WHITFIELD, ED (a Representative from Kentucky)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3588 [13JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4340 [10JY]

Appointments

British-American Interparliamentary Group, H806 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H3995 [24JN]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H3655 [14JN]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 2066), H2959 [23MY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1430 [14MR]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1356 [12MR]

Armed Forces: 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), H1861 [9AP]

——— 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), H1911 [10AP]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 2654), H5263 [31JY]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1860 [9AP]

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

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H8126 [19DE]

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), H4979 [23JY]

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

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

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H703 [27FE]

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

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H5477 [10SE]

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

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H6454 [9OC]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H6012 [28SE]

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

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H344 [4FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require advance public notice of any modification to be made in the terms or conditions of any crop insurance policy or plan offered (see H.R. 1789), H4309 [9JY]

——— require official White House meals and White House and Dept. of Agriculture cafeteria meals to be in compliance with nutrition requirements for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 3686), H8113 [12DE]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H2775 [17MY]

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), H7053 [13NO]

——— establish a task force on urotrauma (see H.R. 984), H3216 [5JN]

——— prohibit performance of flight demonstration teams outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1721), H5175 [30JY]

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

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H4485 [11JY]

——— 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), H5548 [12SE]

——— prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 3322), H6768 [23OC]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (see H.R. 1549), H2067 [16AP]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H5093 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H7188 [18NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H455 [12FE]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H1829 [21MR]

——— establish standards for access to care for veterans seeking health care from departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 241), H550 [14FE]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H3097 [4JN]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2535 [8MY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7446 [3DE]

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), H6493 [10OC]

——— 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 a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (see H.R. 1582), H2913 [22MY]

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

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for certain Presidential travel until public tours of the White House resume (see H. Res. 111), H4146 [27JN]

FCC: prohibit from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors (see H.R. 3196), H6999 [12NO]

FDA: approve certain drugs and biological products for use in a limited population of patients to address increases in bacterial and fungal resistance to drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3742), H8108 [12DE]

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), H6901 [29OC]

——— improve the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2199), H7312 [20NO]

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), H3655 [14JN]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H224 [22JA]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5589 [17SE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H2719 [16MY]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H3689 [17JN]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6998 [12NO]

Immigration: provide for special immigrant status for certain spouses and children of employees of the U.S. Government abroad killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1781), H2391 [26AP]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H6053 [30SE]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1860 [9AP]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H5435 [9SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H2536 [8MY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H4309 [9JY]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H700 [27FE]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H3216 [5JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H3990 [20JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2913 [22MY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H7188 [18NO]

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

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H4309 [9JY]

——— provide for a prescription drug plan safety program to prevent fraud and abuse in the dispensing of controlled substances (see H.R. 3392), H7357 [21NO]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 1257), H1630 [19MR]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5404 [2AU]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H4309 [9JY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6454 [9OC]

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), H5342 [1AU]

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), H1912 [10AP]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H370 [5FE]

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

National security: prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (see H.R. 1242), H1861 [9AP]

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

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

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), H4726 [18JY]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H983 [5MR]

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), H6827 [28OC]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H8118 [16DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4310 [9JY]

——— prevent implementation and enforcement (see H.R. 2125), H4146 [27JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2354 [25AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H2027 [15AP]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H6957 [30OC]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6999 [12NO]

Pensions: provide an election for funding parity for charity-sponsored pensions (see H.R. 2134), H5589 [17SE]

Power resources: require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (see H.R. 3301), H6674 [22OC]

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]

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]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H6829 [28OC]

Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (see H.R. 1961), H2720 [16MY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2656 [15MY]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2012), H2716 [16MY]

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), H2400 [30AP]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5174 [30JY]

——— exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (see H.R. 2312), H3287 [11JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2839 [21MY]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 8), H170 [15JA]

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

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H6676 [22OC]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H432 [8FE]

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

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 556), H4309 [9JY]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 259), H168 [15JA]

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]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: ensure continuation of successful fisheries mitigation programs (see H.R. 2261), H7153 [15NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H550 [14FE]

——— issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3396), H6951 [30OC]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H3990 [20JN]

Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 3582), H7353 [21NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H4039 [25JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1720 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 3059), H5399 [2AU]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (see H.R. 826), H658 [26FE]

——— provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H1425 [14MR]

Dept. of Energy: repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings (see H.R. 2351), H3590 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (see H.R. 3528), H7187 [18NO]

Dept. of Labor: pay Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program benefits to survivors of eligible Dept. of Energy contractor employees (see H.R. 2904), H5341 [1AU]

——— strengthen quality control measures for lung disease claims and establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see H.R. 2905), H5341 [1AU]

EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (see H.R. 959), H981 [5MR]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H1396 [13MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H1956 [11AP]

Medicare: cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see H.R. 2977), H5344 [1AU]

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

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1274), H1630 [19MR]

Mining and mineral resources: protect health care benefits of miners (see H.R. 2627), H4213 [8JY]

Transportation: provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (see H.R. 2534), H4141 [27JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: establish biennial cycle (H.R. 3059), H5402 [2AU]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (H.R. 826), H660 [26FE]

——— provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (H.R. 1149), H1428 [14MR]

Dept. of Energy: repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings (H.R. 2351), H3591 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (H.R. 3528), H7188 [18NO]

Dept. of Labor: pay Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program benefits to survivors of eligible Dept. of Energy contractor employees (H.R. 2904), H5345 [1AU]

——— strengthen quality control measures for lung disease claims and establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (H.R. 2905), H5345 [1AU]

EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (H.R. 959), H983 [5MR]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (H.R. 1146), H1398 [13MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (H.R. 1518), H1958 [11AP]

Medicare: cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (H.R. 2977), H5347 [1AU]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (H.R. 800), H598 [15FE]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (H.R. 1274), H1632 [19MR]

Mining and mineral resources: protect health care benefits of miners (H.R. 2627), H4214 [8JY]

Transportation: provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (H.R. 2534), H4144 [27JN]

Remarks

Azerbaijan: independence anniversary, E789• [4JN]

Birds: prosecution of wind energy companies for killing birds in violation of certain species protection laws, H4340 [10JY], H6566 [12OC]

Budget: deficit, H434 [12FE]

Caliente, CA: anniversary of Rankin Ranch, E1414• [1OC]

Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain FERC projects (H.R. 316), H441, H442 [12FE]

Coal: importance to national energy policy, H2109 [17AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2868 [22MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6712 [23OC]

——— prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (S. 982), H2826 [21MY]

Cyprus: support reunification agreement, E1161• [30JY]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5626 [18SE]

Dept. of Energy: cleanup and reindustrialization of Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, H4329 [10JY]

——— prohibit giving veto power over EPA energy-related rules, H5248 [31JY]

——— prohibit giving veto power over EPA rules that regulate air or water quality, H5248 [31JY]

——— wind energy programs funding, H4340 [10JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4329, H4340 [10JY]

EPA: allegations of political bias, H2610 [15MY]

——— impact of Government regulations on coal industry, H2109 [17AP]

——— maximum achievable control technology rule on mercury air-toxic standards for utilities, H5243 [31JY]

——— require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (H.R. 1582), H5242, H5243, H5245, H5246, H5248 [31JY]

FERC: suspend natural gas pipeline permitting deadline until State and local objections or concerns about pipeline projects are reviewed, H7324 [21NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (H.R. 1518), E441• [12AP]

Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 267), H439, H440 [12FE]

Infrastructure: limit States’ ability to use authority under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Coastal Zone Management Act to delay federally approved projects, E1317• [16SE]

Kentucky Headhunters (musical group): tribute, E738• [23MY]

Natural gas: delay implementation of timely consideration of pipeline projects while sequestration is in effect, H7327 [21NO]

——— provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), H7315, H7318, H7320, H7324, H7327 [21NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H5078 [25JY]

——— evaluation of policies relative to coal industry, H2109 [17AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6566 [12OC]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7314 [21NO]

Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (H.R. 1961), H5813 [25SE]

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 235), H442, H443 [12FE]

Tributes

Freeman, T.C., E334• [19MR]

Johnstone, Edward H., E1230• [2AU]