RUNYAN, JON (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3137, H3196 [5JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3077, H3098 [4JN]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H137 [15JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3592 [13JN]

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

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H3990 [20JN]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H4146 [27JN]

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

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1959 [11AP]

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]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian personnel and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3241), H6290 [4OC]

——— 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), H7312 [20NO]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H7394 [2DE]

——— eliminate requirement that certain former Reserve members be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits (see H.R. 738), H1568 [18MR]

——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 2907), H5404 [2AU]

——— 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 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), H4979 [23JY]

——— preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (see H.R. 1039), H1569 [18MR]

——— protect child custody rights of deployed members (see H.R. 1898), H2965 [24MY]

——— provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1996), H2654 [15MY]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H984 [5MR]

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

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), H1829 [21MR]

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]

Budget: exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see H.R. 811), H2438 [6MY]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and freeze pay for Members of Congress when there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 593), H430 [8FE]

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

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), H5349 [1AU]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H6829 [28OC]

Coast Guard: ensure victims of sexual assault are granted an expedited consideration and determination of a request for transfer away from the geographic location of their alleged assailant (see H.R. 2059), H2803 [20MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H3358 [12JN]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H5513 [11SE]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H5767 [19SE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H1430 [14MR]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H504 [13FE]

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), H6546 [11OC]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2296), H3289 [11JN]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H341 [4FE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H5348 [1AU]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (see H.R. 3410), H7312 [20NO]

——— submit a report on security screening by the Transportation Security Administration of veterans and other passengers with amputations (see H.R. 2693), H4522 [16JY]

Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 2142), H2952 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H4598 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H5589 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases (see H.R. 2913), H5404 [2AU] (see H.R. 3521), H7312 [20NO]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H455 [12FE]

——— conduct cost-benefit analyses for the provision of departmental medical care in certain geographic areas served by multiple departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 834), H659 [26FE]

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

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 897), H814 [28FE]

——— include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought (see H.R. 1405), H1836 [25MR]

——— 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), H28 [3JA]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6412 [8OC]

District of Columbia: authorize placement at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H.R. 165), H316 [1FE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H8112 [12DE]

Education: require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 2961), H5343 [1AU]

EPA: provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 875), H5589 [17SE]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H4309 [9JY]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H8112 [12DE]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4858 [22JY]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4858 [22JY]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4827 [19JY]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4827 [19JY]

Federal employees: ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 3573), H7352 [21NO]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6958 [30OC]

——— designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 2103), H7188 [18NO]

——— modify phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates for certain properties (see H.R. 1485), H1994 [12AP]

——— provide relief from increased flood insurance premium rates for homes in disaster areas (see H.R. 960), H1911 [10AP]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H28 [3JA]

Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see H.R. 799), H1958 [11AP]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 558), H412 [6FE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H86 [14JA]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3091), H5546 [12SE] (see H.R. 3116), H5588 [17SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2605 [14MY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1829 [21MR]

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), H3097 [4JN]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2720 [16MY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1829 [21MR]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1224), H1548 [15MR]

Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1376), H1824 [21MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H596 [15FE]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (see H.R. 3304), H6675 [22OC]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H4858 [22JY]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H2535 [8MY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H1956 [11AP]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H5767 [19SE]

——— preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 1390), H1824 [21MR]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H3288 [11JN]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H3990 [20JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2299 [24AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H5513 [11SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1829 [21MR]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6012 [28SE]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H2027 [15AP]

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), H7312 [20NO]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5348 [1AU]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1985), H2653 [15MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1829 [21MR]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 348), H5588 [17SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2486 [7MY]

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), H5833 [25SE]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H629 [25FE]

NOAA: making supplemental appropriations for fisheries disasters (see H.R. 1445), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1753), H2350 [25AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for fisheries disasters, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1445), H2354 [25AP]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium (see H.R. 2430), H3927 [19JN]

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), H6957 [30OC]

——— 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), H5404 [2AU]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2604 [14MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H6902 [29OC]

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1630 [19MR]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H432 [8FE]

——— provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H1861 [9AP]

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), H2719 [16MY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2840 [21MY]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H4827 [19JY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2536 [8MY]

Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine Post Office Building, Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1458), H1908 [10AP]

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), H4598 [17JY]

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), H4980 [23JY]

——— allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 3725), H8107 [12DE]

——— 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), H2604 [14MY]

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

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H7312 [20NO]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H1359 [12MR]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 2137), H2952 [23MY]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 3726), H8107 [12DE]

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

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H2125 [17AP]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H1399 [13MR]

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]

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

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H3016 [3JN]

——— 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 (see H.R. 333), H221 [22JA]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see H.R. 357), H2125 [17AP]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2605 [14MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H629 [25FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H177 [18JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 2423), H3758 [18JN]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 733), H547 [14FE]

Health: support rare pituitary disease awareness (see H. Con. Res. 31), H2026 [15AP]

National wildlife refuges: reauthorize volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of refuges (see H.R. 1300), H1719 [20MR]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 874), H701 [27FE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 569, 570), H412 [6FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (H.R. 2423), H3759 [18JN]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (H.R. 733), H549 [14FE]

National wildlife refuges: reauthorize volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of refuges (H.R. 1300), H1720 [20MR]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 874), H703 [27FE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 569), H415 [6FE]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 570), H415 [6FE]

Remarks

Amtrak: funding, E1183• [1AU]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit funding for additional base realignment and closure round, H3077 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3137, H3196 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims (H.R. 2189), H6791 [28OC]

——— improve authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations, H6791 [28OC]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (H.R. 671), H3030 [4JN]

——— include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought (H.R. 1405), H6803 [28OC]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information, H6803 [28OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3077 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), E1183• [1AU]

FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3137 [5JN]

——— delay and phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program for certain properties, H3196 [5JN]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), H43 [4JA]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H43 [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H114, H135, H136, H137 [15JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H103 [15JA]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: tribute (H. Res. 242), H3003 [3JN]

Lewis, Representative: National Stop the Violence Alliance, Inc., National Peace Medal and Global and International Civil Rights Award recipient, E389• [9AP]

National wildlife refuges: reauthorize volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of refuges (H.R. 1300), H5148 [30JY]

NOAA: clarify that fisheries disaster funds are intended for States that suffered a fisheries disaster as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane Sandy, H137 [15JA]

——— Regional Ocean Partnership program funding, H136 [15JA]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 570), H2816 [21MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 893), H6972 [12NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H741 [28FE]

Tributes

Brooks, Howard, E693• [17MY]