JOHNSON, BILL (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (see H. Res. 206), H2804 [20MY]

——— 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 lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1356 [12MR]

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

Afridi, Shakeel: recognize heroism and call for release from custody by Pakistan (see H. Res. 86), H2914 [22MY]

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

American College of Surgeons Days: designate (see H. Res. 307), H5590 [17SE]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4145 [27JN]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2910 [22MY]

Armed Forces: afford each member prior to separation from service with an electronic copy of medical records and the opportunity for a physical examination (see H.R. 3045), H5768 [19SE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H8112 [12DE]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Res. 75), H1959 [11AP]

——— 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]

——— express importance of easing the transition of members and their families from military to civilian life (see H. Res. 104), H1994 [12AP]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H2570 [9MY]

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

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H280 [23JA]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H1550 [15MR]

——— provide for certain forms of physical therapy under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1705), H3990 [20JN]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 3352), H7357 [21NO]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1550 [15MR]

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

——— 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), H8124 [19DE]

Boy Scouts: tribute to National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia (see H. Res. 305), H4725 [18JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6770 [23OC]

Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 572), H412 [6FE]

——— suspend U.S. assistance until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 571), H412 [6FE]

Budget: 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), H8112 [12DE]

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

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 1874), H2532 [8MY]

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), H2604 [14MY]

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), H4858 [22JY]

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]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 695), H703 [27FE]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehichles (see H.R. 724), H950 [4MR]

Coast Guard: ensure victims of sexual assault are granted an expedited consideration and determination of a request for transfer away from the geographic location of their alleged assailant (see H.R. 2059), H2803 [20MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3760 [18JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H2911 [22MY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H177 [18JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H5404 [2AU]

Conservation of energy: promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (see H.R. 540), H504 [13FE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H173 [15JA] (see H.R. 217), H86 [14JA]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H4178 [28JN]

——— provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H1959 [11AP]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 23), H173 [15JA]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H2775 [17MY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H703 [27FE]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H7689 [11DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H2535 [8MY]

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), H4214 [8JY]

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), H7253 [19NO]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1867), H2804 [20MY]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H3688 [17JN]

Dept. of Education: limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see H.R. 1386), H2535 [8MY]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H2719 [16MY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H4142 [27JN]

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), H413 [6FE]

——— making continuing appropriations for fossil energy research and development (see H.J. Res. 96), H6604 [15OC]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H4178 [28JN]

——— award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H629 [25FE]

——— better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 1732), H2349 [25AP]

——— ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H8113 [12DE]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H982 [5MR]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H1550 [15MR]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H1993 [12AP]

——— 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]

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

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (see H.R. 1549), H2125 [17AP]

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), H1959 [11AP]

——— establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7109 [14NO]

——— permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognition of a State court order amending an internationally adopted child’s birth date or name (see H.R. 3386), H8112 [12DE]

——— prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 493), H660 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing of purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 2408), H4146 [27JN]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see H.R. 354), H1568 [18MR]

Dept. of State: allow use of best-value contracting method in awarding local guard or protective service contracts in high risk areas abroad under the diplomatic security program (see H.R. 731), H1328 [7MR]

——— establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H950 [4MR]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 916), H1721 [20MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures (see H.R. 655), H2396 [26AP]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H3688 [17JN]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 1097), H1550 [15MR]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H.R. 1861), H3991 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 679), H2570 [9MY]

——— educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H7312 [20NO]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 2150), H4040 [25JN]

——— include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought (see H.R. 1405), H2535 [8MY]

——— make certain clarifications and improvements in academic and vocational counseling programs (see H.R. 3399), H8112 [12DE]

——— prohibit receipt of bonuses by employees who violate Federal civil laws or regulations (see H.R. 3087), H5768 [19SE]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see H.R. 813), H1958 [11AP]

——— 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), H1331 [11MR]

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), H2802 [20MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: issue permits, easements, or other necessary authorizations to facilitate natural gas, oil, and petroleum product pipelines and related facilities on eligible Federal lands (see H.R. 1587), H2300 [24AP]

Diplomatic Security Act: revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations (see H.R. 925), H1568 [18MR]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7688 [11DE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1426 [14MR]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1959 [11AP]

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), H4146 [27JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2125 [17AP]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2093), H2959 [23MY]

——— call for public listening sessions on regulations targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants in States most directly impacted by such regulations (see H. Con. Res. 59), H6411 [8OC]

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

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H5833 [25SE]

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until carbon capture and storage is technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 2127), H2952 [23MY] (see H.R. 3140), H5765 [19SE] (see H.R. 3727), H8107 [12DE]

——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 1829), H2436 [6MY]

——— remove authority to retroactively disapprove permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters that have been issued by the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 524), H410 [6FE]

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

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see H.R. 1848), H2804 [20MY] (see H.R. 3363), H6958 [30OC]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H8113 [12DE]

——— modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2067 [16AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H3759 [18JN]

——— recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 263), H3653 [14JN]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H5404 [2AU]

——— strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1919), H2567 [9MY]

