MATHESON, JIM (a Representative from Utah)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5884 [26SE]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 911), H2396 [26AP]

Armed Forces: require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1322 [6MR]

Bankruptcy: require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (see H.R. 982), H1318 [6MR]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1328 [7MR]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H173 [15JA] (see H.J. Res. 4), H87 [14JA]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H3592 [13JN]

——— increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 2518), H4078 [26JN]

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

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), H5548 [12SE]

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]

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), H550 [14FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

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

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H2067 [16AP]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6545 [11OC]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2605 [14MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H6958 [30OC]

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), H7608 [9DE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H3015 [3JN]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative (see H.R. 1413), H2354 [25AP]

——— produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 2052), H4524 [16JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1959 [11AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

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

Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify programs on translational research and related activities relative to cavernous angioma (see H.R. 2521), H7111 [14NO]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H2396 [26AP]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H4214 [8JY]

——— reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see H.R. 3527), H7187 [18NO]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see H.R. 297), H178 [18JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), H7508 [4DE]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H1829 [21MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: reimburse States that use State funds to operate national parks during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3286), H6544 [11OC]

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

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H1721 [20MR]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H5262 [31JY]

——— 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), H2396 [26AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4215 [8JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 1345), H1822 [21MR]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 3189), H6569 [12OC]

Employment: allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (see H.R. 497), H550 [14FE]

EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 1220), H1547 [15MR]

——— amend the renewable fuel program to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production (see H.R. 550), H411 [6FE]

——— 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), H6770 [23OC]

——— clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 888), H814 [28FE]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H1908 [10AP]

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

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H1908 [10AP]

Executive departments: require the head of each agency to submit a report on the implementation of GAO reports on reducing duplication, achieving savings, and enhancing revenue within the Federal Government (see H.R. 2250), H5513 [11SE]

FCC: prohibit from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors (see H.R. 3196), H7447 [3DE]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H5263 [31JY]

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

——— strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (see H.R. 3204), H5921 [27SE]

Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 2221), H4599 [17JY]

——— create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4178 [28JN]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4522 [16JY]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4599 [17JY]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 1423), H2249 [23AP]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2478), H4037 [25JN]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4369 [10JY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H8112 [12DE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H5343 [1AU]

Fish and fishing: prohibit importation or exportation of mussels of a certain genus (see H.R. 1823), H2775 [17MY]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 2542), H4142 [27JN]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H284 [23JA]

——— improve understanding and coordination of critical care health services (see H.R. 2651), H4369 [10JY]

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

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2397 [26AP]

Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1255), H2840 [21MY]

Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 267), H169 [15JA]

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]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (see H.R. 1105), H5348 [1AU]

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), H1360 [12MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H4309 [9JY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1430 [14MR]

Law enforcement officers: increase age limit for appointment as a Federal law enforcement officer for individuals discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions (see H.R. 461), H341 [4FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1431 [14MR]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H8113 [12DE]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H7311 [20NO]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H700 [27FE]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2804 [20MY]

——— establish appropriateness requirements for certain advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3705), H7687 [11DE]

——— 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), H5655 [18SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H3288 [11JN]

——— promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay (see H.R. 3681), H7607 [9DE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H1633 [19MR]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H1425 [14MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 54), H29 [3JA]

——— 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]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H2533 [8MY]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3236), H6493 [10OC]

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

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), H1721 [20MR]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1064), H1355 [12MR] (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]

National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 144), H2486 [7MY]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 80), H627 [25FE]

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H7000 [12NO]

National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H5399 [2AU]

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]

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), H2914 [22MY]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H3654 [14JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2988), H5396 [2AU]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H594 [15FE]

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

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H8113 [12DE]

Power resources: require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (see H.R. 3301), H6674 [22OC]

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]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 654), H500 [13FE]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H2249 [23AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H2958 [23MY]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1328 [7MR]

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 337), H1993 [12AP]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H2297 [24AP]

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

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3327), H7689 [11DE]

——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 3023), H5397 [2AU]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H6676 [22OC]

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

——— provide a tax credit for owning certain disaster resilient property (see H.R. 2241), H4146 [27JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H7312 [20NO]

——— provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see H.R. 2202), H2955 [23MY]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H5396 [2AU]

——— remove deduction for charitable contributions from overall limitation on itemized deductions (see H.R. 1479), H1909 [10AP]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4485 [11JY]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H1359 [12MR]

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

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]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2913 [22MY]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 750), H3654 [14JN]

Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 356), H278 [23JA]

——— convey certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (see H.R. 462), H341 [4FE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1398 [13MR]

——— clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7050 [13NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H1359 [12MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H818 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CPSC: require ratings labels on video games and prohibit the sale or rental of adult-rated video games to minors (see H.R. 287), H170 [15JA]

EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (see H.R. 2948), H5343 [1AU]

Health: enhance efforts to address antimicrobial resistance (see H.R. 2285), H3250 [6JN]

Medicare: establish a maximum threshold for episode reimbursement to skilled home health agencies (see H.R. 3245), H6289 [4OC]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 134), H31 [3JA]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 2862), H5173 [30JY]

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: designate certain lands as wilderness and facilitate a land exchange (see H.R. 2808), H5049 [24JY]

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

Constitutional authority statements

CPSC: require ratings labels on video games and prohibit the sale or rental of adult-rated video games to minors (H.R. 287), H172 [15JA]

EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2948), H5346 [1AU]

Health: enhance efforts to address antimicrobial resistance (H.R. 2285), H3252 [6JN]

Medicare: establish a maximum threshold for episode reimbursement to skilled home health agencies (H.R. 3245), H6289 [4OC]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 134), H37 [3JA]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (H.R. 2862), H5174 [30JY]

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: designate certain lands as wilderness and facilitate a land exchange (H.R. 2808), H5051 [24JY]

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

Remarks

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 687), H5852 [26SE]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2791 [20MY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H3370 [13JN], H3593 [14JN]

Diseases: pancreatic cancer research funding, H7194 [19NO]

FDA: strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1919), H2979 [3JN]

——— strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), H5964 [28SE]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 523), H5758, H5759, H5760 [19SE]

Tributes

Jones, Mitchell D., H2305 [25AP]