DesJARLAIS, SCOTT (a Representative from Tennessee)

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), H2774 [17MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H4827 [19JY]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H1632 [19MR]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H7153 [15NO]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H7153 [15NO]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H2404 [3MY]

Civil liberties: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions (see H.R. 3478), H7051 [13NO]

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), H818 [28FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 334), H301 [29JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H455 [12FE] (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), H300 [29JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a pilot program for purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving grants for that purpose (see H.R. 1720), H2298 [24AP]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H2299 [24AP]

——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 1355), H2125 [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), H2959 [23MY]

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]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 2637), H5477 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H3592 [13JN]

——— eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 2833), H5088 [25JY]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H5513 [11SE]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H1959 [11AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H3357 [12JN]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3095), H5803 [20SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a prize program to award a prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated electronic health records program (see H.R. 2055), H4081 [26JN]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H2125 [17AP]

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

Education: prohibit Federal grants and regulation waivers from being contingent upon whether States are using a certain curriculum or assessment policies (see H.R. 2089), H3592 [13JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1994 [12AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see H.R. 803), H626 [25FE]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H176 [18JA]

——— establish a regulatory review process for proposed rules dealing with agricultural entities (see H.R. 2776), H4856 [22JY]

——— exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 322), H176 [18JA]

Federal agencies and departments: enhance authority to pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures (see H.R. 1931), H3289 [11JN]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]

——— require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 283), H169 [15JA]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H1828 [21MR]

Federal employees: terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer questions or gives false testimony in a congressional hearing (see H.R. 2458), H4485 [11JY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H3990 [20JN]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H6676 [22OC]

Firearms: allow certain off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms to protect children in a school zone (see H.R. 2541), H4142 [27JN]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H7312 [20NO]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H173 [15JA]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H5656 [18SE]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H2775 [17MY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

——— prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan (see H.R. 969), H1861 [9AP]

——— 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), H1550 [15MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H3358 [12JN]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H3654 [14JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY] (see H.R. 2300), H3358 [12JN] (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1733), H2349 [25AP]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H177 [18JA]

——— impeach (see H. Res. 411), H7110 [14NO]

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]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 762), H594 [15FE]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1860 [9AP]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H7053 [13NO]

——— suspend authority to conduct new audits (see H.R. 2045), H3655 [14JN]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4178 [28JN]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 2346), H3590 [13JN]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H4145 [27JN] (see H.R. 3485), H7447 [3DE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H5922 [27SE]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2298 [24AP]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4827 [19JY]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H3216 [5JN]

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 Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7357 [21NO]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1398 [13MR]

National Security Agency: require Director and Inspector General to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate (see H.R. 3436), H7357 [21NO]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H7052 [13NO]

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), H4485 [11JY]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H5766 [19SE]

——— prevent certain appointees from receiving salaries and a quorum of the Board from taking agency actions until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments (see H.R. 557), H411 [6FE]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (see H.R. 1120), H1395 [13MR]

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see H.R. 2347), H3590 [13JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H8112 [12DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5090 [25JY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges or other newly created plans by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees (see H.R. 1780), H6643 [16OC]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY] (see H.R. 2300), H3358 [12JN] (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H703 [27FE]

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

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H4826 [19JY]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see H.R. 2511), H4078 [26JN]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H1860 [9AP]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2536 [8MY]

Syria: restrict funds relative to escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria (see H.R. 2494), H4037 [25JN] (see H.R. 2507), H4078 [26JN]

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), H3253 [6JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see H.J. Res. 28), H3253 [6JN]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3760 [18JN]

——— make imprisonment mandatory for unauthorized disclosure or inspection of returns and return information and willful oppression under color of law by officers and employees of the U.S. (see H.R. 2557), H5052 [24JY]

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

——— permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 1675), H2246 [23AP]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 1571), H2025 [15AP]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4040 [25JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H2125 [17AP]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H413 [6FE]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 259), H5262 [31JY]

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), H3288 [11JN]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

Veterans: appropriate funds necessary for benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3225), H6102 [1OC]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2840 [21MY]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 3637), H7445 [3DE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3797, 3798), H8125 [19DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1182), H1426 [14MR]

Syria: restrict funds relative to escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria (see H.R. 2492), H4037 [25JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 3797), H8126 [19DE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 3798), H8126 [19DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 1182), H1429 [14MR]

Syria: restrict funds relative to escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria (H.R. 2492), H4039 [25JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program, H3770 [19JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1870 [10AP]

——— 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 (H.R. 444), H351 [5FE], H378 [6FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1643 [20MR]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2930 [23MY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2447 [7MY]

Ethridge, Elizabeth: Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Inc., Bronze Cross for Achievement recipient, H6837 [29OC]

Hampton, Matthew: Palmer, TN, Veterans Appreciation Award recipient, H7460 [4DE]

McKay, Bob: Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame inductee, H3368 [13JN]

McMinnville, TN: anniversary of Magness Library, H7699 [12DE]

Ogle, Josh and Julieanna: Tennessee Farm Bureau Outstanding Young Farmer Achievement Award and Environmental Stewardship Award recipients, E166• [15FE]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2077 [17AP]

Tennessee: tribute to job training programs, H3697 [18JN]

Votes: correction, E705• [20MY]

——— position on missed, E705• [20MY]

Tributes

Howard, Harriet, H5836 [26SE]

Kelso, Frank B., II, H4528 [17JY]

Wolf, Eric, H4985 [24JY]