WITTMAN, ROBERT J. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3922 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4946 [23JY]

Appointments

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, H2899 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Weston ‘Bitzie’ Conley, Seafood Industry and Community Leader, Dies, Audrey Thomasson, Rappahannock (VA) Record, E1036• [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 1122), H2719 [16MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1569 [18MR]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3357 [12JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4214 [8JY]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 2066), H6902 [29OC]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H4979 [23JY]

Armed Forces: 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), H6829 [28OC]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H1360 [12MR]

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

——— recognize dependent children of members serving on active duty or who have served on active duty through the presentation of an official lapel button (see H.R. 1889), H2533 [8MY]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1322 [6MR]

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

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

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4371 [10JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7357 [21NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H173 [15JA]

——— delay sequestration (see H.R. 607), H504 [13FE]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see H.R. 879), H1550 [15MR]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H7253 [19NO]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (see H.R. 444), H372 [5FE]

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

Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see H.R. 819), H1721 [20MR]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 1176), H5348 [1AU]

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), H4039 [25JN]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see H.R. 3139), H5765 [19SE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H5342 [1AU]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2840 [21MY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H177 [18JA]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require application of laws equally to all U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 98), H7395 [2DE]

——— require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see H.R. 109), H31 [3JA]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H6344 [7OC]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H173 [15JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H2719 [16MY]

Courts: exempt election officials from Federal jury service (see H.R. 775), H595 [15FE]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 23), H283 [23JA]

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

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H5262 [31JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 1590), H2840 [21MY]

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

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H1821 [21MR]

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), H6225 [3OC]

——— require notification of congressional defense committees about certain sensitive military operations (see H.R. 1904), H2567 [9MY]

——— review operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 1494), H7446 [3DE]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H1993 [12AP]

——— ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 610), H7311 [20NO] (see H.R. 611), H1398 [13MR]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H2535 [8MY]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H3990 [20JN]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H3990 [20JN]

——— reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program and extend Family Connection Grant Program (see H.R. 3205), H6493 [10OC]

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

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 2143), H3216 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1718 [20MR]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H6493 [10OC]

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), H5348 [1AU]

——— prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H5802 [20SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1782), H2391 [26AP]

——— issue an oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for 2016–2020 (see H.R. 2265), H3215 [5JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 2231), H3094 [4JN]

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), H7312 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H628 [25FE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H6770 [23OC]

——— establish standards for access to care for veterans seeking health care from departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 241), H455 [12FE]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H2123 [17AP]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see H.R. 813), H3216 [5JN]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H28 [3JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 2798), H4978 [23JY]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H1861 [9AP]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H2840 [21MY]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 330), H818 [28FE]

District of Columbia: authorize placement at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H.R. 165), H416 [6FE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1426 [14MR]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H6998 [12NO]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2125 [17AP]

EPA: 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]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H3216 [5JN]

——— implement guidelines for specification of certain dredged or fill material disposal sites (see H.R. 2937), H7153 [15NO]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H2840 [21MY]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H4598 [17JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H4524 [16JY]

——— enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see H.R. 3423), H6953 [30OC]

——— establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see H.R. 3549), H8113 [12DE]

FDA: strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 3089), H5656 [18SE]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6829 [28OC]

——— 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), H372 [5FE]

——— require zero-based budgeting (see H.R. 239), H504 [13FE]

Federal employees: clarify certain due process rights of employees serving in sensitive positions (see H.R. 3278), H6677 [22OC]

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

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6052 [30SE]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees as a result of sequestration (see H.R. 3744), H8108 [12DE]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H1396 [13MR]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2396 [26AP]

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

——— limit amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1764), H2959 [23MY]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 1290), H2299 [24AP]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H7312 [20NO]

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

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H5834 [25SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2125 [17AP]

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

Government: prohibit Members of Congress, President, Vice-President, and executive department heads from receiving pay and prioritize payments to seniors, military, and veterans during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 3152), H6103 [1OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H301 [29JA]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H1398 [13MR]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H1959 [11AP]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6770 [23OC]

