry: tribute (see H. Res. 251), H3251 [6JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H7688 [11DE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H371 [5FE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H3355 [12JN]

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. 109), H4524 [16JY]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H4214 [8JY]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2656 [15MY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system and authorize cooperation on the David’s Sling, Arrow, and Arrow 3 anti-missile defense systems (see H.R. 2717), H5176 [30JY]

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

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H4488 [15JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H596 [15FE]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H3216 [5JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H3990 [20JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H4078 [26JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H8112 [12DE]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H7689 [11DE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H6998 [12NO]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H3688 [17JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2376), H7688 [11DE]

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]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1985), H2653 [15MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1829 [21MR]

Navy: encourage commissioning of U.S.S. Somerset (LPD–25) in Philadelphia, PA (see H. Res. 125), H1568 [18MR]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H6604 [15OC]

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), H3216 [5JN]

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), H6999 [12NO]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7689 [11DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4726 [18JY] (see H.R. 2988), H7689 [11DE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2404 [3MY]

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

Pennsylvania: reauthorize Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, and Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area (see H.R. 2360), H3655 [14JN]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see H. Res. 103), H1320 [6MR]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H7153 [15NO]

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), H2804 [20MY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H3592 [13JN]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H7153 [15NO]

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. 1015), H8112 [12DE]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H5834 [25SE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H950 [4MR]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H2567 [9MY]

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

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 903), H950 [4MR]

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]

Voting: eliminate straight-party voting from any voting system used for Federal elections (see H.R. 936), H949 [4MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3688 [17JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1632 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations by requiring member institutions to protect the health and education of student athletes (see H.R. 2903), H5341 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H315 [1FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers of residents of U.S. territories and possessions to be used to obtain a credit or refund on tax returns (see H.R. 353), H278 [23JA]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4078 [26JN]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H28 [3JA]

Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 3020), H5397 [2AU]

Medicare: waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1355 [12MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations by requiring member institutions to protect the health and education of student athletes (H.R. 2903), H5345 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (H.R. 445), H315 [1FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers of residents of U.S. territories and possessions to be used to obtain a credit or refund on tax returns (H.R. 353), H281 [23JA]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (H.R. 2506), H4079 [26JN]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (H.R. 36), H34 [3JA]

Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical services (H.R. 3020), H5401 [2AU]

Medicare: waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (H.R. 1070), H1358 [12MR]

Letters

Require BLM to honor existing Federal Helium Reserve contracts and ensure a continued supply of helium for domestic manufacturers: Richard P. Schweitzer, Gases and Welding Distributors Association, H2362 [26AP]

Poems

‘‘Keys to Life,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E366• [21MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3937 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to restore Dept. of Agriculture authority to manage sugar supplies throughout the year (H. Res. 378), H6523 [11OC]

——— reform sugar price support program, H3937 [20JN], H6523 [11OC]

Alburtis, PA: anniversary, E545• [25AP]

Allentown, PA: anniversary of Sacred Heart Hospital, E588• [3MY]

Appropriations: making continuing, H6621 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5899 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5996 [28SE]

C.F. Martin & Co.: anniversary, E1637• [12NO]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2792 [20MY]

——— results of congressional tennis match, H5005, H5006 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow Coast Guard to complete Bureau of Customs and Border Protection H–60 helicopter conversion program, H3163 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3128, H3163, H3167, H3170, H3171, H3174 [5JN]

——— National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility research facility construction funding, H3167 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after a certain date, to the U.S., H3171 [5JN]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2368 [26AP]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), H2361, H2362 [26AP]

——— complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 354), H5821 [25SE]

——— require BLM honor existing contracts and ensure a continued supply of helium for domestic manufacturers, H2361, H2362 [26AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6621 [16OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2667 [16MY]

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 (H.R. 2775), Senate amendments, H6621 [16OC]

Lebanon County, PA: anniversary, E79• [1FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H5996 [28SE]

——— impact, H2667 [16MY]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5899 [27SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2667 [16MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H6621 [16OC]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 2218), H5060 [25JY]

Syria: prohibit funding to escalate U.S. military involvement in Syria, H5468, H5470, H5471 [10SE]

——— protect rights of Christians, H5471 [10SE]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5996 [28SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H742 [28FE]

Tributes

Keys, Adam, E365• [21MR]

Kopecek, Robert J., E643• [13MY]

Thomforde, Christopher M., E61• [25JA]

Young, C.W. Bill, H6816 [28OC]