STIVERS, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H3015 [3JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

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

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2910 [22MY]

Armed Forces: afford each member prior to separation from service with an electronic copy of medical records and the opportunity for a physical examination (see H.R. 3045), H5803 [20SE]

——— authorize enlistment of additional persons residing in the U.S. and lawfully admit for permanent residence certain enlistees who are not citizens or other nationals of the U.S. (see H.R. 435), H432 [8FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H8112 [12DE]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Res. 75), H1322 [6MR]

——— 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), H5513 [11SE]

——— 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]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H5262 [31JY]

——— extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 1131), H1395 [13MR]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H280 [23JA]

——— 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), H950 [4MR]

——— preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (see H.R. 1039), H1399 [13MR]

——— 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. 3787), H8138 [3JA] (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

——— 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), H8132 [23DE]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 128), H1631 [19MR]

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), H1431 [14MR]

Boy Scouts: tribute to National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia (see H. Res. 305), H4725 [18JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7312 [20NO]

Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 572), H703 [27FE]

——— suspend U.S. assistance until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 571), H703 [27FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H32 [3JA]

——— delay sequestration (see H.R. 607), H629 [25FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H7052 [13NO] (see H.R. 3059), H5399 [2AU]

——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 282), H416 [6FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H544 [14FE]

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), H2485 [7MY]

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), H5176 [30JY]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 695), H703 [27FE]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehichles (see H.R. 724), H950 [4MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4040 [25JN]

Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs (House): establish (see H. Res. 119), H1548 [15MR]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H372 [5FE]

Community development: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects (see H.R. 656), H983 [5MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR] (see H.R. 334), H983 [5MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H2249 [23AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H86 [14JA] (see H.R. 217), H224 [22JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H300 [29JA]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H2570 [9MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see H. Res. 355), H5833 [25SE]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H4215 [8JY]

——— provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H5922 [27SE]

Credit: create a Federal charter for Internet consumer credit corporations (see H.R. 1566), H2775 [17MY]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H1356 [12MR] (see H.R. 3211), H6011 [28SE]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H3655 [14JN]

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

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 730), H1958 [11AP]

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]

——— establish a task force on urotrauma (see H.R. 984), H1861 [9AP]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H3253 [6JN]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H3097 [4JN]

——— review operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 1494), H1955 [11AP]

Dept. of Education: increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations by requiring member institutions to protect the health and education of student athletes (see H.R. 2903), H5341 [1AU]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H981 [5MR]

——— award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H629 [25FE]

——— better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 1732), H2401 [30AP]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H3688 [17JN]

——— improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 809), H2535 [8MY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H4039 [25JN]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H4178 [28JN]

——— 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), H4726 [18JY]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 1984), H2775 [17MY]

——— reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program and extend Family Connection Grant Program (see H.R. 3205), H6677 [22OC]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see H.R. 297), H344 [4FE]

——— reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1784), H2391 [26AP]

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]

——— prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 493), H660 [26FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 3743), H8108 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 203), H173 [15JA]

Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national security (see H.R. 1063), H1721 [20MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H1829 [21MR]

——— increase seigniorage and mint and issue coins celebrating American Liberty, ‘‘The Union’’, and American values, and continue production of Presidentially-themed coins (see H.R. 2535), H4141 [27JN]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H3253 [6JN]

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), H5803 [20SE]

——— 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), H1357 [12MR]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 2906), H7312 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H7688 [11DE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H411 [6FE]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 679), H5262 [31JY]

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

——— establish standards for access to care for veterans seeking health care from departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 241), H2604 [14MY]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H981 [5MR]

——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 894), H814 [28FE]

——— make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed certain training (see H.R. 2310), H5922 [27SE]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see H.R. 813), H4726 [18JY]

——— 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), H294 [25JA]

——— require entrance into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 635), H629 [25FE]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H4039 [25JN]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1547 [15MR]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H1718 [20MR]

Egypt: suspend delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services (see H. Res. 87), H701 [27FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2067 [16AP]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1772), H2391 [26AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see H.R. 803), H626 [25FE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1318 [6MR]

EPA: 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), H6411 [8OC]

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

——— 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]

——— prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2791), H4978 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 621), H983 [5MR]

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until carbon capture and storage is technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 3140), H5806 [23SE] (see H.R. 3727), H8107 [12DE]

——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 1829), H2436 [6MY]

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

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H4080 [26JN]

European Union: support Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the U.S. (see H. Res. 76), H1633 [19MR]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for certain Presidential travel until public tours of the White House resume (see H. Res. 111), H1550 [15MR]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H2605 [14MY]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H983 [5MR]

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

——— 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]

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

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H4214 [8JY]

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), H2397 [26AP]

——— expand the purposes of advances and collateral available to community development financial institutions (see H.R. 3656), H7566 [5DE]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2025 [15AP]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H544 [14FE]

