LATHAM, TOM (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5124, H5161 [30JY]

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 (H.R. 367), H5321 [1AU]

Appointments

C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1316 [6MR]

House Democracy Partnership, H6915 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H3096 [4JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2913 [22MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H3929 [19JN]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H4040 [25JN]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2841), H5589 [17SE]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3210), H6011 [28SE]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3230), H6174 [2OC]

——— 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), H3289 [11JN]

——— ensure every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own conscience (see H.R. 343), H3357 [12JN]

——— equalize treatment under the Survivor Benefit Plan accorded Reserve component members who die from injury or illness incurred during inactive duty training with members who die on active duty (see H.R. 1770), H6493 [10OC]

——— provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 1360), H2775 [17MY]

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

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), H1993 [12AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H5173 [30JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 11), H178 [18JA]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H5435 [9SE]

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), H2396 [26AP]

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), H5513 [11SE]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H5767 [19SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2436 [6MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H5548 [12SE]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1861 [9AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H2027 [15AP]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H2913 [22MY]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H3655 [14JN]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H1993 [12AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H1993 [12AP]

——— repeal rule and nutrition standards that impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1503), H5589 [17SE]

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), H5589 [17SE]

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), H6412 [8OC]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1867, 2207), H3289 [11JN]

——— 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), H3216 [5JN]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H3253 [6JN]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3016 [3JN]

Dept. of Education: aid gifted and talented and high-ability learners by empowering teachers (see H.R. 2338), H3356 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H1549 [15MR]

——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H3289 [11JN]

——— 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), H3929 [19JN]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 611), H7111 [14NO]

——— 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), H5589 [17SE]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H4309 [9JY]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see H.R. 1701), H2775 [17MY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5589 [17SE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H2485 [7MY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H6998 [12NO]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 541), H5884 [26SE]

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), H2125 [17AP]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H5589 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H628 [25FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H1829 [21MR]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H3655 [14JN]

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), H5768 [19SE]

——— 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), H3097 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1568 [18MR]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 679), H501 [13FE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H4080 [26JN]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 671), H2604 [14MY]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see H.R. 813), H5589 [17SE]

——— 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), H224 [22JA]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H7188 [18NO]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2959 [23MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H4214 [8JY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H6998 [12NO]

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

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]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H7253 [19NO]

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

——— change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H1632 [19MR]

——— clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 888), H1958 [11AP]

——— establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon levels in public schools (see H.R. 275), H4370 [10JY]

——— 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), H2719 [16MY]

——— withdraw proposed order pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride (see H.R. 1496), H5589 [17SE]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H4080 [26JN]

——— modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H3357 [12JN]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H4215 [8JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H4524 [16JY]

——— constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H4310 [9JY]

——— constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage, cosponsorhip withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 51), H4371 [10JY]

FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 2003), H3760 [18JN]

——— strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1919), H2775 [17MY]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 708), H5589 [17SE]

——— 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]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2161 [18AP]

Firearms: limit amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1764), H4145 [27JN]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H1861 [9AP]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H283 [23JA]

——— require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers (see H.R. 2571), H4858 [22JY]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H2775 [17MY]

——— extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H7053 [13NO]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H3654 [14JN]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H5589 [17SE]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H6053 [30SE]

——— 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), H2656 [15MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5767 [19SE]

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), H2959 [23MY]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1568 [18MR]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H4727 [18JY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H4979 [23JY]

——— prevent from unnecessarily seizing protected health information (see H.R. 3041), H5884 [26SE]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1568 [18MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H2719 [16MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1829 [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), H2486 [7MY]

——— extend to physician assistants eligibility for incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records (see H.R. 1790), H3253 [6JN]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H5802 [20SE]

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), H5589 [17SE]

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 2801), H5655 [18SE]

——— 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), H1426 [14MR]

——— create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 2085), H5802 [20SE]

——— delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and diabetic testing supply mail order program (see H.R. 2375), H5513 [11SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H2299 [24AP] (see H.R. 1201), H2027 [15AP]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H5589 [17SE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H7608 [9DE]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2438 [6MY]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H1632 [19MR]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2027 [15AP]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H2486 [7MY]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements, and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 3112), H6999 [12NO]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2840 [21MY]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H5655 [18SE]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1661), H2397 [26AP]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H2400 [30AP]

