HERRERA BEUTLER, JAIME (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3856 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6957 [30OC]

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H8132 [23DE]

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]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H7153 [15NO]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H6676 [22OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1317 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H7365 [22NO]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H2914 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1763), H2536 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H416 [6FE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H3654 [14JN]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H4178 [28JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H4726 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H7188 [18NO]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7628 [10DE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1911 [10AP]

EPA: make permanent the moratorium on certain regulations and fines governing incidental discharges from commercial vessels under a certain size (see H.R. 3464), H7253 [19NO]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H7188 [18NO]

Federal agencies and departments: 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), H3253 [6JN]

——— require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 283), H455 [12FE]

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), H7508 [4DE]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1632 [19MR]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (see H.R. 1308), H1821 [21MR]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 2542), H4371 [10JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6676 [22OC]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1958 [11AP]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2125 [17AP]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H2719 [16MY]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H3991 [20JN]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 1526), H1990 [12AP]

National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, WA: designate (see H.R. 1036), H1327 [7MR]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3687 [17JN]

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), H4599 [17JY]

NOAA: improve ability to address severe marine debris events (see H.R. 1425), H1856 [9AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1430 [14MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H6957 [30OC]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H417 [6FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1526), H1990 [12AP]

Small business: require the use of two-phase selection procedures when design-build contracts are suitable for award to small business concerns (see H.R. 2750), H4825 [19JY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 410), H7051 [13NO]

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), H2575 [13MY]

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), H2656 [15MY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H500 [13FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1829 [21MR]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 2854), H5173 [30JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H3592 [13JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H6604 [15OC]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H6957 [30OC]

University of Washington: tribute to men’s crew team (see H. Res. 267), H3687 [17JN]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H950 [4MR]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H2656 [15MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3592 [13JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1720 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: provide for ecosystem restoration in the lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay estuaries (see H.R. 3414), H6952 [30OC]

Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 2646), H4369 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to Vancouver, WA (see H.R. 716), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of Transportation: develop rule prohibiting use of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises program funds for any enterprise no longer eligible (see H.R. 1088), H1356 [12MR]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H2717 [16MY]

Government: reduce pay for Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President (see H.R. 391), H280 [23JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Corps of Engineers: provide for ecosystem restoration in the lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay estuaries (H.R. 3414), H6956 [30OC]

Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (H.R. 2646), H4370 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to Vancouver, WA (H.R. 716), H549 [14FE]

Dept. of Transportation: develop rule prohibiting use of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises program funds for any enterprise no longer eligible (H.R. 1088), H1358 [12MR]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (H.R. 2026), H2718 [16MY]

Government: reduce pay for Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President (H.R. 391), H283 [23JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3856, H3857 [19JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2238, H2239 [23AP]

Dept. of Energy: defense environmental cleanup funding through reductions in Weatherization Assistance Program funding, H4257 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), H2241 [23AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4253, H4257 [9JY]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements, H3856, H3857 [19JN]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: small ports dredging and maintenance funding, H3745 [18JN], H4254 [9JY]

Hydroelectric power: improve, H2237 [23AP]

National objectives: economic recovery, H2237, H2238, H2239, H2240, H2241 [23AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2237 [23AP]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2240 [23AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2801 [20MY]

Tribute, H5101 [30JY]