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), H6829 [28OC]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H8112 [12DE]

——— 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 procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1072), H1861 [9AP]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H8112 [12DE]

Federal employees: provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 2579), H4173 [28JN]

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]

——— modify phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates for certain properties (see H.R. 1485), H2164 [19AP]

FERC: clarify that certain natural gas facilities are not subject to the Natural Gas Act (see H.R. 3208), H5921 [27SE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H4370 [10JY]

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]

——— eliminate the sporting purposes definition in gun laws (see H.R. 2277), H3250 [6JN]

——— establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H6957 [30OC]

——— facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 2463), H3988 [20JN]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 1290), H1718 [20MR]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H629 [25FE]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H7253 [19NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H3760 [18JN]

——— provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 558), H818 [28FE]

——— provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (see H.R. 2386), H3653 [14JN]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H5834 [25SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 1440), H2535 [8MY]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1174), H1426 [14MR]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H294 [25JA]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 2773), H5404 [2AU]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H628 [25FE]

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

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3750), H8108 [12DE]

——— intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 1740), H2536 [8MY]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H3688 [17JN]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H7357 [21NO]

——— 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), H949 [4MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H4215 [8JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY] (see H.R. 2300), H4215 [8JY] (see H.R. 3121), H7357 [21NO]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1733), H5513 [11SE]

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]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6998 [12NO]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6675 [22OC]

Insurance: allow States to determine the age discount in their health insurance market in order to prevent an increase in young people’s premiums (see H.R. 544), H411 [6FE]

——— 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), H5176 [30JY]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H4146 [27JN]

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: prohibit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 662), H1328 [7MR]

International relations: prohibit the U.S. from following a Dept. of the Treasury guidance on how multilateral development banks should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation (see H.R. 3570), H7352 [21NO]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (see H.R. 1580), H2065 [16AP]

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

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2161 [18AP]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2574 [13MY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4143 [27JN]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H4080 [26JN]

——— authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]

——— 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), H4858 [22JY]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H170 [15JA]

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

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2248 [23AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn continuing acts of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H1959 [11AP]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4178 [28JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H2535 [8MY]

Lance Corporal Daniel Nathan Deyarmin Post Office Building, Tallmadge, OH: designate (see H.R. 1813), H2392 [26AP]

Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 1391), H1824 [21MR]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 180), H1549 [15MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H703 [27FE]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]

Master Sergeant Jeffery J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 1393), H1825 [21MR]

Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 1392), H1825 [21MR]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H5403 [2AU]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H1860 [9AP]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H4146 [27JN]

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 2801), H7688 [11DE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H1721 [20MR]

——— 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), H2298 [24AP]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H1860 [9AP]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H5403 [2AU]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H5589 [17SE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H5403 [2AU]

——— modify hospital requirements to qualify for the rural provider and hospital exception to physician ownership or investment prohibition in order take into account certain hospitals (see H.R. 2027), H4146 [27JN]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2575 [13MY]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H5435 [9SE]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H1994 [12AP]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H5403 [2AU]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H3760 [18JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2067 [16AP]

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), H2438 [6MY]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H5403 [2AU]

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

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H3760 [18JN]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H1632 [19MR]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 98), H8113 [12DE]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H594 [15FE]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H5342 [1AU]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 1026), H1993 [12AP]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H628 [25FE]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1985), H2775 [17MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H950 [4MR]

National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense system (see H.R. 1128), H1959 [11AP]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 64), H7253 [19NO]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (see H.R. 1900), H2566 [9MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3097 [4JN]

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), H4146 [27JN]

NLRB: 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), H628 [25FE]

Palestinians: clarify a Presidential succession plan for the Palestinian Authority, expand political freedom in West Bank, and take preventive measures to limit possibility of Hamas takeover in West Bank (see H. Res. 177), H2397 [26AP]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 3309), H7253 [19NO]

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), H6827 [28OC]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H599 [15FE]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards (see H.R. 3299), H7357 [21NO]

——— exempt veterans from requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage (see H.R. 2876), H6012 [28SE]

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

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5052 [24JY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, and cabinet officials in same manner as Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 1735), H2536 [8MY]

——— provide temporary exemption from individual health insurance mandate for persons whose employer-sponsored health insurance coverage is terminated for the coming plan year (see H.R. 3376), H7112 [14NO]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY] (see H.R. 2300), H4215 [8JY] (see H.R. 3121), H7357 [21NO]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2835), H5088 [25JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1550 [15MR]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 1248), H1629 [19MR]

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

——— repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (see H.R. 1099), H1993 [12AP]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6957 [30OC]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H1911 [10AP]

Political campaigns: reform certain laws relative to political activities of Federal employees (see H.R. 659), H1993 [12AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H7689 [11DE]

——— provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H5435 [9SE]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H2913 [22MY]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H5090 [25JY]

——— streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see H.R. 1214), H2803 [20MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 1653), H2158 [18AP]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H2396 [26AP]

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 (see H.R. 2218), H3014 [3JN]