——— 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), H2299 [24AP]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H1861 [9AP]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 962), H5834 [25SE]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H2775 [17MY] (see H.R. 574), H2803 [20MY]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5655 [18SE]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 805), H5589 [17SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2604 [14MY]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H5884 [26SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H4485 [11JY]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H4214 [8JY]

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]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6103 [1OC]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 382), H1549 [15MR]

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H1550 [15MR]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2485 [7MY]

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 199), H3655 [14JN]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2484 [7MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 301), H5806 [23SE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1860 [9AP]

National security: prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (see H.R. 1242), H1861 [9AP]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H5403 [2AU]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 146), H2958 [23MY]

Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (see H. Res. 71), H547 [14FE]

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), H6902 [29OC]

——— discontinue eligibility of former Members of Congress and their dependents in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program if such Act is repealed (see H.R. 2894), H5884 [26SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2354 [25AP]

——— 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]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H5802 [20SE]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H7111 [14NO]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H629 [25FE]

Power resources: 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), H1993 [12AP]

Public debt: prioritize payment of pay and allowances to Armed Forces members and Federal law enforcement officers if the statutory debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 55), H4309 [9JY]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see H. Res. 356), H7000 [12NO]

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), H1861 [9AP]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2720 [16MY]

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), H6998 [12NO]

Taxation: 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), H2656 [15MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4370 [10JY]

——— 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), H1331 [11MR]

——— improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2194), H3688 [17JN]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H2840 [21MY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H455 [12FE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2354 [25AP]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1125), H5589 [17SE]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2144), H6829 [28OC]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 901), H5655 [18SE]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H5589 [17SE]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H1632 [19MR]

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

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H4370 [10JY]

——— 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), H4599 [17JY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H416 [6FE]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H5589 [17SE]

——— 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), H224 [22JA] (see H.R. 333), H4370 [10JY]

——— improve hiring by the Federal Government and State governments (see H.R. 2785), H5655 [18SE]

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), H6998 [12NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2067 [16AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership: reauthorize in Iowa (see H.R. 3721), H8107 [12DE]

Armed Forces: 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), H545 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 1783), H2391 [26AP]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (see H.R. 1765), H2390 [26AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2610), H4212 [8JY]

Financial institutions: condemn any proposals for the arbitrary seizure of funds from federally insured deposit accounts in the U.S. by the Government without due process (see H. Res. 166), H2124 [17AP]

Government: appropriate such funds necessary to ensure certain important functions of the Government continue during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3166), H5802 [20SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3165), H5802 [20SE]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H8107 [12DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 2181), H2954 [23MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit disbursement of funds for salaries and expenses and require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 397), H280 [23JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 3165), H5802 [20SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1317), H1821 [21MR]

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

Constitutional authority statements

America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership: reauthorize in Iowa (H.R. 3721), H8110 [12DE]

Armed Forces: 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 (H.R. 690), H548 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (H.R. 1783), H2394 [26AP]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2394 [26AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H4213 [8JY]

Government: appropriate such funds necessary to ensure certain important functions of the Government continue during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3166), H5802 [20SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3165), H5802 [20SE]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (H.R. 3722), H8110 [12DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (H.R. 2181), H2957 [23MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit disbursement of funds for salaries and expenses and require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (H.R. 397), H283 [23JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 3165), H5802 [20SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (H.R. 1317), H1826 [21MR]

——— reduce tax on beer (H.R. 1918), H2569 [9MY]

Motions

FAA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), H6440 [9OC]

Remarks

Adams, Desmund: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E242• [5MR]

Albrecht, Katherine: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E256• [7MR]

Alderman, Lindsay: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E307• [15MR]

Amtrak: capital and debt service grants funding, H5134 [30JY]

——— Office of Inspector General salaries and expenses funding, H5168 [30JY]

Andersen, Dane: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1345• [19SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), H1311 [6MR]

Armstrong, Doug: American Red Cross Serving Greater Iowa Hero of the Heartland Award recipient, E556• [25AP]

Axiotis, Erica: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E244• [5MR]

Banasiak, Kate: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E308• [15MR]

Barrett, Alex: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E53• [23JA]

Baudler, Bradley: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E168• [15FE]

Bemis, Erin: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E309• [15MR]

Boersma, Jamie: USA Network, Inc., Characters Unite Award recipient, E1046• [11JY]