——— 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]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 3036), H5477 [10SE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 172), H2247 [23AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H6999 [12NO]

——— limit amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1764), H2438 [6MY]

Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 1440), H1857 [9AP]

FRS: replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see H.R. 2446), H4178 [28JN]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H173 [15JA]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H7112 [14NO]

Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1237), H5348 [1AU]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H1398 [13MR]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H504 [13FE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6829 [28OC]

——— prevent establishment of Federal health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice cases (see H.R. 1473), H4309 [9JY]

——— prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 1427), H4214 [8JY]

——— 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), H1569 [18MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 3121), H6829 [28OC]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1733), H3253 [6JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H4214 [8JY]

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), H628 [25FE]

——— facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 2156), H5589 [17SE]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H4040 [25JN]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 762), H703 [27FE]

——— require health insurance issuers and group health plans to disclose information regarding how certain taxes and fees impact the amount of premiums (see H.R. 1205), H4039 [25JN]

International relations: prohibit the U.S. from following a Dept. of the Treasury guidance on how multilateral development banks should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation (see H.R. 3570), H7352 [21NO]

Investments: prevent consideration of legislation that would tax or confiscate personal savings accounts or assets to provide financial relief for private businesses (see H. Res. 129), H1829 [21MR]

——— provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (see H.R. 1105), H5834 [25SE]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H984 [5MR]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2605 [14MY]

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

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system and authorize cooperation on the David’s Sling, Arrow, and Arrow 3 anti-missile defense systems (see H.R. 2717), H4726 [18JY]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H416 [6FE]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1322 [6MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4214 [8JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H176 [18JA]

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

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), H596 [15FE]

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

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), H3015 [3JN]

——— delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and diabetic testing supply mail order program (see H.R. 2375), H4146 [27JN]

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

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H1860 [9AP]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2656 [15MY]

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

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

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4039 [25JN]

——— provide for a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (see H.R. 487), H1398 [13MR]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H7153 [15NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H3990 [20JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 1331), H3016 [3JN]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H4858 [22JY]

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

——— prohibit Members who retire before age 62 from receiving a cost-of-living increase prior to reaching retirement age (see H.R. 3787), H8138 [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), H294 [25JA]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6103 [1OC]

——— terminate further retirement benefits, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 423), H660 [26FE]

——— terminate further retirement benefits, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 423), H984 [5MR]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H8118 [16DE]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H660 [26FE]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 98), H982 [5MR]

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

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H5342 [1AU]

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

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 95), H1399 [13MR]

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), H2405 [3MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

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

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H983 [5MR]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1985), H3289 [11JN]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H629 [25FE]

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 123), H2656 [15MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H4827 [19JY]

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), H3253 [6JN]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H4177 [28JN]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H5766 [19SE]

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]

Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (see H. Res. 71), H1360 [12MR]

Palestinians: clarify a Presidential succession plan for the Palestinian Authority, expand political freedom in West Bank, and take preventive measures to limit possibility of Hamas takeover in West Bank (see H. Res. 177), H2354 [25AP]

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]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU]

——— delay implementation of certain provisions (see H.R. 607), H629 [25FE]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H599 [15FE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7689 [11DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H5404 [2AU]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5348 [1AU]

——— 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), H2486 [7MY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 3121), H6829 [28OC]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1398 [13MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H294 [25JA]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6770 [23OC]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H4826 [19JY]

Petroleum: grant EPA waivers giving communities flexibility in use of fuel blends and require the EPA and Dept. of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study (see H.R. 2823), H5922 [27SE]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H4143 [27JN]

——— 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), H2485 [7MY]

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), H2914 [22MY]

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

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: prohibit from requiring public companies to use specific auditors or the use of different auditors on a rotating basis (see H.R. 1564), H4214 [8JY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 149), H294 [25JA] (see H.R. 247), H550 [14FE]

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]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H4370 [10JY]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H224 [22JA]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see H.R. 2083), H6676 [22OC]

SEC: prohibit from issuing rules requiring the disclosure of an issuer’s expenditures for political activities (see H.R. 1626), H2300 [24AP]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H1360 [12MR]

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

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2959 [23MY]

Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 247), H4178 [28JN]

Syria: express that the President is prohibited from initiating war without express congressional authorization and appropriation of funds for such war (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4310 [9JY]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 29), H7689 [11DE]

——— strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 419), H7688 [11DE]

——— support U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 55), H7689 [11DE]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H6902 [29OC]

——— 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), H4726 [18JY]

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), H4726 [18JY]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H7357 [21NO]

——— encourage law enforcement presence in our schools by allowing full-time, off-duty law enforcement officials an exclusion from income for wages for performing services as a substitute teacher (see H.R. 1546), H2959 [23MY]

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

——— establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-Up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 774), H629 [25FE]

——— exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 581), H1860 [9AP]

——— expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 1032), H1399 [13MR]

——— expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 877), H701 [27FE]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1398 [13MR]

——— extend the new markets tax credit and provide designated allocations for areas impacted by decline in manufacturing (see H.R. 3735), H8108 [12DE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H660 [26FE]

——— provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 422), H416 [6FE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2486 [7MY]

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

——— provide for continued eligibility for the health care tax credit for Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. pension recipients eligible for the credit (see H.R. 2783), H5348 [1AU]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 1336), H1822 [21MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4599 [17JY]

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

——— repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 782), H1398 [13MR]

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

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H413 [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]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2354 [25AP]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 484), H416 [6FE]

——— prevent the payment of unemployment compensation to individuals discharged for drug or alcohol use (see H.R. 1172), H1426 [14MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H455 [12FE]

——— 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, 333), H284 [23JA]

——— improve hiring by the Federal Government and State governments (see H.R. 2785), H5922 [27SE]

——— 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), H1398 [13MR]

——— 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), H1860 [9AP]

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

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: study effect of certain provisions before issuing final rules amending Federal banking agencies’ general risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 1221), H3097 [4JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H703 [27FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H1719 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct offshore oil and gas leasing and deposit use revenues of such activity into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2784), H4857 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: alter metallic composition of U.S. coins (see H.R. 1719), H2298 [24AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: identify persons other than next of kin that are eligible to request headstones or markers for veterans’ graves (see H.R. 2018), H2716 [16MY]

Financial institutions: allow non-federally insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (see H.R. 1862), H2484 [7MY]

——— allow privately insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (see H.R. 3584), H7353 [21NO]

FRS: require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see H.R. 3770), H8109 [12DE]

Holland, Milton M.: posthumously restore promotion to Army captain that was rescinded due to his race (see H.R. 3364), H6900 [29OC]

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

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: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H2436 [6MY]

Public lands: suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal budget is balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 1021), H1320 [6MR]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (see H.R. 677), H501 [13FE]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H596 [15FE]

Tariff: create jobs and promote fair trade by increasing duties on certain foreign goods imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 734), H547 [14FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 1303), H1720 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct offshore oil and gas leasing and deposit use revenues of such activity into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Highway Trust Fund (H.R. 2784), H4857 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: alter metallic composition of U.S. coins (H.R. 1719), H2299 [24AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: identify persons other than next of kin that are eligible to request headstones or markers for veterans’ graves (H.R. 2018), H2718 [16MY]

Financial institutions: allow non-federally insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (H.R. 1862), H2485 [7MY]

——— allow privately insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (H.R. 3584), H7355 [21NO]

FRS: require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (H.R. 3770), H8111 [12DE]

Holland, Milton M.: posthumously restore promotion to Army captain that was rescinded due to his race (H.R. 3364), H6901 [29OC]

Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, London, OH: designate (H.R. 1391), H1828 [21MR]

Master Sergeant Jeffery J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (H.R. 1393), H1828 [21MR]

Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (H.R. 1392), H1828 [21MR]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (H.R. 1838), H2437 [6MY]

Public lands: suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal budget is balanced in the year of purchase (H.R. 1021), H1321 [6MR]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 677), H503 [13FE]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 797), H598 [15FE]

Tariff: create jobs and promote fair trade by increasing duties on certain foreign goods imported into the U.S. (H.R. 734), H549 [14FE]

Remarks

Brillo Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, E27• [15JA]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5640• [18SE]

Elmira College: tribute to women’s ice hockey team, E342• [20MR]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), consideration (H. Res. 113), H1410 [14MR]

Frey, Molly: Our Military Kids (organization) Military Kid of the Year award recipient, E751• [23MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6430 [9OC]

Grove City, OH: tribute to Grove City High School marching band, E29• [15JA]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), H7477 [4DE]

Lancaster, OH: tribute to fundraising efforts to assist the West, TX, Volunteer Fire Dept., affected by explosion at fertilizer plant, E747• [23MY]

Norwich Township, OH: anniversary, E551• [25AP]

Ohio Christian University: tribute to men’s basketball team, E342• [20MR]

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), H7083 [14NO]

Stanley, Sharon: Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1635• [12NO]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2076 [17AP]

Wilmington, OH: anniversary of Murphy Theatre, E1241• [2AU]

Tributes

Bowen, Clifford, E202• [27FE]

Crow, John, E300• [14MR]

Crowley, John J., E994• [28JN]

Hubbard, Anna, E303• [14MR]

Moe, Thomas N., H4607 [18JY]

Rollins, Lloyd A., E157• [14FE], E184• [25FE]

Sandine, Eric, E31• [15JA]

Scaparrotti, Michael, H5800 [20SE]

VanVickle, Ed, E31• [15JA]

Walls, Chris, E991• [28JN]