RENACCI, JAMES B. (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H5175 [30JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3256 [10JN]

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

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6453 [9OC]

Armed Forces: 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), H8132 [23DE]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 2654), H4482 [11JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8132 [23DE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H8124 [19DE]

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), H7447 [3DE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7688 [11DE]

Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 572), H1721 [20MR]

——— suspend U.S. assistance until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 571), H1721 [20MR]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H7312 [20NO]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (see H.R. 444), H344 [4FE]

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

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 1176), H3288 [11JN]

Children and youth: express that children trafficked in the U.S. be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators (see H. Con. Res. 66), H7354 [21NO]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1720 [20MR]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H5884 [26SE]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H2397 [26AP]

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

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H4371 [10JY]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by public utility or telecommunications companies (see H.R. 2538), H4142 [27JN]

——— create a Federal charter for Internet consumer credit corporations (see H.R. 1566), H2656 [15MY]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H1569 [18MR] (see H.R. 3211), H6546 [11OC]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H4598 [17JY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H344 [4FE]

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

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), H6493 [10OC]

——— protect eligibility for Federal employment and access to classified information for civilian employees who incur economic hardship as a result of sequestration furloughs (see H.R. 1642), H2840 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H1861 [9AP]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H413 [6FE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program (see H.R. 3205), H6053 [30SE]

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]

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

Dept. of Labor: prohibit enforcement of requirement that certain consumer reporting agencies obtain and maintain an individual’s informed consent agreement when verifying income and employment (see H.R. 2722), H4723 [18JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures (see H.R. 655), H2027 [15AP]

——— extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H2575 [13MY]

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), H5589 [17SE]

——— 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), H3760 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H4145 [27JN]

——— consider the veteran’s best interest when making determinations about contracted health care (see H.R. 2412), H4215 [8JY]

——— extend Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (see H.R. 2011), H2716 [16MY]

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

EPA: clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 888), H2604 [14MY]

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

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H4214 [8JY]

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), H3095 [4JN]

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), H278 [23JA]

——— require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see H.R. 2061), H4146 [27JN]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H1956 [11AP]

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

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see H.R. 3374), H7053 [13NO]

——— 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), H6999 [12NO]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H594 [15FE]

FRS: provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau maintains on them (see H.R. 3183), H5832 [25SE]

——— 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), H4215 [8JY]

——— set rate of pay for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees in accordance with the General Schedule (see H.R. 2385), H4215 [8JY]

Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 1896), H2533 [8MY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H455 [12FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H7253 [19NO]

——— 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), H2719 [16MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 3121), H7253 [19NO]

House Rules: require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 160), H2026 [15AP]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H–1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (see H.R. 1227), H1548 [15MR]

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), H5436 [9SE]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H5436 [9SE]

Iran: 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]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H4726 [18JY]

——— 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), H3289 [11JN]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2125 [17AP]

Labor unions: require labor organizations to provide notice to employees related to fees collected for purpose of political speech (see H.R. 175), H1632 [19MR]

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

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

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H2775 [17MY]

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

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

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

Medicaid: permit States to reduce amount of home equity exempted to determine eligibility and eliminate the maintenance of effort requirement for long-term care assistance (see H.R. 1703), H2405 [3MY]

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), H2802 [20MY]

——— 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), H5548 [12SE]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H5834 [25SE]

——— reduce administrative burdens and narrow filing periods for hospitals and providers while ensuring payment accuracy (see H.R. 2329), H7365 [22NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H6644 [16OC]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6053 [30SE]

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

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H5512 [11SE]

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

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

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H3016 [3JN]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H1632 [19MR]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 828), H703 [27FE]

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), H6999 [12NO]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5884 [26SE]

——— delay implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub used to determine or verify eligibility for health plans (see H.R. 2837), H5349 [1AU]

——— 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]

——— 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), H5436 [9SE]

——— eliminate limitation on deductibles for employer-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 2995), H7508 [4DE]

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

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

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5404 [2AU]

——— repeal (see H.R. 3121), H7253 [19NO]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1958 [11AP]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 1248), H1861 [9AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H628 [25FE]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H7053 [13NO]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H5436 [9SE]

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]

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]

Securities: make shareholder registration threshold for savings and loan holding companies the same as for bank holding companies (see H.R. 801), H5435 [9SE]

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

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 948), H981 [5MR]

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

——— prohibit an individual who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for a felony from receiving various cash benefits (see H.R. 2418), H5051 [24JY]

SSA: prevent identity theft associated with publication of the Death Master File (see H.R. 2720), H5052 [24JY]

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), H5348 [1AU]

Taxation: 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), H1427 [14MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7628 [10DE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H224 [22JA]

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

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

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 903), H1322 [6MR]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 556), H4214 [8JY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H1861 [9AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 358), H2839 [21MY]

Unemployment: prevent payment of benefits to incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 2826), H5087 [25JY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H3760 [18JN]

——— exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 825), H658 [26FE] (see H.R. 1742), H2350 [25AP]

——— improve hiring by the Federal Government and State governments (see H.R. 2785), H7253 [19NO]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3592 [13JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1632 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

Medicare: eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H7251 [19NO]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: improve accuracy and transparency of the Federal budget process (H.R. 1654), H2160 [18AP]

IRS: terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (H.R. 2565), H4145 [27JN]

Medicare: eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (H.R. 3531), H7252 [19NO]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (H.R. 1653), H2160 [18AP]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5628 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (H.R. 2011), H6805 [28OC]

IRS: terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (H.R. 2565), H5212, H5213, H5214 [31JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H7087 [14NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4553 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4553 [17JY]

Public welfare programs: extend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, H1378 [13MR]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1378 [13MR]

States: provide hydraulic fracturing regulations and chemical disclosure requirements to BLM for public disclosure, H7290 [20NO]

——— recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7290 [20NO]

Votes: position on missed, H4131• [27JN]

Resignations

Committee on Financial Services (House), H649 [26FE]

Committee on the Budget (House), H649 [26FE]

Tributes

Blomquist, Robert G., E1764• [2DE]

Vittardi, Edward, E483• [17AP]