Borgen, Margaret: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1226• [2AU]

Brendemuehl, Jonathan: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E244• [5MR]

Bridgewater, Diane: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1224• [2AU]

Brown, Curtis: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E242• [5MR]

Brown, Trent: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1314• [12SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1873 [10AP]

Carstensen, Tina Gray: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E245• [5MR]

Christensen, Matthew A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E79• [1FE]

Cinnamon, Katelyn: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, E611• [7MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), E747• [23MY]

Connolly, Matthew: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E241• [5MR]

Cownie, Patty: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1219• [2AU]

Crowley, Barbara: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1229• [2AU]

Cunningham, Lawrence: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E243• [5MR]

Cupp-Homer, Angela: American Red Cross Serving Greater Iowa Hero of the Heartland Award recipient, E583• [30AP]

DeClerck, Dylan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E171• [15FE]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5154 [30JY]

——— creation and promotion of translated materials and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency funding through reductions in fair housing programs funding, H5164 [30JY]

——— fair housing programs funding, H5164 [30JY]

——— homeless assistance grants funding, H5160 [30JY]

——— Housing Counseling Assistance Program funding, H5154 [30JY]

——— Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program funding, H5159 [30JY]

——— project-based rental assistance program technical correction, H5161 [30JY]

——— rental housing assistance program funding, H5162 [30JY]

——— section 8 housing voucher program funding, H5157 [30JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response funding, H5123 [30JY]

——— Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration funding, H5118 [30JY]

——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2364, H2365, H2366, H2370, H2379 [26AP]

——— Research and Innovative Technology Administration funding, H5124 [30JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5101, H5113, H5118, H5119, H5123, H5124, H5125, H5126, H5127, H5134, H5136, H5154, H5155, H5157, H5159, H5160, H5161, H5162, H5164, H5168 [30JY]

Dethlefs-Trettin, Angela: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E272• [12MR]

DeVries, Anna: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E255• [7MR]

Dilocker, Samantha: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, E613• [7MY]

Ding, Manning: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E258• [7MR]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H1311 [6MR]

FAA: Contract Tower Program funding, H5119 [30JY]

——— Essential Air Service Program funding, H5127 [30JY]

——— exempt Alaska and Hawaii from certain restrictions in receiving Essential Air Service Program funding, H5125 [30JY]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), H6435, H6438 [9OC]

——— reduce Essential Air Service Program per passenger subsidy, H5126 [30JY]

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 (H.R. 367), H5321, H5322 [1AU]

——— require agencies to include in report promulgating executive branch rules a list of related regulatory actions by other Federal agencies, H5321, H5322 [1AU]

Federal Maritime Commission: salaries and expenses funding, H5168 [30JY]

Fleming, Josh: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E313• [15MR]

Ford, Chad: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E398• [9AP]

Frost, Marissa: Google, Inc., Doodle 4 Google competition winner, E594• [6MY]

Gallagher, Felix: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E271• [12MR]

Gelhaar, Lori: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E273• [12MR]

Grandquist, Linda: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1210• [2AU]

Greenleaf, Shane: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E257• [7MR]

Griffin, Thomas: James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation James Madison Fellowship designee, E752• [23MY]

Hahn, Alexander: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E710• [21MY]

Hahn, Andrew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E710• [21MY]

Haindfield, Danielle: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E257• [7MR]

Hamilton, Travis: American Red Cross Serving Greater Iowa Hero of the Heartland Award recipient, E557• [25AP]

Harris, Emily: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E289• [13MR]

Harris, Matthew: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E241• [5MR]

Harvey, Grayson T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E256• [7MR]

Hilbert, Angela: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E290• [13MR]

Hinke, Joey: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E312• [15MR]

Hubbard, Avery: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E28• [15JA]

Hubbard, Colin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E28• [15JA]

Indianola, IA: Connected Nation, Inc., Connected certification recipient, E163• [15FE]

Inman, Hannah: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E276• [12MR]

Iowa: tribute to American Red Cross Serving Greater Iowa Hero of the Heartland Award recipients, E597• [6MY]

——— tribute to Civil War soldiers, E681• [16MY]

Iowa Elk’s Association: tribute, E748• [23MY]

Jackson, Laura: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1231• [2AU]

Johnson, Ed: American Red Cross Serving Greater Iowa Hero of the Heartland Award recipient, E553• [25AP]