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2164), H2953 [23MY]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3465), H7312 [20NO]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7689 [11DE]

Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (see H.R. 1961), H3097 [4JN]

Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements to provide for more program flexibility for States (see H.R. 1472), H2535 [8MY]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2012), H7688 [11DE]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H7689 [11DE]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H3929 [19JN]

Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 247), H3095 [4JN]

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), H2535 [8MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2476), H5348 [1AU]

——— allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H4145 [27JN]

——— allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H2299 [24AP]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H8127 [19DE]

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

——— exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 581), H1398 [13MR]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H8108 [12DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1550 [15MR]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H2959 [23MY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H1549 [15MR]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H6290 [4OC]

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

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 8), H170 [15JA]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H2803 [20MY]

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

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2438 [6MY]

——— provide for continued eligibility for the health care tax credit for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. pension recipients eligible for the credit (see H.R. 2783), H4857 [22JY]

——— provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 1522), H1990 [12AP]

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

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H3927 [19JN]

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

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H413 [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), H2803 [20MY]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278 [23JA]

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]

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), H2067 [16AP]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1344), H2354 [25AP]

——— transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1095), H4827 [19JY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2535 [8MY]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H628 [25FE]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H2392 [26AP]

——— 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), H284 [23JA]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H6902 [29OC]

——— include contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in the exception to the requirement that the Federal Government recover a portion of the value of certain projects (see H.R. 3180), H5832 [25SE]

——— 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, 570), H629 [25FE]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see H.R. 357), H1632 [19MR]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2396 [26AP]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1426 [14MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2396 [26AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H628 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CERCLA: amend relative to State consultation on removal and remedial actions, State concurrence with listing on EPA National Priorities List, and State credit for contributions to removal or remedial action (see H.R. 2226), H3014 [3JN]

Dept. of HHS: expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents (see H.R. 3548), H7309 [20NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales (see H.R. 555), H411 [6FE]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (see H.R. 2824), H5087 [25JY]

——— install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see H.R. 2175), H2954 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 894), H814 [28FE]

——— improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by providing assistance for certain training programs that are considered less than full-time (see H.R. 1357), H1823 [21MR]

Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (see H.R. 2062), H2838 [21MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require offset in savings prior to incurring further obligations relative to healthcare.gov (Internet site) (see H.R. 3373), H6901 [29OC]

Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (see H.R. 2819), H5050 [24JY]

Water: exempt fire hydrants from prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux (see H.R. 3542), H7252 [19NO] (see H.R. 3588), H7353 [21NO]

Constitutional authority statements

CERCLA: amend relative to State consultation on removal and remedial actions, State concurrence with listing on EPA National Priorities List, and State credit for contributions to removal or remedial action (H.R. 2226), H3015 [3JN]

Dept. of HHS: expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents (H.R. 3548), H7310 [20NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales (H.R. 555), H415 [6FE]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H5089 [25JY]

——— install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 2175), H2957 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (H.R. 894), H816 [28FE]

——— improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by providing assistance for certain training programs that are considered less than full-time (H.R. 1357), H1827 [21MR]

Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (H.R. 2062), H2839 [21MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require offset in savings prior to incurring further obligations relative to healthcare.gov (Internet site) (H.R. 3373), H6902 [29OC]

Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (H.R. 2819), H5051 [24JY]

Water: exempt fire hydrants from prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux (H.R. 3542), H7252 [19NO]

——— exempt fire hydrants from prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux (H.R. 3588), H7355 [21NO]

Remarks

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, H2034 [16AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2870 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales, H7215 [19NO]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), H7215 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought (H.R. 1405), H6804 [28OC]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H640 [26FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4301 [9JY]

EPA: impact of Government regulations on coal industry, H5584 [17SE]

Executive Office of the President: resume public tours of the White House, H1404 [14MR]

Federal employees: limit bonuses, provide for investigative leave for the Senior Executive Service, and establish procedures for recording interactions with Executive branch employees (H.R. 2879), H5273 [1AU]

Firearms: gun control, H1869 [10AP]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H2276 [24AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2644, H2645 [15MY]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H2842 [22MY]

Journal: question of approval, H5515 [12SE]

Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (H.R. 2062), H2811 [21MY]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), H7317 [21NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H2842 [22MY], H5515 [12SE]

——— evaluation of policies relative to coal industry, H5584 [17SE]

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 (H.R. 3350), H7089 [14NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, H4375 [11JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6614 [16OC]

——— impact, H1641 [20MR]

——— implementation, H6695 [23OC]

——— repeal, H4375 [11JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2644, H2645 [15MY]

Power resources: importance of coal mining industry to energy and economy, H5581, H5582, H5583, H5584 [17SE]

——— national energy policy, H2277 [24AP], H3028 [4JN], H4990 [24JY]

——— use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, H2278 [24AP]

Sri Lanka: anniversary of end of civil war, H2669 [16MY]

USEC, Inc.: prohibit funding, H4301 [9JY]

Water: exempt fire hydrants from prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux (H.R. 3588), H7371, H7372, H7373 [2DE]