NUNES, DEVIN (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4916 [23JY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H419 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3289 [11JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4309 [9JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 777), H595 [15FE] (see H.R. 994), H1318 [6MR]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian and contractor personnel, Coast Guard, and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3232), H6174 [2OC]

——— authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H3652 [14JN]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5263 [31JY]

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

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

California: amend Wild and Scenic Rivers Act relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (see H.R. 934), H949 [4MR]

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), H2719 [16MY]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 695), H545 [14FE]

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

Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges for the eastern district of California (see H.R. 3058), H5399 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: include California as a separate Federal milk marketing order upon the petition and approval of California dairy producers (see H.R. 1396), H1825 [21MR]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H2719 [16MY]

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]

Dept. of HHS: establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 2073), H3097 [4JN]

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), H1861 [9AP]

Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the U.S. (see H.R. 3037), H5398 [2AU]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5806 [23SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H4980 [23JY]

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), H2396 [26AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H7153 [15NO]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7508 [4DE]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 714), H546 [14FE]

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), H4599 [17JY]

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

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

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

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H3995 [24JN]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H4598 [17JY]

Foreign trade: amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (see H.R. 2708), H4597 [17JY]

Forests: expedite the salvage of fire-killed timber in Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park, and BLM lands impacted by the Rim Fire in California (see H.R. 3188), H5883 [26SE]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H3253 [6JN] (see H.R. 272), H3929 [19JN]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (see H.R. 2709), H4597 [17JY]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3306), H6675 [22OC]

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), H3991 [20JN]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H1430 [14MR]

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]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2125 [17AP]

——— 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), H2914 [22MY]

James ‘Jim’ Kohnen Post Office, Dublin, CA: designate (see H.R. 1671), H2246 [23AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1861 [9AP]

Medicare: 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), H2959 [23MY]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H596 [15FE]

——— 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), H5175 [30JY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2913 [22MY]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H2719 [16MY]

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

——— reduce administrative burdens and narrow filing periods for hospitals and providers while ensuring payment accuracy (see H.R. 2329), H3355 [12JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5089 [25JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2299 [24AP]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H7688 [11DE]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 1356), H1823 [21MR]

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

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 334), H5399 [2AU]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 624), H2027 [15AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H.R. 1165), H1425 [14MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2667), H4482 [11JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2668), H4482 [11JY]

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

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges or other newly created plans by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees (see H.R. 1780), H2391 [26AP]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1860 [9AP]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H5477 [10SE]

Public debt: require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H7353 [21NO]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H596 [15FE]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 948), H3592 [13JN]

——— expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 2925), H5342 [1AU]

Sports: commend and support the U.S. delegation and the U.S. Deaf Sports Federation in their representation of the U.S. at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria (see H. Res. 314), H4857 [22JY]

Stanislaus National Forest: permit certain activities to be conducted on Federal land within the Emigrant Wilderness at the same level as before wilderness designation (see H.R. 3606), H7354 [21NO]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5834 [25SE]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H5589 [17SE]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H4524 [16JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H2570 [9MY]

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

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H1860 [9AP]

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), H2914 [22MY]

Veterans: 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), H7357 [21NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1860 [9AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H8136 [26DE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Drugs: impose enhanced penalties for certain drug offense that take place on Federal property (see H.R. 2270), H3215 [5JN]

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H4038 [25JN]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H5475 [10SE]

Monuments and memorials: require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see H.R. 2192), H2954 [23MY]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H5398 [2AU]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2671), H4482 [11JY]

——— provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (see H.R. 1628), H2157 [18AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Drugs: impose enhanced penalties for certain drug offense that take place on Federal property (H.R. 2270), H3216 [5JN]

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (H.R. 2500), H4039 [25JN]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (H.R. 3077), H5476 [10SE]

Monuments and memorials: require certain procedures for designating national monuments (H.R. 2192), H2958 [23MY]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (H.R. 3043), H5402 [2AU]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (H.R. 2671), H4484 [11JY]

——— provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (H.R. 1628), H2160 [18AP]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E533• [24AP]

Dept. of Defense: decision to drawdown the Lajes AFB in the Azores, E1124• [24JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), E1124• [24JY]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, E242• [5MR]

——— tribute to citizens, E242• [5MR]

Tributes

Katz, Allan, E1190• [1AU]

Mehas, Peter, H6273 [4OC]

Powell, Larry, E919• [19JN]

Sweeney, Jim, E139• [13FE]