——— 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), H2248 [23AP]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H6829 [28OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1431 [14MR]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2719 [16MY] (see H.R. 2300), H6829 [28OC] (see H.R. 3121), H6770 [23OC]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1733), H3760 [18JN]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members’ official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 106), H31 [3JA]

House Rules: require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans’ affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 13), H173 [15JA]

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), H1331 [11MR]

——— condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5348 [1AU]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H3991 [20JN]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 762), H3990 [20JN]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H3253 [6JN]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2914 [22MY]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 1993), H2775 [17MY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H5262 [31JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H1360 [12MR]

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

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H5175 [30JY]

——— increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1326), H5655 [18SE]

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), H3097 [4JN]

——— count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1239), H3216 [5JN]

——— 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), H3991 [20JN]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H6493 [10OC]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H984 [5MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H5806 [23SE]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2438 [6MY]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1310), H2161 [18AP]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H1958 [11AP]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H4039 [25JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H7311 [20NO]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H5175 [30JY]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2354 [25AP]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H5403 [2AU]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H6412 [8OC]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H4039 [25JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H3253 [6JN]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H2027 [15AP]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H983 [5MR]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H1568 [18MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H3216 [5JN]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H4309 [9JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 54), H29 [3JA] (see H.R. 196), H52 [4JA]

——— reduce rate of compensation by percentage equal to reduction in pay of Federal employees subject to sequestration-related furloughs (see H.R. 2677), H4858 [22JY]

——— reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 150), H1549 [15MR]

——— terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 151), H818 [28FE]

Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 1497), H1994 [12AP]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5589 [17SE]

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

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), H2486 [7MY]

NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the term of the Administrator (see H.R. 823), H1360 [12MR]

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 Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H1993 [12AP]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1985), H4980 [23JY]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 1033), H1327 [7MR]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1359 [12MR]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 2190), H2954 [23MY]

OMB: report to Congress how amounts could be transferred within Federal agencies and departments to avoid furloughs or reductions in force (see H.R. 950), H2438 [6MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3474), H7312 [20NO]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1431 [14MR]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5655 [18SE]

——— delay implementation of certain provisions (see H.R. 607), H504 [13FE]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3406), H6952 [30OC]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H8113 [12DE]

——— exempt veterans from requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage (see H.R. 2876), H5589 [17SE]

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

——— prohibit a government subsidy for premiums of a health plan by a Member of Congress (see H.R. 3067), H5768 [19SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4483 [11JY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, and cabinet officials in same manner as Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 1735), H4485 [11JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2719 [16MY] (see H.R. 2300), H6829 [28OC] (see H.R. 3121), H6770 [23OC]

——— 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]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6770 [23OC]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H417 [6FE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt ceiling is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian employees serving in combat zones (see H.R. 342), H344 [4FE]

——— prioritize payment of pay and allowances to Armed Forces members and Federal law enforcement officers if the statutory debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 55), H372 [5FE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H2299 [24AP]

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), H2720 [16MY]

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

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2745), H4725 [18JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2959 [23MY]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H1721 [20MR]

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington’s Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February of each year (see H.R. 681), H6775 [24OC]

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

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2840 [21MY]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H4858 [22JY]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 474), H3654 [14JN]

——— 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), H2157 [18AP]

——— constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see H.J. Res. 28), H6770 [23OC]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4370 [10JY]

——— exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage (see H.R. 2752), H4980 [23JY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1829 [21MR]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1634), H2913 [22MY]

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

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H5262 [31JY]

——— provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1293), H6412 [8OC]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H4178 [28JN]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2144), H3016 [3JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4178 [28JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H504 [13FE]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H950 [4MR]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H413 [6FE]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278 [23JA]

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]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H1958 [11AP]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1095), H5051 [24JY]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private lands (see H.R. 1137), H1396 [13MR]

U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement: require express prior statutory authorization from Congress to carry out any activities (see H.R. 2176), H8112 [12DE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H504 [13FE]

——— 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]

