MEEHAN, PATRICK (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4707 [18JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3206, H3217 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 414), H7110 [14NO]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H818 [28FE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H4980 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— modify the authorities and responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the findings and sentences of courts-martial (see H.R. 1079), H1356 [12MR]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1568 [18MR]

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

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3578), H7353 [21NO]

——— require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 1245), H1629 [19MR]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6999 [12NO]

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

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H7188 [18NO]

——— improve accuracy and transparency of the Federal budget process (see H.R. 1654), H2158 [18AP]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H502 [13FE]

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), H4827 [19JY]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]

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

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 756), H594 [15FE]

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

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 454), H950 [4MR]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H5834 [25SE]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H3990 [20JN]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H5884 [26SE]

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

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H294 [25JA]

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), H2775 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1867), H2914 [22MY] (see H.R. 2207), H3289 [11JN]

——— reform investigative procedures under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent abusive treatment of alleged sexual assault victims in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3459), H6997 [12NO]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1763), H2605 [14MY]

——— 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), H1824 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H3990 [20JN]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see H.R. 2064), H3289 [11JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 1417), H1994 [12AP]

——— establish cybersecurity occupation classifications, assess the cybersecurity workforce, and address identified gaps in the cybersecurity workforce (see H.R. 3107), H5803 [20SE]

——— make certain improvements relative to cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection (see H.R. 3696), H7687 [11DE]

——— prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of mass transit systems (see H.R. 1210), H1547 [15MR]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H5090 [25JY]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H2161 [18AP]

——— prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H5403 [2AU]

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

——— establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 644), H500 [13FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H3015 [3JN]

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), H5546 [12SE]

——— prohibit certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights (see H.R. 3676), H7689 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H628 [25FE]

——— resolve backlog of disability claims (see H.R. 2138), H3253 [6JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4599 [17JY]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7357 [21NO]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see H.R. 1848), H2720 [16MY] (see H.R. 3363), H6958 [30OC]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4599 [17JY]

——— provide transparency and establish uniform standards on awarding and disclosure of discretionary competitive grants (see H.R. 3316), H6829 [28OC]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 3718), H8107 [12DE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2396 [26AP]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2025 [15AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H341 [4FE]

First State National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 703), H545 [14FE]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H4524 [16JY]

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]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H817 [28FE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 712), H2958 [23MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6493 [10OC]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5090 [25JY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1328 [7MR]

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

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of health care reform until certifications are made that there is not discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 2022), H4485 [11JY]

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

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1360 [12MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H3357 [12JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H5512 [11SE]

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

Medicare: delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H8132 [23DE]

——— eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H7395 [2DE]

——— 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), H2959 [23MY]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H3256 [10JN]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H3256 [10JN]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H3355 [12JN]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H7394 [2DE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H1568 [18MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2376), H7312 [20NO]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H8112 [12DE]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H8112 [12DE]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H168 [15JA]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1550 [15MR]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2656 [15MY]

Navy: encourage commissioning of U.S.S. Somerset (LPD–25) in Philadelphia, PA (see H. Res. 125), H1568 [18MR]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H6604 [15OC]

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. 1724), H2349 [25AP] (see H.R. 2019), H2716 [16MY]

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]

——— delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H8118 [16DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7627 [10DE]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 3731), H8107 [12DE]

——— protect personal and financial information by requiring certain certifications by entities awarded funds to operate a navigator program or other exchange activities (see H.R. 3429), H7253 [19NO]

——— 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), H6901 [29OC]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H629 [25FE]

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

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see H. Res. 103), H1320 [6MR]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H5806 [23SE]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H2804 [20MY]

Public safety officers: extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1828), H2436 [6MY]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H6999 [12NO]

Social Security: establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Funds (see H.R. 1713), H2297 [24AP]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2656 [15MY]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2012), H7508 [4DE]

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), H2400 [30AP]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1360 [12MR]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H5922 [27SE]

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

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H5263 [31JY]

——— 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]

Terrorism: designate Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization and impose sanctions against persons that knowingly provide material support or resources to such group or its affiliates (see H.R. 3209), H5921 [27SE]

——— deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 3143), H5766 [19SE]

Transportation Security Administration: 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), H5834 [25SE]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 227), H5477 [10SE]

Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 825), H658 [26FE]

——— 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]

Weapons: increase sanctions on entities who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology for chemical, biological, or advanced conventional weapons proliferation activities (see H.R. 893), H1430 [14MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1356 [12MR]

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), H7109 [14NO]

——— establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions and require dissemination of information to relevant entities (see H.R. 1542), H1991 [12AP]

——— improve laws relative to advancement of security technologies for critical infrastructure protection (see H.R. 2952), H5343 [1AU]

Dept. of HUD: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners’ tax debts (see H.R. 1193), H1426 [14MR]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 2187), H2954 [23MY]

Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 561), H412 [6FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub used to determine or verify eligibility for health plans (see H.R. 2837), H5088 [25JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (H.R. 1094), H1358 [12MR]

——— improve laws relative to advancement of security technologies for critical infrastructure protection (H.R. 2952), H5346 [1AU]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (H.R. 2187), H2957 [23MY]

Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher education (H.R. 561), H415 [6FE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: modify the authorities and responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the findings and sentences of courts-martial (H.R. 1079), H1962 [12AP]

Blue Bell Township, PA: anniversary of Centre Square Fire Co., E653• [14MY]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Valley Forge Alumnae Chapter, E680• [16MY]

Dept. of Education: restore greater authority and governance to local educational agencies, strengthen opportunities for parental input, and assess affect of regulations on local school districts, H4707, H4708 [18JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4707, H4708 [18JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions and require dissemination of information to relevant entities (H.R. 1542), H4837, H4838, H4839 [22JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3206 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to establish a Bureau of Customs and Border Protection preclearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport, H3206 [5JN]

Diseases: frontotemporal degeneration research and awareness funding, E1423• [3OC]

Grisillo, Anthony: Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1823• [10DE]

K–9 Veterans Day: observance, E243• [5MR]

National Arthritis Month: observance, E746• [23MY]

Newtown Square, PA: tribute to Delaware County Veterans Memorial, E512• [23AP]

Pennsylvania: tribute to VFW State Loyalty Day, E569• [26AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5516 [12SE]

Roshon, Jamie: Knowledge Universe (organization) Early Childhood Educator Award recipient, E1712• [20NO]

Upper Darby, PA: tribute to Upper Darby High School cheerleading team, E1762• [2DE]

——— tribute to Upper Darby High School Lunar Research team, E1626• [12NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H739 [28FE]

Votes: correction, H7555• [5DE]

——— position on missed, H5354• [2AU]

Tributes

Capolupo, James, E1365• [25SE]

Cox, Joseph T., H3107 [5JN], E807• [5JN]

Mahoney, Blair, E1747• [21NO]

Sweeney, James J., E24• [14JA], E73• [29JA]

Yoder, Jarett, E547• [25AP]