WALZ, TIMOTHY J. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H90 [15JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3605 [14JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, H6557 [12OC]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, H958 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5174 [30JY]

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 683), H7153 [15NO]

——— 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), H5398 [2AU]

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

——— better connect current and former members with employment opportunities by consolidating duplicative Federal Government websites and conserve resources by merging redundant and competing programs (see H.R. 3405), H6952 [30OC]

——— 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), H596 [15FE]

——— 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]

——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H5093 [26JY]

——— 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), H545 [14FE]

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

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8125 [19DE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1630), H2157 [18AP]

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H7357 [21NO]

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

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), H1322 [6MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehichles (see H.R. 724), H1829 [21MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6053 [30SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2605 [14MY]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2070), H2838 [21MY]

Corps of Engineers: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota (see H.R. 709), H545 [14FE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H1860 [9AP]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 1610), H2124 [17AP]

——— modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 686), H544 [14FE]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H1856 [9AP]

——— reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America Program (see H.R. 1273), H1630 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H4370 [10JY]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H2656 [15MY]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2804 [20MY]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H6545 [11OC]

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

——— review the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (see H.R. 2076), H2838 [21MY]

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

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H658 [26FE]

——— provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2878), H5260 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H5402 [2AU]

——— 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), H4598 [17JY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H3216 [5JN]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H499 [13FE]

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. 385), H7111 [14NO]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 124), H2248 [23AP]

Dept. of Transportation: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 2428), H3927 [19JN]

——— 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), H5656 [18SE]

——— 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), H3253 [6JN]

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

——— clarify qualifications of hearing aid specialists (see H.R. 3508), H7152 [15NO]

——— extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2485), H5175 [30JY]

——— improve authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 2423), H4310 [9JY]

——— 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]

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (see H.R. 2527), H5175 [30JY]

——— recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment (see H.R. 1443), H4214 [8JY]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H8118 [16DE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1861 [9AP]

Edward J. Devitt U.S. Courthouse, Fergus Falls, MN: designate (see H.R. 2251), H3095 [4JN]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H2396 [26AP]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H5765 [19SE]

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

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H1331 [11MR]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 2463), H3988 [20JN]

Fish and fishing: develop a fishery management plan for Gulf of Mexico red snapper (see H.R. 3099), H5546 [12SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H4485 [11JY]

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

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H4599 [17JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H4039 [25JN]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2438 [6MY]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H701 [27FE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H2299 [24AP]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC]

India: praise religious diversity and commitment to tolerance and equality, and reaffirm need to protect the rights and freedoms of religious minorities (see H. Res. 417), H7689 [11DE]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 288), H170 [15JA]

International Service Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 70), H7627 [10DE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H4081 [26JN]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H4726 [18JY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H4827 [19JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H5590 [17SE]

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

Medicare: clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 2801), H5655 [18SE]

——— 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), H3288 [11JN]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H6643 [16OC]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H5655 [18SE]

——— extend the hold harmless provision for small rural hospitals and sole community hospitals under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2578), H5767 [19SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2300 [24AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H3253 [6JN]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]

Minnesota Lynx (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 389), H6769 [23OC]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 1026), H1911 [10AP]

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), H2028 [15AP]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1630 [19MR]

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

National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 239), H6493 [10OC]

National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 239), H6493 [10OC]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2124 [17AP]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 1803), H6829 [28OC]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H5262 [31JY]

Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office, Cold Spring, MN: designate (see H.R. 43), H28 [3JA]

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), H547 [14FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8127 [19DE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H6412 [8OC]

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), H2249 [23AP]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H2248 [23AP]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 2459), H3988 [20JN]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 949), H981 [5MR]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H3216 [5JN]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H6454 [9OC]

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]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 612), H454 [12FE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2125 [17AP]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2158 [18AP]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H1829 [21MR]

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H5436 [9SE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3197), H5883 [26SE] (see H.R. 3590), H7353 [21NO]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1317), H6545 [11OC]

——— allow the mortgage interest deduction with respect to boats only if the boat is used as the principal residence of the taxpayer (see H.R. 2563), H4143 [27JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4145 [27JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H5262 [31JY]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H6768 [23OC]

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

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H2438 [6MY]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 52), H5547 [12SE]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H3253 [6JN]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3728), H8107 [12DE]

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

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), H278 [23JA]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H301 [29JA]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H2536 [8MY]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H2654 [15MY]

——— 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), H818 [28FE]

——— 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), H1359 [12MR]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H7357 [21NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H1359 [12MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H455 [12FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H2532 [8MY]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 996), H1318 [6MR]

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: establish Advisory Committee to advise Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting (see H.R. 2799), H4978 [23JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H950 [4MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 3569), H7310 [20NO]

——— 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), H982 [5MR]

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary (see H. Res. 209), H2534 [8MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the Mississippi River (see H. Con. Res. 5), H33 [3JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1727), H2349 [25AP]

Dept. of Energy: improve the coordination of refinery outages through required scheduled maintenance and unplanned outages reporting (see H.R. 2256), H3095 [4JN]

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

——— prohibit medical exam requests of veterans who have submitted sufficient evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals and improve efficiency of disability claims processing (see H.R. 1980), H2603 [14MY]

Lyle C. Pearson Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Mankato, MN: designate (see H.R. 3682), H7607 [9DE]

Veterans: improve hiring by the Federal Government and State governments (see H.R. 2785), H4857 [22JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (H.R. 3569), H7311 [20NO]

——— 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 (H.R. 975), H983 [5MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (H.R. 1727), H2352 [25AP]

Dept. of Energy: improve the coordination of refinery outages through required scheduled maintenance and unplanned outages reporting (H.R. 2256), H3096 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (H.R. 679), H504 [13FE]

——— prohibit medical exam requests of veterans who have submitted sufficient evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals and improve efficiency of disability claims processing (H.R. 1980), H2604 [14MY]

Lyle C. Pearson Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Mankato, MN: designate (H.R. 3682), H7608 [9DE]

Veterans: improve hiring by the Federal Government and State governments (H.R. 2785), H4857 [22JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3724 [18JN], H3952 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4461 [11JY], H5844 [26SE]

Air Force: anniversary of Air Force Reserve, E431• [11AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6555 [12OC]

Armed Forces: 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, H3605 [14JN]

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary (H. Res. 209), H2493 [8MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2864 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a dairy producer margin insurance program to protect producer income by paying producers when actual producer margins are less than a threshold level, H3952 [20JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H5844 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3605 [14JN]

——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5626 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought (H.R. 1405), H6804 [28OC]

Federated Rural Electric (company): National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Community Service Award for Community Investment recipient, E538• [24AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6555 [12OC]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5352 [2AU]

Rochester, MN: anniversary of Kellogg Middle School, E512• [23AP]

Tributes

Kirchner, Kaitlyn, H4223 [9JY]

Kwiecinski, Walter (Finch), H2539 [9MY]

Peterson, Donald, E291• [13MR]

Peterson, Merle, E291• [13MR]