——— 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), H372 [5FE] (see H.R. 333), H599 [15FE]

——— 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), H1359 [12MR]

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

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 235), H344 [4FE]

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

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]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1426 [14MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3792), H8125 [19DE]

Army: establish chain of command for Army National Military Cemeteries (see H.R. 2209), H2955 [23MY]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 739), H547 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3062), H5399 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (see H.R. 1206), H1427 [14MR]

Immigration: promote economic survival of seasonal small businesses by ensuring that the wages paid to H-2B nonimmigrants are fair and reasonable (see H.R. 2765), H4825 [19JY]

NOAA: develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect (see H.R. 3063), H5399 [2AU]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 2208), H2955 [23MY]

Renewable energy: facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources (see H.R. 1398), H1825 [21MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 3792), H8126 [19DE]

Army: establish chain of command for Army National Military Cemeteries (H.R. 2209), H2958 [23MY]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (H.R. 739), H549 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (H.R. 3062), H5402 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 1206), H1430 [14MR]

Immigration: promote economic survival of seasonal small businesses by ensuring that the wages paid to H-2B nonimmigrants are fair and reasonable (H.R. 2765), H4826 [19JY]

NOAA: develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect (H.R. 3063), H5402 [2AU]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (H.R. 2208), H2958 [23MY]

Renewable energy: facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources (H.R. 1398), H1828 [21MR]

Letters

Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completion of environmental impact statement on seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf: several Representatives, H4127 [27JN]

——— Tommy P. Beaudreau, Dept. of the Interior, H4128 [27JN]

Lists

Fredericksburg, VA, high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, E770• [3JN]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H4373 [11JY], H5182 [31JY], H6495 [11OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3895, H3907, H3924 [19JN]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), H6005 [28SE]

——— ensure free exercise of religion, H5421 [9SE]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H3924 [19JN]

Congress: prohibit adjournment until certain legislation is passed, H5184 [31JY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit funding for additional base realignment and closure rounds, H4946 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Utilities Service Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program funding, H3895 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8041 [12DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3335 [12JN], H3520 [13JN], H3603 [14JN]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H2722 [17MY], H4373 [11JY], H4729 [19JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4946 [23JY], H5077 [25JY]

——— military readiness funding, H3335 [12JN]

——— overseas contingency operations account funding, H3603 [14JN]

——— prohibit funding to furlough civilian employees, H5077 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 126), H2993, H2994 [3JN]

——— facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project (H.R. 254), H1841, H1842 [9AP]

——— grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 1206), H2994, H2995 [3JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4127 [27JN]

——— require Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to complete environmental impact statement on seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, H4127 [27JN]

Federal employees: appropriate funds necessary to ensure Federal employees continue to receive pay for service during a Government shutdown, H6005 [28SE]

——— eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), consideration (H. Res. 66), H523 [14FE]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6300 [5OC]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), H2324 [25AP]

Fish and fishing: classify farmed shellfish as a specialty crop, H3907 [19JN]

Fredericksburg, VA: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, E770• [3JN]

——— tribute to Lance Corporal Caleb Power Young Marine Unit Red Ribbon Week observance, E1721• [20NO]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully, H5421 [9SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6300 [5OC], H6495 [11OC]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), concur in Senate amendments (H. Res. 441), H8041 [12DE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 54), E16• [4JA]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 1033), H1843, H1844 [9AP]

Navy: reduce minimum level of aircraft carriers in fleet, H3520 [13JN]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: expand boundary and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (H.R. 885), H2996 [3JN]

Treaties and agreements: anniversary of signing of Treaty of Paris, E1273• [10SE]

Votes: position on missed, E855• [14JN], E1135• [25JY]

Tributes

Acuff, Earl C., E272• [12MR]

Conley, Weston (Bitzie), E1036• [10JY]

Davenport-Ennis, Nancy, E179• [25FE]

Herrink, Ruth, H6911 [30OC]

Milne, William J., E900• [17JN]

Prochazka, Daniel, E1862• [12DE]