Junior League of Des Moines: Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame organizational inductee, E134• [13FE]

Kautzky, Keegan: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E358• [21MR]

Koster, Bryon: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E381• [9AP]

Krause, Sharon: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1213• [2AU]

Leman, Talia: Helen Diller Family Foundation Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award recipient, E1343• [19SE]

LifeServe Blood Center (company): tribute, E1888• [16DE]

Lozier, John: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E310• [15MR]

McDaniel, Dennis: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E286• [13MR]

McLean, Rachel: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E288• [13MR]

Mickelson, John: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E245• [5MR]

Mullen, Connor: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E135• [13FE]

Murr, Anne: American Red Cross Serving Greater Iowa Hero of the Heartland Award recipient, E554• [25AP]

National Blood Donor Month: observance, E1888• [16DE]

Neubert, Christopher: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E256• [7MR]

Olson, Keith: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E285• [13MR]

Omaha, NE: tribute to Triumph of Agriculture Exposition, E166• [15FE]

Ostanik, Matthew: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E280• [13MR]

Ostring, John: American Red Cross Serving Greater Iowa Hero of the Heartland Award recipient, E596• [6MY]

Page, Benjamin: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E352• [21MR]

Pappajohn, John and Mary: Americans for the Arts (organization) Eli and Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts recipients, E1590• [29OC]

Peard, Tanner: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E80• [1FE]

Perez, Alba: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1216• [2AU]

Petersen, Dustin: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E279• [13MR]

Phinney, Craig and Shirley: American Red Cross Serving Greater Iowa Hero of the Heartland Award recipients, E595• [6MY]

Pilachai, Arthur: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E896• [17JN]

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Patent and Trademark Office Patents for Humanity Food and Nutrition category award recipient, E610• [7MY]

Point of order, H5136, H5157 [30JY], H6439 [9OC]

Quinn, Kenneth: American Farm Bureau Federation Distinguished Service Award recipient, E103• [6FE]

Reed, Max: Iowa Emergency Medical Services Association Star of Life designee, E327• [19MR]

Render, Keegan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1788• [4DE]

Renkoski, Nick: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E355• [21MR]

Rowley, Rachel: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E357• [21MR]

Ruan, John, IV: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E356• [21MR]

Sandvig, Keith: Dept. of the Army General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award recipient, E711• [21MY]

Scott, Acacia: National Federation of Republican Women Dorothy Andrews Kabis Memorial Internship recipient, E749• [23MY]

Shaff, Karen: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1222• [2AU]

Soma, Jennifer: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E361• [21MR]

Starr, Heather: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E246• [5MR]

Staudt, Aimee: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E276• [12MR]

Syverson, Nikki: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E274• [12MR]

Tempero, Howard: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E268• [12MR]

Thomas, Anne: American Red Cross Serving Greater Iowa Hero of the Heartland Award recipient, E555• [25AP]

Timm, Tony: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E269• [12MR]

Todd, Courtney Strutt: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E267• [12MR]

Veterans: HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program funding, H5155, H5162 [30JY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H5136 [30JY]

Weig, Tyler: American Red Cross Serving Greater Iowa Hero of the Heartland Award recipient, E543• [25AP]

Whitmore, Joel: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1360• [20SE]

Reports filed

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2610) (H. Rept. 113–136), H4212 [8JY]

Tables

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5102–H5110 [30JY]

Tributes

Baker, Mabel, E593• [6MY]

Berg, William L., E954• [20JN]

Bisignano, Linda, E1641• [13NO]

Cook, Colby, E1390• [27SE]

Fails, Rachel L., E1727• [21NO]

Fredericksen, Paul, E1389• [27SE]

Gaesser, Ray, E1883• [16DE]

Hanafan, Tom, E1712• [20NO]

Herrera Beutler, Representative, H5101 [30JY]

Krause, W.A. (Bill), E940• [20JN]

Lillard, Dave, E377• [25MR]

Martens, Gordon and Jill, E1572• [24OC]

McDowell, Zachariah J., E360• [21MR]

Miller, Kenneth L., E945• [20JN]

Mitchell, Rose Kleyweg, E1312• [12SE]

Olmsted, Norwood (Woody), E961• [25JN]

Poulos, Danny H., Jr., E1534• [22OC]

Young, Bobby and Eva, E505• [19AP]

Young, Vernon, E767• [3JN]